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Higher Education in Nashville

Nashville ranks #69 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 49 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 49th percentile nationally and #1 of 3 in Tennessee.

Higher Education score
49
Some Fun
National rank
#69 of 134
In Tennessee
#1 of 3
Percentile
49th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Nashville sits 1 point below the median.

How higher education is measured

Density of college and university students — the engine behind a college town.

Data sources: NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) full-time-equivalent enrollment and US Census ACS age cohort data.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Nashville

  1. T#67 Billings, MT 50
  2. T#67 Louisville, KY 50
  3. #69 Nashville, TN — this page 49
  4. #70 Anchorage, AK 48
  5. T#71 Colorado Springs, CO 47

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Top US cities for higher education

  1. #1 Fargo, ND 93
  2. T#2 Birmingham, AL 92
  3. T#2 Hartford, CT 92
  4. T#2 Providence, RI 92
  5. T#5 Bridgeport, CT 91

More about Nashville

Nashville scores 60 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: