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Higher Education in New Orleans

New Orleans ranks #89 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 34 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 34th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Louisiana.

Higher Education score
34
Some Fun
National rank
#89 of 134
In Louisiana
#2 of 2
Percentile
34th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; New Orleans sits 16 points 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.

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Ranked around New Orleans

  1. T#87 Baltimore, MD 35
  2. T#87 San Jose, CA 35
  3. #89 New Orleans, LA — this page 34
  4. #90 Albuquerque, NM 33
  5. T#91 Mesa, AZ 32

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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 New Orleans

New Orleans scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: