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Higher Education in New York

New York ranks #106 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 21 — Quiet. That puts it in the 22nd percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New York.

Higher Education score
21
Quiet
National rank
#106 of 134
In New York
#2 of 2
Percentile
22nd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; New York sits 29 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 York

  1. T#103 Santa Clarita, CA 23
  2. #105 Bismarck, ND 22
  3. #106 New York, NY — this page 21
  4. T#107 Napa, CA 20
  5. T#107 Orlando, FL 20

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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 York

New York scores 54 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: