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Higher Education in North Las Vegas

North Las Vegas ranks #77 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 43 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 43rd percentile nationally and #2 of 4 in Nevada.

Higher Education score
43
Some Fun
National rank
#77 of 134
In Nevada
#2 of 4
Percentile
43rd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; North Las Vegas sits 7 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.

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

Ranked around North Las Vegas

  1. T#75 Indianapolis, IN 44
  2. T#75 Washington, DC 44
  3. #77 North Las Vegas, NV — this page 43
  4. #78 Los Angeles, CA 42
  5. T#79 Aurora, CO 41

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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 North Las Vegas

North Las Vegas scores 4 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: