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Higher Education in Oakland

Oakland ranks T#119 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 11 — Quiet. That puts it in the 12th percentile nationally and #16 of 18 in California.

Higher Education score
11
Quiet
National rank
T#119 of 134
In California
#16 of 18
Percentile
12th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Oakland sits 39 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 Oakland

  1. #117 Miami, FL 13
  2. #118 Bend, OR 12
  3. T#119 Oakland, CA — this page 11
  4. #121 San Francisco, CA 10
  5. #122 Scottsdale, AZ 9

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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 Oakland

Oakland scores 61 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: