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Phoenix, AZ · the CityFunIndex

Higher Education in Phoenix

Phoenix ranks #50 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 63 — Fun. That puts it in the 63rd percentile nationally and #3 of 8 in Arizona.

Higher Education score
63
Fun
National rank
#50 of 134
In Arizona
#3 of 8
Percentile
63rd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Phoenix sits 13 points above 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 Phoenix

  1. T#47 Fort Wayne, IN 65
  2. #49 Corpus Christi, TX 64
  3. #50 Phoenix, AZ — this page 63
  4. T#51 Santa Barbara, CA 62
  5. T#51 Tulsa, OK 62

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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 Phoenix

Phoenix scores 40 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: