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Higher Education in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh ranks T#13 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 88 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 91st percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Pennsylvania.

Higher Education score
88
Exceptional
National rank
T#13 of 134
In Pennsylvania
#1 of 2
Percentile
91st

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Pittsburgh sits 38 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.

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

Ranked around Pittsburgh

  1. T#11 Baton Rouge, LA 89
  2. T#11 Lubbock, TX 89
  3. T#13 Pittsburgh, PA — this page 88
  4. T#16 Boston, MA 87
  5. T#16 Norfolk, VA 87

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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 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh scores 94 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: