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Higher Education in Plano

Plano ranks #97 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 28 — Quiet. That puts it in the 28th percentile nationally and #13 of 13 in Texas.

Higher Education score
28
Quiet
National rank
#97 of 134
In Texas
#13 of 13
Percentile
28th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Plano sits 22 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 Plano

  1. T#95 St. Louis, MO 29
  2. T#95 Virginia Beach, VA 29
  3. #97 Plano, TX — this page 28
  4. #98 Chandler, AZ 27
  5. T#99 Santa Fe, NM 26

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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 Plano

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