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Higher Education in Raleigh

Raleigh ranks #26 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 81 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #2 of 6 in North Carolina.

Higher Education score
81
Very Fun
National rank
#26 of 134
In North Carolina
#2 of 6
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Raleigh sits 31 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 Raleigh

  1. T#23 Riverside, CA 83
  2. #25 Atlanta, GA 82
  3. #26 Raleigh, NC — this page 81
  4. T#27 Charleston, SC 80
  5. T#27 Winston-Salem, NC 80

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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 Raleigh

Raleigh scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: