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Higher Education in San Diego

San Diego ranks #41 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 70 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 70th percentile nationally and #4 of 18 in California.

Higher Education score
70
Very Fun
National rank
#41 of 134
In California
#4 of 18
Percentile
70th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; San Diego sits 20 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 San Diego

  1. T#39 Boise, ID 71
  2. T#39 San Antonio, TX 71
  3. #41 San Diego, CA — this page 70
  4. #42 Saint Paul, MN 69
  5. T#43 Durham, NC 68

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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 San Diego

San Diego scores 74 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: