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Higher Education in San Francisco

San Francisco ranks #121 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 10 — Quiet. That puts it in the 10th percentile nationally and #17 of 18 in California.

Higher Education score
10
Quiet
National rank
#121 of 134
In California
#17 of 18
Percentile
10th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; San Francisco sits 40 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.

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

Ranked around San Francisco

  1. T#119 Oakland, CA 11
  2. T#119 St. Petersburg, FL 11
  3. #121 San Francisco, CA — this page 10
  4. #122 Scottsdale, AZ 9
  5. T#123 Henderson, NV 8

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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 Francisco

San Francisco scores 96 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: