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Higher Education in San Jose

San Jose ranks T#87 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 35 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 36th percentile nationally and #12 of 18 in California.

Higher Education score
35
Some Fun
National rank
T#87 of 134
In California
#12 of 18
Percentile
36th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; San Jose sits 15 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 San Jose

  1. #85 Kansas City, MO 37
  2. #86 Detroit, MI 36
  3. T#87 San Jose, CA — this page 35
  4. #89 New Orleans, LA 34
  5. #90 Albuquerque, NM 33

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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 Jose

San Jose scores 62 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: