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Higher Education in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara ranks T#51 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 62 — Fun. That puts it in the 63rd percentile nationally and #6 of 18 in California.

Higher Education score
62
Fun
National rank
T#51 of 134
In California
#6 of 18
Percentile
63rd

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Santa Barbara sits 12 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 Santa Barbara

  1. #49 Corpus Christi, TX 64
  2. #50 Phoenix, AZ 63
  3. T#51 Santa Barbara, CA — this page 62
  4. #53 Omaha, NE 61
  5. #54 Toledo, OH 60

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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 Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara scores 83 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: