CityFunIndex

Santa Fe, NM · the CityFunIndex

Higher Education in Santa Fe

Santa Fe ranks T#99 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 26 — Quiet. That puts it in the 27th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New Mexico.

Higher Education score
26
Quiet
National rank
T#99 of 134
In New Mexico
#2 of 2
Percentile
27th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Santa Fe sits 24 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 Santa Fe

  1. #97 Plano, TX 28
  2. #98 Chandler, AZ 27
  3. T#99 Santa Fe, NM — this page 26
  4. #101 Asheville, NC 25
  5. #102 Aspen, CO 24

See the full leaderboard — Best cities for higher education →

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 Fe

Santa Fe scores 63 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: