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Scottsdale, AZ · the CityFunIndex

Higher Education in Scottsdale

Scottsdale ranks #122 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 9 — Quiet. That puts it in the 10th percentile nationally and #7 of 8 in Arizona.

Higher Education score
9
Quiet
National rank
#122 of 134
In Arizona
#7 of 8
Percentile
10th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Scottsdale sits 41 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 Scottsdale

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

Scottsdale scores 46 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: