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Higher Education in Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls 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 #1 of 1 in South Dakota.

Higher Education score
26
Quiet
National rank
T#99 of 134
In South Dakota
#1 of 1
Percentile
27th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Sioux Falls 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.

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Ranked around Sioux Falls

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

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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 Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls scores 40 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: