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Higher Education in Spokane

Spokane ranks T#83 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 38 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 39th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Washington.

Higher Education score
38
Some Fun
National rank
T#83 of 134
In Washington
#2 of 2
Percentile
39th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Spokane sits 12 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 Spokane

  1. #81 Oklahoma City, OK 40
  2. #82 Irving, TX 39
  3. T#83 Spokane, WA — this page 38
  4. #85 Kansas City, MO 37
  5. #86 Detroit, MI 36

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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 Spokane

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