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Higher Education in St. Louis

St. Louis ranks T#95 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 29 — Quiet. That puts it in the 30th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Missouri.

Higher Education score
29
Quiet
National rank
T#95 of 134
In Missouri
#2 of 2
Percentile
30th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; St. Louis sits 21 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 St. Louis

  1. #93 Jacksonville, FL 31
  2. #94 Little Rock, AR 30
  3. T#95 St. Louis, MO — this page 29
  4. #97 Plano, TX 28
  5. #98 Chandler, AZ 27

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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 St. Louis

St. Louis scores 65 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: