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Higher Education in Stockton

Stockton ranks #46 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 66 — Fun. That puts it in the 66th percentile nationally and #5 of 18 in California.

Higher Education score
66
Fun
National rank
#46 of 134
In California
#5 of 18
Percentile
66th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Stockton sits 16 points above 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 Stockton

  1. T#43 El Paso, TX 68
  2. #45 Newark, NJ 67
  3. #46 Stockton, CA — this page 66
  4. T#47 Austin, TX 65
  5. T#47 Fort Wayne, IN 65

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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 Stockton

Stockton scores 2 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: