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Higher Education in Wilmington

Wilmington ranks T#127 of 134 US cities for higher education, with a Higher Education score of 5 — Quiet. That puts it in the 6th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Delaware.

Higher Education score
5
Quiet
National rank
T#127 of 134
In Delaware
#1 of 1
Percentile
6th

The typical city scores 50 for higher education; Wilmington sits 45 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 Wilmington

  1. #125 Fremont, CA 7
  2. #126 Gatlinburg, TN 6
  3. T#127 Wilmington, DE — this page 5
  4. #129 Hilton Head Island, SC 4
  5. #130 Jackson, WY 3

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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 Wilmington

Wilmington scores 50 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: