The gap between where colleges and universities are growing and where they are not
U.S. higher education · Data as of
· ALEX Intelligence
14.1%Spread Between the Fastest and Slowest Growth in Colleges and Universities — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV against Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
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Metro
Colleges and Universities
1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
19.0%
2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
15.4%
3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
15.1%
4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
13.6%
5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
13.6%
6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
12.0%
7
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
11.5%
8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
10.7%
9
Columbus, OH
8.0%
10
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
7.8%
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2019 and 2022, NAICS 6113 (Colleges, universities, and professional schools)
Measure
Colleges and Universities, ranked highest first across all U.S. metros
(37 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
The tenth-highest value minus the tenth-lowest, across all 37 ranked units. The single extremes are deliberately not used.
Universe
Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
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