How concentrated America's colleges and universities really are, by metro
U.S. higher education · Data as of
· ALEX Intelligence
18.7%Share of America's Colleges and Universities in Its Top Three Metros — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
#
Metro
Colleges and Universities
1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
265
2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
221
3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
139
4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
138
5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
99
6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
93
7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
80
8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
74
9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
73
10
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
68
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 6113 (Colleges, universities, and professional schools)
Measure
Colleges and Universities, ranked highest first across all U.S. metros
(209 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
The top three units' combined count divided by the combined count of all 209 ranked units.
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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