Where colleges and universities grew fastest since 2019, by metro

U.S. higher education · Data as of 2026-10-03 · ALEX Intelligence

19.0% Change in Colleges and Universities Since 2019 — Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

#	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).
Universe: Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
Vintage: 2022
Reproduce this query: https://api.census.gov/data/2022/cbp?get=NAME%2CESTAB%2CNAICS2017_LABEL&for=metropolitan%20statistical%20area%2Fmicropolitan%20statistical%20area%3A%2A&NAICS2017=6113&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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