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Bloomington, IN

Indiana University Bloomington is considered the institution’s premiere campus (it has seven, plus two regional centers.) This esteemed place of learning, along with others, like Ivy Tech Community College, yielded an impressive #13 ranking for Universities contributing to an overall #65 standing for Product. IU is a major employer here, with medical services, pharmaceuticals, and government being other dominant industries. Those sectors pay well, with Bloomington-based Hoosiers being among the most educated in the nation. The city ranked #12 for Educational Attainment, with more than 92% having high school or higher and nearly 56% with a Bachelor’s degree or higher. Those figures helped the city rank #32 for People, and so did its diversity. With nearly 12% of residents being Foreign Born, the city made our top 100 in this subcategory, at #84. They have a new IU Health Bloomington Hospital to look forward to: opening in late 2021, the $400-million facility will have an educational wing, an emergency department, and 196 private rooms.