The Boulder Valley has one of the highest rates of graduate and doctoral degrees per capita in the U.S., giving Louisville access to one of the nation's most educated workforces. Louisville companies like Sun Microsystems regularly cite our exceptional quality of life as their primary tool in recruiting top talent.
Educational Attainment |
Place |
Bachelor Degree |
Graduate Degree or Higher |
| Louisville |
37.6% |
22.3% |
| Region |
24.0% |
12.4% |
| State |
21.6% |
11.1% |
Number of facilities within 30 miles
Colleges, universities and
professional schools - 25
Junior colleges and technical institutes - 18
Student to teacher ratio
(grade schools) - 18.3
