Montreal: University capital of North America

Table 1 : The thirty largest metropolitan areas in North America

These populations statistics are from:

1) US Census bureau population estimates for 1996.
2) Statistics Canada census survey 1996 of city populations(most recent)
3) US Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 1996
4) Statistics Canada University enrollments for 1996

Metropolitan area		Population		University student pop.		Ratio (% of pop.)
Montreal		3,326,510		145,798		4.38
Boston - Worcester - Lawrence		5,563,475		243,035		4.37
Denver - Boulder - Greeley		2,277,401		93,272		4.10
Minneapolis - St. Paul		2,765,116		89,687		3.24
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News		1,540,252		47,593		3.09
Milwaukee - Racine		1,642,658		49,075		2.99
San Diego		2,655,463		75,825		2.86
Washington - Baltimore		7,164,519		199,429		2.78
Vancouver		1,831,665		50,841		2.78
Toronto		4,263,757		111,274		2.61
St. Louis		2,548,238		65,914		2.59
Pittsburgh		2,379,411		51,273		2.15
Cincinnati - Hamilton		1,920,931		41,243		2.15
New York - Northern New Jersey - Long Island		19,938,492		400,551		2.01
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater		2,199,231		43,975		2.00
Chicago - Gary - Kenosha		8,599,774		168,402		1.96
Cleveland - Akron		2,913,430		55,313		1.90
Atlanta		3,541,230		66,307		1.87
Philadelphia - Wilmington - Atlantic City		5,973,463		109,736		1.84
Detroit - Ann Arbor - Flint		5,284,171		96,096		1.82
San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose		6,605,428		120,002		1.82
Seattle - Tacoma - Bremerton		3,320,829		56,904		1.71
Houston - Galveston - Brazoria		4,253,428		71,867		1.69
Miami - Fort Lauderdale		3,514,403		58,795		1.67
Portland - Salem		2,078,357		33,950		1.63
Sacramento - Yolo		1,632,133		24,951		1.53
Dallas - Fort Worth		4,574,561		67,276		1.47
Kansas City		1,690,343		20,735		1.23
Los Angeles - Riverside - Orange County		15,495,155		133,557		0.86
Phoenix - Mesa		2,746,703		22,136		0.81