The five states with the highest percentage of college degree holders were also the top 10 most educated states, according to WalletHub's study. Additionally, three of the top 10 most educated states had the best university degree quality on average.

Authorities announced Friday they arrested Kohberger, 28, in his parents' home in northeastern Pennsylvania, about 2,500 miles from where the November stabbings happened in Moscow, Idaho — an attack that left the small college town on edge for more than a month.

Broke Scholar's latest analysis—known as The Ramen Index—lays out which cities are most generous with student discounts and scholarship rewards for those who need to live on a shoestring.

Now, as students and faculty members try to navigate a quagmire of grief and fear, government agencies and community members are searching for answers and trying to help lessen the damage.