Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over in United States
Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over in the United States was 35.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7 pts from 2023.
Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over in United States, 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 35.7 |
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2022 | 34.3 |
| 2021 | 33.7 |
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Definition
People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the share of adults with a bachelor's degree in United States?
Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over in the United States was 35.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7 pts from 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.
What was the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree in United States?
35.7% in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.
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