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Cities in Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree

Greenwood Village, CO had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 54 cities in 2023, at 78.9%. Federal Heights, CO had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 44.9% and the figure for Colorado was 44.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.9Greenwood Village, CO
Lowest12.2Federal Heights, CO
Median44.954 cities
Colorado44.7History

All cities, 2023

Greenwood Village, CO: 78.9 %Greenwood Village, CO78.9Superior, CO: 77.1 %Superior, CO77.1Boulder, CO: 76.9 %Boulder, CO76.9Timnath, CO: 73.3 %Timnath, CO73.3Castle Pines, CO: 69.9 %Castle Pines, CO69.9Lone Tree, CO: 69.8 %Lone Tree, CO69.8Louisville, CO: 68.1 %Louisville, CO68.1Erie, CO: 66.5 %Erie, CO66.5Lafayette, CO: 65.6 %Lafayette, CO65.6Centennial, CO: 61.9 %Centennial, CO61.9Fort Collins, CO: 59.9 %Fort Collins, CO59.9Golden, CO: 59 %Golden, CO59Broomfield, CO: 58.6 %Broomfield, CO58.6Durango, CO: 58.3 %Durango, CO58.3Steamboat Springs, CO: 58 %Steamboat Springs, CO58Monument, CO: 57.5 %Monument, CO57.5Littleton, CO: 56.4 %Littleton, CO56.4Denver, CO: 55.7 %Denver, CO55.7Castle Rock, CO: 54.9 %Castle Rock, CO54.9Parker, CO: 53.7 %Parker, CO53.7Windsor, CO: 52.2 %Windsor, CO52.2Arvada, CO: 50 %Arvada, CO50Severance, CO: 49.7 %Severance, CO49.7Englewood, CO: 46.4 %Englewood, CO46.4Longmont, CO: 46.3 %Longmont, CO46.3Wellington, CO: 45.4 %Wellington, CO45.4Lakewood, CO: 45.3 %Lakewood, CO45.3Wheat Ridge, CO: 44.5 %Wheat Ridge, CO44.5Westminster, CO: 44 %Westminster, CO44Berthoud, CO: 43.8 %Berthoud, CO43.8Colorado Springs, CO: 41.9 %Colorado Springs, CO41.9Loveland, CO: 39.1 %Loveland, CO39.1Glenwood Springs, CO: 38.1 %Glenwood Springs, CO38.1Johnstown, CO: 37 %Johnstown, CO37Frederick, CO: 36.5 %Frederick, CO36.5Grand Junction, CO: 36.1 %Grand Junction, CO36.1Firestone, CO: 33.7 %Firestone, CO33.7Montrose, CO: 33.6 %Montrose, CO33.6Aurora, CO: 32.9 %Aurora, CO32.9Fountain, CO: 32.6 %Fountain, CO32.6Thornton, CO: 32.2 %Thornton, CO32.2Fruita, CO: 31.1 %Fruita, CO31.1Cañon City, CO: 27.4 %Cañon City, CO27.4Greeley, CO: 26.7 %Greeley, CO26.7Northglenn, CO: 24.2 %Northglenn, CO24.2Commerce City, CO: 23.9 %Commerce City, CO23.9Brighton, CO: 23.5 %Brighton, CO23.5Pueblo, CO: 22.8 %Pueblo, CO22.8Evans, CO: 20.2 %Evans, CO20.2Fort Morgan, CO: 18.4 %Fort Morgan, CO18.4Rifle, CO: 18.1 %Rifle, CO18.1Sterling, CO: 14.6 %Sterling, CO14.6Fort Lupton, CO: 12.9 %Fort Lupton, CO12.9Federal Heights, CO: 12.2 %Federal Heights, CO12.2Greenwood Village, CO: 78.9 %Greenwood Village, CO78.9Superior, CO: 77.1 %Superior, CO77.1Boulder, CO: 76.9 %Boulder, CO76.9Timnath, CO: 73.3 %Timnath, CO73.3Castle Pines, CO: 69.9 %Castle Pines, CO69.9Lone Tree, CO: 69.8 %Lone Tree, CO69.8Louisville, CO: 68.1 %Louisville, CO68.1Erie, CO: 66.5 %Erie, CO66.5Lafayette, CO: 65.6 %Lafayette, CO65.6Centennial, CO: 61.9 %Centennial, CO61.9Fort Collins, CO: 59.9 %Fort Collins, CO59.9Golden, CO: 59 %Golden, CO59Broomfield, CO: 58.6 %Broomfield, CO58.6Durango, CO: 58.3 %Durango, CO58.3Steamboat Springs, CO: 58 %Steamboat Springs, CO58Monument, CO: 57.5 %Monument, CO57.5Littleton, CO: 56.4 %Littleton, CO56.4Denver, CO: 55.7 %Denver, CO55.7Castle Rock, CO: 54.9 %Castle Rock, CO54.9Parker, CO: 53.7 %Parker, CO53.7Windsor, CO: 52.2 %Windsor, CO52.2Arvada, CO: 50 %Arvada, CO50Severance, CO: 49.7 %Severance, CO49.7Englewood, CO: 46.4 %Englewood, CO46.4Longmont, CO: 46.3 %Longmont, CO46.3Wellington, CO: 45.4 %Wellington, CO45.4Lakewood, CO: 45.3 %Lakewood, CO45.3Wheat Ridge, CO: 44.5 %Wheat Ridge, CO44.5Westminster, CO: 44 %Westminster, CO44Berthoud, CO: 43.8 %Berthoud, CO43.8Colorado Springs, CO: 41.9 %Colorado Springs, CO41.9Loveland, CO: 39.1 %Loveland, CO39.1Glenwood Springs, CO: 38.1 %Glenwood Springs, CO38.1Johnstown, CO: 37 %Johnstown, CO37Frederick, CO: 36.5 %Frederick, CO36.5Grand Junction, CO: 36.1 %Grand Junction, CO36.1Firestone, CO: 33.7 %Firestone, CO33.7Montrose, CO: 33.6 %Montrose, CO33.6Aurora, CO: 32.9 %Aurora, CO32.9Fountain, CO: 32.6 %Fountain, CO32.6Thornton, CO: 32.2 %Thornton, CO32.2Fruita, CO: 31.1 %Fruita, CO31.1Cañon City, CO: 27.4 %Cañon City, CO27.4Greeley, CO: 26.7 %Greeley, CO26.7Northglenn, CO: 24.2 %Northglenn, CO24.2Commerce City, CO: 23.9 %Commerce City, CO23.9Brighton, CO: 23.5 %Brighton, CO23.5Pueblo, CO: 22.8 %Pueblo, CO22.8Evans, CO: 20.2 %Evans, CO20.2Fort Morgan, CO: 18.4 %Fort Morgan, CO18.4Rifle, CO: 18.1 %Rifle, CO18.1Sterling, CO: 14.6 %Sterling, CO14.6Fort Lupton, CO: 12.9 %Fort Lupton, CO12.9Federal Heights, CO: 12.2 %Federal Heights, CO12.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Greenwood Village, CO78.9+1 pts
2Superior, CO77.1+0.8 pts
3Boulder, CO76.9+0.3 pts
4Timnath, CO73.3-2 pts
5Castle Pines, CO69.9+0.5 pts
6Lone Tree, CO69.8-1.5 pts
7Louisville, CO68.1+2.3 pts
8Erie, CO66.5+1.4 pts
9Lafayette, CO65.6+2.5 pts
10Centennial, CO61.9+0.6 pts
11Fort Collins, CO59.9+1.5 pts
12Golden, CO59+4.3 pts
13Broomfield, CO58.6+0.3 pts
14Durango, CO58.3-0.4 pts
15Steamboat Springs, CO58+3.8 pts
16Monument, CO57.5+2.9 pts
17Littleton, CO56.4+0.4 pts
18Denver, CO55.7+1.4 pts
19Castle Rock, CO54.9+1.3 pts
20Parker, CO53.7+0.2 pts
21Windsor, CO52.2+1.3 pts
22Arvada, CO50+2.4 pts
23Severance, CO49.7+6.1 pts
24Englewood, CO46.4+2.1 pts
25Longmont, CO46.3+0.3 pts
26Wellington, CO45.4+2.1 pts
27Lakewood, CO45.3+0.9 pts
28Wheat Ridge, CO44.5+2.6 pts
29Westminster, CO44+1.8 pts
30Berthoud, CO43.8+4.3 pts
31Colorado Springs, CO41.9+0.8 pts
32Loveland, CO39.1-0.4 pts
33Glenwood Springs, CO38.1-0.5 pts
34Johnstown, CO37-0.9 pts
35Frederick, CO36.5+0.3 pts
36Grand Junction, CO36.1+0.9 pts
37Firestone, CO33.7+2.9 pts
38Montrose, CO33.6+1.9 pts
39Aurora, CO32.9+1.1 pts
40Fountain, CO32.6+1.5 pts
41Thornton, CO32.2+1.5 pts
42Fruita, CO31.1+0.5 pts
43Cañon City, CO27.4+2.4 pts
44Greeley, CO26.7-0 pts
45Northglenn, CO24.2+0.4 pts
46Commerce City, CO23.9-0.5 pts
47Brighton, CO23.5+1.5 pts
48Pueblo, CO22.8+1.1 pts
49Evans, CO20.2+1.9 pts
50Fort Morgan, CO18.4+0.2 pts
51Rifle, CO18.1+1.7 pts
52Sterling, CO14.6-1 pts
53Fort Lupton, CO12.9+1.8 pts
54Federal Heights, CO12.2-1.3 pts

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/colorado-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/colorado-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/colorado-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Greenwood Village, CO, with 78.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Federal Heights, CO, with 12.2% in 2023.

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