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

Winnetka, IL had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 225 cities in 2022, at 89.6%. Harvey, IL had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 35.4% and the figure for Illinois was 36.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest89.6Winnetka, IL

Lowest10.7Harvey, IL

Median35.4225 cities

Illinois36.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Winnetka, IL	89.6	-0.8 pts
2	Wilmette, IL	83.5	-0.3 pts
3	Deerfield, IL	82.1	+0.6 pts
4	Western Springs, IL	81.4	-0.1 pts
5	Hinsdale, IL	80.8	+0.3 pts
6	Lake Forest, IL	80.3	-0.7 pts
7	Highland Park, IL	76.4	-0 pts
8	River Forest, IL	76.2	-3.4 pts
9	Northbrook, IL	72.4	+0.6 pts
10	Barrington, IL	72.4	+1.6 pts
11	Libertyville, IL	72.1	-1.5 pts
12	Oak Park, IL	71.8	-0.3 pts
13	Naperville, IL	70.9	+0.1 pts
14	Glenview, IL	69.6	+1 pts
15	Burr Ridge, IL	69.4	-0.9 pts
16	Evanston, IL	69.3	+1 pts
17	Glen Ellyn, IL	68.2	-0.2 pts
18	Buffalo Grove, IL	67.2	-0.2 pts
19	Vernon Hills, IL	65.9	+2.6 pts
20	Wheaton, IL	64.5	0 pts
21	Park Ridge, IL	63.9	+1.6 pts
22	Elmhurst, IL	63.6	+1.5 pts
23	Lisle, IL	63	-2.2 pts
24	Winfield, IL	62.2	+0.4 pts
25	La Grange, IL	61.3	-0.7 pts
26	Geneva, IL	61.1	-0.2 pts
27	La Grange Park, IL	60.1	-0.4 pts
28	Frankfort, IL	60	+3.6 pts
29	Arlington Heights, IL	59.4	-0.1 pts
30	Campton Hills, IL	59.4	-0.4 pts
31	Grayslake, IL	59.1	-0.6 pts
32	Downers Grove, IL	58.8	-0.9 pts
33	Urbana, IL	58.5	-1 pts
34	Lake Zurich, IL	58.3	+3 pts
35	Lincolnwood, IL	57.6	+1.3 pts
36	Edwardsville, IL	56.2	+0.8 pts
37	Gurnee, IL	55.5	+2.1 pts
38	Batavia, IL	54.2	-1 pts
39	Normal, IL	53.9	+1.6 pts
40	Plainfield, IL	53.8	-1.7 pts
41	Glen Carbon, IL	53	+1 pts
42	Forest Park, IL	52.4	+4.1 pts
43	Darien, IL	52.4	-1 pts
44	Mahomet, IL	52.3	+3.9 pts
45	St. Charles, IL	52	+1.2 pts
46	Champaign, IL	51.8	-0.1 pts
47	Columbia, IL	51.1	+1 pts
48	Skokie, IL	51	+1.6 pts
49	Morton Grove, IL	50.8	+1.9 pts
50	O'Fallon, IL	50.6	+1.1 pts
51	Lombard, IL	50	+1.9 pts
52	Pingree Grove, IL	49.4	+3.9 pts
53	Palatine, IL	49.3	-0.9 pts
54	Westmont, IL	49.1	+0.5 pts
55	Schaumburg, IL	49	-1.2 pts
56	Hoffman Estates, IL	48.7	+0.4 pts
57	Bartlett, IL	48	+3.4 pts
58	Chatham, IL	47.7	+0.8 pts
59	Mount Prospect, IL	47.1	-0 pts
60	Bloomington, IL	47	-0.4 pts
61	Woodridge, IL	47	-0.9 pts
62	Carbondale, IL	46.4	+1 pts
63	Mokena, IL	45.9	+1.5 pts
64	Cary, IL	45.8	-0.9 pts
65	New Lenox, IL	45.5	+1 pts
66	Palos Heights, IL	45.1	-0.4 pts
67	Sycamore, IL	44.8	+1 pts
68	Lemont, IL	44.7	+0.7 pts
69	Swansea, IL	43.9	-0.7 pts
69	Westchester, IL	43.9	+0.8 pts
71	Lockport, IL	43.7	+3.3 pts
72	Algonquin, IL	43.6	-0.7 pts
73	Homewood, IL	43.5	+0.6 pts
74	Washington, IL	43.5	+0.4 pts
75	Orland Park, IL	43.2	+0.3 pts
76	Carol Stream, IL	43	+1.2 pts
77	Lindenhurst, IL	42.9	-1.6 pts
78	Bloomingdale, IL	42.8	+1.7 pts
79	Mundelein, IL	42.7	+1.2 pts
80	Chicago, IL	42.4	+0.8 pts
81	Evergreen Park, IL	42.4	+2.9 pts
82	Oswego, IL	42.3	+0.1 pts
83	Warrenville, IL	41.9	+1.5 pts
84	Rolling Meadows, IL	41.6	+5.3 pts
85	Morton, IL	40.6	-2.3 pts
86	Crystal Lake, IL	40.5	0 pts
87	Matteson, IL	40.5	-0.3 pts
88	Brookfield, IL	40.4	-3.6 pts
89	Wauconda, IL	40.4	-1.6 pts
90	Wheeling, IL	40.3	-1.7 pts
91	Elk Grove Village, IL	40.2	+0.4 pts
92	Niles, IL	40.1	+2.5 pts
93	Antioch, IL	40	-0.6 pts
94	Shiloh, IL	39.9	+1.7 pts
95	Yorkville, IL	39.8	+5.6 pts
96	Round Lake, IL	39.5	+1.6 pts
97	Roselle, IL	39.4	-0.9 pts
98	Huntley, IL	39.2	+2.4 pts
99	Lake in the Hills, IL	39.1	+0.3 pts
100	North Aurora, IL	39.1	+0.5 pts
101	Shorewood, IL	39	+0.5 pts
102	DeKalb, IL	38.7	+3.1 pts
103	Bolingbrook, IL	38.4	+0.1 pts
104	Des Plaines, IL	38.1	-1 pts
105	Troy, IL	37.8	+6 pts
106	Tinley Park, IL	37.8	+0.1 pts
107	Homer Glen, IL	37.7	-0.4 pts
108	Peoria, IL	37.5	+0.5 pts
109	Prospect Heights, IL	37.2	-3.2 pts
110	South Elgin, IL	37.1	-0.3 pts
111	Macomb, IL	36.9	-2.9 pts
112	Villa Park, IL	35.5	+0.5 pts
113	Bourbonnais, IL	35.4	+1.5 pts
114	Aurora, IL	35.2	+0.4 pts
115	Springfield, IL	34.7	+0.4 pts
116	Waterloo, IL	34.7	-1.1 pts
117	Minooka, IL	34.4	-1.1 pts
118	Roscoe, IL	33.7	-0.3 pts
119	Charleston, IL	33.1	+0.4 pts
120	Manhattan, IL	32.4	+1.3 pts
121	Fairview Heights, IL	32.2	-0.9 pts
122	West Chicago, IL	31.9	+0.8 pts
123	Richton Park, IL	31.8	+1.4 pts
124	Godfrey, IL	31.6	+0.9 pts
125	Woodstock, IL	31.3	-0.2 pts
126	Oak Forest, IL	31.3	+0.7 pts
127	Elmwood Park, IL	30.9	+1.9 pts
128	Channahon, IL	30.8	-1.9 pts
129	Oak Lawn, IL	29.3	-2.8 pts
130	Collinsville, IL	29	-1.6 pts
131	Highland, IL	28.9	-0.5 pts
132	Norridge, IL	28.8	+2.6 pts
133	Moline, IL	28.6	-0.1 pts
134	Hazel Crest, IL	28.4	+1.6 pts
135	Montgomery, IL	28.4	-3.8 pts
136	Glendale Heights, IL	28.4	-0.6 pts
137	Country Club Hills, IL	28.1	-3.4 pts
138	South Holland, IL	27.9	+1 pts
139	Marion, IL	27.7	+2.2 pts
140	Streamwood, IL	27.5	+0.3 pts
141	Hanover Park, IL	27.4	+0.5 pts
142	Palos Hills, IL	27	+1 pts
143	McHenry, IL	26.9	-1.3 pts
144	Elgin, IL	26.7	+0.7 pts
145	Quincy, IL	26.6	+2.1 pts
146	East Peoria, IL	26.5	-0.3 pts
147	Belleville, IL	26.4	-0.3 pts
148	Morris, IL	26.2	+1.2 pts
149	Park Forest, IL	26	-1.3 pts
150	Chicago Ridge, IL	26	-1.4 pts
151	Schiller Park, IL	26	-2.3 pts
152	Loves Park, IL	25.8	+0.2 pts
153	Effingham, IL	25.6	+4 pts
154	Herrin, IL	25.4	+3.4 pts
155	Lansing, IL	25.3	-0.6 pts
156	Hickory Hills, IL	25.3	+1.8 pts
157	Joliet, IL	24.9	+0.4 pts
158	Crestwood, IL	24.7	-0.6 pts
159	Plano, IL	24.7	+4.5 pts
160	Berwyn, IL	24.5	+0.4 pts
161	Addison, IL	24.1	+0.2 pts
162	Fox Lake, IL	23.9	+1.5 pts
163	Wood Dale, IL	23.8	-0.4 pts
164	River Grove, IL	23.5	+2.3 pts
165	Dolton, IL	23.1	+2.8 pts
166	Rockford, IL	23.1	+0.9 pts
167	Carpentersville, IL	23.1	+1.1 pts
168	Rock Island, IL	22.5	+0.7 pts
169	Jacksonville, IL	22.4	+1.7 pts
170	Romeoville, IL	22.3	+0.4 pts
171	Bensenville, IL	22.2	-0.5 pts
172	Alsip, IL	21.5	+0.7 pts
173	Waukegan, IL	21.5	+1.8 pts
174	Decatur, IL	21.4	+0.3 pts
175	North Chicago, IL	21.2	-2.1 pts
176	Crest Hill, IL	21	+1.2 pts
177	Ottawa, IL	20.5	-1.8 pts
178	Alton, IL	20.1	+0.7 pts
179	East Moline, IL	20	+0.9 pts
180	Calumet City, IL	19.8	+0.8 pts
181	Chicago Heights, IL	19.7	+1.7 pts
182	Mount Vernon, IL	19.5	-0.8 pts
183	Galesburg, IL	19.2	+0.6 pts
184	Franklin Park, IL	19.1	+2.9 pts
185	Midlothian, IL	19.1	+2.7 pts
186	Mattoon, IL	18.9	+1.9 pts
187	Lincoln, IL	18.7	-1.3 pts
188	Taylorville, IL	18.5	-0.9 pts
189	Worth, IL	18.5	-0.2 pts
190	Dixon, IL	18.3	0 pts
191	Centralia, IL	18.2	+0.4 pts
192	Freeport, IL	18.2	-1.7 pts
193	Pekin, IL	18.1	-0.9 pts
194	Bridgeview, IL	17.7	-2 pts
195	Danville, IL	17.2	-0.7 pts
196	Canton, IL	17.1	-0.4 pts
197	Zion, IL	17	+0.4 pts
198	Machesney Park, IL	16.9	-0.7 pts
199	Pontiac, IL	16.7	+2.7 pts
200	Justice, IL	16.6	-0.8 pts
201	Round Lake Beach, IL	16.6	-0.3 pts
202	Sterling, IL	16.5	+1.3 pts
203	Blue Island, IL	16.3	-0.9 pts
204	Beach Park, IL	16.2	+1.1 pts
205	Bellwood, IL	16.1	+0.4 pts
206	Riverdale, IL	16	+0.1 pts
207	Markham, IL	15.9	+1.7 pts
208	Northlake, IL	15.6	+0.2 pts
209	Lyons, IL	15.5	-2.6 pts
210	Maywood, IL	15.5	+0.3 pts
211	Burbank, IL	15	-0.9 pts
212	Bradley, IL	14.6	-1.3 pts
213	Granite City, IL	14.6	+0.3 pts
214	Wood River, IL	14.2	+0.1 pts
215	Kewanee, IL	14.1	+0.2 pts
216	Streator, IL	13.8	+0.4 pts
217	Melrose Park, IL	13.4	+0.5 pts
218	Kankakee, IL	13.1	-0.3 pts
219	Summit, IL	12.8	+1 pts
220	Belvidere, IL	12.4	-2.3 pts
220	Rantoul, IL	12.4	-3.6 pts
222	East St. Louis, IL	12.4	+0.7 pts
223	Cahokia Heights, IL	12.1	n/a
224	Cicero, IL	11.4	+0.5 pts
225	Harvey, IL	10.7	-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Illinois by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Illinois by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/illinois-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{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 Illinois by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2022}},
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