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Cities in Indiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Carmel, IN had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 88 cities in 2024, at 74.4%. Lake Station, IN had the lowest, at 7.4%. The median was 24.4% and the figure for Indiana was 29.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.4Carmel, IN
Lowest7.4Lake Station, IN
Median24.488 cities
Indiana29.5History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Carmel, IN: 74.4 %Carmel, IN74.4West Lafayette, IN: 73.3 %West Lafayette, IN73.3Zionsville, IN: 72.4 %Zionsville, IN72.4Fishers, IN: 66.5 %Fishers, IN66.5Whitestown, IN: 62.7 %Whitestown, IN62.7Westfield, IN: 59.8 %Westfield, IN59.8Bloomington, IN: 58.8 %Bloomington, IN58.8McCordsville, IN: 57.8 %McCordsville, IN57.8Noblesville, IN: 51.6 %Noblesville, IN51.6Munster, IN: 49.9 %Munster, IN49.9Brownsburg, IN: 46.8 %Brownsburg, IN46.8Huntertown, IN: 44.3 %Huntertown, IN44.3Bargersville, IN: 44.1 %Bargersville, IN44.1St. John, IN: 43.7 %St. John, IN43.7Chesterton, IN: 42.5 %Chesterton, IN42.5Valparaiso, IN: 40.6 %Valparaiso, IN40.6Avon, IN: 40.1 %Avon, IN40.1Columbus, IN: 40 %Columbus, IN40Dyer, IN: 38.5 %Dyer, IN38.5Danville, IN: 37.1 %Danville, IN37.1Lawrence, IN: 35.6 %Lawrence, IN35.6Yorktown, IN: 34.9 %Yorktown, IN34.9Indianapolis, IN: 34.9 %Indianapolis, IN34.9Crown Point, IN: 34.6 %Crown Point, IN34.6Schererville, IN: 34.4 %Schererville, IN34.4Speedway, IN: 34.3 %Speedway, IN34.3Warsaw, IN: 33.7 %Warsaw, IN33.7Greenwood, IN: 33.4 %Greenwood, IN33.4Sellersburg, IN: 33.2 %Sellersburg, IN33.2Plainfield, IN: 32.7 %Plainfield, IN32.7Highland, IN: 29.6 %Highland, IN29.6Jasper, IN: 29.4 %Jasper, IN29.4South Bend, IN: 29.3 %South Bend, IN29.3Mishawaka, IN: 29.2 %Mishawaka, IN29.2Fort Wayne, IN: 29 %Fort Wayne, IN29Jeffersonville, IN: 28.3 %Jeffersonville, IN28.3Griffith, IN: 27.9 %Griffith, IN27.9Lafayette, IN: 27.9 %Lafayette, IN27.9Franklin, IN: 27.8 %Franklin, IN27.8Cedar Lake, IN: 27.4 %Cedar Lake, IN27.4Carmel, IN: 74.4 %Carmel, IN74.4West Lafayette, IN: 73.3 %West Lafayette, IN73.3Zionsville, IN: 72.4 %Zionsville, IN72.4Fishers, IN: 66.5 %Fishers, IN66.5Whitestown, IN: 62.7 %Whitestown, IN62.7Westfield, IN: 59.8 %Westfield, IN59.8Bloomington, IN: 58.8 %Bloomington, IN58.8McCordsville, IN: 57.8 %McCordsville, IN57.8Noblesville, IN: 51.6 %Noblesville, IN51.6Munster, IN: 49.9 %Munster, IN49.9Brownsburg, IN: 46.8 %Brownsburg, IN46.8Huntertown, IN: 44.3 %Huntertown, IN44.3Bargersville, IN: 44.1 %Bargersville, IN44.1St. John, IN: 43.7 %St. John, IN43.7Chesterton, IN: 42.5 %Chesterton, IN42.5Valparaiso, IN: 40.6 %Valparaiso, IN40.6Avon, IN: 40.1 %Avon, IN40.1Columbus, IN: 40 %Columbus, IN40Dyer, IN: 38.5 %Dyer, IN38.5Danville, IN: 37.1 %Danville, IN37.1Lawrence, IN: 35.6 %Lawrence, IN35.6Yorktown, IN: 34.9 %Yorktown, IN34.9Indianapolis, IN: 34.9 %Indianapolis, IN34.9Crown Point, IN: 34.6 %Crown Point, IN34.6Schererville, IN: 34.4 %Schererville, IN34.4Speedway, IN: 34.3 %Speedway, IN34.3Warsaw, IN: 33.7 %Warsaw, IN33.7Greenwood, IN: 33.4 %Greenwood, IN33.4Sellersburg, IN: 33.2 %Sellersburg, IN33.2Plainfield, IN: 32.7 %Plainfield, IN32.7Highland, IN: 29.6 %Highland, IN29.6Jasper, IN: 29.4 %Jasper, IN29.4South Bend, IN: 29.3 %South Bend, IN29.3Mishawaka, IN: 29.2 %Mishawaka, IN29.2Fort Wayne, IN: 29 %Fort Wayne, IN29Jeffersonville, IN: 28.3 %Jeffersonville, IN28.3Griffith, IN: 27.9 %Griffith, IN27.9Lafayette, IN: 27.9 %Lafayette, IN27.9Franklin, IN: 27.8 %Franklin, IN27.8Cedar Lake, IN: 27.4 %Cedar Lake, IN27.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Carmel, IN74.4-0.1 pts
2West Lafayette, IN73.3+2.1 pts
3Zionsville, IN72.4+1.4 pts
4Fishers, IN66.5+0.3 pts
5Whitestown, IN62.7+2.7 pts
6Westfield, IN59.8-0.5 pts
7Bloomington, IN58.8-1.2 pts
8McCordsville, IN57.8+0.9 pts
9Noblesville, IN51.6+0.2 pts
10Munster, IN49.9+1.8 pts
11Brownsburg, IN46.8-0.1 pts
12Huntertown, IN44.3+1.4 pts
13Bargersville, IN44.1-3.9 pts
14St. John, IN43.7+0.8 pts
15Chesterton, IN42.5+2.3 pts
16Valparaiso, IN40.6-0 pts
17Avon, IN40.1-2.3 pts
18Columbus, IN40-1.3 pts
19Dyer, IN38.5+2 pts
20Danville, IN37.1+2.2 pts
21Lawrence, IN35.6+0.1 pts
22Yorktown, IN34.9-1.5 pts
23Indianapolis, IN34.9+0.7 pts
24Crown Point, IN34.6-0.3 pts
25Schererville, IN34.4+0.7 pts
26Speedway, IN34.3-0.1 pts
27Warsaw, IN33.7+0.7 pts
28Greenwood, IN33.4+2.4 pts
29Sellersburg, IN33.2+3.2 pts
30Plainfield, IN32.7-1 pts
31Highland, IN29.6-0.5 pts
32Jasper, IN29.4+0.7 pts
33South Bend, IN29.3-0.1 pts
34Mishawaka, IN29.2+1.3 pts
35Fort Wayne, IN29+0.5 pts
36Jeffersonville, IN28.3+2.8 pts
37Griffith, IN27.9+1.4 pts
38Lafayette, IN27.9-0.2 pts
39Franklin, IN27.8+3.2 pts
40Cedar Lake, IN27.4+2.6 pts
41Greenfield, IN26.3+1 pts
42Muncie, IN26.2+0.4 pts
43Merrillville, IN26.1+0.9 pts
44Terre Haute, IN24.6+1.4 pts
45Lowell, IN24.3+2.2 pts
46Beech Grove, IN23.9+1.8 pts
47Madison, IN23.8+2.9 pts
48Columbia City, IN23.7-1.2 pts
49New Albany, IN23.7+0.9 pts
50Goshen, IN23.7+0.4 pts
50Plymouth, IN23.7+2.7 pts
52Auburn, IN23.4+1.2 pts
52Wabash, IN23.4+1.5 pts
54New Haven, IN23.1-0.8 pts
55Evansville, IN22.8+0.5 pts
56Lebanon, IN21.7-1.2 pts
56Mooresville, IN21.7-1.2 pts
58Clarksville, IN21.6+0.7 pts
59Hobart, IN21.2-1.4 pts
60Michigan City, IN20.3+1.6 pts
61La Porte, IN20.1+0.2 pts
62Richmond, IN20.1-0.5 pts
63Greensburg, IN19.8+0.7 pts
64Shelbyville, IN19.4+2.3 pts
65Portage, IN18.4+2.4 pts
66Seymour, IN18.1-1.6 pts
67Kokomo, IN18.1+0.9 pts
68Bluffton, IN17.7+1.3 pts
69Elkhart, IN17.7+0.2 pts
70Hammond, IN17.4+2 pts
71Bedford, IN17.3-0.2 pts
72Marion, IN16.9-0.2 pts
73Washington, IN16.8+1.7 pts
74Vincennes, IN16.8+0.7 pts
75Huntington, IN16.4-1.7 pts
76Peru, IN16.4-0.1 pts
77Anderson, IN15.7-0.4 pts
78Crawfordsville, IN15.2+0.5 pts
79Connersville, IN15-0.6 pts
80Gary, IN14.8+0.5 pts
81New Castle, IN13.3-0.6 pts
82Kendallville, IN13+1 pts
83Martinsville, IN12.6-1 pts
84Decatur, IN12.3-0.4 pts
85Logansport, IN12.2-0.4 pts
86Frankfort, IN11.5-0.4 pts
87East Chicago, IN10.7+0.8 pts
88Lake Station, IN7.4-1.3 pts

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About this ranking

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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Indiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Indiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/indiana-cities. 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 Indiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/indiana-cities.

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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 Indiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/indiana-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Carmel, IN, with 74.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake Station, IN, with 7.4% in 2024.

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