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

Carmel, IN had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 88 cities in 2023, at 74.5%. Lake Station, IN had the lowest, at 8.7%. The median was 24.3% and the figure for Indiana was 28.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.5Carmel, IN
Lowest8.7Lake Station, IN
Median24.388 cities
Indiana28.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Carmel, IN: 74.5 %Carmel, IN74.5West Lafayette, IN: 71.2 %West Lafayette, IN71.2Zionsville, IN: 71 %Zionsville, IN71Fishers, IN: 66.2 %Fishers, IN66.2Westfield, IN: 60.3 %Westfield, IN60.3Bloomington, IN: 60 %Bloomington, IN60Whitestown, IN: 60 %Whitestown, IN60McCordsville, IN: 56.9 %McCordsville, IN56.9Noblesville, IN: 51.4 %Noblesville, IN51.4Munster, IN: 48.1 %Munster, IN48.1Bargersville, IN: 48 %Bargersville, IN48Brownsburg, IN: 46.9 %Brownsburg, IN46.9Huntertown, IN: 42.9 %Huntertown, IN42.9St. John, IN: 42.9 %St. John, IN42.9Avon, IN: 42.4 %Avon, IN42.4Columbus, IN: 41.3 %Columbus, IN41.3Valparaiso, IN: 40.6 %Valparaiso, IN40.6Chesterton, IN: 40.2 %Chesterton, IN40.2Dyer, IN: 36.5 %Dyer, IN36.5Yorktown, IN: 36.4 %Yorktown, IN36.4Lawrence, IN: 35.4 %Lawrence, IN35.4Danville, IN: 34.9 %Danville, IN34.9Crown Point, IN: 34.9 %Crown Point, IN34.9Speedway, IN: 34.4 %Speedway, IN34.4Indianapolis, IN: 34.2 %Indianapolis, IN34.2Schererville, IN: 33.7 %Schererville, IN33.7Plainfield, IN: 33.7 %Plainfield, IN33.7Warsaw, IN: 33 %Warsaw, IN33Greenwood, IN: 31 %Greenwood, IN31Highland, IN: 30.1 %Highland, IN30.1Sellersburg, IN: 29.9 %Sellersburg, IN29.9South Bend, IN: 29.4 %South Bend, IN29.4Jasper, IN: 28.7 %Jasper, IN28.7Fort Wayne, IN: 28.5 %Fort Wayne, IN28.5Lafayette, IN: 28.1 %Lafayette, IN28.1Mishawaka, IN: 27.9 %Mishawaka, IN27.9Griffith, IN: 26.6 %Griffith, IN26.6Muncie, IN: 25.7 %Muncie, IN25.7Jeffersonville, IN: 25.5 %Jeffersonville, IN25.5Merrillville, IN: 25.2 %Merrillville, IN25.2Carmel, IN: 74.5 %Carmel, IN74.5West Lafayette, IN: 71.2 %West Lafayette, IN71.2Zionsville, IN: 71 %Zionsville, IN71Fishers, IN: 66.2 %Fishers, IN66.2Westfield, IN: 60.3 %Westfield, IN60.3Bloomington, IN: 60 %Bloomington, IN60Whitestown, IN: 60 %Whitestown, IN60McCordsville, IN: 56.9 %McCordsville, IN56.9Noblesville, IN: 51.4 %Noblesville, IN51.4Munster, IN: 48.1 %Munster, IN48.1Bargersville, IN: 48 %Bargersville, IN48Brownsburg, IN: 46.9 %Brownsburg, IN46.9Huntertown, IN: 42.9 %Huntertown, IN42.9St. John, IN: 42.9 %St. John, IN42.9Avon, IN: 42.4 %Avon, IN42.4Columbus, IN: 41.3 %Columbus, IN41.3Valparaiso, IN: 40.6 %Valparaiso, IN40.6Chesterton, IN: 40.2 %Chesterton, IN40.2Dyer, IN: 36.5 %Dyer, IN36.5Yorktown, IN: 36.4 %Yorktown, IN36.4Lawrence, IN: 35.4 %Lawrence, IN35.4Danville, IN: 34.9 %Danville, IN34.9Crown Point, IN: 34.9 %Crown Point, IN34.9Speedway, IN: 34.4 %Speedway, IN34.4Indianapolis, IN: 34.2 %Indianapolis, IN34.2Schererville, IN: 33.7 %Schererville, IN33.7Plainfield, IN: 33.7 %Plainfield, IN33.7Warsaw, IN: 33 %Warsaw, IN33Greenwood, IN: 31 %Greenwood, IN31Highland, IN: 30.1 %Highland, IN30.1Sellersburg, IN: 29.9 %Sellersburg, IN29.9South Bend, IN: 29.4 %South Bend, IN29.4Jasper, IN: 28.7 %Jasper, IN28.7Fort Wayne, IN: 28.5 %Fort Wayne, IN28.5Lafayette, IN: 28.1 %Lafayette, IN28.1Mishawaka, IN: 27.9 %Mishawaka, IN27.9Griffith, IN: 26.6 %Griffith, IN26.6Muncie, IN: 25.7 %Muncie, IN25.7Jeffersonville, IN: 25.5 %Jeffersonville, IN25.5Merrillville, IN: 25.2 %Merrillville, IN25.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Carmel, IN74.5+0.8 pts
2West Lafayette, IN71.2-0 pts
3Zionsville, IN71+1.9 pts
4Fishers, IN66.2+0.5 pts
5Westfield, IN60.3+3.1 pts
6Bloomington, IN60+0.2 pts
7Whitestown, IN60+0.7 pts
8McCordsville, IN56.9+2.7 pts
9Noblesville, IN51.4+0.6 pts
10Munster, IN48.1+0.3 pts
11Bargersville, IN48+2 pts
12Brownsburg, IN46.9-1.7 pts
13Huntertown, IN42.9+4.7 pts
14St. John, IN42.9+2.9 pts
15Avon, IN42.4-1.8 pts
16Columbus, IN41.3-0.4 pts
17Valparaiso, IN40.6-1.1 pts
18Chesterton, IN40.2+0.8 pts
19Dyer, IN36.5-1.2 pts
20Yorktown, IN36.4-0.7 pts
21Lawrence, IN35.4+2.2 pts
22Danville, IN34.9+3.8 pts
23Crown Point, IN34.9+0.7 pts
24Speedway, IN34.4+1.3 pts
25Indianapolis, IN34.2+0.8 pts
26Schererville, IN33.7-1.6 pts
27Plainfield, IN33.7+2.4 pts
28Warsaw, IN33+0.4 pts
29Greenwood, IN31+0.3 pts
30Highland, IN30.1-0.3 pts
31Sellersburg, IN29.9+1.4 pts
32South Bend, IN29.4+0.6 pts
33Jasper, IN28.7+2.3 pts
34Fort Wayne, IN28.5+0.4 pts
35Lafayette, IN28.1+0.3 pts
36Mishawaka, IN27.9+1.1 pts
37Griffith, IN26.6+0.9 pts
38Muncie, IN25.7+0.7 pts
39Jeffersonville, IN25.5+0.8 pts
40Merrillville, IN25.2+0.9 pts
41Greenfield, IN25.2+1.5 pts
42Columbia City, IN24.9-2.1 pts
43Cedar Lake, IN24.8+2.1 pts
44Franklin, IN24.6+3.6 pts
45New Haven, IN24-0.5 pts
46Goshen, IN23.2-1.1 pts
47Terre Haute, IN23.10 pts
48Mooresville, IN23+1.6 pts
49Lebanon, IN23-0.7 pts
50New Albany, IN22.8-0.3 pts
51Hobart, IN22.6-0.6 pts
52Evansville, IN22.3-0.1 pts
53Auburn, IN22.2+2.4 pts
54Lowell, IN22.1+2.9 pts
55Beech Grove, IN22-0.7 pts
56Wabash, IN21.9-0.3 pts
57Plymouth, IN21+2.9 pts
58Clarksville, IN20.90 pts
59Madison, IN20.8-1.4 pts
60Richmond, IN20.6+1.4 pts
61La Porte, IN20+1.1 pts
62Seymour, IN19.7+1 pts
63Greensburg, IN19.1-0.3 pts
64Michigan City, IN18.8+0.6 pts
65Huntington, IN18.1+0.8 pts
66Bedford, IN17.6+1.3 pts
67Elkhart, IN17.5+0.7 pts
68Kokomo, IN17.2+0.5 pts
69Marion, IN17.1+2 pts
69Shelbyville, IN17.1-0.3 pts
71Peru, IN16.5+1.8 pts
72Bluffton, IN16.5+0.4 pts
73Vincennes, IN16.1+1 pts
74Anderson, IN16.10 pts
75Portage, IN16+0.9 pts
76Connersville, IN15.6+1.3 pts
77Hammond, IN15.4+0.2 pts
78Washington, IN15.1+0.9 pts
79Crawfordsville, IN14.7-1.6 pts
80Gary, IN14.3-0.1 pts
81New Castle, IN13.9-0.5 pts
82Martinsville, IN13.6+0.6 pts
83Decatur, IN12.7-0 pts
84Logansport, IN12.6+0.9 pts
85Kendallville, IN12+0.6 pts
86Frankfort, IN11.9-0.2 pts
87East Chicago, IN9.9-0.1 pts
88Lake Station, IN8.7-0.5 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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Carmel, IN, with 74.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake Station, IN, with 8.7% in 2023.

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