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

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `bachelors_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ames, IA | 65.8 |
| 2 | Clive, IA | 61 |
| 3 | Iowa City, IA | 60.5 |
| 4 | Waukee, IA | 58 |
| 5 | Johnston, IA | 57.8 |
| 6 | Coralville, IA | 56 |
| 7 | West Des Moines, IA | 54.9 |
| 8 | North Liberty, IA | 54.5 |
| 9 | Ankeny, IA | 52.1 |
| 10 | Grimes, IA | 51.5 |
| 11 | Urbandale, IA | 51.2 |
| 12 | Bettendorf, IA | 50.7 |
| 13 | Cedar Falls, IA | 50.4 |
| 14 | Pella, IA | 47.4 |
| 15 | Waverly, IA | 44.1 |
| 16 | Norwalk, IA | 38.8 |
| 17 | Marion, IA | 38.1 |
| 18 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 35.5 |
| 19 | Indianola, IA | 35 |
| 20 | Dubuque, IA | 34 |
| 21 | Altoona, IA | 33.5 |
| 22 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 33.1 |
| 23 | Davenport, IA | 29.9 |
| 24 | Spencer, IA | 29.8 |
| 25 | Des Moines, IA | 29.7 |
| 26 | Carroll, IA | 27.1 |
| 27 | Oskaloosa, IA | 25.4 |
| 28 | Boone, IA | 24 |
| 29 | Sioux City, IA | 22.9 |
| 30 | Burlington, IA | 22.5 |
| 31 | Waterloo, IA | 21.8 |
| 32 | Fort Dodge, IA | 21.7 |
| 33 | Council Bluffs, IA | 21.5 |
| 34 | Muscatine, IA | 21.1 |
| 35 | Le Mars, IA | 21.1 |
| 36 | Marshalltown, IA | 20.9 |
| 37 | Clinton, IA | 20.8 |
| 38 | Mason City, IA | 20.8 |
| 39 | Ottumwa, IA | 20.8 |
| 40 | Newton, IA | 19.5 |
| 41 | Storm Lake, IA | 18.9 |