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

Leawood, KS had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 38 cities in 2023, at 75.1%. Liberal, KS had the lowest, at 10.6%. The median was 32.9% and the figure for Kansas was 35.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.1Leawood, KS
Lowest10.6Liberal, KS
Median32.938 cities
Kansas35.2History

All cities, 2023

Leawood, KS: 75.1 %Leawood, KS75.1Prairie Village, KS: 73.4 %Prairie Village, KS73.4Overland Park, KS: 62.9 %Overland Park, KS62.9Lenexa, KS: 56.8 %Lenexa, KS56.8Lawrence, KS: 55.1 %Lawrence, KS55.1Mission, KS: 52.6 %Mission, KS52.6Shawnee, KS: 52.4 %Shawnee, KS52.4Andover, KS: 52.1 %Andover, KS52.1Manhattan, KS: 52.1 %Manhattan, KS52.1Olathe, KS: 49.4 %Olathe, KS49.4Bel Aire, KS: 47.8 %Bel Aire, KS47.8Spring Hill, KS: 44.2 %Spring Hill, KS44.2Hays, KS: 43.9 %Hays, KS43.9Merriam, KS: 41.5 %Merriam, KS41.5Lansing, KS: 41.3 %Lansing, KS41.3Derby, KS: 36.8 %Derby, KS36.8McPherson, KS: 36 %McPherson, KS36Pittsburg, KS: 33.9 %Pittsburg, KS33.9Leavenworth, KS: 33.5 %Leavenworth, KS33.5Gardner, KS: 32.3 %Gardner, KS32.3Wichita, KS: 30.9 %Wichita, KS30.9Newton, KS: 29.5 %Newton, KS29.5Topeka, KS: 29.1 %Topeka, KS29.1Winfield, KS: 28.9 %Winfield, KS28.9Salina, KS: 28.7 %Salina, KS28.7Atchison, KS: 28.4 %Atchison, KS28.4Ottawa, KS: 27.5 %Ottawa, KS27.5El Dorado, KS: 26.4 %El Dorado, KS26.4Emporia, KS: 25.8 %Emporia, KS25.8Junction City, KS: 23.2 %Junction City, KS23.2Great Bend, KS: 20.9 %Great Bend, KS20.9Kansas City, KS: 20.2 %Kansas City, KS20.2Hutchinson, KS: 20 %Hutchinson, KS20Arkansas City, KS: 19.9 %Arkansas City, KS19.9Dodge City, KS: 19.7 %Dodge City, KS19.7Garden City, KS: 18.7 %Garden City, KS18.7Haysville, KS: 16.8 %Haysville, KS16.8Liberal, KS: 10.6 %Liberal, KS10.6Leawood, KS: 75.1 %Leawood, KS75.1Prairie Village, KS: 73.4 %Prairie Village, KS73.4Overland Park, KS: 62.9 %Overland Park, KS62.9Lenexa, KS: 56.8 %Lenexa, KS56.8Lawrence, KS: 55.1 %Lawrence, KS55.1Mission, KS: 52.6 %Mission, KS52.6Shawnee, KS: 52.4 %Shawnee, KS52.4Andover, KS: 52.1 %Andover, KS52.1Manhattan, KS: 52.1 %Manhattan, KS52.1Olathe, KS: 49.4 %Olathe, KS49.4Bel Aire, KS: 47.8 %Bel Aire, KS47.8Spring Hill, KS: 44.2 %Spring Hill, KS44.2Hays, KS: 43.9 %Hays, KS43.9Merriam, KS: 41.5 %Merriam, KS41.5Lansing, KS: 41.3 %Lansing, KS41.3Derby, KS: 36.8 %Derby, KS36.8McPherson, KS: 36 %McPherson, KS36Pittsburg, KS: 33.9 %Pittsburg, KS33.9Leavenworth, KS: 33.5 %Leavenworth, KS33.5Gardner, KS: 32.3 %Gardner, KS32.3Wichita, KS: 30.9 %Wichita, KS30.9Newton, KS: 29.5 %Newton, KS29.5Topeka, KS: 29.1 %Topeka, KS29.1Winfield, KS: 28.9 %Winfield, KS28.9Salina, KS: 28.7 %Salina, KS28.7Atchison, KS: 28.4 %Atchison, KS28.4Ottawa, KS: 27.5 %Ottawa, KS27.5El Dorado, KS: 26.4 %El Dorado, KS26.4Emporia, KS: 25.8 %Emporia, KS25.8Junction City, KS: 23.2 %Junction City, KS23.2Great Bend, KS: 20.9 %Great Bend, KS20.9Kansas City, KS: 20.2 %Kansas City, KS20.2Hutchinson, KS: 20 %Hutchinson, KS20Arkansas City, KS: 19.9 %Arkansas City, KS19.9Dodge City, KS: 19.7 %Dodge City, KS19.7Garden City, KS: 18.7 %Garden City, KS18.7Haysville, KS: 16.8 %Haysville, KS16.8Liberal, KS: 10.6 %Liberal, KS10.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Leawood, KS75.1+0.1 pts
2Prairie Village, KS73.4+1.5 pts
3Overland Park, KS62.9+0.3 pts
4Lenexa, KS56.8+0.8 pts
5Lawrence, KS55.1-0.4 pts
6Mission, KS52.6-2.1 pts
7Shawnee, KS52.4+2.3 pts
8Andover, KS52.1-0.9 pts
9Manhattan, KS52.1-0.5 pts
10Olathe, KS49.4-1.4 pts
11Bel Aire, KS47.8-5.5 pts
12Spring Hill, KS44.2+4.7 pts
13Hays, KS43.9+0.8 pts
14Merriam, KS41.5-1 pts
15Lansing, KS41.3+2.9 pts
16Derby, KS36.8-1.3 pts
17McPherson, KS36+2.4 pts
18Pittsburg, KS33.9+0.4 pts
19Leavenworth, KS33.5-0.3 pts
20Gardner, KS32.3+0.4 pts
21Wichita, KS30.9-0.1 pts
22Newton, KS29.5+1.8 pts
23Topeka, KS29.1+0.6 pts
24Winfield, KS28.9+0.6 pts
25Salina, KS28.7+0.9 pts
26Atchison, KS28.4+1.2 pts
27Ottawa, KS27.5-0.1 pts
28El Dorado, KS26.4-0.8 pts
29Emporia, KS25.8-0 pts
30Junction City, KS23.2+0.6 pts
31Great Bend, KS20.9-1.3 pts
32Kansas City, KS20.2+0.5 pts
33Hutchinson, KS20-0.5 pts
34Arkansas City, KS19.9-0.9 pts
35Dodge City, KS19.7+1 pts
36Garden City, KS18.7+0.8 pts
37Haysville, KS16.8-0.2 pts
38Liberal, KS10.6+1.2 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/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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Leawood, KS, with 75.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Liberal, KS, with 10.6% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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