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

Princeton, NJ had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 117 cities in 2021, at 85.3%. Bridgeton, NJ had the lowest, at 7%. The median was 39% and the figure for New Jersey was 41.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.3Princeton, NJ
Lowest7Bridgeton, NJ
Median39117 cities
New Jersey41.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Princeton, NJ: 85.3 %Princeton, NJ85.3Tenafly, NJ: 82.3 %Tenafly, NJ82.3Hoboken, NJ: 80.3 %Hoboken, NJ80.3Haddonfield, NJ: 79.1 %Haddonfield, NJ79.1Chatham, NJ: 79.1 %Chatham, NJ79.1Ridgewood, NJ: 78.3 %Ridgewood, NJ78.3Westfield, NJ: 76.4 %Westfield, NJ76.4Glen Rock, NJ: 75.6 %Glen Rock, NJ75.6Franklin Lakes, NJ: 75.4 %Franklin Lakes, NJ75.4Edgewater, NJ: 74.5 %Edgewater, NJ74.5Highland Park, NJ: 71.9 %Highland Park, NJ71.9Ramsey, NJ: 70.4 %Ramsey, NJ70.4River Edge, NJ: 70.3 %River Edge, NJ70.3Madison, NJ: 69.8 %Madison, NJ69.8Summit, NJ: 69.6 %Summit, NJ69.6New Providence, NJ: 69.6 %New Providence, NJ69.6Florham Park, NJ: 67.6 %Florham Park, NJ67.6Kinnelon, NJ: 66.3 %Kinnelon, NJ66.3Metuchen, NJ: 64 %Metuchen, NJ64Hillsdale, NJ: 60.4 %Hillsdale, NJ60.4Fair Lawn, NJ: 60.3 %Fair Lawn, NJ60.3Fort Lee, NJ: 60.3 %Fort Lee, NJ60.3Secaucus, NJ: 59.3 %Secaucus, NJ59.3Montvale, NJ: 58.6 %Montvale, NJ58.6Morristown, NJ: 57.9 %Morristown, NJ57.9Rutherford, NJ: 55 %Rutherford, NJ55Ocean City, NJ: 54 %Ocean City, NJ54Westwood, NJ: 53.9 %Westwood, NJ53.9Waldwick, NJ: 53.7 %Waldwick, NJ53.7Oakland, NJ: 52.6 %Oakland, NJ52.6Tinton Falls, NJ: 51.8 %Tinton Falls, NJ51.8Jersey City, NJ: 51.1 %Jersey City, NJ51.1Wood-Ridge, NJ: 50.7 %Wood-Ridge, NJ50.7Palisades Park, NJ: 50.4 %Palisades Park, NJ50.4Red Bank, NJ: 50.3 %Red Bank, NJ50.3Paramus, NJ: 49.3 %Paramus, NJ49.3New Milford, NJ: 48.8 %New Milford, NJ48.8Ringwood, NJ: 48.6 %Ringwood, NJ48.6Collingswood, NJ: 48 %Collingswood, NJ48Somerville, NJ: 47.6 %Somerville, NJ47.6Princeton, NJ: 85.3 %Princeton, NJ85.3Tenafly, NJ: 82.3 %Tenafly, NJ82.3Hoboken, NJ: 80.3 %Hoboken, NJ80.3Haddonfield, NJ: 79.1 %Haddonfield, NJ79.1Chatham, NJ: 79.1 %Chatham, NJ79.1Ridgewood, NJ: 78.3 %Ridgewood, NJ78.3Westfield, NJ: 76.4 %Westfield, NJ76.4Glen Rock, NJ: 75.6 %Glen Rock, NJ75.6Franklin Lakes, NJ: 75.4 %Franklin Lakes, NJ75.4Edgewater, NJ: 74.5 %Edgewater, NJ74.5Highland Park, NJ: 71.9 %Highland Park, NJ71.9Ramsey, NJ: 70.4 %Ramsey, NJ70.4River Edge, NJ: 70.3 %River Edge, NJ70.3Madison, NJ: 69.8 %Madison, NJ69.8Summit, NJ: 69.6 %Summit, NJ69.6New Providence, NJ: 69.6 %New Providence, NJ69.6Florham Park, NJ: 67.6 %Florham Park, NJ67.6Kinnelon, NJ: 66.3 %Kinnelon, NJ66.3Metuchen, NJ: 64 %Metuchen, NJ64Hillsdale, NJ: 60.4 %Hillsdale, NJ60.4Fair Lawn, NJ: 60.3 %Fair Lawn, NJ60.3Fort Lee, NJ: 60.3 %Fort Lee, NJ60.3Secaucus, NJ: 59.3 %Secaucus, NJ59.3Montvale, NJ: 58.6 %Montvale, NJ58.6Morristown, NJ: 57.9 %Morristown, NJ57.9Rutherford, NJ: 55 %Rutherford, NJ55Ocean City, NJ: 54 %Ocean City, NJ54Westwood, NJ: 53.9 %Westwood, NJ53.9Waldwick, NJ: 53.7 %Waldwick, NJ53.7Oakland, NJ: 52.6 %Oakland, NJ52.6Tinton Falls, NJ: 51.8 %Tinton Falls, NJ51.8Jersey City, NJ: 51.1 %Jersey City, NJ51.1Wood-Ridge, NJ: 50.7 %Wood-Ridge, NJ50.7Palisades Park, NJ: 50.4 %Palisades Park, NJ50.4Red Bank, NJ: 50.3 %Red Bank, NJ50.3Paramus, NJ: 49.3 %Paramus, NJ49.3New Milford, NJ: 48.8 %New Milford, NJ48.8Ringwood, NJ: 48.6 %Ringwood, NJ48.6Collingswood, NJ: 48 %Collingswood, NJ48Somerville, NJ: 47.6 %Somerville, NJ47.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Princeton, NJ85.3
2Tenafly, NJ82.3
3Hoboken, NJ80.3
4Haddonfield, NJ79.1
5Chatham, NJ79.1
6Ridgewood, NJ78.3
7Westfield, NJ76.4
8Glen Rock, NJ75.6
9Franklin Lakes, NJ75.4
10Edgewater, NJ74.5
11Highland Park, NJ71.9
12Ramsey, NJ70.4
13River Edge, NJ70.3
14Madison, NJ69.8
15Summit, NJ69.6
16New Providence, NJ69.6
17Florham Park, NJ67.6
18Kinnelon, NJ66.3
19Metuchen, NJ64
20Hillsdale, NJ60.4
21Fair Lawn, NJ60.3
22Fort Lee, NJ60.3
23Secaucus, NJ59.3
24Montvale, NJ58.6
25Morristown, NJ57.9
26Rutherford, NJ55
27Ocean City, NJ54
28Westwood, NJ53.9
29Waldwick, NJ53.7
30Oakland, NJ52.6
31Tinton Falls, NJ51.8
32Jersey City, NJ51.1
33Wood-Ridge, NJ50.7
34Palisades Park, NJ50.4
35Red Bank, NJ50.3
36Paramus, NJ49.3
37New Milford, NJ48.8
38Ringwood, NJ48.6
39Collingswood, NJ48
40Somerville, NJ47.6
41Ridgefield, NJ46.1
42Lincoln Park, NJ45.9
43Bergenfield, NJ45.8
44Englewood, NJ45.1
45Dumont, NJ44.9
46Hawthorne, NJ44.8
47Eatontown, NJ44.7
48Point Pleasant, NJ44.6
49Hasbrouck Heights, NJ43.7
50Cliffside Park, NJ43.6
51Harrison, NJ42.9
52Maywood, NJ42.9
53East Rutherford, NJ42.4
54Pompton Lakes, NJ41.5
55South Plainfield, NJ41.1
56Guttenberg, NJ40.8
57Hackensack, NJ40
58Woodland Park, NJ39.5
59Glassboro, NJ39
60Roselle Park, NJ38.9
61Wanaque, NJ38.8
62Asbury Park, NJ38.5
63Bayonne, NJ38.3
64Sayreville, NJ37.5
65Hackettstown, NJ36.9
66Wallington, NJ36.3
67North Arlington, NJ35.1
68Rahway, NJ34.9
69West New York, NJ34.5
70Ridgefield Park, NJ33.9
71Clifton, NJ33.7
72Little Ferry, NJ33.2
73Long Branch, NJ32.6
74Elmwood Park, NJ30.4
75North Plainfield, NJ30.3
76Hopatcong, NJ29.9
77Middlesex, NJ29.1
78South Amboy, NJ28.5
79Lodi, NJ28.5
80Totowa, NJ28.4
81Hammonton, NJ28.1
82Somers Point, NJ28
83Woodbury, NJ27.8
84Kearny, NJ27.7
85South River, NJ27.6
86Manville, NJ27.6
87Bound Brook, NJ27.4
88Freehold, NJ27
89Beachwood, NJ26.3
90Burlington, NJ26.3
91Carteret, NJ26.1
92Fairview, NJ25.2
93New Brunswick, NJ24.6
94Pine Hill, NJ24
95Union City, NJ23.6
96Linden, NJ23.4
97Garfield, NJ23.2
98Bellmawr, NJ22.5
99Roselle, NJ22.4
100Vineland, NJ21.7
101East Orange, NJ21.5
102Phillipsburg, NJ21.3
103Plainfield, NJ20.6
104Lindenwold, NJ19.4
105Atlantic City, NJ18.4
106Millville, NJ18.1
107Gloucester City, NJ17.5
108Newark, NJ16
109Passaic, NJ15.9
110Dover, NJ15.1
111Trenton, NJ15.1
112Elizabeth, NJ14.6
113Perth Amboy, NJ13.7
114Paterson, NJ12.5
115Pleasantville, NJ10.4
116Camden, NJ10.1
117Bridgeton, NJ7

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 New Jersey by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 New Jersey by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. 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 New Jersey by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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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 New Jersey by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Princeton, NJ, with 85.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bridgeton, NJ, with 7% in 2021.

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