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

Scarsdale, NY had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 90 cities in 2021, at 90.7%. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 31.6% and the figure for New York was 38.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest90.7Scarsdale, NY
Lowest2.9New Square, NY
Median31.690 cities
New York38.1History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Scarsdale, NY: 90.7 %Scarsdale, NY90.7Rye, NY: 80.1 %Rye, NY80.1Garden City, NY: 73.9 %Garden City, NY73.9Ithaca, NY: 69.2 %Ithaca, NY69.2Rockville Centre, NY: 62.3 %Rockville Centre, NY62.3Dobbs Ferry, NY: 61.7 %Dobbs Ferry, NY61.7Tarrytown, NY: 61.4 %Tarrytown, NY61.4Saratoga Springs, NY: 58.7 %Saratoga Springs, NY58.7Floral Park, NY: 58.6 %Floral Park, NY58.6Great Neck, NY: 58.4 %Great Neck, NY58.4Harrison, NY: 57.5 %Harrison, NY57.5Mamaroneck, NY: 54.8 %Mamaroneck, NY54.8White Plains, NY: 53 %White Plains, NY53Mount Kisco, NY: 52.8 %Mount Kisco, NY52.8Babylon, NY: 52 %Babylon, NY52Long Beach, NY: 50.8 %Long Beach, NY50.8New Hyde Park, NY: 49 %New Hyde Park, NY49Mineola, NY: 48.9 %Mineola, NY48.9East Rockaway, NY: 48.2 %East Rockaway, NY48.2Massapequa Park, NY: 47.2 %Massapequa Park, NY47.2New Rochelle, NY: 46.7 %New Rochelle, NY46.7Kenmore, NY: 46.3 %Kenmore, NY46.3Oneonta, NY: 45.9 %Oneonta, NY45.9Suffern, NY: 45.7 %Suffern, NY45.7Westbury, NY: 45 %Westbury, NY45Woodbury, NY: 44.4 %Woodbury, NY44.4Lake Grove, NY: 44.2 %Lake Grove, NY44.2Lynbrook, NY: 44.1 %Lynbrook, NY44.1Albany, NY: 44.1 %Albany, NY44.1Corning, NY: 43.6 %Corning, NY43.6Beacon, NY: 41.9 %Beacon, NY41.9Valley Stream, NY: 41.2 %Valley Stream, NY41.2New York, NY: 39.6 %New York, NY39.6Chestnut Ridge, NY: 39.4 %Chestnut Ridge, NY39.4Canandaigua, NY: 39.3 %Canandaigua, NY39.3Sleepy Hollow, NY: 38.8 %Sleepy Hollow, NY38.8Glen Cove, NY: 37.9 %Glen Cove, NY37.9Airmont, NY: 36.9 %Airmont, NY36.9Plattsburgh, NY: 36.8 %Plattsburgh, NY36.8Patchogue, NY: 36.6 %Patchogue, NY36.6Scarsdale, NY: 90.7 %Scarsdale, NY90.7Rye, NY: 80.1 %Rye, NY80.1Garden City, NY: 73.9 %Garden City, NY73.9Ithaca, NY: 69.2 %Ithaca, NY69.2Rockville Centre, NY: 62.3 %Rockville Centre, NY62.3Dobbs Ferry, NY: 61.7 %Dobbs Ferry, NY61.7Tarrytown, NY: 61.4 %Tarrytown, NY61.4Saratoga Springs, NY: 58.7 %Saratoga Springs, NY58.7Floral Park, NY: 58.6 %Floral Park, NY58.6Great Neck, NY: 58.4 %Great Neck, NY58.4Harrison, NY: 57.5 %Harrison, NY57.5Mamaroneck, NY: 54.8 %Mamaroneck, NY54.8White Plains, NY: 53 %White Plains, NY53Mount Kisco, NY: 52.8 %Mount Kisco, NY52.8Babylon, NY: 52 %Babylon, NY52Long Beach, NY: 50.8 %Long Beach, NY50.8New Hyde Park, NY: 49 %New Hyde Park, NY49Mineola, NY: 48.9 %Mineola, NY48.9East Rockaway, NY: 48.2 %East Rockaway, NY48.2Massapequa Park, NY: 47.2 %Massapequa Park, NY47.2New Rochelle, NY: 46.7 %New Rochelle, NY46.7Kenmore, NY: 46.3 %Kenmore, NY46.3Oneonta, NY: 45.9 %Oneonta, NY45.9Suffern, NY: 45.7 %Suffern, NY45.7Westbury, NY: 45 %Westbury, NY45Woodbury, NY: 44.4 %Woodbury, NY44.4Lake Grove, NY: 44.2 %Lake Grove, NY44.2Lynbrook, NY: 44.1 %Lynbrook, NY44.1Albany, NY: 44.1 %Albany, NY44.1Corning, NY: 43.6 %Corning, NY43.6Beacon, NY: 41.9 %Beacon, NY41.9Valley Stream, NY: 41.2 %Valley Stream, NY41.2New York, NY: 39.6 %New York, NY39.6Chestnut Ridge, NY: 39.4 %Chestnut Ridge, NY39.4Canandaigua, NY: 39.3 %Canandaigua, NY39.3Sleepy Hollow, NY: 38.8 %Sleepy Hollow, NY38.8Glen Cove, NY: 37.9 %Glen Cove, NY37.9Airmont, NY: 36.9 %Airmont, NY36.9Plattsburgh, NY: 36.8 %Plattsburgh, NY36.8Patchogue, NY: 36.6 %Patchogue, NY36.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Scarsdale, NY90.7
2Rye, NY80.1
3Garden City, NY73.9
4Ithaca, NY69.2
5Rockville Centre, NY62.3
6Dobbs Ferry, NY61.7
7Tarrytown, NY61.4
8Saratoga Springs, NY58.7
9Floral Park, NY58.6
10Great Neck, NY58.4
11Harrison, NY57.5
12Mamaroneck, NY54.8
13White Plains, NY53
14Mount Kisco, NY52.8
15Babylon, NY52
16Long Beach, NY50.8
17New Hyde Park, NY49
18Mineola, NY48.9
19East Rockaway, NY48.2
20Massapequa Park, NY47.2
21New Rochelle, NY46.7
22Kenmore, NY46.3
23Oneonta, NY45.9
24Suffern, NY45.7
25Westbury, NY45
26Woodbury, NY44.4
27Lake Grove, NY44.2
28Lynbrook, NY44.1
29Albany, NY44.1
30Corning, NY43.6
31Beacon, NY41.9
32Valley Stream, NY41.2
33New York, NY39.6
34Chestnut Ridge, NY39.4
35Canandaigua, NY39.3
36Sleepy Hollow, NY38.8
37Glen Cove, NY37.9
38Airmont, NY36.9
39Plattsburgh, NY36.8
40Patchogue, NY36.6
41Ossining, NY35.5
42Yonkers, NY34.4
43Peekskill, NY33.6
44Geneva, NY32.2
45Mount Vernon, NY32.1
46Port Chester, NY31.1
47Troy, NY30.8
48Poughkeepsie, NY29.6
49Glens Falls, NY29.4
50Buffalo, NY29.4
51Syracuse, NY28.9
52Binghamton, NY28.9
53Rochester, NY28.8
54Lindenhurst, NY28.3
55Cortland, NY27.8
56Johnson City, NY27.1
57Freeport, NY27
58Oswego, NY27
59Kingston, NY26.6
60North Tonawanda, NY26.6
61Olean, NY26.1
62Cohoes, NY25
63Haverstraw, NY24.9
64Oneida, NY24.4
65Watertown, NY24.4
66West Haverstraw, NY24.3
67Lockport, NY24.1
68Tonawanda, NY23
69Schenectady, NY22.8
70Watervliet, NY22.4
71Depew, NY21.6
72Batavia, NY21.1
73Niagara Falls, NY21.1
74Rome, NY20.9
75Endicott, NY19.7
76Newburgh, NY19.6
77Utica, NY19.4
78Spring Valley, NY19.3
79Auburn, NY19.2
80Middletown, NY19.1
81Lackawanna, NY19
82Jamestown, NY18.9
83Amsterdam, NY18.4
84Fulton, NY17.9
85Hempstead, NY17.3
86Elmira, NY16.4
87Gloversville, NY14.2
88Dunkirk, NY13.9
89Kiryas Joel, NY7.7
90New Square, NY2.9

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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/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 York 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 York 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-york-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 York 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-york-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 York 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-york-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Scarsdale, NY, with 90.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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