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

Upper Arlington, OH had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 176 cities in 2021, at 80.1%. Fostoria, OH had the lowest, at 8.9%. The median was 27.7% and the figure for Ohio was 29.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80.1Upper Arlington, OH
Lowest8.9Fostoria, OH
Median27.7176 cities
Ohio29.7History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Upper Arlington, OH: 80.1 %Upper Arlington, OH80.1Montgomery, OH: 77.2 %Montgomery, OH77.2New Albany, OH: 76.1 %New Albany, OH76.1Bexley, OH: 76 %Bexley, OH76Powell, OH: 74.9 %Powell, OH74.9Dublin, OH: 73.2 %Dublin, OH73.2Hudson, OH: 73.1 %Hudson, OH73.1Shaker Heights, OH: 70.5 %Shaker Heights, OH70.5Worthington, OH: 69.5 %Worthington, OH69.5Athens, OH: 66.9 %Athens, OH66.9Beachwood, OH: 66 %Beachwood, OH66Bay Village, OH: 65.2 %Bay Village, OH65.2Oxford, OH: 64.9 %Oxford, OH64.9Rocky River, OH: 62.5 %Rocky River, OH62.5Blue Ash, OH: 62.4 %Blue Ash, OH62.4University Heights, OH: 62.2 %University Heights, OH62.2Solon, OH: 61.5 %Solon, OH61.5Mason, OH: 60.6 %Mason, OH60.6Hilliard, OH: 58.9 %Hilliard, OH58.9Avon, OH: 58.8 %Avon, OH58.8Aurora, OH: 58.4 %Aurora, OH58.4Brecksville, OH: 57.6 %Brecksville, OH57.6Perrysburg, OH: 57.2 %Perrysburg, OH57.2Cleveland Heights, OH: 56.4 %Cleveland Heights, OH56.4Westerville, OH: 56.2 %Westerville, OH56.2Springboro, OH: 56 %Springboro, OH56Westlake, OH: 55.6 %Westlake, OH55.6Lyndhurst, OH: 54.9 %Lyndhurst, OH54.9Broadview Heights, OH: 52.3 %Broadview Heights, OH52.3Avon Lake, OH: 52 %Avon Lake, OH52Beavercreek, OH: 51.7 %Beavercreek, OH51.7Gahanna, OH: 51 %Gahanna, OH51Centerville, OH: 50.4 %Centerville, OH50.4Stow, OH: 50.3 %Stow, OH50.3Lakewood, OH: 49.6 %Lakewood, OH49.6Sylvania, OH: 49 %Sylvania, OH49Strongsville, OH: 48.5 %Strongsville, OH48.5Pickerington, OH: 47.2 %Pickerington, OH47.2Bowling Green, OH: 45.2 %Bowling Green, OH45.2Loveland, OH: 44.8 %Loveland, OH44.8Upper Arlington, OH: 80.1 %Upper Arlington, OH80.1Montgomery, OH: 77.2 %Montgomery, OH77.2New Albany, OH: 76.1 %New Albany, OH76.1Bexley, OH: 76 %Bexley, OH76Powell, OH: 74.9 %Powell, OH74.9Dublin, OH: 73.2 %Dublin, OH73.2Hudson, OH: 73.1 %Hudson, OH73.1Shaker Heights, OH: 70.5 %Shaker Heights, OH70.5Worthington, OH: 69.5 %Worthington, OH69.5Athens, OH: 66.9 %Athens, OH66.9Beachwood, OH: 66 %Beachwood, OH66Bay Village, OH: 65.2 %Bay Village, OH65.2Oxford, OH: 64.9 %Oxford, OH64.9Rocky River, OH: 62.5 %Rocky River, OH62.5Blue Ash, OH: 62.4 %Blue Ash, OH62.4University Heights, OH: 62.2 %University Heights, OH62.2Solon, OH: 61.5 %Solon, OH61.5Mason, OH: 60.6 %Mason, OH60.6Hilliard, OH: 58.9 %Hilliard, OH58.9Avon, OH: 58.8 %Avon, OH58.8Aurora, OH: 58.4 %Aurora, OH58.4Brecksville, OH: 57.6 %Brecksville, OH57.6Perrysburg, OH: 57.2 %Perrysburg, OH57.2Cleveland Heights, OH: 56.4 %Cleveland Heights, OH56.4Westerville, OH: 56.2 %Westerville, OH56.2Springboro, OH: 56 %Springboro, OH56Westlake, OH: 55.6 %Westlake, OH55.6Lyndhurst, OH: 54.9 %Lyndhurst, OH54.9Broadview Heights, OH: 52.3 %Broadview Heights, OH52.3Avon Lake, OH: 52 %Avon Lake, OH52Beavercreek, OH: 51.7 %Beavercreek, OH51.7Gahanna, OH: 51 %Gahanna, OH51Centerville, OH: 50.4 %Centerville, OH50.4Stow, OH: 50.3 %Stow, OH50.3Lakewood, OH: 49.6 %Lakewood, OH49.6Sylvania, OH: 49 %Sylvania, OH49Strongsville, OH: 48.5 %Strongsville, OH48.5Pickerington, OH: 47.2 %Pickerington, OH47.2Bowling Green, OH: 45.2 %Bowling Green, OH45.2Loveland, OH: 44.8 %Loveland, OH44.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Upper Arlington, OH80.1
2Montgomery, OH77.2
3New Albany, OH76.1
4Bexley, OH76
5Powell, OH74.9
6Dublin, OH73.2
7Hudson, OH73.1
8Shaker Heights, OH70.5
9Worthington, OH69.5
10Athens, OH66.9
11Beachwood, OH66
12Bay Village, OH65.2
13Oxford, OH64.9
14Rocky River, OH62.5
15Blue Ash, OH62.4
16University Heights, OH62.2
17Solon, OH61.5
18Mason, OH60.6
19Hilliard, OH58.9
20Avon, OH58.8
21Aurora, OH58.4
22Brecksville, OH57.6
23Perrysburg, OH57.2
24Cleveland Heights, OH56.4
25Westerville, OH56.2
26Springboro, OH56
27Westlake, OH55.6
28Lyndhurst, OH54.9
29Broadview Heights, OH52.3
30Avon Lake, OH52
31Beavercreek, OH51.7
32Gahanna, OH51
33Centerville, OH50.4
34Stow, OH50.3
35Lakewood, OH49.6
36Sylvania, OH49
37Strongsville, OH48.5
38Pickerington, OH47.2
39Bowling Green, OH45.2
40Loveland, OH44.8
41Twinsburg, OH44.6
42Fairview Park, OH43.5
43Delaware, OH43.4
44South Euclid, OH42.9
45Canal Winchester, OH42.6
46Kent, OH42.5
47Green, OH41.3
48Macedonia, OH40.9
49North Royalton, OH40
50Cincinnati, OH39.6
51Mayfield Heights, OH39.1
52Kettering, OH38.6
53Wadsworth, OH38.5
54Columbus, OH37.9
55Middleburg Heights, OH37
56Medina, OH36.8
57Clayton, OH36.2
58Maumee, OH36.1
59North Canton, OH36
60Berea, OH36
61Monroe, OH35.9
62Tipp City, OH34.9
63Cuyahoga Falls, OH34.4
64Sharonville, OH33.9
65Seven Hills, OH33.5
66Springdale, OH32.7
67Tallmadge, OH32.7
68Grove City, OH32.4
69Amherst, OH32.3
70Mentor, OH32.3
71Richmond Heights, OH32
72North Olmsted, OH32
73Marysville, OH31.4
74Englewood, OH31.3
75Norwood, OH31.3
76Willoughby, OH31.3
77Reynoldsburg, OH30.6
78Fairfield, OH30.6
79North Ridgeville, OH30.5
80Marietta, OH30.3
81Troy, OH30.3
82Wooster, OH30.1
83Fairborn, OH30
84Vermilion, OH29.2
85Streetsboro, OH28.9
86Findlay, OH28.5
87Brunswick, OH28.3
88Lebanon, OH28.2
89Forest Park, OH27.3
90Harrison, OH27.1
91Dover, OH26.9
92Parma Heights, OH26.5
93Miamisburg, OH26.4
94Ashland, OH26.3
95Pataskala, OH26.1
96Steubenville, OH26
97Vandalia, OH25.6
98Norton, OH24.3
99Bedford, OH24.2
100Mount Vernon, OH24
101Oregon, OH23.8
102Huber Heights, OH23.5
103Wickliffe, OH23
104Parma, OH22.7
105Reading, OH22.6
106Willowick, OH22.3
107Wilmington, OH22.1
108Newark, OH22.1
109Akron, OH22
110New Franklin, OH21.9
111Tiffin, OH21.9
112Riverside, OH20.9
113Lancaster, OH20.9
114Chillicothe, OH20.9
115Defiance, OH20.8
116West Carrollton, OH20.8
117Heath, OH20.7
118Euclid, OH20.5
119New Philadelphia, OH20.4
120Xenia, OH20
121Eastlake, OH19.9
122Alliance, OH19.7
123Brooklyn, OH19.6
123Toledo, OH19.6
125Coshocton, OH19.5
126Celina, OH19.3
127Niles, OH19.2
128Cleveland, OH19.2
129Painesville, OH18.9
130Salem, OH18.8
131Dayton, OH18.7
132London, OH18.7
133Trotwood, OH18.5
134Ravenna, OH18.4
135Ironton, OH18.2
136Warrensville Heights, OH17.9
137Greenville, OH17.6
138Van Wert, OH17.2
139Bedford Heights, OH17.2
140Sidney, OH16.9
141Hamilton, OH16.7
142Sandusky, OH16.7
143Norwalk, OH16.6
144Garfield Heights, OH16.3
145Circleville, OH16.2
146Fremont, OH16.2
147Massillon, OH16.1
148Barberton, OH16
149Middletown, OH15.8
150Bellefontaine, OH15.8
151Urbana, OH15.3
152Elyria, OH15.1
153Mansfield, OH15.1
154Brook Park, OH15.1
154Springfield, OH15.1
156Portsmouth, OH15.1
157Washington Court House, OH14.9
158Warren, OH14.7
159East Cleveland, OH14.3
160Whitehall, OH14.3
161Galion, OH14.2
162Conneaut, OH14.2
163Youngstown, OH14.1
164Cambridge, OH14.1
165Maple Heights, OH14
166Canton, OH13.9
167Trenton, OH13.4
168Piqua, OH12.9
169Lorain, OH12.8
170Zanesville, OH11.9
171Franklin, OH11.4
172Ashtabula, OH11.3
172Bucyrus, OH11.3
174Marion, OH11
175Lima, OH10.6
176Fostoria, OH8.9

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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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Upper Arlington, OH, with 80.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fostoria, OH, with 8.9% in 2021.

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