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

Lake Oswego, OR had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 56 cities in 2024, at 74.8%. Sweet Home, OR had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 27.9% and the figure for Oregon was 36.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.8Lake Oswego, OR
Lowest11.3Sweet Home, OR
Median27.956 cities
Oregon36.8History

All cities, 2024

Lake Oswego, OR: 74.8 %Lake Oswego, OR74.8Ashland, OR: 66.2 %Ashland, OR66.2West Linn, OR: 62 %West Linn, OR62Corvallis, OR: 61.4 %Corvallis, OR61.4Portland, OR: 53.8 %Portland, OR53.8Bend, OR: 52.9 %Bend, OR52.9Tigard, OR: 51 %Tigard, OR51Beaverton, OR: 50.1 %Beaverton, OR50.1Sherwood, OR: 49.9 %Sherwood, OR49.9Tualatin, OR: 46.5 %Tualatin, OR46.5Happy Valley, OR: 46.4 %Happy Valley, OR46.4Eugene, OR: 45.1 %Eugene, OR45.1Wilsonville, OR: 44.3 %Wilsonville, OR44.3Hillsboro, OR: 42.3 %Hillsboro, OR42.3Milwaukie, OR: 41.5 %Milwaukie, OR41.5Newberg, OR: 34.2 %Newberg, OR34.2Oregon City, OR: 33.4 %Oregon City, OR33.4Silverton, OR: 33 %Silverton, OR33Forest Grove, OR: 31.8 %Forest Grove, OR31.8Salem, OR: 31.5 %Salem, OR31.5Newport, OR: 31.3 %Newport, OR31.3Canby, OR: 30.5 %Canby, OR30.5Redmond, OR: 30.3 %Redmond, OR30.3Medford, OR: 30.1 %Medford, OR30.1Sandy, OR: 29.7 %Sandy, OR29.7Albany, OR: 29.4 %Albany, OR29.4Troutdale, OR: 29.1 %Troutdale, OR29.1Central Point, OR: 28.4 %Central Point, OR28.4Monmouth, OR: 27.3 %Monmouth, OR27.3Independence, OR: 27 %Independence, OR27Keizer, OR: 26.9 %Keizer, OR26.9Baker City, OR: 26.9 %Baker City, OR26.9La Grande, OR: 26.8 %La Grande, OR26.8Lincoln City, OR: 26.1 %Lincoln City, OR26.1McMinnville, OR: 25.8 %McMinnville, OR25.8Gladstone, OR: 25.8 %Gladstone, OR25.8Pendleton, OR: 24.7 %Pendleton, OR24.7Klamath Falls, OR: 24 %Klamath Falls, OR24Fairview, OR: 24 %Fairview, OR24Gresham, OR: 23.3 %Gresham, OR23.3Coos Bay, OR: 22.9 %Coos Bay, OR22.9Dallas, OR: 22.9 %Dallas, OR22.9The Dalles, OR: 22.7 %The Dalles, OR22.7Springfield, OR: 22.4 %Springfield, OR22.4Roseburg, OR: 21.5 %Roseburg, OR21.5Lebanon, OR: 21.3 %Lebanon, OR21.3Cottage Grove, OR: 21.1 %Cottage Grove, OR21.1Grants Pass, OR: 19.3 %Grants Pass, OR19.3Cornelius, OR: 18.9 %Cornelius, OR18.9Molalla, OR: 18.8 %Molalla, OR18.8St. Helens, OR: 16.9 %St. Helens, OR16.9Hermiston, OR: 16.7 %Hermiston, OR16.7Prineville, OR: 16.3 %Prineville, OR16.3Ontario, OR: 15.7 %Ontario, OR15.7Woodburn, OR: 15.1 %Woodburn, OR15.1Sweet Home, OR: 11.3 %Sweet Home, OR11.3Lake Oswego, OR: 74.8 %Lake Oswego, OR74.8Ashland, OR: 66.2 %Ashland, OR66.2West Linn, OR: 62 %West Linn, OR62Corvallis, OR: 61.4 %Corvallis, OR61.4Portland, OR: 53.8 %Portland, OR53.8Bend, OR: 52.9 %Bend, OR52.9Tigard, OR: 51 %Tigard, OR51Beaverton, OR: 50.1 %Beaverton, OR50.1Sherwood, OR: 49.9 %Sherwood, OR49.9Tualatin, OR: 46.5 %Tualatin, OR46.5Happy Valley, OR: 46.4 %Happy Valley, OR46.4Eugene, OR: 45.1 %Eugene, OR45.1Wilsonville, OR: 44.3 %Wilsonville, OR44.3Hillsboro, OR: 42.3 %Hillsboro, OR42.3Milwaukie, OR: 41.5 %Milwaukie, OR41.5Newberg, OR: 34.2 %Newberg, OR34.2Oregon City, OR: 33.4 %Oregon City, OR33.4Silverton, OR: 33 %Silverton, OR33Forest Grove, OR: 31.8 %Forest Grove, OR31.8Salem, OR: 31.5 %Salem, OR31.5Newport, OR: 31.3 %Newport, OR31.3Canby, OR: 30.5 %Canby, OR30.5Redmond, OR: 30.3 %Redmond, OR30.3Medford, OR: 30.1 %Medford, OR30.1Sandy, OR: 29.7 %Sandy, OR29.7Albany, OR: 29.4 %Albany, OR29.4Troutdale, OR: 29.1 %Troutdale, OR29.1Central Point, OR: 28.4 %Central Point, OR28.4Monmouth, OR: 27.3 %Monmouth, OR27.3Independence, OR: 27 %Independence, OR27Keizer, OR: 26.9 %Keizer, OR26.9Baker City, OR: 26.9 %Baker City, OR26.9La Grande, OR: 26.8 %La Grande, OR26.8Lincoln City, OR: 26.1 %Lincoln City, OR26.1McMinnville, OR: 25.8 %McMinnville, OR25.8Gladstone, OR: 25.8 %Gladstone, OR25.8Pendleton, OR: 24.7 %Pendleton, OR24.7Klamath Falls, OR: 24 %Klamath Falls, OR24Fairview, OR: 24 %Fairview, OR24Gresham, OR: 23.3 %Gresham, OR23.3Coos Bay, OR: 22.9 %Coos Bay, OR22.9Dallas, OR: 22.9 %Dallas, OR22.9The Dalles, OR: 22.7 %The Dalles, OR22.7Springfield, OR: 22.4 %Springfield, OR22.4Roseburg, OR: 21.5 %Roseburg, OR21.5Lebanon, OR: 21.3 %Lebanon, OR21.3Cottage Grove, OR: 21.1 %Cottage Grove, OR21.1Grants Pass, OR: 19.3 %Grants Pass, OR19.3Cornelius, OR: 18.9 %Cornelius, OR18.9Molalla, OR: 18.8 %Molalla, OR18.8St. Helens, OR: 16.9 %St. Helens, OR16.9Hermiston, OR: 16.7 %Hermiston, OR16.7Prineville, OR: 16.3 %Prineville, OR16.3Ontario, OR: 15.7 %Ontario, OR15.7Woodburn, OR: 15.1 %Woodburn, OR15.1Sweet Home, OR: 11.3 %Sweet Home, OR11.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lake Oswego, OR74.8-0.3 pts
2Ashland, OR66.2+1.2 pts
3West Linn, OR62-0.5 pts
4Corvallis, OR61.4+0.5 pts
5Portland, OR53.8+0.3 pts
6Bend, OR52.9+1.8 pts
7Tigard, OR51+1.4 pts
8Beaverton, OR50.1+0.8 pts
9Sherwood, OR49.9+0.4 pts
10Tualatin, OR46.5+1 pts
11Happy Valley, OR46.40 pts
12Eugene, OR45.1+0.9 pts
13Wilsonville, OR44.3-0.2 pts
14Hillsboro, OR42.3+0.2 pts
15Milwaukie, OR41.5+0.6 pts
16Newberg, OR34.2-1 pts
17Oregon City, OR33.4+0.8 pts
18Silverton, OR33+2.1 pts
19Forest Grove, OR31.8+0.1 pts
20Salem, OR31.50 pts
21Newport, OR31.3+0.2 pts
22Canby, OR30.50 pts
23Redmond, OR30.3+1 pts
24Medford, OR30.1+0.6 pts
25Sandy, OR29.7+4.9 pts
26Albany, OR29.4+0.9 pts
27Troutdale, OR29.1+1.9 pts
28Central Point, OR28.4+5.4 pts
29Monmouth, OR27.3-0.6 pts
30Independence, OR27+3.7 pts
31Keizer, OR26.9-0.2 pts
32Baker City, OR26.9-2.2 pts
33La Grande, OR26.8+1.8 pts
34Lincoln City, OR26.1-2 pts
35McMinnville, OR25.8-0.3 pts
36Gladstone, OR25.8+2.2 pts
37Pendleton, OR24.7-0.6 pts
38Klamath Falls, OR24+1.7 pts
39Fairview, OR24+0.5 pts
40Gresham, OR23.3-0.3 pts
41Coos Bay, OR22.9+1.5 pts
42Dallas, OR22.90 pts
43The Dalles, OR22.7+0.4 pts
44Springfield, OR22.4+0.8 pts
45Roseburg, OR21.5+0.2 pts
46Lebanon, OR21.3+0.1 pts
47Cottage Grove, OR21.1+0.4 pts
48Grants Pass, OR19.3-0.4 pts
49Cornelius, OR18.9+3.7 pts
50Molalla, OR18.8+0.8 pts
51St. Helens, OR16.9+0.9 pts
52Hermiston, OR16.7+1.6 pts
53Prineville, OR16.3-1.9 pts
54Ontario, OR15.7-2.2 pts
55Woodburn, OR15.1-1.6 pts
56Sweet Home, OR11.3+1.7 pts

Other periods

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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Oregon by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Oregon by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/oregon-cities. 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 Oregon by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/oregon-cities.

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