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

Lake Oswego, OR had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 56 cities in 2021, at 72.8%. Sweet Home, OR had the lowest, at 7.6%. The median was 25.5% and the figure for Oregon was 35%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.8Lake Oswego, OR
Lowest7.6Sweet Home, OR
Median25.556 cities
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All cities, 2021

Lake Oswego, OR: 72.8 %Lake Oswego, OR72.8Ashland, OR: 63.2 %Ashland, OR63.2West Linn, OR: 62.9 %West Linn, OR62.9Corvallis, OR: 59.6 %Corvallis, OR59.6Portland, OR: 51.9 %Portland, OR51.9Happy Valley, OR: 50 %Happy Valley, OR50Sherwood, OR: 48.4 %Sherwood, OR48.4Beaverton, OR: 47 %Beaverton, OR47Bend, OR: 46.6 %Bend, OR46.6Tigard, OR: 46.6 %Tigard, OR46.6Wilsonville, OR: 45.3 %Wilsonville, OR45.3Tualatin, OR: 45.3 %Tualatin, OR45.3Eugene, OR: 43.9 %Eugene, OR43.9Hillsboro, OR: 42.7 %Hillsboro, OR42.7Milwaukie, OR: 38.7 %Milwaukie, OR38.7Newberg, OR: 35.8 %Newberg, OR35.8Forest Grove, OR: 33.1 %Forest Grove, OR33.1Newport, OR: 30.9 %Newport, OR30.9Oregon City, OR: 30.7 %Oregon City, OR30.7Salem, OR: 30 %Salem, OR30Canby, OR: 28.7 %Canby, OR28.7Monmouth, OR: 28.3 %Monmouth, OR28.3Silverton, OR: 27.8 %Silverton, OR27.8Albany, OR: 27.3 %Albany, OR27.3Medford, OR: 27.1 %Medford, OR27.1McMinnville, OR: 26.8 %McMinnville, OR26.8Gladstone, OR: 26.1 %Gladstone, OR26.1Troutdale, OR: 25.5 %Troutdale, OR25.5Lincoln City, OR: 25.5 %Lincoln City, OR25.5Keizer, OR: 25.4 %Keizer, OR25.4Baker City, OR: 24.4 %Baker City, OR24.4Dallas, OR: 24.4 %Dallas, OR24.4Roseburg, OR: 24.1 %Roseburg, OR24.1Gresham, OR: 23.3 %Gresham, OR23.3Central Point, OR: 23 %Central Point, OR23Klamath Falls, OR: 22.9 %Klamath Falls, OR22.9Sandy, OR: 22.8 %Sandy, OR22.8Redmond, OR: 22.7 %Redmond, OR22.7La Grande, OR: 22.6 %La Grande, OR22.6The Dalles, OR: 21.7 %The Dalles, OR21.7Pendleton, OR: 21.1 %Pendleton, OR21.1Cottage Grove, OR: 21 %Cottage Grove, OR21Fairview, OR: 20.9 %Fairview, OR20.9Springfield, OR: 20.1 %Springfield, OR20.1Coos Bay, OR: 19.9 %Coos Bay, OR19.9Prineville, OR: 18.3 %Prineville, OR18.3Independence, OR: 18.2 %Independence, OR18.2Lebanon, OR: 18.1 %Lebanon, OR18.1Grants Pass, OR: 17.2 %Grants Pass, OR17.2Hermiston, OR: 16.8 %Hermiston, OR16.8Cornelius, OR: 16.5 %Cornelius, OR16.5Ontario, OR: 16.1 %Ontario, OR16.1Molalla, OR: 16.1 %Molalla, OR16.1Woodburn, OR: 16.1 %Woodburn, OR16.1St. Helens, OR: 13.5 %St. Helens, OR13.5Sweet Home, OR: 7.6 %Sweet Home, OR7.6Lake Oswego, OR: 72.8 %Lake Oswego, OR72.8Ashland, OR: 63.2 %Ashland, OR63.2West Linn, OR: 62.9 %West Linn, OR62.9Corvallis, OR: 59.6 %Corvallis, OR59.6Portland, OR: 51.9 %Portland, OR51.9Happy Valley, OR: 50 %Happy Valley, OR50Sherwood, OR: 48.4 %Sherwood, OR48.4Beaverton, OR: 47 %Beaverton, OR47Bend, OR: 46.6 %Bend, OR46.6Tigard, OR: 46.6 %Tigard, OR46.6Wilsonville, OR: 45.3 %Wilsonville, OR45.3Tualatin, OR: 45.3 %Tualatin, OR45.3Eugene, OR: 43.9 %Eugene, OR43.9Hillsboro, OR: 42.7 %Hillsboro, OR42.7Milwaukie, OR: 38.7 %Milwaukie, OR38.7Newberg, OR: 35.8 %Newberg, OR35.8Forest Grove, OR: 33.1 %Forest Grove, OR33.1Newport, OR: 30.9 %Newport, OR30.9Oregon City, OR: 30.7 %Oregon City, OR30.7Salem, OR: 30 %Salem, OR30Canby, OR: 28.7 %Canby, OR28.7Monmouth, OR: 28.3 %Monmouth, OR28.3Silverton, OR: 27.8 %Silverton, OR27.8Albany, OR: 27.3 %Albany, OR27.3Medford, OR: 27.1 %Medford, OR27.1McMinnville, OR: 26.8 %McMinnville, OR26.8Gladstone, OR: 26.1 %Gladstone, OR26.1Troutdale, OR: 25.5 %Troutdale, OR25.5Lincoln City, OR: 25.5 %Lincoln City, OR25.5Keizer, OR: 25.4 %Keizer, OR25.4Baker City, OR: 24.4 %Baker City, OR24.4Dallas, OR: 24.4 %Dallas, OR24.4Roseburg, OR: 24.1 %Roseburg, OR24.1Gresham, OR: 23.3 %Gresham, OR23.3Central Point, OR: 23 %Central Point, OR23Klamath Falls, OR: 22.9 %Klamath Falls, OR22.9Sandy, OR: 22.8 %Sandy, OR22.8Redmond, OR: 22.7 %Redmond, OR22.7La Grande, OR: 22.6 %La Grande, OR22.6The Dalles, OR: 21.7 %The Dalles, OR21.7Pendleton, OR: 21.1 %Pendleton, OR21.1Cottage Grove, OR: 21 %Cottage Grove, OR21Fairview, OR: 20.9 %Fairview, OR20.9Springfield, OR: 20.1 %Springfield, OR20.1Coos Bay, OR: 19.9 %Coos Bay, OR19.9Prineville, OR: 18.3 %Prineville, OR18.3Independence, OR: 18.2 %Independence, OR18.2Lebanon, OR: 18.1 %Lebanon, OR18.1Grants Pass, OR: 17.2 %Grants Pass, OR17.2Hermiston, OR: 16.8 %Hermiston, OR16.8Cornelius, OR: 16.5 %Cornelius, OR16.5Ontario, OR: 16.1 %Ontario, OR16.1Molalla, OR: 16.1 %Molalla, OR16.1Woodburn, OR: 16.1 %Woodburn, OR16.1St. Helens, OR: 13.5 %St. Helens, OR13.5Sweet Home, OR: 7.6 %Sweet Home, OR7.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Lake Oswego, OR72.8
2Ashland, OR63.2
3West Linn, OR62.9
4Corvallis, OR59.6
5Portland, OR51.9
6Happy Valley, OR50
7Sherwood, OR48.4
8Beaverton, OR47
9Bend, OR46.6
10Tigard, OR46.6
11Wilsonville, OR45.3
12Tualatin, OR45.3
13Eugene, OR43.9
14Hillsboro, OR42.7
15Milwaukie, OR38.7
16Newberg, OR35.8
17Forest Grove, OR33.1
18Newport, OR30.9
19Oregon City, OR30.7
20Salem, OR30
21Canby, OR28.7
22Monmouth, OR28.3
23Silverton, OR27.8
24Albany, OR27.3
25Medford, OR27.1
26McMinnville, OR26.8
27Gladstone, OR26.1
28Troutdale, OR25.5
29Lincoln City, OR25.5
30Keizer, OR25.4
31Baker City, OR24.4
32Dallas, OR24.4
33Roseburg, OR24.1
34Gresham, OR23.3
35Central Point, OR23
36Klamath Falls, OR22.9
37Sandy, OR22.8
38Redmond, OR22.7
39La Grande, OR22.6
40The Dalles, OR21.7
41Pendleton, OR21.1
42Cottage Grove, OR21
43Fairview, OR20.9
44Springfield, OR20.1
45Coos Bay, OR19.9
46Prineville, OR18.3
47Independence, OR18.2
48Lebanon, OR18.1
49Grants Pass, OR17.2
50Hermiston, OR16.8
51Cornelius, OR16.5
52Ontario, OR16.1
53Molalla, OR16.1
54Woodburn, OR16.1
55St. Helens, OR13.5
56Sweet Home, OR7.6

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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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Lake Oswego, OR, with 72.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sweet Home, OR, with 7.6% in 2021.

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