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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 2022, at 73%. Sweet Home, OR had the lowest, at 8.8%. The median was 25.8% and the figure for Oregon was 35.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73Lake Oswego, OR
Lowest8.8Sweet Home, OR
Median25.856 cities
Oregon35.5History

All cities, 2022

Lake Oswego, OR: 73 %Lake Oswego, OR73West Linn, OR: 63.1 %West Linn, OR63.1Ashland, OR: 62.4 %Ashland, OR62.4Corvallis, OR: 60.4 %Corvallis, OR60.4Portland, OR: 52.6 %Portland, OR52.6Sherwood, OR: 49.6 %Sherwood, OR49.6Happy Valley, OR: 48.6 %Happy Valley, OR48.6Bend, OR: 48.4 %Bend, OR48.4Beaverton, OR: 48.3 %Beaverton, OR48.3Tigard, OR: 47.9 %Tigard, OR47.9Wilsonville, OR: 46.2 %Wilsonville, OR46.2Tualatin, OR: 45.8 %Tualatin, OR45.8Eugene, OR: 44.2 %Eugene, OR44.2Hillsboro, OR: 41.7 %Hillsboro, OR41.7Milwaukie, OR: 38.3 %Milwaukie, OR38.3Newberg, OR: 38.2 %Newberg, OR38.2Forest Grove, OR: 33.4 %Forest Grove, OR33.4Salem, OR: 31 %Salem, OR31Oregon City, OR: 30.2 %Oregon City, OR30.2Newport, OR: 30.2 %Newport, OR30.2Monmouth, OR: 29.1 %Monmouth, OR29.1Canby, OR: 28.5 %Canby, OR28.5Medford, OR: 28.4 %Medford, OR28.4Silverton, OR: 28.4 %Silverton, OR28.4Albany, OR: 28.4 %Albany, OR28.4Lincoln City, OR: 28.1 %Lincoln City, OR28.1McMinnville, OR: 26.7 %McMinnville, OR26.7Keizer, OR: 25.9 %Keizer, OR25.9Gladstone, OR: 25.7 %Gladstone, OR25.7Baker City, OR: 25.5 %Baker City, OR25.5Redmond, OR: 24.8 %Redmond, OR24.8Troutdale, OR: 24.2 %Troutdale, OR24.2Fairview, OR: 23.9 %Fairview, OR23.9Dallas, OR: 23.8 %Dallas, OR23.8Gresham, OR: 23.3 %Gresham, OR23.3The Dalles, OR: 23 %The Dalles, OR23La Grande, OR: 22.9 %La Grande, OR22.9Pendleton, OR: 22.6 %Pendleton, OR22.6Roseburg, OR: 22.3 %Roseburg, OR22.3Central Point, OR: 22.3 %Central Point, OR22.3Klamath Falls, OR: 22.2 %Klamath Falls, OR22.2Sandy, OR: 21.8 %Sandy, OR21.8Independence, OR: 20.8 %Independence, OR20.8Springfield, OR: 20.7 %Springfield, OR20.7Lebanon, OR: 20.2 %Lebanon, OR20.2Cottage Grove, OR: 20.2 %Cottage Grove, OR20.2Coos Bay, OR: 20.2 %Coos Bay, OR20.2Prineville, OR: 18.6 %Prineville, OR18.6Grants Pass, OR: 18.6 %Grants Pass, OR18.6Ontario, OR: 16.7 %Ontario, OR16.7Hermiston, OR: 16.5 %Hermiston, OR16.5Woodburn, OR: 15.1 %Woodburn, OR15.1Cornelius, OR: 14.8 %Cornelius, OR14.8St. Helens, OR: 14.8 %St. Helens, OR14.8Molalla, OR: 14.6 %Molalla, OR14.6Sweet Home, OR: 8.8 %Sweet Home, OR8.8Lake Oswego, OR: 73 %Lake Oswego, OR73West Linn, OR: 63.1 %West Linn, OR63.1Ashland, OR: 62.4 %Ashland, OR62.4Corvallis, OR: 60.4 %Corvallis, OR60.4Portland, OR: 52.6 %Portland, OR52.6Sherwood, OR: 49.6 %Sherwood, OR49.6Happy Valley, OR: 48.6 %Happy Valley, OR48.6Bend, OR: 48.4 %Bend, OR48.4Beaverton, OR: 48.3 %Beaverton, OR48.3Tigard, OR: 47.9 %Tigard, OR47.9Wilsonville, OR: 46.2 %Wilsonville, OR46.2Tualatin, OR: 45.8 %Tualatin, OR45.8Eugene, OR: 44.2 %Eugene, OR44.2Hillsboro, OR: 41.7 %Hillsboro, OR41.7Milwaukie, OR: 38.3 %Milwaukie, OR38.3Newberg, OR: 38.2 %Newberg, OR38.2Forest Grove, OR: 33.4 %Forest Grove, OR33.4Salem, OR: 31 %Salem, OR31Oregon City, OR: 30.2 %Oregon City, OR30.2Newport, OR: 30.2 %Newport, OR30.2Monmouth, OR: 29.1 %Monmouth, OR29.1Canby, OR: 28.5 %Canby, OR28.5Medford, OR: 28.4 %Medford, OR28.4Silverton, OR: 28.4 %Silverton, OR28.4Albany, OR: 28.4 %Albany, OR28.4Lincoln City, OR: 28.1 %Lincoln City, OR28.1McMinnville, OR: 26.7 %McMinnville, OR26.7Keizer, OR: 25.9 %Keizer, OR25.9Gladstone, OR: 25.7 %Gladstone, OR25.7Baker City, OR: 25.5 %Baker City, OR25.5Redmond, OR: 24.8 %Redmond, OR24.8Troutdale, OR: 24.2 %Troutdale, OR24.2Fairview, OR: 23.9 %Fairview, OR23.9Dallas, OR: 23.8 %Dallas, OR23.8Gresham, OR: 23.3 %Gresham, OR23.3The Dalles, OR: 23 %The Dalles, OR23La Grande, OR: 22.9 %La Grande, OR22.9Pendleton, OR: 22.6 %Pendleton, OR22.6Roseburg, OR: 22.3 %Roseburg, OR22.3Central Point, OR: 22.3 %Central Point, OR22.3Klamath Falls, OR: 22.2 %Klamath Falls, OR22.2Sandy, OR: 21.8 %Sandy, OR21.8Independence, OR: 20.8 %Independence, OR20.8Springfield, OR: 20.7 %Springfield, OR20.7Lebanon, OR: 20.2 %Lebanon, OR20.2Cottage Grove, OR: 20.2 %Cottage Grove, OR20.2Coos Bay, OR: 20.2 %Coos Bay, OR20.2Prineville, OR: 18.6 %Prineville, OR18.6Grants Pass, OR: 18.6 %Grants Pass, OR18.6Ontario, OR: 16.7 %Ontario, OR16.7Hermiston, OR: 16.5 %Hermiston, OR16.5Woodburn, OR: 15.1 %Woodburn, OR15.1Cornelius, OR: 14.8 %Cornelius, OR14.8St. Helens, OR: 14.8 %St. Helens, OR14.8Molalla, OR: 14.6 %Molalla, OR14.6Sweet Home, OR: 8.8 %Sweet Home, OR8.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lake Oswego, OR73+0.2 pts
2West Linn, OR63.1+0.2 pts
3Ashland, OR62.4-0.9 pts
4Corvallis, OR60.4+0.8 pts
5Portland, OR52.6+0.6 pts
6Sherwood, OR49.6+1.2 pts
7Happy Valley, OR48.6-1.4 pts
8Bend, OR48.4+1.8 pts
9Beaverton, OR48.3+1.3 pts
10Tigard, OR47.9+1.3 pts
11Wilsonville, OR46.2+0.8 pts
12Tualatin, OR45.8+0.5 pts
13Eugene, OR44.2+0.3 pts
14Hillsboro, OR41.7-0.9 pts
15Milwaukie, OR38.3-0.4 pts
16Newberg, OR38.2+2.5 pts
17Forest Grove, OR33.4+0.2 pts
18Salem, OR31+0.9 pts
19Oregon City, OR30.2-0.5 pts
20Newport, OR30.2-0.7 pts
21Monmouth, OR29.1+0.8 pts
22Canby, OR28.5-0.1 pts
23Medford, OR28.4+1.3 pts
23Silverton, OR28.4+0.6 pts
25Albany, OR28.4+1.1 pts
26Lincoln City, OR28.1+2.6 pts
27McMinnville, OR26.7-0.1 pts
28Keizer, OR25.9+0.4 pts
29Gladstone, OR25.7-0.3 pts
30Baker City, OR25.5+1.1 pts
31Redmond, OR24.8+2.1 pts
32Troutdale, OR24.2-1.3 pts
33Fairview, OR23.9+2.9 pts
34Dallas, OR23.8-0.6 pts
35Gresham, OR23.3-0.1 pts
36The Dalles, OR23+1.2 pts
37La Grande, OR22.9+0.3 pts
38Pendleton, OR22.6+1.5 pts
39Roseburg, OR22.3-1.8 pts
40Central Point, OR22.3-0.7 pts
41Klamath Falls, OR22.2-0.7 pts
42Sandy, OR21.8-1 pts
43Independence, OR20.8+2.6 pts
44Springfield, OR20.7+0.6 pts
45Lebanon, OR20.2+2.1 pts
46Cottage Grove, OR20.2-0.8 pts
47Coos Bay, OR20.2+0.3 pts
48Prineville, OR18.6+0.4 pts
49Grants Pass, OR18.6+1.4 pts
50Ontario, OR16.7+0.6 pts
51Hermiston, OR16.5-0.3 pts
52Woodburn, OR15.1-0.9 pts
53Cornelius, OR14.8-1.7 pts
53St. Helens, OR14.8+1.2 pts
55Molalla, OR14.6-1.6 pts
56Sweet Home, OR8.8+1.2 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/oregon-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/oregon-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/oregon-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Lake Oswego, OR, with 73% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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