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

Franklin Park, PA had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 68 cities in 2024, at 77.1%. Hazleton, PA had the lowest, at 10.8%. The median was 26.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 35.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.1Franklin Park, PA
Lowest10.8Hazleton, PA
Median26.668 cities
Pennsylvania35.2History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Franklin Park, PA: 77.1 %Franklin Park, PA77.1State College, PA: 68.4 %State College, PA68.4West Chester, PA: 59.1 %West Chester, PA59.1Wyomissing, PA: 57.8 %Wyomissing, PA57.8Phoenixville, PA: 56.9 %Phoenixville, PA56.9Murrysville, PA: 56.7 %Murrysville, PA56.7Bethel Park, PA: 53.5 %Bethel Park, PA53.5Pittsburgh, PA: 49.1 %Pittsburgh, PA49.1Indiana, PA: 48.9 %Indiana, PA48.9Monroeville, PA: 46.4 %Monroeville, PA46.4Jefferson Hills, PA: 45.3 %Jefferson Hills, PA45.3Plum, PA: 45 %Plum, PA45Whitehall, PA: 43.1 %Whitehall, PA43.1Mechanicsburg, PA: 42.9 %Mechanicsburg, PA42.9Lansdale, PA: 39.8 %Lansdale, PA39.8Greensburg, PA: 39 %Greensburg, PA39Lansdowne, PA: 38.4 %Lansdowne, PA38.4Carlisle, PA: 37.9 %Carlisle, PA37.9Dunmore, PA: 37.3 %Dunmore, PA37.3Wilkinsburg, PA: 36.7 %Wilkinsburg, PA36.7Bethlehem, PA: 36 %Bethlehem, PA36Philadelphia, PA: 35.4 %Philadelphia, PA35.4Hermitage, PA: 35.2 %Hermitage, PA35.2Baldwin, PA: 33.3 %Baldwin, PA33.3Lower Burrell, PA: 33.1 %Lower Burrell, PA33.1Bloomsburg, PA: 32.5 %Bloomsburg, PA32.5Emmaus, PA: 32.1 %Emmaus, PA32.1Kingston, PA: 31.7 %Kingston, PA31.7Elizabethtown, PA: 31.4 %Elizabethtown, PA31.4Munhall, PA: 30.9 %Munhall, PA30.9Lancaster, PA: 29.4 %Lancaster, PA29.4Easton, PA: 28.2 %Easton, PA28.2Chambersburg, PA: 27.3 %Chambersburg, PA27.3Williamsport, PA: 27 %Williamsport, PA27Northampton, PA: 26.2 %Northampton, PA26.2Harrisburg, PA: 25.9 %Harrisburg, PA25.9Yeadon, PA: 25 %Yeadon, PA25West Mifflin, PA: 24.6 %West Mifflin, PA24.6Norristown, PA: 23.5 %Norristown, PA23.5Ephrata, PA: 23.2 %Ephrata, PA23.2Franklin Park, PA: 77.1 %Franklin Park, PA77.1State College, PA: 68.4 %State College, PA68.4West Chester, PA: 59.1 %West Chester, PA59.1Wyomissing, PA: 57.8 %Wyomissing, PA57.8Phoenixville, PA: 56.9 %Phoenixville, PA56.9Murrysville, PA: 56.7 %Murrysville, PA56.7Bethel Park, PA: 53.5 %Bethel Park, PA53.5Pittsburgh, PA: 49.1 %Pittsburgh, PA49.1Indiana, PA: 48.9 %Indiana, PA48.9Monroeville, PA: 46.4 %Monroeville, PA46.4Jefferson Hills, PA: 45.3 %Jefferson Hills, PA45.3Plum, PA: 45 %Plum, PA45Whitehall, PA: 43.1 %Whitehall, PA43.1Mechanicsburg, PA: 42.9 %Mechanicsburg, PA42.9Lansdale, PA: 39.8 %Lansdale, PA39.8Greensburg, PA: 39 %Greensburg, PA39Lansdowne, PA: 38.4 %Lansdowne, PA38.4Carlisle, PA: 37.9 %Carlisle, PA37.9Dunmore, PA: 37.3 %Dunmore, PA37.3Wilkinsburg, PA: 36.7 %Wilkinsburg, PA36.7Bethlehem, PA: 36 %Bethlehem, PA36Philadelphia, PA: 35.4 %Philadelphia, PA35.4Hermitage, PA: 35.2 %Hermitage, PA35.2Baldwin, PA: 33.3 %Baldwin, PA33.3Lower Burrell, PA: 33.1 %Lower Burrell, PA33.1Bloomsburg, PA: 32.5 %Bloomsburg, PA32.5Emmaus, PA: 32.1 %Emmaus, PA32.1Kingston, PA: 31.7 %Kingston, PA31.7Elizabethtown, PA: 31.4 %Elizabethtown, PA31.4Munhall, PA: 30.9 %Munhall, PA30.9Lancaster, PA: 29.4 %Lancaster, PA29.4Easton, PA: 28.2 %Easton, PA28.2Chambersburg, PA: 27.3 %Chambersburg, PA27.3Williamsport, PA: 27 %Williamsport, PA27Northampton, PA: 26.2 %Northampton, PA26.2Harrisburg, PA: 25.9 %Harrisburg, PA25.9Yeadon, PA: 25 %Yeadon, PA25West Mifflin, PA: 24.6 %West Mifflin, PA24.6Norristown, PA: 23.5 %Norristown, PA23.5Ephrata, PA: 23.2 %Ephrata, PA23.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Franklin Park, PA77.1+1.9 pts
2State College, PA68.4-2.4 pts
3West Chester, PA59.1-1 pts
4Wyomissing, PA57.8+1.4 pts
5Phoenixville, PA56.9+3.6 pts
6Murrysville, PA56.7+0.2 pts
7Bethel Park, PA53.5+1.8 pts
8Pittsburgh, PA49.1+1.3 pts
9Indiana, PA48.9-2.1 pts
10Monroeville, PA46.4+0.7 pts
11Jefferson Hills, PA45.3-0.3 pts
12Plum, PA45+1.7 pts
13Whitehall, PA43.1+1.6 pts
14Mechanicsburg, PA42.9+0.7 pts
15Lansdale, PA39.8+2.4 pts
16Greensburg, PA39-0.7 pts
17Lansdowne, PA38.4-0 pts
18Carlisle, PA37.9+0.1 pts
19Dunmore, PA37.3-1.6 pts
20Wilkinsburg, PA36.7-0.2 pts
21Bethlehem, PA36+1 pts
22Philadelphia, PA35.4+0.8 pts
23Hermitage, PA35.2-0.6 pts
24Baldwin, PA33.3+0.5 pts
25Lower Burrell, PA33.1+1.1 pts
26Bloomsburg, PA32.5-0.6 pts
27Emmaus, PA32.1+2.6 pts
28Kingston, PA31.7-1 pts
29Elizabethtown, PA31.4+1.6 pts
30Munhall, PA30.9+3.1 pts
31Lancaster, PA29.4+2.2 pts
32Easton, PA28.2+0.6 pts
33Chambersburg, PA27.3+0.6 pts
34Williamsport, PA27+0.5 pts
35Northampton, PA26.2+3.7 pts
36Harrisburg, PA25.9-0.4 pts
37Yeadon, PA25+2.6 pts
38West Mifflin, PA24.6+0.4 pts
39Norristown, PA23.5-0.2 pts
40Ephrata, PA23.2+0.3 pts
41Scranton, PA23.1+0.3 pts
42Erie, PA23.1+0.8 pts
43Butler, PA23+1.8 pts
44Meadville, PA22.7-1.9 pts
45New Kensington, PA22.5+2.3 pts
46Pottsville, PA21.9+0.4 pts
47St. Marys, PA21.4+0.9 pts
48Berwick, PA21.3+6.4 pts
49Pottstown, PA21.1+0.8 pts
50Altoona, PA20.5+0.7 pts
51Wilkes-Barre, PA20.5+1.1 pts
52Coatesville, PA19.8+4 pts
53Allentown, PA19.1-0.3 pts
54Washington, PA19-0.3 pts
55Waynesboro, PA19+1.1 pts
56Nanticoke, PA18.6-0.5 pts
57Sharon, PA18.4-0.1 pts
58York, PA17.5+0.4 pts
59Columbia, PA17.4+0.2 pts
60New Castle, PA16.3+1.1 pts
61Hanover, PA15.9-0.5 pts
62Lebanon, PA15.9+1.2 pts
63Johnstown, PA15.8+0.9 pts
64Darby, PA15.5-0.7 pts
65Chester, PA14.4+1.1 pts
66Reading, PA11.4-0.3 pts
67McKeesport, PA11-1.3 pts
68Hazleton, PA10.8-0.9 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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Franklin Park, PA, with 77.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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