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

Franklin Park, PA had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 68 cities in 2023, at 75.2%. Reading, PA had the lowest, at 11.7%. The median was 26.4% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 34.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.2Franklin Park, PA
Lowest11.7Reading, PA
Median26.468 cities
Pennsylvania34.5History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Franklin Park, PA: 75.2 %Franklin Park, PA75.2State College, PA: 70.7 %State College, PA70.7West Chester, PA: 60.1 %West Chester, PA60.1Murrysville, PA: 56.4 %Murrysville, PA56.4Wyomissing, PA: 56.4 %Wyomissing, PA56.4Phoenixville, PA: 53.3 %Phoenixville, PA53.3Bethel Park, PA: 51.7 %Bethel Park, PA51.7Indiana, PA: 51 %Indiana, PA51Pittsburgh, PA: 47.8 %Pittsburgh, PA47.8Monroeville, PA: 45.7 %Monroeville, PA45.7Jefferson Hills, PA: 45.6 %Jefferson Hills, PA45.6Plum, PA: 43.3 %Plum, PA43.3Mechanicsburg, PA: 42.2 %Mechanicsburg, PA42.2Whitehall, PA: 41.5 %Whitehall, PA41.5Greensburg, PA: 39.8 %Greensburg, PA39.8Dunmore, PA: 39 %Dunmore, PA39Lansdowne, PA: 38.4 %Lansdowne, PA38.4Carlisle, PA: 37.8 %Carlisle, PA37.8Lansdale, PA: 37.4 %Lansdale, PA37.4Wilkinsburg, PA: 36.8 %Wilkinsburg, PA36.8Hermitage, PA: 35.8 %Hermitage, PA35.8Bethlehem, PA: 35 %Bethlehem, PA35Philadelphia, PA: 34.6 %Philadelphia, PA34.6Bloomsburg, PA: 33.1 %Bloomsburg, PA33.1Baldwin, PA: 32.8 %Baldwin, PA32.8Kingston, PA: 32.6 %Kingston, PA32.6Lower Burrell, PA: 32 %Lower Burrell, PA32Elizabethtown, PA: 29.8 %Elizabethtown, PA29.8Emmaus, PA: 29.5 %Emmaus, PA29.5Munhall, PA: 27.8 %Munhall, PA27.8Easton, PA: 27.6 %Easton, PA27.6Lancaster, PA: 27.2 %Lancaster, PA27.2Chambersburg, PA: 26.7 %Chambersburg, PA26.7Williamsport, PA: 26.4 %Williamsport, PA26.4Harrisburg, PA: 26.3 %Harrisburg, PA26.3Meadville, PA: 24.6 %Meadville, PA24.6West Mifflin, PA: 24.2 %West Mifflin, PA24.2Norristown, PA: 23.7 %Norristown, PA23.7Ephrata, PA: 22.9 %Ephrata, PA22.9Scranton, PA: 22.8 %Scranton, PA22.8Franklin Park, PA: 75.2 %Franklin Park, PA75.2State College, PA: 70.7 %State College, PA70.7West Chester, PA: 60.1 %West Chester, PA60.1Murrysville, PA: 56.4 %Murrysville, PA56.4Wyomissing, PA: 56.4 %Wyomissing, PA56.4Phoenixville, PA: 53.3 %Phoenixville, PA53.3Bethel Park, PA: 51.7 %Bethel Park, PA51.7Indiana, PA: 51 %Indiana, PA51Pittsburgh, PA: 47.8 %Pittsburgh, PA47.8Monroeville, PA: 45.7 %Monroeville, PA45.7Jefferson Hills, PA: 45.6 %Jefferson Hills, PA45.6Plum, PA: 43.3 %Plum, PA43.3Mechanicsburg, PA: 42.2 %Mechanicsburg, PA42.2Whitehall, PA: 41.5 %Whitehall, PA41.5Greensburg, PA: 39.8 %Greensburg, PA39.8Dunmore, PA: 39 %Dunmore, PA39Lansdowne, PA: 38.4 %Lansdowne, PA38.4Carlisle, PA: 37.8 %Carlisle, PA37.8Lansdale, PA: 37.4 %Lansdale, PA37.4Wilkinsburg, PA: 36.8 %Wilkinsburg, PA36.8Hermitage, PA: 35.8 %Hermitage, PA35.8Bethlehem, PA: 35 %Bethlehem, PA35Philadelphia, PA: 34.6 %Philadelphia, PA34.6Bloomsburg, PA: 33.1 %Bloomsburg, PA33.1Baldwin, PA: 32.8 %Baldwin, PA32.8Kingston, PA: 32.6 %Kingston, PA32.6Lower Burrell, PA: 32 %Lower Burrell, PA32Elizabethtown, PA: 29.8 %Elizabethtown, PA29.8Emmaus, PA: 29.5 %Emmaus, PA29.5Munhall, PA: 27.8 %Munhall, PA27.8Easton, PA: 27.6 %Easton, PA27.6Lancaster, PA: 27.2 %Lancaster, PA27.2Chambersburg, PA: 26.7 %Chambersburg, PA26.7Williamsport, PA: 26.4 %Williamsport, PA26.4Harrisburg, PA: 26.3 %Harrisburg, PA26.3Meadville, PA: 24.6 %Meadville, PA24.6West Mifflin, PA: 24.2 %West Mifflin, PA24.2Norristown, PA: 23.7 %Norristown, PA23.7Ephrata, PA: 22.9 %Ephrata, PA22.9Scranton, PA: 22.8 %Scranton, PA22.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Franklin Park, PA75.2+2.2 pts
2State College, PA70.7-0.2 pts
3West Chester, PA60.1+4.5 pts
4Murrysville, PA56.4+1 pts
5Wyomissing, PA56.4+1.5 pts
6Phoenixville, PA53.3+2.4 pts
7Bethel Park, PA51.7+0.7 pts
8Indiana, PA51-1.6 pts
9Pittsburgh, PA47.8+1.1 pts
10Monroeville, PA45.7+0.2 pts
11Jefferson Hills, PA45.6+1.1 pts
12Plum, PA43.3+3.3 pts
13Mechanicsburg, PA42.2+0.3 pts
14Whitehall, PA41.5+1.5 pts
15Greensburg, PA39.8+1.6 pts
16Dunmore, PA39+0.8 pts
17Lansdowne, PA38.4-1.5 pts
18Carlisle, PA37.8-0.5 pts
19Lansdale, PA37.4+1.8 pts
20Wilkinsburg, PA36.8-1.3 pts
21Hermitage, PA35.8+0.6 pts
22Bethlehem, PA35+1.2 pts
23Philadelphia, PA34.6+1 pts
24Bloomsburg, PA33.1-1.6 pts
25Baldwin, PA32.8+2.5 pts
26Kingston, PA32.6-0.5 pts
27Lower Burrell, PA32+0.4 pts
28Elizabethtown, PA29.8-1.6 pts
29Emmaus, PA29.5-4.4 pts
30Munhall, PA27.8+2.6 pts
31Easton, PA27.6+1.4 pts
32Lancaster, PA27.2-0.3 pts
33Chambersburg, PA26.7+0.5 pts
34Williamsport, PA26.4-0.5 pts
35Harrisburg, PA26.3+2.4 pts
36Meadville, PA24.6-0.3 pts
37West Mifflin, PA24.2+1.6 pts
38Norristown, PA23.7+0.5 pts
39Ephrata, PA22.9-0 pts
40Scranton, PA22.8+0.1 pts
41Northampton, PA22.6+2.4 pts
42Yeadon, PA22.4-0.5 pts
43Erie, PA22.3-0.1 pts
44Pottsville, PA21.5+2 pts
45Butler, PA21.2-1 pts
46St. Marys, PA20.5+0.9 pts
47Pottstown, PA20.3-1 pts
48New Kensington, PA20.1-1.6 pts
49Altoona, PA19.9+1 pts
50Wilkes-Barre, PA19.4+0.8 pts
51Allentown, PA19.4+1.1 pts
52Washington, PA19.3-0.1 pts
53Nanticoke, PA19.1-0.8 pts
54Sharon, PA18.5-2.1 pts
55Waynesboro, PA17.9+4.5 pts
56Columbia, PA17.2+0.4 pts
57York, PA17.1+0.9 pts
58Hanover, PA16.4-0.7 pts
59Darby, PA16.2-1 pts
60Coatesville, PA15.7+0.4 pts
61New Castle, PA15.2-1.3 pts
62Johnstown, PA14.9+1.2 pts
63Berwick, PA14.9-3.8 pts
64Lebanon, PA14.7+2.2 pts
65Chester, PA13.3-0.3 pts
66McKeesport, PA12.3-1 pts
67Hazleton, PA11.7+0.5 pts
68Reading, PA11.7-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Franklin Park, PA, with 75.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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