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

University Park, TX had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 256 cities in 2024, at 90.9%. San Elizario, TX had the lowest, at 5.7%. The median was 28% and the figure for Texas was 33.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest90.9University Park, TX
Lowest5.7San Elizario, TX
Median28256 cities
Texas33.8History

Top 40 cities, 2024

University Park, TX: 90.9 %University Park, TX90.9West University Place, TX: 90.4 %West University Place, TX90.4Bellaire, TX: 83.5 %Bellaire, TX83.5Fulshear, TX: 74.8 %Fulshear, TX74.8Southlake, TX: 74.6 %Southlake, TX74.6Lakeway, TX: 74 %Lakeway, TX74Coppell, TX: 69.9 %Coppell, TX69.9Colleyville, TX: 69.1 %Colleyville, TX69.1Dripping Springs, TX: 67.8 %Dripping Springs, TX67.8Trophy Club, TX: 67.6 %Trophy Club, TX67.6Frisco, TX: 67.5 %Frisco, TX67.5Fair Oaks Ranch, TX: 67.5 %Fair Oaks Ranch, TX67.5Prosper, TX: 66.5 %Prosper, TX66.5Flower Mound, TX: 65.6 %Flower Mound, TX65.6Celina, TX: 64.3 %Celina, TX64.3Addison, TX: 63.8 %Addison, TX63.8Sugar Land, TX: 63 %Sugar Land, TX63Heath, TX: 62.2 %Heath, TX62.2Murphy, TX: 62.1 %Murphy, TX62.1Keller, TX: 60.6 %Keller, TX60.6Plano, TX: 60.5 %Plano, TX60.5Austin, TX: 59.6 %Austin, TX59.6Fairview, TX: 59.4 %Fairview, TX59.4Highland Village, TX: 58.6 %Highland Village, TX58.6Grapevine, TX: 57.5 %Grapevine, TX57.5Allen, TX: 57.5 %Allen, TX57.5Richardson, TX: 57 %Richardson, TX57College Station, TX: 56.5 %College Station, TX56.5Cedar Park, TX: 55.6 %Cedar Park, TX55.6McKinney, TX: 54.1 %McKinney, TX54.1Leander, TX: 53.3 %Leander, TX53.3Farmers Branch, TX: 52.8 %Farmers Branch, TX52.8Helotes, TX: 52.8 %Helotes, TX52.8Friendswood, TX: 52.7 %Friendswood, TX52.7Melissa, TX: 52.6 %Melissa, TX52.6Northlake, TX: 52.6 %Northlake, TX52.6Buda, TX: 50.1 %Buda, TX50.1Iowa Colony, TX: 49.3 %Iowa Colony, TX49.3Katy, TX: 48.8 %Katy, TX48.8Rockwall, TX: 48.6 %Rockwall, TX48.6University Park, TX: 90.9 %University Park, TX90.9West University Place, TX: 90.4 %West University Place, TX90.4Bellaire, TX: 83.5 %Bellaire, TX83.5Fulshear, TX: 74.8 %Fulshear, TX74.8Southlake, TX: 74.6 %Southlake, TX74.6Lakeway, TX: 74 %Lakeway, TX74Coppell, TX: 69.9 %Coppell, TX69.9Colleyville, TX: 69.1 %Colleyville, TX69.1Dripping Springs, TX: 67.8 %Dripping Springs, TX67.8Trophy Club, TX: 67.6 %Trophy Club, TX67.6Frisco, TX: 67.5 %Frisco, TX67.5Fair Oaks Ranch, TX: 67.5 %Fair Oaks Ranch, TX67.5Prosper, TX: 66.5 %Prosper, TX66.5Flower Mound, TX: 65.6 %Flower Mound, TX65.6Celina, TX: 64.3 %Celina, TX64.3Addison, TX: 63.8 %Addison, TX63.8Sugar Land, TX: 63 %Sugar Land, TX63Heath, TX: 62.2 %Heath, TX62.2Murphy, TX: 62.1 %Murphy, TX62.1Keller, TX: 60.6 %Keller, TX60.6Plano, TX: 60.5 %Plano, TX60.5Austin, TX: 59.6 %Austin, TX59.6Fairview, TX: 59.4 %Fairview, TX59.4Highland Village, TX: 58.6 %Highland Village, TX58.6Grapevine, TX: 57.5 %Grapevine, TX57.5Allen, TX: 57.5 %Allen, TX57.5Richardson, TX: 57 %Richardson, TX57College Station, TX: 56.5 %College Station, TX56.5Cedar Park, TX: 55.6 %Cedar Park, TX55.6McKinney, TX: 54.1 %McKinney, TX54.1Leander, TX: 53.3 %Leander, TX53.3Farmers Branch, TX: 52.8 %Farmers Branch, TX52.8Helotes, TX: 52.8 %Helotes, TX52.8Friendswood, TX: 52.7 %Friendswood, TX52.7Melissa, TX: 52.6 %Melissa, TX52.6Northlake, TX: 52.6 %Northlake, TX52.6Buda, TX: 50.1 %Buda, TX50.1Iowa Colony, TX: 49.3 %Iowa Colony, TX49.3Katy, TX: 48.8 %Katy, TX48.8Rockwall, TX: 48.6 %Rockwall, TX48.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1University Park, TX90.9+0.4 pts
2West University Place, TX90.4-0.1 pts
3Bellaire, TX83.5+1.8 pts
4Fulshear, TX74.8+6.4 pts
5Southlake, TX74.6-0.1 pts
6Lakeway, TX74+0.3 pts
7Coppell, TX69.9+1.8 pts
8Colleyville, TX69.1-1.2 pts
9Dripping Springs, TX67.8+4.7 pts
10Trophy Club, TX67.6-0.8 pts
11Frisco, TX67.5+1.6 pts
12Fair Oaks Ranch, TX67.5-0.5 pts
13Prosper, TX66.5+3 pts
14Flower Mound, TX65.6+1.2 pts
15Celina, TX64.3+10 pts
16Addison, TX63.8+2.4 pts
17Sugar Land, TX63+0.6 pts
18Heath, TX62.2+1.6 pts
19Murphy, TX62.1+5.3 pts
20Keller, TX60.6+0.5 pts
21Plano, TX60.5+1.3 pts
22Austin, TX59.6+1.3 pts
23Fairview, TX59.4-2.3 pts
24Highland Village, TX58.6+3.5 pts
25Grapevine, TX57.5-0 pts
26Allen, TX57.5+1.3 pts
27Richardson, TX57+0.8 pts
28College Station, TX56.5-0.6 pts
29Cedar Park, TX55.6+0.4 pts
30McKinney, TX54.1+1.5 pts
31Leander, TX53.3+0.9 pts
32Farmers Branch, TX52.8+4.6 pts
33Helotes, TX52.8+0.5 pts
34Friendswood, TX52.7+3.1 pts
35Melissa, TX52.6+0.4 pts
36Northlake, TX52.6+3.6 pts
37Buda, TX50.1+0.2 pts
38Iowa Colony, TX49.3+5.2 pts
39Katy, TX48.8+1.7 pts
40Rockwall, TX48.6-0.6 pts
41Sachse, TX48.6+1.1 pts
42Georgetown, TX47.8+0.6 pts
43The Colony, TX47.70 pts
44League City, TX47.6-0.3 pts
45Boerne, TX47.6+0.6 pts
46Pearland, TX47.1-0.3 pts
47Roanoke, TX47.1-0.4 pts
48Corinth, TX45.5+1.9 pts
49Carrollton, TX45.2+1.9 pts
50Round Rock, TX44.8+1.3 pts
51Canyon, TX44.7+1.3 pts
52Cibolo, TX44.4+4.3 pts
53Little Elm, TX44.2+3.6 pts
54Lago Vista, TX43.8-1.6 pts
55Benbrook, TX43.7-0.7 pts
56Bedford, TX43.5+2.6 pts
57Wylie, TX43.3+2.7 pts
58Fredericksburg, TX43.3+3.7 pts
59Pflugerville, TX43+1.8 pts
60Mansfield, TX42.5-0.7 pts
61Irving, TX42.4+0.9 pts
62Lavon, TX42.4+5.4 pts
63Fate, TX42.3+1.3 pts
64Missouri City, TX41.8-0 pts
65Denton, TX41.8-0.1 pts
66Stafford, TX41.4+0.7 pts
67Providence Village, TX41.1-4 pts
68Seabrook, TX40.8+1 pts
69Lewisville, TX40.7+1.3 pts
70Manvel, TX40.7+2.9 pts
71Rockport, TX40.6+3.2 pts
72Schertz, TX39.8-0.4 pts
73Euless, TX39.8+0.4 pts
74New Braunfels, TX38.6-0 pts
75San Marcos, TX38.3+1 pts
76Dallas, TX38.2+0.8 pts
77Rowlett, TX37.9-0.3 pts
78Webster, TX37.9+3.4 pts
79North Richland Hills, TX37.3+1 pts
80Red Oak, TX36.7+0.6 pts
81Houston, TX36.7+0.7 pts
82Forney, TX36.6+1.6 pts
83Selma, TX36.6-4.5 pts
84Hewitt, TX36.5-0.5 pts
85Hutto, TX36.3+2.1 pts
86Galveston, TX36+2.3 pts
87Tomball, TX35.9+3.7 pts
88Cedar Hill, TX35.8+4.8 pts
88Midlothian, TX35.8+0.6 pts
90Lubbock, TX35.1+0.2 pts
91Bastrop, TX35+4.3 pts
92Hurst, TX34.6+1.4 pts
93Manor, TX34.5-1.8 pts
94Kerrville, TX34.4+2 pts
95Conroe, TX34.1+0.5 pts
96Burleson, TX34+3.2 pts
97Converse, TX33.9+1 pts
97Mont Belvieu, TX33.9-3.1 pts
99Midland, TX33.70 pts
100Universal City, TX33.6+0.4 pts
101Stephenville, TX33.3-0.3 pts
102Liberty Hill, TX33.1-2.3 pts
103Arlington, TX32.6-0.5 pts
104Brenham, TX32.5+2.4 pts
105McAllen, TX32.5+0.4 pts
106Live Oak, TX32.1-3 pts
107Fort Worth, TX32+0.4 pts
108Leon Valley, TX31.5-0.5 pts
109Anna, TX31.5-3.7 pts
110Tyler, TX31.4+0.7 pts
111Waxahachie, TX31.4+3.3 pts
112Nacogdoches, TX31.3+2.8 pts
113Granbury, TX31.1+0.7 pts
114Kyle, TX31-1.4 pts
115Temple, TX30.6+1.1 pts
116Weatherford, TX30.5+1.8 pts
117Harker Heights, TX30.2-1.9 pts
118Bryan, TX30.1+1.3 pts
119DeSoto, TX30.1+0.2 pts
120Grand Prairie, TX30+1 pts
121Mission, TX29.4+0.4 pts
122San Antonio, TX29+0.3 pts
123Royse City, TX28.8-0.4 pts
124Waco, TX28.7+0.1 pts
125Princeton, TX28.6+0.3 pts
126Edinburg, TX28.4-0.5 pts
127Belton, TX28.3-2.5 pts
128El Paso, TX28.1+0.7 pts
129Crowley, TX27.9+1.2 pts
130Lake Jackson, TX27.8-0.8 pts
131Texarkana, TX27.6+3.3 pts
132Abilene, TX27.3+0.2 pts
133Glenn Heights, TX27.1+1.6 pts
134Kennedale, TX27.1-1.8 pts
135Lumberton, TX26.8-0.7 pts
136Amarillo, TX26.6+1.5 pts
137Deer Park, TX26.5+1.1 pts
138Port Neches, TX26.2-2.6 pts
139Portland, TX25.7+1 pts
140Sanger, TX25.6+1 pts
141Dickinson, TX25.5+1.4 pts
142Garland, TX25.4+0.4 pts
143Wichita Falls, TX25.4+0.3 pts
144Lancaster, TX25.3-0.3 pts
145Duncanville, TX25.2+1.5 pts
146Beaumont, TX24.9-0.3 pts
147San Angelo, TX24.7-0.1 pts
148Saginaw, TX24.7-1.2 pts
149Brownsville, TX24.5+2.3 pts
150Corpus Christi, TX24.4+0.1 pts
151Huntsville, TX24.3-0.5 pts
152Nederland, TX24.2-0.9 pts
153Sherman, TX24.2+1.1 pts
154Watauga, TX24.2-1.8 pts
155Longview, TX23.7+0.9 pts
156Weslaco, TX23.2-0.1 pts
157Elgin, TX23.1+0.6 pts
158La Marque, TX22.9-0.2 pts
159Hidalgo, TX22.8-0.7 pts
160Burkburnett, TX22.8+1.8 pts
161Harlingen, TX22.6+0.9 pts
162Angleton, TX22.4+2.1 pts
163Del Rio, TX22.2+1.4 pts
164Josephine, TX22.1-9.3 pts
165Laredo, TX22+0.5 pts
166Azle, TX22-0.5 pts
167Robinson, TX22+0.4 pts
168Killeen, TX21.9-0.2 pts
169Lufkin, TX21.80 pts
170Copperas Cove, TX21.8+0.5 pts
171Eagle Pass, TX21.6-1.6 pts
172Sulphur Springs, TX21.6+2.6 pts
173Henderson, TX21.5+0.2 pts
174Athens, TX21.3-0.6 pts
175Greenville, TX21.2-0.2 pts
176Lockhart, TX21.2+4.5 pts
177Pleasanton, TX21.2-1.6 pts
178Jacksonville, TX21.1-2.3 pts
179Kingsville, TX21.1-1.4 pts
180Horizon City, TX21-1.5 pts
181Ennis, TX20.7+0.8 pts
182Taylor, TX20.4+1.9 pts
183Rosenberg, TX20.3-2 pts
184Cleburne, TX20.3+2.3 pts
184Victoria, TX20.3+0.1 pts
186Bay City, TX20.2-0.3 pts
187Alvin, TX20+1.2 pts
187Texas City, TX20+0.3 pts
189Marshall, TX20+0.1 pts
190Port Lavaca, TX19.7+5.8 pts
191Mesquite, TX19.6+1.1 pts
192Gainesville, TX19.4-0.1 pts
193Paris, TX19.3-0.9 pts
194Seguin, TX19.2-0.8 pts
195Kilgore, TX19.2-0.5 pts
196Ingleside, TX19.1+0.2 pts
197Brownwood, TX19+0.3 pts
198Odessa, TX19+0.7 pts
199Richmond, TX18.9-1.4 pts
200Alamo, TX18.9+3.8 pts
201Pharr, TX18.8+1.3 pts
202Rio Grande City, TX18.8+0.7 pts
203Denison, TX18.7+0.2 pts
204Orange, TX18.6-0.1 pts
205Andrews, TX18.5-3.7 pts
206Dayton, TX18.1+2.1 pts
207El Campo, TX17.6+2.6 pts
208La Porte, TX17.6-0.9 pts
209White Settlement, TX17.5-0.9 pts
210Humble, TX17.4+4.3 pts
211Borger, TX17.3+0.3 pts
212Pampa, TX17+1.5 pts
213Kaufman, TX16.8+1.6 pts
214Palestine, TX16.7+0.4 pts
215Roma, TX16.4+0.3 pts
216Levelland, TX16.3-0.2 pts
217Pasadena, TX16.2+0.1 pts
218Uvalde, TX16.1-0.3 pts
219Corsicana, TX15.9-0.5 pts
220Terrell, TX15.8-0.7 pts
221Mercedes, TX15.5+0.6 pts
222Plainview, TX15.3-0.4 pts
223Bonham, TX15.2-0.6 pts
224Beeville, TX15.1+5.2 pts
225Clute, TX15-2.1 pts
225Santa Fe, TX15-1.9 pts
227Groves, TX14.9+2 pts
228Baytown, TX14.8-0.2 pts
229San Juan, TX14.8+0.3 pts
230Forest Hill, TX14.2+1.8 pts
231San Benito, TX14.2+1.1 pts
232Alton, TX14.2+1.4 pts
233Alice, TX14.1+1.5 pts
234Sweetwater, TX14.1+3 pts
235Donna, TX13.7+1.8 pts
236Bellmead, TX13.40 pts
237Dumas, TX13.1+1.1 pts
238Palmview, TX13-0.7 pts
239Big Spring, TX12.8-1.1 pts
240Port Arthur, TX12.8+1.6 pts
240Socorro, TX12.8+2.4 pts
242Haltom City, TX12.7+0.6 pts
243Mount Pleasant, TX12.5+0.5 pts
244Mineral Wells, TX11.6-1.8 pts
245Snyder, TX11.1-4.2 pts
246Seagoville, TX10.7-0.5 pts
247South Houston, TX10.3+1.1 pts
248Raymondville, TX10+1.8 pts
249Balch Springs, TX9.1-2.3 pts
250Gatesville, TX8.6-0.3 pts

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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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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 Texas 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/texas-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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