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

West University Place, TX had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 255 cities in 2021, at 91.3%. Freeport, TX had the lowest, at 6%. The median was 26.4% and the figure for Texas was 31.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest91.3West University Place, TX
Lowest6Freeport, TX
Median26.4255 cities
Texas31.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

West University Place, TX: 91.3 %West University Place, TX91.3University Park, TX: 88.5 %University Park, TX88.5Bellaire, TX: 80.7 %Bellaire, TX80.7Fulshear, TX: 75.5 %Fulshear, TX75.5Southlake, TX: 73 %Southlake, TX73Lakeway, TX: 71.6 %Lakeway, TX71.6Coppell, TX: 70.1 %Coppell, TX70.1Colleyville, TX: 68.8 %Colleyville, TX68.8Trophy Club, TX: 66.8 %Trophy Club, TX66.8Frisco, TX: 65.6 %Frisco, TX65.6Prosper, TX: 63.7 %Prosper, TX63.7Fair Oaks Ranch, TX: 63.4 %Fair Oaks Ranch, TX63.4Flower Mound, TX: 63.3 %Flower Mound, TX63.3Fairview, TX: 61.5 %Fairview, TX61.5Heath, TX: 60.9 %Heath, TX60.9Sugar Land, TX: 60.3 %Sugar Land, TX60.3Keller, TX: 58.3 %Keller, TX58.3Plano, TX: 58.2 %Plano, TX58.2College Station, TX: 58 %College Station, TX58Addison, TX: 58 %Addison, TX58Highland Village, TX: 57.4 %Highland Village, TX57.4Austin, TX: 55.1 %Austin, TX55.1Allen, TX: 54.6 %Allen, TX54.6Buda, TX: 54.5 %Buda, TX54.5Murphy, TX: 53.9 %Murphy, TX53.9Richardson, TX: 53.9 %Richardson, TX53.9Dripping Springs, TX: 53.4 %Dripping Springs, TX53.4Grapevine, TX: 52.7 %Grapevine, TX52.7Cedar Park, TX: 51.5 %Cedar Park, TX51.5McKinney, TX: 51.3 %McKinney, TX51.3League City, TX: 49.3 %League City, TX49.3Roanoke, TX: 48.7 %Roanoke, TX48.7Pearland, TX: 48.7 %Pearland, TX48.7Friendswood, TX: 48.5 %Friendswood, TX48.5Northlake, TX: 48 %Northlake, TX48Rockwall, TX: 47.5 %Rockwall, TX47.5Celina, TX: 47.5 %Celina, TX47.5Helotes, TX: 47.2 %Helotes, TX47.2Fate, TX: 46.9 %Fate, TX46.9Katy, TX: 46.7 %Katy, TX46.7West University Place, TX: 91.3 %West University Place, TX91.3University Park, TX: 88.5 %University Park, TX88.5Bellaire, TX: 80.7 %Bellaire, TX80.7Fulshear, TX: 75.5 %Fulshear, TX75.5Southlake, TX: 73 %Southlake, TX73Lakeway, TX: 71.6 %Lakeway, TX71.6Coppell, TX: 70.1 %Coppell, TX70.1Colleyville, TX: 68.8 %Colleyville, TX68.8Trophy Club, TX: 66.8 %Trophy Club, TX66.8Frisco, TX: 65.6 %Frisco, TX65.6Prosper, TX: 63.7 %Prosper, TX63.7Fair Oaks Ranch, TX: 63.4 %Fair Oaks Ranch, TX63.4Flower Mound, TX: 63.3 %Flower Mound, TX63.3Fairview, TX: 61.5 %Fairview, TX61.5Heath, TX: 60.9 %Heath, TX60.9Sugar Land, TX: 60.3 %Sugar Land, TX60.3Keller, TX: 58.3 %Keller, TX58.3Plano, TX: 58.2 %Plano, TX58.2College Station, TX: 58 %College Station, TX58Addison, TX: 58 %Addison, TX58Highland Village, TX: 57.4 %Highland Village, TX57.4Austin, TX: 55.1 %Austin, TX55.1Allen, TX: 54.6 %Allen, TX54.6Buda, TX: 54.5 %Buda, TX54.5Murphy, TX: 53.9 %Murphy, TX53.9Richardson, TX: 53.9 %Richardson, TX53.9Dripping Springs, TX: 53.4 %Dripping Springs, TX53.4Grapevine, TX: 52.7 %Grapevine, TX52.7Cedar Park, TX: 51.5 %Cedar Park, TX51.5McKinney, TX: 51.3 %McKinney, TX51.3League City, TX: 49.3 %League City, TX49.3Roanoke, TX: 48.7 %Roanoke, TX48.7Pearland, TX: 48.7 %Pearland, TX48.7Friendswood, TX: 48.5 %Friendswood, TX48.5Northlake, TX: 48 %Northlake, TX48Rockwall, TX: 47.5 %Rockwall, TX47.5Celina, TX: 47.5 %Celina, TX47.5Helotes, TX: 47.2 %Helotes, TX47.2Fate, TX: 46.9 %Fate, TX46.9Katy, TX: 46.7 %Katy, TX46.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1West University Place, TX91.3
2University Park, TX88.5
3Bellaire, TX80.7
4Fulshear, TX75.5
5Southlake, TX73
6Lakeway, TX71.6
7Coppell, TX70.1
8Colleyville, TX68.8
9Trophy Club, TX66.8
10Frisco, TX65.6
11Prosper, TX63.7
12Fair Oaks Ranch, TX63.4
13Flower Mound, TX63.3
14Fairview, TX61.5
15Heath, TX60.9
16Sugar Land, TX60.3
17Keller, TX58.3
18Plano, TX58.2
19College Station, TX58
20Addison, TX58
21Highland Village, TX57.4
22Austin, TX55.1
23Allen, TX54.6
24Buda, TX54.5
25Murphy, TX53.9
26Richardson, TX53.9
27Dripping Springs, TX53.4
28Grapevine, TX52.7
29Cedar Park, TX51.5
30McKinney, TX51.3
31League City, TX49.3
32Roanoke, TX48.7
33Pearland, TX48.7
34Friendswood, TX48.5
35Northlake, TX48
36Rockwall, TX47.5
37Celina, TX47.5
38Helotes, TX47.2
39Fate, TX46.9
40Katy, TX46.7
41Georgetown, TX45.9
42Boerne, TX45.6
43Melissa, TX45.5
44Leander, TX45.4
45Canyon, TX44.9
46Corinth, TX44.6
47The Colony, TX44.5
48Missouri City, TX44.2
49Farmers Branch, TX42.9
50Providence Village, TX42.3
51Round Rock, TX42.1
52Sachse, TX41.9
53Benbrook, TX41.7
54Carrollton, TX41.2
55Selma, TX40.5
56Denton, TX40.4
57Mansfield, TX40.3
58Iowa Colony, TX40.1
59Bedford, TX40
60Little Elm, TX39.8
61Irving, TX39.4
62Schertz, TX39.3
63Cibolo, TX38.5
64Seabrook, TX38.4
65Pflugerville, TX38.1
66Stafford, TX37.1
67Rockport, TX36.9
68Wylie, TX36.8
69Hewitt, TX36.7
70Fredericksburg, TX36.7
71New Braunfels, TX36.5
72Rowlett, TX35.7
73Dallas, TX35.6
74North Richland Hills, TX35.3
75Euless, TX35.2
76Bastrop, TX35
77San Marcos, TX34.8
78Anna, TX34.8
79Houston, TX34.7
80Lago Vista, TX34.5
80Lewisville, TX34.5
82Liberty Hill, TX34.5
83Midlothian, TX34.3
84Lubbock, TX33.9
85Hurst, TX33.5
86Lavon, TX33.1
87Webster, TX32.7
88Harker Heights, TX32.7
88Mont Belvieu, TX32.7
90Hutto, TX32.5
91Lake Jackson, TX32.2
92Tomball, TX32
93Stephenville, TX31.9
94Arlington, TX31.7
95Kennedale, TX31.7
96McAllen, TX31.5
97Kyle, TX31.1
98Fort Worth, TX31
99Universal City, TX31
100Midland, TX30.9
101Converse, TX30.7
102Conroe, TX30.4
103Galveston, TX30.4
104Kerrville, TX30.3
105Tyler, TX30.2
106Cedar Hill, TX30
107Temple, TX29.8
108Red Oak, TX29.3
109Forney, TX29.2
110DeSoto, TX28.4
111Belton, TX28.4
112Burleson, TX28.4
113Live Oak, TX28.3
114Bryan, TX28.2
115Granbury, TX28.2
116Nacogdoches, TX27.6
117Manor, TX27.4
118Brenham, TX27.4
118Mission, TX27.4
120San Antonio, TX27.3
121Manvel, TX27.2
122Waco, TX26.8
123Horizon City, TX26.8
124El Paso, TX26.7
125Edinburg, TX26.6
126Portland, TX26.6
127Nederland, TX26.6
128Port Neches, TX26.4
129Royse City, TX26.3
130Glenn Heights, TX26.2
131Leon Valley, TX26.1
132Sanger, TX26.1
133Abilene, TX26
134Grand Prairie, TX25.8
134Saginaw, TX25.8
136Princeton, TX25.8
137Crowley, TX25.7
138Lumberton, TX25.5
139Beaumont, TX25.3
140Weatherford, TX24.9
141San Angelo, TX24.9
142Texarkana, TX24.6
143Waxahachie, TX24.4
144Amarillo, TX24.3
145Azle, TX24.2
146Dickinson, TX24.1
147Duncanville, TX24
148Eagle Pass, TX23.9
149Weslaco, TX23.5
150Robinson, TX23.3
151Wichita Falls, TX23.2
152Garland, TX23
153Kingsville, TX22.8
154Jacksonville, TX22.7
155Lancaster, TX22.5
156Corpus Christi, TX22.4
157Sherman, TX22.3
158Copperas Cove, TX22.2
158Watauga, TX22.2
160Elgin, TX21.9
161Killeen, TX21.7
162Lufkin, TX21.6
163Rosenberg, TX21.6
164Huntsville, TX21.5
165Deer Park, TX21
166Marshall, TX20.8
167Henderson, TX20.8
168Longview, TX20.8
169Sulphur Springs, TX20.7
170Clute, TX20.6
171Bay City, TX20.5
172Brownsville, TX20.5
173Athens, TX20.5
174Burkburnett, TX20.3
175Andrews, TX20.2
176Harlingen, TX20.2
177Victoria, TX20
178Laredo, TX20
179Hidalgo, TX19.8
180Josephine, TX19.7
181Pleasanton, TX19.5
182Del Rio, TX19.3
183Ennis, TX19.2
184La Marque, TX19.1
185Odessa, TX18.9
186Angleton, TX18.5
187Alvin, TX18.4
188Greenville, TX18.3
189Brownwood, TX18.2
190Rio Grande City, TX18.1
191Borger, TX18.1
192Richmond, TX18
193Plainview, TX17.9
194Bellmead, TX17.9
194El Campo, TX17.9
196Paris, TX17.7
197Lockhart, TX17.6
198Pharr, TX17.4
199Denison, TX17.4
200Texas City, TX17.2
201Mesquite, TX17.2
202Terrell, TX17.1
203Port Lavaca, TX17
203Snyder, TX17
205La Porte, TX16.9
206Kilgore, TX16.8
207Orange, TX16.7
208Gainesville, TX16.6
209Cleburne, TX16.4
210Levelland, TX16.4
211Santa Fe, TX16.2
212Seguin, TX16.2
213Uvalde, TX16.2
214Mount Pleasant, TX15.6
215Baytown, TX15.1
216San Juan, TX15
217Pasadena, TX14.9
217Taylor, TX14.9
219White Settlement, TX14.9
220Ingleside, TX14.7
221Alice, TX14.6
222Pampa, TX14.6
223Bonham, TX14.4
224Palestine, TX14.4
225Corsicana, TX13.9
226Mercedes, TX13.8
227Palmview, TX13.7
228Alamo, TX13.5
229Sweetwater, TX13.5
230Mineral Wells, TX13.3
231Roma, TX12.7
232Kaufman, TX12.7
233Dumas, TX12.6
234San Benito, TX12.4
235Groves, TX12
236Big Spring, TX11.9
237Haltom City, TX11.8
238Donna, TX11.8
239Robstown, TX11.7
240Beeville, TX11.3
241Alton, TX11.1
242Port Arthur, TX10.9
243Forest Hill, TX10.5
244Humble, TX10.3
245Hereford, TX10.1
246South Houston, TX9.8
247Seagoville, TX9.5
248Dayton, TX9.2
249Socorro, TX9.1
250San Elizario, TX8.6

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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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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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, 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/texas-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

West University Place, TX, with 91.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Freeport, TX, with 6% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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