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 256 cities in 2022, at 90.6%. Freeport, TX had the lowest, at 6.4%. The median was 27.3% and the figure for Texas was 32.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest90.6West University Place, TX

Lowest6.4Freeport, TX

Median27.3256 cities

Texas32.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	West University Place, TX	90.6	-0.8 pts
2	University Park, TX	89.1	+0.7 pts
3	Bellaire, TX	81.5	+0.8 pts
4	Southlake, TX	74.1	+1.1 pts
5	Fulshear, TX	72.6	-2.8 pts
6	Lakeway, TX	71.9	+0.3 pts
7	Coppell, TX	70.5	+0.4 pts
8	Colleyville, TX	68.8	-0 pts
9	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	67.6	+4.2 pts
10	Trophy Club, TX	66.5	-0.2 pts
11	Frisco, TX	65.9	+0.4 pts
12	Prosper, TX	64.8	+1.1 pts
13	Flower Mound, TX	64.4	+1.1 pts
14	Heath, TX	62.8	+1.8 pts
15	Fairview, TX	61.8	+0.3 pts
16	Sugar Land, TX	61.3	+1.1 pts
17	Dripping Springs, TX	60.2	+6.7 pts
18	Keller, TX	59.5	+1.2 pts
19	Plano, TX	58.4	+0.2 pts
20	College Station, TX	58.3	+0.3 pts
21	Addison, TX	58.1	+0.1 pts
22	Highland Village, TX	57.6	+0.2 pts
23	Austin, TX	56.5	+1.3 pts
24	Richardson, TX	55.5	+1.6 pts
25	Northlake, TX	55.5	+7.5 pts
26	Allen, TX	55.2	+0.6 pts
27	Murphy, TX	55.1	+1.2 pts
28	Grapevine, TX	54.2	+1.5 pts
29	Celina, TX	53.4	+5.9 pts
30	Cedar Park, TX	53.3	+1.8 pts
31	Melissa, TX	52.5	+7 pts
32	McKinney, TX	52.3	+0.9 pts
33	Buda, TX	51.3	-3.2 pts
34	Helotes, TX	50.7	+3.5 pts
35	Leander, TX	49.6	+4.2 pts
36	Friendswood, TX	48.6	+0.2 pts
37	League City, TX	48.1	-1.2 pts
38	Georgetown, TX	48	+2.1 pts
39	Pearland, TX	47.1	-1.6 pts
40	Rockwall, TX	47.1	-0.5 pts
41	Katy, TX	47	+0.3 pts
42	The Colony, TX	46.4	+1.9 pts
43	Canyon, TX	45.8	+0.9 pts
44	Farmers Branch, TX	45.1	+2.2 pts
45	Boerne, TX	45.1	-0.5 pts
46	Roanoke, TX	45	-3.7 pts
47	Fate, TX	44.3	-2.5 pts
48	Sachse, TX	43.7	+1.8 pts
49	Benbrook, TX	43.6	+1.9 pts
50	Corinth, TX	43.4	-1.2 pts
51	Missouri City, TX	42.9	-1.3 pts
52	Round Rock, TX	42.3	+0.2 pts
53	Carrollton, TX	42.1	+0.9 pts
54	Mansfield, TX	41.9	+1.6 pts
55	Selma, TX	41.4	+0.9 pts
56	Wylie, TX	40.8	+4 pts
57	Irving, TX	40.5	+1.1 pts
58	Providence Village, TX	40.3	-2 pts
59	Pflugerville, TX	40.2	+2.1 pts
60	Seabrook, TX	40.1	+1.8 pts
61	Lewisville, TX	40.1	+5.6 pts
62	Denton, TX	40	-0.3 pts
63	Bedford, TX	39.6	-0.3 pts
64	Stafford, TX	39.4	+2.3 pts
65	Cibolo, TX	38.8	+0.4 pts
66	Euless, TX	38.7	+3.6 pts
67	Little Elm, TX	38.7	-1.1 pts
68	Schertz, TX	38.4	-0.9 pts
69	Anna, TX	38	+3.3 pts
70	New Braunfels, TX	38	+1.4 pts
71	Rowlett, TX	37.9	+2.2 pts
72	Lavon, TX	37.6	+4.4 pts
73	Fredericksburg, TX	37.3	+0.6 pts
74	Iowa Colony, TX	37.1	-3.1 pts
75	Midlothian, TX	36.7	+2.4 pts
76	Rockport, TX	36.7	-0.2 pts
77	Dallas, TX	36.6	+1 pts
78	Mont Belvieu, TX	35.9	+3.2 pts
79	North Richland Hills, TX	35.8	+0.6 pts
80	Lago Vista, TX	35.8	+1.3 pts
81	San Marcos, TX	35.7	+0.8 pts
82	Houston, TX	35.2	+0.4 pts
83	Hewitt, TX	34.9	-1.8 pts
84	Manvel, TX	34.4	+7.2 pts
85	Webster, TX	34.3	+1.5 pts
86	Lubbock, TX	34.3	+0.4 pts
87	Hurst, TX	33.9	+0.4 pts
88	Tomball, TX	32.8	+0.8 pts
89	Stephenville, TX	32.8	+0.9 pts
90	Forney, TX	32.7	+3.5 pts
91	Arlington, TX	32.4	+0.7 pts
92	Galveston, TX	32.2	+1.8 pts
93	Hutto, TX	32.2	-0.3 pts
94	Conroe, TX	32.2	+1.8 pts
95	Granbury, TX	32	+3.9 pts
96	Universal City, TX	31.9	+0.9 pts
97	Lake Jackson, TX	31.8	-0.4 pts
98	Kyle, TX	31.8	+0.7 pts
99	Midland, TX	31.8	+0.8 pts
100	McAllen, TX	31.8	+0.3 pts
101	Converse, TX	31.6	+0.9 pts
102	Live Oak, TX	31.5	+3.2 pts
103	Bastrop, TX	31.3	-3.7 pts
104	Harker Heights, TX	31.3	-1.4 pts
105	Fort Worth, TX	31.2	+0.2 pts
106	Tyler, TX	31.1	+0.9 pts
107	Kerrville, TX	30.8	+0.6 pts
108	Manor, TX	30.4	+2.9 pts
109	Liberty Hill, TX	30	-4.5 pts
110	Red Oak, TX	29.9	+0.6 pts
111	DeSoto, TX	29.9	+1.4 pts
112	Temple, TX	29.8	-0.1 pts
113	Leon Valley, TX	29.5	+3.4 pts
114	Bryan, TX	29.5	+1.2 pts
115	Belton, TX	29.2	+0.8 pts
116	Kennedale, TX	29.1	-2.6 pts
117	Cedar Hill, TX	28.9	-1.1 pts
118	Burleson, TX	28.8	+0.4 pts
119	Mission, TX	28.6	+1.2 pts
120	Edinburg, TX	28.4	+1.8 pts
121	Weatherford, TX	28.3	+3.4 pts
122	Brenham, TX	28.3	+0.9 pts
123	Waco, TX	28	+1.1 pts
124	Nacogdoches, TX	27.9	+0.3 pts
125	San Antonio, TX	27.7	+0.4 pts
126	Glenn Heights, TX	27.4	+1.2 pts
127	Nederland, TX	27.3	+0.8 pts
128	Portland, TX	27.3	+0.7 pts
129	Waxahachie, TX	27.3	+2.9 pts
130	Port Neches, TX	27.2	+0.8 pts
131	El Paso, TX	27.1	+0.4 pts
132	Princeton, TX	27.1	+1.3 pts
133	Royse City, TX	26.9	+0.6 pts
134	Grand Prairie, TX	26.9	+1.1 pts
135	Saginaw, TX	26.6	+0.8 pts
136	Abilene, TX	26.4	+0.4 pts
137	Beaumont, TX	25.8	+0.5 pts
138	Sanger, TX	25.4	-0.6 pts
139	Dickinson, TX	25.4	+1.2 pts
140	Amarillo, TX	25.2	+0.9 pts
141	Watauga, TX	24.8	+2.6 pts
142	Azle, TX	24.7	+0.5 pts
143	Eagle Pass, TX	24.7	+0.8 pts
144	Crowley, TX	24.5	-1.2 pts
145	San Angelo, TX	24.4	-0.5 pts
146	Deer Park, TX	24.4	+3.4 pts
147	Wichita Falls, TX	24.2	+1 pts
148	Garland, TX	24.1	+1 pts
149	Horizon City, TX	24	-2.8 pts
150	Duncanville, TX	23.9	-0.1 pts
151	Texarkana, TX	23.3	-1.3 pts
152	Corpus Christi, TX	23.1	+0.6 pts
153	Weslaco, TX	23	-0.6 pts
154	Lancaster, TX	22.9	+0.5 pts
155	Lumberton, TX	22.6	-2.9 pts
155	Sherman, TX	22.6	+0.3 pts
157	Kingsville, TX	22.3	-0.5 pts
158	Robinson, TX	22.2	-1 pts
159	Longview, TX	22.2	+1.4 pts
160	Killeen, TX	22.1	+0.5 pts
161	Andrews, TX	22	+1.8 pts
162	Lufkin, TX	22	+0.3 pts
163	Rosenberg, TX	21.4	-0.1 pts
164	Jacksonville, TX	21.2	-1.4 pts
165	Sulphur Springs, TX	21.2	+0.5 pts
166	Hidalgo, TX	21.1	+1.4 pts
167	Huntsville, TX	21.1	-0.4 pts
168	Laredo, TX	21.1	+1.1 pts
169	Marshall, TX	21	+0.1 pts
170	Brownsville, TX	20.9	+0.4 pts
171	Harlingen, TX	20.7	+0.5 pts
172	Burkburnett, TX	20.6	+0.3 pts
173	Copperas Cove, TX	20.6	-1.6 pts
174	La Marque, TX	20.6	+1.4 pts
175	Clute, TX	20.6	-0.1 pts
176	Ennis, TX	20.3	+1.1 pts
177	Athens, TX	20.3	-0.2 pts
178	Paris, TX	20.1	+2.4 pts
179	Bay City, TX	20.1	-0.4 pts
180	Pleasanton, TX	19.9	+0.4 pts
181	Henderson, TX	19.8	-1 pts
182	Greenville, TX	19.6	+1.2 pts
183	Kilgore, TX	19.3	+2.6 pts
184	Del Rio, TX	19.3	-0.1 pts
185	Angleton, TX	19.1	+0.5 pts
185	Victoria, TX	19.1	-1 pts
187	Snyder, TX	18.9	+2 pts
188	Texas City, TX	18.7	+1.5 pts
189	Rio Grande City, TX	18.6	+0.4 pts
190	Bonham, TX	18.5	+4.1 pts
191	Odessa, TX	18.5	-0.4 pts
191	Richmond, TX	18.5	+0.5 pts
193	Borger, TX	18.4	+0.3 pts
194	Seguin, TX	18.3	+2.1 pts
195	Alvin, TX	18.2	-0.3 pts
196	Gainesville, TX	18	+1.5 pts
197	Elgin, TX	18	-3.8 pts
198	Denison, TX	17.9	+0.5 pts
199	Brownwood, TX	17.7	-0.5 pts
200	Pharr, TX	17.4	-0 pts
201	Mesquite, TX	17.3	+0.1 pts
202	Terrell, TX	16.8	-0.3 pts
203	Taylor, TX	16.7	+1.8 pts
204	Josephine, TX	16.6	-3.1 pts
205	Cleburne, TX	16.6	+0.1 pts
206	Lockhart, TX	16.5	-1 pts
207	La Porte, TX	16.5	-0.4 pts
208	El Campo, TX	16.5	-1.4 pts
209	Pampa, TX	16.4	+1.8 pts
210	Uvalde, TX	16.3	+0.1 pts
211	Ingleside, TX	16.2	+1.5 pts
212	Orange, TX	16.1	-0.7 pts
213	Pasadena, TX	15.9	+1.1 pts
214	Palestine, TX	15.8	+1.4 pts
215	White Settlement, TX	15.7	+0.8 pts
216	Bellmead, TX	15.6	-2.2 pts
217	Roma, TX	15.6	+2.8 pts
217	Santa Fe, TX	15.6	-0.6 pts
219	Levelland, TX	15.5	-0.9 pts
220	Mercedes, TX	15.4	+1.7 pts
221	Corsicana, TX	15.3	+1.4 pts
222	Port Lavaca, TX	14.9	-2 pts
223	Plainview, TX	14.6	-3.3 pts
224	Baytown, TX	14.5	-0.6 pts
225	San Juan, TX	14.3	-0.7 pts
226	Alamo, TX	14	+0.5 pts
227	Groves, TX	13.8	+1.8 pts
228	Kaufman, TX	13.5	+0.8 pts
229	Alice, TX	13.4	-1.2 pts
230	Humble, TX	13.4	+3 pts
231	Mount Pleasant, TX	13.3	-2.4 pts
232	Donna, TX	12.7	+1 pts
233	Mineral Wells, TX	12.7	-0.7 pts
234	San Benito, TX	12.5	0 pts
235	Palmview, TX	12.4	-1.3 pts
236	Big Spring, TX	12.2	+0.3 pts
237	Seagoville, TX	12.2	+2.7 pts
238	Haltom City, TX	12.1	+0.3 pts
239	Forest Hill, TX	12.1	+1.5 pts
240	Port Arthur, TX	11.4	+0.5 pts
241	Beeville, TX	11.3	-0.1 pts
242	Dayton, TX	11.2	+2 pts
243	Sweetwater, TX	11	-2.5 pts
244	Dumas, TX	10.9	-1.7 pts
245	Town of Pecos, TX	10.5	n/a
246	Alton, TX	10.5	-0.6 pts
247	Hereford, TX	9.9	-0.3 pts
248	Socorro, TX	9.8	+0.7 pts
249	Robstown, TX	9	-2.8 pts
250	South Houston, TX	8.8	-1 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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West University Place, TX, with 90.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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