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 2023, at 90.5%. San Elizario, TX had the lowest, at 5%. The median was 28.5% and the figure for Texas was 33.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest90.5West University Place, TX

Lowest5San Elizario, TX

Median28.5256 cities

Texas33.1History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	West University Place, TX	90.5	-0.1 pts
2	University Park, TX	90.4	+1.3 pts
3	Bellaire, TX	81.7	+0.2 pts
4	Southlake, TX	74.7	+0.6 pts
5	Lakeway, TX	73.7	+1.8 pts
6	Colleyville, TX	70.3	+1.5 pts
7	Trophy Club, TX	68.4	+1.9 pts
8	Fulshear, TX	68.4	-4.2 pts
9	Coppell, TX	68.1	-2.3 pts
10	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	68	+0.4 pts
11	Frisco, TX	66	0 pts
12	Flower Mound, TX	64.3	-0 pts
13	Prosper, TX	63.5	-1.2 pts
14	Dripping Springs, TX	63.1	+3 pts
15	Sugar Land, TX	62.4	+1.1 pts
16	Fairview, TX	61.7	-0.1 pts
17	Addison, TX	61.5	+3.4 pts
18	Heath, TX	60.6	-2.2 pts
19	Keller, TX	60.1	+0.6 pts
20	Plano, TX	59.2	+0.8 pts
21	Austin, TX	58.2	+1.8 pts
22	Grapevine, TX	57.5	+3.3 pts
23	College Station, TX	57.1	-1.3 pts
24	Murphy, TX	56.9	+1.8 pts
25	Richardson, TX	56.3	+0.8 pts
26	Allen, TX	56.2	+0.9 pts
27	Cedar Park, TX	55.2	+1.8 pts
28	Highland Village, TX	55.1	-2.5 pts
29	Celina, TX	54.3	+1 pts
30	McKinney, TX	52.6	+0.3 pts
31	Leander, TX	52.3	+2.8 pts
32	Helotes, TX	52.2	+1.5 pts
32	Melissa, TX	52.2	-0.3 pts
34	Buda, TX	49.8	-1.5 pts
35	Friendswood, TX	49.6	+1 pts
36	Rockwall, TX	49.2	+2.1 pts
37	Northlake, TX	49	-6.4 pts
38	Farmers Branch, TX	48.2	+3.1 pts
39	League City, TX	48	-0.2 pts
40	The Colony, TX	47.7	+1.3 pts
41	Roanoke, TX	47.5	+2.5 pts
42	Sachse, TX	47.4	+3.8 pts
43	Pearland, TX	47.4	+0.3 pts
44	Georgetown, TX	47.2	-0.9 pts
45	Katy, TX	47.1	+0.1 pts
46	Boerne, TX	47	+1.9 pts
47	Lago Vista, TX	45.4	+9.6 pts
48	Providence Village, TX	45.2	+4.9 pts
49	Benbrook, TX	44.4	+0.8 pts
50	Iowa Colony, TX	44.1	+7.1 pts
51	Round Rock, TX	43.6	+1.3 pts
52	Corinth, TX	43.6	+0.2 pts
53	Canyon, TX	43.3	-2.4 pts
54	Carrollton, TX	43.3	+1.1 pts
55	Mansfield, TX	43.2	+1.4 pts
56	Denton, TX	41.9	+1.9 pts
57	Missouri City, TX	41.8	-1.1 pts
58	Irving, TX	41.6	+1 pts
59	Pflugerville, TX	41.2	+1 pts
60	Fate, TX	41.1	-3.2 pts
60	Selma, TX	41.1	-0.3 pts
62	Bedford, TX	40.9	+1.2 pts
63	Stafford, TX	40.7	+1.3 pts
64	Wylie, TX	40.6	-0.1 pts
65	Little Elm, TX	40.6	+1.9 pts
66	Schertz, TX	40.2	+1.8 pts
67	Cibolo, TX	40.1	+1.3 pts
68	Seabrook, TX	39.8	-0.3 pts
69	Fredericksburg, TX	39.6	+2.3 pts
70	Euless, TX	39.4	+0.7 pts
70	Lewisville, TX	39.4	-0.7 pts
72	New Braunfels, TX	38.6	+0.6 pts
73	Rowlett, TX	38.2	+0.4 pts
74	Manvel, TX	37.8	+3.4 pts
75	Rockport, TX	37.4	+0.8 pts
76	Dallas, TX	37.4	+0.9 pts
77	San Marcos, TX	37.3	+1.6 pts
78	Hewitt, TX	37	+2.1 pts
79	Lavon, TX	37	-0.5 pts
80	Mont Belvieu, TX	36.9	+1.1 pts
81	Manor, TX	36.4	+6 pts
82	North Richland Hills, TX	36.2	+0.4 pts
83	Red Oak, TX	36.1	+6.3 pts
84	Houston, TX	36	+0.8 pts
85	Liberty Hill, TX	35.4	+5.4 pts
86	Anna, TX	35.2	-2.9 pts
87	Midlothian, TX	35.2	-1.5 pts
88	Live Oak, TX	35.1	+3.6 pts
89	Forney, TX	35	+2.3 pts
90	Lubbock, TX	34.9	+0.7 pts
91	Webster, TX	34.5	+0.2 pts
92	Hutto, TX	34.2	+1.9 pts
93	Midland, TX	33.7	+1.9 pts
94	Galveston, TX	33.7	+1.5 pts
95	Conroe, TX	33.6	+1.4 pts
96	Stephenville, TX	33.6	+0.8 pts
97	Universal City, TX	33.3	+1.4 pts
98	Hurst, TX	33.2	-0.7 pts
99	Arlington, TX	33.1	+0.7 pts
100	Converse, TX	32.9	+1.3 pts
101	Kerrville, TX	32.4	+1.6 pts
102	Kyle, TX	32.4	+0.6 pts
103	Tomball, TX	32.2	-0.7 pts
104	Harker Heights, TX	32.1	+0.8 pts
105	McAllen, TX	32	+0.3 pts
106	Leon Valley, TX	32	+2.5 pts
107	Fort Worth, TX	31.7	+0.5 pts
108	Josephine, TX	31.3	+14.7 pts
109	Cedar Hill, TX	30.9	+2 pts
110	Belton, TX	30.9	+1.7 pts
111	Burleson, TX	30.8	+2 pts
112	Tyler, TX	30.7	-0.4 pts
113	Bastrop, TX	30.6	-0.7 pts
114	Granbury, TX	30.4	-1.6 pts
115	Brenham, TX	30.1	+1.8 pts
116	DeSoto, TX	29.9	0 pts
117	Temple, TX	29.5	-0.3 pts
118	Royse City, TX	29.2	+2.3 pts
119	Grand Prairie, TX	29.1	+2.2 pts
120	Mission, TX	29	+0.4 pts
121	Kennedale, TX	28.9	-0.2 pts
122	Edinburg, TX	28.9	+0.5 pts
123	Bryan, TX	28.8	-0.6 pts
124	Port Neches, TX	28.8	+1.6 pts
125	San Antonio, TX	28.7	+1 pts
126	Weatherford, TX	28.6	+0.3 pts
127	Waco, TX	28.6	+0.7 pts
128	Lake Jackson, TX	28.6	-3.3 pts
129	Nacogdoches, TX	28.5	+0.6 pts
130	Princeton, TX	28.3	+1.2 pts
131	Waxahachie, TX	28.1	+0.8 pts
132	Lumberton, TX	27.5	+5 pts
133	El Paso, TX	27.5	+0.3 pts
134	Abilene, TX	27.1	+0.7 pts
135	Crowley, TX	26.7	+2.3 pts
136	Watauga, TX	25.9	+1.1 pts
137	Saginaw, TX	25.9	-0.7 pts
138	Lancaster, TX	25.7	+2.7 pts
139	Glenn Heights, TX	25.5	-1.9 pts
140	Deer Park, TX	25.5	+1.1 pts
141	Beaumont, TX	25.2	-0.6 pts
141	Nederland, TX	25.2	-2.2 pts
143	Amarillo, TX	25.1	-0 pts
144	Wichita Falls, TX	25	+0.8 pts
145	Garland, TX	25	+0.9 pts
146	San Angelo, TX	24.9	+0.5 pts
147	Huntsville, TX	24.8	+3.7 pts
148	Portland, TX	24.7	-2.6 pts
149	Sanger, TX	24.6	-0.8 pts
150	Corpus Christi, TX	24.3	+1.3 pts
151	Texarkana, TX	24.3	+1 pts
152	Dickinson, TX	24.1	-1.3 pts
153	Duncanville, TX	23.7	-0.2 pts
154	Hidalgo, TX	23.5	+2.4 pts
155	Jacksonville, TX	23.4	+2.2 pts
156	Weslaco, TX	23.2	+0.3 pts
157	Eagle Pass, TX	23.2	-1.4 pts
158	Sherman, TX	23.1	+0.6 pts
159	La Marque, TX	23.1	+2.5 pts
160	Longview, TX	22.8	+0.6 pts
161	Pleasanton, TX	22.7	+2.8 pts
162	Elgin, TX	22.5	+4.5 pts
163	Horizon City, TX	22.5	-1.5 pts
163	Kingsville, TX	22.5	+0.2 pts
165	Azle, TX	22.5	-2.3 pts
166	Rosenberg, TX	22.3	+0.9 pts
167	Brownsville, TX	22.3	+1.4 pts
168	Andrews, TX	22.2	+0.2 pts
169	Killeen, TX	22.1	-0.1 pts
170	Athens, TX	21.9	+1.6 pts
171	Lufkin, TX	21.8	-0.2 pts
172	Harlingen, TX	21.7	+1 pts
173	Robinson, TX	21.5	-0.7 pts
174	Laredo, TX	21.5	+0.4 pts
175	Greenville, TX	21.5	+1.9 pts
176	Henderson, TX	21.3	+1.4 pts
177	Copperas Cove, TX	21.2	+0.7 pts
178	Burkburnett, TX	20.9	+0.3 pts
179	Del Rio, TX	20.8	+1.5 pts
180	Bay City, TX	20.5	+0.4 pts
181	Angleton, TX	20.3	+1.2 pts
181	Richmond, TX	20.3	+1.9 pts
183	Paris, TX	20.2	+0.1 pts
184	Victoria, TX	20.1	+1.1 pts
185	Seguin, TX	20.1	+1.8 pts
186	Marshall, TX	19.9	-1.1 pts
187	Ennis, TX	19.9	-0.4 pts
188	Kilgore, TX	19.7	+0.4 pts
189	Texas City, TX	19.7	+1 pts
190	Gainesville, TX	19.6	+1.5 pts
191	Sulphur Springs, TX	19.1	-2.2 pts
192	Ingleside, TX	18.9	+2.7 pts
193	Alvin, TX	18.8	+0.7 pts
194	Orange, TX	18.7	+2.7 pts
195	Brownwood, TX	18.7	+1 pts
196	Taylor, TX	18.6	+1.9 pts
197	Denison, TX	18.5	+0.6 pts
198	Mesquite, TX	18.5	+1.2 pts
199	La Porte, TX	18.5	+2 pts
200	Odessa, TX	18.3	-0.1 pts
201	White Settlement, TX	18.3	+2.7 pts
202	Rio Grande City, TX	18.1	-0.5 pts
203	Cleburne, TX	18	+1.4 pts
204	Pharr, TX	17.5	+0.1 pts
205	Clute, TX	17.1	-3.5 pts
206	Borger, TX	17	-1.4 pts
207	Santa Fe, TX	16.9	+1.3 pts
208	Lockhart, TX	16.7	+0.2 pts
209	Levelland, TX	16.5	+1 pts
209	Terrell, TX	16.5	-0.2 pts
211	Corsicana, TX	16.5	+1.1 pts
212	Uvalde, TX	16.3	+0.1 pts
213	Palestine, TX	16.3	+0.5 pts
214	Roma, TX	16.1	+0.6 pts
215	Pasadena, TX	16.1	+0.1 pts
216	Dayton, TX	16	+4.8 pts
217	Bonham, TX	15.8	-2.6 pts
218	Plainview, TX	15.7	+1.1 pts
219	Pampa, TX	15.5	-0.9 pts
220	Kaufman, TX	15.3	+1.7 pts
220	Snyder, TX	15.3	-3.7 pts
222	Alamo, TX	15.1	+1.1 pts
223	El Campo, TX	15	-1.4 pts
224	Baytown, TX	15	+0.5 pts
225	Mercedes, TX	14.9	-0.5 pts
226	San Juan, TX	14.4	+0.1 pts
227	Big Spring, TX	14	+1.7 pts
228	Port Lavaca, TX	13.8	-1.1 pts
229	Palmview, TX	13.7	+1.3 pts
230	Bellmead, TX	13.4	-2.3 pts
231	Mineral Wells, TX	13.3	+0.7 pts
232	San Benito, TX	13.2	+0.7 pts
233	Humble, TX	13.1	-0.3 pts
234	Groves, TX	12.9	-0.9 pts
235	Alton, TX	12.9	+2.3 pts
236	Alice, TX	12.6	-0.8 pts
237	Forest Hill, TX	12.4	+0.4 pts
238	Haltom City, TX	12.2	+0.1 pts
239	Mount Pleasant, TX	12	-1.2 pts
240	Dumas, TX	12	+1.1 pts
241	Donna, TX	11.9	-0.8 pts
242	Balch Springs, TX	11.4	+3.1 pts
243	Port Arthur, TX	11.2	-0.3 pts
244	Seagoville, TX	11.2	-1 pts
245	Sweetwater, TX	11	0 pts
246	Socorro, TX	10.3	+0.5 pts
247	Hereford, TX	10.1	+0.2 pts
248	Beeville, TX	9.9	-1.4 pts
249	South Houston, TX	9.2	+0.4 pts
250	Gatesville, TX	8.9	+0.7 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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