US cities by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Scarsdale, NY had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 3219 cities in 2024, at 91.2%. Avenal, CA had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 32.4% and the figure for the United States was 35.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest91.2Scarsdale, NY

Lowest2.8Avenal, CA

Median32.43219 cities

United States35.7History

Top 40 cities, 2024

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Scarsdale, NY	91.2	+0.5 pts
2	University Park, TX	90.9	+0.4 pts
3	West University Place, TX	90.4	-0.1 pts
4	Mountain Brook, AL	88.6	+0.2 pts
5	Piedmont, CA	88.4	+1.6 pts
6	Los Altos, CA	88.1	+0.9 pts
7	Winnetka, IL	86.7	-0.7 pts
8	Orinda, CA	85.9	+0.5 pts
9	Clayton, MO	84.9	+1.1 pts
10	Princeton, NJ	84.7	+0.1 pts
11	Western Springs, IL	83.8	+1.8 pts
12	Hillsborough, CA	83.8	+1 pts
13	Chatham, NJ	83.7	-1 pts
14	Wilmette, IL	83.6	-1 pts
15	Bellaire, TX	83.5	+1.8 pts
16	San Marino, CA	82.6	+2.4 pts
17	Hoboken, NJ	82.6	-0.5 pts
18	Palo Alto, CA	82.3	-0.1 pts
19	Cupertino, CA	82.3	-0.8 pts
20	Deerfield, IL	82.1	-0.6 pts
21	Whitefish Bay, WI	81.9	+0.4 pts
22	Moraga, CA	81.8	+0.8 pts
23	Mercer Island, WA	81.5	+2.6 pts
24	Newton, MA	81.1	+0.5 pts
25	Saratoga, CA	81.1	-0 pts
26	Hinsdale, IL	80.8	-0.4 pts
27	Cambridge, MA	80.8	+0.6 pts
28	Falls Church, VA	80.5	+0.8 pts
28	Lake Forest, IL	80.5	-0.3 pts
30	Rye, NY	80.5	0 pts
31	Ridgewood, NJ	80.1	-0.5 pts
32	East Grand Rapids, MI	79.9	-2.6 pts
33	Upper Arlington, OH	79.9	+0.6 pts
34	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	79.6	+1.1 pts
35	New Albany, OH	79.4	+0.5 pts
36	Haddonfield, NJ	79	+0.5 pts
37	Lafayette, CA	79	+2 pts
38	Manhattan Beach, CA	78.9	-0.1 pts
39	Superior, CO	78.8	+1.7 pts
40	Tenafly, NJ	78.7	-0.5 pts
41	Greenwood Village, CO	78.6	-0.4 pts
42	Powell, OH	78.1	+1.9 pts
43	Westfield, NJ	78.1	+1.4 pts
44	Beverly Hills, MI	77.9	+2 pts
45	Ann Arbor, MI	77.9	+0.3 pts
46	Milton, GA	77.9	+0.4 pts
47	Albany, CA	77.8	+1.4 pts
48	Franklin Lakes, NJ	77.4	-1.5 pts
49	Key Biscayne, FL	77.2	+2.8 pts
50	Franklin Park, PA	77.1	+1.9 pts
51	Sammamish, WA	77.1	+0.1 pts
52	Bexley, OH	76.9	+1.7 pts
53	Highland Park, IL	76.9	+0.8 pts
54	Boulder, CO	76.8	-0 pts
55	Davis, CA	76.8	+1.7 pts
56	Birmingham, MI	76.8	-0.1 pts
57	Chapel Hill, NC	76.6	-0.6 pts
58	Bainbridge Island, WA	76.4	+1.4 pts
59	Decatur, GA	76.3	-1 pts
60	Hermosa Beach, CA	76	-0.5 pts
61	Garden City, NY	76	+0.7 pts
62	Timnath, CO	75.9	+2.6 pts
62	Town and Country, MO	75.9	+0.1 pts
64	Mill Valley, CA	75.8	-1.3 pts
65	Davidson, NC	75.8	+0.2 pts
66	Amherst Town, MA	75.6	+1.8 pts
66	Shorewood, WI	75.6	-2.9 pts
68	Hudson, OH	75.3	-0.1 pts
69	Redmond, WA	75.3	+0.6 pts
70	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	75.1	-0.4 pts
71	Los Gatos, CA	75	+0.1 pts
72	Mountain View, CA	75	+0.7 pts
73	Berkeley, CA	74.9	-0.2 pts
74	Fulshear, TX	74.8	+6.4 pts
75	Lake Oswego, OR	74.8	-0.3 pts
76	Vienna, VA	74.7	+1.1 pts
77	Southlake, TX	74.6	-0.1 pts
78	Carmel, IN	74.4	-0.1 pts
79	Paradise Valley, AZ	74.3	+1.4 pts
80	Madison, NJ	74.1	+3.4 pts
81	Lakeway, TX	74	+0.3 pts
82	Danville, CA	73.9	+1.4 pts
83	Foster City, CA	73.8	-0.3 pts
84	Brentwood, TN	73.8	-0.7 pts
85	Leawood, KS	73.7	-1.4 pts
86	Coral Gables, FL	73.6	+1.8 pts
87	Montgomery, OH	73.5	-2.6 pts
88	South Pasadena, CA	73.5	+0.8 pts
89	Dublin, OH	73.4	+0.3 pts
90	Calabasas, CA	73.3	+2 pts
91	Grosse Pointe Park, MI	73.3	+1.9 pts
92	West Lafayette, IN	73.3	+2.1 pts
93	Glen Rock, NJ	73.1	-2.3 pts
94	River Forest, IL	72.9	-0.5 pts
95	Edgewater, NJ	72.7	-1.3 pts
96	Morrisville, NC	72.7	-1.2 pts
97	Edina, MN	72.7	+0.5 pts
98	Johns Creek, GA	72.7	+2 pts
99	Northbrook, IL	72.6	-0.5 pts
100	Prairie Village, KS	72.6	-0.9 pts
100	Worthington, OH	72.6	-0 pts
102	Oak Park, IL	72.5	0 pts
103	Menlo Park, CA	72.5	-0.2 pts
103	Summit, NJ	72.5	-0.2 pts
105	Naperville, IL	72.5	+0.8 pts
106	Chesterfield, MO	72.5	+0.1 pts
107	Pinecrest, FL	72.4	+0.7 pts
108	Zionsville, IN	72.4	+1.4 pts
109	Solana Beach, CA	72.3	+0.5 pts
110	Dunwoody, GA	72.2	+0.5 pts
111	Bellevue, WA	72.1	+0.7 pts
112	Germantown, TN	71.9	+0.8 pts
113	San Ramon, CA	71.6	+0.4 pts
114	Lone Tree, CO	71.2	+1.4 pts
115	Parkland, FL	71	+4 pts
116	Libertyville, IL	71	-0.5 pts
117	Snoqualmie, WA	71	+3.9 pts
118	Brookhaven, GA	70.9	-0.8 pts
119	Homewood, AL	70.9	+0.9 pts
120	Alpharetta, GA	70.7	-1 pts
121	Santa Monica, CA	70.7	+1.8 pts
122	Irvine, CA	70.6	0 pts
123	San Anselmo, CA	70.6	-0.3 pts
124	Emeryville, CA	70.5	-4.3 pts
125	Cary, NC	70.5	+0.3 pts
126	Issaquah, WA	70.5	+0.9 pts
126	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	70.5	+1.4 pts
128	Woodinville, WA	70.4	-0.3 pts
129	Walnut Creek, CA	70.4	+1 pts
130	San Carlos, CA	70.2	+2.2 pts
131	Creve Coeur, MO	70.1	+3.3 pts
132	Rochester, MI	70	-0.2 pts
133	Florham Park, NJ	69.9	+3.6 pts
134	Coppell, TX	69.9	+1.8 pts
135	Carrboro, NC	69.9	-0.5 pts
136	Beverly Hills, CA	69.9	+0.5 pts
137	Louisville, CO	69.9	+1.7 pts
138	Pleasanton, CA	69.9	+1.2 pts
139	Highland Park, NJ	69.8	-0.4 pts
140	Dublin, CA	69.8	+0.2 pts
141	Dobbs Ferry, NY	69.7	+2.4 pts
142	Castle Pines, CO	69.7	-0.2 pts
143	Belmont, CA	69.7	+0.7 pts
144	Mequon, WI	69.7	+0.2 pts
145	Erie, CO	69.6	+3.2 pts
146	Newport Beach, CA	69.6	-0 pts
147	Apex, NC	69.5	+2.9 pts
148	Evanston, IL	69.5	-0.8 pts
149	Somerville, MA	69.4	+1.4 pts
150	Sunnyvale, CA	69.4	+0.2 pts
151	Shaker Heights, OH	69.3	-0.3 pts
152	Laguna Beach, CA	69.3	+2.2 pts
153	Sandy Springs, GA	69.2	-0.7 pts
154	Blacksburg, VA	69.2	-0.5 pts
155	Colleyville, TX	69.1	-1.2 pts
156	Webster Groves, MO	68.8	0 pts
157	Wildwood, MO	68.8	+0.6 pts
158	Buffalo Grove, IL	68.7	+2 pts
159	Newcastle, WA	68.5	-2.6 pts
160	Bay Village, OH	68.5	+2 pts
161	Seattle, WA	68.5	+0.9 pts
162	Mount Pleasant, SC	68.4	+2.2 pts
163	State College, PA	68.4	-2.4 pts
164	Glenview, IL	68.3	+0.2 pts
165	Glen Ellyn, IL	68.2	-0.1 pts
166	Barrington, IL	68	-4.6 pts
167	Weddington, NC	68	+2.1 pts
168	Kirkwood, MO	67.9	+1.7 pts
169	Larkspur, CA	67.9	-1.5 pts
170	Dripping Springs, TX	67.8	+4.7 pts
171	Vernon Hills, IL	67.8	+1.1 pts
172	Encinitas, CA	67.7	+0.6 pts
173	Ithaca, NY	67.7	-2.5 pts
174	New Providence, NJ	67.6	+1 pts
175	Trophy Club, TX	67.6	-0.8 pts
176	Weston, FL	67.6	0 pts
177	El Cerrito, CA	67.6	+1.3 pts
178	South Burlington, VT	67.6	+2.5 pts
179	Frisco, TX	67.5	+1.6 pts
180	Agoura Hills, CA	67.5	+1 pts
180	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	67.5	-0.5 pts
182	Mendota Heights, MN	67.5	-0.4 pts
183	University Heights, OH	67.5	+1.3 pts
184	Holly Springs, NC	67.3	-0.4 pts
185	La Grange, IL	67.2	+1.7 pts
186	Tega Cay, SC	67.1	+1.4 pts
187	Metuchen, NJ	67.1	+0.3 pts
188	Blue Ash, OH	67	0 pts
189	Ramsey, NJ	67	-2.3 pts
190	Redondo Beach, CA	67	+0.6 pts
191	Newburyport, MA	67	+1 pts
192	River Edge, NJ	66.8	-4 pts
193	Burr Ridge, IL	66.6	-2.6 pts
193	East Lansing, MI	66.6	-0.8 pts
195	Nolensville, TN	66.6	-1.7 pts
196	Watertown, MA	66.5	n/a
197	Prosper, TX	66.5	+3 pts
198	Fishers, IN	66.5	+0.3 pts
199	Victoria, MN	66.4	-0.8 pts
200	Kirkland, WA	66.3	+1.9 pts
201	Alexandria, VA	66.2	+0.4 pts
202	Ashland, OR	66.2	+1.2 pts
203	Park Ridge, IL	66.1	+1 pts
204	Roswell, GA	66	+1.3 pts
205	Lake Forest Park, WA	66	-0 pts
206	Plymouth, MN	65.9	+1.1 pts
206	Santa Clara, CA	65.9	+0.7 pts
208	Fort Lee, NJ	65.9	+1 pts
209	Ames, IA	65.8	+2.2 pts
210	Rockville, MD	65.6	+1 pts
211	Flower Mound, TX	65.6	+1.2 pts
212	Coronado, CA	65.5	-0.7 pts
213	Kinnelon, NJ	65.4	-1 pts
214	Beachwood, OH	65.3	+0.8 pts
215	Vestavia Hills, AL	65.3	+3.1 pts
216	Winter Park, FL	65.2	+1.5 pts
217	Ballwin, MO	65.2	0 pts
218	Bozeman, MT	65.1	0 pts
219	Grosse Pointe Woods, MI	65.1	-0.8 pts
220	Tarrytown, NY	65.1	+2.6 pts
221	Minnetonka, MN	65	+1.7 pts
222	Farragut, TN	65	-0.1 pts
223	Solon, OH	65	+1.8 pts
224	Eden Prairie, MN	64.9	+0.3 pts
225	University City, MO	64.9	+0.7 pts
226	Troy, MI	64.8	+0.7 pts
227	Madison, AL	64.5	-1.4 pts
228	Wheaton, IL	64.5	+0.4 pts
229	Franklin, TN	64.5	+0.2 pts
230	Highland, UT	64.4	-0.5 pts
231	Rocky River, OH	64.3	+0.3 pts
232	Naples, FL	64.3	+0.6 pts
233	Celina, TX	64.3	+10 pts
234	Verona, WI	64.3	+1 pts
235	Brookfield, WI	64.3	+1.4 pts
236	Elmhurst, IL	64.2	+1.2 pts
236	West Hollywood, CA	64.2	+1.3 pts
238	Madison, MS	64.2	-1.5 pts
239	Burlingame, CA	64.2	0 pts
240	St. Louis Park, MN	64.2	+0.3 pts
241	Auburn, AL	64.1	+1.4 pts
242	Royal Oak, MI	64.1	+1.5 pts
243	Miami Shores, FL	64.1	-0.6 pts
244	Novi, MI	64.1	+2.9 pts
245	Athens, OH	64.1	-3 pts
245	Chanhassen, MN	64.1	-0.4 pts
247	Sierra Madre, CA	64	-1.4 pts
248	Wauwatosa, WI	64	+2.5 pts
249	Portsmouth, NH	64	+0.6 pts
250	Fremont, CA	63.9	+1.2 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), US cities 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/us-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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