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

Scarsdale, NY had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 3214 cities in 2023, at 90.7%. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 31.7% and the figure for the United States was 35%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest90.7Scarsdale, NY

Lowest3.1New Square, NY

Median31.73214 cities

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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	Scarsdale, NY	90.7	+1 pts
2	West University Place, TX	90.5	-0.1 pts
3	University Park, TX	90.4	+1.3 pts
4	Mountain Brook, AL	88.4	+2.6 pts
5	Winnetka, IL	87.3	-2.3 pts
6	Los Altos, CA	87.2	+0.8 pts
7	Piedmont, CA	86.8	+2 pts
8	Orinda, CA	85.4	-0.9 pts
9	Chatham, NJ	84.7	+2.4 pts
10	Princeton, NJ	84.6	-0.8 pts
11	Wilmette, IL	84.6	+1.1 pts
12	Clayton, MO	83.8	+3.3 pts
13	Cupertino, CA	83.1	+0.3 pts
14	Hoboken, NJ	83.1	+2.1 pts
15	Hillsborough, CA	82.8	+0.1 pts
16	Deerfield, IL	82.7	+0.6 pts
17	East Grand Rapids, MI	82.6	+1.4 pts
18	Palo Alto, CA	82.4	+0.1 pts
19	Western Springs, IL	82	+0.6 pts
20	Bellaire, TX	81.7	+0.2 pts
21	Whitefish Bay, WI	81.5	+0.3 pts
22	Hinsdale, IL	81.3	+0.5 pts
23	Saratoga, CA	81.2	+1.2 pts
24	Moraga, CA	81	+1.1 pts
25	Lake Forest, IL	80.8	+0.5 pts
26	Newton, MA	80.7	+0.3 pts
27	Ridgewood, NJ	80.6	+2 pts
28	Rye, NY	80.5	-1.4 pts
29	Cambridge, MA	80.2	+0.3 pts
29	San Marino, CA	80.2	+0.1 pts
31	Falls Church, VA	79.7	+0.9 pts
32	Upper Arlington, OH	79.2	+0.5 pts
33	Tenafly, NJ	79.2	-2.3 pts
34	Manhattan Beach, CA	79	+0.8 pts
35	Greenwood Village, CO	78.9	+1 pts
36	New Albany, OH	78.9	+1.9 pts
37	Franklin Lakes, NJ	78.9	+1.5 pts
38	Mercer Island, WA	78.8	+1.1 pts
39	Haddonfield, NJ	78.5	-2.5 pts
40	Shorewood, WI	78.5	+1.2 pts
41	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	78.5	-1.4 pts
42	Ann Arbor, MI	77.7	+0.1 pts
43	Milton, GA	77.5	+0.7 pts
44	Decatur, GA	77.3	+2.6 pts
45	Chapel Hill, NC	77.2	-0.3 pts
46	Mill Valley, CA	77.1	+1.2 pts
47	Superior, CO	77.1	+0.8 pts
48	Lafayette, CA	77	+1.7 pts
48	Sammamish, WA	77	+0.9 pts
50	Birmingham, MI	76.9	-1 pts
51	Boulder, CO	76.9	+0.3 pts
52	Westfield, NJ	76.7	-0.6 pts
53	Hermosa Beach, CA	76.5	-1.8 pts
54	Albany, CA	76.4	+1.1 pts
55	Powell, OH	76.2	+1.2 pts
56	Highland Park, IL	76.1	-0.3 pts
57	Montgomery, OH	76.1	-0.7 pts
58	Beverly Hills, MI	76	-1 pts
59	Town and Country, MO	75.9	+2.5 pts
60	Davidson, NC	75.6	+1.3 pts
61	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	75.5	+1.7 pts
62	Glen Rock, NJ	75.4	+1 pts
63	Hudson, OH	75.4	+1 pts
64	Bexley, OH	75.3	-1.7 pts
65	Franklin Park, PA	75.2	+2.2 pts
66	Garden City, NY	75.2	+0.9 pts
67	Lake Oswego, OR	75.1	+2.2 pts
68	Leawood, KS	75.1	+0.1 pts
69	Davis, CA	75.1	-0.1 pts
70	Berkeley, CA	75.1	+1.3 pts
71	Bainbridge Island, WA	75	+1.2 pts
72	Los Gatos, CA	74.9	+0.1 pts
73	Emeryville, CA	74.9	+2.3 pts
74	Redmond, WA	74.7	+1.5 pts
75	Southlake, TX	74.7	+0.6 pts
76	Carmel, IN	74.5	+0.8 pts
77	Brentwood, TN	74.5	-0.9 pts
78	Key Biscayne, FL	74.4	+1 pts
79	Mountain View, CA	74.3	+0.3 pts
80	Foster City, CA	74.1	+1.5 pts
81	Edgewater, NJ	74	-0.3 pts
82	Morrisville, NC	73.9	0 pts
83	Amherst Town, MA	73.8	+1.5 pts
84	Lakeway, TX	73.7	+1.8 pts
85	Vienna, VA	73.6	-0.5 pts
86	Prairie Village, KS	73.4	+1.5 pts
87	River Forest, IL	73.4	-2.9 pts
88	Timnath, CO	73.3	-2 pts
89	Northbrook, IL	73.1	+0.7 pts
90	Dublin, OH	73.1	-1.5 pts
91	Paradise Valley, AZ	72.9	-0.7 pts
92	Summit, NJ	72.7	+0.9 pts
93	Menlo Park, CA	72.7	+0.2 pts
94	South Pasadena, CA	72.7	+0.9 pts
95	Worthington, OH	72.6	+2.4 pts
96	Barrington, IL	72.6	+0.2 pts
97	Danville, CA	72.5	-0.2 pts
98	Oak Park, IL	72.5	+0.7 pts
99	Chesterfield, MO	72.4	+0.6 pts
100	Edina, MN	72.2	+1.1 pts
101	Coral Gables, FL	71.9	+1.8 pts
102	Solana Beach, CA	71.8	+1.4 pts
103	Pinecrest, FL	71.8	-0.5 pts
104	Naperville, IL	71.7	+0.9 pts
105	Alpharetta, GA	71.7	-0 pts
106	Brookhaven, GA	71.7	-1.8 pts
107	Dunwoody, GA	71.7	+0.5 pts
108	Libertyville, IL	71.5	-0.5 pts
109	Grosse Pointe Park, MI	71.4	+0.5 pts
110	Bellevue, WA	71.4	+1.4 pts
111	Calabasas, CA	71.3	+1.3 pts
112	West Lafayette, IN	71.2	-0 pts
113	Germantown, TN	71.2	+1.6 pts
114	San Ramon, CA	71.2	+0.7 pts
115	Newcastle, WA	71.1	+0.3 pts
116	Zionsville, IN	71	+1.9 pts
117	San Anselmo, CA	70.8	+0.6 pts
118	River Edge, NJ	70.8	-1.2 pts
119	State College, PA	70.7	-0.2 pts
120	Johns Creek, GA	70.7	+1.1 pts
121	Madison, NJ	70.7	-0.4 pts
121	Woodinville, WA	70.7	+8.1 pts
123	Irvine, CA	70.6	+0.6 pts
124	Carrboro, NC	70.4	-0 pts
125	Colleyville, TX	70.3	+1.5 pts
126	Evanston, IL	70.3	+1 pts
127	Cary, NC	70.2	-0.1 pts
128	Highland Park, NJ	70.2	-0.1 pts
129	Rochester, MI	70.2	+2.6 pts
130	Ithaca, NY	70.2	+0.8 pts
131	Homewood, AL	69.9	-0.3 pts
132	Castle Pines, CO	69.9	+0.5 pts
133	Sandy Springs, GA	69.9	+1.7 pts
134	Lone Tree, CO	69.8	-1.5 pts
135	Blacksburg, VA	69.7	+2.5 pts
136	Shaker Heights, OH	69.7	-0.5 pts
137	Newport Beach, CA	69.6	+1.5 pts
138	Issaquah, WA	69.6	+1.1 pts
139	Dublin, CA	69.5	+0.7 pts
140	Mequon, WI	69.5	-1.5 pts
141	Beverly Hills, CA	69.4	+3.9 pts
141	Larkspur, CA	69.4	-2.1 pts
141	Walnut Creek, CA	69.4	-0.1 pts
144	Ramsey, NJ	69.3	+1.8 pts
145	Burr Ridge, IL	69.2	-0.2 pts
146	Sunnyvale, CA	69.2	+1.2 pts
147	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	69.1	+0.2 pts
148	Belmont, CA	68.9	+0.5 pts
149	Santa Monica, CA	68.9	+1.1 pts
150	Webster Groves, MO	68.8	+0.6 pts
151	Pleasanton, CA	68.7	+0.5 pts
152	Trophy Club, TX	68.4	+1.9 pts
153	Fulshear, TX	68.4	-4.2 pts
154	Glen Ellyn, IL	68.3	+0.1 pts
155	Nolensville, TN	68.3	-3.3 pts
156	Wildwood, MO	68.2	+0.7 pts
157	Coppell, TX	68.1	-2.3 pts
158	Louisville, CO	68.1	+2.3 pts
159	Glenview, IL	68.1	-1.5 pts
160	San Carlos, CA	68.1	+1.2 pts
161	Somerville, MA	68	+0.9 pts
162	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	68	+0.4 pts
163	Mendota Heights, MN	67.9	+0.8 pts
164	Holly Springs, NC	67.7	+3.5 pts
165	Weston, FL	67.6	+1.5 pts
166	Seattle, WA	67.5	+0.9 pts
167	Dobbs Ferry, NY	67.4	-0.4 pts
168	East Lansing, MI	67.4	-0.4 pts
169	Victoria, MN	67.3	-0.4 pts
170	Laguna Beach, CA	67.1	+2.1 pts
171	Snoqualmie, WA	67.1	-0.9 pts
172	Athens, OH	67.1	+0.5 pts
173	Encinitas, CA	67.1	+2.4 pts
174	Parkland, FL	67.1	+1 pts
175	Blue Ash, OH	67	+0.1 pts
176	Metuchen, NJ	66.8	+3.1 pts
177	Creve Coeur, MO	66.7	-0.5 pts
178	Vernon Hills, IL	66.7	+0.8 pts
179	Buffalo Grove, IL	66.6	-0.5 pts
179	New Providence, NJ	66.6	-3 pts
181	Apex, NC	66.6	+1.3 pts
182	Rolesville, NC	66.5	-0.8 pts
183	Agoura Hills, CA	66.5	-0.5 pts
184	Erie, CO	66.5	+1.4 pts
185	Bay Village, OH	66.4	-0.1 pts
186	Kinnelon, NJ	66.4	+0.3 pts
187	Redondo Beach, CA	66.4	+1.4 pts
188	Florham Park, NJ	66.3	-1.5 pts
189	El Cerrito, CA	66.3	+0.7 pts
190	Coronado, CA	66.2	+1.9 pts
191	Fishers, IN	66.2	+0.5 pts
191	Kirkwood, MO	66.2	+1.6 pts
193	Mount Pleasant, SC	66.2	+0.8 pts
194	University Heights, OH	66.2	+1.1 pts
195	Lake Forest Park, WA	66	+0.8 pts
196	Frisco, TX	66	0 pts
197	Grosse Pointe Woods, MI	65.9	+0.9 pts
198	Madison, AL	65.9	+1.7 pts
198	Newburyport, MA	65.9	+1.3 pts
200	Weddington, NC	65.9	+0.7 pts
201	Alexandria, VA	65.8	-0.3 pts
202	Tega Cay, SC	65.7	-1 pts
203	Madison, MS	65.7	-2 pts
204	Lafayette, CO	65.6	+2.5 pts
205	La Grange, IL	65.5	+4.2 pts
206	Sierra Madre, CA	65.4	+0.7 pts
207	Santa Clara, CA	65.3	+0.6 pts
208	Ballwin, MO	65.2	+1.6 pts
209	Farragut, TN	65.1	-0.3 pts
210	Bozeman, MT	65.1	+0.9 pts
210	Park Ridge, IL	65.1	+1.2 pts
212	South Burlington, VT	65.1	+2.1 pts
213	Ashland, OR	65	+2.6 pts
214	Culver City, CA	64.9	+2.1 pts
214	Highland, UT	64.9	+0.2 pts
216	Fort Lee, NJ	64.8	+2 pts
216	Plymouth, MN	64.8	+0.3 pts
218	Roswell, GA	64.8	+1.4 pts
219	Miami Shores, FL	64.7	+3.3 pts
220	Eden Prairie, MN	64.7	+0.1 pts
221	Rockville, MD	64.6	-0.5 pts
222	Oxford, OH	64.5	-0.9 pts
223	Beachwood, OH	64.5	+0.1 pts
224	Kirkland, WA	64.4	+1.6 pts
225	Chanhassen, MN	64.4	-0.1 pts
226	Flower Mound, TX	64.3	-0 pts
227	Franklin, TN	64.3	+0.9 pts
228	Burlingame, CA	64.2	-0.1 pts
229	Fair Lawn, NJ	64.2	+2.2 pts
230	University City, MO	64.2	+1.5 pts
231	Wheaton, IL	64.1	-0.4 pts
232	Troy, MI	64.1	+1.2 pts
233	Rocky River, OH	64	+1.6 pts
234	St. Louis Park, MN	63.9	+1.1 pts
235	Geneva, IL	63.8	+2.6 pts
236	Naples, FL	63.7	+1.3 pts
237	Winter Park, FL	63.7	-1 pts
238	Ames, IA	63.5	+0.8 pts
238	Prosper, TX	63.5	-1.2 pts
240	Portsmouth, NH	63.4	+0.3 pts
241	Minnetonka, MN	63.3	+0.4 pts
242	Verona, WI	63.3	+0.6 pts
243	Woodbury, MN	63.2	-0.4 pts
244	Dripping Springs, TX	63.1	+3 pts
244	Shoreview, MN	63.1	+0.9 pts
246	Solon, OH	63.1	+1.9 pts
247	Forest Acres, SC	63.1	+2.5 pts
248	Elmhurst, IL	63	-0.6 pts
249	Rockville Centre, NY	62.9	+0.4 pts
250	West Hollywood, CA	62.9	+1.4 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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/us-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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