# Cities in Washington by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

All 91 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `bachelors_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/washington-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Mercer Island, WA | 81.5 |
| 2 | Sammamish, WA | 77.1 |
| 3 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 76.4 |
| 4 | Redmond, WA | 75.3 |
| 5 | Bellevue, WA | 72.1 |
| 6 | Snoqualmie, WA | 71 |
| 7 | Issaquah, WA | 70.5 |
| 8 | Woodinville, WA | 70.4 |
| 9 | Newcastle, WA | 68.5 |
| 10 | Seattle, WA | 68.5 |
| 11 | Kirkland, WA | 66.3 |
| 12 | Lake Forest Park, WA | 66 |
| 13 | Kenmore, WA | 61.8 |
| 14 | Pullman, WA | 61.4 |
| 15 | Bothell, WA | 59.8 |
| 16 | Mukilteo, WA | 56.3 |
| 17 | Mill Creek, WA | 56 |
| 18 | Camas, WA | 54.8 |
| 19 | Edmonds, WA | 54 |
| 20 | Port Townsend, WA | 53.2 |
| 21 | Shoreline, WA | 52.8 |
| 22 | Gig Harbor, WA | 52.1 |
| 23 | Olympia, WA | 51.8 |
| 24 | Maple Valley, WA | 50.2 |
| 25 | Poulsbo, WA | 49.2 |
| 26 | Liberty Lake, WA | 48.7 |
| 27 | Bellingham, WA | 48.5 |
| 28 | Anacortes, WA | 47.2 |
| 29 | Richland, WA | 46.6 |
| 30 | Mountlake Terrace, WA | 43 |
| 31 | Tumwater, WA | 42.9 |
| 32 | University Place, WA | 42.1 |
| 33 | Ellensburg, WA | 41.4 |
| 34 | Renton, WA | 39.5 |
| 35 | West Richland, WA | 39.4 |
| 36 | Ridgefield, WA | 38.9 |
| 37 | Cheney, WA | 38 |
| 38 | Covington, WA | 37.3 |
| 39 | Ferndale, WA | 36.9 |
| 40 | Lake Stevens, WA | 35 |
| 41 | Port Orchard, WA | 34.9 |
| 42 | Lynnwood, WA | 34.9 |
| 43 | Tacoma, WA | 34.5 |
| 44 | Snohomish, WA | 34.4 |
| 45 | Lacey, WA | 34.1 |
| 46 | Spokane, WA | 33.9 |
| 47 | Edgewood, WA | 33.6 |
| 48 | Des Moines, WA | 33.4 |
| 49 | Burien, WA | 33.2 |
| 50 | Lynden, WA | 33.1 |
| 51 | Vancouver, WA | 32.4 |
| 52 | Federal Way, WA | 30.8 |
| 53 | Port Angeles, WA | 30.3 |
| 54 | Bonney Lake, WA | 30.2 |
| 55 | Monroe, WA | 30 |
| 56 | Kent, WA | 29.8 |
| 57 | Puyallup, WA | 29.4 |
| 58 | Washougal, WA | 28.9 |
| 59 | Oak Harbor, WA | 28.9 |
| 60 | Wenatchee, WA | 28.8 |
| 61 | Everett, WA | 28.8 |
| 62 | Bremerton, WA | 28.5 |
| 63 | Mount Vernon, WA | 27.9 |
| 64 | Fife, WA | 27.9 |
| 65 | Walla Walla, WA | 27.6 |
| 66 | Yelm, WA | 27.4 |
| 67 | Enumclaw, WA | 27.3 |
| 68 | Battle Ground, WA | 26.7 |
| 69 | Spokane Valley, WA | 26.5 |
| 70 | SeaTac, WA | 26.4 |
| 71 | Sumner, WA | 26.3 |
| 72 | Kennewick, WA | 26.2 |
| 73 | Auburn, WA | 25.6 |
| 74 | Tukwila, WA | 25.3 |
| 75 | Marysville, WA | 24.3 |
| 76 | Lakewood, WA | 23.2 |
| 77 | Pasco, WA | 21.4 |
| 78 | Moses Lake, WA | 21.4 |
| 79 | Arlington, WA | 20.8 |
| 80 | Yakima, WA | 20.8 |
| 81 | Burlington, WA | 20.5 |
| 82 | Sedro-Woolley, WA | 20.1 |
| 83 | East Wenatchee, WA | 19.8 |
| 84 | Centralia, WA | 19.4 |
| 85 | Shelton, WA | 18.1 |
| 86 | Airway Heights, WA | 17 |
| 87 | Longview, WA | 16.8 |
| 88 | Aberdeen, WA | 15.2 |
| 89 | Kelso, WA | 12.5 |
| 90 | Sunnyside, WA | 9.8 |
| 91 | Grandview, WA | 7.3 |