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

Whitefish Bay, WI had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 98 cities in 2024, at 81.9%. Waupun, WI had the lowest, at 15.7%. The median was 37.2% and the figure for Wisconsin was 33.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.9Whitefish Bay, WI
Lowest15.7Waupun, WI
Median37.298 cities
Wisconsin33.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Whitefish Bay, WI: 81.9 %Whitefish Bay, WI81.9Shorewood, WI: 75.6 %Shorewood, WI75.6Mequon, WI: 69.7 %Mequon, WI69.7Verona, WI: 64.3 %Verona, WI64.3Brookfield, WI: 64.3 %Brookfield, WI64.3Wauwatosa, WI: 64 %Wauwatosa, WI64Waunakee, WI: 63.8 %Waunakee, WI63.8Middleton, WI: 61.7 %Middleton, WI61.7Madison, WI: 59.9 %Madison, WI59.9Glendale, WI: 59.3 %Glendale, WI59.3Cedarburg, WI: 57.7 %Cedarburg, WI57.7Fitchburg, WI: 57.7 %Fitchburg, WI57.7Pewaukee, WI: 57.3 %Pewaukee, WI57.3Richfield, WI: 52.4 %Richfield, WI52.4Sussex, WI: 51.3 %Sussex, WI51.3Sun Prairie, WI: 50.9 %Sun Prairie, WI50.9Hobart, WI: 50.6 %Hobart, WI50.6Oregon, WI: 50.3 %Oregon, WI50.3Oconomowoc, WI: 48.4 %Oconomowoc, WI48.4Menomonee Falls, WI: 48.2 %Menomonee Falls, WI48.2Germantown, WI: 47.4 %Germantown, WI47.4New Berlin, WI: 47.4 %New Berlin, WI47.4Grafton, WI: 47.2 %Grafton, WI47.2Hartland, WI: 46.7 %Hartland, WI46.7Greendale, WI: 46.3 %Greendale, WI46.3Harrison, WI: 45.9 %Harrison, WI45.9Muskego, WI: 45.6 %Muskego, WI45.6Suamico, WI: 45.6 %Suamico, WI45.6River Falls, WI: 44.9 %River Falls, WI44.9Franklin, WI: 44.3 %Franklin, WI44.3Platteville, WI: 43.7 %Platteville, WI43.7Windsor, WI: 43.5 %Windsor, WI43.5Greenville, WI: 43.2 %Greenville, WI43.2Hudson, WI: 43.2 %Hudson, WI43.2Lisbon, WI: 42.3 %Lisbon, WI42.3Plover, WI: 42.2 %Plover, WI42.2Waukesha, WI: 41.7 %Waukesha, WI41.7Onalaska, WI: 41.7 %Onalaska, WI41.7DeForest, WI: 41.7 %DeForest, WI41.7Brown Deer, WI: 40.7 %Brown Deer, WI40.7Whitefish Bay, WI: 81.9 %Whitefish Bay, WI81.9Shorewood, WI: 75.6 %Shorewood, WI75.6Mequon, WI: 69.7 %Mequon, WI69.7Verona, WI: 64.3 %Verona, WI64.3Brookfield, WI: 64.3 %Brookfield, WI64.3Wauwatosa, WI: 64 %Wauwatosa, WI64Waunakee, WI: 63.8 %Waunakee, WI63.8Middleton, WI: 61.7 %Middleton, WI61.7Madison, WI: 59.9 %Madison, WI59.9Glendale, WI: 59.3 %Glendale, WI59.3Cedarburg, WI: 57.7 %Cedarburg, WI57.7Fitchburg, WI: 57.7 %Fitchburg, WI57.7Pewaukee, WI: 57.3 %Pewaukee, WI57.3Richfield, WI: 52.4 %Richfield, WI52.4Sussex, WI: 51.3 %Sussex, WI51.3Sun Prairie, WI: 50.9 %Sun Prairie, WI50.9Hobart, WI: 50.6 %Hobart, WI50.6Oregon, WI: 50.3 %Oregon, WI50.3Oconomowoc, WI: 48.4 %Oconomowoc, WI48.4Menomonee Falls, WI: 48.2 %Menomonee Falls, WI48.2Germantown, WI: 47.4 %Germantown, WI47.4New Berlin, WI: 47.4 %New Berlin, WI47.4Grafton, WI: 47.2 %Grafton, WI47.2Hartland, WI: 46.7 %Hartland, WI46.7Greendale, WI: 46.3 %Greendale, WI46.3Harrison, WI: 45.9 %Harrison, WI45.9Muskego, WI: 45.6 %Muskego, WI45.6Suamico, WI: 45.6 %Suamico, WI45.6River Falls, WI: 44.9 %River Falls, WI44.9Franklin, WI: 44.3 %Franklin, WI44.3Platteville, WI: 43.7 %Platteville, WI43.7Windsor, WI: 43.5 %Windsor, WI43.5Greenville, WI: 43.2 %Greenville, WI43.2Hudson, WI: 43.2 %Hudson, WI43.2Lisbon, WI: 42.3 %Lisbon, WI42.3Plover, WI: 42.2 %Plover, WI42.2Waukesha, WI: 41.7 %Waukesha, WI41.7Onalaska, WI: 41.7 %Onalaska, WI41.7DeForest, WI: 41.7 %DeForest, WI41.7Brown Deer, WI: 40.7 %Brown Deer, WI40.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Whitefish Bay, WI81.9+0.4 pts
2Shorewood, WI75.6-2.9 pts
3Mequon, WI69.7+0.2 pts
4Verona, WI64.3+1 pts
5Brookfield, WI64.3+1.4 pts
6Wauwatosa, WI64+2.5 pts
7Waunakee, WI63.8+1.9 pts
8Middleton, WI61.7-0.5 pts
9Madison, WI59.9+0.7 pts
10Glendale, WI59.3-0.9 pts
11Cedarburg, WI57.7+1.4 pts
12Fitchburg, WI57.7+0.7 pts
13Pewaukee, WI57.3+1.8 pts
14Richfield, WI52.4+3.3 pts
15Sussex, WI51.3+3.1 pts
16Sun Prairie, WI50.9-0 pts
17Hobart, WI50.6+1.1 pts
18Oregon, WI50.3+2.6 pts
19Oconomowoc, WI48.4+1.5 pts
20Menomonee Falls, WI48.2-0.6 pts
21Germantown, WI47.4-0.9 pts
22New Berlin, WI47.4+0.7 pts
23Grafton, WI47.2+2.8 pts
24Hartland, WI46.7+3.5 pts
25Greendale, WI46.3-2.9 pts
26Harrison, WI45.9+1 pts
27Muskego, WI45.6+0.5 pts
28Suamico, WI45.6+3.6 pts
29River Falls, WI44.9+0.9 pts
30Franklin, WI44.3-1 pts
31Platteville, WI43.7-1.6 pts
32Windsor, WI43.5+2.2 pts
33Greenville, WI43.2+0.5 pts
34Hudson, WI43.2-2.6 pts
35Lisbon, WI42.3n/a
36Plover, WI42.2+1.9 pts
37Waukesha, WI41.7+1 pts
38Onalaska, WI41.7+0.3 pts
39DeForest, WI41.7+0.9 pts
40Brown Deer, WI40.7-0.3 pts
41Pleasant Prairie, WI40.6+0.8 pts
42Port Washington, WI40.1+1.3 pts
43Oak Creek, WI39.4+1 pts
44Stoughton, WI39.3-1.1 pts
45Menomonie, WI38.7+0.6 pts
46Appleton, WI38.2+1.1 pts
47Stevens Point, WI37.9-1.5 pts
48Mount Pleasant, WI37.7+2.5 pts
49De Pere, WI37.7+1.2 pts
50Eau Claire, WI36.7+1.7 pts
51Allouez, WI36.3-1.4 pts
52Ashwaubenon, WI36.2-1.9 pts
53Howard, WI35.8+0.9 pts
54Neenah, WI35.8+0.1 pts
55Whitewater, WI35.3-0.5 pts
56La Crosse, WI35+0.1 pts
57New Richmond, WI34.2+1.1 pts
58Greenfield, WI33.5+1.2 pts
59Holmen, WI33.3+0.8 pts
60Fox Crossing, WI33.3-1 pts
61Caledonia, WI32.2-0.1 pts
62Wausau, WI30.9+0.8 pts
63Bellevue, WI30.4+1.6 pts
64Elkhorn, WI30.1+0.1 pts
65South Milwaukee, WI29.9+2.2 pts
66West Allis, WI29.6+0.1 pts
67Cudahy, WI29.1+2 pts
68Superior, WI29.1+0.3 pts
69Kenosha, WI29+0.1 pts
70Burlington, WI28.8+0.9 pts
70Hartford, WI28.8-0.5 pts
72West Bend, WI28.6-0.8 pts
73Little Chute, WI28.2+2.7 pts
74Milwaukee, WI27.4+0.9 pts
75Monroe, WI27.4+2.1 pts
75Oshkosh, WI27.40 pts
77Janesville, WI27.3+0.4 pts
78Salem Lakes, WI27.1-0.7 pts
79Green Bay, WI26.7+1.1 pts
80Reedsburg, WI26.6+1.5 pts
81Fort Atkinson, WI26.2-0.1 pts
82Baraboo, WI25.9-0.8 pts
83Menasha, WI25.8+1.3 pts
84Weston, WI25.7+1.6 pts
85Marshfield, WI25.6-0.4 pts
86Kaukauna, WI25.1-2 pts
87Beaver Dam, WI25.1-2.2 pts
88Manitowoc, WI24.6+0.7 pts
89Sheboygan, WI23.4-0.1 pts
90Marinette, WI21.5-0.9 pts
91Racine, WI21.4-0.1 pts
92Two Rivers, WI21.4-0.6 pts
93Fond du Lac, WI21.3-0.4 pts
94Chippewa Falls, WI20.9-1.8 pts
95Watertown, WI18.2-0.8 pts
96Wisconsin Rapids, WI18.1+1.2 pts
97Beloit, WI17.9-0.1 pts
98Waupun, WI15.7+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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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in Wisconsin by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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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), Cities in Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Whitefish Bay, WI, with 81.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Waupun, WI, with 15.7% in 2024.

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