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

Whitefish Bay, WI had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 97 cities in 2022, at 81.2%. Wisconsin Rapids, WI had the lowest, at 16.3%. The median was 35.6% and the figure for Wisconsin was 32%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.2Whitefish Bay, WI
Lowest16.3Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Median35.697 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2022

Whitefish Bay, WI: 81.2 %Whitefish Bay, WI81.2Shorewood, WI: 77.3 %Shorewood, WI77.3Mequon, WI: 71 %Mequon, WI71Middleton, WI: 64.2 %Middleton, WI64.2Brookfield, WI: 62.7 %Brookfield, WI62.7Verona, WI: 62.6 %Verona, WI62.6Waunakee, WI: 62 %Waunakee, WI62Wauwatosa, WI: 61 %Wauwatosa, WI61Glendale, WI: 59.4 %Glendale, WI59.4Fitchburg, WI: 59.1 %Fitchburg, WI59.1Madison, WI: 58.9 %Madison, WI58.9Cedarburg, WI: 54.1 %Cedarburg, WI54.1Pewaukee, WI: 53.8 %Pewaukee, WI53.8Sun Prairie, WI: 50.3 %Sun Prairie, WI50.3Oregon, WI: 49.1 %Oregon, WI49.1Greendale, WI: 49 %Greendale, WI49Germantown, WI: 48.7 %Germantown, WI48.7Menomonee Falls, WI: 47.7 %Menomonee Falls, WI47.7Sussex, WI: 47.7 %Sussex, WI47.7Richfield, WI: 47.3 %Richfield, WI47.3New Berlin, WI: 46 %New Berlin, WI46Hobart, WI: 45.9 %Hobart, WI45.9Oconomowoc, WI: 45.6 %Oconomowoc, WI45.6Platteville, WI: 44.7 %Platteville, WI44.7Hudson, WI: 44 %Hudson, WI44Grafton, WI: 44 %Grafton, WI44River Falls, WI: 43.8 %River Falls, WI43.8Franklin, WI: 43.3 %Franklin, WI43.3Plover, WI: 42.8 %Plover, WI42.8Muskego, WI: 42.6 %Muskego, WI42.6Hartland, WI: 42.4 %Hartland, WI42.4Harrison, WI: 41.9 %Harrison, WI41.9Waukesha, WI: 41.8 %Waukesha, WI41.8Greenville, WI: 41.2 %Greenville, WI41.2Suamico, WI: 41 %Suamico, WI41DeForest, WI: 40.6 %DeForest, WI40.6Windsor, WI: 40 %Windsor, WI40Brown Deer, WI: 39.5 %Brown Deer, WI39.5Onalaska, WI: 39.4 %Onalaska, WI39.4Pleasant Prairie, WI: 39.4 %Pleasant Prairie, WI39.4Whitefish Bay, WI: 81.2 %Whitefish Bay, WI81.2Shorewood, WI: 77.3 %Shorewood, WI77.3Mequon, WI: 71 %Mequon, WI71Middleton, WI: 64.2 %Middleton, WI64.2Brookfield, WI: 62.7 %Brookfield, WI62.7Verona, WI: 62.6 %Verona, WI62.6Waunakee, WI: 62 %Waunakee, WI62Wauwatosa, WI: 61 %Wauwatosa, WI61Glendale, WI: 59.4 %Glendale, WI59.4Fitchburg, WI: 59.1 %Fitchburg, WI59.1Madison, WI: 58.9 %Madison, WI58.9Cedarburg, WI: 54.1 %Cedarburg, WI54.1Pewaukee, WI: 53.8 %Pewaukee, WI53.8Sun Prairie, WI: 50.3 %Sun Prairie, WI50.3Oregon, WI: 49.1 %Oregon, WI49.1Greendale, WI: 49 %Greendale, WI49Germantown, WI: 48.7 %Germantown, WI48.7Menomonee Falls, WI: 47.7 %Menomonee Falls, WI47.7Sussex, WI: 47.7 %Sussex, WI47.7Richfield, WI: 47.3 %Richfield, WI47.3New Berlin, WI: 46 %New Berlin, WI46Hobart, WI: 45.9 %Hobart, WI45.9Oconomowoc, WI: 45.6 %Oconomowoc, WI45.6Platteville, WI: 44.7 %Platteville, WI44.7Hudson, WI: 44 %Hudson, WI44Grafton, WI: 44 %Grafton, WI44River Falls, WI: 43.8 %River Falls, WI43.8Franklin, WI: 43.3 %Franklin, WI43.3Plover, WI: 42.8 %Plover, WI42.8Muskego, WI: 42.6 %Muskego, WI42.6Hartland, WI: 42.4 %Hartland, WI42.4Harrison, WI: 41.9 %Harrison, WI41.9Waukesha, WI: 41.8 %Waukesha, WI41.8Greenville, WI: 41.2 %Greenville, WI41.2Suamico, WI: 41 %Suamico, WI41DeForest, WI: 40.6 %DeForest, WI40.6Windsor, WI: 40 %Windsor, WI40Brown Deer, WI: 39.5 %Brown Deer, WI39.5Onalaska, WI: 39.4 %Onalaska, WI39.4Pleasant Prairie, WI: 39.4 %Pleasant Prairie, WI39.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Whitefish Bay, WI81.2-0.1 pts
2Shorewood, WI77.3-1.2 pts
3Mequon, WI71+0.4 pts
4Middleton, WI64.2+1.1 pts
5Brookfield, WI62.7+0.3 pts
6Verona, WI62.6+2.2 pts
7Waunakee, WI62+3.7 pts
8Wauwatosa, WI61+0.4 pts
9Glendale, WI59.4+1.9 pts
10Fitchburg, WI59.1+2.1 pts
11Madison, WI58.9+0.4 pts
12Cedarburg, WI54.1-5.8 pts
13Pewaukee, WI53.8-0.3 pts
14Sun Prairie, WI50.3+0.8 pts
15Oregon, WI49.1+0.8 pts
16Greendale, WI49+2 pts
17Germantown, WI48.7+3.8 pts
18Menomonee Falls, WI47.70 pts
19Sussex, WI47.7-1.1 pts
20Richfield, WI47.3+1.6 pts
21New Berlin, WI46-0.2 pts
22Hobart, WI45.9+1.3 pts
23Oconomowoc, WI45.6+1.1 pts
24Platteville, WI44.7+2.3 pts
25Hudson, WI44-1.2 pts
26Grafton, WI44-0.4 pts
27River Falls, WI43.8+2.6 pts
28Franklin, WI43.3+1.9 pts
29Plover, WI42.8+2.7 pts
30Muskego, WI42.6+1.2 pts
31Hartland, WI42.4-0.7 pts
32Harrison, WI41.9+3 pts
33Waukesha, WI41.8+0.2 pts
34Greenville, WI41.2n/a
35Suamico, WI41+2 pts
36DeForest, WI40.6+2.5 pts
37Windsor, WI40-1.5 pts
38Brown Deer, WI39.5+1.9 pts
39Onalaska, WI39.4+0.5 pts
40Pleasant Prairie, WI39.4+0.4 pts
41Oak Creek, WI38.4+1.2 pts
42Stevens Point, WI37.6-0.7 pts
43De Pere, WI37.5-1.9 pts
44Menomonie, WI37.2-3.2 pts
45Allouez, WI36.7+0.6 pts
46Stoughton, WI36.7+0.1 pts
47Port Washington, WI36.5+0.2 pts
48Appleton, WI36.2+1.3 pts
49Ashwaubenon, WI35.6+2 pts
50Eau Claire, WI35.3+1.7 pts
51La Crosse, WI35.2+0.6 pts
52Mount Pleasant, WI35.1+1.1 pts
53Howard, WI34.7+0.9 pts
54Whitewater, WI34.5-2.5 pts
55Neenah, WI33+1.4 pts
56Holmen, WI32.2+2.2 pts
57Caledonia, WI31.8+0.2 pts
58Greenfield, WI31+1 pts
59Wausau, WI31+0.2 pts
60Fox Crossing, WI30.2-0.4 pts
61West Bend, WI29.7+0.7 pts
62New Richmond, WI29.3+2.2 pts
63Superior, WI28.4+1 pts
64Elkhorn, WI28.1+2.7 pts
65Kaukauna, WI27.5+3.3 pts
65Kenosha, WI27.5+0.1 pts
67Hartford, WI27.4-1.4 pts
68Bellevue, WI27.2-4.2 pts
69Salem Lakes, WI27-0.1 pts
70Oshkosh, WI27-0.2 pts
71Marshfield, WI26.9-0.2 pts
72Fort Atkinson, WI26.7-0.1 pts
73Little Chute, WI26.6+0.5 pts
74Cudahy, WI26.4-1.1 pts
75Milwaukee, WI26.2+0.7 pts
75West Allis, WI26.2+0.4 pts
77Burlington, WI26.1-0 pts
78Janesville, WI26-0.2 pts
79South Milwaukee, WI25.9+0.6 pts
80Baraboo, WI25.6-0.7 pts
81Manitowoc, WI25.3+1.7 pts
82Beaver Dam, WI25.2+2.9 pts
83Green Bay, WI25.10 pts
84Monroe, WI24.1+2.8 pts
85Two Rivers, WI23.3+1.9 pts
86Weston, WI23.2+0.6 pts
87Sheboygan, WI22.9+1 pts
88Menasha, WI22.8-0.6 pts
89Marinette, WI21.9+2.5 pts
90Reedsburg, WI21.8+0.6 pts
91Fond du Lac, WI21.2-1.8 pts
92Racine, WI21+1.8 pts
93Chippewa Falls, WI20.9-1.3 pts
94Watertown, WI19.4+0.6 pts
95Beloit, WI18.2+0.4 pts
96Waupun, WI16.8-0.4 pts
97Wisconsin Rapids, WI16.3+1.6 pts

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About this ranking

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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/wisconsin-cities?period=2022.

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

Whitefish Bay, WI, with 81.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wisconsin Rapids, WI, with 16.3% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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