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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 2023, at 81.5%. Waupun, WI had the lowest, at 14.7%. The median was 36.5% and the figure for Wisconsin was 32.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.5Whitefish Bay, WI
Lowest14.7Waupun, WI
Median36.597 cities
Wisconsin32.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Whitefish Bay, WI: 81.5 %Whitefish Bay, WI81.5Shorewood, WI: 78.5 %Shorewood, WI78.5Mequon, WI: 69.5 %Mequon, WI69.5Verona, WI: 63.3 %Verona, WI63.3Brookfield, WI: 62.8 %Brookfield, WI62.8Middleton, WI: 62.1 %Middleton, WI62.1Waunakee, WI: 62 %Waunakee, WI62Wauwatosa, WI: 61.5 %Wauwatosa, WI61.5Glendale, WI: 60.2 %Glendale, WI60.2Madison, WI: 59.2 %Madison, WI59.2Fitchburg, WI: 57 %Fitchburg, WI57Cedarburg, WI: 56.4 %Cedarburg, WI56.4Pewaukee, WI: 55.5 %Pewaukee, WI55.5Sun Prairie, WI: 50.9 %Sun Prairie, WI50.9Hobart, WI: 49.5 %Hobart, WI49.5Greendale, WI: 49.2 %Greendale, WI49.2Richfield, WI: 49.1 %Richfield, WI49.1Menomonee Falls, WI: 48.8 %Menomonee Falls, WI48.8Germantown, WI: 48.3 %Germantown, WI48.3Sussex, WI: 48.1 %Sussex, WI48.1Oregon, WI: 47.7 %Oregon, WI47.7Oconomowoc, WI: 46.9 %Oconomowoc, WI46.9New Berlin, WI: 46.6 %New Berlin, WI46.6Hudson, WI: 45.8 %Hudson, WI45.8Franklin, WI: 45.4 %Franklin, WI45.4Platteville, WI: 45.3 %Platteville, WI45.3Muskego, WI: 45.1 %Muskego, WI45.1Harrison, WI: 44.9 %Harrison, WI44.9Grafton, WI: 44.4 %Grafton, WI44.4River Falls, WI: 44.1 %River Falls, WI44.1Hartland, WI: 43.2 %Hartland, WI43.2Greenville, WI: 42.7 %Greenville, WI42.7Suamico, WI: 42 %Suamico, WI42Onalaska, WI: 41.4 %Onalaska, WI41.4Windsor, WI: 41.3 %Windsor, WI41.3Brown Deer, WI: 40.9 %Brown Deer, WI40.9Waukesha, WI: 40.7 %Waukesha, WI40.7DeForest, WI: 40.7 %DeForest, WI40.7Stoughton, WI: 40.4 %Stoughton, WI40.4Plover, WI: 40.3 %Plover, WI40.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 81.5 %Whitefish Bay, WI81.5Shorewood, WI: 78.5 %Shorewood, WI78.5Mequon, WI: 69.5 %Mequon, WI69.5Verona, WI: 63.3 %Verona, WI63.3Brookfield, WI: 62.8 %Brookfield, WI62.8Middleton, WI: 62.1 %Middleton, WI62.1Waunakee, WI: 62 %Waunakee, WI62Wauwatosa, WI: 61.5 %Wauwatosa, WI61.5Glendale, WI: 60.2 %Glendale, WI60.2Madison, WI: 59.2 %Madison, WI59.2Fitchburg, WI: 57 %Fitchburg, WI57Cedarburg, WI: 56.4 %Cedarburg, WI56.4Pewaukee, WI: 55.5 %Pewaukee, WI55.5Sun Prairie, WI: 50.9 %Sun Prairie, WI50.9Hobart, WI: 49.5 %Hobart, WI49.5Greendale, WI: 49.2 %Greendale, WI49.2Richfield, WI: 49.1 %Richfield, WI49.1Menomonee Falls, WI: 48.8 %Menomonee Falls, WI48.8Germantown, WI: 48.3 %Germantown, WI48.3Sussex, WI: 48.1 %Sussex, WI48.1Oregon, WI: 47.7 %Oregon, WI47.7Oconomowoc, WI: 46.9 %Oconomowoc, WI46.9New Berlin, WI: 46.6 %New Berlin, WI46.6Hudson, WI: 45.8 %Hudson, WI45.8Franklin, WI: 45.4 %Franklin, WI45.4Platteville, WI: 45.3 %Platteville, WI45.3Muskego, WI: 45.1 %Muskego, WI45.1Harrison, WI: 44.9 %Harrison, WI44.9Grafton, WI: 44.4 %Grafton, WI44.4River Falls, WI: 44.1 %River Falls, WI44.1Hartland, WI: 43.2 %Hartland, WI43.2Greenville, WI: 42.7 %Greenville, WI42.7Suamico, WI: 42 %Suamico, WI42Onalaska, WI: 41.4 %Onalaska, WI41.4Windsor, WI: 41.3 %Windsor, WI41.3Brown Deer, WI: 40.9 %Brown Deer, WI40.9Waukesha, WI: 40.7 %Waukesha, WI40.7DeForest, WI: 40.7 %DeForest, WI40.7Stoughton, WI: 40.4 %Stoughton, WI40.4Plover, WI: 40.3 %Plover, WI40.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Whitefish Bay, WI81.5+0.3 pts
2Shorewood, WI78.5+1.2 pts
3Mequon, WI69.5-1.5 pts
4Verona, WI63.3+0.6 pts
5Brookfield, WI62.8+0.2 pts
6Middleton, WI62.1-2 pts
7Waunakee, WI620 pts
8Wauwatosa, WI61.5+0.5 pts
9Glendale, WI60.2+0.8 pts
10Madison, WI59.2+0.3 pts
11Fitchburg, WI57-2.1 pts
12Cedarburg, WI56.4+2.3 pts
13Pewaukee, WI55.5+1.6 pts
14Sun Prairie, WI50.9+0.6 pts
15Hobart, WI49.5+3.6 pts
16Greendale, WI49.2+0.2 pts
17Richfield, WI49.1+1.7 pts
18Menomonee Falls, WI48.8+1 pts
19Germantown, WI48.3-0.4 pts
20Sussex, WI48.1+0.4 pts
21Oregon, WI47.7-1.3 pts
22Oconomowoc, WI46.9+1.3 pts
23New Berlin, WI46.6+0.7 pts
24Hudson, WI45.8+1.8 pts
25Franklin, WI45.4+2 pts
26Platteville, WI45.3+0.6 pts
27Muskego, WI45.1+2.4 pts
28Harrison, WI44.9+3 pts
29Grafton, WI44.4+0.4 pts
30River Falls, WI44.1+0.3 pts
31Hartland, WI43.2+0.8 pts
32Greenville, WI42.7+1.5 pts
33Suamico, WI42+1 pts
34Onalaska, WI41.4+2 pts
35Windsor, WI41.3+1.3 pts
36Brown Deer, WI40.9+1.4 pts
37Waukesha, WI40.7-1 pts
38DeForest, WI40.7+0.1 pts
39Stoughton, WI40.4+3.7 pts
40Plover, WI40.3-2.5 pts
41Pleasant Prairie, WI39.9+0.5 pts
42Stevens Point, WI39.4+1.8 pts
43Port Washington, WI38.8+2.3 pts
44Oak Creek, WI38.4-0 pts
45Menomonie, WI38.1+0.9 pts
46Ashwaubenon, WI38.1+2.5 pts
47Allouez, WI37.7+1 pts
48Appleton, WI37+0.9 pts
49De Pere, WI36.5-1.1 pts
50Whitewater, WI35.7+1.2 pts
51Neenah, WI35.7+2.6 pts
52Mount Pleasant, WI35.2+0.1 pts
53Eau Claire, WI35.1-0.3 pts
54Howard, WI34.9+0.2 pts
55La Crosse, WI34.8-0.3 pts
56Fox Crossing, WI34.2+4.1 pts
57New Richmond, WI33.1+3.8 pts
58Holmen, WI32.6+0.4 pts
59Caledonia, WI32.3+0.5 pts
60Greenfield, WI32.3+1.3 pts
61Elkhorn, WI30.1+1.9 pts
62Wausau, WI30-1 pts
63West Allis, WI29.4+3.3 pts
64West Bend, WI29.4-0.3 pts
65Hartford, WI29.3+1.9 pts
66Bellevue, WI28.9+1.7 pts
67Kenosha, WI28.9+1.4 pts
68Superior, WI28.7+0.4 pts
69Burlington, WI27.9+1.8 pts
70Salem Lakes, WI27.8+0.7 pts
71South Milwaukee, WI27.7+1.8 pts
72Beaver Dam, WI27.3+2.1 pts
72Oshkosh, WI27.3+0.4 pts
74Kaukauna, WI27.1-0.4 pts
75Cudahy, WI27.1+0.7 pts
76Janesville, WI26.9+0.9 pts
77Baraboo, WI26.7+1.1 pts
78Milwaukee, WI26.6+0.4 pts
79Fort Atkinson, WI26.3-0.4 pts
80Marshfield, WI26-0.9 pts
81Green Bay, WI25.6+0.4 pts
82Little Chute, WI25.5-1.2 pts
83Monroe, WI25.3+1.2 pts
84Reedsburg, WI25.1+3.3 pts
85Menasha, WI24.4+1.7 pts
86Weston, WI24+0.8 pts
87Manitowoc, WI23.9-1.5 pts
88Sheboygan, WI23.4+0.5 pts
89Chippewa Falls, WI22.7+1.8 pts
90Marinette, WI22.3+0.4 pts
91Two Rivers, WI22-1.3 pts
92Fond du Lac, WI21.7+0.4 pts
93Racine, WI21.5+0.5 pts
94Watertown, WI19-0.3 pts
95Beloit, WI18-0.2 pts
96Wisconsin Rapids, WI16.9+0.6 pts
97Waupun, WI14.7-2.1 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. 1 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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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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 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/wisconsin-cities?period=2023. 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 81.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Waupun, WI, with 14.7% in 2023.

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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 2023 and are not ranked.

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