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Cities in Colorado by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

Boulder, CO had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 54 cities in 2024, at 40.4%. Fort Lupton, CO had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 16.5% and the figure for Colorado was 17.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.4Boulder, CO
Lowest3.1Fort Lupton, CO
Median16.554 cities
Colorado17.6History

All cities, 2024

Boulder, CO: 40.4 %Boulder, CO40.4Superior, CO: 38.9 %Superior, CO38.9Louisville, CO: 36.5 %Louisville, CO36.5Greenwood Village, CO: 35.8 %Greenwood Village, CO35.8Lone Tree, CO: 31.8 %Lone Tree, CO31.8Timnath, CO: 31.5 %Timnath, CO31.5Golden, CO: 30.3 %Golden, CO30.3Monument, CO: 29.4 %Monument, CO29.4Erie, CO: 28.8 %Erie, CO28.8Lafayette, CO: 26.8 %Lafayette, CO26.8Fort Collins, CO: 26.1 %Fort Collins, CO26.1Castle Pines, CO: 24.9 %Castle Pines, CO24.9Centennial, CO: 24.9 %Centennial, CO24.9Broomfield, CO: 24.7 %Broomfield, CO24.7Steamboat Springs, CO: 24.7 %Steamboat Springs, CO24.7Durango, CO: 22.7 %Durango, CO22.7Windsor, CO: 22.4 %Windsor, CO22.4Denver, CO: 22.3 %Denver, CO22.3Littleton, CO: 21.5 %Littleton, CO21.5Parker, CO: 20.1 %Parker, CO20.1Longmont, CO: 18.9 %Longmont, CO18.9Castle Rock, CO: 18.8 %Castle Rock, CO18.8Arvada, CO: 18.6 %Arvada, CO18.6Englewood, CO: 17.7 %Englewood, CO17.7Colorado Springs, CO: 17.4 %Colorado Springs, CO17.4Glenwood Springs, CO: 17.2 %Glenwood Springs, CO17.2Severance, CO: 16.6 %Severance, CO16.6Lakewood, CO: 16.5 %Lakewood, CO16.5Wheat Ridge, CO: 16 %Wheat Ridge, CO16Berthoud, CO: 15.2 %Berthoud, CO15.2Westminster, CO: 14.3 %Westminster, CO14.3Montrose, CO: 14.3 %Montrose, CO14.3Frederick, CO: 13.8 %Frederick, CO13.8Johnstown, CO: 13.2 %Johnstown, CO13.2Loveland, CO: 13.1 %Loveland, CO13.1Grand Junction, CO: 12.6 %Grand Junction, CO12.6Firestone, CO: 12.2 %Firestone, CO12.2Aurora, CO: 11.9 %Aurora, CO11.9Greeley, CO: 11.1 %Greeley, CO11.1Wellington, CO: 10.7 %Wellington, CO10.7Thornton, CO: 10.7 %Thornton, CO10.7Fountain, CO: 10.1 %Fountain, CO10.1Commerce City, CO: 8.8 %Commerce City, CO8.8Pueblo, CO: 8.5 %Pueblo, CO8.5Evans, CO: 8.5 %Evans, CO8.5Northglenn, CO: 8.1 %Northglenn, CO8.1Fruita, CO: 7.1 %Fruita, CO7.1Fort Morgan, CO: 6.8 %Fort Morgan, CO6.8Brighton, CO: 6.8 %Brighton, CO6.8Sterling, CO: 6.1 %Sterling, CO6.1Cañon City, CO: 5.9 %Cañon City, CO5.9Rifle, CO: 5.7 %Rifle, CO5.7Federal Heights, CO: 4.3 %Federal Heights, CO4.3Fort Lupton, CO: 3.1 %Fort Lupton, CO3.1Boulder, CO: 40.4 %Boulder, CO40.4Superior, CO: 38.9 %Superior, CO38.9Louisville, CO: 36.5 %Louisville, CO36.5Greenwood Village, CO: 35.8 %Greenwood Village, CO35.8Lone Tree, CO: 31.8 %Lone Tree, CO31.8Timnath, CO: 31.5 %Timnath, CO31.5Golden, CO: 30.3 %Golden, CO30.3Monument, CO: 29.4 %Monument, CO29.4Erie, CO: 28.8 %Erie, CO28.8Lafayette, CO: 26.8 %Lafayette, CO26.8Fort Collins, CO: 26.1 %Fort Collins, CO26.1Castle Pines, CO: 24.9 %Castle Pines, CO24.9Centennial, CO: 24.9 %Centennial, CO24.9Broomfield, CO: 24.7 %Broomfield, CO24.7Steamboat Springs, CO: 24.7 %Steamboat Springs, CO24.7Durango, CO: 22.7 %Durango, CO22.7Windsor, CO: 22.4 %Windsor, CO22.4Denver, CO: 22.3 %Denver, CO22.3Littleton, CO: 21.5 %Littleton, CO21.5Parker, CO: 20.1 %Parker, CO20.1Longmont, CO: 18.9 %Longmont, CO18.9Castle Rock, CO: 18.8 %Castle Rock, CO18.8Arvada, CO: 18.6 %Arvada, CO18.6Englewood, CO: 17.7 %Englewood, CO17.7Colorado Springs, CO: 17.4 %Colorado Springs, CO17.4Glenwood Springs, CO: 17.2 %Glenwood Springs, CO17.2Severance, CO: 16.6 %Severance, CO16.6Lakewood, CO: 16.5 %Lakewood, CO16.5Wheat Ridge, CO: 16 %Wheat Ridge, CO16Berthoud, CO: 15.2 %Berthoud, CO15.2Westminster, CO: 14.3 %Westminster, CO14.3Montrose, CO: 14.3 %Montrose, CO14.3Frederick, CO: 13.8 %Frederick, CO13.8Johnstown, CO: 13.2 %Johnstown, CO13.2Loveland, CO: 13.1 %Loveland, CO13.1Grand Junction, CO: 12.6 %Grand Junction, CO12.6Firestone, CO: 12.2 %Firestone, CO12.2Aurora, CO: 11.9 %Aurora, CO11.9Greeley, CO: 11.1 %Greeley, CO11.1Wellington, CO: 10.7 %Wellington, CO10.7Thornton, CO: 10.7 %Thornton, CO10.7Fountain, CO: 10.1 %Fountain, CO10.1Commerce City, CO: 8.8 %Commerce City, CO8.8Pueblo, CO: 8.5 %Pueblo, CO8.5Evans, CO: 8.5 %Evans, CO8.5Northglenn, CO: 8.1 %Northglenn, CO8.1Fruita, CO: 7.1 %Fruita, CO7.1Fort Morgan, CO: 6.8 %Fort Morgan, CO6.8Brighton, CO: 6.8 %Brighton, CO6.8Sterling, CO: 6.1 %Sterling, CO6.1Cañon City, CO: 5.9 %Cañon City, CO5.9Rifle, CO: 5.7 %Rifle, CO5.7Federal Heights, CO: 4.3 %Federal Heights, CO4.3Fort Lupton, CO: 3.1 %Fort Lupton, CO3.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Boulder, CO40.4+0.5 pts
2Superior, CO38.9+1.4 pts
3Louisville, CO36.5+2.2 pts
4Greenwood Village, CO35.8+0.2 pts
5Lone Tree, CO31.8+0.8 pts
6Timnath, CO31.5+4.2 pts
7Golden, CO30.3-0.6 pts
8Monument, CO29.4+1.1 pts
9Erie, CO28.8+0.6 pts
10Lafayette, CO26.8+1.1 pts
11Fort Collins, CO26.1+0.6 pts
12Castle Pines, CO24.9+0.2 pts
12Centennial, CO24.9+0.1 pts
14Broomfield, CO24.7+1 pts
15Steamboat Springs, CO24.7+2.8 pts
16Durango, CO22.7+1.4 pts
17Windsor, CO22.4+2.1 pts
18Denver, CO22.3+0.4 pts
19Littleton, CO21.5+0.4 pts
20Parker, CO20.1+1.2 pts
21Longmont, CO18.9+0.6 pts
22Castle Rock, CO18.8+0.7 pts
23Arvada, CO18.6+0.4 pts
24Englewood, CO17.7+2.2 pts
25Colorado Springs, CO17.4+0.7 pts
26Glenwood Springs, CO17.2-1 pts
27Severance, CO16.6+1 pts
28Lakewood, CO16.5+0.3 pts
29Wheat Ridge, CO16+1.3 pts
30Berthoud, CO15.2+0.2 pts
31Westminster, CO14.30 pts
32Montrose, CO14.3+2.6 pts
33Frederick, CO13.8+1.8 pts
34Johnstown, CO13.2+0.4 pts
35Loveland, CO13.1+0.1 pts
36Grand Junction, CO12.6+0.8 pts
37Firestone, CO12.2+0.8 pts
38Aurora, CO11.9+0.4 pts
39Greeley, CO11.1+0.3 pts
40Wellington, CO10.7+1.3 pts
41Thornton, CO10.7+0.8 pts
42Fountain, CO10.1+1.3 pts
43Commerce City, CO8.8+1.1 pts
44Pueblo, CO8.5+0.6 pts
45Evans, CO8.5+0.2 pts
46Northglenn, CO8.1+0.6 pts
47Fruita, CO7.1-0.1 pts
48Fort Morgan, CO6.8-0.4 pts
49Brighton, CO6.8-0.3 pts
50Sterling, CO6.1-0 pts
51Cañon City, CO5.9-1.2 pts
52Rifle, CO5.7+1.1 pts
53Federal Heights, CO4.3+0.2 pts
54Fort Lupton, CO3.1+0.3 pts

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People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Colorado by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Colorado by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/colorado-cities. 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Colorado by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/colorado-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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