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

Boulder, CO had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 54 cities in 2022, at 40.2%. Fort Lupton, CO had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 14.8% and the figure for Colorado was 16.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.2Boulder, CO
Lowest2.7Fort Lupton, CO
Median14.854 cities
Colorado16.5History

All cities, 2022

Boulder, CO: 40.2 %Boulder, CO40.2Superior, CO: 36.3 %Superior, CO36.3Greenwood Village, CO: 34.2 %Greenwood Village, CO34.2Louisville, CO: 31.9 %Louisville, CO31.9Lone Tree, CO: 31.9 %Lone Tree, CO31.9Golden, CO: 29.6 %Golden, CO29.6Erie, CO: 28.1 %Erie, CO28.1Timnath, CO: 27.1 %Timnath, CO27.1Castle Pines, CO: 25.7 %Castle Pines, CO25.7Fort Collins, CO: 24.7 %Fort Collins, CO24.7Centennial, CO: 24.7 %Centennial, CO24.7Lafayette, CO: 23.8 %Lafayette, CO23.8Broomfield, CO: 23 %Broomfield, CO23Monument, CO: 22.6 %Monument, CO22.6Denver, CO: 21.1 %Denver, CO21.1Steamboat Springs, CO: 20.9 %Steamboat Springs, CO20.9Littleton, CO: 20.7 %Littleton, CO20.7Durango, CO: 19.1 %Durango, CO19.1Windsor, CO: 19 %Windsor, CO19Parker, CO: 18.8 %Parker, CO18.8Glenwood Springs, CO: 18.6 %Glenwood Springs, CO18.6Arvada, CO: 17.1 %Arvada, CO17.1Longmont, CO: 16.6 %Longmont, CO16.6Colorado Springs, CO: 16.5 %Colorado Springs, CO16.5Castle Rock, CO: 16.2 %Castle Rock, CO16.2Lakewood, CO: 15.8 %Lakewood, CO15.8Englewood, CO: 15 %Englewood, CO15Johnstown, CO: 14.5 %Johnstown, CO14.5Wheat Ridge, CO: 14.4 %Wheat Ridge, CO14.4Severance, CO: 14.2 %Severance, CO14.2Westminster, CO: 13.8 %Westminster, CO13.8Berthoud, CO: 13.4 %Berthoud, CO13.4Loveland, CO: 13.3 %Loveland, CO13.3Frederick, CO: 12.2 %Frederick, CO12.2Grand Junction, CO: 12.1 %Grand Junction, CO12.1Montrose, CO: 11.4 %Montrose, CO11.4Aurora, CO: 11 %Aurora, CO11Greeley, CO: 10.6 %Greeley, CO10.6Thornton, CO: 9.6 %Thornton, CO9.6Firestone, CO: 8.4 %Firestone, CO8.4Fountain, CO: 8.3 %Fountain, CO8.3Fruita, CO: 8.2 %Fruita, CO8.2Wellington, CO: 8.1 %Wellington, CO8.1Evans, CO: 7.7 %Evans, CO7.7Commerce City, CO: 7.7 %Commerce City, CO7.7Pueblo, CO: 7.7 %Pueblo, CO7.7Northglenn, CO: 7.4 %Northglenn, CO7.4Brighton, CO: 7.2 %Brighton, CO7.2Cañon City, CO: 7.2 %Cañon City, CO7.2Fort Morgan, CO: 6.5 %Fort Morgan, CO6.5Sterling, CO: 6 %Sterling, CO6Rifle, CO: 4.3 %Rifle, CO4.3Federal Heights, CO: 3.8 %Federal Heights, CO3.8Fort Lupton, CO: 2.7 %Fort Lupton, CO2.7Boulder, CO: 40.2 %Boulder, CO40.2Superior, CO: 36.3 %Superior, CO36.3Greenwood Village, CO: 34.2 %Greenwood Village, CO34.2Louisville, CO: 31.9 %Louisville, CO31.9Lone Tree, CO: 31.9 %Lone Tree, CO31.9Golden, CO: 29.6 %Golden, CO29.6Erie, CO: 28.1 %Erie, CO28.1Timnath, CO: 27.1 %Timnath, CO27.1Castle Pines, CO: 25.7 %Castle Pines, CO25.7Fort Collins, CO: 24.7 %Fort Collins, CO24.7Centennial, CO: 24.7 %Centennial, CO24.7Lafayette, CO: 23.8 %Lafayette, CO23.8Broomfield, CO: 23 %Broomfield, CO23Monument, CO: 22.6 %Monument, CO22.6Denver, CO: 21.1 %Denver, CO21.1Steamboat Springs, CO: 20.9 %Steamboat Springs, CO20.9Littleton, CO: 20.7 %Littleton, CO20.7Durango, CO: 19.1 %Durango, CO19.1Windsor, CO: 19 %Windsor, CO19Parker, CO: 18.8 %Parker, CO18.8Glenwood Springs, CO: 18.6 %Glenwood Springs, CO18.6Arvada, CO: 17.1 %Arvada, CO17.1Longmont, CO: 16.6 %Longmont, CO16.6Colorado Springs, CO: 16.5 %Colorado Springs, CO16.5Castle Rock, CO: 16.2 %Castle Rock, CO16.2Lakewood, CO: 15.8 %Lakewood, CO15.8Englewood, CO: 15 %Englewood, CO15Johnstown, CO: 14.5 %Johnstown, CO14.5Wheat Ridge, CO: 14.4 %Wheat Ridge, CO14.4Severance, CO: 14.2 %Severance, CO14.2Westminster, CO: 13.8 %Westminster, CO13.8Berthoud, CO: 13.4 %Berthoud, CO13.4Loveland, CO: 13.3 %Loveland, CO13.3Frederick, CO: 12.2 %Frederick, CO12.2Grand Junction, CO: 12.1 %Grand Junction, CO12.1Montrose, CO: 11.4 %Montrose, CO11.4Aurora, CO: 11 %Aurora, CO11Greeley, CO: 10.6 %Greeley, CO10.6Thornton, CO: 9.6 %Thornton, CO9.6Firestone, CO: 8.4 %Firestone, CO8.4Fountain, CO: 8.3 %Fountain, CO8.3Fruita, CO: 8.2 %Fruita, CO8.2Wellington, CO: 8.1 %Wellington, CO8.1Evans, CO: 7.7 %Evans, CO7.7Commerce City, CO: 7.7 %Commerce City, CO7.7Pueblo, CO: 7.7 %Pueblo, CO7.7Northglenn, CO: 7.4 %Northglenn, CO7.4Brighton, CO: 7.2 %Brighton, CO7.2Cañon City, CO: 7.2 %Cañon City, CO7.2Fort Morgan, CO: 6.5 %Fort Morgan, CO6.5Sterling, CO: 6 %Sterling, CO6Rifle, CO: 4.3 %Rifle, CO4.3Federal Heights, CO: 3.8 %Federal Heights, CO3.8Fort Lupton, CO: 2.7 %Fort Lupton, CO2.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Boulder, CO40.2+0.6 pts
2Superior, CO36.3-0.8 pts
3Greenwood Village, CO34.2-0.5 pts
4Louisville, CO31.90 pts
5Lone Tree, CO31.9+2.9 pts
6Golden, CO29.6-0.7 pts
7Erie, CO28.1+0.3 pts
8Timnath, CO27.1+7.6 pts
9Castle Pines, CO25.7-1.6 pts
10Fort Collins, CO24.7+0.9 pts
11Centennial, CO24.7+1.1 pts
12Lafayette, CO23.8+0.8 pts
13Broomfield, CO23+1.1 pts
14Monument, CO22.6+0.2 pts
15Denver, CO21.1+0.6 pts
16Steamboat Springs, CO20.9+2 pts
17Littleton, CO20.7+0.4 pts
18Durango, CO19.1-2.1 pts
19Windsor, CO19+1.3 pts
20Parker, CO18.8+0.7 pts
21Glenwood Springs, CO18.6+2.2 pts
22Arvada, CO17.1+0.5 pts
23Longmont, CO16.6+0.2 pts
24Colorado Springs, CO16.5+0.7 pts
25Castle Rock, CO16.2+0.2 pts
26Lakewood, CO15.8+0.1 pts
27Englewood, CO15-0.5 pts
28Johnstown, CO14.5-0.1 pts
29Wheat Ridge, CO14.4+0.1 pts
30Severance, CO14.2+2.5 pts
31Westminster, CO13.8+0.8 pts
32Berthoud, CO13.4-0.3 pts
33Loveland, CO13.3-0.2 pts
34Frederick, CO12.2-0.3 pts
35Grand Junction, CO12.1+0.3 pts
36Montrose, CO11.4+0.7 pts
37Aurora, CO11+0.2 pts
38Greeley, CO10.6+0.4 pts
39Thornton, CO9.6+0.9 pts
40Firestone, CO8.4+0.6 pts
41Fountain, CO8.3-0.1 pts
42Fruita, CO8.2-0.7 pts
43Wellington, CO8.1+1.3 pts
44Evans, CO7.7+0.6 pts
45Commerce City, CO7.7-0.3 pts
45Pueblo, CO7.7+0.6 pts
47Northglenn, CO7.4-0.1 pts
48Brighton, CO7.2-0.2 pts
49Cañon City, CO7.2-0.8 pts
50Fort Morgan, CO6.5+1.6 pts
51Sterling, CO6-0.5 pts
52Rifle, CO4.3-0.2 pts
53Federal Heights, CO3.8-0 pts
54Fort Lupton, CO2.7-2 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/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 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, 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 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, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/colorado-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 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/colorado-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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