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

West Lafayette, IN had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 88 cities in 2024, at 44.8%. Lake Station, IN had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 8.8% and the figure for Indiana was 10.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.8West Lafayette, IN
Lowest1.9Lake Station, IN
Median8.888 cities
Indiana10.8History

Top 40 cities, 2024

West Lafayette, IN: 44.8 %West Lafayette, IN44.8Bloomington, IN: 34.1 %Bloomington, IN34.1Zionsville, IN: 33.3 %Zionsville, IN33.3Carmel, IN: 31.7 %Carmel, IN31.7Fishers, IN: 24.4 %Fishers, IN24.4Westfield, IN: 22.2 %Westfield, IN22.2Whitestown, IN: 21.1 %Whitestown, IN21.1Munster, IN: 18.6 %Munster, IN18.6Columbus, IN: 18.4 %Columbus, IN18.4Noblesville, IN: 18 %Noblesville, IN18Yorktown, IN: 16.5 %Yorktown, IN16.5Valparaiso, IN: 15.6 %Valparaiso, IN15.6Dyer, IN: 15.5 %Dyer, IN15.5Avon, IN: 15.4 %Avon, IN15.4Bargersville, IN: 14.9 %Bargersville, IN14.9St. John, IN: 14.8 %St. John, IN14.8Brownsburg, IN: 14.6 %Brownsburg, IN14.6McCordsville, IN: 14.5 %McCordsville, IN14.5Huntertown, IN: 14.4 %Huntertown, IN14.4Danville, IN: 14.4 %Danville, IN14.4Warsaw, IN: 13.9 %Warsaw, IN13.9Greenwood, IN: 13.7 %Greenwood, IN13.7Chesterton, IN: 13.1 %Chesterton, IN13.1Indianapolis, IN: 12.8 %Indianapolis, IN12.8Cedar Lake, IN: 12.7 %Cedar Lake, IN12.7Sellersburg, IN: 12.6 %Sellersburg, IN12.6South Bend, IN: 12.1 %South Bend, IN12.1Lawrence, IN: 12 %Lawrence, IN12Crown Point, IN: 11.7 %Crown Point, IN11.7Madison, IN: 11.5 %Madison, IN11.5Plainfield, IN: 11.4 %Plainfield, IN11.4Mishawaka, IN: 11.3 %Mishawaka, IN11.3Muncie, IN: 11.1 %Muncie, IN11.1Speedway, IN: 10.9 %Speedway, IN10.9Schererville, IN: 10.1 %Schererville, IN10.1Goshen, IN: 10 %Goshen, IN10Terre Haute, IN: 9.9 %Terre Haute, IN9.9Merrillville, IN: 9.7 %Merrillville, IN9.7Jeffersonville, IN: 9.4 %Jeffersonville, IN9.4Highland, IN: 9.3 %Highland, IN9.3West Lafayette, IN: 44.8 %West Lafayette, IN44.8Bloomington, IN: 34.1 %Bloomington, IN34.1Zionsville, IN: 33.3 %Zionsville, IN33.3Carmel, IN: 31.7 %Carmel, IN31.7Fishers, IN: 24.4 %Fishers, IN24.4Westfield, IN: 22.2 %Westfield, IN22.2Whitestown, IN: 21.1 %Whitestown, IN21.1Munster, IN: 18.6 %Munster, IN18.6Columbus, IN: 18.4 %Columbus, IN18.4Noblesville, IN: 18 %Noblesville, IN18Yorktown, IN: 16.5 %Yorktown, IN16.5Valparaiso, IN: 15.6 %Valparaiso, IN15.6Dyer, IN: 15.5 %Dyer, IN15.5Avon, IN: 15.4 %Avon, IN15.4Bargersville, IN: 14.9 %Bargersville, IN14.9St. John, IN: 14.8 %St. John, IN14.8Brownsburg, IN: 14.6 %Brownsburg, IN14.6McCordsville, IN: 14.5 %McCordsville, IN14.5Huntertown, IN: 14.4 %Huntertown, IN14.4Danville, IN: 14.4 %Danville, IN14.4Warsaw, IN: 13.9 %Warsaw, IN13.9Greenwood, IN: 13.7 %Greenwood, IN13.7Chesterton, IN: 13.1 %Chesterton, IN13.1Indianapolis, IN: 12.8 %Indianapolis, IN12.8Cedar Lake, IN: 12.7 %Cedar Lake, IN12.7Sellersburg, IN: 12.6 %Sellersburg, IN12.6South Bend, IN: 12.1 %South Bend, IN12.1Lawrence, IN: 12 %Lawrence, IN12Crown Point, IN: 11.7 %Crown Point, IN11.7Madison, IN: 11.5 %Madison, IN11.5Plainfield, IN: 11.4 %Plainfield, IN11.4Mishawaka, IN: 11.3 %Mishawaka, IN11.3Muncie, IN: 11.1 %Muncie, IN11.1Speedway, IN: 10.9 %Speedway, IN10.9Schererville, IN: 10.1 %Schererville, IN10.1Goshen, IN: 10 %Goshen, IN10Terre Haute, IN: 9.9 %Terre Haute, IN9.9Merrillville, IN: 9.7 %Merrillville, IN9.7Jeffersonville, IN: 9.4 %Jeffersonville, IN9.4Highland, IN: 9.3 %Highland, IN9.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1West Lafayette, IN44.8+1.6 pts
2Bloomington, IN34.1-0.6 pts
3Zionsville, IN33.3+1.1 pts
4Carmel, IN31.7-0.3 pts
5Fishers, IN24.4+0.5 pts
6Westfield, IN22.2+2.1 pts
7Whitestown, IN21.1+2.1 pts
8Munster, IN18.6+1.2 pts
9Columbus, IN18.4-1 pts
10Noblesville, IN18+0.9 pts
11Yorktown, IN16.5-0.1 pts
12Valparaiso, IN15.6+0.1 pts
13Dyer, IN15.5+0.8 pts
14Avon, IN15.4+0.2 pts
15Bargersville, IN14.9+0.3 pts
16St. John, IN14.8+0.8 pts
17Brownsburg, IN14.6-0.9 pts
18McCordsville, IN14.5+0.9 pts
19Huntertown, IN14.4-0.2 pts
20Danville, IN14.4+2.3 pts
21Warsaw, IN13.9-0 pts
22Greenwood, IN13.7+1.8 pts
23Chesterton, IN13.1+0.8 pts
24Indianapolis, IN12.8+0.3 pts
25Cedar Lake, IN12.7+3 pts
26Sellersburg, IN12.6+2.8 pts
27South Bend, IN12.1-0.4 pts
28Lawrence, IN12-0.3 pts
29Crown Point, IN11.7-1.7 pts
30Madison, IN11.5+3.3 pts
31Plainfield, IN11.4-1.3 pts
32Mishawaka, IN11.3+0.7 pts
33Muncie, IN11.1+0.1 pts
34Speedway, IN10.9+0.4 pts
35Schererville, IN10.1-0.4 pts
36Goshen, IN10+0.5 pts
37Terre Haute, IN9.9+0.6 pts
38Merrillville, IN9.7+0.3 pts
39Jeffersonville, IN9.4+1 pts
40Highland, IN9.3-1.2 pts
41Fort Wayne, IN9.20 pts
42Lafayette, IN9-0.9 pts
43Jasper, IN8.9+0.1 pts
44Greenfield, IN8.9-0.5 pts
45Franklin, IN8.7+0.5 pts
45Plymouth, IN8.7+1.9 pts
47New Albany, IN8.7-0.3 pts
48Lowell, IN8.5+0.4 pts
49Richmond, IN8.3-0.3 pts
50Griffith, IN7.7+1.2 pts
51Shelbyville, IN7.4+1.1 pts
52Evansville, IN7.3+0.2 pts
53Crawfordsville, IN7-0.3 pts
54Mooresville, IN6.9-0.5 pts
55Michigan City, IN6.8+0.2 pts
55Wabash, IN6.8-0 pts
57Peru, IN6.7+0.6 pts
58Marion, IN6.5-0.4 pts
59Kendallville, IN6.5+1.7 pts
60Clarksville, IN6.4+0.3 pts
61Kokomo, IN6.4+0.5 pts
62Lebanon, IN6.10 pts
62Portage, IN6.1+1.8 pts
64New Haven, IN6+0.6 pts
65Anderson, IN6-0.2 pts
66Beech Grove, IN6+0.3 pts
67Seymour, IN5.9-0.7 pts
68Vincennes, IN5.8+0.4 pts
69Greensburg, IN5.8-0.1 pts
70Elkhart, IN5.7+0.2 pts
71Huntington, IN5.7-0.5 pts
72Auburn, IN5.6-1.1 pts
73Bedford, IN5.5-1 pts
74Martinsville, IN5.3-0.2 pts
75Hobart, IN5.2-0.2 pts
76Gary, IN5+0.2 pts
77La Porte, IN5-0.1 pts
78Columbia City, IN4.5-0.1 pts
79New Castle, IN4.4-0.4 pts
80Bluffton, IN4.4+0.3 pts
81Logansport, IN4.2+0.6 pts
82Hammond, IN4.2+0.6 pts
83Connersville, IN3.8+0.2 pts
84Frankfort, IN3.5-0.5 pts
85Decatur, IN3.4+1.1 pts
86East Chicago, IN3.4-0 pts
87Washington, IN3-1 pts
88Lake Station, IN1.9-1.3 pts

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About this ranking

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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/indiana-cities.

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West Lafayette, IN, with 44.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake Station, IN, with 1.9% in 2024.

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