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

Mercer Island, WA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 91 cities in 2024, at 44.7%. Grandview, WA had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Washington was 15.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.7Mercer Island, WA
Lowest2.9Grandview, WA
Median11.691 cities
Washington15.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Mercer Island, WA: 44.7 %Mercer Island, WA44.7Redmond, WA: 38.6 %Redmond, WA38.6Sammamish, WA: 37.3 %Sammamish, WA37.3Bainbridge Island, WA: 36.3 %Bainbridge Island, WA36.3Bellevue, WA: 36 %Bellevue, WA36Issaquah, WA: 31.7 %Issaquah, WA31.7Seattle, WA: 30.6 %Seattle, WA30.6Newcastle, WA: 29.7 %Newcastle, WA29.7Pullman, WA: 29.1 %Pullman, WA29.1Lake Forest Park, WA: 28.7 %Lake Forest Park, WA28.7Kirkland, WA: 27.8 %Kirkland, WA27.8Kenmore, WA: 27.1 %Kenmore, WA27.1Woodinville, WA: 26.5 %Woodinville, WA26.5Snoqualmie, WA: 25.3 %Snoqualmie, WA25.3Gig Harbor, WA: 23.9 %Gig Harbor, WA23.9Bothell, WA: 23.8 %Bothell, WA23.8Mukilteo, WA: 22.9 %Mukilteo, WA22.9Port Townsend, WA: 22.7 %Port Townsend, WA22.7Mill Creek, WA: 22.2 %Mill Creek, WA22.2Camas, WA: 22.1 %Camas, WA22.1Edmonds, WA: 21 %Edmonds, WA21Shoreline, WA: 20.7 %Shoreline, WA20.7Olympia, WA: 20.6 %Olympia, WA20.6Richland, WA: 20.5 %Richland, WA20.5Poulsbo, WA: 20 %Poulsbo, WA20Bellingham, WA: 19.8 %Bellingham, WA19.8Anacortes, WA: 19.6 %Anacortes, WA19.6University Place, WA: 19.1 %University Place, WA19.1Maple Valley, WA: 18.5 %Maple Valley, WA18.5Ellensburg, WA: 18.1 %Ellensburg, WA18.1Liberty Lake, WA: 17.6 %Liberty Lake, WA17.6Tumwater, WA: 16 %Tumwater, WA16Cheney, WA: 14.9 %Cheney, WA14.9Mountlake Terrace, WA: 14.9 %Mountlake Terrace, WA14.9West Richland, WA: 13.9 %West Richland, WA13.9Renton, WA: 13.7 %Renton, WA13.7Covington, WA: 13.4 %Covington, WA13.4Lynnwood, WA: 13.3 %Lynnwood, WA13.3Tacoma, WA: 13.2 %Tacoma, WA13.2Ferndale, WA: 13.1 %Ferndale, WA13.1Mercer Island, WA: 44.7 %Mercer Island, WA44.7Redmond, WA: 38.6 %Redmond, WA38.6Sammamish, WA: 37.3 %Sammamish, WA37.3Bainbridge Island, WA: 36.3 %Bainbridge Island, WA36.3Bellevue, WA: 36 %Bellevue, WA36Issaquah, WA: 31.7 %Issaquah, WA31.7Seattle, WA: 30.6 %Seattle, WA30.6Newcastle, WA: 29.7 %Newcastle, WA29.7Pullman, WA: 29.1 %Pullman, WA29.1Lake Forest Park, WA: 28.7 %Lake Forest Park, WA28.7Kirkland, WA: 27.8 %Kirkland, WA27.8Kenmore, WA: 27.1 %Kenmore, WA27.1Woodinville, WA: 26.5 %Woodinville, WA26.5Snoqualmie, WA: 25.3 %Snoqualmie, WA25.3Gig Harbor, WA: 23.9 %Gig Harbor, WA23.9Bothell, WA: 23.8 %Bothell, WA23.8Mukilteo, WA: 22.9 %Mukilteo, WA22.9Port Townsend, WA: 22.7 %Port Townsend, WA22.7Mill Creek, WA: 22.2 %Mill Creek, WA22.2Camas, WA: 22.1 %Camas, WA22.1Edmonds, WA: 21 %Edmonds, WA21Shoreline, WA: 20.7 %Shoreline, WA20.7Olympia, WA: 20.6 %Olympia, WA20.6Richland, WA: 20.5 %Richland, WA20.5Poulsbo, WA: 20 %Poulsbo, WA20Bellingham, WA: 19.8 %Bellingham, WA19.8Anacortes, WA: 19.6 %Anacortes, WA19.6University Place, WA: 19.1 %University Place, WA19.1Maple Valley, WA: 18.5 %Maple Valley, WA18.5Ellensburg, WA: 18.1 %Ellensburg, WA18.1Liberty Lake, WA: 17.6 %Liberty Lake, WA17.6Tumwater, WA: 16 %Tumwater, WA16Cheney, WA: 14.9 %Cheney, WA14.9Mountlake Terrace, WA: 14.9 %Mountlake Terrace, WA14.9West Richland, WA: 13.9 %West Richland, WA13.9Renton, WA: 13.7 %Renton, WA13.7Covington, WA: 13.4 %Covington, WA13.4Lynnwood, WA: 13.3 %Lynnwood, WA13.3Tacoma, WA: 13.2 %Tacoma, WA13.2Ferndale, WA: 13.1 %Ferndale, WA13.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mercer Island, WA44.7+4.1 pts
2Redmond, WA38.6+0.7 pts
3Sammamish, WA37.3+0.4 pts
4Bainbridge Island, WA36.3+0.9 pts
5Bellevue, WA36+0.8 pts
6Issaquah, WA31.7+1.2 pts
7Seattle, WA30.6+0.7 pts
8Newcastle, WA29.7-2.6 pts
9Pullman, WA29.1-1.6 pts
10Lake Forest Park, WA28.70 pts
11Kirkland, WA27.8+1.3 pts
12Kenmore, WA27.1+2 pts
13Woodinville, WA26.5-1.3 pts
14Snoqualmie, WA25.3+1.8 pts
15Gig Harbor, WA23.9+0.1 pts
16Bothell, WA23.8+1.3 pts
17Mukilteo, WA22.9+0.6 pts
18Port Townsend, WA22.7-1.2 pts
19Mill Creek, WA22.2+1.7 pts
20Camas, WA22.1+0.1 pts
21Edmonds, WA21+1.5 pts
22Shoreline, WA20.7+0.3 pts
23Olympia, WA20.6+1.8 pts
24Richland, WA20.5+0.7 pts
25Poulsbo, WA20+0.9 pts
26Bellingham, WA19.8+0.7 pts
27Anacortes, WA19.6+0.7 pts
28University Place, WA19.1+0.1 pts
29Maple Valley, WA18.5+0.7 pts
30Ellensburg, WA18.1-0.6 pts
31Liberty Lake, WA17.6+3.4 pts
32Tumwater, WA16+0.5 pts
33Cheney, WA14.9+1.6 pts
33Mountlake Terrace, WA14.9+0.1 pts
35West Richland, WA13.9-0.4 pts
36Renton, WA13.7+0.1 pts
37Covington, WA13.4+1.2 pts
38Lynnwood, WA13.3+2.3 pts
39Tacoma, WA13.2+0.6 pts
40Ferndale, WA13.1-0.4 pts
41Port Angeles, WA12.9-0.2 pts
42Spokane, WA12.7+0.6 pts
43Vancouver, WA12.4+0.9 pts
44Lacey, WA12.20 pts
45Walla Walla, WA11.8-1.4 pts
46Washougal, WA11.6-0.4 pts
47Edgewood, WA11.6+1.4 pts
48Burien, WA11.5+0.8 pts
49Lake Stevens, WA11.1+0.4 pts
50Ridgefield, WA11-0.6 pts
51Mount Vernon, WA10.9+0.8 pts
52Yelm, WA10.6+0.5 pts
53Des Moines, WA10.6-0.5 pts
54Wenatchee, WA10.3+0.3 pts
55Enumclaw, WA10-0.6 pts
56Puyallup, WA9.9+1.6 pts
57Oak Harbor, WA9.8-0.3 pts
58Federal Way, WA9.6-0.4 pts
59Port Orchard, WA9.6+0.5 pts
60Bonney Lake, WA9.5+0.8 pts
61Lakewood, WA9.5+0.2 pts
62Bremerton, WA9.3+0.3 pts
63Monroe, WA9.3+1.7 pts
64Snohomish, WA9+0.3 pts
65Kennewick, WA9-0.8 pts
66Battle Ground, WA8.9+0.3 pts
67Everett, WA8.9-0.2 pts
68Lynden, WA8.7-0.5 pts
69Sumner, WA8.4+0.7 pts
70Kent, WA8.4+0.1 pts
71Spokane Valley, WA8.3+0.3 pts
72Auburn, WA8.1-0.2 pts
73Pasco, WA7.7+0.3 pts
74Yakima, WA7.6+0.1 pts
75Tukwila, WA7.2+0.5 pts
76Marysville, WA7.2+0.6 pts
77Burlington, WA7+0.8 pts
78Fife, WA6.9-1.2 pts
79SeaTac, WA6.7+0.1 pts
80Airway Heights, WA6.6-0.9 pts
81Arlington, WA6.4+0.1 pts
82Longview, WA6.2+0.2 pts
83Centralia, WA6+0.4 pts
84Sedro-Woolley, WA5.4+1.3 pts
85Moses Lake, WA5.3-1.4 pts
86East Wenatchee, WA5.2-0.9 pts
87Aberdeen, WA5-0.2 pts
88Sunnyside, WA4.1-0 pts
89Shelton, WA3.6-1.1 pts
90Kelso, WA3+0.5 pts
91Grandview, WA2.9+0.7 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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-cities.

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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 Washington 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/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Mercer Island, WA, with 44.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grandview, WA, with 2.9% in 2024.

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