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Fewest graduate degrees, California cities · 2010

California cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

501Jamul, CACA6,57415.7%+18%

502Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,91215.7%+56%

503Oakland, CACA440,83815.7%+22%

504Campbell, CACA42,49015.7%+18%

505Redwood City, CACA82,17815.8%+12%

506Sebastopol, CACA7,53215.8%+23%

507Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77915.9%+33%

508Scotts Valley, CACA11,65215.9%+22%

509San Clemente, CACA62,22616.0%+40%

510Dana Point, CACA32,23216.0%+1%

511San Diego, CACA1,406,10616.1%+21%

512San Mateo, CACA103,33716.5%+26%

513Diamond Bar, CACA51,88416.5%+23%

514Laguna Woods, CACA16,84416.5%+35%

515El Segundo, CACA16,37916.7%+28%

516Cerritos, CACA46,36716.7%+17%

517Redlands, CACA74,12817.0%+4%

518Fair Oaks, CACA32,79917.0%+3%

519Santa Barbara, CACA86,42217.1%+9%

520Alameda, CACA76,87617.2%+14%

521Aptos, CACA6,40417.4%+2%

522East San Gabriel, CACA23,41017.4%+32%

523Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99017.4%–

524Poway, CACA49,18017.6%+24%

525West Hollywood, CACA34,23117.6%+12%

526Cambria, CACA5,97817.6%+51%

527Rancho Murieta, CACA5,87517.7%+20%

528Seal Beach, CACA24,07517.7%+24%

529Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28717.8%+33%

530Clayton, CACA10,84217.8%+15%

531Ojai, CACA7,47418.0%+33%

532St. Helena, CACA5,19418.1%+63%

533El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02618.1%+3%

534Yorba Linda, CACA65,63218.2%+18%

535San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63618.3%+20%

536San Rafael, CACA59,41018.4%+8%

537Loma Linda, CACA25,22118.5%−13%

538Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,28818.7%+107%

539Altadena, CACA41,70518.7%+9%

540Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23018.7%+20%

541Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10719.0%+16%

542Carlsbad, CACA112,26019.1%+17%

543Arcadia, CACA54,11719.2%+11%

544Gold River, CACA7,92419.2%−9%

545La Habra Heights, CACA5,32719.3%−14%

546San Francisco, CACA826,07919.7%+20%

547Goleta, CACA32,40119.8%+26%

548Desert Palms, CACA6,57919.8%–

549Coto de Caza, CACA15,19019.9%+4%

550Pasadena, CACA135,80420.0%+13%

551Rio del Mar, CACA9,20120.1%−2%

552Granite Bay, CACA21,67320.1%+11%

553Redondo Beach, CACA67,28120.2%+16%

554Pacific Grove, CACA14,65920.3%+10%

555Culver City, CACA39,45220.3%+17%

556North Tustin, CACA25,80720.6%–

557San Anselmo, CACA12,55520.6%−6%

558Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,76520.7%+19%

559Monterey, CACA28,95320.8%+11%

560Santa Clara, CACA133,44621.0%+27%

561Old Fig Garden, CACA5,50321.0%–

562Fremont, CACA226,44221.4%+28%

563San Ramon, CACA86,20921.5%+28%

564Burlingame, CACA31,92921.7%+22%

565Saranap, CACA5,66221.8%–

566Pleasanton, CACA74,55621.8%+38%

567Santa Cruz, CACA61,79722.0%+25%

568Encinitas, CACA60,73622.0%+12%

569Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83122.1%–

570Fairfax, CACA7,41722.2%+19%

571Ladera Ranch, CACA23,79322.6%–

572Rossmoor, CACA11,53222.8%+10%

573Villa Park, CACA5,64523.2%−8%

574Walnut Creek, CACA70,01223.2%+13%

575Danville, CACA43,30223.3%+10%

576Solana Beach, CACA12,60223.7%−8%

577Corte Madera, CACA9,92924.1%+3%

578Westlake, CACA7,50524.2%+7%

579Oak Park, CACA13,75724.2%+112%

580Coronado, CACA21,09424.3%+6%

581Belmont, CACA28,75224.5%+15%

582Agoura Hills, CACA19,24325.0%+39%

583Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51325.0%+8%

584Marina del Rey, CACA9,17625.3%+10%

585View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23025.6%+37%

586Larkspur, CACA12,62026.1%−1%

587Beverly Hills, CACA30,76426.1%+5%

588San Carlos, CACA29,26126.2%+32%

589Newport Beach, CACA81,97726.3%+23%

590Sunnyvale, CACA156,57726.4%+20%

591Alamo, CACA14,48826.6%+9%

592Malibu, CACA9,57426.7%−0%

593Los Gatos, CACA32,57626.9%+6%

594Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94827.0%−6%

595Foster City, CACA32,41127.0%+12%

596Topanga, CACA8,88527.0%–

597Blackhawk, CACA10,13727.2%–

598Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47327.3%+20%

599El Cerrito, CACA26,12127.6%+7%

600Claremont, CACA35,83827.7%−2%

601Santa Monica, CACA90,08227.8%+20%

602Laguna Beach, CACA22,39127.8%+22%

603Sierra Madre, CACA10,62028.2%+31%

604Irvine, CACA318,76428.3%+17%

605Sausalito, CACA7,01928.4%−2%

606Montecito, CACA9,03128.6%+1%

607Calabasas, CACA22,02728.7%+18%

608South Pasadena, CACA25,50329.5%+18%

609Lafayette, CACA25,31329.6%−1%

610Ladera Heights, CACA7,33429.8%+13%

611Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65429.9%+14%

612Mountain View, CACA85,43830.4%+19%

613Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08531.5%−1%

614Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83031.7%+39%

615Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12232.0%+12%

616Kentfield, CACA6,90033.5%−1%

617Moraga, CACA16,32233.8%–

618Isla Vista, CACA13,92033.9%+49%

619El Granada, CACA5,23234.2%+83%

620La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48034.4%+16%

621Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55934.5%+11%

622Emeryville, CACA13,25134.9%+38%

623Albany, CACA19,19537.0%+9%

624Berkeley, CACA121,91137.1%+8%

625Woodside, CACA5,18137.2%+2%

626Menlo Park, CACA32,71337.2%+21%

627Davis, CACA66,11037.6%+4%

628Mill Valley, CACA13,79937.7%+15%

629San Marino, CACA11,96438.4%+16%

630Tiburon, CACA8,88139.4%+17%

631Cupertino, CACA58,33339.8%+19%

632Orinda, CACA19,50739.9%+16%

633Hillsborough, CACA11,20640.4%+13%

634Saratoga, CACA30,41840.9%+22%

635Atherton, CACA6,96042.2%+5%

636Los Altos, CACA30,96542.3%+18%

637Kensington, CACA5,17944.2%+2%

638Piedmont, CACA10,64244.7%+9%

639Palo Alto, CACA67,60948.7%+13%

640Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41950.7%+22%

641University of California-Davis, CACA8,69653.8%–

642Stanford, CACA18,66263.8%−2%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES