RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 334 SHOWN OF 334

Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois cities · 2010

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 334 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Chester, ILIL6,8471.7%−1.8 pts

02Pana, ILIL5,0101.8%−0.2 pts

03Harvey, ILIL19,8491.8%−0.6 pts

04Cicero, ILIL81,8581.8%−0.3 pts

05East Alton, ILIL5,6211.9%+0.7 pts

06Rock Falls, ILIL8,5212.2%−0.0 pts

07Northlake, ILIL12,4622.2%−0.4 pts

08Clinton, ILIL6,7812.3%−0.5 pts

09Coal City, ILIL5,8312.4%−1.1 pts

10Posen, ILIL5,4052.6%+1.3 pts

11Melrose Park, ILIL23,9362.6%−1.6 pts

12South Beloit, ILIL7,9962.7%+1.0 pts

13Park City, ILIL7,8932.7%−2.1 pts

14Burbank, ILIL28,5782.8%−0.3 pts

15Worth, ILIL10,6962.8%−0.6 pts

16Blue Island, ILIL21,8052.8%−0.6 pts

17Beardstown, ILIL5,6912.9%+0.8 pts

18Stickney, ILIL6,8972.9%+0.7 pts

19Berkeley, ILIL5,1413.1%−2.9 pts

20Metropolis, ILIL5,7273.1%−0.6 pts

21Markham, ILIL11,2743.1%−0.1 pts

22Robinson, ILIL7,2833.1%−0.8 pts

23Litchfield, ILIL6,5983.2%−0.0 pts

24East St. Louis, ILIL17,6823.2%+0.5 pts

25Streator, ILIL12,1903.2%−0.2 pts

26Silvis, ILIL7,9793.3%+0.2 pts

27Plano, ILIL12,6773.3%+1.3 pts

28Maywood, ILIL23,3303.4%−0.3 pts

29Franklin Park, ILIL18,0453.4%+0.3 pts

30Milan, ILIL5,0283.4%+1.4 pts

31Benton, ILIL6,5583.5%−1.3 pts

32Harvard, ILIL9,5043.5%−2.1 pts

33Pekin, ILIL31,2773.5%−1.5 pts

34Machesney Park, ILIL22,8053.6%+0.8 pts

35LaSalle, ILIL9,3883.6%−0.4 pts

36Paris, ILIL8,0263.6%−0.1 pts

37Kankakee, ILIL23,4003.6%−1.3 pts

38West Frankfort, ILIL7,1053.7%−0.0 pts

39Granite City, ILIL26,8073.7%+0.7 pts

40Pontiac, ILIL10,8063.7%−0.6 pts

41Mendota, ILIL6,8943.8%−2.1 pts

42Dixon, ILIL14,5823.8%−0.6 pts

43Justice, ILIL12,2853.8%+1.2 pts

44Taylorville, ILIL10,5223.9%−0.7 pts

45Rochelle, ILIL9,4983.9%−1.3 pts

46Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5084.0%−0.0 pts

47Lyons, ILIL10,4334.0%−1.2 pts

48Midlothian, ILIL13,8414.1%−0.5 pts

49Wilmington, ILIL5,6144.1%+0.8 pts

50Calumet City, ILIL34,7984.1%+0.3 pts

51Bellwood, ILIL18,1164.1%+0.6 pts

52Bridgeview, ILIL16,5214.2%+1.9 pts

53Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0364.2%+0.5 pts

54Schiller Park, ILIL11,3174.3%−0.5 pts

55Summit, ILIL10,7534.3%+2.5 pts

56Bartonville, ILIL5,8044.3%+2.1 pts

57Crestwood, ILIL10,5294.3%+0.8 pts

58Canton, ILIL13,2974.3%+0.6 pts

59Zion, ILIL24,4474.5%−1.1 pts

60Romeoville, ILIL41,2814.6%+0.6 pts

61Calumet Park, ILIL6,7724.6%+0.5 pts

62Alsip, ILIL18,4834.7%+0.9 pts

63Belvidere, ILIL25,4624.7%+2.7 pts

64Steger, ILIL9,3524.7%+1.4 pts

65Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9894.7%−0.9 pts

66Lincoln, ILIL12,9814.8%+0.3 pts

67Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2064.8%+2.3 pts

68Sauk, ILIL9,6244.8%+2.8 pts

69Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8874.9%+0.4 pts

70Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8444.9%+1.8 pts

71Island Lake, ILIL8,0474.9%−0.2 pts

72Waukegan, ILIL87,9404.9%−0.6 pts

73Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.9%+0.5 pts

74Addison, ILIL35,7584.9%−0.3 pts

75Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.9%+0.5 pts

76Wood River, ILIL10,2245.0%+1.6 pts

77Monee, ILIL5,1195.0%+0.5 pts

78Norridge, ILIL14,8085.0%+0.1 pts

79Hillsboro, ILIL6,1845.0%−0.4 pts

80Rantoul, ILIL11,9915.1%−0.3 pts

81Dolton, ILIL20,6715.1%+1.8 pts

82Bradley, ILIL15,2145.1%+0.9 pts

83Fox Lake, ILIL10,8495.1%+0.3 pts

84Harrisburg, ILIL7,9225.1%+0.4 pts

85Chillicothe, ILIL6,0335.2%+1.4 pts

86Sterling, ILIL14,3945.2%+1.7 pts

87Effingham, ILIL12,4065.2%−0.4 pts

88Genoa, ILIL5,5475.2%+3.3 pts

89East Moline, ILIL20,4535.4%+0.4 pts

90Kewanee, ILIL12,1155.4%+1.8 pts

91Centralia, ILIL11,8635.4%−0.0 pts

92Du Quoin, ILIL5,5695.5%+1.6 pts

93Hillside, ILIL8,1405.5%−0.8 pts

94Elburn, ILIL7,0845.6%−4.7 pts

95Wood Dale, ILIL14,0815.6%−0.1 pts

96Galesburg, ILIL28,5815.7%+0.1 pts

97Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5255.7%+0.3 pts

98Mattoon, ILIL16,6675.8%+0.8 pts

99Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9025.8%+1.5 pts

100Oak Forest, ILIL26,7925.8%−1.0 pts

101Bethalto, ILIL9,2025.8%+0.2 pts

102East Peoria, ILIL22,0885.8%+2.0 pts

103Riverdale, ILIL10,2805.9%+3.7 pts

104Broadview, ILIL7,8715.9%+1.1 pts

105Hanover Park, ILIL36,5685.9%+1.9 pts

106Salem, ILIL7,0355.9%+2.1 pts

107Carpentersville, ILIL37,0455.9%+3.2 pts

108McHenry, ILIL29,2176.1%+0.3 pts

109Lansing, ILIL28,0686.1%+0.8 pts

110Crest Hill, ILIL20,6956.1%+3.5 pts

111Monmouth, ILIL8,5996.1%+0.4 pts

112Peru, ILIL9,7806.1%+0.5 pts

113Herrin, ILIL12,2686.2%+0.5 pts

114Danville, ILIL28,1386.2%+0.8 pts

115Braidwood, ILIL6,2596.2%+4.2 pts

116Freeport, ILIL23,2026.2%+0.9 pts

117Berwyn, ILIL55,0016.3%+0.3 pts

118Joliet, ILIL152,2416.3%+0.6 pts

119Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.6%−0.2 pts

120Montgomery, ILIL21,9786.6%+1.6 pts

121Carlinville, ILIL5,4656.6%−0.6 pts

122North Chicago, ILIL34,0506.7%+1.2 pts

123Orland Hills, ILIL6,6636.7%+3.1 pts

124Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7676.8%+2.2 pts

125Alton, ILIL25,0136.8%+1.6 pts

126Marengo, ILIL7,7376.8%+2.8 pts

127Spring Valley, ILIL5,4086.9%+0.8 pts

128Richton Park, ILIL12,4837.0%+0.1 pts

129Vandalia, ILIL7,1087.1%+4.5 pts

130Morris, ILIL14,6697.1%+1.8 pts

131Quincy, ILIL38,9187.1%+0.3 pts

132Collinsville, ILIL23,7177.1%+0.2 pts

133Decatur, ILIL67,8847.2%+1.5 pts

134Ottawa, ILIL18,6847.2%+2.1 pts

135Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7617.3%+2.9 pts

136Beach Park, ILIL14,1147.3%+2.4 pts

137Hampshire, ILIL9,2667.3%+2.7 pts

138Elgin, ILIL115,4767.3%+1.3 pts

139Rock Island, ILIL36,2257.4%+1.1 pts

140Palos Hills, ILIL18,0287.5%−0.6 pts

141Godfrey, ILIL17,6207.5%−2.2 pts

142North Riverside, ILIL7,1617.5%−0.8 pts

143Loves Park, ILIL23,7127.5%+2.1 pts

144Glenwood, ILIL8,4167.5%−1.7 pts

145Rockford, ILIL147,3847.5%+0.4 pts

146Sandwich, ILIL7,3807.6%+3.6 pts

147Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5907.6%+1.1 pts

148Countryside, ILIL6,2607.7%−1.5 pts

149Highland, ILIL10,0427.7%+0.6 pts

150Waterloo, ILIL11,1327.7%+1.5 pts

151Belleville, ILIL40,2377.7%+1.6 pts

152Roscoe, ILIL11,0347.7%+2.2 pts

153Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1877.7%+1.5 pts

154Princeton, ILIL7,6747.7%+0.7 pts

155Lakemoor, ILIL6,4497.8%+5.3 pts

156Troy, ILIL11,8937.8%−0.5 pts

157Olney, ILIL8,3477.8%+2.4 pts

158River Grove, ILIL10,4098.0%+4.1 pts

159Mount Zion, ILIL5,8808.1%+0.7 pts

160Marion, ILIL17,1488.3%+2.0 pts

161Streamwood, ILIL38,2778.4%+1.7 pts

162Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5938.5%+4.2 pts

163West Chicago, ILIL25,2968.5%+3.3 pts

164Murphysboro, ILIL6,9778.7%+1.8 pts

165Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1018.7%+2.9 pts

166Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0248.7%+0.9 pts

167Jerseyville, ILIL8,4098.8%+4.7 pts

168Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2158.8%+1.9 pts

169Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6418.8%–

170Manhattan, ILIL10,9438.8%+4.8 pts

171Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4508.9%+2.1 pts

172Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1758.9%−1.3 pts

173Niles, ILIL30,4439.0%+0.1 pts

174Villa Park, ILIL21,8889.0%+1.1 pts

175Lynwood, ILIL9,2979.0%+1.6 pts

176Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5609.0%+4.3 pts

177Channahon, ILIL14,5309.1%+5.0 pts

178Elk Grove, ILIL31,8859.1%+0.3 pts

179Mascoutah, ILIL9,2399.2%+1.1 pts

180Johnsburg, ILIL6,4459.2%+1.9 pts

181Manteno, ILIL9,2019.3%+3.2 pts

182University Park, ILIL7,0199.3%−0.3 pts

183Woodstock, ILIL25,7409.5%+2.5 pts

184Mokena, ILIL19,8979.7%−1.7 pts

185Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6759.8%+3.4 pts

186Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6909.8%+0.3 pts

187Lockport, ILIL27,8229.9%+3.3 pts

188Round Lake, ILIL18,5269.9%+5.3 pts

189South Holland, ILIL20,7499.9%+0.4 pts

190Moline, ILIL42,36210.0%+3.2 pts

191Tinley Park, ILIL55,14010.1%+2.7 pts

192Eureka, ILIL5,12910.1%+3.9 pts

193Yorkville, ILIL26,73010.2%+3.6 pts

194Carol Stream, ILIL39,31510.2%+1.8 pts

195Huntley, ILIL29,13210.2%+4.4 pts

196Wauconda, ILIL13,99310.3%+4.4 pts

197Des Plaines, ILIL58,77210.3%+2.3 pts

198Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80310.5%+3.1 pts

199Minooka, ILIL12,89910.6%−0.3 pts

200Columbia, ILIL10,86510.6%+0.7 pts

201Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28310.7%+2.0 pts

202Geneseo, ILIL6,50510.7%+4.6 pts

203Jacksonville, ILIL17,75210.8%+2.9 pts

204Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47610.8%+0.6 pts

205Monticello, ILIL6,08010.8%−1.4 pts

206Wheeling, ILIL38,39110.9%+0.3 pts

207Park Forest, ILIL21,07911.0%+0.7 pts

208Willow Springs, ILIL5,78811.1%+0.7 pts

209Washington, ILIL15,90211.1%+1.7 pts

210Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55211.1%+2.0 pts

211Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54511.2%+8.6 pts

212Aurora, ILIL181,50511.2%+1.9 pts

213Highwood, ILIL5,32311.3%+0.0 pts

214Brookfield, ILIL18,87911.3%+3.3 pts

215Itasca, ILIL9,48811.4%−0.0 pts

216South Elgin, ILIL25,65611.6%+5.9 pts

217Westchester, ILIL16,30011.9%+1.2 pts

218Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65811.9%+1.1 pts

219Peoria, ILIL110,92012.4%+1.9 pts

220Warrenville, ILIL15,21112.4%+1.0 pts

221Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28812.6%+1.7 pts

222Springfield, ILIL112,98912.6%+1.0 pts

223Orland Park, ILIL57,95412.9%+0.9 pts

224Chicago, ILIL2,731,58512.9%+2.9 pts

225Matteson, ILIL18,54312.9%+4.2 pts

226Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38113.0%+3.7 pts

227Rockton, ILIL7,87013.0%+2.7 pts

228Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39513.1%+1.1 pts

229Morton, ILIL17,56513.3%+2.7 pts

230Bartlett, ILIL40,85513.3%+2.6 pts

231Antioch, ILIL15,00013.3%+4.9 pts

232North Aurora, ILIL19,40613.4%+4.2 pts

233Homer Glen, ILIL24,87313.4%–

234Lemont, ILIL18,51313.6%+2.8 pts

235Lombard, ILIL44,39913.7%+3.0 pts

236Roselle, ILIL22,75613.9%+4.3 pts

237Lake Villa, ILIL8,69214.0%+4.2 pts

238Bloomington, ILIL78,80414.0%+2.2 pts

239Sycamore, ILIL19,08314.0%+4.0 pts

240New Lenox, ILIL28,89314.1%+6.7 pts

241Schaumburg, ILIL77,24914.2%+1.9 pts

242Oswego, ILIL39,94814.2%+3.5 pts

243Maryville, ILIL8,41314.2%+6.3 pts

244Shorewood, ILIL18,53614.3%+5.6 pts

245Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81014.3%+4.8 pts

246DeKalb, ILIL40,46714.4%−3.8 pts

247Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26214.4%+1.5 pts

248Greenville, ILIL7,46914.5%+7.0 pts

249Chatham, ILIL14,57914.6%+4.4 pts

250Mundelein, ILIL32,68014.7%+1.3 pts

251Swansea, ILIL14,35614.8%+3.7 pts

252Crete, ILIL8,34514.9%+5.4 pts

253Gages Lake, ILIL10,81914.9%+2.8 pts

254Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85815.0%+3.4 pts

255Morton Grove, ILIL24,58215.1%+3.7 pts

256Algonquin, ILIL30,82415.3%+4.1 pts

257Gilberts, ILIL9,08215.7%+7.5 pts

258West Dundee, ILIL8,57015.7%+2.4 pts

259Normal, ILIL53,27515.7%+1.4 pts

260Woodridge, ILIL34,02815.8%+3.3 pts

261Westmont, ILIL24,15515.9%+3.9 pts

262Forest Park, ILIL13,82916.0%+1.3 pts

263Homewood, ILIL18,77316.3%+0.1 pts

264Spring Grove, ILIL5,52616.3%+8.0 pts

265Shiloh, ILIL14,60416.3%+1.9 pts

266Cary, ILIL17,93216.3%+3.5 pts

267La Grange Park, ILIL13,45316.6%+2.4 pts

268Volo, ILIL6,80516.6%+16.6 pts

269Plainfield, ILIL50,04316.6%+8.5 pts

270Charleston, ILIL17,46616.7%−0.6 pts

271St. Charles, ILIL33,59417.0%+2.2 pts

272Gurnee, ILIL30,45817.5%+0.5 pts

273Campton Hills, ILIL10,89417.8%–

274Willowbrook, ILIL9,12617.9%+0.0 pts

275Palatine, ILIL65,84218.1%+4.0 pts

276Palos Heights, ILIL12,08418.3%+2.2 pts

277Mahomet, ILIL10,51618.4%+6.1 pts

278Skokie, ILIL66,54418.6%+1.0 pts

279Darien, ILIL22,03218.7%+2.2 pts

280Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86818.7%+5.3 pts

281Macomb, ILIL14,53018.9%−0.4 pts

282Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03919.3%−1.7 pts

283O'Fallon, ILIL32,65619.4%+2.4 pts

284Downers Grove, ILIL50,36519.5%+1.4 pts

285Grayslake, ILIL21,14019.6%+2.1 pts

286Geneva, ILIL21,13819.9%+0.4 pts

287Edwardsville, ILIL26,46320.2%+3.5 pts

288Batavia, ILIL26,58620.2%+5.3 pts

289Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21620.2%+4.0 pts

290Elmhurst, ILIL46,11120.5%+3.3 pts

291Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89820.6%+4.0 pts

292Winfield, ILIL10,14621.0%+4.9 pts

293Carterville, ILIL5,83921.1%+9.6 pts

294Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67921.5%−1.1 pts

295Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82521.7%+3.2 pts

296Park Ridge, ILIL38,46321.9%+3.6 pts

297Frankfort, ILIL21,36522.4%+6.2 pts

298Northfield, ILIL5,63222.6%−5.4 pts

299Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81224.4%+3.9 pts

300Lisle, ILIL23,43224.5%+4.6 pts

301Champaign, ILIL91,19524.6%+2.2 pts

302Libertyville, ILIL20,70125.2%+1.6 pts

303Wheaton, ILIL54,06525.3%+3.3 pts

304Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75025.3%+2.8 pts

305Riverside, ILIL8,93925.8%+3.0 pts

306La Grange, ILIL15,93526.4%+5.7 pts

307Glenview, ILIL47,71127.9%+4.0 pts

308Naperville, ILIL153,11428.0%+4.3 pts

309Barrington, ILIL10,58628.7%+4.7 pts

310Oak Brook, ILIL8,10828.8%−6.1 pts

311Inverness, ILIL7,41830.3%+7.6 pts

312Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13030.4%+6.3 pts

313Carbondale, ILIL21,81130.6%+7.0 pts

314Northbrook, ILIL34,74431.0%+3.4 pts

315Western Springs, ILIL13,58832.2%+5.6 pts

316Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68133.1%+5.6 pts

317Urbana, ILIL39,71933.2%+0.3 pts

318Highland Park, ILIL30,76733.2%+4.8 pts

319Lake Forest, ILIL19,73133.3%−0.6 pts

320Savoy, ILIL9,11334.0%+2.9 pts

321Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17934.2%+8.2 pts

322Long Grove, ILIL8,34334.4%+11.3 pts

323Oak Park, ILIL52,82334.6%+3.8 pts

324Flossmoor, ILIL9,35834.9%+3.3 pts

325Evanston, ILIL76,38036.4%+3.2 pts

326Hinsdale, ILIL17,57337.7%+6.2 pts

327South Barrington, ILIL5,07137.8%+7.9 pts

328Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96337.8%+9.4 pts

329Deerfield, ILIL19,64238.2%+5.9 pts

330River Forest, ILIL11,39341.9%+3.7 pts

331Wilmette, ILIL27,45942.8%+4.3 pts

332Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56342.8%+12.0 pts

333Winnetka, ILIL12,51848.2%+4.1 pts

334Glencoe, ILIL8,72451.9%+11.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS