RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 248 SHOWN OF 248

Fewest graduate degrees, Pennsylvania cities · 1990

Pennsylvania cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 248 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 248 is 5.1%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Shamokin, PAPA6,7641.1%–

02Clifton Heights, PAPA6,8351.3%–

03Weigelstown, PAPA15,4851.3%–

04New Brighton, PAPA5,5031.5%–

05West York, PAPA5,1101.8%–

06Folcroft, PAPA6,7801.8%–

07Northampton, PAPA10,5701.8%–

08Moosic, PAPA5,9891.8%–

09Plymouth, PAPA5,8011.9%–

10Berwick, PAPA10,2971.9%–

11Duquesne, PAPA5,0191.9%–

12Birdsboro, PAPA5,1612.0%–

13Prospect Park, PAPA6,4092.0%–

14Clairton, PAPA5,8762.0%–

15McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6242.0%–

16Columbia, PAPA10,3142.1%–

17Norwood, PAPA5,9272.1%–

18Aliquippa, PAPA9,0022.1%–

19Darby, PAPA10,6662.1%–

20Chester, PAPA33,9962.1%–

21Collingdale, PAPA8,8982.2%–

22McKeesport, PAPA16,9072.2%–

23Ambridge, PAPA6,9442.3%–

24Tyrone, PAPA5,2262.3%–

25Bridgeport, PAPA5,7582.3%–

26Enola, PAPA6,5342.3%–

27Bristol, PAPA9,9702.4%–

28Folsom, PAPA8,6712.4%–

29Woodlyn, PAPA9,7362.5%–

30Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8322.5%–

31Corry, PAPA5,9932.5%–

32Milton, PAPA6,4572.5%–

33Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9952.6%–

34West Hazleton, PAPA5,2842.6%–

35Catasauqua, PAPA6,5902.6%–

36Wilson, PAPA8,1592.6%–

37Croydon, PAPA9,6842.6%–

38Monaca, PAPA5,4562.6%–

39Johnstown, PAPA17,6542.7%–

40Canonsburg, PAPA9,5292.7%–

41Jeannette, PAPA8,4892.7%–

42Coatesville, PAPA13,2832.7%–

43New Castle, PAPA21,1752.8%–

44Mount Joy, PAPA8,3192.8%–

45Steelton, PAPA6,3282.8%–

46Sunbury, PAPA9,4952.9%–

47Lebanon, PAPA26,4792.9%–

48Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8272.9%–

49Rutherford, PAPA6,8902.9%–

50DuBois, PAPA7,2542.9%–

51Tamaqua, PAPA6,9293.0%–

52York, PAPA45,3423.0%–

53Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5793.1%–

54Monessen, PAPA6,6573.1%–

55Reading, PAPA95,8323.1%–

56West Mifflin, PAPA18,7073.1%–

57Lehighton, PAPA5,2323.2%–

58Baldwin, PAPA20,5163.2%–

59Butler, PAPA12,8793.2%–

60Pittston, PAPA7,7153.2%–

61Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0063.2%–

62Nanticoke, PAPA10,7123.2%–

63Parkville, PAPA8,1283.3%–

64South Williamsport, PAPA6,1243.3%–

65Swoyersville, PAPA5,1553.3%–

66Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7533.4%–

67Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2533.4%–

68Connellsville, PAPA6,5743.4%–

69Coraopolis, PAPA5,2803.4%–

70Exeter, PAPA5,5873.4%–

71Dickson City, PAPA5,9763.5%–

72Old Forge, PAPA8,6403.5%–

73Olyphant, PAPA5,3903.5%–

74Palmyra, PAPA7,7623.5%–

75Munhall, PAPA10,2533.6%–

76Pottstown, PAPA23,3223.7%–

77Altoona, PAPA42,3473.7%–

78Duryea, PAPA5,1573.7%–

79Norristown, PAPA35,9113.7%–

80Blakely, PAPA6,6113.7%–

81Levittown, PAPA50,9263.7%–

82Bangor, PAPA5,1183.8%–

83Archbald, PAPA7,5983.8%–

84Conshohocken, PAPA9,2663.9%–

85Hanover, PAPA16,6843.9%–

86Ephrata, PAPA13,6473.9%–

87Hazleton, PAPA30,2864.0%–

88Franklin, PAPA5,8994.0%–

89Red Lion, PAPA6,5234.0%–

90Lancaster, PAPA58,3664.0%–

91Brentwood, PAPA9,5974.1%–

92St. Marys, PAPA12,2534.2%–

93Palmerton, PAPA5,6154.3%–

94Lewistown, PAPA8,3854.3%–

95West View, PAPA6,3554.3%–

96Souderton, PAPA7,2884.3%–

97Glenolden, PAPA7,2174.3%–

98Ellwood City, PAPA7,3624.4%–

99Carnegie, PAPA7,7774.4%–

100Uniontown, PAPA9,4344.4%–

101Sharon, PAPA12,6484.4%–

102Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4704.5%–

103Erie, PAPA91,8384.5%–

104Downingtown, PAPA8,3844.5%–

105Lansdale, PAPA18,9864.5%–

106Williamsport, PAPA27,3844.6%–

107Middletown, PAPA9,7764.6%–

108Quakertown, PAPA9,2354.6%–

109Oil City, PAPA9,3014.6%–

110Sanatoga, PAPA8,9494.6%–

111Latrobe, PAPA7,8264.7%–

112Pottsville, PAPA13,1704.7%–

113Washington, PAPA13,3774.7%–

114Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5234.7%–

115Easton, PAPA30,4024.8%–

116Warren, PAPA9,0464.8%–

117Taylor, PAPA6,2324.8%–

118Harrisburg, PAPA50,5225.0%–

119Hatboro, PAPA8,5935.0%–

120Allentown, PAPA126,0445.0%–

121Campbelltown, PAPA6,0925.1%–

122Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5585.1%–

123New Holland, PAPA5,7545.1%–

124Carbondale, PAPA8,7315.1%–

125Hellertown, PAPA6,1385.1%–

126Middletown, PAPA7,6285.1%–

127Economy, PAPA9,0985.1%–

128Scranton, PAPA75,5145.2%–

129Nazareth, PAPA6,0915.4%–

130Bellevue, PAPA7,8885.5%–

131Waynesboro, PAPA11,1905.5%–

132Clearfield, PAPA5,7535.6%–

133Oxford, PAPA5,8875.6%–

134Crafton, PAPA5,7905.6%–

135Morrisville, PAPA9,6655.7%–

136Brookhaven, PAPA8,3625.7%–

137Phoenixville, PAPA20,3565.7%–

138New Kensington, PAPA11,7595.7%–

139Lititz, PAPA9,6895.8%–

140Colonial Park, PAPA18,0325.8%–

141Titusville, PAPA5,1126.0%–

142Chambersburg, PAPA23,3766.0%–

143Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0736.1%–

144Bradford, PAPA7,4426.1%–

145Hermitage, PAPA16,3086.2%–

146Shiloh, PAPA11,2466.2%–

147Emmaus, PAPA12,5146.2%–

148Somerset, PAPA5,8156.3%–

149Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,2816.3%–

150Fullerton, PAPA16,7246.3%–

151Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7836.3%–

152Greensburg, PAPA14,4626.4%–

153Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4706.5%–

154Lock Haven, PAPA8,5006.5%–

155Linglestown, PAPA6,9576.5%–

156Dormont, PAPA7,8166.5%–

157Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0376.6%–

158Willow Street, PAPA9,6476.7%–

159Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1656.7%–

160Huntingdon, PAPA6,8626.7%–

161Ridley Park, PAPA7,2556.7%–

162Shillington, PAPA5,5426.8%–

163Greenville, PAPA5,4066.9%–

164New Cumberland, PAPA7,5907.1%–

165Treasure Lake, PAPA5,3367.1%–

166Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8477.1%–

167Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9617.1%–

168Kennett Square, PAPA6,8937.2%–

169New Freedom, PAPA5,1167.3%–

170Sayre, PAPA5,3287.4%–

171Bellefonte, PAPA5,8627.6%–

172East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4387.6%–

173Plum, PAPA26,2257.7%–

174Progress, PAPA11,0177.7%–

175Yeadon, PAPA12,3207.8%–

176Harleysville, PAPA9,0908.0%–

177Dunmore, PAPA14,2498.1%–

178Willow Grove, PAPA14,1318.1%–

179East York, PAPA9,3888.1%–

180White Oak, PAPA7,2868.1%–

181Broomall, PAPA10,6798.2%–

182Perkasie, PAPA9,3128.3%–

183Bethlehem, PAPA79,6448.4%–

184Schlusser, PAPA5,4028.4%–

185Lower Allen, PAPA7,6468.5%–

186Ambler, PAPA6,8408.6%–

187Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5348.6%–

188Meadville, PAPA12,2308.7%–

189Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1258.7%–

190Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6028.8%–

191Collegeville, PAPA5,2878.8%–

192Horsham, PAPA16,0058.9%–

193Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3759.0%–

194Swissvale, PAPA8,1979.2%–

195Oreland, PAPA5,9539.3%–

196Bethel Park, PAPA32,0749.4%–

197Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4889.6%–

198Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6329.6%–

199Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4519.8%–

200Kingston, PAPA13,4629.8%–

201Whitehall, PAPA14,5219.8%–

202Gettysburg, PAPA8,36510.1%–

203Audubon, PAPA9,22910.1%–

204Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80910.3%–

205Churchville, PAPA6,08410.6%–

206Paoli, PAPA6,36211.2%–

207Doylestown, PAPA8,33011.4%–

208Kulpsville, PAPA8,79911.5%–

209Carlisle, PAPA22,69311.6%–

210West Chester, PAPA19,59111.7%–

211Exton, PAPA6,77211.8%–

212Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77711.9%–

213Media, PAPA5,92012.0%–

214Shippensburg, PAPA5,61512.1%–

215Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21212.3%–

216Grove City, PAPA7,69412.3%–

217Millersville, PAPA9,28013.1%–

218Lansdowne, PAPA11,14113.3%–

219Whitfield, PAPA5,22613.3%–

220Hershey, PAPA14,24213.7%–

221Glenside, PAPA7,65913.8%–

222Richboro, PAPA6,96313.8%–

223Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06913.9%–

224King of Prussia, PAPA25,85713.9%–

225Oakmont, PAPA6,57613.9%–

226Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38814.2%–

227Indiana, PAPA14,69714.6%–

228Camp Hill, PAPA8,19914.8%–

229Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50214.9%–

230Wyomissing, PAPA11,28515.2%–

231Forest Hills, PAPA6,11616.4%–

232Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19316.6%–

233Lewisburg, PAPA5,22617.2%–

234Maple Glen, PAPA6,64318.1%–

235Ardmore, PAPA13,90918.3%–

236Spring House, PAPA5,13719.1%–

237Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63319.2%–

238Franklin Park, PAPA14,97819.3%–

239Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88020.4%–

240Edinboro, PAPA5,79020.7%–

241Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83924.0%–

242Blue Bell, PAPA6,42425.4%–

243Fort Washington, PAPA6,27126.4%–

244Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07026.8%–

245Park Forest, PAPA8,62432.2%–

246Swarthmore, PAPA6,56132.7%–

247Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13936.7%–

248State College, PAPA40,84437.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS