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Fewest graduate degrees, US cities

US cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
6501▲24Medfield, MAMA6,84934.7%+7.8 pts
6502▲14Syosset, NYNY18,43334.7%+10.6 pts
6503▲16Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83034.7%+12.0 pts
6504▲14Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts
6505▼250Franklin Center, NJNJ6,64634.8%–
6506▼21Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04734.8%+16.4 pts
6507▼38Belmont, CACA28,75234.8%+13.6 pts
6508▲6Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03134.9%+7.0 pts
6509▼34Columbia, MDMD104,33834.9%+6.1 pts
6510▼152Calabasas, CACA22,02734.9%+10.5 pts
6511▼236Southlake, TXTX31,17534.9%+15.8 pts
6512▼60Des Peres, MOMO9,10235.0%+8.7 pts
6513▲17Scaggsville, MDMD10,56435.0%–
6514▼72Rochester, MIMI12,82435.2%+15.1 pts
6515▼175Daniels Farm, CTCT5,97635.2%–
6516▼122Kenwood, OHOH8,32635.2%+15.2 pts
6517▲129Staples, CTCT7,34035.2%–
6518▼147Morgantown, WVWV30,29335.2%+8.5 pts
6519▼58Dublin, OHOH49,09435.3%+12.5 pts
6520▼57Spring House, PAPA5,13735.3%+7.6 pts
6521▼114Santa Clara, CACA133,44635.3%+18.7 pts
6522▼25Emeryville, CACA13,25135.3%+9.9 pts
6523▼31Plainview, NYNY25,98235.4%+13.3 pts
6524▼7Huntington, NYNY19,94835.4%+8.7 pts
6525▲154Pleasantville, NYNY7,39135.4%+6.6 pts
6526▲118Dry Run, OHOH7,68735.4%+13.4 pts
6527▲47Shelburne, VTVT6,49935.4%–
6528▲71Glen Rock, NJNJ12,28835.5%+11.2 pts
6529▲82Belmont, VAVA9,72935.5%–
6530▲104Pelican Bay, FLFL6,15935.5%+13.4 pts
6531▲95East Setauket, NYNY10,14935.5%–
6532▼356Paoli, PAPA6,36235.5%+15.8 pts
6533▼173Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88935.5%+4.8 pts
6534▼250Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+14.3 pts
6535▼85Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68135.7%+8.1 pts
6536▲113Long Branch, VAVA7,03435.7%–
6537▲48Ardmore, PAPA13,90935.7%+7.6 pts
6538▼52Palm Beach, FLFL9,42335.7%+13.7 pts
6539▲64Montgomery, OHOH10,92235.7%+9.9 pts
6540▼69Madeira, OHOH9,63735.7%+18.7 pts
6541▼51Hudson, OHOH23,08535.7%+9.8 pts
6542▲87Franklin Park, PAPA14,97835.8%+9.7 pts
6543▼9Western Springs, ILIL13,58835.8%+9.2 pts
6544▼51Towson, MDMD58,67935.8%+11.1 pts
6545▼58Northampton, MAMA31,04735.8%+10.8 pts
6546▲31Greenwood, COCO15,32335.8%+4.6 pts
6547Watertown, MAMA35,71035.8%–
6548▲38Mill Valley, CACA13,79935.9%+3.0 pts
6549▼55Bellevue, WAWA154,19336.0%+16.6 pts
6550▼43Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69136.3%+10.7 pts
6551▼15Lawrence, NYNY6,84736.3%+1.4 pts
6552▲157Wyoming, OHOH8,80736.3%+3.5 pts
6553▼52Leawood, KSKS34,09336.3%+8.7 pts
6554▼396Roseland, NJNJ6,41736.3%+17.6 pts
6555▲2Fox Point, WIWI6,58336.3%+7.0 pts
6556▲5Urbana, ILIL39,71936.4%+3.5 pts
6557▼89Greenwich, CTCT14,79236.4%–
6558▲103Darnestown, MDMD7,05136.4%+0.8 pts
6559▼27Longboat Key, FLFL7,35936.5%+11.8 pts
6560▲122Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17936.5%+10.5 pts
6561▲36Athens, OHOH25,31336.5%−1.8 pts
6562▼52Louisville, COCO20,58136.5%+14.2 pts
6563▲6Chesterfield, MOMO49,30936.5%+12.5 pts
6564▼19Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12236.5%+7.9 pts
6565▼41Port Washington, NYNY18,00436.6%+10.1 pts
6566▲57Bexley, OHOH12,45236.6%+4.7 pts
6567▲35Summit, NJNJ23,31436.6%+6.7 pts
6568▼160Cos Cob, CTCT7,54636.7%–
6569▼71Powell, OHOH18,26936.7%+11.5 pts
6570▼149Marblehead, MAMA20,41336.8%+11.1 pts
6571▼60Sausalito, CACA7,01936.8%+7.8 pts
6572▲118Oxford, OHOH22,38736.8%+7.3 pts
6573▼275Little Silver, NJNJ6,12436.9%+14.9 pts
6574▲46Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25136.9%+4.8 pts
6575▲91Richmond Heights, MOMO9,09336.9%+12.4 pts
6576▼61Noroton, CTCT5,53937.0%–
6577▼271Terrell Hills, TXTX5,21537.0%+10.5 pts
6578▼3Ellicott City, MDMD75,25737.1%+12.6 pts
6579▲76Durham, NHNH10,68137.1%−4.6 pts
6580▲47Basking Ridge, NJNJ7,91737.2%–
6581▼150University Heights, OHOH13,20037.2%+10.0 pts
6582▼128Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,28237.3%+7.0 pts
6583▼78Sammamish, WAWA66,11037.3%+16.8 pts
6584▼277Forest Glen, MDMD6,84037.4%+13.5 pts
6585▼21Ridgewood, NJNJ26,52737.4%+8.4 pts
6586▲31La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48037.4%+7.8 pts
6587▼115New Albany, OHOH11,80337.4%+15.7 pts
6588▼84Annapolis Neck, MDMD12,03237.5%–
6589▼37Corte Madera, CACA9,92937.5%+14.2 pts
6590▲1Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58937.6%+21.1 pts
6591▼52Bethany, OROR33,10637.6%–
6592▼29San Carlos, CACA29,26137.6%+17.8 pts
6593▼31Lafayette, CACA25,31337.8%+8.0 pts
6594▼61Cherry Creek, COCO10,72137.8%–
6595▼95Los Gatos, CACA32,57637.9%+12.5 pts
6596▼248Kingstowne, VAVA18,36038.0%–
6597▼470Mountainside, NJNJ7,34638.0%+16.1 pts
6598▼58Washington, DCDC693,64538.0%+17.0 pts
6599▼243Savoy, ILIL9,11338.0%+7.0 pts
6600▼8Rockville, MDMD67,56338.1%+9.5 pts
6601▼36Belle Haven, VAVA6,57038.1%+10.5 pts
6602▲31Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49038.1%+7.8 pts
6603▼74Westfield, NJNJ32,59538.2%+8.4 pts
6604▲44Brighton, NYNY36,83438.3%+7.1 pts
6605▼305Oberlin, OHOH8,60338.3%+14.2 pts
6606▲37University of Virginia, VAVA9,06538.4%–
6607▲25Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73538.4%+8.4 pts
6608▲96Hampton, MDMD5,37238.5%+6.6 pts
6609▼113Nyack, NYNY7,51138.5%+18.5 pts
6610▼66Neshanic Station, NJNJ5,64038.6%–
6611▼301Northfield, ILIL5,63238.6%+10.6 pts
6612▼74Redmond, WAWA82,50638.6%+21.6 pts
6613▲126Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83938.6%+6.4 pts
6614▲42Oak Park, ILIL52,82338.7%+7.8 pts
6615▼124Superior, COCO13,63738.9%+13.6 pts
6616▼114George Mason, VAVA9,93738.9%–
6617▼17Upper Arlington, OHOH35,89339.0%+9.1 pts
6618▼153Milton, MAMA28,58739.0%+17.0 pts
6619▼258Davidson, NCNC16,66239.0%+13.5 pts
6620▼70Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83139.0%–
6621▼26Garden City, NYNY23,04339.1%+9.1 pts
6622▲2Pinecrest, FLFL18,63539.1%+7.7 pts
6623▲15Highland Park, ILIL30,76739.1%+10.6 pts
6624▼78Jericho, NYNY13,75939.1%+9.4 pts
6625▼117Lutherville, MDMD6,57439.1%–
6626▲4Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59339.1%+10.3 pts
6627▼37Sunnyvale, CACA156,57739.2%+17.2 pts
6628▲70East Lansing, MIMI49,35539.2%0.0 pts
6629▲99Belle Mead, NJNJ6,39439.3%–
6630▼42Northbrook, ILIL34,74439.3%+11.7 pts
6631▲33Olivette, MOMO8,93739.3%+12.2 pts
6632▼137Monmouth Junction, NJNJ9,14139.4%+19.6 pts
6633▼67Braddock, VAVA6,53639.4%–
6634▲43Highland Park, NJNJ15,25939.4%+4.2 pts
6635▲12University of California-Davis, CACA8,69639.4%–
6636▼42Mountain Brook, ALAL21,66139.5%+5.5 pts
6637▼61Niskayuna, NYNY21,22739.5%–
6638▲135Old Greenwich, CTCT6,93639.5%–
6639▲30Oakton, VAVA36,52839.5%+10.0 pts
6640▲130Notre Dame, ININ6,89039.5%–
6641▲55White Rock, NMNM5,71639.6%+3.8 pts
6642▼38North Decatur, GAGA18,44239.6%+12.0 pts
6643▲54Andover, MAMA9,45139.7%+12.1 pts
6644▼5Evanston, ILIL76,38039.7%+6.5 pts
6645▲33The Hills, NJNJ10,78539.8%–
6646▼75Four Corners, MDMD8,15039.8%–
6647▼22Hingham, MAMA5,13039.8%+13.6 pts
6648▼192South Hill, NYNY6,95139.9%+14.3 pts
6649▼62Springdale, NJNJ15,17339.9%+9.9 pts
6650▼141Blackwells Mills, NJNJ10,30140.0%–
6651▼23Takoma Park, MDMD17,26040.0%+12.8 pts
6652▼149Rye Brook, NYNY9,95540.1%+12.8 pts
6653▼31North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99740.1%+11.0 pts
6654North Oaks, MNMN5,28340.1%+1.2 pts
6655▼59Brentwood, MOMO8,07940.2%+16.5 pts
6656▲87Old Westbury, NYNY5,07140.2%+6.4 pts
6657▲55Shaker Heights, OHOH28,46640.3%+4.9 pts
6658▲12Bronxville, NYNY6,50440.3%−2.4 pts
6659▼99Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44940.3%+13.4 pts
6660▲5Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56640.4%–
6661▲61Blacksburg, VAVA45,10440.4%+1.5 pts
6662▲13Boulder, COCO105,68940.4%+9.9 pts
6663▲88Okemos, MIMI26,39640.5%+4.3 pts
6664▼50Brambleton, VAVA24,53740.5%–
6665▲16Falcon Heights, MNMN5,07140.6%+2.5 pts
6666▼58Foster City, CACA32,41140.6%+16.4 pts
6667▲32Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73640.7%–
6668▲35North Hills, NYNY5,48140.7%+9.5 pts
6669▼16Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08540.8%+9.0 pts
6670▼65Beachwood, OHOH13,67340.9%+14.4 pts
6671▲5Wakefield, VAVA11,93040.9%–
6672▼9Orono, MEME11,15141.0%+11.7 pts
6673▲60The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,11441.0%+6.2 pts
6674▼106Kemp Mill, MDMD13,04241.0%+13.1 pts
6675▼86Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96341.1%+12.7 pts
6676▼321Pelham, NYNY7,60841.1%+13.0 pts
6677▼27Birmingham, MIMI21,92341.2%+11.6 pts
6678▼72Moraga, CACA16,32241.2%–
6679▼72Grandview Heights, OHOH9,11241.2%+24.7 pts
6680▲27Deerfield, ILIL19,64241.3%+9.0 pts
6681▼83Elkins Park, PAPA7,21341.3%–
6682▲48State College, PAPA40,84441.3%+0.9 pts
6683▼31Port Jefferson, NYNY8,30641.3%+9.0 pts
6684▼43West Concord, MAMA5,87641.4%+15.6 pts
6685▼126Englewood Cliffs, NJNJ5,38441.4%+17.7 pts
6686▼450Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90241.4%+19.0 pts
6687▼282Ashton-Sandy Spring, MDMD5,63041.4%+18.4 pts
6688▼67Coral Gables, FLFL49,57841.5%+10.5 pts
6689▼138Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55941.5%+10.5 pts
6690▼107Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64541.7%+15.9 pts
6691▲3Arlington, VAVA236,25441.7%+11.2 pts
6692▲53Tysons, VAVA28,93641.8%–
6693▼31Oakwood, OHOH9,44141.8%+11.2 pts
6694▼27Shorewood, WIWI13,47441.9%+14.4 pts
6695▲19Lake Forest, ILIL19,73141.9%+8.0 pts
6696▼25Berkeley, CACA121,91142.0%+7.7 pts
6697▼14Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48942.1%+12.3 pts
6698▼40Chatham, NJNJ10,02742.1%+13.8 pts
6699▼13Decatur, GAGA25,27642.2%+15.1 pts
6700▲27Woodside, CACA5,18142.2%+5.7 pts
6701Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56342.2%+11.4 pts
6702▼118Key Biscayne, FLFL14,81542.2%+10.9 pts
6703▲44Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70042.4%+6.3 pts
6704▼383Manhasset, NYNY7,71642.5%+17.1 pts
6705▲43Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27142.5%–
6706▲23North Potomac, MDMD23,92242.5%+4.1 pts
6707▼34Vienna, VAVA16,69142.8%+18.5 pts
6708▼16Albany, CACA19,19542.8%+8.8 pts
6709▼21Fairwood, MDMD7,52643.0%–
6710▼137Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67943.2%+20.6 pts
6711▼71Riverside, CTCT8,95443.2%–
6712▼40Highland Park, TXTX8,76443.2%+13.1 pts
6713▼22Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95743.3%+13.8 pts
6714▲7Merrifield, VAVA20,69843.3%+15.9 pts
6715▲26Tenafly, NJNJ15,23743.4%+10.0 pts
6716▲3Carrboro, NCNC20,96243.5%+12.9 pts
6717▼58East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66343.5%+9.8 pts
6718▼237South Barrington, ILIL5,07143.5%+13.6 pts
6719▼35Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,56143.6%+15.3 pts
6720▼7Town and Country, MOMO11,61943.6%+12.8 pts
6721▼21Rye, NYNY16,61443.6%+9.0 pts
6722▼2Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04943.6%–
6723▼49Crosspointe, VAVA5,66943.7%–
6724▼44Ithaca, NYNY33,63243.7%+12.1 pts
6725▲6University Park, TXTX25,32344.0%+10.6 pts
6726▼144Glen Ridge, NJNJ8,25944.1%+13.1 pts
6727▼3Hinsdale, ILIL17,57344.3%+12.9 pts
6728▼119Tiburon, CACA8,88144.4%+10.8 pts
6729▼72Kentfield, CACA6,90044.4%+10.5 pts
6730▲35East Hills, NYNY7,32844.5%+5.3 pts
6731▼46Stony Brook, NYNY12,86844.5%+13.5 pts
6732▼15Davis, CACA66,11044.5%+8.4 pts
6733▼46Haddonfield, NJNJ12,74044.6%+15.7 pts
6734▼92Mercer Island, WAWA25,42244.7%+13.1 pts
6735▼187Marvin, NCNC7,04044.8%+20.7 pts
6736▼117Crozet, VAVA9,28944.8%+35.9 pts
6737▼5West Lafayette, ININ45,74744.8%+4.6 pts
6738▼23Menlo Park, CACA32,71345.0%+14.3 pts
6739▼94San Marino, CACA11,96445.0%+12.1 pts
6740▲4Floris, VAVA7,58945.1%–
6741▼376Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJNJ5,92045.1%–
6742▼34Mountain View, CACA85,43845.1%+19.6 pts
6743▲33Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56545.2%+4.7 pts
6744▼28River Forest, ILIL11,39345.3%+7.1 pts
6745▲8Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28045.3%+8.5 pts
6746▼53North Bethesda, MDMD49,67745.4%+9.0 pts
6747▼52Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,48145.7%+8.5 pts
6748▼113Wyndham, VAVA12,09945.7%+19.0 pts
6749▲22Larchmont, NYNY6,75045.7%0.0 pts
6750▼48Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,44045.8%+6.4 pts
6751▲21Pelham Manor, NYNY5,63145.9%+13.9 pts
6752▲22Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07046.0%+15.4 pts
6753▼93Cherry Hills, COCO6,38946.0%+8.5 pts
6754▼28Sharon, MAMA6,23246.1%+15.9 pts
6755▲3Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22746.2%–
6756▼21Saratoga, CACA30,41846.4%+12.9 pts
6757▲32Druid Hills, GAGA8,16946.5%+2.8 pts
6758▼24Los Alamos, NMNM13,31746.5%+9.2 pts
6759▼48Arlington, MAMA46,35046.5%+18.3 pts
6760▲1Bellaire, TXTX17,43446.5%+14.5 pts
6761▼43Park Forest, PAPA8,62446.6%+8.8 pts
6762▲49University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12146.7%–
6763▼21Orinda, CACA19,50747.0%+12.7 pts
6764▼380Houghton, MIMI8,56047.3%+21.8 pts
6765▼25Ardsley, NYNY5,00747.4%+15.2 pts
6766▼56Cochituate, MAMA6,47147.5%+15.0 pts
6767▲23Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13947.6%+5.6 pts
6768▼12Hillsborough, CACA11,20647.7%+11.8 pts
6769▲14Alfred, NYNY5,14747.8%−2.2 pts
6770▼4Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23348.0%+8.5 pts
6771▼7Glendale, MOMO6,06048.1%+24.2 pts
6772▼10Difficult Run, VAVA9,93848.3%–
6773▼4Glencoe, ILIL8,72448.5%+8.4 pts
6774▼49Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27448.6%+8.1 pts
6775▼20Cupertino, CACA58,33348.6%+15.2 pts
6776▼793Kingston, RIRI7,33248.6%+21.5 pts
6777▼17Upper Montclair, NJNJ12,45749.0%–
6778▼72Irvington, NYNY6,53349.1%+17.0 pts
6779▼1Villanova, PAPA9,18649.2%–
6780▼5Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85849.3%+11.4 pts
6781▼18Needham, MAMA32,45949.3%+15.8 pts
6782▲6Wilmette, ILIL27,45949.5%+10.9 pts
6783▼45North Caldwell, NJNJ6,81549.5%+20.4 pts
6784▼38Mantua, VAVA8,29850.0%+16.0 pts
6785▼48Clayton, MOMO17,80750.6%+14.2 pts
6786▼36Winchester, MAMA23,40650.8%+18.1 pts
6787▼28West Point, NYNY6,34951.0%+9.0 pts
6788▼4Travilah, MDMD11,72151.0%+5.5 pts
6789▼10Cambridge, MAMA122,58851.2%+12.7 pts
6790▼9Winnetka, ILIL12,51851.3%+7.2 pts
6791▼24Great Falls, VAVA15,22851.4%+13.4 pts
6792▼12Belmont, MAMA27,17551.6%+14.9 pts
6793▼25Falls Church, VAVA15,15951.8%+18.1 pts
6794Ladue, MOMO8,93452.0%+20.0 pts
6795▼2Atherton, CACA6,96052.3%+12.1 pts
6796▼47South Run, VAVA6,60052.6%–
6797▼12Kensington, CACA5,17952.6%+9.5 pts
6798▼41Amherst, MAMA40,92053.0%–
6799▼22Newton, MAMA90,74153.0%+14.1 pts
6800▼77South Kensington, MDMD8,14853.1%+15.3 pts
6801▼47Pepper Pike, OHOH6,88653.3%+15.1 pts
6802▼4Williamstown, MAMA5,07054.3%+18.3 pts
6803Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41954.5%+13.1 pts
6804▼3Fulton, MDMD5,67754.7%–
6805▼5Palo Alto, CACA67,60955.0%+11.9 pts
6806▼24Swarthmore, PAPA6,56155.3%+9.4 pts
6807▼5Chevy Chase, MDMD9,44555.4%+12.5 pts
6808▼16Los Altos, CACA30,96555.7%+19.9 pts
6809▼18Potomac, MDMD45,90255.7%+11.5 pts
6810▼14McLean, VAVA49,62756.5%+12.5 pts
6811▼25Wellesley, MAMA30,34756.7%+15.6 pts
6812▼60Piedmont, CACA10,64256.8%+15.7 pts
6813▼9Princeton, NJNJ31,46956.8%+17.1 pts
6814▼5Stanford, CACA18,66257.8%−7.0 pts
6815▼16Brookline, MAMA63,26657.9%+12.7 pts
6816▼11Bethesda, MDMD69,39758.1%+9.2 pts
6817▼9California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91558.5%–
6818▼21West University Place, TXTX15,15858.5%+13.8 pts
6819▼12Lexington, MAMA34,29558.6%+16.4 pts
6820▼10Merion Station, PAPA5,78859.4%–
6821▼34Hanover, NHNH8,47961.0%+20.1 pts
6822▼27Short Hills, NJNJ14,92361.9%–
6823▼17Scarsdale, NYNY18,19463.2%+12.7 pts
6824▼156University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02078.9%–
6825▼621Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,95982.9%–
6826▼190Clemson University, SCSC7,015100.0%–
SHOWING 6,501–6,826 OF 6,826

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES