Which city has the lowest graduate degree?

Binghamton University, New York ranks #1 with 0.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by graduate degree?

Binghamton University, New York, Huron, California, Lamont, California, East Porterville, California, Doolittle, Texas.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,826 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 326 SHOWN OF 6,826

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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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

6501Medfield, MAMA6,84934.7%+7.8 pts

6502Syosset, NYNY18,43334.7%+10.6 pts

6503Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83034.7%+12.0 pts

6504Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts

6505Franklin Center, NJNJ6,64634.8%–

6506Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04734.8%+16.4 pts

6507Belmont, CACA28,75234.8%+13.6 pts

6508Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03134.9%+7.0 pts

6509Columbia, MDMD104,33834.9%+6.1 pts

6510Calabasas, CACA22,02734.9%+10.5 pts

6511Southlake, TXTX31,17534.9%+15.8 pts

6512Des Peres, MOMO9,10235.0%+8.7 pts

6513Scaggsville, MDMD10,56435.0%–

6514Rochester, MIMI12,82435.2%+15.1 pts

6515Daniels Farm, CTCT5,97635.2%–

6516Kenwood, OHOH8,32635.2%+15.2 pts

6517Staples, CTCT7,34035.2%–

6518Morgantown, WVWV30,29335.2%+8.5 pts

6519Dublin, OHOH49,09435.3%+12.5 pts

6520Spring House, PAPA5,13735.3%+7.6 pts

6521Santa Clara, CACA133,44635.3%+18.7 pts

6522Emeryville, CACA13,25135.3%+9.9 pts

6523Plainview, NYNY25,98235.4%+13.3 pts

6524Huntington, NYNY19,94835.4%+8.7 pts

6525Pleasantville, NYNY7,39135.4%+6.6 pts

6526Dry Run, OHOH7,68735.4%+13.4 pts

6527Shelburne, VTVT6,49935.4%–

6528Glen Rock, NJNJ12,28835.5%+11.2 pts

6529Belmont, VAVA9,72935.5%–

6530Pelican Bay, FLFL6,15935.5%+13.4 pts

6531East Setauket, NYNY10,14935.5%–

6532Paoli, PAPA6,36235.5%+15.8 pts

6533Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88935.5%+4.8 pts

6534Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+14.3 pts

6535Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68135.7%+8.1 pts

6536Long Branch, VAVA7,03435.7%–

6537Ardmore, PAPA13,90935.7%+7.6 pts

6538Palm Beach, FLFL9,42335.7%+13.7 pts

6539Montgomery, OHOH10,92235.7%+9.9 pts

6540Madeira, OHOH9,63735.7%+18.7 pts

6541Hudson, OHOH23,08535.7%+9.8 pts

6542Franklin Park, PAPA14,97835.8%+9.7 pts

6543Western Springs, ILIL13,58835.8%+9.2 pts

6544Towson, MDMD58,67935.8%+11.1 pts

6545Northampton, MAMA31,04735.8%+10.8 pts

6546Greenwood, COCO15,32335.8%+4.6 pts

6547Watertown, MAMA35,71035.8%–

6548Mill Valley, CACA13,79935.9%+3.0 pts

6549Bellevue, WAWA154,19336.0%+16.6 pts

6550Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69136.3%+10.7 pts

6551Lawrence, NYNY6,84736.3%+1.4 pts

6552Wyoming, OHOH8,80736.3%+3.5 pts

6553Leawood, KSKS34,09336.3%+8.7 pts

6554Roseland, NJNJ6,41736.3%+17.6 pts

6555Fox Point, WIWI6,58336.3%+7.0 pts

6556Urbana, ILIL39,71936.4%+3.5 pts

6557Greenwich, CTCT14,79236.4%–

6558Darnestown, MDMD7,05136.4%+0.8 pts

6559Longboat Key, FLFL7,35936.5%+11.8 pts

6560Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17936.5%+10.5 pts

6561Athens, OHOH25,31336.5%−1.8 pts

6562Louisville, COCO20,58136.5%+14.2 pts

6563Chesterfield, MOMO49,30936.5%+12.5 pts

6564Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12236.5%+7.9 pts

6565Port Washington, NYNY18,00436.6%+10.1 pts

6566Bexley, OHOH12,45236.6%+4.7 pts

6567Summit, NJNJ23,31436.6%+6.7 pts

6568Cos Cob, CTCT7,54636.7%–

6569Powell, OHOH18,26936.7%+11.5 pts

6570Marblehead, MAMA20,41336.8%+11.1 pts

6571Sausalito, CACA7,01936.8%+7.8 pts

6572Oxford, OHOH22,38736.8%+7.3 pts

6573Little Silver, NJNJ6,12436.9%+14.9 pts

6574Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25136.9%+4.8 pts

6575Richmond Heights, MOMO9,09336.9%+12.4 pts

6576Noroton, CTCT5,53937.0%–

6577Terrell Hills, TXTX5,21537.0%+10.5 pts

6578Ellicott City, MDMD75,25737.1%+12.6 pts

6579Durham, NHNH10,68137.1%−4.6 pts

6580Basking Ridge, NJNJ7,91737.2%–

6581University Heights, OHOH13,20037.2%+10.0 pts

6582Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,28237.3%+7.0 pts

6583Sammamish, WAWA66,11037.3%+16.8 pts

6584Forest Glen, MDMD6,84037.4%+13.5 pts

6585Ridgewood, NJNJ26,52737.4%+8.4 pts

6586La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48037.4%+7.8 pts

6587New Albany, OHOH11,80337.4%+15.7 pts

6588Annapolis Neck, MDMD12,03237.5%–

6589Corte Madera, CACA9,92937.5%+14.2 pts

6590Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58937.6%+21.1 pts

6591Bethany, OROR33,10637.6%–

6592San Carlos, CACA29,26137.6%+17.8 pts

6593Lafayette, CACA25,31337.8%+8.0 pts

6594Cherry Creek, COCO10,72137.8%–

6595Los Gatos, CACA32,57637.9%+12.5 pts

6596Kingstowne, VAVA18,36038.0%–

6597Mountainside, NJNJ7,34638.0%+16.1 pts

6598Washington, DCDC693,64538.0%+17.0 pts

6599Savoy, ILIL9,11338.0%+7.0 pts

6600Rockville, MDMD67,56338.1%+9.5 pts

6601Belle Haven, VAVA6,57038.1%+10.5 pts

6602Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49038.1%+7.8 pts

6603Westfield, NJNJ32,59538.2%+8.4 pts

6604Brighton, NYNY36,83438.3%+7.1 pts

6605Oberlin, OHOH8,60338.3%+14.2 pts

6606University of Virginia, VAVA9,06538.4%–

6607Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73538.4%+8.4 pts

6608Hampton, MDMD5,37238.5%+6.6 pts

6609Nyack, NYNY7,51138.5%+18.5 pts

6610Neshanic Station, NJNJ5,64038.6%–

6611Northfield, ILIL5,63238.6%+10.6 pts

6612Redmond, WAWA82,50638.6%+21.6 pts

6613Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83938.6%+6.4 pts

6614Oak Park, ILIL52,82338.7%+7.8 pts

6615Superior, COCO13,63738.9%+13.6 pts

6616George Mason, VAVA9,93738.9%–

6617Upper Arlington, OHOH35,89339.0%+9.1 pts

6618Milton, MAMA28,58739.0%+17.0 pts

6619Davidson, NCNC16,66239.0%+13.5 pts

6620Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83139.0%–

6621Garden City, NYNY23,04339.1%+9.1 pts

6622Pinecrest, FLFL18,63539.1%+7.7 pts

6623Highland Park, ILIL30,76739.1%+10.6 pts

6624Jericho, NYNY13,75939.1%+9.4 pts

6625Lutherville, MDMD6,57439.1%–

6626Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59339.1%+10.3 pts

6627Sunnyvale, CACA156,57739.2%+17.2 pts

6628East Lansing, MIMI49,35539.2%+0.0 pts

6629Belle Mead, NJNJ6,39439.3%–

6630Northbrook, ILIL34,74439.3%+11.7 pts

6631Olivette, MOMO8,93739.3%+12.2 pts

6632Monmouth Junction, NJNJ9,14139.4%+19.6 pts

6633Braddock, VAVA6,53639.4%–

6634Highland Park, NJNJ15,25939.4%+4.2 pts

6635University of California-Davis, CACA8,69639.4%–

6636Mountain Brook, ALAL21,66139.5%+5.5 pts

6637Niskayuna, NYNY21,22739.5%–

6638Old Greenwich, CTCT6,93639.5%–

6639Oakton, VAVA36,52839.5%+10.0 pts

6640Notre Dame, ININ6,89039.5%–

6641White Rock, NMNM5,71639.6%+3.8 pts

6642North Decatur, GAGA18,44239.6%+12.0 pts

6643Andover, MAMA9,45139.7%+12.1 pts

6644Evanston, ILIL76,38039.7%+6.5 pts

6645The Hills, NJNJ10,78539.8%–

6646Four Corners, MDMD8,15039.8%–

6647Hingham, MAMA5,13039.8%+13.6 pts

6648South Hill, NYNY6,95139.9%+14.3 pts

6649Springdale, NJNJ15,17339.9%+9.9 pts

6650Blackwells Mills, NJNJ10,30140.0%–

6651Takoma Park, MDMD17,26040.0%+12.8 pts

6652Rye Brook, NYNY9,95540.1%+12.8 pts

6653North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99740.1%+11.0 pts

6654North Oaks, MNMN5,28340.1%+1.2 pts

6655Brentwood, MOMO8,07940.2%+16.5 pts

6656Old Westbury, NYNY5,07140.2%+6.4 pts

6657Shaker Heights, OHOH28,46640.3%+4.9 pts

6658Bronxville, NYNY6,50440.3%−2.4 pts

6659Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44940.3%+13.4 pts

6660Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56640.4%–

6661Blacksburg, VAVA45,10440.4%+1.5 pts

6662Boulder, COCO105,68940.4%+9.9 pts

6663Okemos, MIMI26,39640.5%+4.3 pts

6664Brambleton, VAVA24,53740.5%–

6665Falcon Heights, MNMN5,07140.6%+2.5 pts

6666Foster City, CACA32,41140.6%+16.4 pts

6667Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73640.7%–

6668North Hills, NYNY5,48140.7%+9.5 pts

6669Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08540.8%+9.0 pts

6670Beachwood, OHOH13,67340.9%+14.4 pts

6671Wakefield, VAVA11,93040.9%–

6672Orono, MEME11,15141.0%+11.7 pts

6673The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,11441.0%+6.2 pts

6674Kemp Mill, MDMD13,04241.0%+13.1 pts

6675Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96341.1%+12.7 pts

6676Pelham, NYNY7,60841.1%+13.0 pts

6677Birmingham, MIMI21,92341.2%+11.6 pts

6678Moraga, CACA16,32241.2%–

6679Grandview Heights, OHOH9,11241.2%+24.7 pts

6680Deerfield, ILIL19,64241.3%+9.0 pts

6681Elkins Park, PAPA7,21341.3%–

6682State College, PAPA40,84441.3%+0.9 pts

6683Port Jefferson, NYNY8,30641.3%+9.0 pts

6684West Concord, MAMA5,87641.4%+15.6 pts

6685Englewood Cliffs, NJNJ5,38441.4%+17.7 pts

6686Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90241.4%+19.0 pts

6687Ashton-Sandy Spring, MDMD5,63041.4%+18.4 pts

6688Coral Gables, FLFL49,57841.5%+10.5 pts

6689Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55941.5%+10.5 pts

6690Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64541.7%+15.9 pts

6691Arlington, VAVA236,25441.7%+11.2 pts

6692Tysons, VAVA28,93641.8%–

6693Oakwood, OHOH9,44141.8%+11.2 pts

6694Shorewood, WIWI13,47441.9%+14.4 pts

6695Lake Forest, ILIL19,73141.9%+8.0 pts

6696Berkeley, CACA121,91142.0%+7.7 pts

6697Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48942.1%+12.3 pts

6698Chatham, NJNJ10,02742.1%+13.8 pts

6699Decatur, GAGA25,27642.2%+15.1 pts

6700Woodside, CACA5,18142.2%+5.7 pts

6701Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56342.2%+11.4 pts

6702Key Biscayne, FLFL14,81542.2%+10.9 pts

6703Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70042.4%+6.3 pts

6704Manhasset, NYNY7,71642.5%+17.1 pts

6705Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27142.5%–

6706North Potomac, MDMD23,92242.5%+4.1 pts

6707Vienna, VAVA16,69142.8%+18.5 pts

6708Albany, CACA19,19542.8%+8.8 pts

6709Fairwood, MDMD7,52643.0%–

6710Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67943.2%+20.6 pts

6711Riverside, CTCT8,95443.2%–

6712Highland Park, TXTX8,76443.2%+13.1 pts

6713Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95743.3%+13.8 pts

6714Merrifield, VAVA20,69843.3%+15.9 pts

6715Tenafly, NJNJ15,23743.4%+10.0 pts

6716Carrboro, NCNC20,96243.5%+12.9 pts

6717East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66343.5%+9.8 pts

6718South Barrington, ILIL5,07143.5%+13.6 pts

6719Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,56143.6%+15.3 pts

6720Town and Country, MOMO11,61943.6%+12.8 pts

6721Rye, NYNY16,61443.6%+9.0 pts

6722Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04943.6%–

6723Crosspointe, VAVA5,66943.7%–

6724Ithaca, NYNY33,63243.7%+12.1 pts

6725University Park, TXTX25,32344.0%+10.6 pts

6726Glen Ridge, NJNJ8,25944.1%+13.1 pts

6727Hinsdale, ILIL17,57344.3%+12.9 pts

6728Tiburon, CACA8,88144.4%+10.8 pts

6729Kentfield, CACA6,90044.4%+10.5 pts

6730East Hills, NYNY7,32844.5%+5.3 pts

6731Stony Brook, NYNY12,86844.5%+13.5 pts

6732Davis, CACA66,11044.5%+8.4 pts

6733Haddonfield, NJNJ12,74044.6%+15.7 pts

6734Mercer Island, WAWA25,42244.7%+13.1 pts

6735Marvin, NCNC7,04044.8%+20.7 pts

6736Crozet, VAVA9,28944.8%+35.9 pts

6737West Lafayette, ININ45,74744.8%+4.6 pts

6738Menlo Park, CACA32,71345.0%+14.3 pts

6739San Marino, CACA11,96445.0%+12.1 pts

6740Floris, VAVA7,58945.1%–

6741Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJNJ5,92045.1%–

6742Mountain View, CACA85,43845.1%+19.6 pts

6743Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56545.2%+4.7 pts

6744River Forest, ILIL11,39345.3%+7.1 pts

6745Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28045.3%+8.5 pts

6746North Bethesda, MDMD49,67745.4%+9.0 pts

6747Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,48145.7%+8.5 pts

6748Wyndham, VAVA12,09945.7%+19.0 pts

6749Larchmont, NYNY6,75045.7%+0.0 pts

6750Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,44045.8%+6.4 pts

6751Pelham Manor, NYNY5,63145.9%+13.9 pts

6752Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07046.0%+15.4 pts

6753Cherry Hills, COCO6,38946.0%+8.5 pts

6754Sharon, MAMA6,23246.1%+15.9 pts

6755Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22746.2%–

6756Saratoga, CACA30,41846.4%+12.9 pts

6757Druid Hills, GAGA8,16946.5%+2.8 pts

6758Los Alamos, NMNM13,31746.5%+9.2 pts

6759Arlington, MAMA46,35046.5%+18.3 pts

6760Bellaire, TXTX17,43446.5%+14.5 pts

6761Park Forest, PAPA8,62446.6%+8.8 pts

6762University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12146.7%–

6763Orinda, CACA19,50747.0%+12.7 pts

6764Houghton, MIMI8,56047.3%+21.8 pts

6765Ardsley, NYNY5,00747.4%+15.2 pts

6766Cochituate, MAMA6,47147.5%+15.0 pts

6767Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13947.6%+5.6 pts

6768Hillsborough, CACA11,20647.7%+11.8 pts

6769Alfred, NYNY5,14747.8%−2.2 pts

6770Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23348.0%+8.5 pts

6771Glendale, MOMO6,06048.1%+24.2 pts

6772Difficult Run, VAVA9,93848.3%–

6773Glencoe, ILIL8,72448.5%+8.4 pts

6774Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27448.6%+8.1 pts

6775Cupertino, CACA58,33348.6%+15.2 pts

6776Kingston, RIRI7,33248.6%+21.5 pts

6777Upper Montclair, NJNJ12,45749.0%–

6778Irvington, NYNY6,53349.1%+17.0 pts

6779Villanova, PAPA9,18649.2%–

6780Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85849.3%+11.4 pts

6781Needham, MAMA32,45949.3%+15.8 pts

6782Wilmette, ILIL27,45949.5%+10.9 pts

6783North Caldwell, NJNJ6,81549.5%+20.4 pts

6784Mantua, VAVA8,29850.0%+16.0 pts

6785Clayton, MOMO17,80750.6%+14.2 pts

6786Winchester, MAMA23,40650.8%+18.1 pts

6787West Point, NYNY6,34951.0%+9.0 pts

6788Travilah, MDMD11,72151.0%+5.5 pts

6789Cambridge, MAMA122,58851.2%+12.7 pts

6790Winnetka, ILIL12,51851.3%+7.2 pts

6791Great Falls, VAVA15,22851.4%+13.4 pts

6792Belmont, MAMA27,17551.6%+14.9 pts

6793Falls Church, VAVA15,15951.8%+18.1 pts

6794Ladue, MOMO8,93452.0%+20.0 pts

6795Atherton, CACA6,96052.3%+12.1 pts

6796South Run, VAVA6,60052.6%–

6797Kensington, CACA5,17952.6%+9.5 pts

6798Amherst, MAMA40,92053.0%–

6799Newton, MAMA90,74153.0%+14.1 pts

6800South Kensington, MDMD8,14853.1%+15.3 pts

6801Pepper Pike, OHOH6,88653.3%+15.1 pts

6802Williamstown, MAMA5,07054.3%+18.3 pts

6803Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41954.5%+13.1 pts

6804Fulton, MDMD5,67754.7%–

6805Palo Alto, CACA67,60955.0%+11.9 pts

6806Swarthmore, PAPA6,56155.3%+9.4 pts

6807Chevy Chase, MDMD9,44555.4%+12.5 pts

6808Los Altos, CACA30,96555.7%+19.9 pts

6809Potomac, MDMD45,90255.7%+11.5 pts

6810McLean, VAVA49,62756.5%+12.5 pts

6811Wellesley, MAMA30,34756.7%+15.6 pts

6812Piedmont, CACA10,64256.8%+15.7 pts

6813Princeton, NJNJ31,46956.8%+17.1 pts

6814Stanford, CACA18,66257.8%−7.0 pts

6815Brookline, MAMA63,26657.9%+12.7 pts

6816Bethesda, MDMD69,39758.1%+9.2 pts

6817California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91558.5%–

6818West University Place, TXTX15,15858.5%+13.8 pts

6819Lexington, MAMA34,29558.6%+16.4 pts

6820Merion Station, PAPA5,78859.4%–

6821Hanover, NHNH8,47961.0%+20.1 pts

6822Short Hills, NJNJ14,92361.9%–

6823Scarsdale, NYNY18,19463.2%+12.7 pts

6824University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02078.9%–

6825Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,95982.9%–

6826Clemson University, SCSC7,015100.0%–

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