RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,826

Most college graduates, US cities

US cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. New York, New York leads at 2,533,561. 6,826 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. Texas carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 6,826 is 3,049. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jersey City, NJ, up 11 places to #45.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

USUnited States24.6% of US population334,922,49982,363,216–

01New York, NYNY8,584,6292,533,561+9%

02Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0891,058,750+7%

03Chicago, ILIL2,731,585853,484+10%

04Houston, TXTX2,397,315568,378+9%

05San Diego, CACA1,406,106501,742+9%

06▲2Austin, TXTX1,002,632419,038+16%

07▼1San Francisco, CACA826,079399,296−2%

08▼1Seattle, WAWA784,777393,657+9%

09Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281385,517+14%

10▲1Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481365,624+16%

11▲1Dallas, TXTX1,329,491331,934+9%

12▼2San Jose, CACA989,814329,929+3%

13Washington, DCDC693,645314,114+5%

14▲1Denver, COCO740,613300,758+15%

15▼1Charlotte, NCNC964,784292,426+11%

16San Antonio, TXTX1,548,422281,684+8%

17Portland, OROR635,109262,078+6%

18Boston, MAMA672,973256,173+4%

19Columbus, OHOH938,396232,932+7%

20Nashville, TNTN721,074230,530+17%

21▲2Jacksonville, FLFL1,017,689222,474+24%

22Atlanta, GAGA529,110210,241+15%

23▼2Indianapolis, ININ901,116202,606+10%

24Fort Worth, TXTX1,028,117197,112+16%

25Raleigh, NCNC506,306176,843+9%

26Minneapolis, MNMN430,324160,960+10%

27▲3Oklahoma City, OKOK719,849159,252+19%

28▼1Oakland, CACA440,838158,857+12%

29▼1Albuquerque, NMNM556,588155,944+11%

30▲2Louisville, KYKY641,962146,256+13%

31▼2Baltimore, MDMD569,997145,111+5%

32▲2Irvine, CACA318,764143,326+17%

33Colorado Springs, COCO494,743142,802+15%

34▲4Sacramento, CACA536,449136,197+15%

35▼4Arlington, VAVA236,254134,072+1%

36Kansas City, MOMO521,220133,998+12%

37▲7Miami, FLFL489,812131,008+20%

38▲2Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737130,152+13%

39▼4Omaha, NENE488,797128,862+7%

40▲5Tampa, FLFL413,554127,219+18%

41▲1Las Vegas, NVNV679,817126,537+14%

42▼3Plano, TXTX293,028124,262+7%

43El Paso, TXTX683,012123,508+13%

44▼7Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006120,094+1%

45▲11Jersey City, NJNJ302,013117,427+25%

46▲5Durham, NCNC305,561115,751+21%

47Long Beach, CACA450,469114,198+14%

48▲4Mesa, AZAZ513,656113,936+19%

49▼8Memphis, TNTN609,647113,378+1%

50▼4New Orleans, LALA362,154112,385+6%

51▼3Tucson, AZAZ548,371111,236+13%

52▼3Honolulu, HIHI341,868108,460+11%

53▼3Fremont, CACA226,442105,276+8%

54▼1Madison, WIWI286,233105,173+10%

55▼1Lexington, KYKY329,751102,165+8%

56▼1Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632102,145+8%

57Milwaukee, WIWI562,40797,916+8%

58▲10Frisco, TXTX236,95596,353+26%

59▲3Orlando, FLFL333,88895,949+20%

60▲5Chandler, AZAZ278,74892,143+18%

61▼3Tulsa, OKOK416,20991,714+10%

62▲7Henderson, NVNV353,28990,881+19%

63▲8Aurora, COCO410,05388,525+17%

64▼3St. Paul, MNMN306,68488,485+9%

65▼6Overland Park, KSKS203,67788,339+8%

66▼3Cary, NCNC183,58287,561+10%

67▲8Fresno, CACA555,54987,154+18%

68▼8St. Louis, MOMO278,14486,680+6%

69▲11Gilbert, AZAZ287,28586,160+24%

70▲3St. Petersburg, FLFL264,03385,941+17%

71▼1Cincinnati, OHOH314,36785,491+13%

72▼5Arlington, TXTX402,13483,123+8%

73▼9Wichita, KSKS400,98781,600+4%

74Bellevue, WAWA154,19380,857+10%

75▲7Boise City, IDID238,42979,647+18%

76Sunnyvale, CACA156,57779,304+8%

77▼5Greensboro, NCNC308,66779,256+5%

78▼12Alexandria, VAVA160,66278,959+1%

79▼1Lincoln, NENE301,52277,046+9%

80▼3Detroit, MIMI649,09576,218+7%

81Naperville, ILIL153,11474,748+8%

82▼3Anchorage, AKAK287,15574,549+6%

83▲7McKinney, TXTX236,00174,515+24%

84▼1Richmond, VAVA237,25774,425+12%

85▼1Salt Lake City, UTUT218,42872,848+12%

86▲5Huntsville, ALAL233,62771,667+20%

87▼2Huntington Beach, CACA191,45171,514+11%

88▲1Reno, NVNV283,62170,508+17%

89▲3Irving, TXTX257,07670,204+18%

90▼3Anaheim, CACA341,00869,544+12%

91▼3Glendale, CACA187,16067,052+8%

92▲7Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27164,955+18%

93▲5Fort Collins, COCO171,50064,132+15%

94▼8Cambridge, MAMA122,58864,037+1%

95▲7Charleston, SCSC159,42363,834+20%

96▼1Chesapeake, VAVA255,33263,214+12%

97▲3Santa Clara, CACA133,44662,603+14%

98▲7Santa Clarita, CACA228,43061,504+19%

99▲5Chula Vista, CACA275,53361,255+18%

100▼6Little Rock, ARAR206,42760,196+6%

101▲30Enterprise, NVNV240,46460,049+31%

102▼6Tempe, AZAZ190,57159,286+5%

103▲4Bakersfield, CACA422,16559,224+15%

104▼7Pasadena, CACA135,80458,390+4%

105▲16Buffalo, NYNY274,61357,644+20%

106▲2Tallahassee, FLFL204,90257,500+12%

107▲2Fort Lauderdale, FLFL188,67757,167+12%

108▲9Cleveland, OHOH363,60857,010+17%

109▼16Berkeley, CACA121,91156,794−1%

110▼9Torrance, CACA138,39156,015+4%

111▼8Sandy Springs, GAGA105,01355,415+5%

112▲24Tacoma, WAWA229,81654,973+21%

113▲5Spokane, WAWA230,78354,877+14%

114▼4Lubbock, TXTX273,07154,569+8%

115▲4Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18354,241+13%

116▲8Yonkers, NYNY212,60353,213+11%

117▲5Lakewood, COCO156,92753,009+11%

118▲7Eugene, OROR178,61853,009+11%

119▼13Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23352,635+2%

120The Woodlands, TXTX121,00252,470+9%

121▼10Santa Monica, CACA90,08252,376+6%

122▼8Riverside, CACA323,05752,315+7%

123▲5Corpus Christi, TXTX317,24751,540+10%

124▼9Stamford, CTCT139,53551,182+5%

125▼12Fort Wayne, ININ275,20350,983+3%

126▲25Sioux Falls, SDSD213,74850,915+23%

127▲14Spring Valley, NVNV219,18750,912+19%

128▼5Carmel, ININ105,63450,876+6%

129▲23Pembroke Pines, FLFL176,71450,785+23%

130Norfolk, VAVA231,01350,734+10%

131▲24Peoria, AZAZ200,88150,272+24%

132▼5Carlsbad, CACA112,26050,260+6%

133▼4Centennial, COCO108,65848,814+6%

134▼8Baton Rouge, LALA222,79548,779+3%

135▼3Newton, MAMA90,74148,758+6%

136▼24Sugar Land, TXTX107,72648,712−1%

137▲9Roseville, CACA167,30248,435+16%

138Olathe, KSKS150,02548,239+8%

139▲35Worcester, MAMA213,86247,798+26%

140▼5Highlands Ranch, COCO102,25747,568+5%

141▲84Port St. Lucie, FLFL268,06247,415+46%

142▲5Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46947,090+13%

143▼10Columbia, MDMD104,33846,697+2%

144▲5Elk Grove, CACA185,00746,627+12%

145▼29Boulder, COCO105,68946,559−4%

146▲30Arvada, COCO122,90146,368+23%

147▲3Mountain View, CACA85,43846,310+12%

148▼11Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23046,022+2%

149▲13Chattanooga, TNTN194,14445,858+16%

150▼10Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,85645,834+6%

151▲2Kirkland, WAWA97,41045,153+10%

152▼18Newport Beach, CACA81,97745,048−1%

153▼10Santa Rosa, CACA179,43744,729+5%

154▼9Richardson, TXTX118,54244,698+6%

155▲20Vancouver, WAWA199,69844,657+18%

156▼2Aurora, ILIL181,50544,524+9%

157▲56Cape Coral, FLFL236,26444,382+34%

158▲12Oceanside, CACA170,48344,301+16%

159▲5Fishers, ININ104,81244,256+12%

160▼21Montgomery, ALAL195,30044,0160%

161▼3Mobile, ALAL200,82443,980+10%

162▼14Boca Raton, FLFL101,58243,865+5%

163▼19San Mateo, CACA103,33743,697+3%

164▲4Carrollton, TXTX134,56243,635+12%

165▼6Knoxville, TNTN202,02143,161+8%

166▼5Somerville, MAMA84,21142,777+8%

167▲44Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17842,536+27%

168▼26Birmingham, ALAL195,89342,4770%

169▲4Rochester, MNMN124,29242,361+11%

170▲12Rochester, NYNY206,10842,139+15%

171▲12Providence, RIRI195,31042,014+17%

172▲22Redmond, WAWA82,50641,922+21%

173▲6Allen, TXTX113,44741,917+14%

174▼8Roswell, GAGA91,50541,735+7%

175▼15Fullerton, CACA138,67541,691+5%

176▼9Metairie, LALA139,72941,685+7%

177▼12Des Moines, IAIA212,08641,668+6%

178▼1Columbia, MOMO130,85141,655+12%

179▼16Bethesda, MDMD69,39741,647+5%

180▼8San Ramon, CACA86,20941,576+9%

181▲20Gainesville, FLFL148,67141,424+21%

182▲6Columbus, GAGA202,17141,046+17%

183▼14Johns Creek, GAGA80,40140,887+6%

184▲1Stockton, CACA324,59740,609+14%

185▲6Garland, TXTX249,62540,577+17%

186▲57Bend, OROR107,34240,166+29%

187▼30Palo Alto, CACA67,60939,9900%

188▼8Troy, MIMI88,73339,941+9%

189▲9Hoover, ALAL93,55039,814+17%

190Glendale, AZAZ260,57239,682+14%

191▲83Newark, NJNJ323,80839,679+39%

192▼36Pearland, TXTX129,93039,606−2%

193▲17Quincy, MAMA103,17339,596+19%

194▲26Denton, TXTX169,43139,455+21%

195Toledo, OHOH263,42339,368+15%

196▲23Hayward, CACA157,11339,193+19%

197▼26Walnut Creek, CACA70,01238,898+2%

198▼2Asheville, NCNC93,52338,788+13%

199▲68Grand Prairie, TXTX209,43438,565+34%

200▼19Pleasanton, CACA74,55638,446+5%

201▲75Meridian, IDID142,98838,401+36%

202▼3Franklin, TNTN90,22638,309+12%

203▲31Hollywood, FLFL157,01938,250+20%

204▼11Round Rock, TXTX141,28238,214+11%

205▼21Wilmington, NCNC126,80938,213+7%

206▼28Orange, CACA138,36537,947+3%

207▼1Salem, OROR181,77937,924+13%

208▼22Santa Ana, CACA315,58637,902+6%

209▼22Fayetteville, NCNC209,12037,795+7%

210▲34Hialeah, FLFL230,96837,717+22%

211▼7Brookline, MAMA63,26637,299+10%

212▲25Westminster, COCO116,18237,263+17%

213▲8Newport News, VAVA183,23036,802+12%

214League City, TXTX119,90536,772+11%

215▼26Plymouth, MNMN78,94236,757+5%

216▲6Columbia, SCSC147,03536,541+12%

217▲137Lewisville, TXTX139,00636,510+53%

218Edmond, OKOK100,47936,432+10%

219▲8Hoboken, NJNJ59,02736,357+13%

220▼15Burbank, CACA102,98836,264+7%

221▲66Miramar, FLFL142,57036,208+32%

222▼5Costa Mesa, CACA108,88135,928+9%

223Norman, OKOK130,94335,776+10%

224▼22Coral Springs, FLFL138,78335,710+5%

225▲10Fargo, NDND136,27535,430+11%

226▼19Beaverton, OROR97,84235,408+5%

227▼30The Villages, FLFL83,49835,402+3%

228▼36Mission Viejo, CACA90,48435,384+2%

229▼20Ellicott City, MDMD75,25735,359+6%

230▲42West Palm Beach, FLFL127,18935,358+24%

231▼15Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29135,351+7%

232▼2Flower Mound, TXTX79,54035,313+11%

233▲19Simi Valley, CACA124,86135,178+17%

234▼1Evanston, ILIL76,38035,158+10%

235▼23Shreveport, LALA175,90234,960+5%

236▲19Amarillo, TXTX205,13034,784+17%

237▼34Lafayette, LALA123,31134,692+2%

238▼23Alameda, CACA76,87634,613+5%

239▲11Corona, CACA161,73434,550+14%

240▼11Athens, GAGA128,61234,507+8%

241▲7Springfield, MOMO169,84734,478+13%

242▼34Miami Beach, FLFL81,59434,379+3%

243▼17Silver Spring, MDMD81,46234,285+6%

244▲13Dublin, CACA71,60234,176+16%

245▲61North Las Vegas, NVNV296,65334,150+29%

246▼15Lee's Summit, MOMO107,51434,148+7%

247▼6Reston, VAVA64,41434,133+9%

248▲1Redondo Beach, CACA67,28133,653+11%

249▼21Cupertino, CACA58,33333,612+5%

250▲14Longmont, COCO100,10933,567+15%

251▼51Concord, CACA123,26133,487−2%

252▼20Sammamish, WAWA66,11033,455+5%

253▲17New Haven, CTCT138,77433,330+17%

254▼16Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21633,152+5%

255▲16Milpitas, CACA78,59633,032+16%

256▼32Santa Barbara, CACA86,42232,954+2%

257▲2Augusta, GAGA201,99932,944+12%

258▲7San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,91432,943+14%

259▲37Clarksville, TNTN188,82932,903+22%

260▲31Broomfield, COCO79,17432,895+21%

261▲19Surprise, AZAZ175,30432,832+18%

262▼23Alpharetta, GAGA66,92132,644+4%

263▼12Hillsboro, OROR111,12632,575+8%

264▼17Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53932,571+6%

265▲19Folsom, CACA91,98332,521+18%

266▲17Savannah, GAGA149,44032,424+17%

267▲12Laredo, TXTX269,51532,411+16%

268▲44Santa Fe, NMNM89,83732,212+24%

269▲116Apex, NCNC80,41932,207+46%

270▼30Redwood City, CACA82,17832,177+2%

271▼26Paradise, NVNV185,91332,144+4%

272▼26Plantation, FLFL99,18332,099+4%

273▼31Rockville, MDMD67,56332,019+2%

274▲3Woodbury, MNMN81,55831,994+14%

275▼13Livermore, CACA83,45731,600+8%

276▲27Portland, MEME69,91131,218+17%

277▼17Lake Forest, CACA86,33331,088+6%

278▼20Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93531,048+5%

279▼18Germantown, MDMD90,71930,965+6%

280▲117Doral, FLFL81,63430,953+43%

281▲5Alafaya, FLFL92,44930,859+12%

282▼9Encinitas, CACA60,73630,794+8%

283▲30Thornton, COCO147,76630,753+18%

284▼31Lawrence, KSKS96,36730,705+2%

285▼31College Station, TXTX127,47230,593+2%

286▲19Billings, MTMT121,23930,519+15%

287▼51Daly City, CACA101,26130,362−4%

288▲12Modesto, CACA219,65230,321+13%

289▲1Garden Grove, CACA170,45530,289+11%

290▼12Norwalk, CTCT94,50830,268+8%

291▼23Akron, OHOH189,69130,267+6%

292▼17Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93130,010+6%

293▼27Weston, FLFL69,58829,945+4%

294▼25West Hartford, CTCT63,62029,912+5%

295▲39Novi, MIMI67,31929,878+21%

296▲61New Rochelle, NYNY85,86429,676+25%

297▲42Escondido, CACA146,03029,672+21%

298▲6Bloomington, MNMN89,03429,662+11%

299▲61Georgetown, TXTX106,90729,634+25%

300▲24Renton, WAWA104,97529,585+18%

301▼12Davie, FLFL110,85129,481+8%

302▲17Bellingham, WAWA96,39529,471+15%

303▲12Livonia, MIMI92,60329,434+13%

304▲23Cedar Park, TXTX79,03229,403+17%

305▼13McAllen, TXTX150,64029,359+8%

306▼8Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59329,359+9%

307▲110Castle Rock, COCO83,81529,219+41%

308▼45Eden Prairie, MNMN63,07529,0890%

309▲28Clovis, CACA129,34729,083+18%

310▼3Clearwater, FLFL114,36429,077+10%

311▼30Springfield, ILIL112,98929,040+5%

312▼24Sandy, UTUT92,38629,023+6%

313▲39Concord, NCNC114,59828,962+21%

314▲11Albany, NYNY101,69828,947+15%

315▲36Fontana, CACA221,22328,899+21%

316▼5Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10728,848+11%

317▲11Temecula, CACA114,86528,734+15%

318▼17Royal Oak, MIMI57,58328,594+7%

319▼26Maple Grove, MNMN73,89328,587+6%

320▼38Centreville, VAVA71,70628,572+3%

321▼36McLean, VAVA49,62728,554+4%

322▲8Greenville, SCSC75,31028,540+14%

323▼9Midland, TXTX147,61528,519+10%

324▲11Manchester, NHNH116,81828,503+15%

325▼26Brandon, FLFL119,76728,496+6%

326▼3Broken Arrow, OKOK124,99128,351+12%

327▼6Syracuse, NYNY144,89628,239+11%

328▼33Brookhaven, GAGA59,64328,108+4%

329▼3O'Fallon, MOMO96,10127,989+11%

330▼33Edina, MNMN54,35627,962+4%

331▲13Fayetteville, ARAR106,62327,782+15%

332▲8South Fulton, GAGA112,82027,756+13%

333▲26Nashua, NHNH92,43527,662+16%

334▲99Riverview, FLFL113,69727,620+37%

335▲1Kendall, FLFL79,56227,570+12%

336▲80Brownsville, TXTX192,95727,483+32%

337▼81Jackson, MSMS141,19627,456−7%

338▼28North Bethesda, MDMD49,67727,439+5%

339▼22Peoria, ILIL110,92027,398+6%

340▼7Missoula, MTMT78,90327,337+10%

341▲160Goodyear, AZAZ125,35927,319+49%

342▼4Palm Beach Gardens, FLFL63,88327,229+11%

343▼34Potomac, MDMD45,90227,224+4%

344▼13West Des Moines, IAIA74,22427,223+9%

345▼23Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,55627,215+7%

346▲19Kent, WAWA134,87127,207+17%

347▼39Schaumburg, ILIL77,24927,198+3%

348▼46Davis, CACA66,11027,189+2%

349▲15San Marcos, CACA94,90827,127+16%

350▼34Oak Park, ILIL52,82327,125+5%

351▲89New Braunfels, TXTX122,49227,102+37%

352▲94Auburn, ALAL85,11326,700+36%

353▼33Yorba Linda, CACA65,63226,668+5%

354▼8Hampton, VAVA137,31526,651+10%

355▲19Richmond, CACA114,86126,598+18%

356▼9Arlington, MAMA46,35026,584+10%

357▲72Ontario, CACA187,01326,512+31%

358▼64Chino Hills, CACA77,51926,481−2%

359▲11Medford, MAMA59,83426,481+15%

360▲8Las Cruces, NMNM116,97826,479+14%

361▲1Chesterfield, MOMO49,30926,206+11%

362▼12Eagan, MNMN67,10926,137+9%

363▲52Huntersville, NCNC68,53526,056+25%

364▲28Pompano Beach, FLFL117,21126,033+19%

365▼17High Point, NCNC120,57126,022+8%

366▲245Leander, TXTX91,13226,016+67%

367▼22Tustin, CACA77,84325,920+7%

368▲13Chico, CACA105,08125,821+16%

369▼6Bloomington, ILIL78,80425,799+9%

370▲5Vallejo, CACA123,28725,738+14%

371▼39Minnetonka, MNMN53,96925,622+3%

372▼29Dunwoody, GAGA51,79225,554+5%

373▲41Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41925,546+22%

374▼45Gaithersburg, MDMD71,11325,469+2%

375▲25Madison, ALAL67,96825,445+19%

376▼18Arden-Arcade, CACA94,99425,434+7%

377▼6Alhambra, CACA79,82025,419+10%

378▼29Oxnard, CACA199,65125,335+5%

379▲75South Jordan, UTUT87,61425,120+30%

380▲7Skokie, ILIL66,54425,115+14%

381▼9Towson, MDMD58,67925,005+9%

382▲14Shawnee, KSKS69,84824,993+15%

383▲20Joliet, ILIL152,24124,940+17%

384▼43Champaign, ILIL91,19524,837+2%

385▲8Waltham, MAMA65,03724,817+14%

386▲49Frederick, MDMD92,05924,801+24%

387▼21San Clemente, CACA62,22624,788+6%

388▲49Noblesville, ININ76,11124,761+24%

389▲6Shoreline, WAWA66,54224,761+14%

390▲216Horizon West, FLFL67,41624,700+57%

391▼30Jupiter, FLFL62,35024,671+4%

392▲31Atascocita, TXTX99,35424,648+20%

393▼51Topeka, KSKS125,79524,615+1%

394▲17Duluth, MNMN88,33024,552+17%

395▼1White Plains, NYNY62,87124,457+12%

396▲34Toms River, NJNJ94,95624,442+21%

397▼28Dublin, OHOH49,09424,398+5%

398▼7Millcreek, UTUT63,92624,392+11%

399▲20Lakeville, MNMN79,27024,383+18%

400▼47Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56524,352+2%

401▲4Ankeny, IAIA77,83324,328+15%

402▲159St. George, UTUT108,71324,242+45%

403▼85Framingham, MAMA73,02124,212−6%

404▲32Lakeland, FLFL125,52024,188+21%

405▼49Palatine, ILIL65,84224,133+1%

406▼28St. Louis Park, MNMN50,02723,997+7%

407▼24Coral Gables, FLFL49,57823,981+8%

408▼24Smyrna, GAGA57,51323,937+8%

409▼54Iowa City, IAIA76,22923,8790%

410▲32Waco, TXTX147,78823,841+21%

411▼4Delray Beach, FLFL69,80923,804+12%

412▼13Moreno Valley, CACA214,26323,791+11%

413▲128Wesley Chapel, FLFL76,01123,783+38%

414▲27Sunrise, FLFL98,84623,703+20%

415▼35Bloomington, ININ83,30723,606+5%

416▼14Murrieta, CACA114,12423,593+10%

417▲22Lowell, MAMA119,97123,558+19%

418▲69Bridgeport, CTCT152,27323,476+27%

419▲7Clifton, NJNJ91,12723,410+15%

420▼34Glenview, ILIL47,71123,320+6%

421▼45West Covina, CACA105,30123,280+3%

422▲6Rocklin, CACA76,82123,271+15%

423▼44Tuscaloosa, ALAL114,31623,248+4%

424▼20Orem, UTUT95,21423,239+9%

425▲41North Charleston, SCSC129,24523,233+23%

426▼25Lenexa, KSKS60,50623,190+9%

427▼39Rockford, ILIL147,38423,130+5%

428▼55Union City, CACA65,28223,101+1%

429▼62Arcadia, CACA54,11723,079−1%

430▼21East Honolulu, HIHI51,36023,023+9%

431▲47Dearborn, MIMI105,61122,970+23%

432▲64Everett, WAWA113,56722,897+25%

433▲160Conroe, TXTX119,56422,876+43%

434Lansing, MIMI113,88422,810+14%

435▼14Southfield, MIMI76,11122,774+11%

436▼16Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64922,731+10%

437▼60Missouri City, TXTX77,32722,708+1%

438▼56Wheaton, ILIL54,06522,670+2%

439▲53Suffolk, VAVA104,69922,573+23%

440▲177Lehi, UTUT95,31322,511+45%

441▼29Lake Oswego, OROR39,72222,381+7%

442▲179Palm Coast, FLFL109,88622,311+44%

443▲60Parker, COCO65,98522,309+23%

444▲25Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05922,265+18%

445▲81Fort Myers, FLFL101,58122,225+27%

446▼3Cranston, RIRI84,64722,168+13%

447▲166Palm Bay, FLFL148,09222,106+42%

448▼17Tyler, TXTX113,72322,023+9%

449▼43Danville, CACA43,30222,005+4%

450▼2Camarillo, CACA68,65221,992+12%

451▲35Visalia, CACA146,54121,988+19%

452▲212Westfield, ININ66,25821,962+52%

453▼31Brentwood, TNTN45,31321,869+6%

454▲39Melbourne, FLFL87,09721,863+19%

455▼45Loveland, COCO81,38721,841+4%

456▲76Bozeman, MTMT58,81421,788+26%

457▲4Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08521,786+14%

458▲60Malden, MAMA66,37021,740+22%

459▲11Milton, GAGA41,26621,699+15%

460▼52San Leandro, CACA85,35321,652+2%

461▼1Abilene, TXTX131,58821,628+13%

462▲63Olympia, WAWA56,72421,567+23%

463▼16St. Charles, MOMO72,56121,547+10%

464▼11Napa, CACA76,56221,502+11%

465▼21Collierville, TNTN51,90921,495+9%

466▲7Lancaster, CACA170,08421,473+14%

467▼69Fairfield, CACA122,48921,4170%

468▼79San Rafael, CACA59,41021,416−3%

469▲58El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02621,356+23%

470▼21Wellington, FLFL62,66221,331+9%

471▼46Castro Valley, CACA65,00121,282+4%

472▼59Provo, UTUT114,52721,280+2%

473▼10Ashburn, VAVA46,02621,246+12%

474▲43Lakewood, OHOH49,02721,184+19%

475▼51Downers Grove, ILIL50,36521,167+3%

476▼12Federal Way, WAWA99,72921,122+11%

477▲12West Jordan, UTUT116,81221,099+14%

478▲65Bothell, WAWA52,19921,084+23%

479▲68Tigard, OROR57,92921,075+23%

480▼42Warwick, RIRI84,18721,059+6%

481▼54Bowie, MDMD58,38321,049+4%

482▼92Diamond Bar, CACA51,88421,010−4%

483▲111Wake Forest, NCNC58,14721,000+31%

484▲93Sparks, NVNV111,90220,916+28%

485▲36Mansfield, TXTX84,44420,911+18%

486▼2Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26020,861+13%

487▼36Santa Cruz, CACA61,79720,833+7%

488▼32Grapevine, TXTX50,71420,824+8%

489▼44Danbury, CTCT89,03320,785+6%

490▼72Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65420,7350%

491▼39Cerritos, CACA46,36720,710+6%

492▼17Issaquah, WAWA39,42320,692+10%

493▲43Roanoke, VAVA99,11120,660+19%

494▲13Killeen, TXTX161,88320,658+14%

495▼33Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84420,572+8%

496▼5Davenport, IAIA100,35820,553+12%

497▼16Bismarck, NDND77,96320,548+10%

498▲474Mableton, GAGA78,82020,518+94%

499▲41Bentonville, ARAR63,05720,508+19%

500▲39Upland, CACA79,44620,500+19%

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Frequently asked

Which city has the highest college graduates?

New York, New York ranks #1 with 2,533,561 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by college graduates?

New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois, Houston, Texas, San Diego, California.

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 college graduates measured?

Number of adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher (ACS B15003). The raw-count companion to the college-degree share. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).