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Most college graduates, Illinois cities

Illinois 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. This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 3,315. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Romeoville, IL, up 29 places to #74.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,585853,484+10%

02Naperville, ILIL153,11474,748+8%

03Aurora, ILIL181,50544,524+9%

04Evanston, ILIL76,38035,158+10%

05Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21633,152+5%

06Springfield, ILIL112,98929,040+5%

07▲2Peoria, ILIL110,92027,398+6%

08▼1Schaumburg, ILIL77,24927,198+3%

09▼1Oak Park, ILIL52,82327,125+5%

10▲2Bloomington, ILIL78,80425,799+9%

11▲4Skokie, ILIL66,54425,115+14%

12▲5Joliet, ILIL152,24124,940+17%

13▼3Champaign, ILIL91,19524,837+2%

14▼3Palatine, ILIL65,84224,133+1%

15▼1Glenview, ILIL47,71123,320+6%

16Rockford, ILIL147,38423,130+5%

17▼4Wheaton, ILIL54,06522,670+2%

18Downers Grove, ILIL50,36521,167+3%

19▲4Elgin, ILIL115,47620,324+13%

20Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81220,183+7%

21▼2Elmhurst, ILIL46,11119,963+5%

22▼1Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80319,254+5%

23▲2Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39519,188+12%

24▼2Orland Park, ILIL57,95419,042+5%

25▼1Northbrook, ILIL34,74418,504+7%

26▲2Park Ridge, ILIL38,46317,781+9%

27▼1Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85817,214+1%

28▼1Des Plaines, ILIL58,77216,800+3%

29▲2Plainfield, ILIL50,04316,633+9%

30▼1Highland Park, ILIL30,76716,488+4%

31▲2Lombard, ILIL44,39915,570+4%

32▼2Wilmette, ILIL27,45915,081−3%

33▼1Tinley Park, ILIL55,14014,682−2%

34Normal, ILIL53,27514,172+1%

35▲2Bartlett, ILIL40,85514,101+10%

36▲8Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82512,857+19%

37▼1Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75012,8040%

38▼3Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45012,492−5%

39▲6Waukegan, ILIL87,94012,362+16%

40▲9St. Charles, ILIL33,59412,083+13%

41▲1Gurnee, ILIL30,45811,896+8%

42▼1Carol Stream, ILIL39,31511,853+5%

43▼5Urbana, ILIL39,71911,717−6%

44▲6O'Fallon, ILIL32,65611,469+15%

45▲1Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28811,433+7%

46▼7Wheeling, ILIL38,39111,394−3%

47▲1Deerfield, ILIL19,64211,063+4%

48▼8Woodridge, ILIL34,02810,971−4%

49▼6Lake Forest, ILIL19,73110,706−1%

50▲4Batavia, ILIL26,58610,605+10%

51▼4Decatur, ILIL67,88410,390−3%

52▲1Oswego, ILIL39,94810,299+6%

53▼1Libertyville, ILIL20,70110,164+4%

54▼3Lisle, ILIL23,43210,098+2%

55▲8Morton Grove, ILIL24,5829,988+21%

56Mundelein, ILIL32,6809,897+8%

57▲1Geneva, ILIL21,1389,530+6%

58▲1Elk Grove, ILIL31,8859,528+7%

59▼4Algonquin, ILIL30,8249,246−2%

60▲6Berwyn, ILIL55,0019,219+16%

61▲4Niles, ILIL30,4439,032+10%

62▼1Westmont, ILIL24,1559,006+7%

63▼6Hinsdale, ILIL17,5738,833−2%

64▲5Huntley, ILIL29,1328,765+16%

65▼5Darien, ILIL22,0328,449−4%

66▼4Moline, ILIL42,3628,378+1%

67▲4New Lenox, ILIL28,8938,343+10%

68▲6Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8688,287+16%

69▼1Grayslake, ILIL21,1408,209+8%

70Belleville, ILIL40,2378,126+7%

71▼4Edwardsville, ILIL26,4638,037+4%

72▲14Lockport, ILIL27,8228,034+31%

73▲2Frankfort, ILIL21,3657,885+14%

74▲29Romeoville, ILIL41,2817,681+49%

75▲6Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4767,647+19%

76▲1Quincy, ILIL38,9187,508+11%

77▼5Streamwood, ILIL38,2777,4720%

78▲10Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6907,421+22%

79▲5La Grange, ILIL15,9357,065+11%

80▼2Western Springs, ILIL13,5887,047+5%

81▼17DeKalb, ILIL40,4677,016−15%

82▼3Homer Glen, ILIL24,8736,904+4%

83▼3Hanover Park, ILIL36,5686,803+4%

84▼11Winnetka, ILIL12,5186,699−7%

85Roselle, ILIL22,7566,594+6%

86▼10Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5906,566−5%

87▼5Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556,528+2%

88▲3South Elgin, ILIL25,6566,338+8%

89▲11Homewood, ILIL18,7736,194+16%

90▼7Mokena, ILIL19,8975,992−6%

91▲29Yorkville, ILIL26,7305,973+31%

92Oak Forest, ILIL26,7925,963+3%

93▼6Addison, ILIL35,7585,899−4%

94▼1Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1795,818+2%

95▲16Lemont, ILIL18,5135,747+18%

96▲1Brookfield, ILIL18,8795,705+4%

97▲4Rock Island, ILIL36,2255,676+7%

98▼3River Forest, ILIL11,3935,655+1%

99▲13Sycamore, ILIL19,0835,642+17%

100▲21Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6755,631+23%

101▲14Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2835,631+18%

102▲20Carpentersville, ILIL37,0455,565+23%

103▲11Cicero, ILIL81,8585,556+16%

104▲5Lansing, ILIL28,0685,538+12%

105▲2Villa Park, ILIL21,8885,533+10%

106▼2Woodstock, ILIL25,7405,526+8%

107▼11Forest Park, ILIL13,8295,520−1%

108▼18Cary, ILIL17,9325,478−7%

109▼10Westchester, ILIL16,3005,470+3%

110▲3Shorewood, ILIL18,5365,444+14%

111▼5Matteson, ILIL18,5435,434+7%

112▼14La Grange Park, ILIL13,4535,403−1%

113▲6Collinsville, ILIL23,7175,380+16%

114▲9Morton, ILIL17,5655,367+19%

115▼21McHenry, ILIL29,2175,339−5%

116▼11Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0395,298+4%

117▼15North Aurora, ILIL19,4065,279+2%

118▼2West Chicago, ILIL25,2965,195+9%

119▼11Barrington, ILIL10,5865,138+3%

120▼31Carbondale, ILIL21,8115,067−15%

121▼11Glencoe, ILIL8,7244,990+1%

122▼4Round Lake, ILIL18,5264,981+7%

123▼6Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8984,972+6%

124▲3Calumet City, ILIL34,7984,969+12%

125▲10Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5524,955+20%

126▲7Chatham, ILIL14,5794,818+15%

127▲15Warrenville, ILIL15,2114,624+15%

128▲28Riverside, ILIL8,9394,605+27%

129▲1Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8104,578+7%

130▲1Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9634,525+6%

131▼5Washington, ILIL15,9024,525+2%

132▲12Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6794,500+13%

133▲3Flossmoor, ILIL9,3584,497+9%

134▼10Winfield, ILIL10,1464,446−1%

135▲18Long Grove, ILIL8,3434,430+18%

136▲11Campton Hills, ILIL10,8944,286+9%

137▼5Godfrey, ILIL17,6204,282+2%

138▼9Swansea, ILIL14,3564,273−1%

139▲11Shiloh, ILIL14,6044,255+11%

140▼2Loves Park, ILIL23,7124,189+2%

141▲20Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1754,175+18%

142▼3East Peoria, ILIL22,0884,144+1%

143▼9Pekin, ILIL31,2774,091−1%

144▼3Palos Heights, ILIL12,0844,007−1%

145▲1Galesburg, ILIL28,5813,997+2%

146▼1Oak Brook, ILIL8,1083,9940%

147▼22Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6813,914−13%

148▲1Columbia, ILIL10,8653,899+2%

149▲13Montgomery, ILIL21,9783,810+8%

150▲14Savoy, ILIL9,1133,802+15%

151▲7Alton, ILIL25,0133,797+5%

152▼24Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6583,786−14%

153▼16Inverness, ILIL7,4183,772−8%

154▲5Antioch, ILIL15,0003,762+6%

155▼1Willowbrook, ILIL9,1263,7050%

156▲4Danville, ILIL28,1383,692+5%

157▲6Itasca, ILIL9,4883,670+10%

158▼18South Holland, ILIL20,7493,650−11%

159▲19Norridge, ILIL14,8083,604+31%

160▲13Crest Hill, ILIL20,6953,603+27%

161▼6Palos Hills, ILIL18,0283,583−1%

162▲6Marion, ILIL17,1483,562+14%

163▼20Park Forest, ILIL21,0793,483−13%

164▲45Troy, ILIL11,8933,482+60%

165▲1Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5083,469+10%

166▲4Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5633,397+13%

167▼10Wauconda, ILIL13,9933,376−6%

168▼17Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2153,315−13%

169▲16Mahomet, ILIL10,5163,296+27%

170▲21Lake Villa, ILIL8,6923,217+30%

171▲3Gages Lake, ILIL10,8193,187+13%

172▼20Charleston, ILIL17,4663,175−16%

173▲10Dolton, ILIL20,6713,173+20%

174▼5Freeport, ILIL23,2023,160+2%

175▲14Blue Island, ILIL21,8053,157+26%

176▼11Northfield, ILIL5,6323,124−4%

177▲5Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5453,037+14%

178▲3Machesney Park, ILIL22,8052,996+12%

179East Moline, ILIL20,4532,983+10%

180▼9Burbank, ILIL28,5782,980−1%

181▲6Granite City, ILIL26,8072,974+17%

182▼7Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3812,953+5%

183▲10Waterloo, ILIL11,1322,939+20%

184▲2Maryville, ILIL8,4132,936+14%

185▼5Ottawa, ILIL18,6842,933+9%

186▲31Gilberts, ILIL9,0822,883+36%

187▲9Wood Dale, ILIL14,0812,867+19%

188▼40Macomb, ILIL14,5302,864−25%

189▲23Maywood, ILIL23,3302,820+31%

190▼14Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9022,7840%

191▼24North Chicago, ILIL34,0502,781−12%

192▲9Jacksonville, ILIL17,7522,780+21%

193▲20Highland, ILIL10,0422,779+29%

194▲1West Dundee, ILIL8,5702,778+14%

195▲10Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0362,739+22%

196▼4Richton Park, ILIL12,4832,686+9%

197▲10South Barrington, ILIL5,0712,577+17%

198▼10Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1302,527+1%

199▼15Channahon, ILIL14,5302,517−4%

200▼28Bensenville, ILIL18,5252,500−15%

201▲27Effingham, ILIL12,4062,491+36%

202▼12Morris, ILIL14,6692,4780%

203▲20Melrose Park, ILIL23,9362,440+20%

204▲25Glenwood, ILIL8,4162,429+34%

205▲13Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1012,396+14%

206▲34Manhattan, ILIL10,9432,355+48%

207▼8Minooka, ILIL12,8992,3520%

208▲2Franklin Park, ILIL18,0452,346+8%

209▼32Alsip, ILIL18,4832,340−15%

210▲42Elburn, ILIL7,0842,296+51%

211▼3Mattoon, ILIL16,6672,278+4%

212▼6Zion, ILIL24,4472,277+2%

213▼16Roscoe, ILIL11,0342,273−5%

214▲13Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7612,251+22%

215▲32Volo, ILIL6,8052,210+42%

216Crestwood, ILIL10,5292,176+2%

217▲13Sterling, ILIL14,3942,169+24%

218▲6Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2622,159+9%

219▲2Bellwood, ILIL18,1162,153+4%

220▼20Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0242,115−9%

221▼27Belvidere, ILIL25,4622,114−14%

222Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5602,113+3%

223▲2Fox Lake, ILIL10,8492,112+9%

224▲25Bradley, ILIL15,2142,108+36%

225▲34North Riverside, ILIL7,1612,105+52%

226▼24East St. Louis, ILIL17,6822,097−9%

227▼24Schiller Park, ILIL11,3172,083−8%

228▼14Bridgeview, ILIL16,5212,073−4%

229▼14Kankakee, ILIL23,4002,063−4%

230▼19Herrin, ILIL12,2682,012−7%

231▲6Midlothian, ILIL13,8411,981+21%

232▼12Crete, ILIL8,3451,979−4%

233▼35Lynwood, ILIL9,2971,978−16%

234▲14Rockton, ILIL7,8701,971+27%

235Monticello, ILIL6,0801,949+18%

236▼2Bethalto, ILIL9,2021,928+15%

237▼33Dixon, ILIL14,5821,916−15%

238▼7Lincoln, ILIL12,9811,835+8%

239▼20Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1871,835−12%

240▲16Beach Park, ILIL14,1141,829+23%

241▼8Carterville, ILIL5,8391,794+6%

242▲27River Grove, ILIL10,4091,791+45%

243▼5Mascoutah, ILIL9,2391,784+10%

244▲2Manteno, ILIL9,2011,779+14%

245▲6Spring Grove, ILIL5,5261,770+16%

246▼7Plano, ILIL12,6771,766+11%

247▲13Countryside, ILIL6,2601,752+29%

248▲7Justice, ILIL12,2851,733+15%

249▼13Orland Hills, ILIL6,6631,689+2%

250▼24Canton, ILIL13,2971,675−10%

251▼10Island Lake, ILIL8,0471,667+5%

252▼2Willow Springs, ILIL5,7881,667+8%

253▼8Peru, ILIL9,7801,641+5%

254▲3Geneseo, ILIL6,5051,588+10%

255▼11Lakemoor, ILIL6,4491,580+1%

256▲54South Beloit, ILIL7,9961,571+101%

257▲7Hampshire, ILIL9,2661,567+20%

258▼5Princeton, ILIL7,6741,552+3%

259▲7Hillside, ILIL8,1401,483+16%

260▼28Harvey, ILIL19,8491,470−13%

261▲6Kewanee, ILIL12,1151,391+12%

262▼4Highwood, ILIL5,3231,374−2%

263▲7Pontiac, ILIL10,8061,356+10%

264▼3Worth, ILIL10,6961,3440%

265▲10Northlake, ILIL12,4621,340+15%

266▲6Mount Zion, ILIL5,8801,335+11%

267▲27Robinson, ILIL7,2831,330+33%

268▲41Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6411,327+66%

269▲7Lyons, ILIL10,4331,307+13%

270▼28Centralia, ILIL11,8631,303−17%

271▲28Monee, ILIL5,1191,286+43%

272▲12Markham, ILIL11,2741,277+13%

273Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,8741,276–

274▼1Olney, ILIL8,3471,254+6%

275▲36Sauk, ILIL9,6241,243+68%

276▼8Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7671,2380%

277▲11Calumet Park, ILIL6,7721,211+13%

278▲2Chillicothe, ILIL6,0331,181+2%

279▲6Steger, ILIL9,3521,169+7%

280▼37Taylorville, ILIL10,5221,165−26%

281▲9Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9891,163+11%

282Greenville, ILIL7,4691,1520%

283▼29Johnsburg, ILIL6,4451,136−25%

284▲2Rochelle, ILIL9,4981,133+4%

285▼2Murphysboro, ILIL6,9771,1330%

286▲6LaSalle, ILIL9,3881,111+8%

287▼25University Park, ILIL7,0191,109−17%

288▼14Wood River, ILIL10,2241,102−7%

289▼8Litchfield, ILIL6,5981,100−4%

290▼25Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5251,098−15%

291▼20Streator, ILIL12,1901,093−10%

292▼5Eureka, ILIL5,1291,0800%

293▼16Riverdale, ILIL10,2801,063−8%

294▲19Summit, ILIL10,7531,052+45%

295▲26Stickney, ILIL6,8971,052+72%

296▲12Mendota, ILIL6,8941,040+29%

297▼18Rantoul, ILIL11,9911,030−11%

298▲9Bartonville, ILIL5,8041,029+25%

299▲6Silvis, ILIL7,9791,014+21%

300▼37Jerseyville, ILIL8,4091,010−23%

301▼8Paris, ILIL8,0261,001−3%

302▼7Broadview, ILIL7,8719910%

303▲27Harvard, ILIL9,504991+88%

304▼2Sandwich, ILIL7,380984+13%

305▲1Clinton, ILIL6,781974+18%

306▼17Harrisburg, ILIL7,922932−13%

307▲11Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844929+39%

308▼30Monmouth, ILIL8,599924−20%

309▲3Coal City, ILIL5,831897+23%

310▼19Benton, ILIL6,558873−16%

311▼8Milan, ILIL5,028873+2%

312▼15Carlinville, ILIL5,465870−9%

313▲20Park City, ILIL7,893838+98%

314▼18Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723812−16%

315▲7Rock Falls, ILIL8,521798+31%

316▲4Wilmington, ILIL5,614772+19%

317▼19Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206771−15%

318▼1Salem, ILIL7,035768+11%

319▼4Braidwood, ILIL6,259767+9%

320▼16Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448711−15%

321▼20East Alton, ILIL5,621708−19%

322▼22Marengo, ILIL7,737680−24%

323▼4Berkeley, ILIL5,141650−2%

324▲11Beardstown, ILIL5,691649+82%

325▼11Spring Valley, ILIL5,408642−11%

326▼3Metropolis, ILIL5,727641+6%

327Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593632+16%

328Vandalia, ILIL7,108618+16%

329▼5Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887605+6%

330▼14Hillsboro, ILIL6,184596−15%

331▼6Genoa, ILIL5,547586+6%

332Pana, ILIL5,010579+22%

333▼7Chester, ILIL6,847575+5%

334▼5Du Quoin, ILIL5,569446−16%

335▼1West Frankfort, ILIL7,1054210%

336▼5Posen, ILIL5,405344−30%

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