RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most college graduates, Michigan cities

Michigan 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 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 2,623. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hamtramck, MI, up 24 places to #91.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Detroit, MIMI649,09576,218+7%

02▲1Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18354,241+13%

03▼1Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23352,635+2%

04Troy, MIMI88,73339,941+9%

05Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29135,351+7%

06Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53932,571+6%

07Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93130,010+6%

08▲2Novi, MIMI67,31929,878+21%

09Livonia, MIMI92,60329,434+13%

10▼2Royal Oak, MIMI57,58328,594+7%

11▲2Dearborn, MIMI105,61122,970+23%

12Lansing, MIMI113,88422,810+14%

13▼2Southfield, MIMI76,11122,774+11%

14Warren, MIMI137,13820,456+15%

15Portage, MIMI49,86216,410+8%

16Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68315,032+4%

17▲1Westland, MIMI82,33313,761+6%

18▼1Forest Hills, MIMI28,69513,706+4%

19▲2Kentwood, MIMI54,77613,478+16%

20▼1Midland, MIMI42,80613,380+5%

21▼1St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87213,316+12%

22▲2Wyoming, MIMI78,58813,198+18%

23▼1Birmingham, MIMI21,92311,762+2%

24▼1Okemos, MIMI26,39611,3350%

25East Lansing, MIMI49,3559,833−8%

26Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6649,731+11%

27Ferndale, MIMI19,2129,355+8%

28▲3Auburn Hills, MIMI25,9258,848+17%

29▲6Oak Park, MIMI29,0728,029+16%

30▼2Haslett, MIMI18,5597,918+1%

31▼1Waverly, MIMI23,5757,880+3%

32▼3Flint, MIMI79,3067,6630%

33Battle Creek, MIMI52,0217,623+7%

34Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7927,540+6%

35▲1Holland, MIMI35,3727,516+13%

36▲2Madison Heights, MIMI28,2977,407+18%

37▼5Holt, MIMI25,3167,3200%

38▲2Taylor, MIMI61,2796,991+20%

39▲4Walker, MIMI25,8816,900+23%

40▲8Pontiac, MIMI62,0776,876+32%

41▼4Berkley, MIMI15,1456,723+6%

42▲2Rochester, MIMI12,8246,360+14%

43▼1Allen Park, MIMI27,4456,315+12%

44▲11Wixom, MIMI17,3136,089+37%

45Marquette, MIMI21,9446,085+10%

46▲3Norton Shores, MIMI25,0886,018+18%

47▼6Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4495,817+3%

48▼2Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0955,781+8%

49▼10East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6635,761−4%

50Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7355,620+12%

51▼4Traverse City, MIMI15,8325,525+4%

52▲1Farmington, MIMI11,4095,414+19%

53▼1Roseville, MIMI46,8635,364+13%

54Ypsilanti, MIMI19,7665,233+16%

55▲1Southgate, MIMI28,9314,606+6%

56▲5Grandville, MIMI17,0184,577+19%

57▲7Bay City, MIMI31,8684,325+18%

58Plymouth, MIMI9,1644,276+7%

59▲15Jenison, MIMI17,5824,160+33%

60▲2Northview, MIMI15,2684,160+8%

61▼10Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,9254,145−14%

62▼3Clawson, MIMI11,3124,050+3%

63Saline, MIMI9,0014,043+10%

64▲2Wyandotte, MIMI24,0724,040+18%

65▼5South Lyon, MIMI12,1073,885+1%

66▲11Allendale, MIMI26,6793,847+32%

67▲5Muskegon, MIMI37,2243,827+17%

68▼11Saginaw, MIMI42,8633,819−5%

69▼2Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2743,742+11%

70▼1Trenton, MIMI17,8493,668+9%

71▲2Burton, MIMI29,3133,562+11%

72▼2Port Huron, MIMI28,2733,550+7%

73▼8Eastpointe, MIMI33,8143,444−6%

74▼3St. Joseph, MIMI7,8933,427+4%

75▲17Fenton, MIMI11,7743,275+46%

76▼8Jackson, MIMI31,0223,269−3%

77▲1Grand Haven, MIMI11,0383,086+6%

78▲12Cutlerville, MIMI18,7803,050+30%

79Northville, MIMI6,0133,050+5%

80▲20Hazel Park, MIMI14,9373,032+53%

81▼6Westwood, MIMI8,8673,017+1%

82▼2Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5292,986+7%

83▼1Garden City, MIMI26,2802,921+12%

84▲3Brighton, MIMI7,9042,900+22%

85▲3Adrian, MIMI20,1912,864+21%

86▼5Monroe, MIMI20,0762,817+5%

87▼4Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4902,797+9%

88▲5New Baltimore, MIMI12,1232,648+19%

89▼13Romulus, MIMI24,5472,625−11%

90▲1Woodhaven, MIMI12,5032,623+12%

91▲24Hamtramck, MIMI27,2612,570+59%

92▼3Harper Woods, MIMI14,8602,553+8%

93▼7Fraser, MIMI14,4962,426+2%

94Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4172,412+10%

95▲1Milford, MIMI6,5202,339+12%

96▲14Howell, MIMI9,8962,337+35%

97▼12Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8802,327−4%

98▼3Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0832,293+5%

99Rockford, MIMI6,3132,270+13%

100▲6Petoskey, MIMI5,7722,261+24%

101▼17Lambertville, MIMI9,9552,257−9%

102▲3Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8782,201+17%

103▲8Wayne, MIMI17,0652,199+30%

104▲12Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8532,197+37%

105▼7Chelsea, MIMI5,4242,179+7%

106▲14Inkster, MIMI24,9592,175+40%

107▲2Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4192,159+24%

108▼11Marshall, MIMI6,8002,146+5%

109▼8Mason, MIMI8,2642,143+12%

110▲15Owosso, MIMI14,4372,141+51%

111▼8Temperance, MIMI8,9142,118+13%

112▼5Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1972,100+17%

113▼9Byron Center, MIMI7,4032,060+10%

114▲24Flat Rock, MIMI10,2182,034+84%

115▲4Houghton, MIMI8,5602,002+28%

116▼14Riverview, MIMI11,9471,871−1%

117▼4Walled Lake, MIMI7,3201,861+13%

118▲11Freeland, MIMI7,5571,846+43%

119▼7Comstock Park, MIMI10,5771,845+10%

120▼2Hudsonville, MIMI7,9641,840+17%

121▼13Flushing, MIMI8,1751,765−2%

122▼8Marysville, MIMI9,8681,749+8%

123▼6Escanaba, MIMI12,2571,746+10%

124▼2Shields, MIMI7,4021,742+16%

125▲10Ludington, MIMI7,6341,667+39%

126▼2Cadillac, MIMI10,4381,635+15%

127▼6Tecumseh, MIMI8,6081,610+4%

128Milan, MIMI5,9731,594+23%

129▲5Alma, MIMI9,3041,572+30%

130▼7Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,3911,556+7%

131▼4St. Johns, MIMI7,7801,500+12%

132▲13Niles, MIMI11,6651,368+42%

133▲4Hastings, MIMI7,4901,326+13%

134▲19Dundee, MIMI6,0081,309+52%

135▲17Fair Plain, MIMI7,3301,291+50%

136▲8Coldwater, MIMI14,2161,276+28%

137▲5Utica, MIMI5,1141,275+20%

138▼8Alpena, MIMI10,0881,275−1%

139▲2Greenville, MIMI9,2561,242+15%

140▼14Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4691,242−9%

141▼1Menominee, MIMI8,1751,151+5%

142▼10Hillsdale, MIMI8,0021,144−7%

143▼4Zeeland, MIMI5,6371,121+2%

144▲3Charlotte, MIMI9,3051,101+16%

145▼9Ishpeming, MIMI6,2051,087−9%

146▲12Lapeer, MIMI9,2011,080+41%

147▲13Sturgis, MIMI10,9001,076+42%

148▼17Highland Park, MIMI8,2481,066−16%

149▲14Richmond, MIMI5,9271,055+54%

150▼4St. Clair, MIMI5,8331,051+9%

151▲4Melvindale, MIMI12,3251,036+27%

152▼9Manistee, MIMI6,1571,031+2%

153▲4Center Line, MIMI8,5031,013+25%

154▲2Kingsford, MIMI5,096988+22%

155▼5Ionia, MIMI12,208962+7%

156▼7Holly, MIMI5,906949+5%

157▼24Big Rapids, MIMI8,623924−25%

158▲7Swartz Creek, MIMI5,827918+38%

159▼5Eastwood, MIMI6,669890+4%

160▲6South Monroe, MIMI6,960883+40%

161▼13Davison, MIMI5,039851−6%

162▼3New Haven, MIMI6,749820+8%

163▲8Gladstone, MIMI5,189766+58%

164▼3Three Rivers, MIMI7,9107530%

165▲7Belding, MIMI6,000693+44%

166▼2Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769692+1%

167▼16Albion, MIMI7,474673−25%

168▲8Allegan, MIMI5,127573+36%

169▼2Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,218541−4%

170Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770517+6%

171▲4Dowagiac, MIMI5,725505+18%

172▼10Ecorse, MIMI8,893504−27%

173▼5Bridgeport, MIMI6,884443−14%

174▲5Buena Vista, MIMI5,798419+75%

175▲2Springfield, MIMI5,246408+10%

176▼3Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803406−13%

177▼8St. Louis, MIMI7,406374−26%

178▼4River Rouge, MIMI6,814309−29%

179▼1Beecher, MIMI8,412275−24%

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