RANKING · 2024 ACS · 358 SHOWN OF 358

Most college graduates, New York cities

New York 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 358 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 358 is 3,312. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Beacon, NY, up 42 places to #91.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

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

02Buffalo, NYNY274,61357,644+20%

03Yonkers, NYNY212,60353,213+11%

04Rochester, NYNY206,10842,139+15%

05▲2New Rochelle, NYNY85,86429,676+25%

06Albany, NYNY101,69828,947+15%

07▼2Syracuse, NYNY144,89628,239+11%

08White Plains, NYNY62,87124,457+12%

09▲2Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30418,593+21%

10▼1Brighton, NYNY36,83417,886+6%

11▼1Tonawanda, NYNY56,80617,192+7%

12▲3Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05616,059+17%

13▲3Long Beach, NYNY34,91815,494+19%

14▼2Irondequoit, NYNY50,65715,398+11%

15▼1Commack, NYNY36,55815,116+10%

16▲1Levittown, NYNY51,90414,256+12%

17▲1Hicksville, NYNY43,78014,116+12%

18▼5New City, NYNY34,45813,817−1%

19▲2East Meadow, NYNY36,82112,797+13%

20Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,76812,636+7%

21▼2Plainview, NYNY25,98212,328+1%

22▲11Troy, NYNY50,91212,117+29%

23▲6Schenectady, NYNY69,47111,714+22%

24▲3West Seneca, NYNY45,30311,551+15%

25▼2Valley Stream, NYNY40,37911,456+7%

26▼2Rockville Centre, NYNY25,77011,414+8%

27▼5Dix Hills, NYNY24,77311,226+4%

28▼3Oceanside, NYNY31,63911,057+6%

29▼3Garden City, NYNY23,04311,032+6%

30Harrison, NYNY32,27310,788+13%

31▲1Baldwin, NYNY34,99410,531+11%

32▼1Coram, NYNY39,53910,461+10%

33▲2Huntington, NYNY19,94810,405+13%

34▲8Ithaca, NYNY33,63210,174+25%

35▼7Scarsdale, NYNY18,19410,105+3%

36▲4West Babylon, NYNY43,57010,093+18%

37▲1Merrick, NYNY21,7449,812+11%

38▲3Niskayuna, NYNY21,2279,812+17%

39▼2Eastchester, NYNY20,4919,654+8%

40▲8Melville, NYNY19,7149,454+22%

41▼5Huntington Station, NYNY32,6019,369+4%

42▲2Binghamton, NYNY46,4189,342+17%

43▲16Mineola, NYNY21,3769,294+34%

44▲7Utica, NYNY62,9789,138+21%

45▲2West Islip, NYNY26,8658,986+16%

46▲4Glen Cove, NYNY28,1908,968+18%

47▼13Smithtown, NYNY24,3758,869−5%

48▼2Port Washington, NYNY18,0048,655+12%

49Freeport, NYNY44,1748,629+12%

50▲3Elmont, NYNY36,5188,617+17%

51▼6Rye, NYNY16,6148,617+10%

52▲13Hempstead, NYNY59,8198,615+31%

53▼14Syosset, NYNY18,4338,467−2%

54▼11Franklin Square, NYNY30,8978,366+3%

55▼1Massapequa, NYNY21,3898,288+14%

56▲16Port Chester, NYNY32,3038,153+36%

57▼5North Bellmore, NYNY20,6897,741+4%

58▲3Niagara Falls, NYNY47,2557,713+15%

59▼1Mamaroneck, NYNY19,8967,654+9%

60▼4Centereach, NYNY31,8397,539+8%

61▲3Hauppauge, NYNY20,7937,507+14%

62▼2Deer Park, NYNY27,9907,504+10%

63▼8East Northport, NYNY19,7007,339+5%

64▲13Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,4997,319+25%

65▲2Ossining, NYNY27,5797,269+13%

66▲22Peekskill, NYNY25,8917,117+35%

67▲11East Massapequa, NYNY20,3777,092+23%

68▲3Nanuet, NYNY19,7996,840+13%

69▲11Massapequa Park, NYNY16,9976,777+18%

70▲9West Hempstead, NYNY20,6486,756+17%

71▼5Floral Park, NYNY16,1056,725+3%

72▲1Wantagh, NYNY18,3656,723+12%

73▼10Woodmere, NYNY18,0616,6460%

74▲8North Massapequa, NYNY17,8776,503+15%

75▼7Holbrook, NYNY26,4496,423+4%

76▼14Jericho, NYNY13,7596,411−4%

77▼1Bellmore, NYNY15,9546,307+7%

78▼4Lynbrook, NYNY20,8556,258+5%

79▼9North Tonawanda, NYNY29,8066,258+2%

80▼23Bay Shore, NYNY31,6836,214−11%

81Sayville, NYNY15,4086,114+8%

82▲17Kings Park, NYNY16,5166,063+29%

83Stony Brook, NYNY12,8686,057+8%

84▲8Lindenhurst, NYNY27,2586,040+22%

85▼16North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,1596,030−2%

86Uniondale, NYNY33,1485,963+8%

87Pearl River, NYNY16,1555,920+10%

88▲2Tarrytown, NYNY11,8905,806+11%

89▼5Eggertsville, NYNY14,8945,668+1%

90▲22Kingston, NYNY23,9425,585+35%

91▲42Beacon, NYNY14,9315,539+49%

92▲18Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,6455,456+29%

93▼8Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,1545,418−2%

94▲15East Patchogue, NYNY21,6735,367+25%

95▼20Bethpage, NYNY17,1235,358−10%

96▲25Hampton Bays, NYNY15,7065,337+35%

97▲1Kenmore, NYNY14,8085,286+11%

98▲2Nesconset, NYNY13,8335,276+13%

99▲9Rye Brook, NYNY9,9555,265+22%

100▼5Medford, NYNY24,7965,185+8%

101▼7Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,2805,147+4%

102▲14Rotterdam, NYNY22,6955,093+27%

103▼1Seaford, NYNY15,5495,088+10%

104▼15North Valley Stream, NYNY17,8255,061−3%

105▼9Westbury, NYNY15,9815,010+5%

106▲18Plattsburgh, NYNY19,7444,790+23%

107▼14Rome, NYNY31,6824,783−4%

108▼5North Merrick, NYNY12,3664,757+7%

109▲25Elwood, NYNY11,7624,747+30%

110▲7Holtsville, NYNY19,3444,730+18%

111▼10St. James, NYNY13,2444,715+1%

112▲8Central Islip, NYNY38,3734,709+18%

113▼16Babylon, NYNY12,2814,599−4%

114▼7Woodbury, NYNY9,3484,580+5%

115▼2North Babylon, NYNY17,9634,573+11%

116▲7South Farmingdale, NYNY14,6764,573+17%

117▲18Loudonville, NYNY10,5274,572+25%

118▲12Mount Kisco, NYNY10,7574,552+20%

119▲13Latham, NYNY13,8024,538+22%

120▼15Greenlawn, NYNY15,2104,512+2%

121▲34Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,2214,499+34%

122▼16De Witt, NYNY11,0604,496+2%

123▲22Watertown, NYNY23,5174,443+27%

124▼9Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,4404,429+9%

125▼11Fort Salonga, NYNY10,1994,413+7%

126▼15Salisbury, NYNY12,4124,379+4%

127▼23Islip, NYNY17,3624,366−2%

128▼37Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,7094,345−13%

129▲48East Islip, NYNY13,5734,262+47%

130▲11Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,2824,238+20%

131▼5Selden, NYNY21,6044,218+9%

132▼14East Setauket, NYNY10,1494,212+5%

133▲17Copiague, NYNY23,4244,152+21%

134▼7North Wantagh, NYNY11,9404,139+8%

135▼7Jamestown, NYNY27,6634,123+8%

136▼7Auburn, NYNY25,9474,084+7%

137▼15Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,4814,081+4%

138▼2Mount Sinai, NYNY11,0934,053+11%

139▲3Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,8894,040+15%

140▲7Middletown, NYNY30,0984,015+16%

141▼3Port Jefferson, NYNY8,3064,014+13%

142▲39North Amityville, NYNY21,1383,948+37%

143▼12Valley Cottage, NYNY9,1653,918+4%

144▲4Nyack, NYNY7,5113,916+14%

145▲1Larchmont, NYNY6,7503,893+12%

146▲21Manhasset, NYNY7,7163,834+24%

147▲14Endwell, NYNY11,5463,818+17%

148▼29East Hills, NYNY7,3283,798−5%

149▲14East Glenville, NYNY11,9143,798+18%

150▼10Miller Place, NYNY11,7363,775+7%

151▲13Northport, NYNY7,3363,756+19%

152▼3Great Neck, NYNY11,1413,733+9%

153▲1Shirley, NYNY28,3753,703+9%

154▼17Hamburg, NYNY9,8403,702+3%

155▼11North Hills, NYNY5,4813,679+5%

156▼3New Hyde Park, NYNY10,2263,668+8%

157▲32Springs, NYNY9,1633,658+32%

158▲4Newburgh, NYNY28,0593,635+12%

159▼3East Rockaway, NYNY10,0963,633+9%

160▲37Manorville, NYNY14,2333,564+36%

161▲13Glens Falls, NYNY14,3833,561+21%

162▲66Roosevelt, NYNY18,8853,538+54%

163▼20South Huntington, NYNY9,7793,532+1%

164▼13Malverne, NYNY8,4763,504+3%

165▼13Lockport, NYNY20,2483,486+2%

166▲4Myers Corner, NYNY10,8773,433+13%

167▲6Bayport, NYNY8,9213,423+16%

168▼29Suffern, NYNY11,7963,418−3%

169▼44Patchogue, NYNY12,4863,412−12%

170▲6Cohoes, NYNY18,5183,386+17%

171▲4Irvington, NYNY6,5333,384+16%

172▼6Farmingdale, NYNY8,5843,375+8%

173▼15Pleasantville, NYNY7,3913,364+2%

174▲30Glens Falls North, NYNY9,1543,332+30%

175▲4Oneonta, NYNY15,6653,329+15%

176▲24Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,4743,323+27%

177▲22Pelham, NYNY7,6083,316+27%

178▲23Hewlett, NYNY7,5703,315+28%

179▲9Woodbury, NYNY11,5713,312+19%

180▲2Rocky Point, NYNY13,3563,291+15%

181▼1Tuckahoe, NYNY7,0293,262+13%

182▲39Tonawanda, NYNY14,8483,242+36%

183▼12Lake Grove, NYNY11,1683,242+7%

184▲11Congers, NYNY8,2753,232+21%

185▼16Stony Point, NYNY12,7283,224+6%

186▼18Centerport, NYNY6,0723,219+5%

187▲30Old Bethpage, NYNY6,5463,215+32%

188▼10Bronxville, NYNY6,5043,172+10%

189▲1Elmira, NYNY26,0893,166+14%

190▲18Amityville, NYNY9,7993,164+24%

191▼34Corning, NYNY10,5143,160−4%

192▼33Farmingville, NYNY16,1603,154−3%

193▼28Spring Valley, NYNY34,4823,1510%

194▲8Johnson City, NYNY14,5803,089+19%

195▼2Greece, NYNY13,9433,051+13%

196▼36Roessleville, NYNY10,9683,049−7%

197▼14Ridge, NYNY12,5032,983+5%

198▲11Lawrence, NYNY6,8472,928+16%

199▼15Pelham Manor, NYNY5,6312,913+4%

200▲16Fairmount, NYNY9,7242,898+19%

201▼15Canandaigua, NYNY10,3472,887+3%

202▼6Bayville, NYNY6,7802,887+10%

203▼16Tappan, NYNY6,6872,884+3%

204▼32Oswego, NYNY17,0242,875−4%

205▲7Garden City Park, NYNY7,9142,871+16%

206▲17Olean, NYNY13,5082,868+22%

207▼2Mahopac, NYNY9,0392,865+12%

208▲30Geneva, NYNY12,5522,859+36%

209▼17Westmere, NYNY8,3342,856+4%

210▼25Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,9752,847+1%

211▲13Depew, NYNY14,8012,844+21%

212▲43Amsterdam, NYNY18,0932,843+47%

213▲16North Sea, NYNY6,4582,733+21%

214▲12Williston Park, NYNY7,5242,722+16%

215▼2West Hills, NYNY5,3692,714+10%

216▲2Williamsville, NYNY5,4782,699+11%

217▼6East Aurora, NYNY5,9492,692+8%

218▼3Bohemia, NYNY9,1812,688+10%

219▲26Lackawanna, NYNY19,4522,670+32%

220▼10Plainedge, NYNY8,6242,666+6%

221▼18Orange Lake, NYNY9,7842,662+3%

222▼3Middle Island, NYNY11,0272,600+8%

223▼32Wading River, NYNY8,3592,598−5%

224▼30Cortland, NYNY17,3942,597−3%

225▼3Fairport, NYNY5,3262,579+9%

226▼1Ardsley, NYNY5,0072,578+10%

227▲7Harris Hill, NYNY6,0692,569+19%

228▲34Baldwinsville, NYNY7,5822,536+35%

229▲30Mastic Beach, NYNY16,7352,522+33%

230▼3Southold, NYNY6,3972,512+8%

231▲43New Windsor, NYNY8,9192,509+43%

232▲7Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,2052,499+19%

233▼3Manorhaven, NYNY7,1352,494+10%

234▼28Oakdale, NYNY7,1152,490−2%

235▲7Warwick, NYNY6,5342,464+19%

236▼5Radisson, NYNY6,6762,462+9%

237▼1South Valley Stream, NYNY6,5122,455+14%

238▲18Center Moriches, NYNY9,1272,451+27%

239▲51Fort Drum, NYNY16,0652,436+68%

240▲17Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,4682,429+26%

241▼21Sound Beach, NYNY7,2102,429+2%

242▼5Batavia, NYNY15,1682,401+13%

243▲28Mount Ivy, NYNY8,1212,390+35%

244▲20Highland, NYNY6,3672,387+28%

245▼38East Greenbush, NYNY6,5812,365−7%

246▼32Fredonia, NYNY9,2832,364−3%

247▼7Monroe, NYNY9,4622,346+13%

248▲28Big Flats, NYNY5,6512,336+37%

249▲16Oyster Bay, NYNY7,3082,286+24%

250▼9Country Knolls, NYNY5,4452,244+8%

251▼3West Glens Falls, NYNY10,0502,241+12%

252▲18Carmel, NYNY7,3062,216+24%

253▲29Scotchtown, NYNY10,2522,175+35%

254▼4Wesley Hills, NYNY6,4772,139+8%

255▲6Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,6762,126+13%

256▲37West Haverstraw, NYNY11,0252,125+51%

257▼14Cedarhurst, NYNY7,3342,105+2%

258▲19Gananda, NYNY6,2732,105+24%

259▼61Terryville, NYNY10,7942,095−20%

260▼8East Shoreham, NYNY7,3212,082+6%

261▼14Riverhead, NYNY14,9362,064+2%

262▼13Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,9872,051+3%

263▼3New Cassel, NYNY14,5512,050+9%

264▼29Sea Cliff, NYNY5,0312,044−5%

265▲31North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,9522,039+48%

266▲15East Quogue, NYNY5,4062,039+26%

267▲2Haverstraw, NYNY12,7912,036+14%

268▼5Lancaster, NYNY9,9952,025+8%

269▲50Inwood, NYNY12,2352,002+81%

270▼16Scotia, NYNY7,2951,983+3%

271▲14Endicott, NYNY13,0681,976+26%

272▲33Hudson, NYNY5,7211,974+53%

273▼27Blauvelt, NYNY5,4061,972−3%

274▲12New Paltz, NYNY8,6891,962+26%

275▼7Colonie, NYNY7,6791,948+7%

276▲18Kings Point, NYNY5,7101,932+38%

277▼24Massena, NYNY9,8981,924−2%

278▼27Oneida, NYNY10,0091,911−3%

279▼47North Gates, NYNY9,9041,886−14%

280▼1Carle Place, NYNY5,1881,885+12%

281▲26Yaphank, NYNY6,9341,868+51%

282▲5Westvale, NYNY5,2121,860+20%

283▼8Hillcrest, NYNY9,0711,858+7%

284▲8East Farmingdale, NYNY5,6661,855+30%

285▼18Firthcliffe, NYNY5,4321,854+1%

286▼53Lake Carmel, NYNY7,8541,853−14%

287▼21Old Westbury, NYNY5,0711,850+1%

288▼16Webster, NYNY5,7611,839+4%

289▼6Mastic, NYNY15,7081,802+13%

290▲5Hampton Manor, NYNY5,3341,784+29%

291▼18North Bay Shore, NYNY20,2821,777+1%

292▼48Rensselaer, NYNY9,4211,762−14%

293▼13East Rochester, NYNY6,1321,711+3%

294▲9Gloversville, NYNY14,7821,693+30%

295▲27East Moriches, NYNY6,2601,686+55%

296▼8Goshen, NYNY5,7441,682+11%

297▲2West Point, NYNY6,3491,633+21%

298▲15Potsdam, NYNY8,0191,616+37%

299▼15Viola, NYNY8,4611,604+2%

300▼42Airmont, NYNY10,6341,594−16%

301▼10Canton, NYNY6,8941,556+7%

302▼5New Hempstead, NYNY5,6571,524+12%

303▲26East Hampton North, NYNY6,0061,519+52%

304▲29Monsey, NYNY28,1601,498+67%

305▲3Dunkirk, NYNY12,3261,478+22%

306▲5North Bellport, NYNY11,0871,450+21%

307▲2South Lockport, NYNY9,1441,438+19%

308▼8Elmsford, NYNY5,2031,409+5%

309▲5North Patchogue, NYNY6,9841,399+21%

310▼6Washingtonville, NYNY5,6401,389+7%

311▼10Horseheads, NYNY6,2751,389+4%

312▲19Mechanicstown, NYNY8,8081,387+47%

313▲11Norwich, NYNY6,5381,373+29%

314▲13Geneseo, NYNY7,7591,363+31%

315▲8Baywood, NYNY8,1761,354+26%

316Seneca Falls, NYNY6,9561,351+19%

317▼19Lakeview, NYNY5,8251,305−4%

318▲20Hornell, NYNY8,0241,272+57%

319▲15Walden, NYNY6,9351,272+43%

320Newark, NYNY8,9191,269+15%

321▼11Ogdensburg, NYNY9,1231,261+5%

322▼44Watervliet, NYNY10,2421,260−25%

323▼8North Syracuse, NYNY6,7731,255+9%

324▼22Ilion, NYNY7,4881,254−4%

325▼36Johnstown, NYNY8,0211,239−15%

326South Hill, NYNY6,9511,175+13%

327▼15Fulton, NYNY11,1881,174−2%

328▼7Islip Terrace, NYNY5,1681,154+5%

329▲17Calverton, NYNY5,6181,153+79%

330▼12Solvay, NYNY6,4271,139+2%

331▼25Brockport, NYNY7,7361,128−13%

332▲5Island Park, NYNY5,0691,122+32%

333▼5Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,2131,028+1%

334▲7Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,048995+30%

335▼3Malone, NYNY5,315981+7%

336▼19Hilton, NYNY5,873934−17%

337▼12Port Jervis, NYNY8,518922−13%

338▲7Southport, NYNY6,450914+31%

339▼4Herkimer, NYNY7,1958770%

340Medina, NYNY5,855848+11%

341▼5Mechanicville, NYNY5,021837−3%

342▲6Flanders, NYNY6,609808+65%

343▼4Penn Yan, NYNY5,272800+4%

344▼2Mattydale, NYNY5,971792+6%

345▼2Bath, NYNY5,545791+7%

346▼2Hudson Falls, NYNY7,333773+6%

347Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,147645+28%

348▲1Salamanca, NYNY5,719605+31%

349▼19Monticello, NYNY7,195573−40%

350▲2Alfred, NYNY5,147567+91%

351▼1Liberty, NYNY5,097504+34%

352▼1Stony Brook University, NYNY9,530481+41%

353▲2Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,959383+155%

354▼1University at Buffalo, NYNY7,020382+33%

355▼1Albion, NYNY5,843363+39%

356New Square, NYNY10,214171+106%

357Kaser, NYNY6,12170+35%

358Binghamton University, NYNY7,4490–

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