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.

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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%

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

06Albany, NYNY101,69828,947+15%

07Syracuse, NYNY144,89628,239+11%

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

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

10Brighton, NYNY36,83417,886+6%

11Tonawanda, NYNY56,80617,192+7%

12Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05616,059+17%

13Long Beach, NYNY34,91815,494+19%

14Irondequoit, NYNY50,65715,398+11%

15Commack, NYNY36,55815,116+10%

16Levittown, NYNY51,90414,256+12%

17Hicksville, NYNY43,78014,116+12%

18New City, NYNY34,45813,817−1%

19East Meadow, NYNY36,82112,797+13%

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

21Plainview, NYNY25,98212,328+1%

22Troy, NYNY50,91212,117+29%

23Schenectady, NYNY69,47111,714+22%

24West Seneca, NYNY45,30311,551+15%

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

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

27Dix Hills, NYNY24,77311,226+4%

28Oceanside, NYNY31,63911,057+6%

29Garden City, NYNY23,04311,032+6%

30Harrison, NYNY32,27310,788+13%

31Baldwin, NYNY34,99410,531+11%

32Coram, NYNY39,53910,461+10%

33Huntington, NYNY19,94810,405+13%

34Ithaca, NYNY33,63210,174+25%

35Scarsdale, NYNY18,19410,105+3%

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

37Merrick, NYNY21,7449,812+11%

38Niskayuna, NYNY21,2279,812+17%

39Eastchester, NYNY20,4919,654+8%

40Melville, NYNY19,7149,454+22%

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

42Binghamton, NYNY46,4189,342+17%

43Mineola, NYNY21,3769,294+34%

44Utica, NYNY62,9789,138+21%

45West Islip, NYNY26,8658,986+16%

46Glen Cove, NYNY28,1908,968+18%

47Smithtown, NYNY24,3758,869−5%

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

49Freeport, NYNY44,1748,629+12%

50Elmont, NYNY36,5188,617+17%

51Rye, NYNY16,6148,617+10%

52Hempstead, NYNY59,8198,615+31%

53Syosset, NYNY18,4338,467−2%

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

55Massapequa, NYNY21,3898,288+14%

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

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

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

59Mamaroneck, NYNY19,8967,654+9%

60Centereach, NYNY31,8397,539+8%

61Hauppauge, NYNY20,7937,507+14%

62Deer Park, NYNY27,9907,504+10%

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

64Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,4997,319+25%

65Ossining, NYNY27,5797,269+13%

66Peekskill, NYNY25,8917,117+35%

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

68Nanuet, NYNY19,7996,840+13%

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

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

71Floral Park, NYNY16,1056,725+3%

72Wantagh, NYNY18,3656,723+12%

73Woodmere, NYNY18,0616,646+0%

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

75Holbrook, NYNY26,4496,423+4%

76Jericho, NYNY13,7596,411−4%

77Bellmore, NYNY15,9546,307+7%

78Lynbrook, NYNY20,8556,258+5%

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

80Bay Shore, NYNY31,6836,214−11%

81Sayville, NYNY15,4086,114+8%

82Kings Park, NYNY16,5166,063+29%

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

84Lindenhurst, NYNY27,2586,040+22%

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

86Uniondale, NYNY33,1485,963+8%

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

88Tarrytown, NYNY11,8905,806+11%

89Eggertsville, NYNY14,8945,668+1%

90Kingston, NYNY23,9425,585+35%

91Beacon, NYNY14,9315,539+49%

92Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,6455,456+29%

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

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

95Bethpage, NYNY17,1235,358−10%

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

97Kenmore, NYNY14,8085,286+11%

98Nesconset, NYNY13,8335,276+13%

99Rye Brook, NYNY9,9555,265+22%

100Medford, NYNY24,7965,185+8%

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

102Rotterdam, NYNY22,6955,093+27%

103Seaford, NYNY15,5495,088+10%

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

105Westbury, NYNY15,9815,010+5%

106Plattsburgh, NYNY19,7444,790+23%

107Rome, NYNY31,6824,783−4%

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

109Elwood, NYNY11,7624,747+30%

110Holtsville, NYNY19,3444,730+18%

111St. James, NYNY13,2444,715+1%

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

113Babylon, NYNY12,2814,599−4%

114Woodbury, NYNY9,3484,580+5%

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

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

117Loudonville, NYNY10,5274,572+25%

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

119Latham, NYNY13,8024,538+22%

120Greenlawn, NYNY15,2104,512+2%

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

122De Witt, NYNY11,0604,496+2%

123Watertown, NYNY23,5174,443+27%

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

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

126Salisbury, NYNY12,4124,379+4%

127Islip, NYNY17,3624,366−2%

128Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,7094,345−13%

129East Islip, NYNY13,5734,262+47%

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

131Selden, NYNY21,6044,218+9%

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

133Copiague, NYNY23,4244,152+21%

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

135Jamestown, NYNY27,6634,123+8%

136Auburn, NYNY25,9474,084+7%

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

138Mount Sinai, NYNY11,0934,053+11%

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

140Middletown, NYNY30,0984,015+16%

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

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

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

144Nyack, NYNY7,5113,916+14%

145Larchmont, NYNY6,7503,893+12%

146Manhasset, NYNY7,7163,834+24%

147Endwell, NYNY11,5463,818+17%

148East Hills, NYNY7,3283,798−5%

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

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

151Northport, NYNY7,3363,756+19%

152Great Neck, NYNY11,1413,733+9%

153Shirley, NYNY28,3753,703+9%

154Hamburg, NYNY9,8403,702+3%

155North Hills, NYNY5,4813,679+5%

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

157Springs, NYNY9,1633,658+32%

158Newburgh, NYNY28,0593,635+12%

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

160Manorville, NYNY14,2333,564+36%

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

162Roosevelt, NYNY18,8853,538+54%

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

164Malverne, NYNY8,4763,504+3%

165Lockport, NYNY20,2483,486+2%

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

167Bayport, NYNY8,9213,423+16%

168Suffern, NYNY11,7963,418−3%

169Patchogue, NYNY12,4863,412−12%

170Cohoes, NYNY18,5183,386+17%

171Irvington, NYNY6,5333,384+16%

172Farmingdale, NYNY8,5843,375+8%

173Pleasantville, NYNY7,3913,364+2%

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

175Oneonta, NYNY15,6653,329+15%

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

177Pelham, NYNY7,6083,316+27%

178Hewlett, NYNY7,5703,315+28%

179Woodbury, NYNY11,5713,312+19%

180Rocky Point, NYNY13,3563,291+15%

181Tuckahoe, NYNY7,0293,262+13%

182Tonawanda, NYNY14,8483,242+36%

183Lake Grove, NYNY11,1683,242+7%

184Congers, NYNY8,2753,232+21%

185Stony Point, NYNY12,7283,224+6%

186Centerport, NYNY6,0723,219+5%

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

188Bronxville, NYNY6,5043,172+10%

189Elmira, NYNY26,0893,166+14%

190Amityville, NYNY9,7993,164+24%

191Corning, NYNY10,5143,160−4%

192Farmingville, NYNY16,1603,154−3%

193Spring Valley, NYNY34,4823,151+0%

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

195Greece, NYNY13,9433,051+13%

196Roessleville, NYNY10,9683,049−7%

197Ridge, NYNY12,5032,983+5%

198Lawrence, NYNY6,8472,928+16%

199Pelham Manor, NYNY5,6312,913+4%

200Fairmount, NYNY9,7242,898+19%

201Canandaigua, NYNY10,3472,887+3%

202Bayville, NYNY6,7802,887+10%

203Tappan, NYNY6,6872,884+3%

204Oswego, NYNY17,0242,875−4%

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

206Olean, NYNY13,5082,868+22%

207Mahopac, NYNY9,0392,865+12%

208Geneva, NYNY12,5522,859+36%

209Westmere, NYNY8,3342,856+4%

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

211Depew, NYNY14,8012,844+21%

212Amsterdam, NYNY18,0932,843+47%

213North Sea, NYNY6,4582,733+21%

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

215West Hills, NYNY5,3692,714+10%

216Williamsville, NYNY5,4782,699+11%

217East Aurora, NYNY5,9492,692+8%

218Bohemia, NYNY9,1812,688+10%

219Lackawanna, NYNY19,4522,670+32%

220Plainedge, NYNY8,6242,666+6%

221Orange Lake, NYNY9,7842,662+3%

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

223Wading River, NYNY8,3592,598−5%

224Cortland, NYNY17,3942,597−3%

225Fairport, NYNY5,3262,579+9%

226Ardsley, NYNY5,0072,578+10%

227Harris Hill, NYNY6,0692,569+19%

228Baldwinsville, NYNY7,5822,536+35%

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

230Southold, NYNY6,3972,512+8%

231New Windsor, NYNY8,9192,509+43%

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

233Manorhaven, NYNY7,1352,494+10%

234Oakdale, NYNY7,1152,490−2%

235Warwick, NYNY6,5342,464+19%

236Radisson, NYNY6,6762,462+9%

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

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

239Fort Drum, NYNY16,0652,436+68%

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

241Sound Beach, NYNY7,2102,429+2%

242Batavia, NYNY15,1682,401+13%

243Mount Ivy, NYNY8,1212,390+35%

244Highland, NYNY6,3672,387+28%

245East Greenbush, NYNY6,5812,365−7%

246Fredonia, NYNY9,2832,364−3%

247Monroe, NYNY9,4622,346+13%

248Big Flats, NYNY5,6512,336+37%

249Oyster Bay, NYNY7,3082,286+24%

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

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

252Carmel, NYNY7,3062,216+24%

253Scotchtown, NYNY10,2522,175+35%

254Wesley Hills, NYNY6,4772,139+8%

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

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

257Cedarhurst, NYNY7,3342,105+2%

258Gananda, NYNY6,2732,105+24%

259Terryville, NYNY10,7942,095−20%

260East Shoreham, NYNY7,3212,082+6%

261Riverhead, NYNY14,9362,064+2%

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

263New Cassel, NYNY14,5512,050+9%

264Sea Cliff, NYNY5,0312,044−5%

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

266East Quogue, NYNY5,4062,039+26%

267Haverstraw, NYNY12,7912,036+14%

268Lancaster, NYNY9,9952,025+8%

269Inwood, NYNY12,2352,002+81%

270Scotia, NYNY7,2951,983+3%

271Endicott, NYNY13,0681,976+26%

272Hudson, NYNY5,7211,974+53%

273Blauvelt, NYNY5,4061,972−3%

274New Paltz, NYNY8,6891,962+26%

275Colonie, NYNY7,6791,948+7%

276Kings Point, NYNY5,7101,932+38%

277Massena, NYNY9,8981,924−2%

278Oneida, NYNY10,0091,911−3%

279North Gates, NYNY9,9041,886−14%

280Carle Place, NYNY5,1881,885+12%

281Yaphank, NYNY6,9341,868+51%

282Westvale, NYNY5,2121,860+20%

283Hillcrest, NYNY9,0711,858+7%

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

285Firthcliffe, NYNY5,4321,854+1%

286Lake Carmel, NYNY7,8541,853−14%

287Old Westbury, NYNY5,0711,850+1%

288Webster, NYNY5,7611,839+4%

289Mastic, NYNY15,7081,802+13%

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

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

292Rensselaer, NYNY9,4211,762−14%

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

294Gloversville, NYNY14,7821,693+30%

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

296Goshen, NYNY5,7441,682+11%

297West Point, NYNY6,3491,633+21%

298Potsdam, NYNY8,0191,616+37%

299Viola, NYNY8,4611,604+2%

300Airmont, NYNY10,6341,594−16%

301Canton, NYNY6,8941,556+7%

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

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

304Monsey, NYNY28,1601,498+67%

305Dunkirk, NYNY12,3261,478+22%

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

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

308Elmsford, NYNY5,2031,409+5%

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

310Washingtonville, NYNY5,6401,389+7%

311Horseheads, NYNY6,2751,389+4%

312Mechanicstown, NYNY8,8081,387+47%

313Norwich, NYNY6,5381,373+29%

314Geneseo, NYNY7,7591,363+31%

315Baywood, NYNY8,1761,354+26%

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

317Lakeview, NYNY5,8251,305−4%

318Hornell, NYNY8,0241,272+57%

319Walden, NYNY6,9351,272+43%

320Newark, NYNY8,9191,269+15%

321Ogdensburg, NYNY9,1231,261+5%

322Watervliet, NYNY10,2421,260−25%

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

324Ilion, NYNY7,4881,254−4%

325Johnstown, NYNY8,0211,239−15%

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

327Fulton, NYNY11,1881,174−2%

328Islip Terrace, NYNY5,1681,154+5%

329Calverton, NYNY5,6181,153+79%

330Solvay, NYNY6,4271,139+2%

331Brockport, NYNY7,7361,128−13%

332Island Park, NYNY5,0691,122+32%

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

334Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,048995+30%

335Malone, NYNY5,315981+7%

336Hilton, NYNY5,873934−17%

337Port Jervis, NYNY8,518922−13%

338Southport, NYNY6,450914+31%

339Herkimer, NYNY7,195877+0%

340Medina, NYNY5,855848+11%

341Mechanicville, NYNY5,021837−3%

342Flanders, NYNY6,609808+65%

343Penn Yan, NYNY5,272800+4%

344Mattydale, NYNY5,971792+6%

345Bath, NYNY5,545791+7%

346Hudson Falls, NYNY7,333773+6%

347Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,147645+28%

348Salamanca, NYNY5,719605+31%

349Monticello, NYNY7,195573−40%

350Alfred, NYNY5,147567+91%

351Liberty, NYNY5,097504+34%

352Stony Brook University, NYNY9,530481+41%

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

354University at Buffalo, NYNY7,020382+33%

355Albion, NYNY5,843363+39%

356New Square, NYNY10,214171+106%

357Kaser, NYNY6,12170+35%

358Binghamton University, NYNY7,4490–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES