RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 105 SHOWN OF 105

Most college graduates, Oregon cities · 2020

Oregon cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 105 cities in Oregon that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 2,269.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS –

01Portland, OROR635,109248,171–

02Eugene, OROR178,61847,615–

03Salem, OROR181,77933,689–

04Beaverton, OROR97,84233,632–

05Bend, OROR107,34231,244–

06Hillsboro, OROR111,12630,293–

07Lake Oswego, OROR39,72220,927–

08Corvallis, OROR61,49918,671–

09Tigard, OROR57,92917,102–

10Gresham, OROR111,51316,697–

11Medford, OROR86,49414,731–

12Bethany, OROR33,10612,247–

13West Linn, OROR26,56711,286–

14Aloha, OROR52,38911,132–

15Albany, OROR56,8949,972–

16Ashland, OROR20,8899,578–

17Tualatin, OROR28,1398,468–

18Cedar Mill, OROR19,4718,169–

19Springfield, OROR61,4318,066–

20Wilsonville, OROR27,8337,749–

21Happy Valley, OROR28,9167,459–

22Oregon City, OROR38,1757,431–

23Keizer, OROR39,1406,774–

24Sherwood, OROR20,5356,255–

25Milwaukie, OROR22,1145,946–

26McMinnville, OROR34,6475,875–

27Newberg, OROR26,8965,255–

28Forest Grove, OROR27,2524,900–

29Oak Grove, OROR16,7964,571–

30Redmond, OROR38,5474,542–

31Oak Hills, OROR11,1314,399–

32West Haven-Sylvan, OROR7,6744,325–

33Grants Pass, OROR39,2394,295–

34Roseburg, OROR23,6934,173–

35Garden Home-Whitford, OROR6,9793,803–

36Bull Mountain, OROR9,8653,599–

37Klamath Falls, OROR22,1113,555–

38Cedar Hills, OROR8,3883,467–

39Oatfield, OROR13,2943,390–

40Rockcreek, OROR9,2233,364–

41Canby, OROR18,0043,320–

42Raleigh Hills, OROR6,7443,245–

43Central Point, OROR19,1392,940–

44Woodburn, OROR31,9482,856–

45Troutdale, OROR15,7762,665–

46West Slope, OROR6,5822,655–

47Dallas, OROR17,8902,559–

48Hood River, OROR8,3152,376–

49Coos Bay, OROR15,6862,346–

50Gladstone, OROR11,8652,331–

51Newport, OROR10,3832,293–

52River Road, OROR8,8622,290–

53Altamont, OROR19,9272,269–

54Damascus, OROR11,4372,246–

55The Dalles, OROR15,7452,211–

56Pendleton, OROR16,9892,203–

57Florence, OROR9,4682,170–

58Astoria, OROR9,8382,130–

59Santa Clara, OROR10,5512,128–

60La Grande, OROR12,9852,013–

61North Bend, OROR9,9662,011–

62Lebanon, OROR20,2671,887–

63Silverton, OROR10,4501,851–

64Baker City, OROR10,0711,828–

65Hayesville, OROR21,2461,805–

66Jennings Lodge, OROR7,9711,773–

67Lincoln City, OROR10,1171,765–

68Monmouth, OROR11,5431,681–

69Marlene, OROR5,4391,668–

70Hermiston, OROR19,9061,657–

71Talent, OROR6,2961,636–

72Cornelius, OROR15,5201,629–

73Cottage Grove, OROR10,8511,549–

74Fairview, OROR10,7621,532–

75Philomath, OROR5,6991,451–

76St. Helens, OROR14,4501,428–

77King City, OROR5,0441,392–

78Sandy, OROR13,3231,356–

79Ontario, OROR11,9571,196–

80Brookings, OROR6,4311,193–

81Prineville, OROR11,9941,175–

82Scappoose, OROR8,2571,164–

83Seaside, OROR7,0921,114–

84Four Corners, OROR16,2751,064–

85Independence, OROR10,195998–

86Eagle Point, OROR9,861984–

87Molalla, OROR10,104915–

88Creswell, OROR5,566911–

89Sutherlin, OROR8,635898–

90Green, OROR7,541866–

91Crooked River Ranch, OROR5,160823–

92Madras, OROR7,829816–

93Junction City, OROR7,224755–

94Stayton, OROR8,488730–

95Deschutes River Woods, OROR5,797726–

96Warrenton, OROR6,312695–

97Veneta, OROR5,138627–

98White City, OROR10,750614–

99Umatilla, OROR8,220582–

100Winston, OROR5,680569–

101Sweet Home, OROR10,308519–

102Milton-Freewater, OROR7,029509–

103Sheridan, OROR6,243475–

104Tillamook, OROR5,162430–

105Estacada, OROR5,814423–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS