RANKING · 2024 ACS · 196 SHOWN OF 196

Most college graduates, Washington cities

Washington 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 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 196 is 3,623. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monroe, WA, up 21 places to #83.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Seattle, WAWA784,777393,657+9%

02Bellevue, WAWA154,19380,857+10%

03▲1Tacoma, WAWA229,81654,973+21%

04▼1Spokane, WAWA230,78354,877+14%

05Kirkland, WAWA97,41045,153+10%

06Vancouver, WAWA199,69844,657+18%

07Redmond, WAWA82,50641,922+21%

08Sammamish, WAWA66,11033,455+5%

09▲1Renton, WAWA104,97529,585+18%

10▼1Bellingham, WAWA96,39529,471+15%

11Kent, WAWA134,87127,207+17%

12Shoreline, WAWA66,54224,761+14%

13▲2Everett, WAWA113,56722,897+25%

14▲2Olympia, WAWA56,72421,567+23%

15▼2Federal Way, WAWA99,72921,122+11%

16▲2Bothell, WAWA52,19921,084+23%

17▼3Issaquah, WAWA39,42320,692+10%

18▼1Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40519,819+15%

19Richland, WAWA65,25819,767+19%

20Edmonds, WAWA42,74818,016+17%

21▲2Mercer Island, WAWA25,42214,848+6%

22Auburn, WAWA86,30114,476+2%

23▼2Kennewick, WAWA88,36614,471+2%

24▲2South Hill, WAWA68,02514,284+23%

25▼1Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69114,188+6%

26▲1Lacey, WAWA58,83313,934+23%

27▲1Yakima, WAWA97,45812,716+14%

28▲4Marysville, WAWA77,68612,220+28%

29▲1Burien, WAWA51,85912,172+20%

30▼5Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04711,6130%

31▲4Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45311,189+27%

32▼3Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51810,815+2%

33▼2Kenmore, WAWA24,24910,675+11%

34Lakewood, WAWA62,75510,461+12%

35▼2University Place, WAWA35,47910,105+6%

36▲3Lynnwood, WAWA42,13210,006+24%

37Pasco, WAWA82,8489,875+18%

38Camas, WAWA27,7499,663+18%

39▲13Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0919,198+53%

40▲3Maple Valley, WAWA28,4828,895+23%

41▲1Bothell West, WAWA22,0298,744+19%

42▲3Bremerton, WAWA45,4828,698+24%

43▼3Puyallup, WAWA42,6828,694+11%

44▼8Pullman, WAWA33,7568,5350%

45▼4Mukilteo, WAWA21,2398,496+14%

46▼2Mill Creek, WAWA20,9028,332+16%

47▲4Tumwater, WAWA28,0108,239+37%

48▲2Silver Firs, WAWA22,3067,945+27%

49▼3Des Moines, WAWA33,0327,750+17%

50▼2Martha Lake, WAWA22,6347,630+19%

51▲5Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4307,548+29%

52▲6North Lynnwood, WAWA23,3397,187+26%

53▲9Woodinville, WAWA14,5486,893+26%

54▲3Wenatchee, WAWA35,5476,764+17%

55▼6Eastmont, WAWA23,7216,711+5%

56▲3Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1936,558+16%

57▲3Anacortes, WAWA18,0806,554+18%

58▼5Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,1916,520+9%

59▼12Newcastle, WAWA13,1286,468−1%

60▼5Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,8566,441+10%

61Walla Walla, WAWA34,0586,305+14%

62▲1Bothell East, WAWA14,5786,280+20%

63▼9Snoqualmie, WAWA13,6406,247+6%

64▲4SeaTac, WAWA34,5786,007+37%

65▲11Covington, WAWA21,4965,403+30%

66▼2Salmon Creek, WAWA20,0175,400+9%

67▼2Silverdale, WAWA20,6855,379+10%

68▼1Artondale, WAWA14,0735,338+11%

69▲9Graham, WAWA35,0795,237+32%

70▼4Camano, WAWA17,3035,086+5%

71▲15Gig Harbor, WAWA12,6304,795+36%

72▲11Orchards, WAWA29,4384,714+28%

73Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6384,634+9%

74Port Townsend, WAWA10,6784,620+9%

75▲16Poulsbo, WAWA12,7494,543+43%

76▼1Port Angeles, WAWA20,1464,530+8%

77▲8Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0834,516+26%

78▼1Parkland, WAWA38,7424,487+10%

79Longview, WAWA38,3624,474+13%

80▼10Hazel Dell, WAWA23,2374,428+2%

81▼9Ellensburg, WAWA21,3084,329+2%

82▼1West Richland, WAWA19,2574,313+16%

83▲21Monroe, WAWA20,0254,216+53%

84Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1394,212+17%

85▼14Felida, WAWA10,8414,200−2%

86▲20Port Orchard, WAWA19,8394,136+52%

87▲7Ferndale, WAWA17,5594,051+34%

88▲9Liberty Lake, WAWA14,0294,038+39%

89▲10Lake Stickney, WAWA15,8903,960+39%

90▼3Tukwila, WAWA22,0033,932+15%

91▼22Vashon, WAWA9,9343,922−10%

92▼12Maltby, WAWA10,9103,917+4%

93▲5White Center, WAWA14,8863,781+30%

94▼6East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,5823,699+12%

95Lake Tapps, WAWA12,7983,696+25%

96Five Corners, WAWA21,1943,672+26%

97▼5Battle Ground, WAWA23,5133,644+16%

98▲11Spanaway, WAWA34,0193,623+38%

99▲14Lynden, WAWA16,8813,578+45%

100▼11Washougal, WAWA18,0283,569+9%

101▼19DuPont, WAWA9,7783,534−5%

102▲26Ridgefield, WAWA16,1323,487+77%

103▼13Moses Lake, WAWA27,4693,471+7%

104▲12North Bend, WAWA8,7583,444+41%

105▼5Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,6743,404+21%

106▲51Tehaleh, WAWA9,5613,353+223%

107▲3Frederickson, WAWA25,3833,267+25%

108▲6Picnic Point, WAWA10,2613,237+32%

109▼16Duvall, WAWA9,4403,215+6%

110▼3Edgewood, WAWA13,5483,036+12%

111▼3Normandy Park, WAWA6,6092,941+10%

112▼9Mount Vista, WAWA10,7642,936+6%

113▼12Lakeland North, WAWA15,9502,910+3%

114▲3Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,2662,883+24%

115▼10Arlington, WAWA22,0312,855+5%

116▼5Wollochet, WAWA6,6892,726+7%

117▲4Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,1832,648+24%

118▲6Fircrest, WAWA6,9592,616+29%

119▲12Centralia, WAWA19,3752,602+36%

120▼2Enumclaw, WAWA13,1722,577+15%

121▲15Snohomish, WAWA10,7192,564+42%

122▼7Minnehaha, WAWA11,4822,518+3%

123▲2Birch Bay, WAWA10,8372,507+24%

124▼2Brier, WAWA6,5972,474+16%

125▲4Lakeland South, WAWA13,1002,436+25%

126▼24Sudden Valley, WAWA6,0842,416−13%

127▲11Barberton, WAWA8,6682,364+35%

128▲6Maplewood, WAWA5,8032,350+29%

129▼17Cheney, WAWA12,6502,298−9%

130▼4Hobart, WAWA6,5522,281+13%

131▲13Black Diamond, WAWA6,9782,281+53%

132▲8Sequim, WAWA8,2152,275+44%

133▼3Steilacoom, WAWA6,6482,242+16%

134▼1Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,8842,236+18%

135▼16Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0412,040−5%

136▼13Lake Shore, WAWA6,9782,038−2%

137▼17College Place, WAWA9,9232,007−7%

138▼3Fife, WAWA11,0611,997+10%

139▼12Sumner, WAWA10,8711,9900%

140▲15Yelm, WAWA12,0431,831+65%

141▼4East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4141,819+3%

142Elk Plain, WAWA14,2761,762+17%

143▲6Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3081,705+31%

144▼12Aberdeen, WAWA17,0881,694−10%

145▼6Hockinson, WAWA6,1501,648−1%

146▲35Woods Creek, WAWA6,9431,617+122%

147▼4Waller, WAWA7,6831,550+4%

148▲17Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8921,535+61%

149▲37Sultan, WAWA7,2301,513+157%

150▼2Burlington, WAWA11,3561,399+3%

151▼6Blaine, WAWA6,4751,382−3%

152▲15Orting, WAWA8,8841,370+47%

153▲19Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1671,368+52%

154▲4Tracyton, WAWA6,1371,362+32%

155▼2Manchester, WAWA5,9561,356+18%

156▲6Chehalis, WAWA7,7641,331+36%

157▼7Milton, WAWA8,9111,330+4%

158▼17Mead, WAWA6,8931,327−15%

159▼13Selah, WAWA8,6781,315−5%

160▼13Summit, WAWA8,7911,312−4%

161▲15Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,5361,292+62%

162▲8Stanwood, WAWA9,4211,286+42%

163▲15Airway Heights, WAWA11,8111,284+67%

164▼12Summit View, WAWA8,4801,240+6%

165▲1Clover Creek, WAWA7,3451,205+26%

166▲8Shelton, WAWA10,9211,187+46%

167▼13Hoquiam, WAWA8,7101,172+4%

168▲23Midland, WAWA9,0501,171+142%

169▼18Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0741,161−7%

170▼7Kelso, WAWA12,8011,134+17%

171▼10Parkwood, WAWA6,8731,129+14%

172▼4Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3141,112+22%

173▼13Country Homes, WAWA6,1981,100+11%

174▼10Pacific, WAWA7,0561,096+14%

175▼19Suncrest, WAWA5,3451,048−2%

176▲1Colville, WAWA5,116893+12%

177▼8Buckley, WAWA5,688891−2%

178▲7Quincy, WAWA8,510884+45%

179▼8Prosser, WAWA6,654883−2%

180▲2Finley, WAWA5,634872+21%

181▼22Ephrata, WAWA8,834861−16%

182▲6Sunnyside, WAWA16,430850+60%

183▼4Clarkston, WAWA7,189806+6%

184▼1North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,337763+6%

185▲7Omak, WAWA5,185757+131%

186▼6Rochester, WAWA5,834725−3%

187▼14Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,454720−13%

188▼13West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,444647−20%

189▼2Woodland, WAWA6,6115700%

190▼6Bangor Base, WAWA6,112539−11%

191▼2Othello, WAWA9,237495+1%

192▼2Deer Park, WAWA5,370475−2%

193▲1Grandview, WAWA12,062457+44%

194▼1Toppenish, WAWA8,635453+39%

195Connell, WAWA5,080376+41%

196Union Gap, WAWA6,617174−34%

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