RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Most educated, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 31.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Troy, IL, up 72 places to #94.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲2Glencoe, ILIL8,72488.2%+8.4 pts

02▼1Winnetka, ILIL12,51886.7%+2.3 pts

03▲7Western Springs, ILIL13,58883.8%+17.4 pts

04▼2Wilmette, ILIL27,45983.6%+11.0 pts

05▼1Deerfield, ILIL19,64282.1%+13.6 pts

06▲1Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56381.6%+8.7 pts

07▼2Hinsdale, ILIL17,57380.8%+12.2 pts

08▲5Northfield, ILIL5,63280.7%+12.5 pts

09▼3Lake Forest, ILIL19,73180.5%+6.7 pts

10▲4Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96377.0%+10.7 pts

11Highland Park, ILIL30,76776.9%+15.3 pts

12Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67975.7%+15.6 pts

13▲10Long Grove, ILIL8,34375.7%+18.6 pts

14▲12South Barrington, ILIL5,07173.6%+11.0 pts

15▼7River Forest, ILIL11,39372.9%+3.2 pts

16▲1Northbrook, ILIL34,74472.6%+10.4 pts

17▼1Oak Park, ILIL52,82372.5%+10.4 pts

18▲2Naperville, ILIL153,11472.5%+11.9 pts

19▲19Riverside, ILIL8,93972.5%+21.3 pts

20▼11Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68172.3%+7.3 pts

21▼6Libertyville, ILIL20,70171.0%+14.9 pts

22▲2Evanston, ILIL76,38069.5%+7.1 pts

23▲4Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81268.6%+12.8 pts

24▼3Inverness, ILIL7,41868.5%+14.6 pts

25Glenview, ILIL47,71168.3%+12.3 pts

26▼4Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75068.2%+9.4 pts

27▼8Barrington, ILIL10,58668.0%+9.8 pts

28▲11Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82567.8%+13.5 pts

29▲4La Grange, ILIL15,93567.2%+12.2 pts

30▼12Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17966.6%+8.4 pts

31▼3Oak Brook, ILIL8,10866.4%+5.6 pts

32▲5Park Ridge, ILIL38,46366.1%+19.9 pts

33▼2Wheaton, ILIL54,06564.5%+7.2 pts

34▼5Flossmoor, ILIL9,35864.4%+3.5 pts

35▲1Elmhurst, ILIL46,11164.2%+19.1 pts

36▲4Geneva, ILIL21,13863.8%+10.6 pts

37▼7Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13063.6%+7.2 pts

38▲7Savoy, ILIL9,11363.3%+4.6 pts

39▼5Lisle, ILIL23,43261.9%+11.8 pts

40▲17Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86860.7%+16.9 pts

41▲2Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21660.4%+13.9 pts

42▲6Campton Hills, ILIL10,89459.7%–

43▼11Winfield, ILIL10,14659.7%+13.8 pts

44▲2Frankfort, ILIL21,36559.3%+18.6 pts

45▼1Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26259.2%+16.1 pts

46▲3Grayslake, ILIL21,14058.5%+7.7 pts

47▼5Downers Grove, ILIL50,36558.2%+11.9 pts

48▼13La Grange Park, ILIL13,45357.3%+15.7 pts

49▼8Urbana, ILIL39,71956.7%+3.2 pts

50▲1Gurnee, ILIL30,45856.7%+8.9 pts

51▲5Batavia, ILIL26,58656.5%+13.9 pts

52▼5Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03956.5%+8.3 pts

53▲1Plainfield, ILIL50,04356.0%+22.1 pts

54▲22Lake Villa, ILIL8,69255.6%+18.8 pts

55▲19Elburn, ILIL7,08455.6%+21.3 pts

56▲15Morton Grove, ILIL24,58255.2%+20.7 pts

57▲13Mahomet, ILIL10,51654.2%+16.9 pts

58▲6Skokie, ILIL66,54453.8%+11.2 pts

59▲3Chatham, ILIL14,57953.2%+16.3 pts

60▼8Willowbrook, ILIL9,12653.1%+9.0 pts

61Normal, ILIL53,27552.9%+10.6 pts

62▲22Itasca, ILIL9,48852.9%+20.0 pts

63▼3Champaign, ILIL91,19552.7%+8.4 pts

64▼14Edwardsville, ILIL26,46352.6%+10.7 pts

65▼10Darien, ILIL22,03252.4%+8.9 pts

66O'Fallon, ILIL32,65652.4%+13.6 pts

67▲16Volo, ILIL6,80552.2%+46.3 pts

68▲4St. Charles, ILIL33,59452.0%+9.1 pts

69▼10Forest Park, ILIL13,82951.5%+15.2 pts

70▼7Palatine, ILIL65,84251.1%+9.7 pts

71▼18Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89850.8%+8.4 pts

72▼7Schaumburg, ILIL77,24950.4%+11.5 pts

73▲4Westmont, ILIL24,15550.1%+15.1 pts

74▲13West Dundee, ILIL8,57050.0%+13.3 pts

75▼7Lombard, ILIL44,39949.9%+13.9 pts

76▲5Bartlett, ILIL40,85549.5%+11.2 pts

77▲44Gilberts, ILIL9,08249.5%+24.1 pts

78▼20Columbia, ILIL10,86549.0%+20.5 pts

79▼1Bloomington, ILIL78,80448.7%+9.0 pts

80▲9Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39548.6%+13.2 pts

81▼12Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85848.5%+12.6 pts

82▼7Carbondale, ILIL21,81148.2%+0.3 pts

83▼4Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81047.9%+10.1 pts

84▲1New Lenox, ILIL28,89347.6%+21.4 pts

85▲12Homewood, ILIL18,77347.4%+6.5 pts

86▲15Lemont, ILIL18,51346.9%+14.9 pts

87▼5Carterville, ILIL5,83946.7%+15.0 pts

88▼21Woodridge, ILIL34,02846.5%+7.5 pts

89▲21Morton, ILIL17,56546.4%+12.1 pts

90▲6Mundelein, ILIL32,68046.0%+6.2 pts

91▲11Sycamore, ILIL19,08346.0%+17.6 pts

92▲8Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38145.9%+12.6 pts

93▲2Orland Park, ILIL57,95445.4%+13.7 pts

94▲72Troy, ILIL11,89345.2%+21.0 pts

95▲14Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47645.0%+10.6 pts

96▼4Warrenville, ILIL15,21144.9%+5.2 pts

97▲22Spring Grove, ILIL5,52644.9%+16.2 pts

98▼25Cary, ILIL17,93244.7%+3.8 pts

99▲37Lockport, ILIL27,82244.5%+21.9 pts

100▲5Chicago, ILIL2,731,58544.3%+18.9 pts

101▼15Oswego, ILIL39,94844.3%+10.7 pts

102▼4Maryville, ILIL8,41343.8%+16.0 pts

103▲32Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69043.7%+12.7 pts

104▲3Washington, ILIL15,90243.7%+13.1 pts

105▼11Palos Heights, ILIL12,08443.6%+4.8 pts

106▼7Westchester, ILIL16,30043.6%+12.8 pts

107▼17Algonquin, ILIL30,82443.6%+4.9 pts

108▲10Shiloh, ILIL14,60443.3%+10.7 pts

109▼29Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54542.9%+37.7 pts

110▲55North Riverside, ILIL7,16142.9%+18.8 pts

111▼5Carol Stream, ILIL39,31542.8%+10.8 pts

112▲32Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28342.7%+14.6 pts

113▼9Gages Lake, ILIL10,81942.5%+5.0 pts

114▼23Swansea, ILIL14,35642.5%+15.1 pts

115▼27Mokena, ILIL19,89742.5%+7.8 pts

116▲23Huntley, ILIL29,13242.5%+19.9 pts

117▼24Brookfield, ILIL18,87942.3%+16.2 pts

118▼5Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28842.0%+5.8 pts

119▼8Round Lake, ILIL18,52641.5%+20.3 pts

120▲22Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55241.3%+12.8 pts

121▲13Elk Grove, ILIL31,88541.2%+9.6 pts

122▼7Shorewood, ILIL18,53641.1%+7.5 pts

123▼1Roselle, ILIL22,75640.9%+6.9 pts

124▼21Wheeling, ILIL38,39140.8%+8.6 pts

125▼13Monticello, ILIL6,08040.7%+10.0 pts

126▼10North Aurora, ILIL19,40640.5%+9.9 pts

127▼1Homer Glen, ILIL24,87340.2%–

128▼1Matteson, ILIL18,54339.7%+14.3 pts

129▲34Glenwood, ILIL8,41639.7%+11.8 pts

130▼5Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80339.6%+10.4 pts

131▲10Niles, ILIL30,44339.3%+14.5 pts

132▼3Antioch, ILIL15,00039.2%+12.5 pts

133▼10Highwood, ILIL5,32339.1%+12.1 pts

134▼6Des Plaines, ILIL58,77238.9%+14.2 pts

135▲19Aurora, ILIL181,50538.5%+8.6 pts

136▲46Rockton, ILIL7,87038.4%+8.8 pts

137▼17Wauconda, ILIL13,99338.2%+14.2 pts

138▼6Yorkville, ILIL26,73037.9%+13.3 pts

139▲1Willow Springs, ILIL5,78837.9%+14.3 pts

140▼9South Elgin, ILIL25,65637.7%+12.4 pts

141▲4Peoria, ILIL110,92037.7%+9.6 pts

142▲13Waterloo, ILIL11,13237.3%+18.0 pts

143▲14Countryside, ILIL6,26037.0%+14.1 pts

144▼11Tinley Park, ILIL55,14037.0%+12.2 pts

145▼28Lakemoor, ILIL6,44936.5%+19.9 pts

146▲2Springfield, ILIL112,98936.3%+5.7 pts

147▲12Orland Hills, ILIL6,66336.3%+16.9 pts

148▲3Villa Park, ILIL21,88836.3%+12.5 pts

149▲28Highland, ILIL10,04235.8%+14.0 pts

150▼26Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59035.8%+3.3 pts

151▼37Macomb, ILIL14,53035.4%0.0 pts

152▲10Mount Zion, ILIL5,88035.4%+11.5 pts

153▲21Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76135.3%+18.6 pts

154▲10Manhattan, ILIL10,94335.0%+15.7 pts

155▲1Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17534.7%+8.4 pts

156▼19Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65834.1%+7.4 pts

157▼27DeKalb, ILIL40,46733.7%−4.2 pts

158▼8Charleston, ILIL17,46633.3%+0.2 pts

159▼12Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56032.9%+10.7 pts

160▲13Geneseo, ILIL6,50532.7%+8.8 pts

161▲32Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67532.6%+13.1 pts

162▼24Roscoe, ILIL11,03432.5%+11.0 pts

163▲9Godfrey, ILIL17,62032.4%+7.5 pts

164▼18Crete, ILIL8,34532.3%+4.4 pts

165▲14West Chicago, ILIL25,29632.2%+10.3 pts

166▲5Eureka, ILIL5,12932.2%+10.6 pts

167▼15Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45031.6%+10.6 pts

168▲35Norridge, ILIL14,80831.5%+15.9 pts

169▼61Lynwood, ILIL9,29731.4%+9.2 pts

170▲48Monee, ILIL5,11931.4%+14.3 pts

171▼2Oak Forest, ILIL26,79231.2%+8.7 pts

172▼12Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20631.1%+19.1 pts

173▲58Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64131.0%–

174▲20Collinsville, ILIL23,71731.0%+9.6 pts

175▼7Mascoutah, ILIL9,23930.8%+11.5 pts

176▼6Woodstock, ILIL25,74030.6%+7.7 pts

177▲33Bethalto, ILIL9,20230.4%+16.6 pts

178▲7Island Lake, ILIL8,04730.4%+6.9 pts

179▼30Minooka, ILIL12,89930.4%+1.7 pts

180▲3Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65529.9%+3.2 pts

181▼28Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21529.7%+6.9 pts

182▲2Richton Park, ILIL12,48329.3%+3.9 pts

183▼5Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76729.2%+13.5 pts

184▲48Effingham, ILIL12,40629.1%+12.1 pts

185▲4Hanover Park, ILIL36,56828.9%+8.7 pts

186▲18Wood Dale, ILIL14,08128.9%+9.3 pts

187▼7Moline, ILIL42,36228.8%+8.0 pts

188▼27Montgomery, ILIL21,97828.7%+9.0 pts

189▲41Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03628.6%+14.8 pts

190▼32Hampshire, ILIL9,26628.6%+9.8 pts

191▲14Marion, ILIL17,14828.5%+11.7 pts

192▲107South Beloit, ILIL7,99628.4%+21.0 pts

193▲47Romeoville, ILIL41,28128.3%+9.0 pts

194▼27Channahon, ILIL14,53028.3%+9.7 pts

195▲2Lansing, ILIL28,06828.2%+10.0 pts

196▼4Belleville, ILIL40,23728.0%+10.4 pts

197▲17Quincy, ILIL38,91827.8%+8.5 pts

198▼7Streamwood, ILIL38,27727.8%+1.3 pts

199▼18Palos Hills, ILIL18,02827.6%+3.4 pts

200▼2Manteno, ILIL9,20127.5%+10.5 pts

201▲7Elgin, ILIL115,47627.0%+6.4 pts

202▼27University Park, ILIL7,01926.5%+1.0 pts

203▼1Chillicothe, ILIL6,03326.4%+13.8 pts

204▼14Princeton, ILIL7,67426.3%+4.9 pts

205▲2Crestwood, ILIL10,52926.2%+11.3 pts

206▼20Schiller Park, ILIL11,31726.2%+11.8 pts

207▼19South Holland, ILIL20,74926.0%+0.4 pts

208▲50Calumet Park, ILIL6,77225.8%+12.3 pts

209▼8Loves Park, ILIL23,71225.7%+8.6 pts

210▲5Fox Lake, ILIL10,84925.7%+10.3 pts

211▼35McHenry, ILIL29,21725.7%+3.6 pts

212▲7Joliet, ILIL152,24125.5%+6.9 pts

213▲64Robinson, ILIL7,28325.4%+12.6 pts

214▼5East Peoria, ILIL22,08825.2%+10.3 pts

215▲6Milan, ILIL5,02825.1%+17.0 pts

216▲57River Grove, ILIL10,40925.0%+10.6 pts

217▲5Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10124.8%+3.5 pts

218▲10Rock Island, ILIL36,22524.5%+5.9 pts

219▼32Park Forest, ILIL21,07924.3%−2.6 pts

220▼77Johnsburg, ILIL6,44524.3%−3.0 pts

221▲23Carpentersville, ILIL37,04524.3%+12.1 pts

222▲19Murphysboro, ILIL6,97724.3%+5.8 pts

223▲6Berwyn, ILIL55,00124.2%+7.0 pts

224▲28Crest Hill, ILIL20,69523.9%+12.0 pts

225▼2Hillside, ILIL8,14023.8%+3.4 pts

226▼14Greenville, ILIL7,46923.7%+4.4 pts

227▼16Addison, ILIL35,75823.7%+4.2 pts

228▼22Morris, ILIL14,66923.6%+4.6 pts

229▲25Bartonville, ILIL5,80423.6%+13.5 pts

230▼3Rockford, ILIL147,38423.5%+3.6 pts

231▼36Carlinville, ILIL5,46523.4%+7.0 pts

232▲5Ottawa, ILIL18,68423.3%+6.9 pts

233▼7Coal City, ILIL5,83123.2%+9.5 pts

234▲84Stickney, ILIL6,89723.2%+14.4 pts

235▼39Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02423.2%+1.1 pts

236▼1Peru, ILIL9,78023.1%+6.3 pts

237▼13Plano, ILIL12,67722.9%+12.7 pts

238▼21Herrin, ILIL12,26822.8%+5.7 pts

239▲28Dolton, ILIL20,67122.7%+7.3 pts

240▲28Jacksonville, ILIL17,75222.6%−0.6 pts

241▼41Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52522.2%+4.0 pts

242▲30Mendota, ILIL6,89422.1%+9.0 pts

243▼4Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59321.8%+6.3 pts

244▼11Decatur, ILIL67,88421.6%+4.6 pts

245▼25Litchfield, ILIL6,59821.6%+10.9 pts

246▼47Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44821.5%–

247Alton, ILIL25,01321.5%+5.4 pts

248▲12Calumet City, ILIL34,79821.4%+7.5 pts

249▲4East Moline, ILIL20,45321.2%+5.7 pts

250Olney, ILIL8,34721.2%+4.9 pts

251▲35Sterling, ILIL14,39421.1%+9.1 pts

252▲5Justice, ILIL12,28521.0%+8.1 pts

253▼7Waukegan, ILIL87,94020.9%+4.7 pts

254▲31Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50820.9%+8.5 pts

255▼30North Chicago, ILIL34,05020.8%+6.0 pts

256▲47Bradley, ILIL15,21420.7%+9.0 pts

257▲30Blue Island, ILIL21,80520.7%+8.9 pts

258▲20Clinton, ILIL6,78120.4%+8.9 pts

259▲4Lincoln, ILIL12,98120.3%+6.6 pts

260▼1Sandwich, ILIL7,38020.3%+9.1 pts

261▲35Midlothian, ILIL13,84120.2%+5.7 pts

262▲63Sauk, ILIL9,62420.0%+11.4 pts

263▲42Wilmington, ILIL5,61419.8%+9.6 pts

264▼2Galesburg, ILIL28,58119.7%+4.8 pts

265▲6Franklin Park, ILIL18,04519.7%+8.4 pts

266Mattoon, ILIL16,66719.5%+6.2 pts

267▲17Machesney Park, ILIL22,80519.4%+8.3 pts

268▼52Bensenville, ILIL18,52519.4%+0.3 pts

269▲10Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98919.2%−2.5 pts

270▲46Maywood, ILIL23,33019.2%+8.9 pts

271▲11Beach Park, ILIL14,11419.2%+4.3 pts

272▼17Freeport, ILIL23,20219.0%+1.9 pts

273▼60Jerseyville, ILIL8,40919.0%+8.0 pts

274▲7Danville, ILIL28,13819.0%+3.2 pts

275▼41Alsip, ILIL18,48318.7%+5.1 pts

276▲53Harvard, ILIL9,50418.7%+3.5 pts

277▼13Worth, ILIL10,69618.7%+7.5 pts

278▼13Berkeley, ILIL5,14118.6%−0.9 pts

279▼3Rochelle, ILIL9,49818.6%+3.0 pts

280▼37Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18718.5%+1.4 pts

281▲11Lyons, ILIL10,43318.4%+3.7 pts

282▼44Monmouth, ILIL8,59918.3%+0.7 pts

283▼34Bridgeview, ILIL16,52118.1%+9.0 pts

284▲48Park City, ILIL7,89318.0%+2.0 pts

285▼10Pekin, ILIL31,27717.9%+4.5 pts

286▼3Steger, ILIL9,35217.9%+7.4 pts

287▼7Broadview, ILIL7,87117.8%+1.2 pts

288▲16Markham, ILIL11,27417.7%+7.1 pts

289▼53Benton, ILIL6,55817.6%+4.3 pts

290▲3Braidwood, ILIL6,25917.5%+8.4 pts

291▲3Bellwood, ILIL18,11617.2%+5.2 pts

292▼36Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72317.0%+4.1 pts

293▲5Riverdale, ILIL10,28017.0%+5.3 pts

294▼46Spring Valley, ILIL5,40816.9%−0.5 pts

295▼44Dixon, ILIL14,58216.9%+4.1 pts

296▼7LaSalle, ILIL9,38816.8%+4.3 pts

297▼7Paris, ILIL8,02616.8%+5.7 pts

298▲32Beardstown, ILIL5,69116.7%+8.1 pts

299▲21Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84416.5%+5.3 pts

300▼58East Alton, ILIL5,62116.4%+8.8 pts

301▼40Centralia, ILIL11,86316.4%+2.1 pts

302▼33Canton, ILIL13,29716.3%+4.4 pts

303▼6Silvis, ILIL7,97916.3%+7.2 pts

304▲6Pontiac, ILIL10,80616.2%+2.4 pts

305▼14Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.2%+0.1 pts

306▲3Kewanee, ILIL12,11516.0%+5.6 pts

307▼7Genoa, ILIL5,54715.9%+5.7 pts

308▲16East St. Louis, ILIL17,68215.9%+6.8 pts

309▲10Pana, ILIL5,01015.8%+8.8 pts

310▼36Harrisburg, ILIL7,92215.8%+3.0 pts

311▼66Taylorville, ILIL10,52215.8%+2.1 pts

312▲2Salem, ILIL7,03515.6%+2.3 pts

313▼18Burbank, ILIL28,57815.6%+6.3 pts

314▲9Granite City, ILIL26,80715.6%+5.8 pts

315▼27Wood River, ILIL10,22415.5%+4.3 pts

316▼10Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88715.5%+5.7 pts

317▼47Marengo, ILIL7,73715.4%+1.4 pts

318▼16Zion, ILIL24,44715.1%−0.6 pts

319▲3Melrose Park, ILIL23,93615.0%+5.4 pts

320▼5Metropolis, ILIL5,72714.9%+5.2 pts

321▼10Northlake, ILIL12,46214.9%+7.2 pts

322▲5Vandalia, ILIL7,10814.0%+4.1 pts

323▲5Summit, ILIL10,75314.0%+6.7 pts

324Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87413.5%–

325▲6Rock Falls, ILIL8,52113.4%+7.5 pts

326▼18Hillsboro, ILIL6,18413.1%−2.3 pts

327▼6Kankakee, ILIL23,40013.0%−0.1 pts

328▼16Streator, ILIL12,19012.9%+3.9 pts

329▼22Belvidere, ILIL25,46212.8%+4.1 pts

330▼17Rantoul, ILIL11,99112.4%−3.6 pts

331▼14Du Quoin, ILIL5,56911.7%−1.4 pts

332▼31Posen, ILIL5,40511.5%+3.5 pts

333▼7Harvey, ILIL19,84910.9%+2.7 pts

334▼1Cicero, ILIL81,85810.8%+4.7 pts

335▼1Chester, ILIL6,84710.2%−1.0 pts

336▼1West Frankfort, ILIL7,1058.9%−2.6 pts

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