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Most educated, Indiana cities

Indiana cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 136 is 23.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sheridan, IN, up 32 places to #68.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Notre Dame, ININ6,89079.5%–

02Carmel, ININ105,63474.4%+16.0 pts

03▲1West Lafayette, ININ45,74773.3%+3.6 pts

04▼1Zionsville, ININ33,62472.4%+12.3 pts

05Fishers, ININ104,81266.4%+6.3 pts

06Whitestown, ININ15,76762.7%+48.9 pts

07▲2Westfield, ININ66,25859.8%+24.2 pts

08▼1Bloomington, ININ83,30758.8%+4.0 pts

09▲1McCordsville, ININ13,09457.8%+22.2 pts

10▼2Granger, ININ30,32156.3%+6.9 pts

11▲1Noblesville, ININ76,11151.6%+10.7 pts

12▼1Winona Lake, ININ5,12650.6%+21.8 pts

13▲3Munster, ININ23,50449.9%+10.7 pts

14Brownsburg, ININ34,08946.8%+14.4 pts

15▲21Huntertown, ININ11,60044.3%+25.5 pts

16▼1Bargersville, ININ11,86244.1%+32.2 pts

17▲9St. John, ININ24,84143.7%+18.6 pts

18▲7Chesterton, ININ14,63542.5%+13.0 pts

19▼1Winfield, ININ9,14042.5%+14.4 pts

20▲20Cicero, ININ5,58141.0%+17.7 pts

21Valparaiso, ININ35,17740.6%+6.0 pts

22▼9Avon, ININ25,35040.0%+11.8 pts

23▼6Columbus, ININ52,65540.0%+12.4 pts

24▲14Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,40238.9%+8.6 pts

25▼5Dyer, ININ16,27338.5%+13.1 pts

26▲2Danville, ININ13,41537.1%+15.5 pts

27▼4Ellettsville, ININ6,84036.3%+19.5 pts

28▼4Lawrence, ININ50,42035.6%+8.8 pts

29▲3Yorktown, ININ11,94734.9%+9.5 pts

30▲4Indianapolis, ININ901,11634.9%+9.5 pts

31▲4Crown Point, ININ35,61634.6%+9.6 pts

32▼10Schererville, ININ29,82534.4%+5.0 pts

33Speedway, ININ14,37334.3%+11.9 pts

34▼4Warsaw, ININ16,13033.7%+16.2 pts

35▼4Pendleton, ININ5,93033.6%+7.3 pts

36▲6Greenwood, ININ69,34933.4%+9.7 pts

37▲30Sellersburg, ININ10,30533.1%+20.3 pts

38▼1Plainfield, ININ38,57432.7%+14.6 pts

39▼12Highland, ININ5,11431.9%+1.4 pts

40▲11Whiteland, ININ5,88431.6%+10.9 pts

41▲6Highland, ININ23,40929.6%+7.5 pts

42▲7Jasper, ININ17,27929.4%+9.6 pts

43▼24Hidden Valley, ININ5,70629.3%+0.4 pts

44▲2South Bend, ININ103,20129.3%+9.0 pts

45▲11Mishawaka, ININ51,22629.2%+11.1 pts

46▼1Fort Wayne, ININ275,20329.0%+9.6 pts

47▲17Jeffersonville, ININ54,13428.2%+13.4 pts

48▼5Cumberland, ININ8,06628.1%−0.1 pts

49▲26Griffith, ININ16,13727.9%+12.8 pts

50▼21Bright, ININ5,54027.9%+5.4 pts

51▼3Lafayette, ININ71,23827.9%+4.2 pts

52▼13Porter, ININ5,16727.8%+3.1 pts

53▼12Batesville, ININ7,40127.8%+2.7 pts

54▲14Franklin, ININ26,74327.8%+9.9 pts

55▲22Cedar Lake, ININ16,78927.4%+20.0 pts

56▼6Angola, ININ9,36627.0%+7.3 pts

57▲19Boonville, ININ6,68926.9%+16.1 pts

58▲2Greenfield, ININ26,54426.2%+7.3 pts

59▼6Muncie, ININ65,46626.1%+7.2 pts

60▼6North Manchester, ININ5,23026.1%+0.8 pts

61▼3Merrillville, ININ37,40726.1%+5.9 pts

62▲28Charlestown, ININ8,80225.7%+19.7 pts

63▼2Terre Haute, ININ58,76424.6%+4.9 pts

64▲7Lowell, ININ11,85324.2%+9.5 pts

65▲26Dunlap, ININ6,10923.9%+9.1 pts

66▲3Beech Grove, ININ14,67123.9%+7.2 pts

67▼2Madison, ININ12,30423.8%+2.2 pts

68▲32Sheridan, ININ5,74623.7%+7.8 pts

69▼25Columbia City, ININ10,25623.7%+12.0 pts

70▼7New Albany, ININ37,46323.7%+7.9 pts

71▼14Goshen, ININ34,52523.7%+5.2 pts

72▲16Plymouth, ININ11,08123.7%+11.2 pts

73▼1Auburn, ININ14,06823.4%+6.0 pts

74▲19Wabash, ININ10,19023.4%+12.3 pts

75▼13New Haven, ININ16,33723.1%+10.7 pts

76▼10Evansville, ININ116,17622.8%+6.0 pts

77▲4Greencastle, ININ9,92422.5%+5.0 pts

78▼8Tipton, ININ5,26322.1%+11.3 pts

79▼5Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24321.8%+14.9 pts

80▼28Lebanon, ININ17,91321.7%+7.2 pts

81▲4Mooresville, ININ10,17321.7%+6.3 pts

82▲7Clarksville, ININ22,25321.6%+8.2 pts

83▼28Hobart, ININ29,29821.2%+7.0 pts

84▲10Michigan City, ININ31,33820.3%+8.3 pts

85▼3La Porte, ININ22,60020.1%+7.2 pts

86▼13Richmond, ININ35,37620.1%+6.3 pts

87▼4Greensburg, ININ12,31519.8%+7.2 pts

88▲16Shelbyville, ININ21,20419.4%+8.8 pts

89▲30Huntingburg, ININ6,52219.1%+9.0 pts

90▼11Mount Vernon, ININ6,28918.6%+4.9 pts

91▲18Rensselaer, ININ5,68118.4%+1.0 pts

92▲6Portage, ININ38,63418.4%+8.4 pts

93▲2Rochester, ININ6,13218.3%+8.8 pts

94▼14Seymour, ININ22,45018.1%+6.1 pts

95▼9Kokomo, ININ59,99918.1%+2.3 pts

96▼4Bluffton, ININ10,58317.7%+3.5 pts

97▲6Elkhart, ININ54,09217.7%+4.3 pts

98▲8Hammond, ININ75,71217.4%+6.1 pts

99▼40New Whiteland, ININ5,93717.4%+7.6 pts

100▼3Bedford, ININ13,96217.3%+4.8 pts

101▼5Marion, ININ28,23416.9%+3.5 pts

102▼18Tell City, ININ7,44116.8%+5.7 pts

103▲14Washington, ININ12,99116.8%+7.6 pts

104▲4Vincennes, ININ16,37816.8%+1.6 pts

105▼18Huntington, ININ17,16716.4%+2.7 pts

106▲16Peru, ININ10,96216.4%+7.8 pts

107▼8Alexandria, ININ5,22316.2%+6.5 pts

108Ross, ININ6,75116.0%–

109▼8Anderson, ININ56,15315.7%+2.6 pts

110▲11Salem, ININ6,42715.6%+6.4 pts

111▼1Garrett, ININ6,69415.3%+7.3 pts

112▼34Crawfordsville, ININ16,69915.2%+0.8 pts

113▼11Linton, ININ5,24515.1%+7.5 pts

114▼9Gas City, ININ6,08115.1%+5.9 pts

115▼1Connersville, ININ13,40615.0%+8.8 pts

116▼5Gary, ININ67,28914.8%+4.7 pts

117▼2Rushville, ININ6,17114.2%+7.1 pts

118▲2North Vernon, ININ6,55913.9%+1.3 pts

119▲5Brazil, ININ8,34313.5%+2.1 pts

120▼4Hartford City, ININ5,89813.4%+2.0 pts

121▼14New Castle, ININ17,39013.3%+3.1 pts

122▲9Kendallville, ININ10,37113.0%+1.1 pts

123▲7South Haven, ININ7,24113.0%+6.4 pts

124▼6Scottsburg, ININ7,47812.9%+1.7 pts

125▲1Portland, ININ6,23712.9%+1.9 pts

126▲6Martinsville, ININ12,14112.6%+1.8 pts

127▲1Monticello, ININ5,59512.4%+2.1 pts

128▼15Decatur, ININ10,09012.3%+1.1 pts

129Logansport, ININ18,28712.2%+2.3 pts

130▼5Frankfort, ININ16,83711.5%+3.7 pts

131▼4East Chicago, ININ25,61010.7%+3.6 pts

132▼9Nappanee, ININ6,88510.2%−1.2 pts

133▼21Princeton, ININ8,5248.6%−0.7 pts

134Elwood, ININ8,5258.3%+2.4 pts

135Westville, ININ5,3877.9%−0.7 pts

136▼3Lake Station, ININ12,9777.4%+2.6 pts

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