RANKING · 2024 ACS · 358 SHOWN OF 358

Most educated, New York cities

New York cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 358 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02095.7%–

02Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,95992.3%–

03Scarsdale, NYNY18,19491.2%+14%

04Larchmont, NYNY6,75084.0%+14%

05North Hills, NYNY5,48182.7%+35%

06East Hills, NYNY7,32880.9%+10%

07Rye, NYNY16,61480.5%+18%

08Rye Brook, NYNY9,95580.1%+48%

09Pelham Manor, NYNY5,63179.6%+26%

10West Point, NYNY6,34978.8%+26%

11Ardsley, NYNY5,00778.7%+34%

12Old Westbury, NYNY5,07178.0%+22%

13Bronxville, NYNY6,50478.0%+6%

14Lawrence, NYNY6,84777.2%+20%

15Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,48177.0%+7%

16Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28076.0%+11%

17Irvington, NYNY6,53376.0%+23%

18Garden City, NYNY23,04375.9%+23%

19Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,28274.7%+36%

20Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,44073.6%+17%

21New Paltz, NYNY8,68973.3%+35%

22Port Washington, NYNY18,00472.1%+34%

23Pelham, NYNY7,60871.6%+30%

24Alfred, NYNY5,14771.1%+2%

25Manhasset, NYNY7,71671.1%+44%

26Pleasantville, NYNY7,39170.6%+25%

27Centerport, NYNY6,07270.6%+23%

28Jericho, NYNY13,75970.5%+18%

29Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64569.7%+38%

30Syosset, NYNY18,43369.1%+29%

31Brighton, NYNY36,83468.6%+20%

32Huntington, NYNY19,94868.6%+20%

33Plainview, NYNY25,98268.4%+42%

34Stony Brook, NYNY12,86868.3%+25%

35South Hill, NYNY6,95167.8%+43%

36Port Jefferson, NYNY8,30667.7%+27%

37Ithaca, NYNY33,63267.7%+17%

38Old Bethpage, NYNY6,54667.5%+35%

39Eastchester, NYNY20,49167.4%+33%

40Niskayuna, NYNY21,22767.4%–

41Nyack, NYNY7,51167.3%+56%

42Kings Point, NYNY5,71066.6%+6%

43Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88966.3%+17%

44West Hills, NYNY5,36966.3%+26%

45Northport, NYNY7,33666.2%+23%

46Woodbury, NYNY9,34866.1%+14%

47Tarrytown, NYNY11,89065.1%+29%

48Hewlett, NYNY7,57065.1%+64%

49Merrick, NYNY21,74464.4%+36%

50Rockville Centre, NYNY25,77063.9%+27%

51Woodmere, NYNY18,06163.7%+13%

52De Witt, NYNY11,06063.1%–

53Loudonville, NYNY10,52762.9%–

54Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,97562.8%+24%

55Tuckahoe, NYNY7,02962.0%+70%

56Fort Salonga, NYNY10,19962.0%+21%

57Dix Hills, NYNY24,77361.9%+17%

58Melville, NYNY19,71461.7%+26%

59Fairport, NYNY5,32661.7%+33%

60Williamsville, NYNY5,47861.5%+36%

61Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,20561.4%+23%

62Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03161.3%+7%

63East Setauket, NYNY10,14960.9%–

64Harrison, NYNY32,27360.4%+33%

65Commack, NYNY36,55860.0%+61%

66Wesley Hills, NYNY6,47760.0%+7%

67Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,76859.9%+54%

68Floral Park, NYNY16,10559.8%+62%

69Tappan, NYNY6,68759.8%+28%

70North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,15959.5%+77%

71Country Knolls, NYNY5,44558.8%−1%

72Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,46858.6%+53%

73Valley Cottage, NYNY9,16558.3%+41%

74New City, NYNY34,45858.3%+11%

75Harris Hill, NYNY6,06958.1%+39%

76East Aurora, NYNY5,94957.9%+51%

77Stony Brook University, NYNY9,53057.7%–

78Mount Kisco, NYNY10,75757.7%+54%

79North Sea, NYNY6,45857.6%+63%

80Mineola, NYNY21,37657.6%+93%

81Congers, NYNY8,27557.2%+59%

82Elwood, NYNY11,76256.6%+42%

83Mamaroneck, NYNY19,89656.6%+46%

84Bellmore, NYNY15,95456.3%+48%

85Big Flats, NYNY5,65156.2%+45%

86South Valley Stream, NYNY6,51256.1%+14%

87Long Beach, NYNY34,91855.8%+51%

88Bayville, NYNY6,78055.8%+63%

89Geneseo, NYNY7,75955.6%+22%

90Nesconset, NYNY13,83355.6%+45%

91Blauvelt, NYNY5,40655.5%+39%

92Garden City Park, NYNY7,91455.4%+52%

93Sayville, NYNY15,40855.0%+59%

94Malverne, NYNY8,47654.9%+49%

95Southold, NYNY6,39754.3%+79%

96Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,15454.2%+32%

97Wantagh, NYNY18,36554.2%+41%

98North Merrick, NYNY12,36654.0%+60%

99White Plains, NYNY62,87153.9%+31%

100Canton, NYNY6,89453.9%+21%

101Manorhaven, NYNY7,13553.7%+32%

102Massapequa Park, NYNY16,99753.7%+70%

103Eggertsville, NYNY14,89453.6%–

104Bayport, NYNY8,92153.4%+60%

105Massapequa, NYNY21,38953.2%+58%

106Great Neck, NYNY11,14153.2%+5%

107North Bellmore, NYNY20,68953.1%+73%

108Springs, NYNY9,16353.0%+52%

109Williston Park, NYNY7,52453.0%+61%

110Farmingdale, NYNY8,58452.7%+82%

111Pearl River, NYNY16,15552.6%+36%

112Radisson, NYNY6,67652.1%–

113Potsdam, NYNY8,01951.8%+25%

114New Rochelle, NYNY85,86451.6%+35%

115East Northport, NYNY19,70051.3%+40%

116Smithtown, NYNY24,37551.2%+38%

117East Rockaway, NYNY10,09651.2%+47%

118Babylon, NYNY12,28150.9%+51%

119Mount Sinai, NYNY11,09350.7%+50%

120Hamburg, NYNY9,84050.6%+33%

121Hauppauge, NYNY20,79350.5%+33%

122West Hempstead, NYNY20,64850.4%+46%

123Westmere, NYNY8,33450.4%+17%

124Westvale, NYNY5,21250.3%+32%

125Warwick, NYNY6,53450.0%+75%

126North Massapequa, NYNY17,87749.9%+113%

127West Islip, NYNY26,86549.8%+89%

128Kings Park, NYNY16,51649.7%+75%

129St. James, NYNY13,24449.7%+60%

130East Quogue, NYNY5,40649.5%+71%

131Highland, NYNY6,36749.5%+109%

132South Huntington, NYNY9,77949.3%+24%

133Firthcliffe, NYNY5,43249.1%+56%

134East Greenbush, NYNY6,58149.0%+12%

135North Wantagh, NYNY11,94049.0%+46%

136Beacon, NYNY14,93148.9%+160%

137East Farmingdale, NYNY5,66648.8%+124%

138Oceanside, NYNY31,63948.7%+34%

139East Massapequa, NYNY20,37748.6%+47%

140East Meadow, NYNY36,82148.6%+67%

141Latham, NYNY13,80248.4%–

142New Hyde Park, NYNY10,22648.4%+78%

143Kenmore, NYNY14,80848.1%+66%

144Carle Place, NYNY5,18848.0%+39%

145Woodbury, NYNY11,57147.8%–

146Salisbury, NYNY12,41247.5%+35%

147Oneonta, NYNY15,66547.4%+45%

148Gananda, NYNY6,27347.3%–

149Hampton Bays, NYNY15,70647.2%+82%

150Sound Beach, NYNY7,21047.1%+90%

151Oakdale, NYNY7,11546.9%+40%

152Cedarhurst, NYNY7,33446.8%+4%

153Nanuet, NYNY19,79946.6%+21%

154New Hempstead, NYNY5,65746.6%−7%

155Glens Falls North, NYNY9,15446.4%+31%

156Oyster Bay, NYNY7,30846.1%+8%

157Seaford, NYNY15,54946.0%+48%

158Endwell, NYNY11,54645.6%+46%

159Miller Place, NYNY11,73645.4%+20%

160Fredonia, NYNY9,28345.3%+37%

161Albany, NYNY101,69845.3%+39%

162Greenlawn, NYNY15,21045.1%+38%

163East Glenville, NYNY11,91444.9%+26%

164Hicksville, NYNY43,78044.7%+74%

165Baldwin, NYNY34,99444.3%+26%

166East Shoreham, NYNY7,32144.0%+17%

167Bethpage, NYNY17,12343.4%+66%

168Mahopac, NYNY9,03943.4%+46%

169Hudson, NYNY5,72143.3%+388%

170Myers Corner, NYNY10,87743.3%+19%

171Westbury, NYNY15,98143.2%+39%

172Suffern, NYNY11,79643.2%+16%

173Lake Grove, NYNY11,16843.2%+52%

174Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,47443.1%+29%

175Elmsford, NYNY5,20342.9%+36%

176Plainedge, NYNY8,62442.9%+82%

177Lynbrook, NYNY20,85542.8%+44%

178East Islip, NYNY13,57342.7%+56%

179Amityville, NYNY9,79942.7%+61%

180Hampton Manor, NYNY5,33442.5%+91%

181Baldwinsville, NYNY7,58242.5%+46%

182South Farmingdale, NYNY14,67642.4%+87%

183Glen Cove, NYNY28,19042.2%+51%

184Center Moriches, NYNY9,12742.2%+78%

185Wading River, NYNY8,35941.7%+27%

186Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,67641.7%+68%

187New York, NYNY8,584,62941.6%+52%

188Monroe, NYNY9,46241.6%+29%

189Mount Ivy, NYNY8,12141.6%+38%

190Fairmount, NYNY9,72441.4%+66%

191Webster, NYNY5,76141.3%+49%

192Bohemia, NYNY9,18140.6%+97%

193Corning, NYNY10,51440.5%+35%

194Plattsburgh, NYNY19,74440.4%+49%

195North Valley Stream, NYNY17,82540.4%+44%

196Irondequoit, NYNY50,65740.4%+45%

197Goshen, NYNY5,74440.2%+34%

198Carmel, NYNY7,30639.9%–

199Valley Stream, NYNY40,37939.7%+59%

200Tonawanda, NYNY56,80639.4%–

201East Moriches, NYNY6,26039.2%+46%

202East Hampton North, NYNY6,00638.7%+38%

203Geneva, NYNY12,55238.6%+77%

204Levittown, NYNY51,90438.6%+71%

205Franklin Square, NYNY30,89738.4%+72%

206Deer Park, NYNY27,99038.4%+96%

207Scotia, NYNY7,29538.1%+57%

208Huntington Station, NYNY32,60137.9%+36%

209Peekskill, NYNY25,89137.8%+73%

210Canandaigua, NYNY10,34737.6%+52%

211Ossining, NYNY27,57937.4%+29%

212Roessleville, NYNY10,96837.4%–

213Troy, NYNY50,91237.3%+93%

214Orange Lake, NYNY9,78437.3%+53%

215Viola, NYNY8,46137.2%−29%

216Stony Point, NYNY12,72837.1%+52%

217New Windsor, NYNY8,91936.9%+72%

218East Rochester, NYNY6,13236.7%+61%

219Port Chester, NYNY32,30336.7%+78%

220Rocky Point, NYNY13,35636.5%+77%

221Coram, NYNY39,53936.1%+37%

222Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30435.9%+49%

223Yonkers, NYNY212,60335.7%+44%

224Colonie, NYNY7,67935.7%+37%

225North Babylon, NYNY17,96335.5%+68%

226Centereach, NYNY31,83935.5%+63%

227Yaphank, NYNY6,93435.4%+67%

228Patchogue, NYNY12,48635.1%+52%

229Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,98735.0%−19%

230Fort Drum, NYNY16,06534.8%+74%

231Holtsville, NYNY19,34434.8%+76%

232Lakeview, NYNY5,82534.8%+36%

233Manorville, NYNY14,23334.7%+35%

234Lake Carmel, NYNY7,85434.6%+47%

235West Seneca, NYNY45,30334.5%+70%

236Washingtonville, NYNY5,64034.4%+37%

237Brockport, NYNY7,73634.4%−6%

238Holbrook, NYNY26,44934.4%+53%

239Islip, NYNY17,36234.3%+45%

240Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,22134.1%+55%

241East Patchogue, NYNY21,67333.8%+78%

242Glens Falls, NYNY14,38333.7%+96%

243Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,70933.5%+67%

244West Babylon, NYNY43,57032.8%+91%

245Elmont, NYNY36,51832.6%+53%

246Kingston, NYNY23,94232.6%+59%

247Airmont, NYNY10,63432.1%−22%

248West Glens Falls, NYNY10,05032.1%+91%

249Middle Island, NYNY11,02732.0%+68%

250Rotterdam, NYNY22,69532.0%+131%

251Lindenhurst, NYNY27,25831.9%+95%

252Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,49931.9%+64%

253Scotchtown, NYNY10,25231.5%+54%

254Syracuse, NYNY144,89631.2%+34%

255Buffalo, NYNY274,61331.2%+71%

256Islip Terrace, NYNY5,16831.0%+107%

257Ridge, NYNY12,50330.7%+60%

258West Haverstraw, NYNY11,02530.7%+86%

259Binghamton, NYNY46,41830.7%+44%

260Hillcrest, NYNY9,07130.7%+8%

261Farmingville, NYNY16,16030.4%+44%

262Bay Shore, NYNY31,68330.1%+48%

263North Patchogue, NYNY6,98430.1%+64%

264Rochester, NYNY206,10830.0%+49%

265Olean, NYNY13,50829.9%+41%

266Johnson City, NYNY14,58029.6%+47%

267Horseheads, NYNY6,27529.6%+51%

268Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05629.6%+85%

269Island Park, NYNY5,06929.5%+88%

270Medford, NYNY24,79629.3%+76%

271Greece, NYNY13,94329.1%+41%

272Terryville, NYNY10,79428.9%+27%

273Roosevelt, NYNY18,88528.7%+101%

274Tonawanda, NYNY14,84828.5%+108%

275North Amityville, NYNY21,13828.2%+101%

276Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,21327.9%+84%

277Selden, NYNY21,60427.8%+98%

278Cohoes, NYNY18,51827.6%+77%

279Walden, NYNY6,93527.5%+108%

280Freeport, NYNY44,17427.5%+34%

281Norwich, NYNY6,53827.3%+31%

282Uniondale, NYNY33,14827.3%+40%

283Cortland, NYNY17,39427.2%+43%

284North Tonawanda, NYNY29,80627.1%+39%

285Hilton, NYNY5,87327.0%+32%

286Lancaster, NYNY9,99526.6%+50%

287Watertown, NYNY23,51726.6%+53%

288Copiague, NYNY23,42426.3%+89%

289North Gates, NYNY9,90426.3%–

290Rensselaer, NYNY9,42126.1%+70%

291Oswego, NYNY17,02426.1%+23%

292Inwood, NYNY12,23525.9%+148%

293Seneca Falls, NYNY6,95625.8%+15%

294North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,95225.7%+85%

295Schenectady, NYNY69,47125.4%+34%

296Oneida, NYNY10,00925.3%+39%

297Baywood, NYNY8,17625.2%+107%

298Massena, NYNY9,89825.1%+43%

299Depew, NYNY14,80125.1%+97%

300North Syracuse, NYNY6,77324.9%+77%

301Haverstraw, NYNY12,79124.8%+122%

302Lockport, NYNY20,24824.6%+39%

303Mastic Beach, NYNY16,73524.5%+144%

304Calverton, NYNY5,61824.4%+54%

305Solvay, NYNY6,42724.0%+28%

306Malone, NYNY5,31524.0%+45%

307Mechanicstown, NYNY8,80823.3%+69%

308Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,04823.3%+22%

309Mechanicville, NYNY5,02123.2%+64%

310Ilion, NYNY7,48822.8%+25%

311Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25522.7%+82%

312Amsterdam, NYNY18,09322.5%+51%

313Utica, NYNY62,97822.4%+47%

314South Lockport, NYNY9,14422.2%+36%

315Hornell, NYNY8,02421.9%+65%

316Penn Yan, NYNY5,27221.8%+49%

317Johnstown, NYNY8,02121.7%+20%

318Endicott, NYNY13,06821.7%+28%

319New Cassel, NYNY14,55121.5%+94%

320Batavia, NYNY15,16821.5%+16%

321Hempstead, NYNY59,81921.5%+34%

322Jamestown, NYNY27,66321.3%+44%

323North Bellport, NYNY11,08721.2%+49%

324Auburn, NYNY25,94721.0%+54%

325Rome, NYNY31,68220.8%+33%

326Medina, NYNY5,85520.2%+44%

327Middletown, NYNY30,09820.1%+18%

328Lackawanna, NYNY19,45220.0%+71%

329Newburgh, NYNY28,05919.8%+76%

330Newark, NYNY8,91919.5%+27%

331Central Islip, NYNY38,37319.3%+30%

332Riverhead, NYNY14,93619.1%+35%

333Shirley, NYNY28,37518.9%+73%

334Mattydale, NYNY5,97118.8%+104%

335Bath, NYNY5,54518.5%+11%

336Mastic, NYNY15,70818.2%+109%

337Elmira, NYNY26,08918.1%+24%

338Watervliet, NYNY10,24217.8%+18%

339Southport, NYNY6,45017.7%+44%

340Flanders, NYNY6,60917.6%+36%

341Ogdensburg, NYNY9,12317.5%+70%

342Spring Valley, NYNY34,48217.3%−13%

343Gloversville, NYNY14,78216.6%+38%

344Dunkirk, NYNY12,32616.4%+28%

345Fulton, NYNY11,18816.4%+40%

346Herkimer, NYNY7,19515.9%+6%

347Liberty, NYNY5,09715.9%−17%

348Port Jervis, NYNY8,51815.8%+84%

349Salamanca, NYNY5,71915.7%+47%

350Monsey, NYNY28,16015.2%−41%

351Hudson Falls, NYNY7,33313.9%+17%

352North Bay Shore, NYNY20,28213.3%+41%

353Monticello, NYNY7,19512.1%−12%

354Albion, NYNY5,8439.3%+1%

355Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,1475.7%+102%

356New Square, NYNY10,2145.5%−21%

357Kaser, NYNY6,1214.2%−64%

358Binghamton University, NYNY7,4490.0%–

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