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Most educated, Pennsylvania cities

Pennsylvania cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 271 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13985.9%+8%

02Merion Station, PAPA5,78884.5%–

03Villanova, PAPA9,18684.2%–

04Swarthmore, PAPA6,56181.5%+6%

05Park Forest, PAPA8,62477.4%+17%

06Franklin Park, PAPA14,97877.1%+29%

07Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22775.7%–

08Blue Bell, PAPA6,42475.0%+22%

09Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83974.6%+0%

10Spring House, PAPA5,13773.2%+27%

11Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07072.8%+23%

12Wayne, PAPA6,63571.5%–

13Elkins Park, PAPA7,21371.3%–

14Ardmore, PAPA13,90971.1%+32%

15Paoli, PAPA6,36269.5%+50%

16Exton, PAPA6,77268.6%+28%

17State College, PAPA40,84468.4%−1%

18Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63366.3%+31%

19Maple Glen, PAPA6,64366.0%+27%

20Conshohocken, PAPA9,26666.0%+191%

21King of Prussia, PAPA25,85765.7%+33%

22Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19365.1%+5%

23Camp Hill, PAPA8,19963.6%+44%

24Media, PAPA5,92062.2%+56%

25Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88061.8%+22%

26Allison Park, PAPA22,04561.8%–

27Fort Washington, PAPA6,27160.9%−1%

28Edinboro, PAPA5,79060.5%+11%

29Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38860.5%+43%

30Richboro, PAPA6,96360.3%+32%

31Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33660.3%+74%

32Dorneyville, PAPA5,21160.0%–

33Churchville, PAPA6,08459.7%+51%

34Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50259.3%+42%

35West Chester, PAPA19,59159.1%+52%

36Doylestown, PAPA8,33059.1%+41%

37Oreland, PAPA5,95359.0%+65%

38Oakmont, PAPA6,57658.6%+58%

39Lionville, PAPA7,68358.0%–

40Wyomissing, PAPA11,28557.8%+42%

41Breinigsville, PAPA7,76957.7%–

42Audubon, PAPA9,22957.5%+34%

43Forest Hills, PAPA6,11657.4%+25%

44Glenside, PAPA7,65957.1%+40%

45Phoenixville, PAPA20,35656.9%+120%

46Murrysville, PAPA20,63656.7%–

47Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06956.3%+32%

48Whitfield, PAPA5,22656.2%+45%

49Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77755.6%+46%

50Collegeville, PAPA5,28755.2%+133%

51Bethel Park, PAPA32,07453.5%+41%

52Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53452.8%+51%

53Kulpsville, PAPA8,79951.6%+28%

54Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,08651.5%–

55Dormont, PAPA7,81650.9%+89%

56Wescosville, PAPA7,14850.9%–

57Campbelltown, PAPA6,09250.9%+111%

58Willow Street, PAPA9,64750.7%+79%

59Hershey, PAPA14,24250.2%+20%

60Glenshaw, PAPA9,13949.8%–

61Downingtown, PAPA8,38449.2%+125%

62Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63249.1%+88%

63Indiana, PAPA14,69748.9%+35%

64Bellevue, PAPA7,88848.7%+108%

65Ambler, PAPA6,84047.7%+73%

66Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21246.5%+20%

67Monroeville, PAPA27,68546.4%–

68Grove City, PAPA7,69446.1%+49%

69Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45146.0%+31%

70Mountain Top, PAPA11,85045.6%+81%

71Lower Allen, PAPA7,64645.5%+34%

72Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35745.3%+61%

73Broomall, PAPA10,67945.1%+69%

74Plum, PAPA26,22545.0%+61%

75West View, PAPA6,35544.3%+90%

76Gettysburg, PAPA8,36544.0%+36%

77Hatboro, PAPA8,59344.0%+85%

78Horsham, PAPA16,00543.7%+37%

79New Freedom, PAPA5,11643.7%+28%

80Perkasie, PAPA9,31243.5%+91%

81Bridgeport, PAPA5,75843.2%+210%

82East York, PAPA9,38843.2%+48%

83Whitehall, PAPA14,52143.1%+44%

84Lititz, PAPA9,68943.0%+78%

85Willow Grove, PAPA14,13142.9%+54%

86Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03742.9%+64%

87Lewisburg, PAPA5,22642.2%+13%

88Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47042.1%+89%

89Swissvale, PAPA8,19741.4%+67%

90Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16540.4%+112%

91Harleysville, PAPA9,09040.4%+13%

92Lansdale, PAPA18,98639.8%+62%

93Moosic, PAPA5,98939.6%+107%

94Bellefonte, PAPA5,86239.5%+63%

95Morrisville, PAPA9,66539.2%+111%

96Greensburg, PAPA14,46239.0%+33%

97Kenmar, PAPA5,07738.9%–

98Roslyn, PAPA10,63938.5%–

99Lansdowne, PAPA11,14138.4%+11%

100Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75338.2%+88%

101Linglestown, PAPA6,95738.0%+31%

102Carlisle, PAPA22,69337.9%+17%

103Crafton, PAPA5,79037.5%+35%

104Dunmore, PAPA14,24937.3%+59%

105Sanatoga, PAPA8,94937.3%+63%

106Brentwood, PAPA9,59737.2%+68%

107New Cumberland, PAPA7,59037.1%+10%

108Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00637.1%+56%

109Economy, PAPA9,09837.0%+56%

110Kennett Square, PAPA6,89336.8%+82%

111Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60236.7%+64%

112Carnegie, PAPA7,77736.6%+110%

113Archbald, PAPA7,59836.3%+75%

114Bethlehem, PAPA79,64436.0%+51%

115Sayre, PAPA5,32835.7%+91%

116Leola, PAPA7,44835.7%–

117Schlusser, PAPA5,40235.6%+40%

118Canonsburg, PAPA9,52935.5%+172%

119Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28135.4%+98%

120Hermitage, PAPA16,30835.2%+39%

121Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12535.0%+16%

122Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84735.0%+62%

123Shippensburg, PAPA5,61535.0%+53%

124Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48833.9%+40%

125Millersville, PAPA9,28033.9%+12%

126Mount Joy, PAPA8,31933.7%+100%

127Folsom, PAPA8,67133.5%+69%

128Baldwin, PAPA20,51633.3%+89%

129Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78333.2%+73%

130Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47033.1%+70%

131Brookhaven, PAPA8,36233.0%+56%

132Oxford, PAPA5,88732.7%+85%

133East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43832.6%+41%

134Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37532.5%+25%

135Ridley Park, PAPA7,25532.3%+32%

136Huntingdon, PAPA6,86232.3%+39%

137Emmaus, PAPA12,51432.1%+30%

138Coraopolis, PAPA5,28032.1%+85%

139Souderton, PAPA7,28832.0%+66%

140Kingston, PAPA13,46231.7%+25%

141Natrona Heights, PAPA6,90331.5%–

142Progress, PAPA11,01731.4%+20%

143Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96131.4%+14%

144Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07331.4%+89%

145Munhall, PAPA10,25330.9%+128%

146Hellertown, PAPA6,13830.8%+125%

147Catasauqua, PAPA6,59030.8%+142%

148Old Forge, PAPA8,64030.3%+81%

149Middletown, PAPA7,62829.8%+44%

150Blandon, PAPA7,35729.8%–

151Woodlyn, PAPA9,73629.7%+107%

152Palmyra, PAPA7,76229.5%+47%

153Lancaster, PAPA58,36629.4%+110%

154South Williamsport, PAPA6,12429.2%+85%

155Greenville, PAPA5,40629.1%+72%

156Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80929.1%+21%

157White Oak, PAPA7,28628.8%+11%

158Easton, PAPA30,40228.2%+90%

159Blakely, PAPA6,61127.8%+40%

160Olyphant, PAPA5,39027.6%+62%

161Birdsboro, PAPA5,16127.4%+63%

162Chambersburg, PAPA23,37627.3%+52%

163Norwood, PAPA5,92727.1%+87%

164Williamsport, PAPA27,38427.0%+66%

165New Holland, PAPA5,75426.9%+43%

166Nazareth, PAPA6,09126.8%+51%

167DuBois, PAPA7,25426.5%+111%

168Glenolden, PAPA7,21726.4%+111%

169Exeter, PAPA5,58726.4%+97%

170Northampton, PAPA10,57026.2%+102%

171Levittown, PAPA50,92626.0%+94%

172Harrisburg, PAPA50,52225.9%+81%

173Shiloh, PAPA11,24625.8%+13%

174Swoyersville, PAPA5,15525.8%+22%

175Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82725.7%+93%

176Pennside, PAPA5,40725.6%–

177Monessen, PAPA6,65725.5%+64%

178Monaca, PAPA5,45625.5%+192%

179Warren, PAPA9,04625.3%+26%

180Latrobe, PAPA7,82625.2%+41%

181Yeadon, PAPA12,32025.0%+11%

182Middletown, PAPA9,77624.9%+88%

183Colonial Park, PAPA18,03224.6%−6%

184Lock Haven, PAPA8,50024.6%+31%

185West Mifflin, PAPA18,70724.5%+67%

186Shillington, PAPA5,54224.4%−15%

187Dickson City, PAPA5,97624.4%+64%

188Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99524.2%+47%

189Somerset, PAPA5,81524.0%+15%

190Pittston, PAPA7,71523.8%+107%

191Ellwood City, PAPA7,36223.8%+52%

192Norristown, PAPA35,91123.5%+76%

193Duryea, PAPA5,15723.5%+64%

194Wilson, PAPA8,15923.4%+101%

195Ephrata, PAPA13,64723.2%+69%

196Fullerton, PAPA16,72423.2%+6%

197Bangor, PAPA5,11823.2%+105%

198Scranton, PAPA75,51423.1%+48%

199Erie, PAPA91,83823.1%+33%

200Butler, PAPA12,87923.0%+48%

201Prospect Park, PAPA6,40922.9%+48%

202Corry, PAPA5,99322.8%+108%

203Weigelstown, PAPA15,48522.8%+87%

204Franklin, PAPA5,89922.7%+24%

205Meadville, PAPA12,23022.7%−5%

206Aliquippa, PAPA9,00222.6%+149%

207Rutherford, PAPA6,89022.6%+12%

208New Kensington, PAPA11,75922.5%+42%

209Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83222.4%+74%

210Quakertown, PAPA9,23522.3%+31%

211Clearfield, PAPA5,75322.3%+30%

212Pottsville, PAPA13,17021.9%+57%

213Folcroft, PAPA6,78021.9%+168%

214St. Marys, PAPA12,25321.4%+38%

215Berwick, PAPA10,29721.3%+150%

216Clairton, PAPA5,87621.2%+127%

217Taylor, PAPA6,23221.2%+141%

218Enola, PAPA6,53421.1%+96%

219Pottstown, PAPA23,32221.1%+70%

220Bristol, PAPA9,97020.9%+99%

221Parkville, PAPA8,12820.8%+68%

222Uniontown, PAPA9,43420.7%+45%

223Altoona, PAPA42,34720.5%+69%

224Ambridge, PAPA6,94420.5%+51%

225Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52320.5%+60%

226Jeannette, PAPA8,48920.4%+60%

227Sierra View, PAPA6,36520.4%–

228Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25320.2%+45%

229Titusville, PAPA5,11220.1%+45%

230Milton, PAPA6,45719.9%+43%

231Coatesville, PAPA13,28319.8%+95%

232Bradford, PAPA7,44219.5%+22%

233Allentown, PAPA126,04419.1%+24%

234Steelton, PAPA6,32819.0%+115%

235Carbondale, PAPA8,73119.0%+48%

236Washington, PAPA13,37719.0%+45%

237Waynesboro, PAPA11,19019.0%+51%

238Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55818.7%+28%

239Nanticoke, PAPA10,71218.6%+71%

240Sharon, PAPA12,64818.4%+25%

241Palmerton, PAPA5,61518.3%+55%

242Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57917.7%+57%

243West Hazleton, PAPA5,28417.6%+40%

244Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.5%+34%

245York, PAPA45,34217.5%+65%

246Columbia, PAPA10,31417.4%+106%

247West York, PAPA5,11017.1%+98%

248Collingdale, PAPA8,89817.0%+97%

249New Brighton, PAPA5,50316.8%+70%

250Red Lion, PAPA6,52316.5%+12%

251Oil City, PAPA9,30116.5%+14%

252Croydon, PAPA9,68416.4%+87%

253New Castle, PAPA21,17516.3%+36%

254Hanover, PAPA16,68415.9%+5%

255Lebanon, PAPA26,47915.9%+85%

256Johnstown, PAPA17,65415.8%+100%

257Tyrone, PAPA5,22615.6%+36%

258Darby, PAPA10,66615.5%+49%

259Lehighton, PAPA5,23214.5%+120%

260Tamaqua, PAPA6,92914.5%+95%

261Chester, PAPA33,99614.4%+68%

262Connellsville, PAPA6,57413.9%+9%

263Lewistown, PAPA8,38512.5%+39%

264Sunbury, PAPA9,49511.6%+91%

265Shamokin, PAPA6,76411.4%+65%

266Reading, PAPA95,83211.4%+32%

267Duquesne, PAPA5,01911.2%+38%

268McKeesport, PAPA16,90711.0%+5%

269Hazleton, PAPA30,28610.8%−6%

270Plymouth, PAPA5,8019.8%−6%

271McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6249.1%+11%

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