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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. The median across all 271 is 32.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Moosic, PA, up 52 places to #93.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲3Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13985.9%+6.4 pts

02▼1Merion Station, PAPA5,78884.5%–

03Villanova, PAPA9,18684.2%–

04▲1Swarthmore, PAPA6,56181.5%+4.4 pts

05▲9Park Forest, PAPA8,62477.4%+11.4 pts

06▲3Franklin Park, PAPA14,97877.1%+17.1 pts

07Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22775.7%–

08▼2Blue Bell, PAPA6,42475.0%+13.3 pts

09▼7Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83974.6%+0.1 pts

10▲2Spring House, PAPA5,13773.2%+15.6 pts

11▼3Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07072.8%+13.6 pts

12▲1Wayne, PAPA6,63571.5%–

13▲2Elkins Park, PAPA7,21371.3%–

14▲2Ardmore, PAPA13,90971.1%+17.1 pts

15▲5Paoli, PAPA6,36269.5%+23.1 pts

16▲1Exton, PAPA6,77268.6%+14.9 pts

17▼7State College, PAPA40,84468.4%−0.8 pts

18▲1Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63366.3%+15.5 pts

19▲5Maple Glen, PAPA6,64366.0%+14.2 pts

20▼2Conshohocken, PAPA9,26666.0%+43.3 pts

21King of Prussia, PAPA25,85765.7%+16.2 pts

22▼11Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19365.1%+3.2 pts

23▲11Camp Hill, PAPA8,19963.6%+19.3 pts

24▲12Media, PAPA5,92062.2%+22.2 pts

25▼3Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88061.8%+11.0 pts

26▲17Allison Park, PAPA22,04561.8%–

27▼4Fort Washington, PAPA6,27160.9%−0.6 pts

28▲10Edinboro, PAPA5,79060.5%+6.2 pts

29▲13Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38860.5%+18.2 pts

30▲18Richboro, PAPA6,96360.3%+14.6 pts

31▲15Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33660.3%+25.6 pts

32▼7Dorneyville, PAPA5,21160.0%–

33▼4Churchville, PAPA6,08459.7%+20.3 pts

34▼7Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50259.3%+17.5 pts

35▲9West Chester, PAPA19,59159.1%+20.1 pts

36▲5Doylestown, PAPA8,33059.1%+17.1 pts

37▲12Oreland, PAPA5,95359.0%+23.2 pts

38▲2Oakmont, PAPA6,57658.6%+21.5 pts

39▼9Lionville, PAPA7,68358.0%–

40▲5Wyomissing, PAPA11,28557.8%+17.1 pts

41▲11Breinigsville, PAPA7,76957.7%–

42▼14Audubon, PAPA9,22957.5%+14.7 pts

43▼17Forest Hills, PAPA6,11657.4%+11.4 pts

44▼9Glenside, PAPA7,65957.1%+16.4 pts

45▲12Phoenixville, PAPA20,35656.9%+31.1 pts

46▼15Murrysville, PAPA20,63656.7%–

47▲6Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06956.3%+13.5 pts

48▼15Whitfield, PAPA5,22656.2%+17.4 pts

49▼17Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77755.6%+17.4 pts

50▼13Collegeville, PAPA5,28755.2%+31.5 pts

51▲4Bethel Park, PAPA32,07453.5%+15.7 pts

52▼13Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53452.8%+17.8 pts

53▼2Kulpsville, PAPA8,79951.6%+11.4 pts

54Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,08651.5%–

55▲1Dormont, PAPA7,81650.9%+24.0 pts

56▲2Wescosville, PAPA7,14850.9%–

57▲17Campbelltown, PAPA6,09250.9%+26.8 pts

58▲14Willow Street, PAPA9,64750.7%+22.4 pts

59▼9Hershey, PAPA14,24250.2%+8.4 pts

60▲11Glenshaw, PAPA9,13949.8%–

61▲21Downingtown, PAPA8,38449.2%+27.4 pts

62▼1Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63249.1%+22.9 pts

63▼16Indiana, PAPA14,69748.9%+12.7 pts

64▲6Bellevue, PAPA7,88848.7%+25.3 pts

65Ambler, PAPA6,84047.7%+20.1 pts

66▲14Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21246.5%+7.7 pts

67▲1Monroeville, PAPA27,68546.4%–

68▲15Grove City, PAPA7,69446.1%+15.3 pts

69▲4Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45146.0%+10.8 pts

70▲7Mountain Top, PAPA11,85045.6%+20.3 pts

71▼11Lower Allen, PAPA7,64645.5%+11.7 pts

72▼9Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35745.3%+17.1 pts

73▼6Broomall, PAPA10,67945.1%+18.4 pts

74▲17Plum, PAPA26,22545.0%+17.0 pts

75▲37West View, PAPA6,35544.3%+21.0 pts

76▲14Gettysburg, PAPA8,36544.0%+11.7 pts

77▲34Hatboro, PAPA8,59344.0%+20.2 pts

78▲14Horsham, PAPA16,00543.7%+11.8 pts

79▼17New Freedom, PAPA5,11643.7%+9.4 pts

80▼1Perkasie, PAPA9,31243.5%+20.7 pts

81▲49Bridgeport, PAPA5,75843.2%+29.2 pts

82▲23East York, PAPA9,38843.2%+14.0 pts

83▲6Whitehall, PAPA14,52143.1%+13.2 pts

84▲15Lititz, PAPA9,68943.0%+18.8 pts

85▼4Willow Grove, PAPA14,13142.9%+15.0 pts

86▼1Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03742.9%+16.8 pts

87▼28Lewisburg, PAPA5,22642.2%+4.8 pts

88▼13Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47042.1%+19.9 pts

89▼11Swissvale, PAPA8,19741.4%+16.6 pts

90▲7Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16540.4%+21.3 pts

91▼22Harleysville, PAPA9,09040.4%+4.6 pts

92▲9Lansdale, PAPA18,98639.8%+15.2 pts

93▲52Moosic, PAPA5,98939.6%+20.5 pts

94▼30Bellefonte, PAPA5,86239.5%+15.3 pts

95▼9Morrisville, PAPA9,66539.2%+20.6 pts

96Greensburg, PAPA14,46239.0%+9.8 pts

97▲51Kenmar, PAPA5,07738.9%–

98▼10Roslyn, PAPA10,63938.5%–

99▼23Lansdowne, PAPA11,14138.4%+3.7 pts

100▲3Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75338.2%+17.9 pts

101▲35Linglestown, PAPA6,95738.0%+9.1 pts

102▼18Carlisle, PAPA22,69337.9%+5.6 pts

103▲1Crafton, PAPA5,79037.5%+9.8 pts

104▼11Dunmore, PAPA14,24937.3%+13.8 pts

105▲27Sanatoga, PAPA8,94937.3%+14.4 pts

106▲28Brentwood, PAPA9,59737.2%+15.1 pts

107▲7New Cumberland, PAPA7,59037.1%+3.2 pts

108▼14Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00637.1%+13.3 pts

109▲13Economy, PAPA9,09837.0%+13.3 pts

110▼1Kennett Square, PAPA6,89336.8%+16.6 pts

111▼24Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60236.7%+14.3 pts

112▼10Carnegie, PAPA7,77736.6%+19.2 pts

113▲29Archbald, PAPA7,59836.3%+15.6 pts

114▲5Bethlehem, PAPA79,64436.0%+12.1 pts

115▲50Sayre, PAPA5,32835.7%+17.0 pts

116▲41Leola, PAPA7,44835.7%–

117▼19Schlusser, PAPA5,40235.6%+10.2 pts

118▲35Canonsburg, PAPA9,52935.5%+22.5 pts

119▲2Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28135.4%+17.5 pts

120▼4Hermitage, PAPA16,30835.2%+9.8 pts

121▼55Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12535.0%+4.9 pts

122▲59Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84735.0%+13.4 pts

123▼23Shippensburg, PAPA5,61535.0%+12.1 pts

124▼16Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48833.9%+9.8 pts

125▼30Millersville, PAPA9,28033.9%+3.7 pts

126▲28Mount Joy, PAPA8,31933.7%+16.8 pts

127▼3Folsom, PAPA8,67133.5%+13.7 pts

128▲1Baldwin, PAPA20,51633.3%+15.6 pts

129▼6Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78333.2%+14.0 pts

130▲9Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47033.1%+13.7 pts

131▼4Brookhaven, PAPA8,36233.0%+11.9 pts

132▲68Oxford, PAPA5,88732.7%+15.1 pts

133▲46East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43832.6%+9.6 pts

134▼24Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37532.5%+6.5 pts

135▼7Ridley Park, PAPA7,25532.3%+7.8 pts

136▼23Huntingdon, PAPA6,86232.3%+9.1 pts

137▲6Emmaus, PAPA12,51432.1%+7.5 pts

138▼5Coraopolis, PAPA5,28032.1%+14.8 pts

139▲12Souderton, PAPA7,28832.0%+12.7 pts

140▼34Kingston, PAPA13,46231.7%+6.3 pts

141Natrona Heights, PAPA6,90331.5%–

142▼27Progress, PAPA11,01731.4%+5.2 pts

143▼25Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96131.4%+4.0 pts

144▲14Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07331.4%+14.8 pts

145▲15Munhall, PAPA10,25330.9%+17.3 pts

146▲1Hellertown, PAPA6,13830.8%+17.1 pts

147▼6Catasauqua, PAPA6,59030.8%+18.1 pts

148▼8Old Forge, PAPA8,64030.3%+13.6 pts

149▲3Middletown, PAPA7,62829.8%+9.1 pts

150▼43Blandon, PAPA7,35729.8%–

151▼34Woodlyn, PAPA9,73629.7%+15.3 pts

152▲44Palmyra, PAPA7,76229.5%+9.4 pts

153▲19Lancaster, PAPA58,36629.4%+15.4 pts

154▼5South Williamsport, PAPA6,12429.2%+13.4 pts

155▲57Greenville, PAPA5,40629.1%+12.1 pts

156▼25Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80929.1%+5.0 pts

157▼31White Oak, PAPA7,28628.8%+2.8 pts

158▼3Easton, PAPA30,40228.2%+13.3 pts

159▲17Blakely, PAPA6,61127.8%+7.9 pts

160▲32Olyphant, PAPA5,39027.6%+10.6 pts

161▼36Birdsboro, PAPA5,16127.4%+10.5 pts

162▲18Chambersburg, PAPA23,37627.3%+9.4 pts

163▲40Norwood, PAPA5,92727.1%+12.6 pts

164▼5Williamsport, PAPA27,38427.0%+10.7 pts

165▲25New Holland, PAPA5,75426.9%+8.0 pts

166▼2Nazareth, PAPA6,09126.8%+9.0 pts

167▼30DuBois, PAPA7,25426.5%+13.9 pts

168▼1Glenolden, PAPA7,21726.4%+13.9 pts

169▲51Exeter, PAPA5,58726.4%+13.0 pts

170▲55Northampton, PAPA10,57026.2%+13.2 pts

171▲4Levittown, PAPA50,92626.0%+12.6 pts

172▲15Harrisburg, PAPA50,52225.9%+11.6 pts

173▼10Shiloh, PAPA11,24625.8%+3.0 pts

174▼3Swoyersville, PAPA5,15525.8%+4.6 pts

175▲32Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82725.7%+12.4 pts

176▲46Pennside, PAPA5,40725.6%–

177▼42Monessen, PAPA6,65725.5%+10.0 pts

178▲15Monaca, PAPA5,45625.5%+16.7 pts

179▲10Warren, PAPA9,04625.3%+5.3 pts

180▼24Latrobe, PAPA7,82625.2%+7.4 pts

181▼20Yeadon, PAPA12,32025.0%+2.5 pts

182▲41Middletown, PAPA9,77624.9%+11.6 pts

183▼39Colonial Park, PAPA18,03224.6%−1.7 pts

184▲15Lock Haven, PAPA8,50024.6%+5.8 pts

185▲16West Mifflin, PAPA18,70724.5%+9.8 pts

186▼40Shillington, PAPA5,54224.4%−4.4 pts

187▼13Dickson City, PAPA5,97624.4%+9.5 pts

188▼4Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99524.2%+7.8 pts

189▼51Somerset, PAPA5,81524.0%+3.1 pts

190▲50Pittston, PAPA7,71523.8%+12.3 pts

191▲23Ellwood City, PAPA7,36223.8%+8.1 pts

192▼1Norristown, PAPA35,91123.5%+10.2 pts

193▲9Duryea, PAPA5,15723.5%+9.2 pts

194▼28Wilson, PAPA8,15923.4%+11.8 pts

195▼1Ephrata, PAPA13,64723.2%+9.5 pts

196▼34Fullerton, PAPA16,72423.2%+1.4 pts

197▲47Bangor, PAPA5,11823.2%+11.9 pts

198▼13Scranton, PAPA75,51423.1%+7.5 pts

199▼4Erie, PAPA91,83823.1%+5.7 pts

200▼17Butler, PAPA12,87923.0%+7.5 pts

201▼51Prospect Park, PAPA6,40922.9%+7.4 pts

202▲29Corry, PAPA5,99322.8%+11.8 pts

203▲45Weigelstown, PAPA15,48522.8%+10.6 pts

204▼26Franklin, PAPA5,89922.7%+4.4 pts

205▼37Meadville, PAPA12,23022.7%−1.2 pts

206▲49Aliquippa, PAPA9,00222.6%+13.5 pts

207▼87Rutherford, PAPA6,89022.6%+2.4 pts

208▼11New Kensington, PAPA11,75922.5%+6.6 pts

209▲1Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83222.4%+9.5 pts

210▼22Quakertown, PAPA9,23522.3%+5.3 pts

211▲10Clearfield, PAPA5,75322.3%+5.2 pts

212▼6Pottsville, PAPA13,17021.9%+8.0 pts

213▲32Folcroft, PAPA6,78021.9%+13.7 pts

214▼10St. Marys, PAPA12,25321.4%+5.9 pts

215▲3Berwick, PAPA10,29721.3%+12.8 pts

216▲25Clairton, PAPA5,87621.2%+11.9 pts

217▼31Taylor, PAPA6,23221.2%+12.4 pts

218▼45Enola, PAPA6,53421.1%+10.3 pts

219▼4Pottstown, PAPA23,32221.1%+8.7 pts

220▼43Bristol, PAPA9,97020.9%+10.4 pts

221▼8Parkville, PAPA8,12820.8%+8.4 pts

222▲25Uniontown, PAPA9,43420.7%+6.4 pts

223▲4Altoona, PAPA42,34720.5%+8.4 pts

224▼54Ambridge, PAPA6,94420.5%+6.9 pts

225▲1Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52320.5%+7.7 pts

226▼28Jeannette, PAPA8,48920.4%+7.6 pts

227▲3Sierra View, PAPA6,36520.4%–

228▼46Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25320.2%+6.2 pts

229▼13Titusville, PAPA5,11220.1%+6.3 pts

230▲12Milton, PAPA6,45719.9%+6.0 pts

231▼22Coatesville, PAPA13,28319.8%+9.6 pts

232▲5Bradford, PAPA7,44219.5%+3.5 pts

233▲5Allentown, PAPA126,04419.1%+3.8 pts

234▲1Steelton, PAPA6,32819.0%+10.2 pts

235▼11Carbondale, PAPA8,73119.0%+6.2 pts

236▼31Washington, PAPA13,37719.0%+5.9 pts

237▲24Waynesboro, PAPA11,19019.0%+6.4 pts

238▼4Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55818.7%+4.1 pts

239▼6Nanticoke, PAPA10,71218.6%+7.7 pts

240▼8Sharon, PAPA12,64818.4%+3.6 pts

241▼33Palmerton, PAPA5,61518.3%+6.5 pts

242▲22Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57917.7%+6.4 pts

243▲13West Hazleton, PAPA5,28417.6%+5.0 pts

244▼15Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.5%+4.4 pts

245▲9York, PAPA45,34217.5%+6.9 pts

246▲3Columbia, PAPA10,31417.4%+8.9 pts

247▲23West York, PAPA5,11017.1%+8.5 pts

248▲9Collingdale, PAPA8,89817.0%+8.4 pts

249▲4New Brighton, PAPA5,50316.8%+6.9 pts

250▼33Red Lion, PAPA6,52316.5%+1.8 pts

251▼82Oil City, PAPA9,30116.5%+2.0 pts

252▼16Croydon, PAPA9,68416.4%+7.6 pts

253▼10New Castle, PAPA21,17516.3%+4.3 pts

254▼26Hanover, PAPA16,68415.9%+0.8 pts

255▲11Lebanon, PAPA26,47915.9%+7.3 pts

256▲3Johnstown, PAPA17,65415.8%+7.9 pts

257▼6Tyrone, PAPA5,22615.6%+4.2 pts

258▼19Darby, PAPA10,66615.5%+5.1 pts

259▼40Lehighton, PAPA5,23214.5%+7.9 pts

260▼10Tamaqua, PAPA6,92914.5%+7.1 pts

261▼1Chester, PAPA33,99614.4%+5.8 pts

262▼51Connellsville, PAPA6,57413.9%+1.1 pts

263▲6Lewistown, PAPA8,38512.5%+3.5 pts

264▲4Sunbury, PAPA9,49511.6%+5.5 pts

265▼13Shamokin, PAPA6,76411.4%+4.5 pts

266▲1Reading, PAPA95,83211.4%+2.7 pts

267▼2Duquesne, PAPA5,01911.2%+3.1 pts

268▼10McKeesport, PAPA16,90711.0%+0.5 pts

269▼7Hazleton, PAPA30,28610.8%−0.7 pts

270▼7Plymouth, PAPA5,8019.8%−0.6 pts

271▼25McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6249.1%+0.9 pts

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