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Most educated, Pennsylvania cities · 1990

Pennsylvania cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 248 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, PAPA5,13971.5%−10%

02State College, PAPA40,84468.2%−1%

03Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83966.5%−11%

04Swarthmore, PAPA6,56165.9%−14%

05Park Forest, PAPA8,62461.5%−7%

06Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19360.7%−2%

07Blue Bell, PAPA6,42456.1%−9%

08Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07053.1%−10%

09Fort Washington, PAPA6,27151.0%−17%

10Franklin Park, PAPA14,97848.1%−20%

11Maple Glen, PAPA6,64346.9%−9%

12Whitfield, PAPA5,22645.2%+16%

13Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88045.1%−11%

14Edinboro, PAPA5,79044.2%−19%

15Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63343.5%−14%

16Spring House, PAPA5,13743.0%−25%

17Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38842.8%+1%

18King of Prussia, PAPA25,85741.6%−16%

19Ardmore, PAPA13,90940.0%−26%

20Paoli, PAPA6,36239.9%−14%

21Wyomissing, PAPA11,28539.4%−3%

22Audubon, PAPA9,22939.3%−8%

23Forest Hills, PAPA6,11637.8%−18%

24Camp Hill, PAPA8,19937.0%−16%

25Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77737.0%−3%

26Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50236.9%−12%

27Exton, PAPA6,77236.4%−32%

28Kulpsville, PAPA8,79936.0%−11%

29Richboro, PAPA6,96334.3%−25%

30Lewisburg, PAPA5,22634.2%−9%

31Glenside, PAPA7,65934.1%−16%

32Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21233.3%−14%

33Indiana, PAPA14,69733.3%−8%

34Bethel Park, PAPA32,07433.2%−12%

35Churchville, PAPA6,08432.9%−17%

36Hershey, PAPA14,24232.7%−22%

37Oakmont, PAPA6,57632.6%−12%

38Lower Allen, PAPA7,64632.3%−5%

39Collegeville, PAPA5,28731.9%+35%

40West Chester, PAPA19,59131.7%−19%

41Doylestown, PAPA8,33031.0%−26%

42Media, PAPA5,92030.7%−23%

43Lansdowne, PAPA11,14130.1%−13%

44Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06930.0%−30%

45Whitehall, PAPA14,52129.3%−2%

46Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45128.9%−18%

47Millersville, PAPA9,28028.8%−4%

48Harleysville, PAPA9,09028.8%−19%

49Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53427.8%−21%

50Carlisle, PAPA22,69327.5%−15%

51Horsham, PAPA16,00527.3%−15%

52Oreland, PAPA5,95327.2%−24%

53Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80926.4%+10%

54Grove City, PAPA7,69426.1%−15%

55East York, PAPA9,38825.5%−12%

56Schlusser, PAPA5,40225.4%+0%

57Willow Grove, PAPA14,13125.3%−9%

58Yeadon, PAPA12,32025.1%+12%

59Progress, PAPA11,01724.5%−7%

60New Cumberland, PAPA7,59024.1%−29%

61Broomall, PAPA10,67924.0%−10%

62Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33623.9%−31%

63Gettysburg, PAPA8,36523.8%−26%

64New Freedom, PAPA5,11623.8%−30%

65Shippensburg, PAPA5,61523.8%+4%

66Ambler, PAPA6,84023.5%−15%

67Shillington, PAPA5,54223.5%−19%

68Kingston, PAPA13,46223.3%−8%

69Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60223.1%+3%

70Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12523.1%−24%

71Plum, PAPA26,22522.8%−18%

72Bellefonte, PAPA5,86222.5%−7%

73Brookhaven, PAPA8,36222.5%+7%

74Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03722.2%−15%

75Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48822.2%−8%

76Perkasie, PAPA9,31222.1%−3%

77Crafton, PAPA5,79021.8%−21%

78Colonial Park, PAPA18,03221.8%−17%

79Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37521.8%−16%

80Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96121.5%−22%

81Linglestown, PAPA6,95721.4%−26%

82Willow Street, PAPA9,64721.4%−24%

83Dormont, PAPA7,81621.3%−21%

84Greensburg, PAPA14,46221.0%−28%

85Swissvale, PAPA8,19720.9%−16%

86Kennett Square, PAPA6,89320.6%+2%

87Sanatoga, PAPA8,94920.2%−12%

88Bethlehem, PAPA79,64420.2%−15%

89Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63220.1%−23%

90Ridley Park, PAPA7,25520.0%−18%

91White Oak, PAPA7,28619.8%−24%

92Bellevue, PAPA7,88819.7%−16%

93Fullerton, PAPA16,72419.5%−11%

94Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47019.1%−14%

95Phoenixville, PAPA20,35618.9%−27%

96Lititz, PAPA9,68918.9%−22%

97Dunmore, PAPA14,24918.8%−20%

98Emmaus, PAPA12,51418.8%−24%

99Hatboro, PAPA8,59318.8%−21%

100Shiloh, PAPA11,24618.6%−18%

101Meadville, PAPA12,23018.1%−24%

102Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84718.1%−16%

103Lansdale, PAPA18,98618.0%−27%

104Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16517.7%−7%

105Somerset, PAPA5,81517.6%−16%

106Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07317.4%+5%

107Hermitage, PAPA16,30817.3%−32%

108Huntingdon, PAPA6,86217.2%−26%

109Downingtown, PAPA8,38417.2%−21%

110East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43817.1%−26%

111Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78316.9%−12%

112Economy, PAPA9,09816.8%−29%

113West View, PAPA6,35516.8%−28%

114Greenville, PAPA5,40616.6%−2%

115Sayre, PAPA5,32816.5%−12%

116Oxford, PAPA5,88716.4%−7%

117Brentwood, PAPA9,59716.1%−27%

118Lock Haven, PAPA8,50016.0%−15%

119Warren, PAPA9,04615.8%−21%

120Chambersburg, PAPA23,37615.7%−12%

121Allentown, PAPA126,04415.3%−1%

122Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28115.2%−15%

123Bradford, PAPA7,44215.0%−6%

124Latrobe, PAPA7,82615.0%−16%

125Carnegie, PAPA7,77714.8%−15%

126Blakely, PAPA6,61114.6%−26%

127Titusville, PAPA5,11214.6%+5%

128Souderton, PAPA7,28814.6%−24%

129New Holland, PAPA5,75414.5%−23%

130New Kensington, PAPA11,75914.5%−8%

131Morrisville, PAPA9,66514.5%−22%

132Middletown, PAPA7,62814.3%−31%

133Oil City, PAPA9,30114.1%−3%

134Archbald, PAPA7,59814.1%−32%

135Quakertown, PAPA9,23514.0%−17%

136Palmyra, PAPA7,76214.0%−30%

137Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00614.0%−41%

138Harrisburg, PAPA50,52214.0%−2%

139Erie, PAPA91,83814.0%−19%

140Nazareth, PAPA6,09113.8%−22%

141Coraopolis, PAPA5,28013.8%−21%

142St. Marys, PAPA12,25313.7%−11%

143Franklin, PAPA5,89913.7%−25%

144Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47013.6%−30%

145Scranton, PAPA75,51413.6%−13%

146Clearfield, PAPA5,75313.6%−21%

147Lancaster, PAPA58,36613.5%−4%

148Waynesboro, PAPA11,19013.2%+5%

149Enola, PAPA6,53413.2%+22%

150Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75313.2%−35%

151DuBois, PAPA7,25413.1%+4%

152Williamsport, PAPA27,38413.1%−20%

153Middletown, PAPA9,77613.0%−2%

154Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52312.9%+1%

155Norristown, PAPA35,91112.9%−4%

156Ephrata, PAPA13,64712.8%−7%

157Easton, PAPA30,40212.7%−14%

158Pottstown, PAPA23,32212.7%+2%

159Mount Joy, PAPA8,31912.7%−25%

160Ellwood City, PAPA7,36212.5%−21%

161Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55812.3%−15%

162Birdsboro, PAPA5,16112.3%−27%

163Uniontown, PAPA9,43412.2%−15%

164Washington, PAPA13,37712.1%−7%

165Red Lion, PAPA6,52312.1%−17%

166Pottsville, PAPA13,17012.1%−13%

167Levittown, PAPA50,92612.0%−10%

168Sharon, PAPA12,64812.0%−19%

169Glenolden, PAPA7,21712.0%−5%

170Palmerton, PAPA5,61511.9%+1%

171Rutherford, PAPA6,89011.8%−41%

172Swoyersville, PAPA5,15511.8%−44%

173South Williamsport, PAPA6,12411.7%−26%

174Hanover, PAPA16,68411.6%−23%

175Baldwin, PAPA20,51611.6%−34%

176Conshohocken, PAPA9,26611.6%−49%

177Hellertown, PAPA6,13811.5%−16%

178Campbelltown, PAPA6,09211.4%−53%

179Olyphant, PAPA5,39011.3%−33%

180West Mifflin, PAPA18,70711.3%−23%

181Carbondale, PAPA8,73111.3%−12%

182Butler, PAPA12,87911.0%−29%

183Folsom, PAPA8,67110.8%−45%

184Bangor, PAPA5,11810.6%−6%

185Bridgeport, PAPA5,75810.6%−24%

186Munhall, PAPA10,25310.6%−22%

187Dickson City, PAPA5,97610.5%−29%

188Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82710.5%−22%

189Prospect Park, PAPA6,40910.4%−33%

190Weigelstown, PAPA15,48510.4%−15%

191Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25310.4%−26%

192Hazleton, PAPA30,28610.3%−11%

193Northampton, PAPA10,57010.1%−22%

194Lewistown, PAPA8,38510.1%+11%

195Old Forge, PAPA8,64010.0%−40%

196Coatesville, PAPA13,28310.0%−1%

197Corry, PAPA5,99310.0%−9%

198York, PAPA45,3429.9%−6%

199Duryea, PAPA5,1579.8%−31%

200Nanticoke, PAPA10,7129.6%−11%

201Wilson, PAPA8,1599.6%−18%

202Exeter, PAPA5,5879.6%−28%

203Altoona, PAPA42,3479.5%−22%

204Monessen, PAPA6,6579.5%−39%

205Woodlyn, PAPA9,7369.3%−35%

206West York, PAPA5,1109.2%+7%

207Pittston, PAPA7,7159.2%−20%

208Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9959.0%−45%

209Ambridge, PAPA6,9449.0%−34%

210Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8329.0%−30%

211Catasauqua, PAPA6,5909.0%−29%

212West Hazleton, PAPA5,2849.0%−29%

213Taylor, PAPA6,2328.9%+1%

214Clifton Heights, PAPA6,8358.9%−32%

215Connellsville, PAPA6,5748.8%−31%

216Parkville, PAPA8,1288.8%−29%

217Canonsburg, PAPA9,5298.7%−33%

218Norwood, PAPA5,9278.7%−40%

219New Castle, PAPA21,1758.6%−28%

220Reading, PAPA95,8328.5%−1%

221Bristol, PAPA9,9708.5%−19%

222Tyrone, PAPA5,2268.5%−26%

223Jeannette, PAPA8,4898.4%−34%

224Collingdale, PAPA8,8988.4%−3%

225Steelton, PAPA6,3288.4%−5%

226Folcroft, PAPA6,7808.1%−0%

227Lebanon, PAPA26,4798.1%−5%

228Moosic, PAPA5,9898.0%−58%

229Lehighton, PAPA5,2327.7%+17%

230Chester, PAPA33,9967.7%−10%

231Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5797.6%−33%

232Sunbury, PAPA9,4957.6%+25%

233Milton, PAPA6,4577.6%−45%

234Darby, PAPA10,6667.6%−27%

235Columbia, PAPA10,3147.5%−11%

236Aliquippa, PAPA9,0027.4%−19%

237Monaca, PAPA5,4567.4%−15%

238Johnstown, PAPA17,6547.2%−9%

239Clairton, PAPA5,8767.1%−24%

240McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6247.1%−13%

241Duquesne, PAPA5,0197.1%−13%

242New Brighton, PAPA5,5037.0%−29%

243Plymouth, PAPA5,8016.9%−34%

244McKeesport, PAPA16,9076.8%−35%

245Berwick, PAPA10,2976.3%−26%

246Tamaqua, PAPA6,9296.2%−16%

247Croydon, PAPA9,6845.8%−34%

248Shamokin, PAPA6,7644.5%−35%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES