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Most educated, Pennsylvania cities · 2010

Pennsylvania cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 261 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 261 is 24.1%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Swarthmore, PAPA6,56180.9%+3.8 pts

02Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13975.9%−3.5 pts

03Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83975.1%+0.6 pts

04Park Forest, PAPA8,62471.7%+5.7 pts

05Franklin Park, PAPA14,97869.6%+9.6 pts

06Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88068.2%+17.4 pts

07Fort Washington, PAPA6,27167.3%+5.8 pts

08Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07067.1%+7.9 pts

09State College, PAPA40,84466.0%−3.2 pts

10Spring House, PAPA5,13765.4%+7.8 pts

11Blue Bell, PAPA6,42464.0%+2.3 pts

12Ardmore, PAPA13,90960.6%+6.5 pts

13Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19359.8%−2.2 pts

14Exton, PAPA6,77259.0%+5.3 pts

15Maple Glen, PAPA6,64356.3%+4.5 pts

16Paoli, PAPA6,36255.8%+9.4 pts

17Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38852.9%+10.6 pts

18King of Prussia, PAPA25,85752.8%+3.4 pts

19Audubon, PAPA9,22952.7%+9.9 pts

20Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77752.5%+14.2 pts

21Hershey, PAPA14,24252.1%+10.2 pts

22Doylestown, PAPA8,33051.9%+10.0 pts

23Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06950.8%+8.0 pts

24Whitfield, PAPA5,22650.7%+11.9 pts

25Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63350.6%−0.2 pts

26Forest Hills, PAPA6,11649.5%+3.5 pts

27Murrysville, PAPA20,63649.0%–

28Allison Park, PAPA22,04548.8%–

29Wyomissing, PAPA11,28548.8%+8.1 pts

30Glenside, PAPA7,65948.4%+7.7 pts

31Wescosville, PAPA7,14847.7%–

32Churchville, PAPA6,08447.2%+7.8 pts

33Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50246.7%+4.9 pts

34Collegeville, PAPA5,28746.5%+22.8 pts

35Camp Hill, PAPA8,19946.2%+1.9 pts

36Dorneyville, PAPA5,21146.0%–

37Richboro, PAPA6,96345.7%+0.1 pts

38Kulpsville, PAPA8,79944.4%+4.2 pts

39Conshohocken, PAPA9,26644.2%+21.5 pts

40Oakmont, PAPA6,57644.0%+6.9 pts

41West Chester, PAPA19,59143.9%+4.9 pts

42Media, PAPA5,92042.3%+2.3 pts

43Edinboro, PAPA5,79042.1%−12.3 pts

44Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33641.5%+6.8 pts

45Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21240.8%+2.0 pts

46Bethel Park, PAPA32,07440.8%+3.0 pts

47Monroeville, PAPA27,68540.7%–

48Oreland, PAPA5,95340.2%+4.3 pts

49New Freedom, PAPA5,11639.5%+5.2 pts

50Indiana, PAPA14,69739.4%+3.1 pts

51Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45139.2%+4.1 pts

52Lewisburg, PAPA5,22638.4%+1.0 pts

53Horsham, PAPA16,00538.4%+6.5 pts

54Harleysville, PAPA9,09038.3%+2.6 pts

55Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35738.0%+9.8 pts

56Mountain Top, PAPA11,85037.7%+12.5 pts

57Lansdowne, PAPA11,14136.9%+2.2 pts

58Lower Allen, PAPA7,64636.2%+2.3 pts

59Carlisle, PAPA22,69336.1%+3.8 pts

60Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12535.8%+5.7 pts

61Gettysburg, PAPA8,36535.8%+3.4 pts

62Linglestown, PAPA6,95735.3%+6.4 pts

63Phoenixville, PAPA20,35635.1%+9.3 pts

64Glenshaw, PAPA9,13935.0%–

65Bellefonte, PAPA5,86234.8%+10.6 pts

66Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53434.4%−0.7 pts

67Willow Grove, PAPA14,13134.1%+6.2 pts

68Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63233.8%+7.6 pts

69Dormont, PAPA7,81633.7%+6.7 pts

70New Cumberland, PAPA7,59033.5%−0.4 pts

71Greensburg, PAPA14,46233.4%+4.2 pts

72Ambler, PAPA6,84033.4%+5.7 pts

73East York, PAPA9,38832.7%+3.5 pts

74Plum, PAPA26,22532.6%+4.7 pts

75Swissvale, PAPA8,19732.6%+7.8 pts

76Breinigsville, PAPA7,76931.9%–

77Dunmore, PAPA14,24931.6%+8.1 pts

78Millersville, PAPA9,28031.3%+1.1 pts

79Campbelltown, PAPA6,09231.3%+7.2 pts

80Crafton, PAPA5,79031.2%+3.5 pts

81Grove City, PAPA7,69430.9%+0.1 pts

82West View, PAPA6,35530.8%+7.5 pts

83Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80930.6%+6.5 pts

84Emmaus, PAPA12,51430.5%+5.9 pts

85Whitehall, PAPA14,52130.3%+0.4 pts

86Willow Street, PAPA9,64730.1%+1.8 pts

87Kingston, PAPA13,46229.8%+4.5 pts

88East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43829.8%+6.7 pts

89Shippensburg, PAPA5,61529.6%+6.8 pts

90Perkasie, PAPA9,31229.2%+6.4 pts

91Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16529.2%+10.1 pts

92Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03729.1%+3.0 pts

93Hatboro, PAPA8,59329.1%+5.3 pts

94Broomall, PAPA10,67929.1%+2.4 pts

95Blandon, PAPA7,35728.9%–

96Duryea, PAPA5,15728.7%+14.4 pts

97Lansdale, PAPA18,98628.2%+3.6 pts

98Moosic, PAPA5,98927.9%+8.8 pts

99Sanatoga, PAPA8,94927.7%+4.8 pts

100Hermitage, PAPA16,30827.6%+2.2 pts

101Colonial Park, PAPA18,03227.6%+1.3 pts

102Downingtown, PAPA8,38427.4%+5.6 pts

103Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60227.0%+4.6 pts

104Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37526.9%+0.9 pts

105Bridgeport, PAPA5,75826.9%+12.9 pts

106Yeadon, PAPA12,32026.8%+4.4 pts

107Nazareth, PAPA6,09126.8%+9.0 pts

108Bethlehem, PAPA79,64426.6%+2.8 pts

109Economy, PAPA9,09826.3%+2.6 pts

110Meadville, PAPA12,23026.2%+2.3 pts

111Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84726.2%+4.6 pts

112Lititz, PAPA9,68926.1%+2.0 pts

113Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47026.0%+3.7 pts

114Bellevue, PAPA7,88825.9%+2.5 pts

115Shiloh, PAPA11,24625.8%+3.0 pts

116Ridley Park, PAPA7,25525.6%+1.1 pts

117Middletown, PAPA7,62825.5%+4.8 pts

118Morrisville, PAPA9,66525.4%+6.8 pts

119Fullerton, PAPA16,72425.2%+3.5 pts

120Carnegie, PAPA7,77725.1%+7.6 pts

121Progress, PAPA11,01725.0%−1.3 pts

122Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96124.8%−2.6 pts

123Huntingdon, PAPA6,86224.8%+1.6 pts

124Hellertown, PAPA6,13824.7%+11.0 pts

125Dickson City, PAPA5,97624.7%+9.8 pts

126Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00624.5%+0.7 pts

127White Oak, PAPA7,28624.4%−1.6 pts

128Souderton, PAPA7,28824.4%+5.1 pts

129Old Forge, PAPA8,64024.3%+7.6 pts

130Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48824.3%+0.1 pts

131Warren, PAPA9,04624.1%+4.2 pts

132Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75323.9%+3.6 pts

133Shillington, PAPA5,54223.7%−5.1 pts

134Kenmar, PAPA5,07723.5%–

135Folsom, PAPA8,67123.4%+3.7 pts

136Munhall, PAPA10,25323.4%+9.9 pts

137Rutherford, PAPA6,89023.3%+3.2 pts

138Canonsburg, PAPA9,52923.3%+10.2 pts

139Brentwood, PAPA9,59723.0%+0.9 pts

140Sayre, PAPA5,32822.8%+4.1 pts

141Schlusser, PAPA5,40222.8%−2.6 pts

142Lock Haven, PAPA8,50022.6%+3.8 pts

143Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78322.5%+3.3 pts

144South Williamsport, PAPA6,12422.3%+6.5 pts

145Swoyersville, PAPA5,15522.2%+1.1 pts

146Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28122.2%+4.3 pts

147Baldwin, PAPA20,51622.1%+4.5 pts

148Somerset, PAPA5,81522.0%+1.1 pts

149Brookhaven, PAPA8,36221.8%+0.6 pts

150Sierra View, PAPA6,36521.7%–

151Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47021.3%+1.9 pts

152Exeter, PAPA5,58721.0%+7.6 pts

153Palmyra, PAPA7,76221.0%+0.9 pts

154Archbald, PAPA7,59820.9%+0.2 pts

155Chambersburg, PAPA23,37620.9%+2.9 pts

156Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99520.7%+4.3 pts

157Northampton, PAPA10,57020.7%+7.7 pts

158Franklin, PAPA5,89920.7%+2.4 pts

159New Holland, PAPA5,75420.7%+1.8 pts

160Oxford, PAPA5,88720.5%+2.8 pts

161Clearfield, PAPA5,75320.0%+2.9 pts

162Woodlyn, PAPA9,73620.0%+5.6 pts

163Birdsboro, PAPA5,16119.8%+3.0 pts

164Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07319.6%+3.0 pts

165Erie, PAPA91,83819.5%+2.1 pts

166St. Marys, PAPA12,25319.3%+3.8 pts

167Quakertown, PAPA9,23519.3%+2.3 pts

168Ellwood City, PAPA7,36219.0%+3.3 pts

169Mount Joy, PAPA8,31918.7%+1.9 pts

170Scranton, PAPA75,51418.6%+3.0 pts

171Latrobe, PAPA7,82618.6%+0.7 pts

172Titusville, PAPA5,11218.4%+4.5 pts

173Williamsport, PAPA27,38418.3%+2.0 pts

174Pennside, PAPA5,40718.1%–

175Ephrata, PAPA13,64718.1%+4.3 pts

176Kennett Square, PAPA6,89317.8%−2.5 pts

177DuBois, PAPA7,25417.8%+5.2 pts

178West Mifflin, PAPA18,70717.7%+3.0 pts

179Hanover, PAPA16,68417.5%+2.4 pts

180Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.4%+4.3 pts

181Blakely, PAPA6,61117.4%−2.5 pts

182Pottstown, PAPA23,32217.3%+4.9 pts

183Bangor, PAPA5,11817.3%+6.0 pts

184Jeannette, PAPA8,48917.1%+4.3 pts

185Norwood, PAPA5,92717.0%+2.5 pts

186Prospect Park, PAPA6,40916.9%+1.4 pts

187Easton, PAPA30,40216.8%+2.0 pts

188Red Lion, PAPA6,52316.7%+2.0 pts

189New Kensington, PAPA11,75916.7%+0.8 pts

190Harrisburg, PAPA50,52216.6%+2.4 pts

191Allentown, PAPA126,04416.6%+1.3 pts

192Greenville, PAPA5,40616.6%−0.4 pts

193Enola, PAPA6,53416.5%+5.7 pts

194Glenolden, PAPA7,21716.4%+3.9 pts

195Lancaster, PAPA58,36616.4%+2.4 pts

196Norristown, PAPA35,91116.2%+2.8 pts

197Olyphant, PAPA5,39016.1%−0.9 pts

198Altoona, PAPA42,34715.8%+3.7 pts

199Levittown, PAPA50,92615.6%+2.2 pts

200Pittston, PAPA7,71515.6%+4.1 pts

201Sharon, PAPA12,64815.6%+0.8 pts

202Bradford, PAPA7,44215.5%−0.5 pts

203Uniontown, PAPA9,43415.4%+1.2 pts

204Folcroft, PAPA6,78015.4%+7.2 pts

205Catasauqua, PAPA6,59015.1%+2.4 pts

206Middletown, PAPA9,77615.1%+1.8 pts

207Monessen, PAPA6,65715.0%−0.6 pts

208West York, PAPA5,11015.0%+6.3 pts

209Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82714.9%+1.6 pts

210Taylor, PAPA6,23214.8%+6.0 pts

211Coraopolis, PAPA5,28014.7%−2.7 pts

212Coatesville, PAPA13,28314.7%+4.5 pts

213Waynesboro, PAPA11,19014.6%+2.0 pts

214Clairton, PAPA5,87614.6%+5.2 pts

215Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52314.5%+1.6 pts

216Pottsville, PAPA13,17014.3%+0.3 pts

217New Castle, PAPA21,17513.8%+1.9 pts

218Palmerton, PAPA5,61513.7%+1.9 pts

219Monaca, PAPA5,45613.7%+4.9 pts

220Lehighton, PAPA5,23213.5%+6.9 pts

221Weigelstown, PAPA15,48513.5%+1.3 pts

222Collingdale, PAPA8,89813.4%+4.7 pts

223Oil City, PAPA9,30113.3%−1.2 pts

224Johnstown, PAPA17,65413.3%+5.3 pts

225Nanticoke, PAPA10,71213.2%+2.3 pts

226Aliquippa, PAPA9,00213.2%+4.1 pts

227Washington, PAPA13,37713.1%+0.1 pts

228Milton, PAPA6,45713.0%−0.9 pts

229Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83213.0%+0.1 pts

230Wilson, PAPA8,15912.9%+1.3 pts

231Bristol, PAPA9,97012.8%+2.3 pts

232Darby, PAPA10,66612.7%+2.3 pts

233Butler, PAPA12,87912.7%−2.8 pts

234Carbondale, PAPA8,73112.6%−0.2 pts

235Ambridge, PAPA6,94412.6%−1.0 pts

236Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57912.4%+1.1 pts

237Tyrone, PAPA5,22612.2%+0.8 pts

238Tamaqua, PAPA6,92911.9%+4.4 pts

239New Brighton, PAPA5,50311.9%+2.0 pts

240Parkville, PAPA8,12811.9%−0.5 pts

241Hazleton, PAPA30,28611.8%+0.2 pts

242Connellsville, PAPA6,57411.6%−1.2 pts

243Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25311.5%−2.5 pts

244Steelton, PAPA6,32811.5%+2.7 pts

245Lewistown, PAPA8,38511.5%+2.5 pts

246Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55811.4%−3.1 pts

247Corry, PAPA5,99311.2%+0.2 pts

248Plymouth, PAPA5,80111.1%+0.7 pts

249Shamokin, PAPA6,76410.6%+3.7 pts

250Croydon, PAPA9,68410.5%+1.7 pts

251York, PAPA45,34210.2%−0.4 pts

252Berwick, PAPA10,2979.9%+1.4 pts

253Reading, PAPA95,8329.8%+1.2 pts

254Columbia, PAPA10,3149.7%+1.3 pts

255McKeesport, PAPA16,9079.6%−0.9 pts

256McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6249.4%+1.1 pts

257Lebanon, PAPA26,4799.1%+0.6 pts

258Duquesne, PAPA5,0198.8%+0.7 pts

259Chester, PAPA33,9968.7%+0.1 pts

260Sunbury, PAPA9,4957.9%+1.8 pts

261West Hazleton, PAPA5,2847.4%−5.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS