RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,826

Most graduate degrees, US cities

US cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). Clemson University, South Carolina leads at 100.0%. 6,826 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. California carries 6 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 6,826 is 11.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kingston, RI, up 778 places to #51.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49914.0%–

01▲175Clemson University, SCSC7,015100.0%–

02▲606Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,95982.9%–

03▲141University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02078.9%–

04▲2Scarsdale, NYNY18,19463.2%+12.7 pts

05▲12Short Hills, NJNJ14,92361.9%–

06▲19Hanover, NHNH8,47961.0%+20.1 pts

07▼5Merion Station, PAPA5,78859.4%–

08▼3Lexington, MAMA34,29558.6%+16.4 pts

09▲6West University Place, TXTX15,15858.5%+13.8 pts

10▼6California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91558.5%–

11▼4Bethesda, MDMD69,39758.1%+9.2 pts

12▲1Brookline, MAMA63,26657.9%+12.7 pts

13▼10Stanford, CACA18,66257.8%−7.0 pts

14▼6Princeton, NJNJ31,46956.8%+17.1 pts

15▲45Piedmont, CACA10,64256.8%+15.7 pts

16▲10Wellesley, MAMA30,34756.7%+15.6 pts

17▼1McLean, VAVA49,62756.5%+12.5 pts

18▲3Potomac, MDMD45,90255.7%+11.5 pts

19▲1Los Altos, CACA30,96555.7%+19.9 pts

20▼10Chevy Chase, MDMD9,44555.4%+12.5 pts

21▲9Swarthmore, PAPA6,56155.3%+9.4 pts

22▼10Palo Alto, CACA67,60955.0%+11.9 pts

23▼12Fulton, MDMD5,67754.7%–

24▼15Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41954.5%+13.1 pts

25▼11Williamstown, MAMA5,07054.3%+18.3 pts

26▲32Pepper Pike, OHOH6,88653.3%+15.1 pts

27▲62South Kensington, MDMD8,14853.1%+15.3 pts

28▲7Newton, MAMA90,74153.0%+14.1 pts

29▲26Amherst, MAMA40,92053.0%–

30▼3Kensington, CACA5,17952.6%+9.5 pts

31▲32South Run, VAVA6,60052.6%–

32▼13Atherton, CACA6,96052.3%+12.1 pts

33▼15Ladue, MOMO8,93452.0%+20.0 pts

34▲10Falls Church, VAVA15,15951.8%+18.1 pts

35▼3Belmont, MAMA27,17551.6%+14.9 pts

36▲9Great Falls, VAVA15,22851.4%+13.4 pts

37▼6Winnetka, ILIL12,51851.3%+7.2 pts

38▼5Cambridge, MAMA122,58851.2%+12.7 pts

39▼11Travilah, MDMD11,72151.0%+5.5 pts

40▲13West Point, NYNY6,34951.0%+9.0 pts

41▲21Winchester, MAMA23,40650.8%+18.1 pts

42▲33Clayton, MOMO17,80750.6%+14.2 pts

43▲23Mantua, VAVA8,29850.0%+16.0 pts

44▲30North Caldwell, NJNJ6,81549.5%+20.4 pts

45▼21Wilmette, ILIL27,45949.5%+10.9 pts

46▲3Needham, MAMA32,45949.3%+15.8 pts

47▼10Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85849.3%+11.4 pts

48▼14Villanova, PAPA9,18649.2%–

49▲57Irvington, NYNY6,53349.1%+17.0 pts

50▲2Upper Montclair, NJNJ12,45749.0%–

51▲778Kingston, RIRI7,33248.6%+21.5 pts

52▲5Cupertino, CACA58,33348.6%+15.2 pts

53▲34Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27448.6%+8.1 pts

54▼11Glencoe, ILIL8,72448.5%+8.4 pts

55▼5Difficult Run, VAVA9,93848.3%–

56▼8Glendale, MOMO6,06048.1%+24.2 pts

57▼11Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23348.0%+8.5 pts

58▼29Alfred, NYNY5,14747.8%−2.2 pts

59▼3Hillsborough, CACA11,20647.7%+11.8 pts

60▼38Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13947.6%+5.6 pts

61▲41Cochituate, MAMA6,47147.5%+15.0 pts

62▲10Ardsley, NYNY5,00747.4%+15.2 pts

63▲365Houghton, MIMI8,56047.3%+21.8 pts

64▲6Orinda, CACA19,50747.0%+12.7 pts

65▼64University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12146.7%–

66▲28Park Forest, PAPA8,62446.6%+8.8 pts

67▼16Bellaire, TXTX17,43446.5%+14.5 pts

68▲33Arlington, MAMA46,35046.5%+18.3 pts

69▲9Los Alamos, NMNM13,31746.5%+9.2 pts

70▼47Druid Hills, GAGA8,16946.5%+2.8 pts

71▲6Saratoga, CACA30,41846.4%+12.9 pts

72▼18Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22746.2%–

73▲13Sharon, MAMA6,23246.1%+15.9 pts

74▲78Cherry Hills, COCO6,38946.0%+8.5 pts

75▼37Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07046.0%+15.4 pts

76▼36Pelham Manor, NYNY5,63145.9%+13.9 pts

77▲33Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,44045.8%+6.4 pts

78▼37Larchmont, NYNY6,75045.7%0.0 pts

79▲98Wyndham, VAVA12,09945.7%+19.0 pts

80▲37Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,48145.7%+8.5 pts

81▲38North Bethesda, MDMD49,67745.4%+9.0 pts

82▼23Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28045.3%+8.5 pts

83▲13River Forest, ILIL11,39345.3%+7.1 pts

84▼48Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56545.2%+4.7 pts

85▲19Mountain View, CACA85,43845.1%+19.6 pts

86▲361Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJNJ5,92045.1%–

87▼19Floris, VAVA7,58945.1%–

88▲79San Marino, CACA11,96445.0%+12.1 pts

89▲8Menlo Park, CACA32,71345.0%+14.3 pts

90▼10West Lafayette, ININ45,74744.8%+4.6 pts

91▲102Crozet, VAVA9,28944.8%+35.9 pts

92▲172Marvin, NCNC7,04044.8%+20.7 pts

93▲77Mercer Island, WAWA25,42244.7%+13.1 pts

94▲31Haddonfield, NJNJ12,74044.6%+15.7 pts

95Davis, CACA66,11044.5%+8.4 pts

96▲31Stony Brook, NYNY12,86844.5%+13.5 pts

97▼50East Hills, NYNY7,32844.5%+5.3 pts

98▲57Kentfield, CACA6,90044.4%+10.5 pts

99▲104Tiburon, CACA8,88144.4%+10.8 pts

100▼12Hinsdale, ILIL17,57344.3%+12.9 pts

101▲129Glen Ridge, NJNJ8,25944.1%+13.1 pts

102▼21University Park, TXTX25,32344.0%+10.6 pts

103▲29Ithaca, NYNY33,63243.7%+12.1 pts

104▲34Crosspointe, VAVA5,66943.7%–

105▼13Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04943.6%–

106▲6Rye, NYNY16,61443.6%+9.0 pts

107▼8Town and Country, MOMO11,61943.6%+12.8 pts

108▲20Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,56143.6%+15.3 pts

109▲222South Barrington, ILIL5,07143.5%+13.6 pts

110▲43East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66343.5%+9.8 pts

111▼18Carrboro, NCNC20,96243.5%+12.9 pts

112▼41Tenafly, NJNJ15,23743.4%+10.0 pts

113▼22Merrifield, VAVA20,69843.3%+15.9 pts

114▲7Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95743.3%+13.8 pts

115▲25Highland Park, TXTX8,76443.2%+13.1 pts

116▲56Riverside, CTCT8,95443.2%–

117▲122Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67943.2%+20.6 pts

118▲6Fairwood, MDMD7,52643.0%–

119▲1Albany, CACA19,19542.8%+8.8 pts

120▲19Vienna, VAVA16,69142.8%+18.5 pts

121▼38North Potomac, MDMD23,92242.5%+4.1 pts

122▼58Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27142.5%–

123▲368Manhasset, NYNY7,71642.5%+17.1 pts

124▼59Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70042.4%+6.3 pts

125▲103Key Biscayne, FLFL14,81542.2%+10.9 pts

126▼15Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56342.2%+11.4 pts

127▼42Woodside, CACA5,18142.2%+5.7 pts

128▼2Decatur, GAGA25,27642.2%+15.1 pts

129▲25Chatham, NJNJ10,02742.1%+13.8 pts

130▼1Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48942.1%+12.3 pts

131▲10Berkeley, CACA121,91142.0%+7.7 pts

132▼34Lake Forest, ILIL19,73141.9%+8.0 pts

133▲12Shorewood, WIWI13,47441.9%+14.4 pts

134▲16Oakwood, OHOH9,44141.8%+11.2 pts

135▼68Tysons, VAVA28,93641.8%–

136▼18Arlington, VAVA236,25441.7%+11.2 pts

137▲92Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64541.7%+15.9 pts

138▲123Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55941.5%+10.5 pts

139▲52Coral Gables, FLFL49,57841.5%+10.5 pts

140▲267Ashton-Sandy Spring, MDMD5,63041.4%+18.4 pts

141▲435Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90241.4%+19.0 pts

142▲111Englewood Cliffs, NJNJ5,38441.4%+17.7 pts

143▲28West Concord, MAMA5,87641.4%+15.6 pts

144▲16Port Jefferson, NYNY8,30641.3%+9.0 pts

145▼63State College, PAPA40,84441.3%+0.9 pts

146▲68Elkins Park, PAPA7,21341.3%–

147▼42Deerfield, ILIL19,64241.3%+9.0 pts

148▲57Grandview Heights, OHOH9,11241.2%+24.7 pts

149▲57Moraga, CACA16,32241.2%–

150▲12Birmingham, MIMI21,92341.2%+11.6 pts

151▲306Pelham, NYNY7,60841.1%+13.0 pts

152▲71Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96341.1%+12.7 pts

153▲91Kemp Mill, MDMD13,04241.0%+13.1 pts

154▼75The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,11441.0%+6.2 pts

155▼6Orono, MEME11,15141.0%+11.7 pts

156▼20Wakefield, VAVA11,93040.9%–

157▲50Beachwood, OHOH13,67340.9%+14.4 pts

158▲1Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08540.8%+9.0 pts

159▼50North Hills, NYNY5,48140.7%+9.5 pts

160▼47Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73640.7%–

161▲43Foster City, CACA32,41140.6%+16.4 pts

162▼31Falcon Heights, MNMN5,07140.6%+2.5 pts

163▲35Brambleton, VAVA24,53740.5%–

164▼103Okemos, MIMI26,39640.5%+4.3 pts

165▼28Boulder, COCO105,68940.4%+9.9 pts

166▼76Blacksburg, VAVA45,10440.4%+1.5 pts

167▼20Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56640.4%–

168▲84Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44940.3%+13.4 pts

169▼27Bronxville, NYNY6,50440.3%−2.4 pts

170▼70Shaker Heights, OHOH28,46640.3%+4.9 pts

171▼102Old Westbury, NYNY5,07140.2%+6.4 pts

172▲44Brentwood, MOMO8,07940.2%+16.5 pts

173▼15North Oaks, MNMN5,28340.1%+1.2 pts

174▲16North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99740.1%+11.0 pts

175▲134Rye Brook, NYNY9,95540.1%+12.8 pts

176▲8Takoma Park, MDMD17,26040.0%+12.8 pts

177▲126Blackwells Mills, NJNJ10,30140.0%–

178▲47Springdale, NJNJ15,17339.9%+9.9 pts

179▲177South Hill, NYNY6,95139.9%+14.3 pts

180▲7Hingham, MAMA5,13039.8%+13.6 pts

181▲60Four Corners, MDMD8,15039.8%–

182▼48The Hills, NJNJ10,78539.8%–

183▼10Evanston, ILIL76,38039.7%+6.5 pts

184▼69Andover, MAMA9,45139.7%+12.1 pts

185▲23North Decatur, GAGA18,44239.6%+12.0 pts

186▼70White Rock, NMNM5,71639.6%+3.8 pts

187▼145Notre Dame, ININ6,89039.5%–

188▼45Oakton, VAVA36,52839.5%+10.0 pts

189▼150Old Greenwich, CTCT6,93639.5%–

190▲46Niskayuna, NYNY21,22739.5%–

191▲27Mountain Brook, ALAL21,66139.5%+5.5 pts

192▼27University of California-Davis, CACA8,69639.4%–

193▼58Highland Park, NJNJ15,25939.4%+4.2 pts

194▲52Braddock, VAVA6,53639.4%–

195▲122Monmouth Junction, NJNJ9,14139.4%+19.6 pts

196▼48Olivette, MOMO8,93739.3%+12.2 pts

197▲27Northbrook, ILIL34,74439.3%+11.7 pts

198▼114Belle Mead, NJNJ6,39439.3%–

199▼85East Lansing, MIMI49,35539.2%0.0 pts

200▲22Sunnyvale, CACA156,57739.2%+17.2 pts

201▼19Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59339.1%+10.3 pts

202▲102Lutherville, MDMD6,57439.1%–

203▲63Jericho, NYNY13,75939.1%+9.4 pts

204▼30Highland Park, ILIL30,76739.1%+10.6 pts

205▼17Pinecrest, FLFL18,63539.1%+7.7 pts

206▲11Garden City, NYNY23,04339.1%+9.1 pts

207▲55Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83139.0%–

208▲243Davidson, NCNC16,66239.0%+13.5 pts

209▲138Milton, MAMA28,58739.0%+17.0 pts

210▲2Upper Arlington, OHOH35,89339.0%+9.1 pts

211▲99George Mason, VAVA9,93738.9%–

212▲109Superior, COCO13,63738.9%+13.6 pts

213▼57Oak Park, ILIL52,82338.7%+7.8 pts

214▼141Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83938.6%+6.4 pts

215▲59Redmond, WAWA82,50638.6%+21.6 pts

216▲286Northfield, ILIL5,63238.6%+10.6 pts

217▲51Neshanic Station, NJNJ5,64038.6%–

218▲98Nyack, NYNY7,51138.5%+18.5 pts

219▼111Hampton, MDMD5,37238.5%+6.6 pts

220▼40Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73538.4%+8.4 pts

221▼52University of Virginia, VAVA9,06538.4%–

222▲290Oberlin, OHOH8,60338.3%+14.2 pts

223▼59Brighton, NYNY36,83438.3%+7.1 pts

224▲59Westfield, NJNJ32,59538.2%+8.4 pts

225▼46Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49038.1%+7.8 pts

226▲21Belle Haven, VAVA6,57038.1%+10.5 pts

227▼7Rockville, MDMD67,56338.1%+9.5 pts

228▲228Savoy, ILIL9,11338.0%+7.0 pts

229▲43Washington, DCDC693,64538.0%+17.0 pts

230▲455Mountainside, NJNJ7,34638.0%+16.1 pts

231▲233Kingstowne, VAVA18,36038.0%–

232▲80Los Gatos, CACA32,57637.9%+12.5 pts

233▲46Cherry Creek, COCO10,72137.8%–

234▲16Lafayette, CACA25,31337.8%+8.0 pts

235▲14San Carlos, CACA29,26137.6%+17.8 pts

236▲37Bethany, OROR33,10637.6%–

237▼16Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58937.6%+21.1 pts

238▲22Corte Madera, CACA9,92937.5%+14.2 pts

239▲69Annapolis Neck, MDMD12,03237.5%–

240▲100New Albany, OHOH11,80337.4%+15.7 pts

241▼46La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48037.4%+7.8 pts

242▲6Ridgewood, NJNJ26,52737.4%+8.4 pts

243▲262Forest Glen, MDMD6,84037.4%+13.5 pts

244▲63Sammamish, WAWA66,11037.3%+16.8 pts

245▲113Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,28237.3%+7.0 pts

246▲135University Heights, OHOH13,20037.2%+10.0 pts

247▼62Basking Ridge, NJNJ7,91737.2%–

248▼91Durham, NHNH10,68137.1%−4.6 pts

249▼12Ellicott City, MDMD75,25737.1%+12.6 pts

250▲256Terrell Hills, TXTX5,21537.0%+10.5 pts

251▲46Noroton, CTCT5,53937.0%–

252▼106Richmond Heights, MOMO9,09336.9%+12.4 pts

253▼61Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25136.9%+4.8 pts

254▲260Little Silver, NJNJ6,12436.9%+14.9 pts

255▼133Oxford, OHOH22,38736.8%+7.3 pts

256▲45Sausalito, CACA7,01936.8%+7.8 pts

257▲134Marblehead, MAMA20,41336.8%+11.1 pts

258▲56Powell, OHOH18,26936.7%+11.5 pts

259▲145Cos Cob, CTCT7,54636.7%–

260▼50Summit, NJNJ23,31436.6%+6.7 pts

261▼72Bexley, OHOH12,45236.6%+4.7 pts

262▲26Port Washington, NYNY18,00436.6%+10.1 pts

263▲4Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12236.5%+7.9 pts

264▼21Chesterfield, MOMO49,30936.5%+12.5 pts

265▲37Louisville, COCO20,58136.5%+14.2 pts

266▼51Athens, OHOH25,31336.5%−1.8 pts

267▼137Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17936.5%+10.5 pts

268▲12Longboat Key, FLFL7,35936.5%+11.8 pts

269▼118Darnestown, MDMD7,05136.4%+0.8 pts

270▲74Greenwich, CTCT14,79236.4%–

271▼20Urbana, ILIL39,71936.4%+3.5 pts

272▼17Fox Point, WIWI6,58336.3%+7.0 pts

273▲381Roseland, NJNJ6,41736.3%+17.6 pts

274▲37Leawood, KSKS34,09336.3%+8.7 pts

275▼172Wyoming, OHOH8,80736.3%+3.5 pts

276Lawrence, NYNY6,84736.3%+1.4 pts

277▲28Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69136.3%+10.7 pts

278▲40Bellevue, WAWA154,19336.0%+16.6 pts

279▼53Mill Valley, CACA13,79935.9%+3.0 pts

280Watertown, MAMA35,71035.8%–

281▼46Greenwood, COCO15,32335.8%+4.6 pts

282▲43Northampton, MAMA31,04735.8%+10.8 pts

283▲36Towson, MDMD58,67935.8%+11.1 pts

284▼6Western Springs, ILIL13,58835.8%+9.2 pts

285▼102Franklin Park, PAPA14,97835.8%+9.7 pts

286▲36Hudson, OHOH23,08535.7%+9.8 pts

287▲54Madeira, OHOH9,63735.7%+18.7 pts

288▼79Montgomery, OHOH10,92235.7%+9.9 pts

289▲37Palm Beach, FLFL9,42335.7%+13.7 pts

290▼63Ardmore, PAPA13,90935.7%+7.6 pts

291▼128Long Branch, VAVA7,03435.7%–

292▲70Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68135.7%+8.1 pts

293▲235Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+14.3 pts

294▲158Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88935.5%+4.8 pts

295▲341Paoli, PAPA6,36235.5%+15.8 pts

296▼110East Setauket, NYNY10,14935.5%–

297▼119Pelican Bay, FLFL6,15935.5%+13.4 pts

298▼97Belmont, VAVA9,72935.5%–

299▼86Glen Rock, NJNJ12,28835.5%+11.2 pts

300▼62Shelburne, VTVT6,49935.4%–

301▼133Dry Run, OHOH7,68735.4%+13.4 pts

302▼169Pleasantville, NYNY7,39135.4%+6.6 pts

303▼8Huntington, NYNY19,94835.4%+8.7 pts

304▲16Plainview, NYNY25,98235.4%+13.3 pts

305▲10Emeryville, CACA13,25135.3%+9.9 pts

306▲99Santa Clara, CACA133,44635.3%+18.7 pts

307▲42Spring House, PAPA5,13735.3%+7.6 pts

308▲43Dublin, OHOH49,09435.3%+12.5 pts

309▲132Morgantown, WVWV30,29335.2%+8.5 pts

310▼144Staples, CTCT7,34035.2%–

311▲107Kenwood, OHOH8,32635.2%+15.2 pts

312▲160Daniels Farm, CTCT5,97635.2%–

313▲57Rochester, MIMI12,82435.2%+15.1 pts

314▼32Scaggsville, MDMD10,56435.0%–

315▲45Des Peres, MOMO9,10235.0%+8.7 pts

316▲221Southlake, TXTX31,17534.9%+15.8 pts

317▲137Calabasas, CACA22,02734.9%+10.5 pts

318▲19Columbia, MDMD104,33834.9%+6.1 pts

319▼21Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03134.9%+7.0 pts

320▲23Belmont, CACA28,75234.8%+13.6 pts

321▲6Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04734.8%+16.4 pts

322▲235Franklin Center, NJNJ6,64634.8%–

323▼29Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts

324▼31Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83034.7%+12.0 pts

325▼29Syosset, NYNY18,43334.7%+10.6 pts

326▼39Medfield, MAMA6,84934.7%+7.8 pts

327▲82Riverside, ILIL8,93934.6%+11.9 pts

328▲118Morrisville, NCNC32,46634.6%+15.2 pts

329▼96De Witt, NYNY11,06034.6%–

330▼155Blue Bell, PAPA6,42434.6%+11.0 pts

331▼68Reston, VAVA64,41434.5%+6.8 pts

332▲14Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65434.5%+8.3 pts

333▼134Clemson, SCSC18,94134.5%+2.5 pts

334▲68Burke, VAVA44,02934.5%+7.5 pts

335▲55Heathcote, NJNJ7,71734.5%+8.3 pts

336▼30Broadlands, VAVA14,35334.5%–

337▼37Troy Hills, NJNJ5,17934.4%–

338▼93New Canaan, CTCT6,89634.4%–

339▼82Webster Groves, MOMO23,45034.4%+9.6 pts

340▼233Storrs, CTCT15,20734.4%−14.1 pts

341▲81Oak Brook, ILIL8,10834.3%−0.5 pts

342▲182Woodbury, NYNY9,34834.3%+6.6 pts

343▲645Woodway, TXTX9,75334.3%+13.1 pts

344▼113South Pasadena, CACA25,50334.2%+9.2 pts

345▼56Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09534.2%+3.5 pts

346▲11Lowes Island, VAVA11,01834.1%–

347▲1Lake Oswego, OROR39,72234.1%+9.5 pts

348▲91Bloomington, ININ83,30734.1%+4.7 pts

349▼80Dranesville, VAVA11,82833.9%–

350▼20West Hartford, CTCT63,62033.9%+7.7 pts

351▲20Short Pump, VAVA29,02633.9%+33.9 pts

352▲98Allendale, NJNJ7,11633.9%+11.3 pts

353Larkspur, CACA12,62033.9%+7.6 pts

354▲595Kings Point, NYNY5,71033.9%+3.0 pts

355▼71Idylwood, VAVA17,55933.9%+9.1 pts

356▲165Kings Park West, VAVA13,44233.8%–

357▲74Worthington, OHOH14,54333.8%+8.0 pts

358▲43University City, MOMO34,65733.8%+10.2 pts

359▼163Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61933.7%+1.4 pts

360▲66Cary, NCNC183,58233.7%+10.8 pts

361▼96South Riding, VAVA34,35233.7%–

362▲130Longmeadow, MAMA15,69633.7%+3.5 pts

363▼93Creve Coeur, MOMO18,48033.7%+5.4 pts

364▲159Melville, NYNY19,71433.7%+10.0 pts

365▼111Wesley Hills, NYNY6,47733.6%+7.5 pts

366▲49Florham Park, NJNJ14,45633.6%+9.3 pts

367▲44Parole, MDMD17,22933.6%+15.4 pts

368▼77Tarrytown, NYNY11,89033.6%+9.5 pts

369▲149Beverly Hills, CACA30,76433.6%+8.8 pts

370▼32Silver Spring, MDMD81,46233.6%+9.5 pts

371▲3McNair, VAVA22,65533.5%–

372▼161Wayne, PAPA6,63533.5%–

373▲86Parkland, FLFL39,18633.5%+14.3 pts

374▲47Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54533.5%–

375▲94Sierra Madre, CACA10,62033.5%+11.9 pts

376▲191Alamo, CACA14,48833.4%+9.1 pts

377▼13Steiner Ranch, TXTX18,61933.4%–

378▲14Somerville, MAMA84,21133.4%+15.7 pts

379▼25San Ramon, CACA86,20933.4%+16.5 pts

380▲60Pleasanton, CACA74,55633.4%+17.6 pts

381▼20Fairport, NYNY5,32633.3%+15.1 pts

382▲88Naperville, ILIL153,11433.3%+9.7 pts

383▼260Montecito, CACA9,03133.3%+4.9 pts

384▲193Media, PAPA5,92033.3%+19.4 pts

385▼13Skidaway Island, GAGA9,31533.3%+8.3 pts

386▼44Zionsville, ININ33,62433.3%+10.2 pts

387▲12Pikesville, MDMD33,52433.2%+5.8 pts

388▼55Glenview, ILIL47,71133.2%+9.3 pts

389▼13Mays Chapel, MDMD16,06633.2%+6.0 pts

390▼119Clarksburg, MDMD30,48733.1%+8.4 pts

391▼194Long Grove, ILIL8,34333.1%+10.0 pts

392▲82Solon, OHOH23,67933.1%+11.2 pts

393▼15Homewood, ALAL28,11833.1%+11.3 pts

394▲158Cedarhurst, NYNY7,33433.1%+10.5 pts

395▼103Franklin Lakes, NJNJ11,18033.1%+11.6 pts

396▲77Martinsville, NJNJ11,55933.1%–

397▼74Dix Hills, NYNY24,77333.1%+6.9 pts

398▲251Franconia, VAVA18,33533.0%+8.9 pts

399▲554St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties), MNMN9,98933.0%+22.1 pts

400▲37Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19332.9%+11.0 pts

401▼167Urbana, MDMD14,26032.9%–

402▲66Reading, MAMA25,61232.9%+13.2 pts

403▲98Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12232.8%+16.5 pts

404▼119Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97332.8%+2.5 pts

405▲217Bothell East, WAWA14,57832.8%–

406▼56Upper Saddle River, NJNJ8,65032.7%+7.2 pts

407▲185Rio del Mar, CACA9,20132.7%+12.2 pts

408▲253Ladera Heights, CACA7,33432.7%+6.4 pts

409▼70Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63332.7%+9.4 pts

410▼178Topanga, CACA8,88532.7%–

411▼23Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,97532.7%+6.9 pts

412▼28Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82432.6%+7.8 pts

413▲211Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51332.6%+9.4 pts

414▲132Morris Plains, NJNJ6,58632.6%+11.1 pts

415▲225Middletown, MDMD5,05632.6%+16.6 pts

416▲127Northport, NYNY7,33632.6%+8.2 pts

417▲50Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,06632.6%+10.4 pts

418▲30Old Bethpage, NYNY6,54632.6%+11.8 pts

419▼2Ilchester, MDMD28,36432.6%–

420▼75Brentwood, TNTN45,31332.5%+6.6 pts

421▼35Greentree, NJNJ11,53732.5%+7.2 pts

422▼98Dunwoody, GAGA51,79232.5%+9.4 pts

423▼242Woodmere, NYNY18,06132.5%+3.9 pts

424▼55Northville, MIMI6,01332.5%+7.5 pts

425▲104Bainbridge, OHOH8,62332.4%+10.2 pts

426▼136Madison, NJNJ16,60732.4%+6.4 pts

427▼95Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,75032.3%+7.0 pts

428▲117Johns Creek, GAGA80,40132.3%–

429▼100Rumson, NJNJ7,15732.3%+7.3 pts

430▲339Oradell, NJNJ8,29332.3%+10.9 pts

431▲24Williamsville, NYNY5,47832.3%+15.4 pts

432▲140Auburn, ALAL85,11332.3%+3.0 pts

433▲102Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79232.2%+11.9 pts

434▲579Shady Hollow, TXTX5,70932.2%+14.7 pts

435▼19Germantown, TNTN40,00132.2%+9.8 pts

436▼51El Cerrito, CACA26,12132.2%+6.5 pts

437▲110Rockville Centre, NYNY25,77032.2%+8.0 pts

438▼6Saranap, CACA5,66232.1%–

439▼158New Providence, NJNJ14,09232.1%+4.5 pts

440▼37Hoboken, NJNJ59,02732.0%+13.3 pts

441▲63Dublin, CACA71,60232.0%+22.9 pts

442▲21Metuchen, NJNJ15,36332.0%+12.2 pts

443▲427Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45331.9%–

444▲64Fort Salonga, NYNY10,19931.9%+6.9 pts

445▲40Troy, MIMI88,73331.9%+10.0 pts

446▲76Kirkwood, MOMO29,33131.9%+11.2 pts

447▼82Glastonbury Center, CTCT7,26631.8%+13.1 pts

448▲705Big Flats, NYNY5,65131.8%+12.8 pts

449▼20Prairie, KSKS23,00831.8%+9.4 pts

450▲28Ames, IAIA68,22031.8%+3.7 pts

451▼9Middlebury, VTVT7,22031.8%+11.3 pts

452▲126Parkville, MOMO9,09331.8%+15.0 pts

453▲107Lone Tree, COCO15,27831.8%+10.1 pts

454▼91Cinco Ranch, TXTX18,61131.7%+11.2 pts

455▼49Carmel, ININ105,63431.7%+10.5 pts

456▼90Orange, CTCT14,31531.7%+7.7 pts

457▲174Issaquah, WAWA39,42331.7%+17.4 pts

458▲42Northborough, MAMA6,39231.6%+12.8 pts

459▲102Pacific Grove, CACA14,65931.6%+13.2 pts

460▲126Lebanon, NHNH15,48131.6%+16.6 pts

461▼203Huntington, VAVA13,50231.6%+7.9 pts

462▲91Cedar Mill, OROR19,47131.6%+12.3 pts

463▼84Olney, MDMD35,79731.5%+7.6 pts

464▲140Timonium, MDMD10,30431.5%–

465▼41Irvine, CACA318,76431.5%+7.4 pts

466▼107Coronado, CACA21,09431.5%+8.6 pts

467▲63Moorefield, VAVA6,12331.5%–

468▲173Miami Shores, FLFL11,66931.5%+13.4 pts

469▲803Timnath, COCO11,60031.5%+26.1 pts

470▼25Fulshear, TXTX64,63031.5%+22.9 pts

471▲79West Hills, NYNY5,36931.5%+11.3 pts

472▼197Old Tappan, NJNJ6,68631.5%+13.2 pts

473▲90Fremont, CACA226,44231.4%+14.8 pts

474▲127Highland Heights, OHOH8,55931.4%+12.5 pts

475Coppell, TXTX41,38631.4%+12.2 pts

476▼142Alamo Heights, TXTX7,63231.4%−0.9 pts

477▼41Saline, MIMI9,00131.4%+15.7 pts

478▲6Brookhaven, GAGA59,64331.4%–

479▲266Elm Grove, WIWI6,35431.4%+4.2 pts

480▲14Fair Haven, NJNJ6,09631.4%+5.0 pts

481▲149Garrison, MDMD9,46931.4%+7.1 pts

482▼49Vestavia Hills, ALAL38,30631.3%+7.1 pts

483▲28Gunbarrel, COCO10,05131.3%+6.8 pts

484▲86Malibu, CACA9,57431.3%+4.6 pts

485▼409New Paltz, NYNY8,68931.3%+6.5 pts

486▲123Mendota Heights, MNMN11,47531.2%+10.6 pts

487▲82Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,86631.2%+8.7 pts

488▼7Cascades, VAVA12,35731.2%–

489▲274Hillsborough, NCNC9,77831.2%+19.3 pts

490▼67Milton, GAGA41,26631.2%–

491▲12Alpharetta, GAGA66,92131.1%+13.1 pts

492▼96Edina, MNMN54,35631.1%+8.8 pts

493Swampscott, MAMA15,27731.1%+9.8 pts

494▲71Simsbury Center, CTCT6,19831.1%+7.3 pts

495▼16Siesta Key, FLFL5,52531.1%+9.1 pts

496▲60Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81231.1%+10.5 pts

497▲214East Aurora, NYNY5,94931.0%+15.9 pts

498▼199Mequon, WIWI25,12030.9%+8.5 pts

499▼99Woodmoor, COCO8,93430.9%+5.3 pts

500▼56Edgewater, NJNJ15,49930.9%+12.4 pts

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Frequently asked

Which city has the highest graduate degree?

Clemson University, South Carolina ranks #1 with 100.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by graduate degree?

Clemson University, South Carolina, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, University at Buffalo, New York, Scarsdale, New York, Short Hills, New Jersey.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,826 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).