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Most graduate degrees, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Ames, IAIA68,22031.8%+13%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22929.8%+7%

03Clive, IAIA19,86126.0%+51%

04Coralville, IAIA23,96024.0%+11%

05Fairfield, IAIA9,22022.8%+37%

06Bettendorf, IAIA40,71022.4%+70%

07Johnston, IAIA25,06522.0%+44%

08Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24021.5%+33%

09Tiffin, IAIA7,15619.2%+179%

10West Des Moines, IAIA74,22419.1%+35%

11Grimes, IAIA17,40518.6%+148%

12North Liberty, IAIA21,97618.4%+163%

13Waverly, IAIA10,56118.3%+67%

14Grinnell, IAIA9,43018.2%+69%

15Polk City, IAIA6,63018.1%+206%

16Waukee, IAIA34,89018.0%+120%

17Urbandale, IAIA48,57018.0%+40%

18Eldridge, IAIA6,95418.0%+69%

19Decorah, IAIA7,41716.6%+43%

20Ankeny, IAIA77,83316.1%+53%

21Pella, IAIA10,99215.8%+64%

22Asbury, IAIA6,03515.5%+91%

23Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05914.3%+16%

24Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32414.1%+142%

25Sioux Center, IAIA8,86413.6%+25%

26Bondurant, IAIA9,64713.6%+353%

27Orange City, IAIA6,46813.5%+15%

28DeWitt, IAIA5,70413.0%+205%

29Adel, IAIA7,09812.5%+205%

30Dubuque, IAIA59,14812.1%+57%

31Indianola, IAIA16,82911.9%+59%

32Hiawatha, IAIA7,43211.6%+111%

33Norwalk, IAIA15,00411.3%+62%

34Marion, IAIA42,73211.2%+67%

35Davenport, IAIA100,35810.9%+53%

36Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93510.9%+47%

37Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23910.8%+71%

38Clear Lake, IAIA7,60110.7%+59%

39Altoona, IAIA22,79610.4%+115%

40Cherokee, IAIA5,1229.7%+150%

41Vinton, IAIA5,0049.4%+61%

42Des Moines, IAIA212,0869.3%+44%

43Manchester, IAIA5,3579.3%+100%

44Winterset, IAIA5,5208.6%+215%

45Anamosa, IAIA5,9018.6%+167%

46Washington, IAIA7,2618.5%+39%

47Knoxville, IAIA7,4698.5%+185%

48Ottumwa, IAIA25,3198.3%+53%

49Nevada, IAIA6,9748.1%−9%

50Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5008.1%+43%

51Independence, IAIA6,3128.1%+102%

52Glenwood, IAIA5,2878.0%+101%

53Spencer, IAIA11,2188.0%+146%

54Newton, IAIA15,7418.0%+28%

55Sioux City, IAIA86,3568.0%+26%

56Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0137.8%+34%

57Marshalltown, IAIA27,5367.5%+37%

58Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5257.3%+82%

59Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6807.3%+63%

60Mason City, IAIA26,8537.3%+11%

61Storm Lake, IAIA11,5907.2%+21%

62Oelwein, IAIA5,7577.1%+85%

63Webster City, IAIA7,8157.1%+41%

64Carroll, IAIA10,0857.1%+67%

65Waterloo, IAIA66,9197.0%−2%

66Clinton, IAIA24,0497.0%+56%

67Burlington, IAIA23,3366.9%+19%

68Creston, IAIA7,3356.8%+91%

69Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4936.6%+17%

70Algona, IAIA5,3096.4%+47%

71Boone, IAIA12,4716.3%+57%

72Perry, IAIA8,2085.8%+85%

73Atlantic, IAIA6,6765.6%−18%

74Muscatine, IAIA23,1645.6%+16%

75Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8375.6%−7%

76Osceola, IAIA5,6795.5%+34%

77Maquoketa, IAIA6,0275.4%+29%

78Sheldon, IAIA5,5755.1%+26%

79Clarinda, IAIA5,2734.7%−18%

80Keokuk, IAIA9,5104.6%+4%

81Denison, IAIA8,2144.6%+44%

82Red Oak, IAIA5,3884.5%+19%

83Le Mars, IAIA10,7604.5%+4%

84Estherville, IAIA5,8074.0%−1%

85Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353.7%−4%

86Centerville, IAIA5,3273.2%−16%

87Charles City, IAIA7,0133.0%−18%

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