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Most graduate degrees, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Ames, IAIA68,22031.8%+3.7 pts
02Iowa City, IAIA76,22929.8%+2.0 pts
03Clive, IAIA19,86126.0%+8.8 pts
04Coralville, IAIA23,96024.0%+2.3 pts
05Fairfield, IAIA9,22022.8%+6.2 pts
06Bettendorf, IAIA40,71022.4%+9.2 pts
07Johnston, IAIA25,06522.0%+6.8 pts
08Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24021.5%+5.3 pts
09Tiffin, IAIA7,15619.2%+12.3 pts
10West Des Moines, IAIA74,22419.1%+4.9 pts
11Grimes, IAIA17,40518.6%+11.1 pts
12North Liberty, IAIA21,97618.4%+11.4 pts
13Waverly, IAIA10,56118.3%+7.3 pts
14Grinnell, IAIA9,43018.2%+7.4 pts
15Polk City, IAIA6,63018.1%+12.2 pts
16Waukee, IAIA34,89018.0%+9.8 pts
17Urbandale, IAIA48,57018.0%+5.2 pts
18Eldridge, IAIA6,95418.0%+7.3 pts
19Decorah, IAIA7,41716.6%+5.0 pts
20Ankeny, IAIA77,83316.1%+5.6 pts
21Pella, IAIA10,99215.8%+6.2 pts
22Asbury, IAIA6,03515.5%+7.4 pts
23Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05914.3%+1.9 pts
24Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32414.1%+8.2 pts
25Sioux Center, IAIA8,86413.6%+2.8 pts
26Bondurant, IAIA9,64713.6%+10.6 pts
27Orange City, IAIA6,46813.5%+1.8 pts
28DeWitt, IAIA5,70413.0%+8.7 pts
29Adel, IAIA7,09812.5%+8.4 pts
30Dubuque, IAIA59,14812.1%+4.4 pts
31Indianola, IAIA16,82911.9%+4.4 pts
32Hiawatha, IAIA7,43211.6%+6.1 pts
33Norwalk, IAIA15,00411.3%+4.3 pts
34Marion, IAIA42,73211.2%+4.5 pts
35Davenport, IAIA100,35810.9%+3.8 pts
36Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93510.9%+3.5 pts
37Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23910.8%+4.5 pts
38Clear Lake, IAIA7,60110.7%+4.0 pts
39Altoona, IAIA22,79610.4%+5.6 pts
40Cherokee, IAIA5,1229.7%+5.8 pts
41Vinton, IAIA5,0049.4%+3.6 pts
42Des Moines, IAIA212,0869.3%+2.9 pts
43Manchester, IAIA5,3579.3%+4.6 pts
44Winterset, IAIA5,5208.6%+5.8 pts
45Anamosa, IAIA5,9018.6%+5.3 pts
46Washington, IAIA7,2618.5%+2.4 pts
47Knoxville, IAIA7,4698.5%+5.5 pts
48Ottumwa, IAIA25,3198.3%+2.9 pts
49Nevada, IAIA6,9748.1%−0.8 pts
50Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5008.1%+2.5 pts
51Independence, IAIA6,3128.1%+4.1 pts
52Glenwood, IAIA5,2878.0%+4.0 pts
53Spencer, IAIA11,2188.0%+4.7 pts
54Newton, IAIA15,7418.0%+1.7 pts
55Sioux City, IAIA86,3568.0%+1.6 pts
56Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0137.8%+2.0 pts
57Marshalltown, IAIA27,5367.5%+2.0 pts
58Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5257.3%+3.3 pts
59Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6807.3%+2.8 pts
60Mason City, IAIA26,8537.3%+0.7 pts
61Storm Lake, IAIA11,5907.2%+1.2 pts
62Oelwein, IAIA5,7577.1%+3.3 pts
63Webster City, IAIA7,8157.1%+2.1 pts
64Carroll, IAIA10,0857.1%+2.8 pts
65Waterloo, IAIA66,9197.0%−0.1 pts
66Clinton, IAIA24,0497.0%+2.5 pts
67Burlington, IAIA23,3366.9%+1.1 pts
68Creston, IAIA7,3356.8%+3.2 pts
69Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4936.6%+0.9 pts
70Algona, IAIA5,3096.4%+2.0 pts
71Boone, IAIA12,4716.3%+2.3 pts
72Perry, IAIA8,2085.8%+2.7 pts
73Atlantic, IAIA6,6765.6%−1.2 pts
74Muscatine, IAIA23,1645.6%+0.8 pts
75Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8375.6%−0.4 pts
76Osceola, IAIA5,6795.5%+1.4 pts
77Maquoketa, IAIA6,0275.4%+1.2 pts
78Sheldon, IAIA5,5755.1%+1.0 pts
79Clarinda, IAIA5,2734.7%−1.0 pts
80Keokuk, IAIA9,5104.6%+0.2 pts
81Denison, IAIA8,2144.6%+1.4 pts
82Red Oak, IAIA5,3884.5%+0.7 pts
83Le Mars, IAIA10,7604.5%+0.2 pts
84Estherville, IAIA5,8074.0%−0.0 pts
85Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353.7%−0.2 pts
86Centerville, IAIA5,3273.2%−0.6 pts
87Charles City, IAIA7,0133.0%−0.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES