RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most graduate degrees, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 4.5%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Ames, IAIA68,22026.7%–

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22926.1%–

03Coralville, IAIA23,96016.9%–

04Clive, IAIA19,86115.9%–

05Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05915.5%–

06Fairfield, IAIA9,22015.3%–

07West Des Moines, IAIA74,22412.3%–

08Johnston, IAIA25,06512.1%–

09Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24011.5%–

10Grinnell, IAIA9,43011.1%–

11Bettendorf, IAIA40,71010.4%–

12Urbandale, IAIA48,57010.2%–

13Sioux Center, IAIA8,8649.9%–

14Decorah, IAIA7,4179.3%–

15Orange City, IAIA6,4688.2%–

16Ankeny, IAIA77,8338.0%–

17Waverly, IAIA10,5617.4%–

18Altoona, IAIA22,7966.7%–

19Indianola, IAIA16,8296.7%–

20Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9356.4%–

21Le Mars, IAIA10,7606.1%–

22Dubuque, IAIA59,1486.0%–

23Des Moines, IAIA212,0866.0%–

24Davenport, IAIA100,3585.9%–

25Marshalltown, IAIA27,5365.7%–

26Maquoketa, IAIA6,0275.6%–

27Clear Lake, IAIA7,6015.6%–

28Sheldon, IAIA5,5755.5%–

29Clarinda, IAIA5,2735.4%–

30Asbury, IAIA6,0355.3%–

31Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2395.2%–

32Sioux City, IAIA86,3565.2%–

33Eldridge, IAIA6,9545.1%–

34Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5005.0%–

35Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8375.0%–

36Atlantic, IAIA6,6765.0%–

37Newton, IAIA15,7414.9%–

38Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4934.9%–

39Creston, IAIA7,3354.7%–

40Tiffin, IAIA7,1564.7%–

41Pella, IAIA10,9924.7%–

42Mason City, IAIA26,8534.6%–

43Algona, IAIA5,3094.6%–

44Storm Lake, IAIA11,5904.5%–

45Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5254.5%–

46Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0134.5%–

47Anamosa, IAIA5,9014.4%–

48Waterloo, IAIA66,9194.3%–

49Burlington, IAIA23,3364.3%–

50Clinton, IAIA24,0494.2%–

51Polk City, IAIA6,6304.2%–

52Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3244.2%–

53DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.2%–

54Charles City, IAIA7,0134.0%–

55Oelwein, IAIA5,7574.0%–

56Nevada, IAIA6,9744.0%–

57Centerville, IAIA5,3274.0%–

58Independence, IAIA6,3124.0%–

59Muscatine, IAIA23,1643.9%–

60Winterset, IAIA5,5203.9%–

61Carroll, IAIA10,0853.9%–

62Keokuk, IAIA9,5103.9%–

63Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353.8%–

64Marion, IAIA42,7323.8%–

65Knoxville, IAIA7,4693.7%–

66Perry, IAIA8,2083.7%–

67Ottumwa, IAIA25,3193.7%–

68Denison, IAIA8,2143.6%–

69Manchester, IAIA5,3573.6%–

70Osceola, IAIA5,6793.5%–

71Cherokee, IAIA5,1223.4%–

72Washington, IAIA7,2613.4%–

73Adel, IAIA7,0983.4%–

74Boone, IAIA12,4713.3%–

75Estherville, IAIA5,8073.2%–

76Red Oak, IAIA5,3883.1%–

77Waukee, IAIA34,8903.1%–

78Hiawatha, IAIA7,4323.0%–

79North Liberty, IAIA21,9763.0%–

80Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6803.0%–

81Webster City, IAIA7,8153.0%–

82Glenwood, IAIA5,2873.0%–

83Norwalk, IAIA15,0042.8%–

84Grimes, IAIA17,4052.7%–

85Spencer, IAIA11,2182.7%–

86Vinton, IAIA5,0042.4%–

87Bondurant, IAIA9,6472.3%–

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