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Most graduate degrees, Iowa cities · 2000

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, IAIA68,22028.1%+0%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22927.8%+0%

03Coralville, IAIA23,96021.7%+0%

04Clive, IAIA19,86117.2%+0%

05Fairfield, IAIA9,22016.6%+0%

06Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24016.2%+0%

07Johnston, IAIA25,06515.3%+0%

08West Des Moines, IAIA74,22414.1%+0%

09Bettendorf, IAIA40,71013.2%+0%

10Urbandale, IAIA48,57012.8%+0%

11Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05912.4%+0%

12Orange City, IAIA6,46811.7%+0%

13Decorah, IAIA7,41711.6%+0%

14Waverly, IAIA10,56111.0%+0%

15Sioux Center, IAIA8,86410.9%+0%

16Grinnell, IAIA9,43010.8%+0%

17Eldridge, IAIA6,95410.6%+0%

18Ankeny, IAIA77,83310.5%+0%

19Pella, IAIA10,9929.6%+0%

20Nevada, IAIA6,9749.0%+0%

21Waukee, IAIA34,8908.2%+0%

22Asbury, IAIA6,0358.1%+0%

23Dubuque, IAIA59,1487.7%+0%

24Grimes, IAIA17,4057.5%+0%

25Indianola, IAIA16,8297.5%+0%

26Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.4%+0%

27Waterloo, IAIA66,9197.1%+0%

28Davenport, IAIA100,3587.1%+0%

29Norwalk, IAIA15,0047.0%+0%

30North Liberty, IAIA21,9767.0%+0%

31Tiffin, IAIA7,1566.9%+0%

32Atlantic, IAIA6,6766.8%+0%

33Marion, IAIA42,7326.7%+0%

34Clear Lake, IAIA7,6016.7%+0%

35Mason City, IAIA26,8536.6%+0%

36Des Moines, IAIA212,0866.5%+0%

37Sioux City, IAIA86,3566.3%+0%

38Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2396.3%+0%

39Newton, IAIA15,7416.2%+0%

40Washington, IAIA7,2616.1%+0%

41Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8376.0%+0%

42Storm Lake, IAIA11,5906.0%+0%

43Polk City, IAIA6,6305.9%+0%

44Vinton, IAIA5,0045.9%+0%

45Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0135.8%+0%

46Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3245.8%+0%

47Burlington, IAIA23,3365.7%+0%

48Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4935.7%+0%

49Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5005.7%+0%

50Clarinda, IAIA5,2735.7%+0%

51Marshalltown, IAIA27,5365.5%+0%

52Hiawatha, IAIA7,4325.5%+0%

53Ottumwa, IAIA25,3195.4%+0%

54Webster City, IAIA7,8155.0%+0%

55Muscatine, IAIA23,1644.8%+0%

56Altoona, IAIA22,7964.8%+0%

57Manchester, IAIA5,3574.6%+0%

58Clinton, IAIA24,0494.5%+0%

59Keokuk, IAIA9,5104.5%+0%

60Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6804.5%+0%

61Algona, IAIA5,3094.3%+0%

62Le Mars, IAIA10,7604.3%+0%

63DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.3%+0%

64Carroll, IAIA10,0854.2%+0%

65Maquoketa, IAIA6,0274.2%+0%

66Adel, IAIA7,0984.1%+0%

67Osceola, IAIA5,6794.1%+0%

68Sheldon, IAIA5,5754.1%+0%

69Estherville, IAIA5,8074.1%+0%

70Independence, IAIA6,3124.0%+0%

71Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5254.0%+0%

72Boone, IAIA12,4714.0%+0%

73Glenwood, IAIA5,2874.0%+0%

74Cherokee, IAIA5,1223.9%+0%

75Oelwein, IAIA5,7573.9%+0%

76Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353.8%+0%

77Red Oak, IAIA5,3883.8%+0%

78Centerville, IAIA5,3273.8%+0%

79Charles City, IAIA7,0133.7%+0%

80Creston, IAIA7,3353.6%+0%

81Spencer, IAIA11,2183.2%+0%

82Denison, IAIA8,2143.2%+0%

83Anamosa, IAIA5,9013.2%+0%

84Perry, IAIA8,2083.1%+0%

85Bondurant, IAIA9,6473.0%+0%

86Knoxville, IAIA7,4693.0%+0%

87Winterset, IAIA5,5202.7%+0%

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