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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 (2000 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Ames, IAIA68,22028.1%+1.4 pts
02Iowa City, IAIA76,22927.8%+1.7 pts
03Coralville, IAIA23,96021.7%+4.9 pts
04Clive, IAIA19,86117.2%+1.3 pts
05Fairfield, IAIA9,22016.6%+1.2 pts
06Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24016.2%+4.6 pts
07Johnston, IAIA25,06515.3%+3.2 pts
08West Des Moines, IAIA74,22414.1%+1.8 pts
09Bettendorf, IAIA40,71013.2%+2.8 pts
10Urbandale, IAIA48,57012.8%+2.7 pts
11Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05912.4%−3.1 pts
12Orange City, IAIA6,46811.7%+3.6 pts
13Decorah, IAIA7,41711.6%+2.3 pts
14Waverly, IAIA10,56111.0%+3.6 pts
15Sioux Center, IAIA8,86410.9%+1.0 pts
16Grinnell, IAIA9,43010.8%−0.2 pts
17Eldridge, IAIA6,95410.6%+5.5 pts
18Ankeny, IAIA77,83310.5%+2.4 pts
19Pella, IAIA10,9929.6%+5.0 pts
20Nevada, IAIA6,9749.0%+5.0 pts
21Waukee, IAIA34,8908.2%+5.2 pts
22Asbury, IAIA6,0358.1%+2.8 pts
23Dubuque, IAIA59,1487.7%+1.8 pts
24Grimes, IAIA17,4057.5%+4.8 pts
25Indianola, IAIA16,8297.5%+0.7 pts
26Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.4%+1.0 pts
27Waterloo, IAIA66,9197.1%+2.8 pts
28Davenport, IAIA100,3587.1%+1.3 pts
29Norwalk, IAIA15,0047.0%+4.1 pts
30North Liberty, IAIA21,9767.0%+3.9 pts
31Tiffin, IAIA7,1566.9%+2.2 pts
32Atlantic, IAIA6,6766.8%+1.9 pts
33Marion, IAIA42,7326.7%+2.9 pts
34Clear Lake, IAIA7,6016.7%+1.1 pts
35Mason City, IAIA26,8536.6%+1.9 pts
36Des Moines, IAIA212,0866.5%+0.5 pts
37Sioux City, IAIA86,3566.3%+1.1 pts
38Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2396.3%+1.1 pts
39Newton, IAIA15,7416.2%+1.4 pts
40Washington, IAIA7,2616.1%+2.7 pts
41Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8376.0%+1.0 pts
42Storm Lake, IAIA11,5906.0%+1.4 pts
43Polk City, IAIA6,6305.9%+1.7 pts
44Vinton, IAIA5,0045.9%+3.5 pts
45Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0135.8%+1.3 pts
46Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3245.8%+1.6 pts
47Burlington, IAIA23,3365.7%+1.5 pts
48Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4935.7%+0.8 pts
49Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5005.7%+0.7 pts
50Clarinda, IAIA5,2735.7%+0.3 pts
51Marshalltown, IAIA27,5365.5%−0.2 pts
52Hiawatha, IAIA7,4325.5%+2.5 pts
53Ottumwa, IAIA25,3195.4%+1.7 pts
54Webster City, IAIA7,8155.0%+2.0 pts
55Muscatine, IAIA23,1644.8%+0.9 pts
56Altoona, IAIA22,7964.8%−1.9 pts
57Manchester, IAIA5,3574.6%+1.1 pts
58Clinton, IAIA24,0494.5%+0.3 pts
59Keokuk, IAIA9,5104.5%+0.6 pts
60Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6804.5%+1.5 pts
61Algona, IAIA5,3094.3%−0.3 pts
62Le Mars, IAIA10,7604.3%−1.8 pts
63DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.3%+0.1 pts
64Carroll, IAIA10,0854.2%+0.3 pts
65Maquoketa, IAIA6,0274.2%−1.4 pts
66Adel, IAIA7,0984.1%+0.7 pts
67Osceola, IAIA5,6794.1%+0.6 pts
68Sheldon, IAIA5,5754.1%−1.5 pts
69Estherville, IAIA5,8074.1%+0.9 pts
70Independence, IAIA6,3124.0%+0.0 pts
71Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5254.0%−0.5 pts
72Boone, IAIA12,4714.0%+0.7 pts
73Glenwood, IAIA5,2874.0%+1.0 pts
74Cherokee, IAIA5,1223.9%+0.5 pts
75Oelwein, IAIA5,7573.9%−0.2 pts
76Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353.8%+0.0 pts
77Red Oak, IAIA5,3883.8%+0.7 pts
78Centerville, IAIA5,3273.8%−0.2 pts
79Charles City, IAIA7,0133.7%−0.3 pts
80Creston, IAIA7,3353.6%−1.2 pts
81Spencer, IAIA11,2183.2%+0.6 pts
82Denison, IAIA8,2143.2%−0.4 pts
83Anamosa, IAIA5,9013.2%−1.2 pts
84Perry, IAIA8,2083.1%−0.6 pts
85Bondurant, IAIA9,6473.0%+0.7 pts
86Knoxville, IAIA7,4693.0%−0.8 pts
87Winterset, IAIA5,5202.7%−1.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS