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Most graduate degrees, Iowa cities · 2010

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

01Iowa City, IAIA76,22930.8%+11%

02Ames, IAIA68,22027.6%−2%

03Coralville, IAIA23,96023.5%+8%

04Clive, IAIA19,86120.1%+17%

05Orange City, IAIA6,46817.9%+53%

06Fairfield, IAIA9,22017.8%+7%

07Johnston, IAIA25,06516.8%+10%

08Bettendorf, IAIA40,71015.9%+21%

09Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24015.4%−4%

10North Liberty, IAIA21,97615.3%+120%

11Grinnell, IAIA9,43015.3%+41%

12West Des Moines, IAIA74,22414.3%+1%

13Decorah, IAIA7,41714.1%+22%

14Asbury, IAIA6,03514.0%+73%

15Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05913.5%+9%

16Urbandale, IAIA48,57013.4%+5%

17Pella, IAIA10,99213.1%+37%

18Eldridge, IAIA6,95412.7%+20%

19Waukee, IAIA34,89012.4%+51%

20Ankeny, IAIA77,83312.4%+18%

21Polk City, IAIA6,63012.0%+104%

22Indianola, IAIA16,82911.1%+49%

23Waverly, IAIA10,56110.4%−6%

24Independence, IAIA6,3129.7%+142%

25Dubuque, IAIA59,1489.6%+24%

26Tiffin, IAIA7,1569.4%+37%

27Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3249.0%+55%

28Marion, IAIA42,7328.9%+33%

29Grimes, IAIA17,4058.9%+19%

30Sioux Center, IAIA8,8648.5%−22%

31Storm Lake, IAIA11,5908.3%+39%

32Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9358.1%+10%

33Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0138.1%+38%

34Davenport, IAIA100,3588.0%+13%

35Muscatine, IAIA23,1647.6%+57%

36Nevada, IAIA6,9747.5%−16%

37Centerville, IAIA5,3277.2%+91%

38Altoona, IAIA22,7967.1%+49%

39Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5007.0%+24%

40Des Moines, IAIA212,0866.8%+5%

41Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5256.8%+69%

42Norwalk, IAIA15,0046.6%−6%

43Adel, IAIA7,0986.5%+60%

44Fort Madison, IAIA9,9356.5%+70%

45Sioux City, IAIA86,3566.5%+3%

46Manchester, IAIA5,3576.4%+39%

47Estherville, IAIA5,8076.3%+56%

48Denison, IAIA8,2146.3%+97%

49DeWitt, IAIA5,7046.3%+49%

50Creston, IAIA7,3356.2%+75%

51Marshalltown, IAIA27,5366.2%+13%

52Sheldon, IAIA5,5756.1%+50%

53Clear Lake, IAIA7,6016.0%−10%

54Washington, IAIA7,2616.0%−2%

55Newton, IAIA15,7415.8%−6%

56Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4935.8%+2%

57Hiawatha, IAIA7,4325.7%+4%

58Mason City, IAIA26,8535.7%−13%

59Waterloo, IAIA66,9195.5%−23%

60Charles City, IAIA7,0135.5%+49%

61Burlington, IAIA23,3365.5%−5%

62Le Mars, IAIA10,7605.4%+28%

63Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2395.4%−15%

64Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8375.2%−13%

65Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.1%+69%

66Cherokee, IAIA5,1225.0%+30%

67Ottumwa, IAIA25,3194.9%−9%

68Algona, IAIA5,3094.9%+12%

69Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6804.7%+4%

70Osceola, IAIA5,6794.4%+8%

71Clinton, IAIA24,0494.4%−2%

72Knoxville, IAIA7,4694.4%+46%

73Atlantic, IAIA6,6764.3%−38%

74Keokuk, IAIA9,5104.1%−7%

75Carroll, IAIA10,0853.9%−7%

76Boone, IAIA12,4713.7%−6%

77Anamosa, IAIA5,9013.6%+14%

78Spencer, IAIA11,2183.6%+11%

79Vinton, IAIA5,0043.6%−39%

80Webster City, IAIA7,8153.5%−31%

81Maquoketa, IAIA6,0273.3%−22%

82Red Oak, IAIA5,3883.2%−15%

83Clarinda, IAIA5,2733.2%−44%

84Winterset, IAIA5,5203.0%+10%

85Oelwein, IAIA5,7572.9%−24%

86Glenwood, IAIA5,2872.6%−35%

87Perry, IAIA8,2081.2%−61%

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