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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 (2010 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Iowa City, IAIA76,22930.8%+3.0 pts
02Ames, IAIA68,22027.6%−0.5 pts
03Coralville, IAIA23,96023.5%+1.8 pts
04Clive, IAIA19,86120.1%+2.9 pts
05Orange City, IAIA6,46817.9%+6.2 pts
06Fairfield, IAIA9,22017.8%+1.2 pts
07Johnston, IAIA25,06516.8%+1.5 pts
08Bettendorf, IAIA40,71015.9%+2.7 pts
09Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24015.4%−0.7 pts
10North Liberty, IAIA21,97615.3%+8.3 pts
11Grinnell, IAIA9,43015.3%+4.4 pts
12West Des Moines, IAIA74,22414.3%+0.1 pts
13Decorah, IAIA7,41714.1%+2.5 pts
14Asbury, IAIA6,03514.0%+5.9 pts
15Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05913.5%+1.1 pts
16Urbandale, IAIA48,57013.4%+0.6 pts
17Pella, IAIA10,99213.1%+3.5 pts
18Eldridge, IAIA6,95412.7%+2.1 pts
19Waukee, IAIA34,89012.4%+4.2 pts
20Ankeny, IAIA77,83312.4%+1.9 pts
21Polk City, IAIA6,63012.0%+6.1 pts
22Indianola, IAIA16,82911.1%+3.7 pts
23Waverly, IAIA10,56110.4%−0.6 pts
24Independence, IAIA6,3129.7%+5.7 pts
25Dubuque, IAIA59,1489.6%+1.8 pts
26Tiffin, IAIA7,1569.4%+2.6 pts
27Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3249.0%+3.2 pts
28Marion, IAIA42,7328.9%+2.2 pts
29Grimes, IAIA17,4058.9%+1.4 pts
30Sioux Center, IAIA8,8648.5%−2.4 pts
31Storm Lake, IAIA11,5908.3%+2.3 pts
32Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9358.1%+0.7 pts
33Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0138.1%+2.2 pts
34Davenport, IAIA100,3588.0%+0.9 pts
35Muscatine, IAIA23,1647.6%+2.8 pts
36Nevada, IAIA6,9747.5%−1.5 pts
37Centerville, IAIA5,3277.2%+3.4 pts
38Altoona, IAIA22,7967.1%+2.3 pts
39Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5007.0%+1.3 pts
40Des Moines, IAIA212,0866.8%+0.3 pts
41Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5256.8%+2.8 pts
42Norwalk, IAIA15,0046.6%−0.4 pts
43Adel, IAIA7,0986.5%+2.4 pts
44Fort Madison, IAIA9,9356.5%+2.7 pts
45Sioux City, IAIA86,3566.5%+0.2 pts
46Manchester, IAIA5,3576.4%+1.8 pts
47Estherville, IAIA5,8076.3%+2.3 pts
48Denison, IAIA8,2146.3%+3.1 pts
49DeWitt, IAIA5,7046.3%+2.1 pts
50Creston, IAIA7,3356.2%+2.7 pts
51Marshalltown, IAIA27,5366.2%+0.7 pts
52Sheldon, IAIA5,5756.1%+2.0 pts
53Clear Lake, IAIA7,6016.0%−0.7 pts
54Washington, IAIA7,2616.0%−0.1 pts
55Newton, IAIA15,7415.8%−0.4 pts
56Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4935.8%+0.1 pts
57Hiawatha, IAIA7,4325.7%+0.2 pts
58Mason City, IAIA26,8535.7%−0.9 pts
59Waterloo, IAIA66,9195.5%−1.6 pts
60Charles City, IAIA7,0135.5%+1.8 pts
61Burlington, IAIA23,3365.5%−0.3 pts
62Le Mars, IAIA10,7605.4%+1.2 pts
63Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2395.4%−0.9 pts
64Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8375.2%−0.8 pts
65Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.1%+2.1 pts
66Cherokee, IAIA5,1225.0%+1.2 pts
67Ottumwa, IAIA25,3194.9%−0.5 pts
68Algona, IAIA5,3094.9%+0.5 pts
69Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6804.7%+0.2 pts
70Osceola, IAIA5,6794.4%+0.3 pts
71Clinton, IAIA24,0494.4%−0.1 pts
72Knoxville, IAIA7,4694.4%+1.4 pts
73Atlantic, IAIA6,6764.3%−2.6 pts
74Keokuk, IAIA9,5104.1%−0.3 pts
75Carroll, IAIA10,0853.9%−0.3 pts
76Boone, IAIA12,4713.7%−0.3 pts
77Anamosa, IAIA5,9013.6%+0.4 pts
78Spencer, IAIA11,2183.6%+0.4 pts
79Vinton, IAIA5,0043.6%−2.3 pts
80Webster City, IAIA7,8153.5%−1.5 pts
81Maquoketa, IAIA6,0273.3%−0.9 pts
82Red Oak, IAIA5,3883.2%−0.6 pts
83Clarinda, IAIA5,2733.2%−2.5 pts
84Winterset, IAIA5,5203.0%+0.3 pts
85Oelwein, IAIA5,7572.9%−0.9 pts
86Glenwood, IAIA5,2872.6%−1.4 pts
87Perry, IAIA8,2081.2%−1.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS