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Most graduate degrees, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 11.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Troy, IL, up 93 places to #94.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲1Winnetka, ILIL12,51851.3%+7.2 pts

02▼1Wilmette, ILIL27,45949.5%+10.9 pts

03Glencoe, ILIL8,72448.5%+8.4 pts

04▲1River Forest, ILIL11,39345.3%+7.1 pts

05▼1Hinsdale, ILIL17,57344.3%+12.9 pts

06▲15South Barrington, ILIL5,07143.5%+13.6 pts

07▲10Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67943.2%+20.6 pts

08Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56342.2%+11.4 pts

09▼3Lake Forest, ILIL19,73141.9%+8.0 pts

10▼3Deerfield, ILIL19,64241.3%+9.0 pts

11▲4Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96341.1%+12.7 pts

12▼1Evanston, ILIL76,38039.7%+6.5 pts

13▲3Northbrook, ILIL34,74439.3%+11.7 pts

14▼2Highland Park, ILIL30,76739.1%+10.6 pts

15▼5Oak Park, ILIL52,82338.7%+7.8 pts

16▲16Northfield, ILIL5,63238.6%+10.6 pts

17▲10Savoy, ILIL9,11338.0%+7.0 pts

18▼9Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17936.5%+10.5 pts

19▼1Urbana, ILIL39,71936.4%+3.5 pts

20▼1Western Springs, ILIL13,58835.8%+9.2 pts

21▲3Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68135.7%+8.1 pts

22▲3Riverside, ILIL8,93934.6%+11.9 pts

23▲3Oak Brook, ILIL8,10834.3%−0.5 pts

24▲5Naperville, ILIL153,11433.3%+9.7 pts

25▼3Glenview, ILIL47,71133.2%+9.3 pts

26▼13Long Grove, ILIL8,34333.1%+10.0 pts

27▲8Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81231.1%+10.5 pts

28▲6Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75030.7%+8.2 pts

29▲7Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82530.7%+12.2 pts

30▼10Libertyville, ILIL20,70130.2%+6.6 pts

31▼1Champaign, ILIL91,19530.2%+7.8 pts

32▼18Flossmoor, ILIL9,35829.9%−1.8 pts

33▼5Inverness, ILIL7,41829.6%+6.9 pts

34▼11La Grange, ILIL15,93529.3%+8.6 pts

35▲2Elmhurst, ILIL46,11129.1%+11.9 pts

36▲6Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13028.9%+4.8 pts

37▲10Frankfort, ILIL21,36528.3%+12.0 pts

38▲1Wheaton, ILIL54,06528.1%+6.1 pts

39▲1La Grange Park, ILIL13,45327.8%+13.6 pts

40▲17Campton Hills, ILIL10,89427.4%–

41▲3Park Ridge, ILIL38,46327.2%+8.8 pts

42▲1Willowbrook, ILIL9,12627.1%+9.2 pts

43▲7Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21626.3%+10.1 pts

44▲25Mahomet, ILIL10,51626.2%+13.9 pts

45▼14Barrington, ILIL10,58625.9%+1.9 pts

46▼8Lisle, ILIL23,43225.7%+5.7 pts

47▲2Downers Grove, ILIL50,36524.4%+6.3 pts

48▲3Winfield, ILIL10,14624.2%+8.1 pts

49▼4Geneva, ILIL21,13824.2%+4.6 pts

50▼4Edwardsville, ILIL26,46323.8%+7.1 pts

51▲10Grayslake, ILIL21,14023.7%+6.3 pts

52▲27Itasca, ILIL9,48823.5%+12.1 pts

53▲6Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86823.5%+10.1 pts

54▲1O'Fallon, ILIL32,65623.4%+6.4 pts

55▼22Carbondale, ILIL21,81123.3%−0.3 pts

56▲4Batavia, ILIL26,58623.0%+8.1 pts

57▲34West Dundee, ILIL8,57022.9%+9.6 pts

58▼10Forest Park, ILIL13,82922.9%+8.3 pts

59▲4Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03922.8%+1.7 pts

60▼4Gurnee, ILIL30,45822.3%+5.3 pts

61▲17Chatham, ILIL14,57921.9%+11.6 pts

62▲11Morton Grove, ILIL24,58221.8%+10.5 pts

63▲7Skokie, ILIL66,54421.6%+4.0 pts

64▲26Homewood, ILIL18,77321.4%+5.2 pts

65▲7Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26221.3%+8.3 pts

66▲22Shiloh, ILIL14,60421.2%+6.8 pts

67▲7Westmont, ILIL24,15521.2%+9.2 pts

68▼1St. Charles, ILIL33,59420.4%+5.5 pts

69▼11Lake Villa, ILIL8,69220.3%+10.6 pts

70▼4Darien, ILIL22,03220.3%+3.8 pts

71▼7Swansea, ILIL14,35620.3%+9.3 pts

72▼10Plainfield, ILIL50,04320.2%+12.1 pts

73▲79North Riverside, ILIL7,16120.2%+12.0 pts

74▼22Macomb, ILIL14,53020.1%+0.7 pts

75▲7Sycamore, ILIL19,08319.9%+9.8 pts

76▼11Schaumburg, ILIL77,24919.7%+7.4 pts

77▲20Lemont, ILIL18,51319.6%+8.7 pts

78▼1Normal, ILIL53,27519.1%+4.8 pts

79▼26Carterville, ILIL5,83919.1%+7.6 pts

80▲12Matteson, ILIL18,54319.1%+10.3 pts

81▲2Chicago, ILIL2,731,58519.0%+9.0 pts

82▼6Palos Heights, ILIL12,08418.9%+2.8 pts

83▲3Orland Park, ILIL57,95418.8%+6.8 pts

84▼16Palatine, ILIL65,84218.8%+4.7 pts

85▲65Monee, ILIL5,11918.6%+14.1 pts

86▼15Woodridge, ILIL34,02818.6%+6.1 pts

87▼46Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89818.3%+1.7 pts

88▼34Columbia, ILIL10,86518.1%+8.3 pts

89▲30Warrenville, ILIL15,21118.0%+6.6 pts

90▼10New Lenox, ILIL28,89317.9%+10.5 pts

91▲13Charleston, ILIL17,46617.6%+0.3 pts

92▼17Highwood, ILIL5,32317.6%+6.4 pts

93▼8Oswego, ILIL39,94817.6%+6.9 pts

94▲93Troy, ILIL11,89317.6%+9.2 pts

95▼14Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85817.6%+6.0 pts

96▲5Mundelein, ILIL32,68017.5%+4.0 pts

97▲9Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39517.4%+5.5 pts

98▲19Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38117.3%+8.1 pts

99▼10Bloomington, ILIL78,80416.9%+5.2 pts

100▼4Shorewood, ILIL18,53616.8%+8.1 pts

101▲46Rockton, ILIL7,87016.7%+6.4 pts

102▲22Roselle, ILIL22,75616.6%+7.0 pts

103▼19Brookfield, ILIL18,87916.3%+8.3 pts

104▼5Algonquin, ILIL30,82416.3%+5.1 pts

105▲33Lockport, ILIL27,82216.2%+9.6 pts

106▼13Lombard, ILIL44,39916.2%+5.5 pts

107▲5Gages Lake, ILIL10,81916.2%+4.1 pts

108▼10Cary, ILIL17,93216.1%+3.3 pts

109▲24Huntley, ILIL29,13216.0%+10.2 pts

110▲16Washington, ILIL15,90216.0%+6.6 pts

111▼16Mokena, ILIL19,89715.8%+4.4 pts

112▼7Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47615.7%+5.6 pts

113▲1Peoria, ILIL110,92015.7%+5.3 pts

114▲8Elburn, ILIL7,08415.7%+5.4 pts

115▼4Morton, ILIL17,56515.7%+5.1 pts

116▲18Bartlett, ILIL40,85515.6%+4.9 pts

117▼4Springfield, ILIL112,98915.6%+4.0 pts

118▲47Wauconda, ILIL13,99315.5%+9.6 pts

119▲59Willow Springs, ILIL5,78815.4%+5.0 pts

120▲22Gilberts, ILIL9,08215.3%+7.1 pts

121▼14Maryville, ILIL8,41315.3%+7.4 pts

122▼1Crete, ILIL8,34515.3%+5.7 pts

123▲5Westchester, ILIL16,30015.2%+4.6 pts

124▲7Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69015.1%+5.6 pts

125▲55Countryside, ILIL6,26015.1%+6.0 pts

126▼24Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17515.1%+4.8 pts

127▲34Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76115.0%+10.6 pts

128▼1Tinley Park, ILIL55,14015.0%+7.6 pts

129▼42Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81014.9%+5.4 pts

130▲5Aurora, ILIL181,50514.8%+5.5 pts

131▲17Homer Glen, ILIL24,87314.7%–

132▼17Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80314.7%+7.3 pts

133▼24Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28314.5%+5.9 pts

134▼34DeKalb, ILIL40,46714.1%−4.1 pts

135▲8South Elgin, ILIL25,65614.0%+8.3 pts

136▼42North Aurora, ILIL19,40613.9%+4.8 pts

137▲36Waterloo, ILIL11,13213.8%+7.6 pts

138▼20Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20613.8%+11.3 pts

139▼23Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28813.8%+2.9 pts

140▼32Des Plaines, ILIL58,77213.7%+5.7 pts

141▼38Wheeling, ILIL38,39113.7%+3.1 pts

142▼6Monticello, ILIL6,08013.6%+1.4 pts

143▼14Carol Stream, ILIL39,31513.4%+5.0 pts

144▲28Volo, ILIL6,80513.3%+13.3 pts

145▲22Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67513.3%+6.9 pts

146▼14Antioch, ILIL15,00013.3%+4.9 pts

147▲15West Chicago, ILIL25,29613.2%+8.0 pts

148▲23Orland Hills, ILIL6,66313.1%+9.4 pts

149▲8Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76713.0%+8.4 pts

150▲9Richton Park, ILIL12,48312.9%+6.1 pts

151▲42Geneseo, ILIL6,50512.9%+6.8 pts

152▼42Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65812.9%+2.1 pts

153▲31Glenwood, ILIL8,41612.9%+3.7 pts

154▼17Elk Grove, ILIL31,88512.8%+4.0 pts

155▼6Mascoutah, ILIL9,23912.8%+4.7 pts

156▼26Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55212.7%+3.5 pts

157▼13Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02412.5%+4.7 pts

158▲12Mount Zion, ILIL5,88012.4%+5.0 pts

159▲18Belleville, ILIL40,23712.3%+6.3 pts

160▼7Spring Grove, ILIL5,52612.3%+4.0 pts

161▲42Highland, ILIL10,04212.1%+5.0 pts

162▲7Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56012.0%+7.4 pts

163▲18Marion, ILIL17,14811.9%+5.5 pts

164▼13Niles, ILIL30,44311.8%+2.9 pts

165▲51Effingham, ILIL12,40611.7%+6.0 pts

166▲24Villa Park, ILIL21,88811.6%+3.8 pts

167▼47Roscoe, ILIL11,03411.5%+6.0 pts

168▼43South Holland, ILIL20,74911.4%+2.0 pts

169▲16Collinsville, ILIL23,71711.4%+4.5 pts

170▲28Lansing, ILIL28,06811.3%+6.1 pts

171▼48Woodstock, ILIL25,74011.3%+4.3 pts

172▼18Palos Hills, ILIL18,02811.2%+3.1 pts

173▲102Manhattan, ILIL10,94311.2%+7.1 pts

174▼11Channahon, ILIL14,53011.1%+7.1 pts

175▲56Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10111.1%+5.3 pts

176▲6Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54511.1%+8.5 pts

177▼1Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59011.0%+4.4 pts

178▼23Johnsburg, ILIL6,44510.7%+3.5 pts

179▼15Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45010.7%+3.9 pts

180▲29Manteno, ILIL9,20110.7%+4.6 pts

181▲14Norridge, ILIL14,80810.5%+5.5 pts

182▼3Moline, ILIL42,36210.4%+3.7 pts

183▲19Rock Island, ILIL36,22510.4%+4.1 pts

184▲13Loves Park, ILIL23,71210.4%+5.0 pts

185▲134South Beloit, ILIL7,99610.2%+8.4 pts

186▲52Bethalto, ILIL9,20210.1%+4.6 pts

187▲12Eureka, ILIL5,12910.1%+3.9 pts

188▲1Oak Forest, ILIL26,79210.1%+3.3 pts

189▼44Godfrey, ILIL17,62010.1%+0.4 pts

190▼30Round Lake, ILIL18,52610.0%+5.4 pts

191▲31Joliet, ILIL152,24110.0%+4.3 pts

192▼36Greenville, ILIL7,4699.9%+2.4 pts

193▲18University Park, ILIL7,0199.9%+0.2 pts

194▲2Berkeley, ILIL5,1419.8%+3.8 pts

195▲108Romeoville, ILIL41,2819.7%+5.6 pts

196▲11Quincy, ILIL38,9189.6%+2.8 pts

197▲15Herrin, ILIL12,2689.5%+3.8 pts

198▼4Elgin, ILIL115,4769.4%+3.4 pts

199▲43Crest Hill, ILIL20,6959.4%+6.8 pts

200▲63Justice, ILIL12,2859.2%+6.6 pts

201▲38Danville, ILIL28,1389.2%+3.9 pts

202▲26Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6419.1%–

203▼63Lynwood, ILIL9,2979.1%+1.7 pts

204▲51Sterling, ILIL14,3949.1%+5.6 pts

205▼64Lakemoor, ILIL6,4499.1%+6.6 pts

206▼31Princeton, ILIL7,6749.0%+1.9 pts

207▲1Rockford, ILIL147,3849.0%+1.8 pts

208▲69Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5258.9%+3.6 pts

209▼63Park Forest, ILIL21,0798.8%−1.5 pts

210▲44Mendota, ILIL6,8948.7%+2.8 pts

211▼53Carlinville, ILIL5,4658.7%+1.5 pts

212▼29Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2158.6%+1.8 pts

213Hanover Park, ILIL36,5688.6%+4.7 pts

214▲5East Peoria, ILIL22,0888.6%+4.8 pts

215▼29Morris, ILIL14,6698.5%+3.2 pts

216▼77Minooka, ILIL12,8998.5%−2.3 pts

217▲43Peru, ILIL9,7808.5%+2.8 pts

218▲46Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0368.4%+4.7 pts

219▼51Yorkville, ILIL26,7308.4%+1.7 pts

220▲37Lincoln, ILIL12,9818.3%+3.9 pts

221▼17Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4488.3%–

222▲3Galesburg, ILIL28,5818.3%+2.8 pts

223▼23Murphysboro, ILIL6,9778.3%+1.4 pts

224▲5Alton, ILIL25,0138.2%+3.1 pts

225▲33Wood Dale, ILIL14,0818.2%+2.5 pts

226▼16Streamwood, ILIL38,2778.2%+1.5 pts

227▲58Bradley, ILIL15,2148.1%+3.9 pts

228▼27Bartonville, ILIL5,8048.0%+5.8 pts

229▲67Braidwood, ILIL6,2598.0%+6.0 pts

230▲11Berwyn, ILIL55,0018.0%+2.1 pts

231▲50Fox Lake, ILIL10,8498.0%+3.2 pts

232▲14Olney, ILIL8,3477.9%+2.5 pts

233▲17Beach Park, ILIL14,1147.8%+2.9 pts

234▼14Decatur, ILIL67,8847.7%+2.0 pts

235McHenry, ILIL29,2177.7%+2.0 pts

236▲36Lyons, ILIL10,4337.6%+2.4 pts

237▼14North Chicago, ILIL34,0507.6%+2.2 pts

238▲9Island Lake, ILIL8,0477.6%+2.4 pts

239▲76Clinton, ILIL6,7817.6%+4.8 pts

240▼35Crestwood, ILIL10,5297.5%+4.0 pts

241▼53Jerseyville, ILIL8,4097.5%+3.4 pts

242▲9Carpentersville, ILIL37,0457.5%+4.7 pts

243▲85Sauk, ILIL9,6247.5%+5.5 pts

244▲24Blue Island, ILIL21,8057.4%+4.0 pts

245▲43Riverdale, ILIL10,2807.4%+5.3 pts

246▼55Litchfield, ILIL6,5987.2%+4.0 pts

247▲20Dolton, ILIL20,6717.2%+4.0 pts

248▼15Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6557.2%+0.5 pts

249▲3Waukegan, ILIL87,9407.2%+1.6 pts

250▲50Calumet City, ILIL34,7987.1%+3.3 pts

251▲18Hillside, ILIL8,1407.1%+0.7 pts

252▲26Midlothian, ILIL13,8416.9%+2.4 pts

253▼27Monmouth, ILIL8,5996.9%+1.2 pts

254▲56LaSalle, ILIL9,3886.9%+2.9 pts

255▼25Alsip, ILIL18,4836.9%+3.2 pts

256▼3Mattoon, ILIL16,6676.9%+1.9 pts

257▼42Milan, ILIL5,0286.8%+4.7 pts

258▲12Robinson, ILIL7,2836.8%+2.9 pts

259▲47Maywood, ILIL23,3306.8%+3.1 pts

260▼42Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.8%+0.6 pts

261▲38Sandwich, ILIL7,3806.7%+2.7 pts

262▼26Wilmington, ILIL5,6146.7%+3.4 pts

263▼1Hillsboro, ILIL6,1846.7%+1.2 pts

264▼58Ottawa, ILIL18,6846.6%+1.5 pts

265▲9East Moline, ILIL20,4536.5%+1.6 pts

266▼42Centralia, ILIL11,8636.5%+1.0 pts

267▲64Park City, ILIL7,8936.5%+1.7 pts

268▼94Calumet Park, ILIL6,7726.4%+2.3 pts

269▼3Jacksonville, ILIL17,7526.4%−1.4 pts

270▼43Canton, ILIL13,2976.3%+2.5 pts

271▲9Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5086.3%+2.3 pts

272▲23Rochelle, ILIL9,4986.3%+1.1 pts

273▲17Stickney, ILIL6,8976.3%+4.1 pts

274▼53Addison, ILIL35,7586.2%+1.0 pts

275▲29Pontiac, ILIL10,8066.2%+1.9 pts

276▼20Freeport, ILIL23,2026.2%+0.9 pts

277▲45Beardstown, ILIL5,6916.0%+4.0 pts

278▲16East St. Louis, ILIL17,6826.0%+3.2 pts

279▲26Schiller Park, ILIL11,3176.0%+1.3 pts

280▲33Machesney Park, ILIL22,8055.9%+3.1 pts

281▲43Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5935.9%+1.7 pts

282▲25Kewanee, ILIL12,1155.9%+2.2 pts

283▼34Steger, ILIL9,3525.8%+2.6 pts

284▼70Coal City, ILIL5,8315.8%+2.2 pts

285▲1Pekin, ILIL31,2775.7%+0.7 pts

286▲7Plano, ILIL12,6775.7%+3.7 pts

287▼22Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7235.7%+1.3 pts

288▲14Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895.7%+0.2 pts

289▼7East Alton, ILIL5,6215.7%+4.5 pts

290▲36Pana, ILIL5,0105.6%+3.6 pts

291▼57Dixon, ILIL14,5825.6%+1.3 pts

292▼100Montgomery, ILIL21,9785.6%+0.6 pts

293▼6River Grove, ILIL10,4095.5%+1.6 pts

294▲26Melrose Park, ILIL23,9365.5%+1.2 pts

295▼50Silvis, ILIL7,9795.5%+2.4 pts

296▼59Spring Valley, ILIL5,4085.4%−0.7 pts

297▲4Kankakee, ILIL23,4005.4%+0.5 pts

298▼7Wood River, ILIL10,2245.4%+2.1 pts

299▼20Bridgeview, ILIL16,5215.3%+3.0 pts

300▼2Broadview, ILIL7,8715.2%+0.4 pts

301▼4Markham, ILIL11,2745.1%+1.9 pts

302▲12Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8875.0%+0.6 pts

303Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,8745.0%–

304▲4Genoa, ILIL5,5474.9%+3.0 pts

305▼21Zion, ILIL24,4474.9%−0.6 pts

306▼35Belvidere, ILIL25,4624.9%+3.0 pts

307▼46Rantoul, ILIL11,9914.9%−0.5 pts

308▼65Taylorville, ILIL10,5224.9%+0.3 pts

309▲12Vandalia, ILIL7,1084.8%+2.2 pts

310▼93Chillicothe, ILIL6,0334.8%+0.9 pts

311▼2Franklin Park, ILIL18,0454.6%+1.5 pts

312▼23Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.6%+0.1 pts

313▲5Burbank, ILIL28,5784.6%+1.5 pts

314▼70Benton, ILIL6,5584.5%−0.3 pts

315▲1Bellwood, ILIL18,1164.3%+0.8 pts

316▼4Granite City, ILIL26,8074.3%+1.3 pts

317▼6Metropolis, ILIL5,7274.3%+0.6 pts

318▲14Harvard, ILIL9,5044.3%−1.4 pts

319▲4West Frankfort, ILIL7,1054.1%+0.3 pts

320▼61Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8444.1%+0.9 pts

321▼45Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9023.9%−0.4 pts

322▼90Worth, ILIL10,6963.9%+0.5 pts

323▲6Chester, ILIL6,8473.9%+0.3 pts

324▲6Northlake, ILIL12,4623.7%+1.1 pts

325Rock Falls, ILIL8,5213.7%+1.5 pts

326▼9Streator, ILIL12,1903.4%0.0 pts

327▼161Hampshire, ILIL9,2663.4%−1.2 pts

328▼80Paris, ILIL8,0263.4%−0.4 pts

329▲5Cicero, ILIL81,8583.3%+1.1 pts

330▼38Du Quoin, ILIL5,5693.3%−0.6 pts

331▼48Harrisburg, ILIL7,9223.2%−1.5 pts

332▼59Salem, ILIL7,0353.1%−0.7 pts

333Summit, ILIL10,7533.0%+1.3 pts

334▲1Posen, ILIL5,4052.9%+1.6 pts

335▼95Marengo, ILIL7,7372.2%−1.8 pts

336▼9Harvey, ILIL19,8492.0%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES