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Most graduate degrees, Illinois cities · 1990

Illinois cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 329 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Glencoe, ILIL8,72436.8%−8%

02Winnetka, ILIL12,51836.5%−17%

03Urbana, ILIL39,71934.0%+3%

04Savoy, ILIL9,11333.9%+9%

05Wilmette, ILIL27,45931.7%−18%

06Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96330.0%+6%

07River Forest, ILIL11,39329.9%−22%

08Lake Forest, ILIL19,73128.5%−16%

09Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56328.5%−8%

10Evanston, ILIL76,38028.4%−14%

11Flossmoor, ILIL9,35828.2%−11%

12Oak Brook, ILIL8,10826.8%−23%

13Northfield, ILIL5,63225.8%−8%

14Hinsdale, ILIL17,57325.4%−19%

15Deerfield, ILIL19,64225.1%−22%

16Carbondale, ILIL21,81124.8%+5%

17Oak Park, ILIL52,82324.8%−20%

18Highland Park, ILIL30,76724.7%−13%

19Western Springs, ILIL13,58822.5%−15%

20Northbrook, ILIL34,74421.6%−22%

21Champaign, ILIL91,19520.2%−10%

22Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13020.0%−17%

23Long Grove, ILIL8,34319.9%−14%

24Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17919.5%−25%

25Libertyville, ILIL20,70119.4%−18%

26DeKalb, ILIL40,46719.3%+6%

27Wheaton, ILIL54,06519.3%−12%

28Naperville, ILIL153,11419.1%−19%

29Riverside, ILIL8,93919.0%−16%

30Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68119.0%−31%

31La Grange, ILIL15,93518.6%−10%

32Barrington, ILIL10,58618.6%−22%

33Glenview, ILIL47,71118.4%−23%

34Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75018.2%−19%

35Inverness, ILIL7,41817.7%−22%

36Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03917.4%−17%

37Charleston, ILIL17,46617.2%−0%

38Lisle, ILIL23,43217.2%−14%

39South Barrington, ILIL5,07116.9%−44%

40Willowbrook, ILIL9,12616.3%−9%

41Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67916.2%−28%

42Skokie, ILIL66,54415.1%−14%

43Normal, ILIL53,27514.4%+0%

44Macomb, ILIL14,53014.4%−26%

45Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81214.4%−30%

46Homewood, ILIL18,77314.2%−12%

47Edwardsville, ILIL26,46314.2%−15%

48Downers Grove, ILIL50,36514.2%−22%

49Palos Heights, ILIL12,08414.0%−13%

50Park Ridge, ILIL38,46314.0%−23%

51Geneva, ILIL21,13813.5%−31%

52O'Fallon, ILIL32,65613.2%−22%

53Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89813.1%−21%

54Winfield, ILIL10,14612.6%−21%

55Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21612.6%−23%

56Frankfort, ILIL21,36512.6%−23%

57La Grange Park, ILIL13,45312.5%−12%

58Elmhurst, ILIL46,11112.4%−28%

59Palatine, ILIL65,84211.9%−15%

60Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82511.8%−36%

61Batavia, ILIL26,58611.8%−21%

62Darien, ILIL22,03211.7%−29%

63Lake Villa, ILIL8,69211.6%+19%

64Gurnee, ILIL30,45811.5%−32%

65Cary, ILIL17,93211.5%−10%

66St. Charles, ILIL33,59411.3%−24%

67Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86810.8%−19%

68Warrenville, ILIL15,21110.8%−5%

69Forest Park, ILIL13,82910.6%−27%

70Sycamore, ILIL19,08310.6%+6%

71Mundelein, ILIL32,68010.1%−25%

72Morton Grove, ILIL24,58210.0%−11%

73Mahomet, ILIL10,51610.0%−19%

74Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6589.9%−8%

75University Park, ILIL7,0199.9%+2%

76Bloomington, ILIL78,8049.7%−18%

77Shorewood, ILIL18,5369.5%+10%

78Greenville, ILIL7,4699.4%+25%

79Orland Park, ILIL57,9549.3%−22%

80Springfield, ILIL112,9899.3%−20%

81Highwood, ILIL5,3239.3%−18%

82Grayslake, ILIL21,1409.2%−47%

83Westmont, ILIL24,1559.1%−24%

84Park Forest, ILIL21,0799.0%−13%

85Woodridge, ILIL34,0288.8%−29%

86Chatham, ILIL14,5798.8%−14%

87Algonquin, ILIL30,8248.7%−22%

88Crete, ILIL8,3458.6%−9%

89Monticello, ILIL6,0808.6%−29%

90Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8588.5%−27%

91Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2888.4%−23%

92Peoria, ILIL110,9208.4%−20%

93Westchester, ILIL16,3008.4%−22%

94Glenwood, ILIL8,4168.4%−9%

95Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3958.3%−30%

96Schaumburg, ILIL77,2498.2%−33%

97Plainfield, ILIL50,0438.2%+1%

98Roselle, ILIL22,7568.2%−15%

99West Dundee, ILIL8,5708.0%−40%

100Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6908.0%−16%

101Minooka, ILIL12,8997.9%−27%

102Shiloh, ILIL14,6047.9%−45%

103Mokena, ILIL19,8977.9%−31%

104Lombard, ILIL44,3997.8%−28%

105Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2627.7%−41%

106Monee, ILIL5,1197.7%+71%

107Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4767.6%−26%

108Wheeling, ILIL38,3917.6%−28%

109Palos Hills, ILIL18,0287.5%−7%

110Chicago, ILIL2,731,5857.5%−25%

111Matteson, ILIL18,5437.4%−15%

112Gages Lake, ILIL10,8197.3%−39%

113Carol Stream, ILIL39,3157.3%−14%

114Jacksonville, ILIL17,7527.2%−7%

115Morton, ILIL17,5657.2%−32%

116Richton Park, ILIL12,4837.2%+4%

117Elk Grove, ILIL31,8857.2%−19%

118South Holland, ILIL20,7497.1%−25%

119Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5527.1%−23%

120Bartlett, ILIL40,8557.0%−35%

121Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0247.0%−11%

122Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8106.9%−28%

123Carterville, ILIL5,8396.8%−41%

124Yorkville, ILIL26,7306.6%−1%

125Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8036.5%−12%

126Oak Forest, ILIL26,7926.4%−6%

127Geneseo, ILIL6,5056.4%+4%

128New Lenox, ILIL28,8936.3%−15%

129Swansea, ILIL14,3566.3%−43%

130Rockton, ILIL7,8706.3%−40%

131Collinsville, ILIL23,7176.2%−10%

132Woodstock, ILIL25,7406.2%−11%

133Danville, ILIL28,1386.2%+16%

134Des Plaines, ILIL58,7726.2%−23%

135Mascoutah, ILIL9,2396.1%−24%

136Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2156.0%−12%

137Wood Dale, ILIL14,0816.0%+5%

138Moline, ILIL42,3626.0%−11%

139Rockford, ILIL147,3846.0%−16%

140Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2835.9%−31%

141Aurora, ILIL181,5055.9%−37%

142Elgin, ILIL115,4765.9%−2%

143Itasca, ILIL9,4885.8%−49%

144Niles, ILIL30,4435.8%−35%

145Spring Grove, ILIL5,5265.8%−31%

146Washington, ILIL15,9025.7%−40%

147Rantoul, ILIL11,9915.7%+5%

148North Riverside, ILIL7,1615.7%−31%

149Columbia, ILIL10,8655.6%−43%

150Lemont, ILIL18,5135.6%−49%

151Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1755.5%−46%

152Marion, ILIL17,1485.5%−13%

153Decatur, ILIL67,8845.5%−3%

154Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6755.5%−14%

155Countryside, ILIL6,2605.5%−40%

156Rock Island, ILIL36,2255.5%−13%

157Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6555.5%−19%

158Beach Park, ILIL14,1145.5%+11%

159Monmouth, ILIL8,5995.4%−5%

160Joliet, ILIL152,2415.4%−5%

161Villa Park, ILIL21,8885.3%−33%

162Brookfield, ILIL18,8795.2%−35%

163Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4505.2%−24%

164West Chicago, ILIL25,2965.1%−1%

165Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895.1%−8%

166Highland, ILIL10,0425.1%−28%

167Hillside, ILIL8,1405.1%−20%

168Godfrey, ILIL17,6205.0%−49%

169Morris, ILIL14,6695.0%−6%

170Lansing, ILIL28,0685.0%−5%

171Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5254.9%−8%

172Effingham, ILIL12,4064.9%−12%

173Willow Springs, ILIL5,7884.9%−52%

174Murphysboro, ILIL6,9774.9%−29%

175Troy, ILIL11,8934.9%−42%

176Galesburg, ILIL28,5814.9%−12%

177North Aurora, ILIL19,4064.8%−47%

178Montgomery, ILIL21,9784.8%−4%

179Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7674.8%+6%

180Quincy, ILIL38,9184.8%−29%

181Lockport, ILIL27,8224.8%−28%

182Robinson, ILIL7,2834.8%+22%

183Tinley Park, ILIL55,1404.8%−35%

184Eureka, ILIL5,1294.8%−24%

185Mount Zion, ILIL5,8804.7%−36%

186Oswego, ILIL39,9484.7%−56%

187Antioch, ILIL15,0004.7%−45%

188Lincoln, ILIL12,9814.6%+4%

189Princeton, ILIL7,6744.6%−35%

190Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3814.6%−50%

191Hillsboro, ILIL6,1844.6%−16%

192Broadview, ILIL7,8714.6%−5%

193Belleville, ILIL40,2374.6%−25%

194Peru, ILIL9,7804.6%−19%

195Addison, ILIL35,7584.5%−12%

196Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1874.4%−28%

197Waukegan, ILIL87,9404.4%−21%

198Sterling, ILIL14,3944.4%+26%

199Centralia, ILIL11,8634.4%−20%

200Berwyn, ILIL55,0014.4%−27%

201Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.3%−2%

202Carlinville, ILIL5,4654.3%−40%

203Manteno, ILIL9,2014.3%−30%

204McHenry, ILIL29,2174.3%−25%

205Harrisburg, ILIL7,9224.3%−8%

206Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.3%−4%

207Freeport, ILIL23,2024.2%−20%

208Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5604.2%−9%

209Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5084.2%+5%

210Elburn, ILIL7,0844.2%−59%

211Wauconda, ILIL13,9934.1%−30%

212Ottawa, ILIL18,6844.1%−19%

213Hampshire, ILIL9,2664.1%−11%

214Taylorville, ILIL10,5224.0%−12%

215Olney, ILIL8,3473.9%−29%

216Streamwood, ILIL38,2773.9%−42%

217Mattoon, ILIL16,6673.9%−23%

218Paris, ILIL8,0263.9%+4%

219South Elgin, ILIL25,6563.8%−33%

220East Moline, ILIL20,4533.8%−23%

221Salem, ILIL7,0353.8%−2%

222Metropolis, ILIL5,7273.8%+4%

223Mendota, ILIL6,8943.8%−36%

224Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5903.8%−43%

225Chillicothe, ILIL6,0333.8%−1%

226Kankakee, ILIL23,4003.7%−25%

227Dixon, ILIL14,5823.7%−15%

228Plano, ILIL12,6773.7%+78%

229Stickney, ILIL6,8973.7%+66%

230Dolton, ILIL20,6713.7%+13%

231Maryville, ILIL8,4133.6%−54%

232Harvard, ILIL9,5043.6%−36%

233Marengo, ILIL7,7373.6%−11%

234Vandalia, ILIL7,1083.6%+38%

235Clinton, ILIL6,7813.5%+26%

236Maywood, ILIL23,3303.5%−5%

237Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7613.5%−20%

238Huntley, ILIL29,1323.4%−41%

239Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1013.4%−41%

240Hanover Park, ILIL36,5683.4%−13%

241East Peoria, ILIL22,0883.4%−11%

242Calumet Park, ILIL6,7723.4%−19%

243Channahon, ILIL14,5303.3%−18%

244Roscoe, ILIL11,0343.3%−39%

245Benton, ILIL6,5583.3%−31%

246Manhattan, ILIL10,9433.3%−19%

247Melrose Park, ILIL23,9363.3%−23%

248Spring Valley, ILIL5,4083.2%−47%

249River Grove, ILIL10,4093.2%−18%

250Alton, ILIL25,0133.2%−38%

251Coal City, ILIL5,8313.2%−11%

252Bellwood, ILIL18,1163.2%−11%

253Kewanee, ILIL12,1153.1%−14%

254Crestwood, ILIL10,5293.1%−13%

255Lynwood, ILIL9,2973.1%−59%

256Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2063.1%+25%

257Canton, ILIL13,2973.1%−20%

258East St. Louis, ILIL17,6823.0%+11%

259Schiller Park, ILIL11,3173.0%−35%

260Midlothian, ILIL13,8413.0%−33%

261Fox Lake, ILIL10,8493.0%−37%

262Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5933.0%−29%

263Sandwich, ILIL7,3803.0%−26%

264Rochelle, ILIL9,4983.0%−43%

265LaSalle, ILIL9,3883.0%−25%

266Markham, ILIL11,2743.0%−7%

267Gilberts, ILIL9,0823.0%−64%

268Alsip, ILIL18,4832.9%−21%

269Orland Hills, ILIL6,6632.9%−21%

270Herrin, ILIL12,2682.9%−49%

271Genoa, ILIL5,5472.9%+50%

272Berkeley, ILIL5,1412.9%−52%

273Crest Hill, ILIL20,6952.9%+12%

274Pekin, ILIL31,2772.9%−43%

275Bethalto, ILIL9,2022.9%−49%

276Justice, ILIL12,2852.8%+7%

277Du Quoin, ILIL5,5692.8%−28%

278Worth, ILIL10,6962.8%−17%

279Waterloo, ILIL11,1322.8%−55%

280Blue Island, ILIL21,8052.8%−19%

281Granite City, ILIL26,8072.8%−7%

282Jerseyville, ILIL8,4092.8%−32%

283Calumet City, ILIL34,7982.8%−27%

284Norridge, ILIL14,8082.7%−45%

285North Chicago, ILIL34,0502.7%−51%

286Streator, ILIL12,1902.7%−22%

287Northlake, ILIL12,4622.7%+3%

288Loves Park, ILIL23,7122.7%−51%

289Round Lake, ILIL18,5262.6%−43%

290Riverdale, ILIL10,2802.6%+21%

291Chester, ILIL6,8472.6%−27%

292Belvidere, ILIL25,4622.5%+28%

293Island Lake, ILIL8,0472.4%−53%

294Zion, ILIL24,4472.4%−57%

295Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0362.4%−36%

296Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492.4%−5%

297Pontiac, ILIL10,8062.3%−46%

298Bridgeview, ILIL16,5212.3%+0%

299Franklin Park, ILIL18,0452.2%−28%

300Pana, ILIL5,0102.2%+12%

301Wood River, ILIL10,2242.2%−33%

302East Alton, ILIL5,6212.2%+79%

303Park City, ILIL7,8932.1%−57%

304Romeoville, ILIL41,2812.0%−51%

305Cicero, ILIL81,8582.0%−9%

306Bradley, ILIL15,2142.0%−53%

307Burbank, ILIL28,5781.9%−36%

308Litchfield, ILIL6,5981.9%−42%

309Harvey, ILIL19,8491.9%−24%

310Sauk, ILIL9,6241.9%−7%

311Bartonville, ILIL5,8041.8%−18%

312Rock Falls, ILIL8,5211.8%−18%

313West Frankfort, ILIL7,1051.8%−51%

314Summit, ILIL10,7531.8%+2%

315Wilmington, ILIL5,6141.8%−46%

316Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5451.7%−34%

317Steger, ILIL9,3521.7%−47%

318Beardstown, ILIL5,6911.7%−16%

319Lyons, ILIL10,4331.7%−68%

320Carpentersville, ILIL37,0451.7%−40%

321Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9021.7%−61%

322Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8871.7%−63%

323Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8441.6%−48%

324Machesney Park, ILIL22,8051.5%−47%

325Silvis, ILIL7,9791.4%−54%

326South Beloit, ILIL7,9961.4%−21%

327Milan, ILIL5,0281.2%−43%

328Posen, ILIL5,4051.1%−12%

329Braidwood, ILIL6,2591.1%−47%

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