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Most graduate degrees, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Winnetka, ILIL12,51844.1%+0%

02Glencoe, ILIL8,72440.2%+0%

03Wilmette, ILIL27,45938.5%+0%

04River Forest, ILIL11,39338.2%+0%

05Oak Brook, ILIL8,10834.9%+0%

06Lake Forest, ILIL19,73133.9%+0%

07Evanston, ILIL76,38033.2%+0%

08Urbana, ILIL39,71932.9%+0%

09Deerfield, ILIL19,64232.3%+0%

10Flossmoor, ILIL9,35831.7%+0%

11Hinsdale, ILIL17,57331.5%+0%

12Savoy, ILIL9,11331.1%+0%

13Oak Park, ILIL52,82330.9%+0%

14Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56330.8%+0%

15South Barrington, ILIL5,07129.9%+0%

16Highland Park, ILIL30,76728.5%+0%

17Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96328.4%+0%

18Northfield, ILIL5,63228.0%+0%

19Northbrook, ILIL34,74427.6%+0%

20Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68127.5%+0%

21Western Springs, ILIL13,58826.6%+0%

22Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17926.0%+0%

23Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13024.1%+0%

24Barrington, ILIL10,58624.0%+0%

25Glenview, ILIL47,71123.9%+0%

26Naperville, ILIL153,11423.7%+0%

27Libertyville, ILIL20,70123.6%+0%

28Carbondale, ILIL21,81123.5%+0%

29Long Grove, ILIL8,34323.1%+0%

30Riverside, ILIL8,93922.8%+0%

31Inverness, ILIL7,41822.7%+0%

32Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75022.6%+0%

33Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67922.5%+0%

34Champaign, ILIL91,19522.4%+0%

35Wheaton, ILIL54,06522.0%+0%

36Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03921.0%+0%

37La Grange, ILIL15,93520.7%+0%

38Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81220.5%+0%

39Lisle, ILIL23,43220.0%+0%

40Geneva, ILIL21,13819.5%+0%

41Macomb, ILIL14,53019.4%+0%

42Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82518.5%+0%

43Park Ridge, ILIL38,46318.3%+0%

44DeKalb, ILIL40,46718.2%+0%

45Downers Grove, ILIL50,36518.1%+0%

46Willowbrook, ILIL9,12617.9%+0%

47Skokie, ILIL66,54417.6%+0%

48Grayslake, ILIL21,14017.5%+0%

49Charleston, ILIL17,46617.3%+0%

50Elmhurst, ILIL46,11117.2%+0%

51Gurnee, ILIL30,45817.0%+0%

52O'Fallon, ILIL32,65617.0%+0%

53Edwardsville, ILIL26,46316.6%+0%

54Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89816.6%+0%

55Darien, ILIL22,03216.5%+0%

56Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21616.3%+0%

57Frankfort, ILIL21,36516.2%+0%

58Homewood, ILIL18,77316.2%+0%

59Palos Heights, ILIL12,08416.1%+0%

60Winfield, ILIL10,14616.1%+0%

61Batavia, ILIL26,58614.9%+0%

62St. Charles, ILIL33,59414.8%+0%

63Forest Park, ILIL13,82914.6%+0%

64Shiloh, ILIL14,60414.4%+0%

65Normal, ILIL53,27514.3%+0%

66La Grange Park, ILIL13,45314.2%+0%

67Palatine, ILIL65,84214.0%+0%

68Mundelein, ILIL32,68013.5%+0%

69Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86813.4%+0%

70West Dundee, ILIL8,57013.3%+0%

71Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26213.0%+0%

72Cary, ILIL17,93212.8%+0%

73Woodridge, ILIL34,02812.5%+0%

74Schaumburg, ILIL77,24912.3%+0%

75Mahomet, ILIL10,51612.3%+0%

76Monticello, ILIL6,08012.2%+0%

77Gages Lake, ILIL10,81912.1%+0%

78Westmont, ILIL24,15512.0%+0%

79Orland Park, ILIL57,95412.0%+0%

80Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39511.9%+0%

81Bloomington, ILIL78,80411.8%+0%

82Springfield, ILIL112,98911.6%+0%

83Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85811.6%+0%

84Carterville, ILIL5,83911.5%+0%

85Itasca, ILIL9,48811.4%+0%

86Mokena, ILIL19,89711.4%+0%

87Warrenville, ILIL15,21111.4%+0%

88Morton Grove, ILIL24,58211.3%+0%

89Highwood, ILIL5,32311.3%+0%

90Algonquin, ILIL30,82411.1%+0%

91Swansea, ILIL14,35611.1%+0%

92Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28810.9%+0%

93Lemont, ILIL18,51310.9%+0%

94Minooka, ILIL12,89910.9%+0%

95Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65810.8%+0%

96Lombard, ILIL44,39910.7%+0%

97Westchester, ILIL16,30010.7%+0%

98Bartlett, ILIL40,85510.7%+0%

99Oswego, ILIL39,94810.7%+0%

100Wheeling, ILIL38,39110.5%+0%

101Morton, ILIL17,56510.5%+0%

102Peoria, ILIL110,92010.4%+0%

103Willow Springs, ILIL5,78810.4%+0%

104Rockton, ILIL7,87010.4%+0%

105Park Forest, ILIL21,07910.3%+0%

106Elburn, ILIL7,08410.3%+0%

107Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17510.3%+0%

108Chatham, ILIL14,57910.2%+0%

109Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47610.2%+0%

110Sycamore, ILIL19,08310.1%+0%

111Chicago, ILIL2,731,58510.0%+0%

112Columbia, ILIL10,8659.9%+0%

113Lake Villa, ILIL8,6929.7%+0%

114Godfrey, ILIL17,6209.7%+0%

115University Park, ILIL7,0199.7%+0%

116Roselle, ILIL22,7569.6%+0%

117Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8109.5%+0%

118Crete, ILIL8,3459.5%+0%

119Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6909.5%+0%

120South Holland, ILIL20,7499.5%+0%

121Washington, ILIL15,9029.4%+0%

122Aurora, ILIL181,5059.3%+0%

123Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3819.2%+0%

124Glenwood, ILIL8,4169.2%+0%

125Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5529.2%+0%

126North Aurora, ILIL19,4069.2%+0%

127Countryside, ILIL6,2609.1%+0%

128Niles, ILIL30,4438.9%+0%

129Elk Grove, ILIL31,8858.8%+0%

130Matteson, ILIL18,5438.7%+0%

131Shorewood, ILIL18,5368.7%+0%

132Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2838.6%+0%

133Carol Stream, ILIL39,3158.5%+0%

134Antioch, ILIL15,0008.4%+0%

135Troy, ILIL11,8938.4%+0%

136Spring Grove, ILIL5,5268.3%+0%

137North Riverside, ILIL7,1618.2%+0%

138Gilberts, ILIL9,0828.2%+0%

139Palos Hills, ILIL18,0288.1%+0%

140Mascoutah, ILIL9,2398.1%+0%

141Plainfield, ILIL50,0438.1%+0%

142Des Plaines, ILIL58,7728.1%+0%

143Brookfield, ILIL18,8798.0%+0%

144Maryville, ILIL8,4137.9%+0%

145Villa Park, ILIL21,8887.9%+0%

146Jacksonville, ILIL17,7527.8%+0%

147Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0247.8%+0%

148Greenville, ILIL7,4697.5%+0%

149Lynwood, ILIL9,2977.4%+0%

150New Lenox, ILIL28,8937.4%+0%

151Tinley Park, ILIL55,1407.4%+0%

152Mount Zion, ILIL5,8807.4%+0%

153Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8037.3%+0%

154Johnsburg, ILIL6,4457.3%+0%

155Carlinville, ILIL5,4657.2%+0%

156Rockford, ILIL147,3847.1%+0%

157Princeton, ILIL7,6747.1%+0%

158Highland, ILIL10,0427.1%+0%

159Woodstock, ILIL25,7407.0%+0%

160Collinsville, ILIL23,7176.9%+0%

161Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2156.9%+0%

162Murphysboro, ILIL6,9776.9%+0%

163Richton Park, ILIL12,4836.9%+0%

164Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4506.8%+0%

165Quincy, ILIL38,9186.8%+0%

166Oak Forest, ILIL26,7926.8%+0%

167Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.8%+0%

168Moline, ILIL42,3626.8%+0%

169Streamwood, ILIL38,2776.7%+0%

170Yorkville, ILIL26,7306.6%+0%

171Lockport, ILIL27,8226.6%+0%

172Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5906.6%+0%

173Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6756.4%+0%

174Hillside, ILIL8,1406.4%+0%

175Marion, ILIL17,1486.3%+0%

176Rock Island, ILIL36,2256.3%+0%

177Eureka, ILIL5,1296.2%+0%

178Waterloo, ILIL11,1326.2%+0%

179Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.2%+0%

180Manteno, ILIL9,2016.1%+0%

181Spring Valley, ILIL5,4086.1%+0%

182Geneseo, ILIL6,5056.1%+0%

183Belleville, ILIL40,2376.1%+0%

184Elgin, ILIL115,4766.0%+0%

185Berkeley, ILIL5,1416.0%+0%

186Berwyn, ILIL55,0015.9%+0%

187Mendota, ILIL6,8945.9%+0%

188Wauconda, ILIL13,9935.9%+0%

189Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1015.8%+0%

190Huntley, ILIL29,1325.8%+0%

191McHenry, ILIL29,2175.7%+0%

192Wood Dale, ILIL14,0815.7%+0%

193Monmouth, ILIL8,5995.7%+0%

194Decatur, ILIL67,8845.7%+0%

195Herrin, ILIL12,2685.7%+0%

196Joliet, ILIL152,2415.7%+0%

197South Elgin, ILIL25,6565.7%+0%

198Peru, ILIL9,7805.6%+0%

199Effingham, ILIL12,4065.6%+0%

200Harvard, ILIL9,5045.6%+0%

201Bethalto, ILIL9,2025.6%+0%

202Zion, ILIL24,4475.6%+0%

203Waukegan, ILIL87,9405.5%+0%

204Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895.5%+0%

205Galesburg, ILIL28,5815.5%+0%

206Roscoe, ILIL11,0345.5%+0%

207Olney, ILIL8,3475.5%+0%

208North Chicago, ILIL34,0505.5%+0%

209Hillsboro, ILIL6,1845.5%+0%

210Centralia, ILIL11,8635.5%+0%

211Rantoul, ILIL11,9915.4%+0%

212Loves Park, ILIL23,7125.4%+0%

213Danville, ILIL28,1385.4%+0%

214Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5255.3%+0%

215Morris, ILIL14,6695.3%+0%

216Freeport, ILIL23,2025.3%+0%

217Lyons, ILIL10,4335.2%+0%

218Lansing, ILIL28,0685.2%+0%

219Rochelle, ILIL9,4985.2%+0%

220Addison, ILIL35,7585.2%+0%

221Alton, ILIL25,0135.2%+0%

222West Chicago, ILIL25,2965.2%+0%

223Island Lake, ILIL8,0475.1%+0%

224Ottawa, ILIL18,6845.1%+0%

225Pekin, ILIL31,2775.1%+0%

226Montgomery, ILIL21,9785.0%+0%

227Mattoon, ILIL16,6675.0%+0%

228Norridge, ILIL14,8084.9%+0%

229East Moline, ILIL20,4534.9%+0%

230Kankakee, ILIL23,4004.9%+0%

231Beach Park, ILIL14,1144.9%+0%

232Benton, ILIL6,5584.8%+0%

233Broadview, ILIL7,8714.8%+0%

234Park City, ILIL7,8934.8%+0%

235Fox Lake, ILIL10,8494.8%+0%

236Schiller Park, ILIL11,3174.7%+0%

237Harrisburg, ILIL7,9224.7%+0%

238Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5604.7%+0%

239Round Lake, ILIL18,5264.6%+0%

240Hampshire, ILIL9,2664.6%+0%

241Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7674.6%+0%

242Taylorville, ILIL10,5224.5%+0%

243Midlothian, ILIL13,8414.5%+0%

244Monee, ILIL5,1194.5%+0%

245Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8874.5%+0%

246Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.5%+0%

247Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.5%+0%

248Lincoln, ILIL12,9814.4%+0%

249Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7614.4%+0%

250Dixon, ILIL14,5824.4%+0%

251Pontiac, ILIL10,8064.3%+0%

252Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9024.3%+0%

253Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5934.2%+0%

254Melrose Park, ILIL23,9364.2%+0%

255Bradley, ILIL15,2144.2%+0%

256Calumet Park, ILIL6,7724.2%+0%

257Jerseyville, ILIL8,4094.1%+0%

258Channahon, ILIL14,5304.1%+0%

259Romeoville, ILIL41,2814.0%+0%

260Marengo, ILIL7,7374.0%+0%

261Manhattan, ILIL10,9434.0%+0%

262Sandwich, ILIL7,3804.0%+0%

263Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5084.0%+0%

264LaSalle, ILIL9,3884.0%+0%

265Hanover Park, ILIL36,5683.9%+0%

266Robinson, ILIL7,2833.9%+0%

267Du Quoin, ILIL5,5693.9%+0%

268River Grove, ILIL10,4093.9%+0%

269Salem, ILIL7,0353.9%+0%

270East Peoria, ILIL22,0883.8%+0%

271Chillicothe, ILIL6,0333.8%+0%

272Canton, ILIL13,2973.8%+0%

273Calumet City, ILIL34,7983.8%+0%

274West Frankfort, ILIL7,1053.8%+0%

275Alsip, ILIL18,4833.7%+0%

276Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0363.7%+0%

277Paris, ILIL8,0263.7%+0%

278Orland Hills, ILIL6,6633.7%+0%

279Maywood, ILIL23,3303.7%+0%

280Metropolis, ILIL5,7273.7%+0%

281Kewanee, ILIL12,1153.6%+0%

282Coal City, ILIL5,8313.6%+0%

283Bellwood, ILIL18,1163.6%+0%

284Crestwood, ILIL10,5293.5%+0%

285Chester, ILIL6,8473.5%+0%

286Sterling, ILIL14,3943.5%+0%

287Blue Island, ILIL21,8053.5%+0%

288Streator, ILIL12,1903.4%+0%

289Worth, ILIL10,6963.4%+0%

290Wilmington, ILIL5,6143.3%+0%

291Wood River, ILIL10,2243.3%+0%

292Steger, ILIL9,3523.3%+0%

293Dolton, ILIL20,6713.2%+0%

294Litchfield, ILIL6,5983.2%+0%

295Markham, ILIL11,2743.2%+0%

296Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8443.1%+0%

297Franklin Park, ILIL18,0453.1%+0%

298Silvis, ILIL7,9793.0%+0%

299Burbank, ILIL28,5783.0%+0%

300Granite City, ILIL26,8073.0%+0%

301Clinton, ILIL6,7812.8%+0%

302Machesney Park, ILIL22,8052.8%+0%

303Carpentersville, ILIL37,0452.8%+0%

304East St. Louis, ILIL17,6822.8%+0%

305Justice, ILIL12,2852.6%+0%

306Vandalia, ILIL7,1082.6%+0%

307Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5452.6%+0%

308Northlake, ILIL12,4622.6%+0%

309Crest Hill, ILIL20,6952.6%+0%

310Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492.5%+0%

311Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2062.5%+0%

312Harvey, ILIL19,8492.4%+0%

313Bridgeview, ILIL16,5212.3%+0%

314Bartonville, ILIL5,8042.3%+0%

315Rock Falls, ILIL8,5212.2%+0%

316Stickney, ILIL6,8972.2%+0%

317Cicero, ILIL81,8582.2%+0%

318Riverdale, ILIL10,2802.1%+0%

319Milan, ILIL5,0282.1%+0%

320Plano, ILIL12,6772.1%+0%

321Beardstown, ILIL5,6912.0%+0%

322Braidwood, ILIL6,2592.0%+0%

323Sauk, ILIL9,6242.0%+0%

324Pana, ILIL5,0102.0%+0%

325Genoa, ILIL5,5471.9%+0%

326Belvidere, ILIL25,4621.9%+0%

327Summit, ILIL10,7531.8%+0%

328South Beloit, ILIL7,9961.8%+0%

329Posen, ILIL5,4051.3%+0%

330East Alton, ILIL5,6211.2%+0%

331Volo, ILIL6,8050.0%–

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