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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 (2000 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 1990

01Winnetka, ILIL12,51844.1%+21%

02Glencoe, ILIL8,72440.2%+9%

03Wilmette, ILIL27,45938.5%+22%

04River Forest, ILIL11,39338.2%+27%

05Oak Brook, ILIL8,10834.9%+30%

06Lake Forest, ILIL19,73133.9%+19%

07Evanston, ILIL76,38033.2%+17%

08Urbana, ILIL39,71932.9%−3%

09Deerfield, ILIL19,64232.3%+29%

10Flossmoor, ILIL9,35831.7%+12%

11Hinsdale, ILIL17,57331.5%+24%

12Savoy, ILIL9,11331.1%−8%

13Oak Park, ILIL52,82330.9%+24%

14Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56330.8%+8%

15South Barrington, ILIL5,07129.9%+77%

16Highland Park, ILIL30,76728.5%+15%

17Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96328.4%−5%

18Northfield, ILIL5,63228.0%+8%

19Northbrook, ILIL34,74427.6%+28%

20Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68127.5%+45%

21Western Springs, ILIL13,58826.6%+18%

22Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17926.0%+33%

23Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13024.1%+20%

24Barrington, ILIL10,58624.0%+29%

25Glenview, ILIL47,71123.9%+30%

26Naperville, ILIL153,11423.7%+24%

27Libertyville, ILIL20,70123.6%+22%

28Carbondale, ILIL21,81123.5%−5%

29Long Grove, ILIL8,34323.1%+17%

30Riverside, ILIL8,93922.8%+20%

31Inverness, ILIL7,41822.7%+28%

32Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75022.6%+24%

33Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67922.5%+39%

34Champaign, ILIL91,19522.4%+11%

35Wheaton, ILIL54,06522.0%+14%

36Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03921.0%+21%

37La Grange, ILIL15,93520.7%+11%

38Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81220.5%+43%

39Lisle, ILIL23,43220.0%+16%

40Geneva, ILIL21,13819.5%+45%

41Macomb, ILIL14,53019.4%+35%

42Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82518.5%+57%

43Park Ridge, ILIL38,46318.3%+30%

44DeKalb, ILIL40,46718.2%−6%

45Downers Grove, ILIL50,36518.1%+28%

46Willowbrook, ILIL9,12617.9%+10%

47Skokie, ILIL66,54417.6%+17%

48Grayslake, ILIL21,14017.5%+89%

49Charleston, ILIL17,46617.3%+0%

50Elmhurst, ILIL46,11117.2%+39%

51Gurnee, ILIL30,45817.0%+47%

52O'Fallon, ILIL32,65617.0%+28%

53Edwardsville, ILIL26,46316.6%+17%

54Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89816.6%+26%

55Darien, ILIL22,03216.5%+42%

56Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21616.3%+29%

57Frankfort, ILIL21,36516.2%+29%

58Homewood, ILIL18,77316.2%+14%

59Palos Heights, ILIL12,08416.1%+15%

60Winfield, ILIL10,14616.1%+27%

61Batavia, ILIL26,58614.9%+26%

62St. Charles, ILIL33,59414.8%+31%

63Forest Park, ILIL13,82914.6%+38%

64Shiloh, ILIL14,60414.4%+82%

65Normal, ILIL53,27514.3%−0%

66La Grange Park, ILIL13,45314.2%+13%

67Palatine, ILIL65,84214.0%+18%

68Mundelein, ILIL32,68013.5%+33%

69Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86813.4%+23%

70West Dundee, ILIL8,57013.3%+67%

71Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26213.0%+68%

72Cary, ILIL17,93212.8%+11%

73Woodridge, ILIL34,02812.5%+41%

74Schaumburg, ILIL77,24912.3%+50%

75Mahomet, ILIL10,51612.3%+23%

76Monticello, ILIL6,08012.2%+42%

77Gages Lake, ILIL10,81912.1%+65%

78Westmont, ILIL24,15512.0%+32%

79Orland Park, ILIL57,95412.0%+29%

80Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39511.9%+43%

81Bloomington, ILIL78,80411.8%+22%

82Springfield, ILIL112,98911.6%+25%

83Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85811.6%+37%

84Carterville, ILIL5,83911.5%+69%

85Itasca, ILIL9,48811.4%+95%

86Mokena, ILIL19,89711.4%+44%

87Warrenville, ILIL15,21111.4%+5%

88Morton Grove, ILIL24,58211.3%+13%

89Highwood, ILIL5,32311.3%+21%

90Algonquin, ILIL30,82411.1%+28%

91Swansea, ILIL14,35611.1%+76%

92Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28810.9%+30%

93Lemont, ILIL18,51310.9%+96%

94Minooka, ILIL12,89910.9%+37%

95Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65810.8%+9%

96Lombard, ILIL44,39910.7%+38%

97Westchester, ILIL16,30010.7%+28%

98Bartlett, ILIL40,85510.7%+53%

99Oswego, ILIL39,94810.7%+128%

100Wheeling, ILIL38,39110.5%+39%

101Morton, ILIL17,56510.5%+46%

102Peoria, ILIL110,92010.4%+24%

103Willow Springs, ILIL5,78810.4%+110%

104Rockton, ILIL7,87010.4%+66%

105Park Forest, ILIL21,07910.3%+15%

106Elburn, ILIL7,08410.3%+146%

107Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17510.3%+85%

108Chatham, ILIL14,57910.2%+17%

109Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47610.2%+34%

110Sycamore, ILIL19,08310.1%−5%

111Chicago, ILIL2,731,58510.0%+34%

112Columbia, ILIL10,8659.9%+75%

113Lake Villa, ILIL8,6929.7%−16%

114Godfrey, ILIL17,6209.7%+95%

115University Park, ILIL7,0199.7%−2%

116Roselle, ILIL22,7569.6%+18%

117Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8109.5%+39%

118Crete, ILIL8,3459.5%+10%

119Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6909.5%+20%

120South Holland, ILIL20,7499.5%+34%

121Washington, ILIL15,9029.4%+66%

122Aurora, ILIL181,5059.3%+58%

123Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3819.2%+100%

124Glenwood, ILIL8,4169.2%+10%

125Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5529.2%+30%

126North Aurora, ILIL19,4069.2%+89%

127Countryside, ILIL6,2609.1%+66%

128Niles, ILIL30,4438.9%+53%

129Elk Grove, ILIL31,8858.8%+23%

130Matteson, ILIL18,5438.7%+18%

131Shorewood, ILIL18,5368.7%−9%

132Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2838.6%+46%

133Carol Stream, ILIL39,3158.5%+16%

134Antioch, ILIL15,0008.4%+81%

135Troy, ILIL11,8938.4%+72%

136Spring Grove, ILIL5,5268.3%+44%

137North Riverside, ILIL7,1618.2%+46%

138Gilberts, ILIL9,0828.2%+179%

139Palos Hills, ILIL18,0288.1%+7%

140Mascoutah, ILIL9,2398.1%+32%

141Plainfield, ILIL50,0438.1%−1%

142Des Plaines, ILIL58,7728.1%+30%

143Brookfield, ILIL18,8798.0%+53%

144Maryville, ILIL8,4137.9%+118%

145Villa Park, ILIL21,8887.9%+48%

146Jacksonville, ILIL17,7527.8%+8%

147Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0247.8%+12%

148Greenville, ILIL7,4697.5%−20%

149Lynwood, ILIL9,2977.4%+141%

150New Lenox, ILIL28,8937.4%+17%

151Tinley Park, ILIL55,1407.4%+54%

152Mount Zion, ILIL5,8807.4%+56%

153Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8037.3%+13%

154Johnsburg, ILIL6,4457.3%–

155Carlinville, ILIL5,4657.2%+68%

156Rockford, ILIL147,3847.1%+19%

157Princeton, ILIL7,6747.1%+53%

158Highland, ILIL10,0427.1%+39%

159Woodstock, ILIL25,7407.0%+13%

160Collinsville, ILIL23,7176.9%+11%

161Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2156.9%+14%

162Murphysboro, ILIL6,9776.9%+41%

163Richton Park, ILIL12,4836.9%−4%

164Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4506.8%+32%

165Quincy, ILIL38,9186.8%+42%

166Oak Forest, ILIL26,7926.8%+6%

167Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.8%+24%

168Moline, ILIL42,3626.8%+13%

169Streamwood, ILIL38,2776.7%+72%

170Yorkville, ILIL26,7306.6%+2%

171Lockport, ILIL27,8226.6%+38%

172Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5906.6%+74%

173Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6756.4%+16%

174Hillside, ILIL8,1406.4%+25%

175Marion, ILIL17,1486.3%+14%

176Rock Island, ILIL36,2256.3%+14%

177Eureka, ILIL5,1296.2%+31%

178Waterloo, ILIL11,1326.2%+121%

179Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.2%+40%

180Manteno, ILIL9,2016.1%+42%

181Spring Valley, ILIL5,4086.1%+88%

182Geneseo, ILIL6,5056.1%−4%

183Belleville, ILIL40,2376.1%+33%

184Elgin, ILIL115,4766.0%+2%

185Berkeley, ILIL5,1416.0%+107%

186Berwyn, ILIL55,0015.9%+36%

187Mendota, ILIL6,8945.9%+56%

188Wauconda, ILIL13,9935.9%+43%

189Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1015.8%+70%

190Huntley, ILIL29,1325.8%+69%

191McHenry, ILIL29,2175.7%+34%

192Wood Dale, ILIL14,0815.7%−5%

193Monmouth, ILIL8,5995.7%+5%

194Decatur, ILIL67,8845.7%+3%

195Herrin, ILIL12,2685.7%+96%

196Joliet, ILIL152,2415.7%+6%

197South Elgin, ILIL25,6565.7%+49%

198Peru, ILIL9,7805.6%+24%

199Effingham, ILIL12,4065.6%+14%

200Harvard, ILIL9,5045.6%+56%

201Bethalto, ILIL9,2025.6%+95%

202Zion, ILIL24,4475.6%+134%

203Waukegan, ILIL87,9405.5%+26%

204Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895.5%+9%

205Galesburg, ILIL28,5815.5%+13%

206Roscoe, ILIL11,0345.5%+64%

207Olney, ILIL8,3475.5%+41%

208North Chicago, ILIL34,0505.5%+103%

209Hillsboro, ILIL6,1845.5%+19%

210Centralia, ILIL11,8635.5%+25%

211Rantoul, ILIL11,9915.4%−5%

212Loves Park, ILIL23,7125.4%+103%

213Danville, ILIL28,1385.4%−14%

214Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5255.3%+8%

215Morris, ILIL14,6695.3%+7%

216Freeport, ILIL23,2025.3%+24%

217Lyons, ILIL10,4335.2%+211%

218Lansing, ILIL28,0685.2%+5%

219Rochelle, ILIL9,4985.2%+75%

220Addison, ILIL35,7585.2%+14%

221Alton, ILIL25,0135.2%+61%

222West Chicago, ILIL25,2965.2%+1%

223Island Lake, ILIL8,0475.1%+113%

224Ottawa, ILIL18,6845.1%+24%

225Pekin, ILIL31,2775.1%+76%

226Montgomery, ILIL21,9785.0%+4%

227Mattoon, ILIL16,6675.0%+30%

228Norridge, ILIL14,8084.9%+83%

229East Moline, ILIL20,4534.9%+30%

230Kankakee, ILIL23,4004.9%+33%

231Beach Park, ILIL14,1144.9%−10%

232Benton, ILIL6,5584.8%+46%

233Broadview, ILIL7,8714.8%+5%

234Park City, ILIL7,8934.8%+131%

235Fox Lake, ILIL10,8494.8%+59%

236Schiller Park, ILIL11,3174.7%+55%

237Harrisburg, ILIL7,9224.7%+9%

238Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5604.7%+10%

239Round Lake, ILIL18,5264.6%+76%

240Hampshire, ILIL9,2664.6%+12%

241Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7674.6%−5%

242Taylorville, ILIL10,5224.5%+14%

243Midlothian, ILIL13,8414.5%+50%

244Monee, ILIL5,1194.5%−41%

245Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8874.5%+170%

246Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.5%+3%

247Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.5%+4%

248Lincoln, ILIL12,9814.4%−4%

249Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7614.4%+25%

250Dixon, ILIL14,5824.4%+18%

251Pontiac, ILIL10,8064.3%+85%

252Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9024.3%+158%

253Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5934.2%+41%

254Melrose Park, ILIL23,9364.2%+30%

255Bradley, ILIL15,2144.2%+114%

256Calumet Park, ILIL6,7724.2%+24%

257Jerseyville, ILIL8,4094.1%+47%

258Channahon, ILIL14,5304.1%+22%

259Romeoville, ILIL41,2814.0%+104%

260Marengo, ILIL7,7374.0%+12%

261Manhattan, ILIL10,9434.0%+23%

262Sandwich, ILIL7,3804.0%+35%

263Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5084.0%−4%

264LaSalle, ILIL9,3884.0%+34%

265Hanover Park, ILIL36,5683.9%+15%

266Robinson, ILIL7,2833.9%−18%

267Du Quoin, ILIL5,5693.9%+39%

268River Grove, ILIL10,4093.9%+22%

269Salem, ILIL7,0353.9%+2%

270East Peoria, ILIL22,0883.8%+12%

271Chillicothe, ILIL6,0333.8%+1%

272Canton, ILIL13,2973.8%+24%

273Calumet City, ILIL34,7983.8%+37%

274West Frankfort, ILIL7,1053.8%+105%

275Alsip, ILIL18,4833.7%+27%

276Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0363.7%+57%

277Paris, ILIL8,0263.7%−3%

278Orland Hills, ILIL6,6633.7%+26%

279Maywood, ILIL23,3303.7%+5%

280Metropolis, ILIL5,7273.7%−4%

281Kewanee, ILIL12,1153.6%+16%

282Coal City, ILIL5,8313.6%+13%

283Bellwood, ILIL18,1163.6%+12%

284Crestwood, ILIL10,5293.5%+15%

285Chester, ILIL6,8473.5%+37%

286Sterling, ILIL14,3943.5%−20%

287Blue Island, ILIL21,8053.5%+23%

288Streator, ILIL12,1903.4%+28%

289Worth, ILIL10,6963.4%+20%

290Wilmington, ILIL5,6143.3%+85%

291Wood River, ILIL10,2243.3%+50%

292Steger, ILIL9,3523.3%+89%

293Dolton, ILIL20,6713.2%−11%

294Litchfield, ILIL6,5983.2%+72%

295Markham, ILIL11,2743.2%+8%

296Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8443.1%+93%

297Franklin Park, ILIL18,0453.1%+39%

298Silvis, ILIL7,9793.0%+117%

299Burbank, ILIL28,5783.0%+56%

300Granite City, ILIL26,8073.0%+7%

301Clinton, ILIL6,7812.8%−20%

302Machesney Park, ILIL22,8052.8%+90%

303Carpentersville, ILIL37,0452.8%+66%

304East St. Louis, ILIL17,6822.8%−10%

305Justice, ILIL12,2852.6%−7%

306Vandalia, ILIL7,1082.6%−27%

307Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5452.6%+51%

308Northlake, ILIL12,4622.6%−3%

309Crest Hill, ILIL20,6952.6%−11%

310Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492.5%+5%

311Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2062.5%−20%

312Harvey, ILIL19,8492.4%+31%

313Bridgeview, ILIL16,5212.3%−0%

314Bartonville, ILIL5,8042.3%+23%

315Rock Falls, ILIL8,5212.2%+22%

316Stickney, ILIL6,8972.2%−40%

317Cicero, ILIL81,8582.2%+10%

318Riverdale, ILIL10,2802.1%−17%

319Milan, ILIL5,0282.1%+77%

320Plano, ILIL12,6772.1%−44%

321Beardstown, ILIL5,6912.0%+19%

322Braidwood, ILIL6,2592.0%+89%

323Sauk, ILIL9,6242.0%+8%

324Pana, ILIL5,0102.0%−11%

325Genoa, ILIL5,5471.9%−33%

326Belvidere, ILIL25,4621.9%−22%

327Summit, ILIL10,7531.8%−2%

328South Beloit, ILIL7,9961.8%+26%

329Posen, ILIL5,4051.3%+13%

330East Alton, ILIL5,6211.2%−44%

331Volo, ILIL6,8050.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS