RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 334 SHOWN OF 334

Most graduate degrees, Illinois cities · 2010

Illinois cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 334 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Glencoe, ILIL8,72451.9%+11.7 pts

02Winnetka, ILIL12,51848.2%+4.1 pts

03Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56342.8%+12.0 pts

04Wilmette, ILIL27,45942.8%+4.3 pts

05River Forest, ILIL11,39341.9%+3.7 pts

06Deerfield, ILIL19,64238.2%+5.9 pts

07Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96337.8%+9.4 pts

08South Barrington, ILIL5,07137.8%+7.9 pts

09Hinsdale, ILIL17,57337.7%+6.2 pts

10Evanston, ILIL76,38036.4%+3.2 pts

11Flossmoor, ILIL9,35834.9%+3.3 pts

12Oak Park, ILIL52,82334.6%+3.8 pts

13Long Grove, ILIL8,34334.4%+11.3 pts

14Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17934.2%+8.2 pts

15Savoy, ILIL9,11334.0%+2.9 pts

16Lake Forest, ILIL19,73133.3%−0.6 pts

17Highland Park, ILIL30,76733.2%+4.8 pts

18Urbana, ILIL39,71933.2%+0.3 pts

19Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68133.1%+5.6 pts

20Western Springs, ILIL13,58832.2%+5.6 pts

21Northbrook, ILIL34,74431.0%+3.4 pts

22Carbondale, ILIL21,81130.6%+7.0 pts

23Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13030.4%+6.3 pts

24Inverness, ILIL7,41830.3%+7.6 pts

25Oak Brook, ILIL8,10828.8%−6.1 pts

26Barrington, ILIL10,58628.7%+4.7 pts

27Naperville, ILIL153,11428.0%+4.3 pts

28Glenview, ILIL47,71127.9%+4.0 pts

29La Grange, ILIL15,93526.4%+5.7 pts

30Riverside, ILIL8,93925.8%+3.0 pts

31Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75025.3%+2.8 pts

32Wheaton, ILIL54,06525.3%+3.3 pts

33Libertyville, ILIL20,70125.2%+1.6 pts

34Champaign, ILIL91,19524.6%+2.2 pts

35Lisle, ILIL23,43224.5%+4.6 pts

36Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81224.4%+3.9 pts

37Northfield, ILIL5,63222.6%−5.4 pts

38Frankfort, ILIL21,36522.4%+6.2 pts

39Park Ridge, ILIL38,46321.9%+3.6 pts

40Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82521.7%+3.2 pts

41Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67921.5%−1.1 pts

42Carterville, ILIL5,83921.1%+9.6 pts

43Winfield, ILIL10,14621.0%+4.9 pts

44Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89820.6%+4.0 pts

45Elmhurst, ILIL46,11120.5%+3.3 pts

46Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21620.2%+4.0 pts

47Batavia, ILIL26,58620.2%+5.3 pts

48Edwardsville, ILIL26,46320.2%+3.5 pts

49Geneva, ILIL21,13819.9%+0.4 pts

50Grayslake, ILIL21,14019.6%+2.1 pts

51Downers Grove, ILIL50,36519.5%+1.4 pts

52O'Fallon, ILIL32,65619.4%+2.4 pts

53Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03919.3%−1.7 pts

54Macomb, ILIL14,53018.9%−0.4 pts

55Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86818.7%+5.3 pts

56Darien, ILIL22,03218.7%+2.2 pts

57Skokie, ILIL66,54418.6%+1.0 pts

58Mahomet, ILIL10,51618.4%+6.1 pts

59Palos Heights, ILIL12,08418.3%+2.2 pts

60Palatine, ILIL65,84218.1%+4.0 pts

61Willowbrook, ILIL9,12617.9%+0.0 pts

62Campton Hills, ILIL10,89417.8%–

63Gurnee, ILIL30,45817.5%+0.5 pts

64St. Charles, ILIL33,59417.0%+2.2 pts

65Charleston, ILIL17,46616.7%−0.6 pts

66Plainfield, ILIL50,04316.6%+8.5 pts

67Volo, ILIL6,80516.6%+16.6 pts

68La Grange Park, ILIL13,45316.6%+2.4 pts

69Cary, ILIL17,93216.3%+3.5 pts

70Shiloh, ILIL14,60416.3%+1.9 pts

71Spring Grove, ILIL5,52616.3%+8.0 pts

72Homewood, ILIL18,77316.3%+0.1 pts

73Forest Park, ILIL13,82916.0%+1.3 pts

74Westmont, ILIL24,15515.9%+3.9 pts

75Woodridge, ILIL34,02815.8%+3.3 pts

76Normal, ILIL53,27515.7%+1.4 pts

77West Dundee, ILIL8,57015.7%+2.4 pts

78Gilberts, ILIL9,08215.7%+7.5 pts

79Algonquin, ILIL30,82415.3%+4.1 pts

80Morton Grove, ILIL24,58215.1%+3.7 pts

81Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85815.0%+3.4 pts

82Gages Lake, ILIL10,81914.9%+2.8 pts

83Crete, ILIL8,34514.9%+5.4 pts

84Swansea, ILIL14,35614.8%+3.7 pts

85Mundelein, ILIL32,68014.7%+1.3 pts

86Chatham, ILIL14,57914.6%+4.4 pts

87Greenville, ILIL7,46914.5%+7.0 pts

88Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26214.4%+1.5 pts

89DeKalb, ILIL40,46714.4%−3.8 pts

90Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81014.3%+4.8 pts

91Shorewood, ILIL18,53614.3%+5.6 pts

92Maryville, ILIL8,41314.2%+6.3 pts

93Oswego, ILIL39,94814.2%+3.5 pts

94Schaumburg, ILIL77,24914.2%+1.9 pts

95New Lenox, ILIL28,89314.1%+6.7 pts

96Sycamore, ILIL19,08314.0%+4.0 pts

97Bloomington, ILIL78,80414.0%+2.2 pts

98Lake Villa, ILIL8,69214.0%+4.2 pts

99Roselle, ILIL22,75613.9%+4.3 pts

100Lombard, ILIL44,39913.7%+3.0 pts

101Lemont, ILIL18,51313.6%+2.8 pts

102Homer Glen, ILIL24,87313.4%–

103North Aurora, ILIL19,40613.4%+4.2 pts

104Antioch, ILIL15,00013.3%+4.9 pts

105Bartlett, ILIL40,85513.3%+2.6 pts

106Morton, ILIL17,56513.3%+2.7 pts

107Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39513.1%+1.1 pts

108Rockton, ILIL7,87013.0%+2.7 pts

109Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38113.0%+3.7 pts

110Matteson, ILIL18,54312.9%+4.2 pts

111Chicago, ILIL2,731,58512.9%+2.9 pts

112Orland Park, ILIL57,95412.9%+0.9 pts

113Springfield, ILIL112,98912.6%+1.0 pts

114Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28812.6%+1.7 pts

115Warrenville, ILIL15,21112.4%+1.0 pts

116Peoria, ILIL110,92012.4%+1.9 pts

117Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65811.9%+1.1 pts

118Westchester, ILIL16,30011.9%+1.2 pts

119South Elgin, ILIL25,65611.6%+5.9 pts

120Itasca, ILIL9,48811.4%−0.0 pts

121Brookfield, ILIL18,87911.3%+3.3 pts

122Highwood, ILIL5,32311.3%+0.0 pts

123Aurora, ILIL181,50511.2%+1.9 pts

124Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54511.2%+8.6 pts

125Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55211.1%+2.0 pts

126Washington, ILIL15,90211.1%+1.7 pts

127Willow Springs, ILIL5,78811.1%+0.7 pts

128Park Forest, ILIL21,07911.0%+0.7 pts

129Wheeling, ILIL38,39110.9%+0.3 pts

130Monticello, ILIL6,08010.8%−1.4 pts

131Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47610.8%+0.6 pts

132Jacksonville, ILIL17,75210.8%+2.9 pts

133Geneseo, ILIL6,50510.7%+4.6 pts

134Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28310.7%+2.0 pts

135Columbia, ILIL10,86510.6%+0.7 pts

136Minooka, ILIL12,89910.6%−0.3 pts

137Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80310.5%+3.1 pts

138Des Plaines, ILIL58,77210.3%+2.3 pts

139Wauconda, ILIL13,99310.3%+4.4 pts

140Huntley, ILIL29,13210.2%+4.4 pts

141Carol Stream, ILIL39,31510.2%+1.8 pts

142Yorkville, ILIL26,73010.2%+3.6 pts

143Eureka, ILIL5,12910.1%+3.9 pts

144Tinley Park, ILIL55,14010.1%+2.7 pts

145Moline, ILIL42,36210.0%+3.2 pts

146South Holland, ILIL20,7499.9%+0.4 pts

147Round Lake, ILIL18,5269.9%+5.3 pts

148Lockport, ILIL27,8229.9%+3.3 pts

149Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6909.8%+0.3 pts

150Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6759.8%+3.4 pts

151Mokena, ILIL19,8979.7%−1.7 pts

152Woodstock, ILIL25,7409.5%+2.5 pts

153University Park, ILIL7,0199.3%−0.3 pts

154Manteno, ILIL9,2019.3%+3.2 pts

155Johnsburg, ILIL6,4459.2%+1.9 pts

156Mascoutah, ILIL9,2399.2%+1.1 pts

157Elk Grove, ILIL31,8859.1%+0.3 pts

158Channahon, ILIL14,5309.1%+5.0 pts

159Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5609.0%+4.3 pts

160Lynwood, ILIL9,2979.0%+1.6 pts

161Villa Park, ILIL21,8889.0%+1.1 pts

162Niles, ILIL30,4439.0%+0.1 pts

163Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1758.9%−1.3 pts

164Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4508.9%+2.1 pts

165Manhattan, ILIL10,9438.8%+4.8 pts

166Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6418.8%–

167Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2158.8%+1.9 pts

168Jerseyville, ILIL8,4098.8%+4.7 pts

169Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0248.7%+0.9 pts

170Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1018.7%+2.9 pts

171Murphysboro, ILIL6,9778.7%+1.8 pts

172West Chicago, ILIL25,2968.5%+3.3 pts

173Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5938.5%+4.2 pts

174Streamwood, ILIL38,2778.4%+1.7 pts

175Marion, ILIL17,1488.3%+2.0 pts

176Mount Zion, ILIL5,8808.1%+0.7 pts

177River Grove, ILIL10,4098.0%+4.1 pts

178Olney, ILIL8,3477.8%+2.4 pts

179Troy, ILIL11,8937.8%−0.5 pts

180Lakemoor, ILIL6,4497.8%+5.3 pts

181Princeton, ILIL7,6747.7%+0.7 pts

182Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1877.7%+1.5 pts

183Roscoe, ILIL11,0347.7%+2.2 pts

184Belleville, ILIL40,2377.7%+1.6 pts

185Waterloo, ILIL11,1327.7%+1.5 pts

186Highland, ILIL10,0427.7%+0.6 pts

187Countryside, ILIL6,2607.7%−1.5 pts

188Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5907.6%+1.1 pts

189Sandwich, ILIL7,3807.6%+3.6 pts

190Rockford, ILIL147,3847.5%+0.4 pts

191Glenwood, ILIL8,4167.5%−1.7 pts

192Loves Park, ILIL23,7127.5%+2.1 pts

193North Riverside, ILIL7,1617.5%−0.8 pts

194Godfrey, ILIL17,6207.5%−2.2 pts

195Palos Hills, ILIL18,0287.5%−0.6 pts

196Rock Island, ILIL36,2257.4%+1.1 pts

197Elgin, ILIL115,4767.3%+1.3 pts

198Hampshire, ILIL9,2667.3%+2.7 pts

199Beach Park, ILIL14,1147.3%+2.4 pts

200Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7617.3%+2.9 pts

201Ottawa, ILIL18,6847.2%+2.1 pts

202Decatur, ILIL67,8847.2%+1.5 pts

203Collinsville, ILIL23,7177.1%+0.2 pts

204Quincy, ILIL38,9187.1%+0.3 pts

205Morris, ILIL14,6697.1%+1.8 pts

206Vandalia, ILIL7,1087.1%+4.5 pts

207Richton Park, ILIL12,4837.0%+0.1 pts

208Spring Valley, ILIL5,4086.9%+0.8 pts

209Marengo, ILIL7,7376.8%+2.8 pts

210Alton, ILIL25,0136.8%+1.6 pts

211Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7676.8%+2.2 pts

212Orland Hills, ILIL6,6636.7%+3.1 pts

213North Chicago, ILIL34,0506.7%+1.2 pts

214Carlinville, ILIL5,4656.6%−0.6 pts

215Montgomery, ILIL21,9786.6%+1.6 pts

216Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.6%−0.2 pts

217Joliet, ILIL152,2416.3%+0.6 pts

218Berwyn, ILIL55,0016.3%+0.3 pts

219Freeport, ILIL23,2026.2%+0.9 pts

220Braidwood, ILIL6,2596.2%+4.2 pts

221Danville, ILIL28,1386.2%+0.8 pts

222Herrin, ILIL12,2686.2%+0.5 pts

223Peru, ILIL9,7806.1%+0.5 pts

224Monmouth, ILIL8,5996.1%+0.4 pts

225Crest Hill, ILIL20,6956.1%+3.5 pts

226Lansing, ILIL28,0686.1%+0.8 pts

227McHenry, ILIL29,2176.1%+0.3 pts

228Carpentersville, ILIL37,0455.9%+3.2 pts

229Salem, ILIL7,0355.9%+2.1 pts

230Hanover Park, ILIL36,5685.9%+1.9 pts

231Broadview, ILIL7,8715.9%+1.1 pts

232Riverdale, ILIL10,2805.9%+3.7 pts

233East Peoria, ILIL22,0885.8%+2.0 pts

234Bethalto, ILIL9,2025.8%+0.2 pts

235Oak Forest, ILIL26,7925.8%−1.0 pts

236Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9025.8%+1.5 pts

237Mattoon, ILIL16,6675.8%+0.8 pts

238Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5255.7%+0.3 pts

239Galesburg, ILIL28,5815.7%+0.1 pts

240Wood Dale, ILIL14,0815.6%−0.1 pts

241Elburn, ILIL7,0845.6%−4.7 pts

242Hillside, ILIL8,1405.5%−0.8 pts

243Du Quoin, ILIL5,5695.5%+1.6 pts

244Centralia, ILIL11,8635.4%−0.0 pts

245Kewanee, ILIL12,1155.4%+1.8 pts

246East Moline, ILIL20,4535.4%+0.4 pts

247Genoa, ILIL5,5475.2%+3.3 pts

248Effingham, ILIL12,4065.2%−0.4 pts

249Sterling, ILIL14,3945.2%+1.7 pts

250Chillicothe, ILIL6,0335.2%+1.4 pts

251Harrisburg, ILIL7,9225.1%+0.4 pts

252Fox Lake, ILIL10,8495.1%+0.3 pts

253Bradley, ILIL15,2145.1%+0.9 pts

254Dolton, ILIL20,6715.1%+1.8 pts

255Rantoul, ILIL11,9915.1%−0.3 pts

256Hillsboro, ILIL6,1845.0%−0.4 pts

257Norridge, ILIL14,8085.0%+0.1 pts

258Monee, ILIL5,1195.0%+0.5 pts

259Wood River, ILIL10,2245.0%+1.6 pts

260Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.9%+0.5 pts

261Addison, ILIL35,7584.9%−0.3 pts

262Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.9%+0.5 pts

263Waukegan, ILIL87,9404.9%−0.6 pts

264Island Lake, ILIL8,0474.9%−0.2 pts

265Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8444.9%+1.8 pts

266Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8874.9%+0.4 pts

267Sauk, ILIL9,6244.8%+2.8 pts

268Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2064.8%+2.3 pts

269Lincoln, ILIL12,9814.8%+0.3 pts

270Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9894.7%−0.9 pts

271Steger, ILIL9,3524.7%+1.4 pts

272Belvidere, ILIL25,4624.7%+2.7 pts

273Alsip, ILIL18,4834.7%+0.9 pts

274Calumet Park, ILIL6,7724.6%+0.5 pts

275Romeoville, ILIL41,2814.6%+0.6 pts

276Zion, ILIL24,4474.5%−1.1 pts

277Canton, ILIL13,2974.3%+0.6 pts

278Crestwood, ILIL10,5294.3%+0.8 pts

279Bartonville, ILIL5,8044.3%+2.1 pts

280Summit, ILIL10,7534.3%+2.5 pts

281Schiller Park, ILIL11,3174.3%−0.5 pts

282Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0364.2%+0.5 pts

283Bridgeview, ILIL16,5214.2%+1.9 pts

284Bellwood, ILIL18,1164.1%+0.6 pts

285Calumet City, ILIL34,7984.1%+0.3 pts

286Wilmington, ILIL5,6144.1%+0.8 pts

287Midlothian, ILIL13,8414.1%−0.5 pts

288Lyons, ILIL10,4334.0%−1.2 pts

289Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5084.0%−0.0 pts

290Rochelle, ILIL9,4983.9%−1.3 pts

291Taylorville, ILIL10,5223.9%−0.7 pts

292Justice, ILIL12,2853.8%+1.2 pts

293Dixon, ILIL14,5823.8%−0.6 pts

294Mendota, ILIL6,8943.8%−2.1 pts

295Pontiac, ILIL10,8063.7%−0.6 pts

296Granite City, ILIL26,8073.7%+0.7 pts

297West Frankfort, ILIL7,1053.7%−0.0 pts

298Kankakee, ILIL23,4003.6%−1.3 pts

299Paris, ILIL8,0263.6%−0.1 pts

300LaSalle, ILIL9,3883.6%−0.4 pts

301Machesney Park, ILIL22,8053.6%+0.8 pts

302Pekin, ILIL31,2773.5%−1.5 pts

303Harvard, ILIL9,5043.5%−2.1 pts

304Benton, ILIL6,5583.5%−1.3 pts

305Milan, ILIL5,0283.4%+1.4 pts

306Franklin Park, ILIL18,0453.4%+0.3 pts

307Maywood, ILIL23,3303.4%−0.3 pts

308Plano, ILIL12,6773.3%+1.3 pts

309Silvis, ILIL7,9793.3%+0.2 pts

310Streator, ILIL12,1903.2%−0.2 pts

311East St. Louis, ILIL17,6823.2%+0.5 pts

312Litchfield, ILIL6,5983.2%−0.0 pts

313Robinson, ILIL7,2833.1%−0.8 pts

314Markham, ILIL11,2743.1%−0.1 pts

315Metropolis, ILIL5,7273.1%−0.6 pts

316Berkeley, ILIL5,1413.1%−2.9 pts

317Stickney, ILIL6,8972.9%+0.7 pts

318Beardstown, ILIL5,6912.9%+0.8 pts

319Blue Island, ILIL21,8052.8%−0.6 pts

320Worth, ILIL10,6962.8%−0.6 pts

321Burbank, ILIL28,5782.8%−0.3 pts

322Park City, ILIL7,8932.7%−2.1 pts

323South Beloit, ILIL7,9962.7%+1.0 pts

324Melrose Park, ILIL23,9362.6%−1.6 pts

325Posen, ILIL5,4052.6%+1.3 pts

326Coal City, ILIL5,8312.4%−1.1 pts

327Clinton, ILIL6,7812.3%−0.5 pts

328Northlake, ILIL12,4622.2%−0.4 pts

329Rock Falls, ILIL8,5212.2%−0.0 pts

330East Alton, ILIL5,6211.9%+0.7 pts

331Cicero, ILIL81,8581.8%−0.3 pts

332Harvey, ILIL19,8491.8%−0.6 pts

333Pana, ILIL5,0101.8%−0.2 pts

334Chester, ILIL6,8471.7%−1.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS