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Most graduate degrees, Indiana cities

Indiana cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 136 is 8.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cedar Lake, IN, up 65 places to #33.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲1West Lafayette, ININ45,74744.8%+4.6 pts

02▼1Notre Dame, ININ6,89039.5%–

03▲2Bloomington, ININ83,30734.1%+4.7 pts

04▼1Zionsville, ININ33,62433.3%+10.2 pts

05▼1Carmel, ININ105,63431.7%+10.5 pts

06▲1Granger, ININ30,32124.9%+5.3 pts

07▼1Fishers, ININ104,81224.4%+8.8 pts

08Westfield, ININ66,25822.2%+11.4 pts

09▲2Whitestown, ININ15,76721.1%+16.8 pts

10▲6Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,40218.6%+7.2 pts

11▲7Munster, ININ23,50418.6%+2.4 pts

12▼3Columbus, ININ52,65518.4%+7.6 pts

13▲13Winfield, ININ9,14018.2%+11.1 pts

14▲3Noblesville, ININ76,11118.0%+6.8 pts

15▲4Yorktown, ININ11,94716.5%+6.2 pts

16▲5Valparaiso, ININ35,17715.6%+1.1 pts

17▼2Dyer, ININ16,27315.5%+7.7 pts

18▲2Avon, ININ25,35015.4%+10.7 pts

19▲24Bargersville, ININ11,86214.9%+10.7 pts

20▲18St. John, ININ24,84114.8%+7.4 pts

21▼7Brownsburg, ININ34,08914.6%+6.7 pts

22▲20McCordsville, ININ13,09414.5%−0.3 pts

23▲42Bright, ININ5,54014.4%+6.6 pts

24▲23Huntertown, ININ11,60014.4%+8.7 pts

25▲2Danville, ININ13,41514.4%+5.9 pts

26▼4Warsaw, ININ16,13013.9%+6.5 pts

27▲18Greenwood, ININ69,34913.7%+5.9 pts

28▼18Winona Lake, ININ5,12613.7%+3.5 pts

29▲2Ellettsville, ININ6,84013.4%+7.8 pts

30▲10Chesterton, ININ14,63513.1%+0.7 pts

31▲30Boonville, ININ6,68913.0%+8.2 pts

32▲4Indianapolis, ININ901,11612.8%+4.1 pts

33▲65Cedar Lake, ININ16,78912.7%+10.8 pts

34▲45Sellersburg, ININ10,30512.5%+7.2 pts

35▼23Highland, ININ5,11412.3%−1.3 pts

36▼7South Bend, ININ103,20112.1%+3.6 pts

37▲4Lawrence, ININ50,42012.0%+3.9 pts

38▼5Pendleton, ININ5,93011.9%+5.5 pts

39▼9Crown Point, ININ35,61611.7%+3.1 pts

40▲24Madison, ININ12,30411.5%+3.3 pts

41▼6Angola, ININ9,36611.5%+2.1 pts

42▲26Dunlap, ININ6,10911.4%+4.5 pts

43▼19Plainfield, ININ38,57411.4%+5.5 pts

44▲4Mishawaka, ININ51,22611.3%+5.4 pts

45▼11Muncie, ININ65,46611.1%+2.2 pts

46▲23Greencastle, ININ9,92411.0%+4.7 pts

47▲8Cicero, ININ5,58110.9%+3.5 pts

48▼9Speedway, ININ14,37310.9%+3.8 pts

49▼21Cumberland, ININ8,06610.5%+1.4 pts

50▼13North Manchester, ININ5,23010.2%−2.0 pts

51▼28Schererville, ININ29,82510.1%−0.7 pts

52Goshen, ININ34,52510.0%+3.5 pts

53Terre Haute, ININ58,7649.8%+0.6 pts

54▲3Merrillville, ININ37,4079.7%+3.1 pts

55▲8Jeffersonville, ININ54,1349.4%+3.9 pts

56▼10Highland, ININ23,4099.3%+2.0 pts

57▼7Fort Wayne, ININ275,2039.2%+2.6 pts

58▼45Hidden Valley, ININ5,7069.1%−0.1 pts

59▼15Lafayette, ININ71,2389.0%−0.2 pts

60Jasper, ININ17,2798.9%+2.3 pts

61▼36Batesville, ININ7,4018.9%−1.1 pts

62▼13Greenfield, ININ26,5448.9%+2.5 pts

63▲10Plymouth, ININ11,0818.7%+2.8 pts

64▲7Franklin, ININ26,7438.7%+1.2 pts

65▼7New Albany, ININ37,4638.7%+3.3 pts

66▲1Lowell, ININ11,8538.5%+2.2 pts

67▼13Whiteland, ININ5,8848.4%+3.3 pts

68▼12Richmond, ININ35,3768.3%+2.5 pts

69▲32Tipton, ININ5,2637.9%+4.5 pts

70▲20Griffith, ININ16,1377.7%+4.2 pts

71▲41Rushville, ININ6,1717.6%+5.9 pts

72▲25Shelbyville, ININ21,2047.4%+4.0 pts

73▼3Evansville, ININ116,1767.3%+1.6 pts

74▲35Rensselaer, ININ5,6817.2%+0.1 pts

75▼13Crawfordsville, ININ16,6996.9%+1.6 pts

76▲9Mooresville, ININ10,1736.9%+2.1 pts

77▼26Mount Vernon, ININ6,2896.9%+1.1 pts

78▲15Lawrenceburg, ININ5,2436.8%+5.5 pts

79▲5Michigan City, ININ31,3386.8%+2.7 pts

80▲31Wabash, ININ10,1906.8%+2.4 pts

81▲15Peru, ININ10,9626.7%+3.5 pts

82▼50Porter, ININ5,1676.7%−1.4 pts

83▼3Rochester, ININ6,1326.5%+2.0 pts

84▼12Marion, ININ28,2346.5%+0.5 pts

85▲43Kendallville, ININ10,3716.5%+2.7 pts

86▲8Clarksville, ININ22,2536.4%+1.8 pts

87▼5Kokomo, ININ59,9996.4%+0.8 pts

88▼29New Whiteland, ININ5,9376.4%+5.2 pts

89▲43North Vernon, ININ6,5596.3%+1.4 pts

90▲17Portage, ININ38,6346.1%+3.0 pts

91▼25Lebanon, ININ17,9136.1%+1.4 pts

92▲16New Haven, ININ16,3376.0%+2.5 pts

93▼6Anderson, ININ56,1536.0%+0.8 pts

94▼11Beech Grove, ININ14,6716.0%0.0 pts

95▼18Seymour, ININ22,4505.9%+1.3 pts

96▼8Vincennes, ININ16,3785.8%−1.7 pts

97▼8Greensburg, ININ12,3155.8%+0.4 pts

98▲12Elkhart, ININ54,0925.7%+1.5 pts

99▼21Huntington, ININ17,1675.7%+0.1 pts

100▼1Linton, ININ5,2455.7%+2.3 pts

101▲17Salem, ININ6,4275.7%+1.8 pts

102▼11Auburn, ININ14,0685.6%−0.2 pts

103▼28Bedford, ININ13,9625.5%+0.9 pts

104▲20Scottsburg, ININ7,4785.3%−0.5 pts

105▲12Portland, ININ6,2375.3%+0.5 pts

106▲10Martinsville, ININ12,1415.3%+0.1 pts

107▼33Hobart, ININ29,2985.2%+0.8 pts

108▼13Gary, ININ67,2895.0%+1.0 pts

109▼9La Porte, ININ22,6005.0%+0.2 pts

110▼34Tell City, ININ7,4414.7%−0.7 pts

111▲8Charlestown, ININ8,8024.7%+3.3 pts

112▲11Sheridan, ININ5,7464.5%+3.6 pts

113▼27Columbia City, ININ10,2564.5%+0.2 pts

114▼22New Castle, ININ17,3904.4%+0.3 pts

115▼12Bluffton, ININ10,5834.4%−0.3 pts

116▲10Logansport, ININ18,2874.2%+0.3 pts

117▼2Hammond, ININ75,7124.2%+1.0 pts

118Ross, ININ6,7514.1%–

119▼38Hartford City, ININ5,8983.8%−0.8 pts

120▲10Connersville, ININ13,4063.8%+1.8 pts

121▼19Gas City, ININ6,0813.7%+0.4 pts

122▼2South Haven, ININ7,2413.7%+3.0 pts

123▼9Huntingburg, ININ6,5223.6%+0.3 pts

124▲9Alexandria, ININ5,2233.6%−1.0 pts

125▼19Monticello, ININ5,5953.5%−1.1 pts

126▼13Frankfort, ININ16,8373.5%+1.0 pts

127▲2Decatur, ININ10,0903.4%−0.9 pts

128▼3East Chicago, ININ25,6103.4%+1.5 pts

129▼2Brazil, ININ8,3433.1%−1.1 pts

130▼26Washington, ININ12,9913.0%−1.5 pts

131▼26Nappanee, ININ6,8853.0%−0.9 pts

132▲2Garrett, ININ6,6942.8%−0.4 pts

133▼12Princeton, ININ8,5242.2%−0.2 pts

134▼3Elwood, ININ8,5251.9%−0.2 pts

135▼13Lake Station, ININ12,9771.9%+0.5 pts

136▼1Westville, ININ5,3871.8%+1.3 pts

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