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Most graduate degrees, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 10.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bristol, WI, up 97 places to #45.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48942.1%+12.3 pts

02Shorewood, WIWI13,47441.9%+14.4 pts

03Fox Point, WIWI6,58336.3%+7.0 pts

04▲4Elm Grove, WIWI6,35431.4%+4.2 pts

05▼1Mequon, WIWI25,12030.9%+8.5 pts

06▲1Middleton, WIWI23,11530.3%+9.1 pts

07▼2Brookfield, WIWI41,44827.5%+9.8 pts

08▲1Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64926.8%+9.7 pts

09▼3Madison, WIWI286,23325.7%+4.8 pts

10▲2Glendale, WIWI14,79524.1%+6.3 pts

11▼1Fitchburg, WIWI34,61523.6%+7.7 pts

12▲1Verona, WIWI16,82123.3%+9.1 pts

13▲8Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93023.2%+14.4 pts

14▼3Monona, WIWI8,66423.2%+13.3 pts

15▲4Waunakee, WIWI16,41122.8%+15.0 pts

16▲1Delafield, WIWI7,31422.1%+10.4 pts

17▼3Platteville, WIWI11,81521.6%+5.4 pts

18▼3Pewaukee, WIWI16,37521.5%+10.4 pts

19▲4Summit, WIWI5,32319.1%–

20▼4Cedarburg, WIWI12,91618.1%+4.7 pts

21▲39Sussex, WIWI12,77918.0%+12.8 pts

22▲7Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22717.6%+10.0 pts

23▲7Onalaska, WIWI20,29717.5%+6.3 pts

24▲2Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81817.1%+9.8 pts

25▲20Somers, WIWI8,17117.1%–

26▲13Greendale, WIWI14,42616.9%+5.1 pts

27▲37McFarland, WIWI9,14516.7%+8.3 pts

28Waukesha, WIWI8,50716.6%–

29▲11Grafton, WIWI13,38916.6%+8.9 pts

30▲5Germantown, WIWI21,05016.5%+9.8 pts

31▼3Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29116.5%+8.7 pts

32▼14Hobart, WIWI11,67416.4%–

33▼9Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38416.3%+8.1 pts

34▼12Richfield, WIWI11,78516.1%–

35▲47Tichigan, WIWI5,05215.9%–

36▲11Hartland, WIWI10,74015.8%+6.0 pts

37▼5New Berlin, WIWI39,95315.6%+3.9 pts

38▲5Lake Mills, WIWI6,65515.5%+10.5 pts

39▲36Suamico, WIWI13,15315.3%–

40▲23Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72515.2%+6.9 pts

41▼3Franklin, WIWI36,68715.1%+6.6 pts

42West Salem, WIWI5,28815.1%+9.2 pts

43▲15Muskego, WIWI25,60215.1%+7.7 pts

44▼19Whitewater, WIWI16,03815.0%+2.6 pts

45▲97Bristol, WIWI5,30014.9%–

46▲21Allouez, WIWI13,83814.8%+5.1 pts

47▲3Harrison, WIWI14,49214.6%–

48▼15La Crosse, WIWI50,78414.6%+6.0 pts

49▲3DeForest, WIWI13,09414.5%+8.6 pts

50▲1Menomonie, WIWI16,66414.5%+3.6 pts

51▼17Altoona, WIWI9,37614.5%+7.0 pts

52▼4Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11914.3%+6.1 pts

53▼33Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28014.2%+3.3 pts

54▼23Hudson, WIWI15,01913.9%+5.0 pts

55▼28River Falls, WIWI17,91613.6%+1.4 pts

56▼2Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79813.4%+4.4 pts

57▼11Oregon, WIWI12,01513.1%+1.6 pts

58▲14Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39812.8%+7.1 pts

59Pewaukee, WIWI8,21612.8%+6.4 pts

60▼24Windsor, WIWI10,08512.8%+3.8 pts

61Lisbon, WIWI11,15012.8%–

62▲25Neenah, WIWI27,63812.6%+5.1 pts

63▼8Oak Creek, WIWI38,29612.3%+6.8 pts

64▼8Union Grove, WIWI5,37012.3%+4.9 pts

65▲20Burlington, WIWI10,95112.2%+6.0 pts

66▲5Waukesha, WIWI70,87212.2%+3.1 pts

67▲2Eau Claire, WIWI72,46512.1%+3.3 pts

68▲72Jackson, WIWI8,32212.0%+9.1 pts

69▲5Appleton, WIWI75,45211.7%+3.2 pts

70▼26Mukwonago, WIWI8,54411.5%+6.1 pts

71▲8Hales Corners, WIWI7,74011.4%+1.1 pts

72▲9Port Washington, WIWI12,65811.4%+3.9 pts

73▼11Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,25311.2%–

74▼9Stevens Point, WIWI26,37711.2%+2.3 pts

75▼9Caledonia, WIWI25,22911.0%–

76▼27Holmen, WIWI12,10511.0%+6.5 pts

77Greenville, WIWI13,38810.8%–

78▲35Reedsburg, WIWI10,64110.8%+6.8 pts

79▲19Greenfield, WIWI37,15910.8%+5.3 pts

80▲31New Richmond, WIWI10,98810.8%+6.2 pts

81▲9Wausau, WIWI40,18810.7%+3.4 pts

82▼29Stoughton, WIWI13,25610.5%+4.1 pts

83▼13Plover, WIWI14,27410.4%+1.4 pts

84▼4Kenosha, WIWI99,23910.1%+3.8 pts

85▼44Brown Deer, WIWI12,82110.1%+0.3 pts

86▼13Evansville, WIWI5,83710.0%+4.8 pts

87▲21Ashland, WIWI7,9279.8%+2.2 pts

88▲3Milwaukee, WIWI562,4079.8%+3.8 pts

89▲3West Bend, WIWI32,2689.7%+3.1 pts

90▲12Rice Lake, WIWI8,8829.6%+5.2 pts

91▼8Salem Lakes, WIWI14,2719.6%–

92▼3Edgerton, WIWI6,1219.5%+5.9 pts

93▲52Waterford, WIWI6,0259.4%+2.9 pts

94▼16De Pere, WIWI25,5909.4%+0.2 pts

95▲32Rhinelander, WIWI8,2429.3%+3.3 pts

96▲56Sturtevant, WIWI6,8529.2%+7.4 pts

97▼20Howard, WIWI22,2339.2%+3.7 pts

98Vernon, WIWI7,4649.2%–

99▼62Marshfield, WIWI18,9809.1%+1.1 pts

100Oshkosh, WIWI67,4608.9%+2.1 pts

101▼15Fox Crossing, WIWI19,3208.8%–

102▼26Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3388.7%+3.1 pts

103▼4St. Francis, WIWI8,9558.6%+4.4 pts

104▼3Janesville, WIWI66,9298.5%+2.5 pts

105▲31Lake Hallie, WIWI7,3968.5%–

106▲1South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1918.4%+4.2 pts

107▲27Portage, WIWI9,9568.4%+3.5 pts

108▼13Superior, WIWI26,3978.3%+2.8 pts

109▼41Dodgeville, WIWI5,0768.3%+4.0 pts

110▼4Elkhorn, WIWI10,0458.2%+1.1 pts

111▲21Bellevue, WIWI16,7768.1%–

112▲3Tomah, WIWI9,6008.0%+3.9 pts

113▲16Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3887.9%+1.2 pts

114▲4Green Bay, WIWI106,6757.9%+2.9 pts

115▼6Menasha, WIWI18,3857.8%+3.3 pts

116▼22Milton, WIWI6,0247.8%+0.3 pts

117▲11Plymouth, WIWI8,8217.7%+2.4 pts

118▼22Weston, WIWI15,9317.7%+2.6 pts

119▲5West Allis, WIWI60,1197.7%+3.4 pts

120▼63Slinger, WIWI6,4957.6%+3.1 pts

121▲16Monroe, WIWI10,5817.6%+1.2 pts

122▼34Kronenwetter, WIWI8,4137.6%–

123▲7Hartford, WIWI16,0057.6%+3.8 pts

124▲25Shawano, WIWI9,6937.5%+1.5 pts

125▼6Cudahy, WIWI17,6557.4%+3.8 pts

126▲12Little Chute, WIWI11,8007.3%+4.7 pts

127▼23Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5427.3%+2.3 pts

128▲5Sheboygan, WIWI49,3767.2%+2.4 pts

129▼26Jefferson, WIWI7,8147.2%+4.1 pts

130▲1Mayville, WIWI5,1847.1%+3.5 pts

131▼26Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5417.0%+1.6 pts

132▼9Manitowoc, WIWI34,6717.0%+2.6 pts

133▼17Kaukauna, WIWI18,5176.9%+3.6 pts

134▼17Marinette, WIWI11,1686.7%+2.5 pts

135▼23Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9176.7%+1.7 pts

136▼11Delavan, WIWI9,2286.6%+1.4 pts

137▼15Two Rivers, WIWI11,2226.6%+2.6 pts

138▼28Rothschild, WIWI5,6276.5%+1.1 pts

139▼46Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6876.5%+3.4 pts

140▼26Baraboo, WIWI13,2246.4%+0.8 pts

141▲5Kimberly, WIWI7,5566.3%+2.3 pts

142▲6Merrill, WIWI9,3896.3%+1.1 pts

143Racine, WIWI77,9085.9%+1.4 pts

144▼60Richland Center, WIWI5,0205.9%+0.3 pts

145▼84Ripon, WIWI7,7385.7%−0.8 pts

146▼2Sparta, WIWI9,9745.5%+2.5 pts

147▼21Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2935.5%−0.1 pts

148▼9Beloit, WIWI36,6495.1%+0.7 pts

149▲5New London, WIWI7,7264.8%+0.4 pts

150▼53Columbus, WIWI5,4004.8%−1.1 pts

151▼31Waupaca, WIWI6,3524.8%−1.4 pts

152▲3Bloomfield, WIWI6,3694.8%–

153▼2North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4254.7%+2.1 pts

154▼13Watertown, WIWI22,7044.6%−0.1 pts

155▼34Antigo, WIWI8,0604.6%−1.4 pts

156▼3Waupun, WIWI11,1504.0%+0.3 pts

157▼10Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4083.9%+0.2 pts

158▼8Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6543.9%+0.3 pts

159▼24Berlin, WIWI5,5883.9%+1.2 pts

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