National ranking
The most educated places in the United States
University Park, TX ranks first by adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher (90.8%), within the margin of error of Wellesley, MA. Ranked: 2,283 places with 25,000 or more residents in 2020 and a reliable estimate.
Which places have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?
The most educated places in the United States, first to fifth: University Park, TX (90.8%), Wellesley, MA (89.0%), Los Altos, CA (88.1%), Bethesda, MD (87.1%) and Brookline, MA (85.4%).
| Rank | Place | Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Park, TXwithin the margin | 90.8%±1.9 pts |
| 2 | Wellesley, MAwithin the margin | 89.0%±1.5 pts |
| 3 | Los Altos, CAwithin the margin | 88.1%±1.7 pts |
| 4 | Bethesda, MDwithin the margin | 87.1%±1.2 pts |
| 5 | Brookline, MAwithin the margin | 85.4%±1.7 pts |
| 6 | Potomac, MDwithin the margin | 84.9%±1.2 pts |
| 7 | New Trier Township, ILwithin the margin | 84.7%±1.5 pts |
| 7 | Princeton, NJwithin the margin | 84.7%±2.4 pts |
| 9 | West Windsor Township, NJwithin the margin | 84.4%±2.4 pts |
| 10 | McLean, VAwithin the margin | 84.3%±1.8 pts |
| 10 | Lexington, MAwithin the margin | 84.3%±2.3 pts |
| 12 | Wilmette, ILwithin the margin | 83.6%±2.0 pts |
| 13 | Hoboken, NJwithin the margin | 82.6%±1.8 pts |
| 14 | Palo Alto, CAwithin the margin | 82.3%±1.7 pts |
| 15 | Cupertino, CAwithin the margin | 82.2%±1.4 pts |
| 15 | West Deerfield Township, ILwithin the margin | 82.2%±1.6 pts |
| 17 | Needham, MAwithin the margin | 81.9%±2.2 pts |
| 18 | Mercer Island, WAwithin the margin | 81.4%±2.0 pts |
| 19 | Saratoga, CAwithin the margin | 81.1%±2.2 pts |
| 19 | Newton, MAwithin the margin | 81.1%±1.4 pts |
| 21 | Belmont, MAwithin the margin | 80.9%±1.8 pts |
| 22 | Cambridge, MAwithin the margin | 80.8%±1.3 pts |
| 23 | Ridgewood, NJwithin the margin | 80.1%±2.3 pts |
| 24 | Westport, CTwithin the margin | 79.9%±2.3 pts |
| 25 | Upper Arlington, OHwithin the margin | 79.8%±2.0 pts |
| 26 | Tysons, VAwithin the margin | 79.3%±2.8 pts |
| 27 | Lafayette, CAwithin the margin | 79.0%±2.8 pts |
| 28 | Manhattan Beach, CAwithin the margin | 78.9%±2.1 pts |
| 29 | Lower Merion Township, PAwithin the margin | 78.7%±1.9 pts |
| 30 | Westfield, NJwithin the margin | 78.1%±2.7 pts |
| 30 | Tredyffrin Township, PAwithin the margin | 78.1%±2.6 pts |
| 32 | Milton, GAwithin the margin | 77.9%±2.3 pts |
| 32 | Ann Arbor, MIwithin the margin | 77.9%±1.5 pts |
| 34 | Bloomfield Charter Township, MIwithin the margin | 77.2%±1.8 pts |
| 35 | Sammamish, WAwithin the margin | 77.1%±2.2 pts |
| 35 | Arlington, VAwithin the margin | 77.1%±0.9 pts |
| 37 | Highland Park, ILwithin the margin | 76.9%±2.2 pts |
| 38 | Boulder, COwithin the margin | 76.8%±1.4 pts |
| 38 | Davis, CAwithin the margin | 76.8%±1.9 pts |
| 40 | Chapel Hill, NCwithin the margin | 76.6%±1.8 pts |
| 41 | Arlington, MAwithin the margin | 76.1%±1.9 pts |
| 42 | Andover, MAwithin the margin | 75.6%±2.4 pts |
| 42 | Amherst Town, MAwithin the margin | 75.6%±3.4 pts |
| 44 | Redmond, WAwithin the margin | 75.3%±2.5 pts |
| 45 | North Bethesda, MDwithin the margin | 75.1%±2.6 pts |
| 45 | Short Pump, VAwithin the margin | 75.1%±2.7 pts |
| 47 | Los Gatos, CAwithin the margin | 75.0%±2.6 pts |
| 47 | Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CAwithin the margin | 75.0%±1.7 pts |
| 49 | Berkeley, CAwithin the margin | 74.9%±1.2 pts |
| 50 | Radnor Township, PAwithin the margin | 74.8%±3.0 pts |
| 50 | Lake Oswego, ORwithin the margin | 74.8%±2.1 pts |
| 52 | Southlake, TXwithin the margin | 74.6%±2.8 pts |
| 52 | Town of Pittsford, NYwithin the margin | 74.6%±3.1 pts |
| 54 | Oakton, VAwithin the margin | 74.5%±2.1 pts |
| 55 | Carmel, INwithin the margin | 74.4%±1.6 pts |
| 56 | Clay Township, Hamilton County, INwithin the margin | 74.3%±1.6 pts |
| 57 | Bernards Township, NJwithin the margin | 74.2%±2.7 pts |
| 58 | Danville, CAwithin the margin | 73.9%±2.6 pts |
| 59 | Brentwood, TNwithin the margin | 73.8%±2.2 pts |
| 59 | Foster City, CAwithin the margin | 73.8%±2.1 pts |
| 61 | Leawood, KSwithin the margin | 73.7%±3.0 pts |
| 62 | Montclair Township, NJwithin the margin | 73.6%±2.4 pts |
| 62 | Coral Gables, FLwithin the margin | 73.6%±2.0 pts |
| 64 | Livingston Township, NJwithin the margin | 73.5%±2.9 pts |
| 64 | South Pasadena, CAwithin the margin | 73.5%±2.8 pts |
| 66 | Dublin, OHwithin the margin | 73.4%±2.4 pts |
| 67 | Liberty Township, Delaware County, OHwithin the margin | 73.3%±2.8 pts |
| 67 | West Lafayette, INwithin the margin | 73.3%±2.7 pts |
| 69 | Maplewood Township, NJwithin the margin | 72.7%±3.3 pts |
| 69 | Edina, MNwithin the margin | 72.7%±1.9 pts |
| 69 | Johns Creek, GAwithin the margin | 72.7%±1.8 pts |
| 69 | Okemos, MIwithin the margin | 72.7%±2.9 pts |
| 69 | Morrisville, NCwithin the margin | 72.7%±4.1 pts |
| 74 | Ridgefield, CTwithin the margin | 72.6%±3.3 pts |
| 74 | Northbrook, ILwithin the margin | 72.6%±3.6 pts |
| 76 | Greenwich, CTwithin the margin | 72.5%±1.7 pts |
| 76 | Menlo Park, CAwithin the margin | 72.5%±2.7 pts |
| 76 | Naperville, ILwithin the margin | 72.5%±1.2 pts |
| 76 | Chesterfield, MOwithin the margin | 72.5%±2.3 pts |
| 76 | Oak Park, ILwithin the margin | 72.5%±2.3 pts |
| 81 | Zionsville, INwithin the margin | 72.4%±3.0 pts |
| 81 | Northville Township, MIwithin the margin | 72.4%±3.1 pts |
| 83 | Vernon Township, ILwithin the margin | 72.3%±1.8 pts |
| 84 | Dunwoody, GAwithin the margin | 72.2%±2.7 pts |
| 85 | Bellevue, WAwithin the margin | 72.1%±1.4 pts |
| 86 | Washington Township, Franklin County, OHwithin the margin | 72.0%±2.7 pts |
| 86 | Reston, VAwithin the margin | 72.0%±1.5 pts |
| 88 | Milton, MAwithin the margin | 71.9%±3.4 pts |
| 88 | Germantown, TNwithin the margin | 71.9%±2.4 pts |
| 90 | Bethany, ORwithin the margin | 71.7%±3.2 pts |
| 91 | San Ramon, CAwithin the margin | 71.6%±2.0 pts |
| 92 | Catalina Foothills, AZwithin the margin | 71.4%±1.4 pts |
| 93 | Moraine Township, ILwithin the margin | 71.2%±2.7 pts |
| 94 | Fairfield, CTwithin the margin | 71.1%±1.7 pts |
| 95 | Parkland, FLwithin the margin | 71.0%±3.4 pts |
| 96 | Forest Hills, MIwithin the margin | 70.9%±3.2 pts |
| 96 | Brookhaven, GAwithin the margin | 70.9%±2.4 pts |
| 96 | Homewood, ALwithin the margin | 70.9%±3.3 pts |
| 99 | Natick, MAwithin the margin | 70.8%±2.5 pts |
| 100 | Alpharetta, GA | 70.7%±2.1 pts |
Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
One figure is read for each of the places with 25,000 or more residents in 2020 and a reliable estimate: the adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Places whose survey estimate has a coefficient of variation over 40% are left out, because the survey cannot place them reliably. Equal published figures share a rank. A ranking measures one number; it is not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Across the 100 places shown, the adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher runs from 70.7% (Alpharetta, GA) to 90.8% (University Park, TX); the middle place on the list stands at 74.8%.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections