National ranking · Top 100 · 2026

The 100 Most Educated Cities

Ranking the top 100 US cities by bachelor's+, drawn straight from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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#1
Clemson University
100.0%
Bachelor's+

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What this shows Clemson University, South Carolina leads all US cities on bachelor's+; the full top 100 is listed below.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), Table S1501 As of 2026
Rank City Bachelor's+
1 Clemson University , SC 100.0%
2 University at Buffalo , NY 97.3%
3 Stanford , CA 91.1%
4 Scarsdale , NY 90.7%
5 West University Place , TX 90.5%
6 University Park , TX 90.4%
7 Short Hills , NJ 90.0%
8 Villanova , PA 88.7%
9 Mountain Brook , AL 88.4%
10 Rutgers University-Busch Campus , NJ 88.4%
11 Highland Park , TX 88.3%
12 Glencoe , IL 88.2%
13 Hanover , NH 88.0%
14 Ladue , MO 87.8%
15 Winnetka , IL 87.3%
16 Los Altos , CA 87.2%
17 Bethesda , MD 87.1%
18 Wellesley , MA 87.1%
19 Rochester Institute of Technology , NY 86.9%
20 Piedmont , CA 86.8%
21 Fox Chapel , PA 86.8%
22 Glendale , MO 86.6%
23 Irvington , NY 86.0%
24 Atherton , CA 85.9%
25 Fulton , MD 85.9%
26 Great Falls , VA 85.7%
27 Los Altos Hills , CA 85.6%
28 Upper Montclair , NJ 85.5%
29 Orinda , CA 85.4%
30 Merion Station , PA 85.3%
31 McLean , VA 85.1%
32 Brookline , MA 85.0%
33 Lexington , MA 85.0%
34 Wyndham , VA 84.9%
35 Druid Hills , GA 84.9%
36 Chatham , NJ 84.7%
37 Princeton , NJ 84.6%
38 Wilmette , IL 84.6%
39 Potomac , MD 84.5%
40 Old Greenwich , CT 84.3%
41 Wolf Trap , VA 84.2%
42 Clayton , MO 83.8%
43 Glen Ridge , NJ 83.4%
44 Sharon , MA 83.4%
45 Larchmont , NY 83.3%
46 Cupertino , CA 83.1%
47 Hoboken , NJ 83.1%
48 Difficult Run , VA 83.1%
49 Cherry Hills , CO 83.0%
50 Noroton , CT 82.8%
51 Deerfield , IL 82.7%
52 Hillsborough , CA 82.7%
53 South Kensington , MD 82.7%
54 East Grand Rapids , MI 82.6%
55 Palo Alto , CA 82.4%
56 Huntington Woods , MI 82.2%
57 Western Springs , IL 82.0%
58 Kingston , RI 82.0%
59 South Run , VA 81.9%
60 Lake Bluff , IL 81.8%
61 Bellaire , TX 81.7%
62 Northfield , IL 81.7%
63 Whitefish Bay , WI 81.5%
64 Kensington , CA 81.4%
65 Hinsdale , IL 81.3%
66 Saratoga , CA 81.2%
67 Moraga , CA 81.0%
68 East Hills , NY 81.0%
69 Fair Haven , NJ 81.0%
70 Travilah , MD 80.9%
71 Pepper Pike , OH 80.9%
72 Needham , MA 80.8%
73 Lake Forest , IL 80.8%
74 North Hills , NY 80.8%
75 Newton , MA 80.7%
76 Ridgewood , NJ 80.6%
77 Rye , NY 80.5%
78 Des Peres , MO 80.5%
79 Cambridge , MA 80.2%
80 Belmont , MA 80.2%
81 San Marino , CA 80.2%
82 Notre Dame , IN 80.2%
83 Dunn Loring , VA 79.8%
84 Little Silver , NJ 79.8%
85 Tysons , VA 79.7%
86 Falls Church , VA 79.7%
87 Marvin , NC 79.7%
88 Hingham , MA 79.6%
89 Briar Chapel , NC 79.4%
90 Grandview Heights , OH 79.3%
91 Upper Arlington , OH 79.2%
92 Tenafly , NJ 79.2%
93 Swarthmore , PA 79.2%
94 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley , CA 79.1%
95 Briarcliff Manor , NY 79.1%
96 Manhattan Beach , CA 79.0%
97 Chesterbrook , PA 79.0%
98 Greenwood , CO 78.9%
99 Franklin Lakes , NJ 78.9%
100 New Albany , OH 78.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), Table S1501. Verify directly with the source agency: U.S. Census Bureau, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES.

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