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Most educated
Here are the cities with the highest percentage of residents with graduate degrees.
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Rank |
City |
% residents with graduate degrees |
1 |
Arlington, VA |
35.7% |
2 |
Davis, CA |
34.6% |
3 |
Brookline, MA |
32.5% |
4 |
Evanston, IL |
31.2% |
5 |
Bloomington, IN |
31.2% |
6 |
Towson, MD |
31.2% |
7 |
Oak Park, IL |
29.1% |
8 |
Bethesda, MD |
29.1% |
9 |
Alexandria, VA |
29.0% |
10 |
West Hartford, CT |
28.9% |
11 |
College Station, TX |
27.7% |
12 |
Ames, IA |
27.5% |
13 |
Columbia, MO |
27.5% |
14 |
Iowa City, IA |
27.4% |
15 |
Newton, MA |
26.9% |
16 |
Cambridge, MA |
26.3% |
17 |
Corvallis, OR |
25.7% |
18 |
Palo Alto, CA |
25.4% |
19 |
Berkeley, CA |
24.5% |
20 |
Lawrence, KS |
24.3% |
21 |
Champaign, IL |
24.1% |
22 |
Irvine, CA |
24.0% |
23 |
Santa Monica, CA |
23.8% |
24 |
Catalina Foothills, AZ |
23.7% |
25 |
Gainesville, FL |
23.7% |
Source: Census data, Onboard 2005 projection
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