Iowa Cities by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 290 cities ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Cities	Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1	University Heights city, Iowa	89.2%
2	Ames city, Iowa	63.5%
3	Iowa City city, Iowa	60.7%
4	Tiffin city, Iowa	60.6%
5	Clive city, Iowa	59.5%
6	Huxley city, Iowa	58.0%
7	Johnston city, Iowa	57.9%
8	Coralville city, Iowa	57.3%
9	Waukee city, Iowa	56.7%
10	Robins city, Iowa	56.5%
11	West Des Moines city, Iowa	54.6%
12	Eldridge city, Iowa	54.5%
13	Bondurant city, Iowa	53.6%
14	North Liberty city, Iowa	53.3%
15	Ankeny city, Iowa	53.2%
16	Park View CDP, Iowa	52.5%
17	Kent Estates CDP, Iowa	52.3%
18	Urbandale city, Iowa	51.4%
19	Bettendorf city, Iowa	51.3%
20	Asbury city, Iowa	51.3%
21	Fairfield city, Iowa	51.2%
22	Mount Vernon city, Iowa	49.5%
23	Cedar Falls city, Iowa	49.2%
24	Lamoni city, Iowa	48.7%
25	Pella city, Iowa	47.8%
26	Grimes city, Iowa	47.6%
27	Linn-Mar Community School District, Iowa	47.6%
28	Polk City city, Iowa	47.2%
29	Decorah city, Iowa	46.1%
30	Windsor Heights city, Iowa	44.3%
31	Waverly city, Iowa	43.9%
32	Treynor city, Iowa	43.7%
33	Denver city, Iowa	43.4%
34	Adel city, Iowa	43.3%
35	Orange City city, Iowa	42.9%
36	Van Meter city, Iowa	42.4%
37	Dike city, Iowa	42.0%
38	Solon city, Iowa	41.3%
39	Grinnell city, Iowa	41.1%
40	Sioux Center city, Iowa	40.7%
41	Peosta city, Iowa	40.3%
42	Norwalk city, Iowa	40.2%
43	Hudson city, Iowa	39.6%
44	Marion city, Iowa	39.2%
45	Sergeant Bluff city, Iowa	38.9%
46	Le Claire city, Iowa	38.5%
47	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District, Iowa	38.5%
48	Williamsburg city, Iowa	37.8%
49	Granger city, Iowa	37.4%
50	Swisher city, Iowa	36.0%
51	Story City city, Iowa	35.7%
52	Ely city, Iowa	35.6%
53	Mediapolis city, Iowa	34.3%
54	Slater city, Iowa	34.0%
55	Walford city, Iowa	33.8%
56	Atkins city, Iowa	33.7%
57	Dubuque city, Iowa	33.6%
58	DeWitt city, Iowa	33.6%
59	Indianola city, Iowa	33.5%
60	Wilton city, Iowa	33.3%
61	Cedar Rapids city, Iowa	32.9%
62	Roland city, Iowa	32.6%
63	Altoona city, Iowa	32.6%
64	Hiawatha city, Iowa	32.4%
65	Pleasant Hill city, Iowa	32.2%
66	Spirit Lake city, Iowa	32.0%
67	Center Point city, Iowa	32.0%
68	Holstein city, Iowa	31.4%
69	Saylorville CDP, Iowa	31.4%
70	Knoxville city, Iowa	31.3%
71	Kalona city, Iowa	31.0%
72	Durant city, Iowa	30.9%
73	Moville city, Iowa	30.9%
74	Nevada city, Iowa	30.6%
75	Blue Grass city, Iowa	30.2%
76	Davenport city, Iowa	30.0%
77	Clear Lake city, Iowa	29.7%
78	Belmond city, Iowa	29.5%
79	Traer city, Iowa	29.4%
80	Prairie City city, Iowa	29.2%
81	Parkersburg city, Iowa	29.0%
82	Malvern city, Iowa	28.8%
83	Urbana city, Iowa	28.8%
84	Riverside city, Iowa	28.8%
85	West Branch city, Iowa	28.7%
86	Springville city, Iowa	28.7%
87	Jewell Junction city, Iowa	28.6%
88	Fayette city, Iowa	28.5%
89	Epworth city, Iowa	28.4%
90	Spencer city, Iowa	28.2%
91	Greene city, Iowa	28.2%
92	Vinton city, Iowa	28.2%
93	Kingsley city, Iowa	28.1%
94	Lake View city, Iowa	28.0%
95	St. Ansgar city, Iowa	28.0%
96	Marcus city, Iowa	28.0%
97	Bellevue city, Iowa	27.7%
98	Palo city, Iowa	27.5%
99	Carlisle city, Iowa	27.4%
100	Dallas Center city, Iowa	27.2%