No. 1 Boulder, Colo.

Population: 279,897

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 52.92%

with a Ph.D.: 3.97%

with a professional degree: 3.14%

that graduated high school: 92.89%

 

No. 2 Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Md.

Population: 1,158,319

Ages25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 49.88%

with a Ph.D.: 4.30%

with a professional degree: 5.60%

that graduated high school: 89.92%

 

No. 3 Ithaca, N.Y.

Population: 103,641

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 48.99%

with a Ph.D.: 7.90%

with a professional degree: 3.26%

that graduated high school: 91.64%

 

No. 4 Ann Arbor, Mich. M

Population: 345,128

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 47.90%

with a Ph.D.: 4.64%

with a professional degree: 3.75%

that graduated high school: 91.59%

 

No. 5 Corvallis, Ore.

Population: 81,105

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 47.65%

with a Ph.D.: 5.62%

with a professional degree: 1.95%

that graduated high school: 93.32%

 

No. 6 Ames, Iowa

Population: 84,569

Ages 25 and older…

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 46.82%

with a Ph.D.: 7.23%

with a professional degree: 1.97%

that graduated high school: 93.73%

 

No. 7 Lawrence, Kan.

Population: 104,295

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 43.52%

with a Ph.D.: 3.86%

with a professional degree: 2.89%

that graduated high school: 92.82%

 

No. 8 Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, Mass.

Population: 1,471,486

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 43.37%

with a Ph.D.: 3.15%

with a professional degree: 3.30%

that graduated high school: 88.28%

 

No. 9 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif.

Population: 1,714,445

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 43.12%

with a Ph.D.: 1.85%

with a professional degree: 4.15%

that graduated high school: 83.88%

 

No. 10 Iowa City, Iowa

Population: 138,941

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.26%

with a Ph.D.: 4.35%

with a professional degree: 4.02%

that graduated high school: 91.82%

 

No. 11 Columbia, Mo.

Population: 153,706

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.81%

with a Ph.D.: 4.16%

with a professional degree: 3.86%

that graduated high school: 88.83%

 

No. 12 Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.

Population: 270,414

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.26%

with a Ph.D.: 2.58%

with a professional degree: 2.04%

that graduated high school: 92.59%

 

No. 13 Washington, D.C.; Arlington, Va.; Alexandria, Md.

Population: 4,080,798

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.13%

with a Ph.D.: 1.91%

with a professional degree: 3.39%

that graduated high school: 86.43%

 

No. 14 Durham, N.C.

Population: 450,036

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.90%

with a Ph.D.: 4.25%

with a professional degree: 3.66%

that graduated high school: 83.38%

 

No. 15 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.

Population: 906,546

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.33%

with a Ph.D.: 1.13%

with a professional degree: 3.44%

that graduated high school: 84.10%

 

No. 16 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.

Population: 1,764,054

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.23%

with a Ph.D.: 2.42%

with a professional degree: 2.22%

that graduated high school: 82.77

 

No. 17 Charlottesville, Va.

Population: 185,936

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.45%

with a Ph.D.: 3.52%

with a professional degree: 3.93%

that graduated high school: 82.84%

 

No. 18 State College, Pa.

Population: 144,311

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.04%

with a Ph.D.: 6.06%

with a professional degree: 1.81%

that graduated high school: 88.77%

 

No. 19 Raleigh-Cary, N.C.

Population: 922,315

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.83%

with a Ph.D.: 1.66%

with a professional degree: 1.88%

that graduated high school: 86.44%

 

No. 20 Bloomington-Normal, Ill.

 Population: 159,689

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.67%

with a Ph.D.: 1.62%

with a professional degree: 1.96%

that graduated high school: 91.08%

 

No. 21 Madison, Wis.

Population: 534,567

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.50%

with a Ph.D.: 2.51%

with a professional degree: 2.74%

that graduated high school: 91.41%

 

No. 22 Gainesville, Fla.

Population: 247,579

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.18%

with a Ph.D.: 4.31%

with a professional degree: 3.99%

that graduated high school: 87.19%

 

No. 23 Santa Fe, N.M.

Population: 139,921

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.48%

with a Ph.D.: 2.68%

with a professional degree: 3.41%

that graduated high school: 83.88%

 

No. 24 Austin-Round Rock, Texas

Population: 1,415,324

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.32%

with a Ph.D.: 1.69%

with a professional degree: 2.15%

that graduated high school: 84.96%

 

No. 25 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash.

Population: 2,444,743

Ages 25 and older ...

with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.92%

with a Ph.D.: 1.32%

with a professional degree: 2.47%

that graduated high school: 89.90%