| City | Percentage of residents with graduate degrees | |
| 1 | Arlington, VA | 35.70% |
| 2 | Davis, CA | 34.60% |
| 3 | Brookline, MA | 32.50% |
| 4 | Evanston, IL | 31.20% |
| 5 | Bloomington, IN | 31.20% |
| 6 | Towson, MD | 31.20% |
| 7 | Oak Park, IL | 29.10% |
| 8 | Bethesda, MD | 29.10% |
| 9 | Alexandria, VA | 29.00% |
| 10 | West Hartford, CT | 28.90% |
| 11 | College Station, TX | 27.70% |
| 12 | Ames, IA | 27.50% |
| 13 | Columbia, MO | 27.50% |
| 14 | Iowa City, IA | 27.40% |
| 15 | Newton, MA | 26.90% |
| 16 | Cambridge, MA | 26.30% |
| 17 | Corvallis, OR | 25.70% |
| 18 | Palo Alto, CA | 25.40% |
| 19 | Berkeley, CA | 24.50% |
| 20 | Lawrence, KS | 24.30% |
| 21 | Champaign, IL | 24.10% |
| 22 | Irvine, CA | 24.00% |
| 23 | Santa Monica, CA | 23.80% |
| 24 | Catalina Foothills, AZ | 23.70% |
| 25 | Gainesville, FL | 23.70% |