| City | percentage of bachelor's degrees among residents 25 and older | |
| 1 | Seattle | 52.7 |
| 2 | San Francisco | 50.1 |
| 3 | Raleigh | 50.1 |
| 4 | Washington | 45.3 |
| 5 | Austin | 44.1 |
| 6 | Minneapolis | 43.2 |
| 7 | Atlanta | 42.4 |
| 8 | Boston | 40.9 |
| 9 | San Diego | 40.4 |
| 10 | Lexington-Fayette | 39.5 |
| 11 | Denver | 39 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 38.8 |
| 13 | Portland | 38.8 |
| 14 | St. Paul | 36.5 |
| 15 | San Jose | 36.1 |
| 16 | Colorado Springs | 34.9 |
| 17 | Honolulu | 34.7 |
| 18 | Oakland | 33.8 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 32.3 |
| 20 | New York | 32.2 |
| 21 | Albuquerque | 32.2 |
| 22 | Anchorage | 32.2 |
| 23 | Omaha | 31.9 |
| 24 | Nashville-Davidson | 31.7 |
| 25 | Columbus | 31.4 |
| 26 | New Orleans | 31.4 |