Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Illinois (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 36.16%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Winnetka village had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (90.39%), followed by Wilmette village (83.78%), and Western Springs village (81.53%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Winnetka village
Wilmette village
Western Springs village
Deerfield village
Lake Forest city
Hinsdale village
River Forest village
Highland Park city
Libertyville village
Oak Park village
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Winnetka village 90.39
2 Wilmette village 83.78
3 Western Springs village 81.53
4 Deerfield village 81.48
5 Lake Forest city 80.98
6 Hinsdale village 80.53
7 River Forest village 79.66
8 Highland Park city 76.43
9 Libertyville village 73.56
10 Oak Park village 72.05
11 Northbrook village 71.86
12 Barrington village 70.76
13 Naperville city 70.72
14 Burr Ridge village 70.34
15 Glenview village 68.51
16 Glen Ellyn village 68.41
17 Evanston city 68.26
18 Buffalo Grove village 67.33
19 Lisle village 65.18
20 Wheaton city 64.46
21 Vernon Hills village 63.23
22 Park Ridge city 62.37
23 Elmhurst city 62.12
24 La Grange village 62.07
25 Geneva city 61.32
26 La Grange Park village 60.51
27 Downers Grove village 59.76
28 Campton Hills village 59.73
29 Grayslake village 59.69
30 Arlington Heights village 59.53
31 Urbana city 59.50
32 Frankfort village 56.41
33 Lincolnwood village 56.26
34 Plainfield village 55.55
35 Edwardsville city 55.48
36 Lake Zurich village 55.29
37 Batavia city 55.18
38 Gurnee village 53.38
39 Darien city 53.35
40 Normal town 52.31
41 Glen Carbon village 51.95
42 Champaign city 51.90
43 St. Charles city 50.85
44 Schaumburg village 50.28
45 Palatine village 50.22
46 Columbia city 50.09
47 O'Fallon city 49.48
48 Skokie village 49.36
49 Morton Grove village 48.97
50 Westmont village 48.61
51 Hoffman Estates village 48.37
52 Forest Park village 48.33
53 Lombard village 48.09
54 Woodridge village 47.85
55 Bloomington city 47.42
56 Mount Prospect village 47.12
57 Chatham village 46.92
58 Cary village 46.68
59 Palos Heights city 45.53
60 Carbondale city 45.41
61 Bartlett village 44.67
62 Swansea village 44.61
63 Lindenhurst village 44.55
64 New Lenox village 44.46
65 Mokena village 44.41
66 Algonquin village 44.22
67 Lemont village 44.02
68 Brookfield village 44.01
69 Sycamore city 43.71
70 Westchester village 43.12
71 Washington city 43.03
72 Orland Park village 42.93
73 Homewood village 42.89
74 Morton village 42.82
75 Oswego village 42.23
76 Wheeling village 42.04
77 Wauconda village 41.96
78 Carol Stream village 41.73
79 Chicago city 41.67
80 Mundelein village 41.45
81 Bloomingdale village 41.08
82 Matteson village 40.82
83 Antioch village 40.62
84 Crystal Lake city 40.50
85 Warrenville city 40.40
86 Lockport city 40.38
87 Prospect Heights city 40.33
88 Roselle village 40.23
89 Elk Grove Village village 39.78
89 Macomb city 39.78
90 Gages Lake CDP 39.71
91 Evergreen Park village 39.48
92 Des Plaines city 39.07
93 Lake in the Hills village 38.82
94 North Aurora village 38.61
95 Shorewood village 38.45
96 Shiloh village 38.26
97 Bolingbrook village 38.25
98 Homer Glen village 38.09
99 Round Lake village 37.91
100 Tinley Park village 37.72
101 Niles village 37.59
102 South Elgin village 37.44
103 Peoria city 37.02
104 Huntley village 36.72
105 Rolling Meadows city 36.29
106 Waterloo city 35.76
107 DeKalb city 35.62
108 Minooka village 35.43
109 Villa Park village 34.92
110 Aurora city 34.79
111 Springfield city 34.37
112 Yorkville city 34.17
113 Roscoe village 33.97
114 Bourbonnais village 33.89
115 Fairview Heights city 33.13
116 Channahon village 32.69
117 Charleston city 32.66
118 Montgomery village 32.24
119 Oak Lawn village 32.06
120 Troy city 31.78
121 Woodstock city 31.49
122 Country Club Hills city 31.48
123 West Chicago city 31.06
124 Godfrey village 30.64
125 Collinsville city 30.61
126 Oak Forest city 30.58
127 Richton Park village 30.41
128 Highland city 29.44
129 Elmwood Park village 29.02
130 Glendale Heights village 29.00
131 Moline city 28.62
132 Schiller Park village 28.24
133 McHenry city 28.21
134 Chicago Ridge village 27.35
134 Park Forest village 27.35
135 Streamwood village 27.20
136 Hanover Park village 26.90
137 South Holland village 26.83
138 Hazel Crest village 26.81
139 East Peoria city 26.80
140 Belleville city 26.64
141 Norridge village 26.23
142 Elgin city 26.02
143 Palos Hills city 25.95
144 Lansing village 25.89
145 Loves Park city 25.64
146 Marion city 25.51
147 Crestwood village 25.33
148 Morris city 25.02
149 Quincy city 24.52
150 Joliet city 24.49
151 Wood Dale city 24.20
152 Berwyn city 24.16
153 Addison village 23.84
154 Hickory Hills city 23.50
155 North Chicago city 23.26
156 Bensenville village 22.68
157 Fox Lake village 22.42
158 Ottawa city 22.25
159 Rockford city 22.22
160 Herrin city 21.95
160 Romeoville village 21.95
161 Carpentersville village 21.93
162 Rock Island city 21.86
163 Effingham city 21.54
164 River Grove village 21.16
165 Decatur city 21.06
166 Alsip village 20.77
167 Jacksonville city 20.67
168 Dolton village 20.35
169 Mount Vernon city 20.30
170 Plano city 20.17
171 Lincoln city 19.98
172 Freeport city 19.85
173 Crest Hill city 19.77
174 Bridgeview village 19.66
175 Waukegan city 19.65
176 Alton city 19.40
176 Taylorville city 19.40
177 East Moline city 19.06
178 Calumet City city 18.99
178 Pekin city 18.99
179 Worth village 18.69
180 Galesburg city 18.60
181 Dixon city 18.25
182 Lyons village 18.13
183 Chicago Heights city 17.91
184 Danville city 17.88
185 Centralia city 17.78
186 Machesney Park village 17.61
187 Canton city 17.49
188 Justice village 17.36
189 Blue Island city 17.19
190 Mattoon city 16.97
191 Round Lake Beach village 16.82
192 Zion city 16.57
193 Midlothian village 16.36
194 Franklin Park village 16.13
195 Rantoul village 16.05
196 Burbank city 15.91
197 Bradley village 15.88
197 Riverdale village 15.88
198 Bellwood village 15.79
199 Northlake city 15.34
200 Maywood village 15.17
201 Sterling city 15.15
202 Beach Park village 15.05
203 Belvidere city 14.73
204 Granite City city 14.24
205 Wood River city 14.17
206 Markham city 14.16
207 Pontiac city 14.08
208 Kewanee city 13.90
209 Streator city 13.42
210 Kankakee city 13.40
211 Melrose Park village 12.91
212 Summit village 11.77
213 East St. Louis city 11.66
214 Cicero town 10.91
215 Harvey city 10.75
216 Cahokia village 9.80
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