Ranking of Iowa 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 Iowa (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 29.71%. Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Ames city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (61.36%), followed by Clive city (59.88%), and Coralville city (59.88%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa 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 Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

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Clive city

Coralville city

Iowa City city

Waukee city

Johnston city

West Des Moines city

North Liberty city

Ankeny city

Bettendorf city

Ranking of Iowa 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	Ames city	61.36
2	Clive city	59.88
2	Coralville city	59.88
3	Iowa City city	59.79
4	Waukee city	56.28
5	Johnston city	54.56
6	West Des Moines city	53.70
7	North Liberty city	53.37
8	Ankeny city	51.50
9	Bettendorf city	51.13
10	Urbandale city	50.72
11	Cedar Falls city	48.71
12	Pella city	44.98
13	Grimes city	42.30
14	Waverly city	42.05
15	Norwalk city	40.03
16	Marion city	36.73
17	Dubuque city	33.20
18	Cedar Rapids city	32.83
19	Indianola city	32.53
20	Pleasant Hill city	31.14
21	Altoona city	29.67
22	Des Moines city	28.09
23	Davenport city	27.07
24	Le Mars city	25.92
25	Carroll city	24.45
26	Spencer city	24.19
27	Oskaloosa city	22.82
28	Waterloo city	22.59
29	Boone city	22.00
30	Sioux City city	21.65
31	Mason City city	20.87
32	Burlington city	20.50
33	Council Bluffs city	20.34
34	Muscatine city	20.25
35	Clinton city	19.97
36	Ottumwa city	19.62
37	Fort Dodge city	19.50
38	Storm Lake city	19.10
39	Marshalltown city	19.06
40	Newton city	16.53
41	Fort Madison city	16.35