Ranking of New Jersey 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 New Jersey (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 41.50%. Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Short Hills CDP had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (88.23%), followed by Princeton (85.31%), and Upper Montclair CDP (82.89%).

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

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Short Hills CDP
Princeton
Upper Montclair CDP
Tenafly borough
Blackwells Mills CDP
Hoboken city
Haddonfield borough
Ridgewood village
Westfield town
Princeton Meadows CDP
Ranking of New Jersey 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 Short Hills CDP 88.23
2 Princeton 85.31
3 Upper Montclair CDP 82.89
4 Tenafly borough 82.32
5 Blackwells Mills CDP 80.57
6 Hoboken city 80.30
7 Haddonfield borough 79.14
8 Ridgewood village 78.27
9 Westfield town 76.39
10 Princeton Meadows CDP 76.12
11 Glen Rock borough 75.63
12 Franklin Lakes borough 75.37
13 Edgewater borough 74.54
14 The Hills CDP 74.12
15 Highland Park borough 71.88
16 Ramsey borough 70.35
17 River Edge borough 70.30
18 Madison borough 69.79
19 Martinsville CDP 69.67
20 Summit city 69.63
21 New Providence borough 69.61
22 Springdale CDP 68.65
23 Florham Park borough 67.55
24 Greentree CDP 66.48
25 Metuchen borough 64.01
26 Bradley Gardens CDP 61.19
27 Moorestown-Lenola CDP 61.12
28 Hillsdale borough 60.36
29 Fair Lawn borough 60.34
30 Fort Lee borough 60.25
31 Brookdale CDP 60.19
32 Parsippany CDP 59.96
33 Preakness CDP 59.47
34 Secaucus town 59.27
35 Robertsville CDP 58.47
36 Kendall Park CDP 58.10
37 Morristown town 57.85
38 Hillsborough CDP 57.28
39 Somerset CDP 55.86
40 Franklin Park CDP 55.84
41 Rutherford borough 55.01
42 West Freehold CDP 54.44
43 Ocean City city 53.98
44 Westwood borough 53.93
45 Westmont CDP 53.71
46 Waldwick borough 53.68
47 Iselin CDP 52.85
48 Oakland borough 52.56
49 Tinton Falls borough 51.78
50 Jersey City city 51.08
51 Echelon CDP 50.88
52 Palisades Park borough 50.42
53 Red Bank borough 50.28
54 Paramus borough 49.30
55 Hamilton Square CDP 49.03
56 New Milford borough 48.75
57 Ringwood borough 48.59
58 Pompton Plains CDP 48.05
59 Collingswood borough 47.99
60 Somerville borough 47.64
61 Ridgefield borough 46.05
62 Lincoln Park borough 45.85
63 Bergenfield borough 45.77
64 Englewood city 45.06
65 Dumont borough 44.86
66 Hawthorne borough 44.84
67 Eatontown borough 44.66
68 Point Pleasant borough 44.63
69 Cherry Hill Mall CDP 44.34
70 Marlton CDP 44.07
71 Hasbrouck Heights borough 43.73
72 Cliffside Park borough 43.60
73 Colonia CDP 43.12
74 Harrison town 42.93
75 Maywood borough 42.89
76 Pompton Lakes borough 41.51
77 South Plainfield borough 41.08
78 Oak Ridge CDP 40.85
79 Guttenberg town 40.82
80 Mercerville CDP 40.24
81 Hackensack city 40.02
82 Woodland Park borough 39.47
83 Glassboro borough 39.02
84 Roselle Park borough 38.93
85 Wanaque borough 38.84
86 Old Bridge CDP 38.62
87 Lake Hopatcong CDP 38.54
88 Asbury Park city 38.48
89 Bayonne city 38.34
90 Woodbridge CDP 37.89
91 Sayreville borough 37.45
92 Hackettstown town 36.85
93 Wallington borough 36.33
94 North Arlington borough 35.07
95 Rahway city 34.92
96 West New York town 34.49
97 Fords CDP 34.34
98 Lakewood CDP 34.21
99 Ridgefield Park village 33.90
100 Toms River CDP 33.76
101 Clifton city 33.65
102 Little Ferry borough 33.15
103 Ocean Acres CDP 32.91
104 Long Branch city 32.58
105 Elmwood Park borough 30.38
106 North Plainfield borough 30.33
107 Hopatcong borough 29.90
108 Sicklerville CDP 29.40
109 Middlesex borough 29.06
110 Lodi borough 28.45
111 Totowa borough 28.43
112 Hammonton town 28.08
113 Somers Point city 28.03
114 Woodbury city 27.79
115 Kearny town 27.68
116 South River borough 27.63
117 Manville borough 27.57
118 Bound Brook borough 27.43
119 Freehold borough 27.02
120 Williamstown CDP 26.72
121 Beachwood borough 26.32
122 Carteret borough 26.12
123 Avenel CDP 25.82
124 Fairview borough 25.15
125 New Brunswick city 24.55
126 Pine Hill borough 24.02
127 Union City city 23.62
128 Linden city 23.35
129 Garfield city 23.23
130 Bellmawr borough 22.48
131 Roselle borough 22.37
132 Vineland city 21.72
133 East Orange city 21.50
134 Phillipsburg town 21.31
135 Plainfield city 20.63
136 Lindenwold borough 19.35
137 Pennsville CDP 18.80
138 Atlantic City city 18.44
139 Millville city 18.10
140 Gloucester City city 17.53
141 Newark city 15.98
142 Passaic city 15.87
143 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 15.58
144 Browns Mills CDP 15.35
145 Dover town 15.13
146 Trenton city 15.11
147 Elizabeth city 14.58
148 Perth Amboy city 13.66
149 Paterson city 12.51
150 Pleasantville city 10.42
151 Camden city 10.05
152 Bridgeton city 6.96
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