Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of New York (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 38.11%. Among all New York cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Scarsdale village had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (90.69%), followed by Rye city (80.11%), and Garden City village (73.85%).
The chart below shows the top 10 New York cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all New York cities and places (with a population of 10K+).
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| Rank | City of Place | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarsdale village | 90.69 |
| 2 | Rye city | 80.11 |
| 3 | Garden City village | 73.85 |
| 4 | Port Washington CDP | 70.99 |
| 5 | Syosset CDP | 69.42 |
| 6 | Ithaca city | 69.22 |
| 7 | Plainview CDP | 68.96 |
| 8 | Woodmere CDP | 68.34 |
| 9 | Eastchester CDP | 67.45 |
| 10 | Jericho CDP | 67.40 |
| 11 | Brighton CDP | 67.35 |
| 12 | Stony Brook CDP | 67.23 |
| 13 | Huntington CDP | 66.31 |
| 14 | Dix Hills CDP | 63.88 |
| 15 | De Witt CDP | 63.53 |
| 16 | Rockville Centre village | 62.34 |
| 17 | Melville CDP | 61.97 |
| 18 | Merrick CDP | 61.81 |
| 19 | Niskayuna CDP | 61.78 |
| 20 | Dobbs Ferry village | 61.67 |
| 21 | Tarrytown village | 61.37 |
| 22 | Saratoga Springs city | 58.68 |
| 23 | New City CDP | 58.62 |
| 24 | Floral Park village | 58.55 |
| 25 | Great Neck village | 58.42 |
| 26 | Harrison village | 57.46 |
| 27 | North New Hyde Park CDP | 57.23 |
| 28 | Commack CDP | 56.42 |
| 29 | Mamaroneck village | 54.84 |
| 30 | Loudonville CDP | 54.67 |
| 31 | Bellmore CDP | 54.45 |
| 32 | Nesconset CDP | 53.36 |
| 33 | Eggertsville CDP | 52.99 |
| 34 | White Plains city | 52.98 |
| 35 | Mount Kisco village | 52.80 |
| 36 | Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP | 52.31 |
| 37 | Smithtown CDP | 52.18 |
| 38 | Babylon village | 52.04 |
| 39 | North Merrick CDP | 51.43 |
| 40 | Wantagh CDP | 51.20 |
| 41 | Sayville CDP | 51.14 |
| 42 | Massapequa CDP | 50.82 |
| 43 | Long Beach city | 50.79 |
| 44 | South Huntington CDP | 50.78 |
| 45 | Salisbury CDP | 50.05 |
| 46 | St. James CDP | 49.83 |
| 47 | East Northport CDP | 49.40 |
| 48 | North Bellmore CDP | 49.09 |
| 49 | Mount Sinai CDP | 49.02 |
| 50 | New Hyde Park village | 48.95 |
| 51 | Mineola village | 48.88 |
| 52 | Pearl River CDP | 48.35 |
| 53 | Oceanside CDP | 48.24 |
| 54 | East Rockaway village | 48.15 |
| 55 | Elwood CDP | 47.69 |
| 56 | Hauppauge CDP | 47.65 |
| 57 | North Wantagh CDP | 47.49 |
| 58 | Massapequa Park village | 47.17 |
| 59 | New Rochelle city | 46.74 |
| 60 | Greenlawn CDP | 46.45 |
| 61 | Miller Place CDP | 46.29 |
| 62 | Kenmore village | 46.27 |
| 63 | Oneonta city | 45.92 |
| 64 | West Hempstead CDP | 45.75 |
| 65 | Suffern village | 45.72 |
| 66 | West Islip CDP | 45.12 |
| 67 | Seaford CDP | 45.07 |
| 68 | Westbury village | 44.96 |
| 69 | Bethpage CDP | 44.77 |
| 70 | North Massapequa CDP | 44.37 |
| 70 | Woodbury village | 44.37 |
| 71 | Lake Grove village | 44.20 |
| 72 | Lynbrook village | 44.07 |
| 73 | Albany city | 44.06 |
| 74 | Fredonia village | 43.94 |
| 75 | Nanuet CDP | 43.93 |
| 76 | East Meadow CDP | 43.88 |
| 77 | Corning city | 43.59 |
| 78 | Kings Park CDP | 42.51 |
| 79 | East Massapequa CDP | 42.48 |
| 80 | Latham CDP | 42.09 |
| 81 | Beacon city | 41.88 |
| 82 | Hicksville CDP | 41.87 |
| 83 | East Glenville CDP | 41.63 |
| 84 | Baldwin CDP | 41.27 |
| 85 | Valley Stream village | 41.18 |
| 86 | Endwell CDP | 41.01 |
| 87 | Myers Corner CDP | 40.26 |
| 88 | New York city | 39.59 |
| 89 | Chestnut Ridge village | 39.40 |
| 90 | North Valley Stream CDP | 39.35 |
| 91 | Canandaigua city | 39.27 |
| 92 | Sleepy Hollow village | 38.78 |
| 93 | Hampton Bays CDP | 38.76 |
| 94 | Huntington Station CDP | 37.98 |
| 95 | Tonawanda Town CDP | 37.95 |
| 96 | Glen Cove city | 37.91 |
| 97 | Irondequoit CDP | 37.74 |
| 98 | Franklin Square CDP | 37.61 |
| 99 | Roessleville CDP | 37.56 |
| 100 | Deer Park CDP | 37.26 |
| 101 | Plattsburgh city | 36.77 |
| 102 | Patchogue village | 36.62 |
| 103 | South Farmingdale CDP | 36.61 |
| 104 | Fairmount CDP | 36.43 |
| 105 | Orange Lake CDP | 35.90 |
| 106 | Ronkonkoma CDP | 35.73 |
| 107 | Ossining village | 35.50 |
| 108 | Centereach CDP | 35.44 |
| 109 | East Islip CDP | 34.91 |
| 110 | Levittown CDP | 34.79 |
| 111 | Rocky Point CDP | 34.48 |
| 112 | Islip CDP | 34.46 |
| 113 | Yonkers city | 34.44 |
| 114 | Holtsville CDP | 33.96 |
| 115 | Holbrook CDP | 33.82 |
| 116 | Bay Shore CDP | 33.61 |
| 116 | Peekskill city | 33.61 |
| 117 | Coram CDP | 33.29 |
| 118 | Stony Point CDP | 32.69 |
| 119 | Manorville CDP | 32.21 |
| 120 | Geneva city | 32.19 |
| 121 | Mount Vernon city | 32.08 |
| 122 | North Babylon CDP | 31.94 |
| 123 | Terryville CDP | 31.66 |
| 124 | Middle Island CDP | 31.60 |
| 125 | West Seneca CDP | 31.55 |
| 126 | Port Chester village | 31.06 |
| 127 | Elmont CDP | 30.81 |
| 128 | Troy city | 30.75 |
| 129 | East Patchogue CDP | 30.21 |
| 130 | Farmingville CDP | 29.63 |
| 131 | Poughkeepsie city | 29.57 |
| 131 | West Babylon CDP | 29.57 |
| 132 | Glens Falls city | 29.44 |
| 133 | Buffalo city | 29.43 |
| 134 | Fort Drum CDP | 29.28 |
| 135 | Syracuse city | 28.93 |
| 136 | Binghamton city | 28.85 |
| 137 | Rochester city | 28.80 |
| 138 | Ridge CDP | 28.71 |
| 139 | Lindenhurst village | 28.30 |
| 140 | Cortland city | 27.81 |
| 141 | Rotterdam CDP | 27.37 |
| 142 | Johnson City village | 27.06 |
| 143 | Medford CDP | 27.05 |
| 144 | Freeport village | 27.03 |
| 145 | Oswego city | 26.99 |
| 146 | Lancaster village | 26.97 |
| 147 | Greece CDP | 26.91 |
| 148 | Massena village | 26.67 |
| 149 | Kingston city | 26.64 |
| 150 | North Tonawanda city | 26.63 |
| 151 | Selden CDP | 26.53 |
| 152 | Lake Ronkonkoma CDP | 26.50 |
| 153 | Cheektowaga CDP | 26.21 |
| 154 | Olean city | 26.12 |
| 155 | Uniondale CDP | 26.05 |
| 156 | Cohoes city | 24.97 |
| 157 | Haverstraw village | 24.93 |
| 158 | Roosevelt CDP | 24.72 |
| 159 | Oneida city | 24.44 |
| 160 | Scotchtown CDP | 24.38 |
| 161 | Watertown city | 24.37 |
| 162 | West Haverstraw village | 24.33 |
| 163 | North Amityville CDP | 24.15 |
| 164 | Lockport city | 24.11 |
| 165 | Tonawanda city | 22.98 |
| 166 | Schenectady city | 22.82 |
| 167 | Copiague CDP | 22.71 |
| 168 | Watervliet city | 22.41 |
| 169 | North Lindenhurst CDP | 22.27 |
| 170 | Depew village | 21.56 |
| 171 | Batavia city | 21.13 |
| 172 | Niagara Falls city | 21.09 |
| 173 | Rome city | 20.91 |
| 174 | Endicott village | 19.70 |
| 175 | Newburgh city | 19.56 |
| 176 | Utica city | 19.42 |
| 177 | Spring Valley village | 19.30 |
| 178 | Auburn city | 19.23 |
| 179 | Middletown city | 19.06 |
| 180 | Lackawanna city | 18.98 |
| 181 | Jamestown city | 18.91 |
| 182 | North Bellport CDP | 18.66 |
| 183 | Inwood CDP | 18.62 |
| 184 | Shirley CDP | 18.61 |
| 185 | Amsterdam city | 18.37 |
| 186 | Mastic Beach CDP | 18.03 |
| 187 | Central Islip CDP | 17.95 |
| 188 | Fulton city | 17.85 |
| 189 | Hempstead village | 17.32 |
| 190 | Riverhead CDP | 17.31 |
| 191 | Mastic CDP | 17.20 |
| 192 | New Cassel CDP | 16.51 |
| 193 | Elmira city | 16.39 |
| 194 | Brentwood CDP | 14.92 |
| 195 | Gloversville city | 14.23 |
| 196 | North Bay Shore CDP | 14.08 |
| 197 | Ogdensburg city | 13.92 |
| 198 | Dunkirk city | 13.88 |
| 199 | Monsey CDP | 13.69 |
| 200 | Wyandanch CDP | 13.46 |
| 201 | Kiryas Joel village | 7.65 |