Ranking of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 33.12%. Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Franklin Park borough had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (73.74%), followed by Ardmore CDP (70.84%), and State College borough (70.27%).

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

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Franklin Park borough
Ardmore CDP
State College borough
King of Prussia CDP
Allison Park CDP
Murrysville municipality
Carnot-Moon CDP
West Chester borough
Wyomissing borough
Montgomeryville CDP
Ranking of Pennsylvania 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 Franklin Park borough 73.74
2 Ardmore CDP 70.84
3 State College borough 70.27
4 King of Prussia CDP 62.60
5 Allison Park CDP 56.11
6 Murrysville municipality 55.64
7 Carnot-Moon CDP 55.52
8 West Chester borough 54.26
9 Wyomissing borough 54.23
10 Montgomeryville CDP 52.67
11 Indiana borough 52.60
12 Bethel Park municipality 49.40
13 Hershey CDP 46.80
14 Phoenixville borough 46.72
15 Pittsburgh city 45.69
16 Jefferson Hills borough 44.65
17 Monroeville municipality 43.98
18 Mountain Top CDP 43.40
19 Broomall CDP 43.18
20 Drexel Hill CDP 42.11
21 Horsham CDP 41.40
22 Willow Grove CDP 41.39
23 Carlisle borough 39.66
24 Whitehall borough 39.37
25 Roslyn CDP 39.31
26 Plum borough 38.34
27 Lansdowne borough 38.04
28 Wilkinsburg borough 37.94
29 Greensburg city 37.22
30 Dunmore borough 36.56
31 Lansdale borough 35.90
32 Bloomsburg town 35.08
33 Progress CDP 33.58
34 Hermitage city 32.57
35 Philadelphia city 32.52
36 Lower Burrell city 32.24
37 Bethlehem city 32.23
38 Kingston borough 31.71
39 Woodlyn CDP 31.52
40 Baldwin borough 30.22
41 Elizabethtown borough 29.08
42 Emmaus borough 28.46
43 Williamsport city 26.40
44 Yeadon borough 26.39
45 Colonial Park CDP 25.77
46 Munhall borough 25.59
47 Easton city 25.55
48 Lancaster city 25.44
49 Levittown CDP 24.77
50 Chambersburg borough 24.57
51 Meadville city 24.50
52 Shiloh CDP 23.57
53 Fullerton CDP 23.38
54 Scranton city 23.09
55 Norristown borough 22.83
56 Ephrata borough 22.52
57 Harrisburg city 22.48
58 Erie city 22.19
59 Butler city 21.42
60 West Mifflin borough 21.25
61 Pottsville city 21.03
62 Pottstown borough 20.27
63 Nanticoke city 20.25
64 New Kensington city 19.52
65 St. Marys city 19.47
66 Washington city 18.64
67 Wilkes-Barre city 18.58
68 Altoona city 18.48
69 Sharon city 18.27
70 Northampton borough 18.05
71 Hanover borough 17.31
72 Allentown city 17.25
73 Coatesville city 16.45
74 Berwick borough 16.35
75 Columbia borough 16.30
76 Weigelstown CDP 16.20
77 York city 15.85
78 New Castle city 15.73
79 Darby borough 15.60
80 McKeesport city 14.94
81 Johnstown city 14.09
82 Chester city 14.00
83 Waynesboro borough 13.25
84 Hazleton city 12.35
85 Reading city 10.77
86 Lebanon city 10.64