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)
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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| 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 |