Ranking of Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 31.49%. Among all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Whitefish Bay village had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (81.26%), followed by Shorewood village (78.48%), and Mequon city (70.59%).

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

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Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Whitefish Bay village
Shorewood village
Mequon city
Middleton city
Brookfield city
Wauwatosa city
Verona city
Cedarburg city
Madison city
Waunakee village
Ranking of Wisconsin 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 Whitefish Bay village 81.26
2 Shorewood village 78.48
3 Mequon city 70.59
4 Middleton city 63.04
5 Brookfield city 62.35
6 Wauwatosa city 60.56
7 Verona city 60.44
8 Cedarburg city 59.87
9 Madison city 58.46
10 Waunakee village 58.27
11 Glendale city 57.51
12 Fitchburg city 56.99
13 Pewaukee city 54.09
14 Sun Prairie city 49.56
15 Sussex village 48.77
16 Oregon village 48.31
17 Menomonee Falls village 47.69
18 Greendale village 46.98
19 New Berlin city 46.12
20 Richfield village 45.69
21 Hudson city 45.26
22 Germantown village 44.90
23 Oconomowoc city 44.44
24 Grafton village 44.39
25 Platteville city 42.43
26 Waukesha city 41.55
27 Franklin city 41.48
28 Muskego city 41.47
29 River Falls city 41.26
30 Menomonie city 40.37
31 Plover village 40.15
32 De Pere city 39.38
33 Onalaska city 38.99
34 Pleasant Prairie village 38.98
35 Suamico village 38.94
36 Harrison village 38.89
37 Stevens Point city 38.31
38 DeForest village 38.09
39 Brown Deer village 37.57
40 Oak Creek city 37.22
41 Whitewater city 37.07
42 Stoughton city 36.65
43 Port Washington city 36.29
44 Allouez village 36.09
45 Appleton city 34.92
46 La Crosse city 34.54
47 Mount Pleasant village 33.95
48 Howard village 33.83
49 Ashwaubenon village 33.61
50 Eau Claire city 33.60
51 Neenah city 31.63
52 Caledonia village 31.58
53 Bellevue village 31.33
54 Wausau city 30.74
55 Fox Crossing village 30.60
56 Holmen village 29.99
57 Greenfield city 29.98
58 West Bend city 28.99
59 Hartford city 28.73
60 Cudahy city 27.52
61 Superior city 27.40
62 Kenosha city 27.38
63 Oshkosh city 27.17
64 Salem Lakes village 27.12
65 Marshfield city 27.06
66 Fort Atkinson city 26.77
67 Baraboo city 26.29
68 Janesville city 26.20
69 Burlington city 26.15
70 Little Chute village 26.09
71 West Allis city 25.71
72 Milwaukee city 25.47
73 Elkhorn city 25.41
74 South Milwaukee city 25.26
75 Green Bay city 25.08
76 Kaukauna city 24.12
77 Manitowoc city 23.60
78 Menasha city 23.39
79 Fond du Lac city 23.03
80 Weston village 22.61
81 Beaver Dam city 22.31
82 Chippewa Falls city 22.21
83 Sheboygan city 21.93
84 Two Rivers city 21.43
85 Monroe city 21.32
86 Marinette city 19.37
87 Racine city 19.17
88 Watertown city 18.74
89 Beloit city 17.71
90 Waupun city 17.14
91 Portage city 15.42
92 Wisconsin Rapids city 14.68