Rankings / Most Educated Cities in America / Illinois
Most Educated Cities in Illinois
Ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, from the Census Bureau.
1Wilmette83.6%2Highland Park76.9%3Northbrook72.6%4Oak Park72.5%5Naperville72.5%6Evanston69.5%7Buffalo Grove68.6%8Glenview68.3%9Glen Ellyn68.2%10Vernon Hills67.8%11Park Ridge66.1%12Wheaton64.5%13Elmhurst64.2%14Arlington Heights60.4%15Downers Grove58.2%16Urbana56.7%17Gurnee56.7%18Batavia56.5%19Plainfield56.0%20Skokie53.8%21Normal52.9%22Champaign52.7%23Edwardsville52.6%24O'Fallon52.4%25St. Charles52.0%26Palatine51.1%27Schaumburg50.4%28Lombard49.9%29Bartlett49.5%30Bloomington48.7%31Mount Prospect48.6%32Hoffman Estates48.5%33New Lenox47.6%34Woodridge46.5%35Mundelein46.0%36Orland Park45.4%37Lockport44.5%38Chicago44.3%39Oswego44.3%40Algonquin43.6%41Carol Stream42.8%42Huntley42.5%43Crystal Lake42.0%44Elk Grove Village41.2%45Wheeling40.8%46Bolingbrook39.6%47Niles39.3%48Des Plaines38.9%49Aurora38.5%50Peoria37.7%51Tinley Park37.0%52Springfield36.3%53Lake in the Hills35.8%54DeKalb33.7%55West Chicago32.2%56Oak Lawn31.6%57Oak Forest31.2%58Woodstock30.6%59Glendale Heights29.9%60Hanover Park28.9%61Moline28.8%62Romeoville28.3%63Lansing28.2%64Belleville28.0%65Quincy27.8%66Streamwood27.8%67Elgin27.0%68McHenry25.7%69Joliet25.5%70Rock Island24.5%71Carpentersville24.3%72Berwyn24.2%73Addison23.7%74Rockford23.5%75Decatur21.6%76Alton21.5%77Calumet City21.4%78Waukegan20.9%79Chicago Heights20.9%80North Chicago20.8%81Galesburg19.7%82Danville19.0%83Pekin17.9%84Round Lake Beach16.2%85Burbank15.6%86Granite City15.6%87Melrose Park15.0%88Belvidere12.8%89Cicero10.8%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.