Rankings / Most Educated Cities in America / Virginia
Most Educated Cities in Virginia
Ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, from the Census Bureau.
1McLean84.3%2Tysons79.3%3Arlington77.1%4Short Pump75.1%5Oakton74.5%6Reston72.0%7Blacksburg69.2%8Fair Oaks69.0%9South Riding68.5%10Burke68.5%11Alexandria66.2%12Ashburn66.1%13Charlottesville62.5%14Centreville58.2%15Linton Hall57.0%16Leesburg56.7%17Tuckahoe56.6%18West Falls Church52.4%19Lake Ridge50.0%20Cave Spring48.8%21Springfield46.9%22Fredericksburg46.1%23Richmond45.6%24Annandale45.6%25Virginia Beach40.9%26Lynchburg38.5%27Staunton37.7%28Harrisonburg37.5%29Chesapeake36.9%30Mechanicsville35.8%31Sterling35.4%32Dale City33.5%33Norfolk33.5%34Suffolk33.3%35Salem33.0%36Manassas32.7%37Winchester31.3%38Newport News30.6%39Roanoke30.0%40Woodbridge29.4%41Hampton28.5%42Petersburg25.4%43Portsmouth24.3%44Danville19.6%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.