Census 2000 Rankings – 60 Largest Cities Ranked By Percentage With Graduate Or Professional Degree Among Population Age 25-34
1	DC, Washington	22.9%	31	MO, Kansas City	7.7%
2	MA, Boston	18.5%	32	TX, Dallas	7.7%
3	CA, San Francisco	17.8%	33	NE, Omaha	7.3%
4	PA, Pittsburgh	17.2%	34	CO, Colorado Springs	7.2%
5	WA, Seattle	14.6%	35	IN, Indianapolis city	7.0%
6	GA, Atlanta	14.1%	36	TN, Memphis	7.0%
7	TX, Austin	12.8%	37	CA, Los Angeles	7.0%
8	NY, New York	12.2%	38	AZ, Tucson	6.9%
9	MN, Minneapolis	11.7%	39	TX, Arlington	6.3%
10	IL, Chicago	11.5%	40	CA, Sacramento	6.2%
11	OH, Cincinnati	10.9%	41	OK, Tulsa	6.0%
12	CO, Denver	10.6%	42	OK, Oklahoma City	5.8%
13	CA, San Diego	10.4%	43	WI, Milwaukee	5.8%
14	CA, Oakland	10.1%	44	KS, Wichita	5.7%
15	CA, San Jose	10.1%	45	TX, San Antonio	5.7%
16	MN, St. Paul	10.1%	46	VA, Virginia Beach	5.7%
17	LA, New Orleans	10.1%	47	CA, Long Beach	5.4%
18	MD, Baltimore	9.9%	48	TX, Fort Worth	5.2%
19	OH, Columbus	9.7%	49	AZ, Phoenix	5.0%
20	TN, Nashville-Davidson	9.5%	50	OH, Cleveland	4.9%
21	PA, Philadelphia	9.5%	51	FL, Jacksonville	4.9%
22	NC, Charlotte	9.1%	52	NV, Las Vegas	4.8%
23	FL, Tampa	9.0%	53	OH, Toledo	4.4%
24	OR, Portland	8.8%	54	CA, Fresno	4.3%
25	FL, Miami	8.8%	55	TX, Corpus Christi	4.2%
26	NM, Albuquerque	8.5%	56	AZ, Mesa	4.2%
27	MO, St. Louis	8.5%	57	TX, El Paso	4.0%
28	HI, Honolulu	8.1%	58	CA, Anaheim	3.2%
29	TX, Houston	8.0%	59	MI, Detroit	3.0%
30	NY, Buffalo	7.8%	60	CA, Santa Ana	1.6%

Compiled by the University Center for Social and Urban Research – University of Pittsburgh

Contact: Christopher Briem, cbriem@pitt.edu

Census 2000 Rankings – 60 Largest Cities Ranked By Percentage With Bachelor’s Degree Or Higher Among Population Age 25-34
1	CA, San Francisco	60.8%	31	OK, Tulsa	27.6%
2	WA, Seattle	55.3%	32	MD, Baltimore	27.6%
3	MA, Boston	51.8%	33	PA, Philadelphia	26.9%
4	DC, Washington	50.6%	34	MO, St. Louis	26.7%
5	MN, Minneapolis	45.0%	35	KS, Wichita	26.5%
6	GA, Atlanta	44.5%	36	TX, Houston	26.5%
7	TX, Austin	42.9%	37	VA, Virginia Beach	25.9%
8	NC, Charlotte	42.4%	38	CA, Los Angeles	25.7%
9	PA, Pittsburgh	41.9%	39	CA, Sacramento	25.2%
10	CO, Denver	40.3%	40	OK, Oklahoma City	24.5%
11	OH, Columbus	38.5%	41	NY, Buffalo	24.5%
12	OR, Portland	38.5%	42	WI, Milwaukee	24.2%
13	MN, St. Paul	38.3%	43	TN, Memphis	24.0%
14	TN, Nashville-Davidson	38.0%	44	AZ, Tucson	23.3%
15	CA, San Diego	36.8%	45	CA, Long Beach	22.4%
16	OH, Cincinnati	36.8%	46	TX, San Antonio	22.2%
17	IL, Chicago	36.0%	47	TX, Fort Worth	22.1%
18	NY, New York	36.0%	48	FL, Jacksonville	21.6%
19	HI, Honolulu	35.4%	49	OH, Toledo	21.6%
20	CA, San Jose	34.2%	50	AZ, Mesa	21.4%
21	NE, Omaha	34.2%	51	AZ, Phoenix	20.7%
22	CA, Oakland	33.3%	52	FL, Miami	20.5%
23	MO, Kansas City	32.7%	53	TX, Corpus Christi	18.3%
24	CO, Colorado Springs	31.9%	54	CA, Fresno	18.2%
25	IN, Indianapolis city	30.9%	55	TX, El Paso	17.7%
26	FL, Tampa	30.7%	56	OH, Cleveland	17.4%
27	NM, Albuquerque	30.1%	57	NV, Las Vegas	17.2%
28	LA, New Orleans	29.6%	58	CA, Anaheim	16.4%
29	TX, Arlington	28.9%	59	MI, Detroit	11.0%
30	TX, Dallas	27.6%	60	CA, Santa Ana	7.8%

Compiled by the University Center for Social and Urban Research – University of Pittsburgh

Contact: Christopher Briem, cbriem@pitt.edu

Census 2000 Rankings – 60 Largest Cities Ranked By Percentage With High School Degree Or Higher Among Population Age 25-34
1	VA, Virginia Beach	94.0%	31	TX, Corpus Christi	82.7%
2	WA, Seattle	93.2%	32	AZ, Mesa	82.7%
3	HI, Honolulu	92.1%	33	AZ, Tucson	82.4%
4	CO, Colorado Springs	91.9%	34	OK, Oklahoma City	82.1%
5	PA, Pittsburgh	91.3%	35	TN, Memphis	82.1%
6	CA, San Francisco	91.2%	36	PA, Philadelphia	81.3%
7	OH, Columbus	89.6%	37	MO, St. Louis	80.9%
8	MA, Boston	88.5%	38	NY, New York	80.7%
9	OR, Portland	88.4%	39	TX, San Antonio	80.4%
10	MN, Minneapolis	88.1%	40	CO, Denver	79.8%
11	NE, Omaha	87.3%	41	TX, El Paso	79.8%
12	NC, Charlotte	87.1%	42	CA, Sacramento	79.5%
13	NM, Albuquerque	87.0%	43	IL, Chicago	79.5%
14	MN, St. Paul	86.5%	44	MD, Baltimore	79.4%
15	OH, Toledo	86.5%	45	WI, Milwaukee	79.4%
16	MO, Kansas City	86.4%	46	CA, San Jose	78.8%
17	FL, Jacksonville	86.4%	47	OH, Cleveland	78.0%
18	TN, Nashville-Davidson	86.1%	48	MI, Detroit	75.4%
19	NY, Buffalo	85.7%	49	NV, Las Vegas	75.0%
20	KS, Wichita	85.2%	50	CA, Oakland	74.2%
21	OH, Cincinnati	85.1%	51	TX, Fort Worth	72.2%
22	DC, Washington	85.0%	52	AZ, Phoenix	71.7%
23	IN, Indianapolis city	84.9%	53	CA, Long Beach	70.5%
24	CA, San Diego	84.7%	54	TX, Houston	69.4%
25	OK, Tulsa	84.4%	55	CA, Fresno	69.0%
26	GA, Atlanta	83.8%	56	TX, Dallas	68.4%
27	TX, Austin	83.8%	57	FL, Miami	65.9%
28	FL, Tampa	83.3%	58	CA, Los Angeles	65.3%
29	TX, Arlington	82.7%	59	CA, Anaheim	63.7%
30	LA, New Orleans	82.7%	60	CA, Santa Ana	42.9%

Compiled by the University Center for Social and Urban Research – University of Pittsburgh

Contact: Christopher Briem, cbriem@pitt.edu