Most Educated in Indiana

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

Best Indiana Cities

Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics — 4 topics from climate and air quality data.

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All Countries · United States · Indiana

Most Educated — Indiana

1 Notre Dame 80.2%

2 Carmel 74.5%

3 West Lafayette 71.2%

4 Zionsville 71.0%

5 Fishers 66.2%

6 Westfield 60.3%

7 Bloomington 60.0%

8 Whitestown 60.0%

9 McCordsville 56.9%

10 Granger 54.8%

11 Noblesville 51.4%

12 Winona Lake 50.8%

13 Munster 48.1%

14 Bargersville 48.0%

15 Brownsburg 46.9%

16 St. John 42.9%

17 Huntertown 42.9%

18 Avon 42.4%

19 Columbus 41.3%

20 Cicero 40.7%

21 Valparaiso 40.6%

22 Chesterton 40.2%

23 Winfield 38.7%

24 Pendleton 37.5%

25 Dyer 36.5%

26 Yorktown 36.4%

27 Ellettsville 35.9%

28 Lakes of the Four Seasons 35.6%

29 Lawrence 35.4%

30 Crown Point 34.9%

31 Danville 34.9%

32 Speedway 34.4%

33 Indianapolis 34.2%

34 Plainfield 33.7%

35 Schererville 33.7%

36 Warsaw 33.0%

37 Cumberland 31.6%

38 Greenwood 31.0%

39 Highland 31.0%

40 Bright 30.8%

41 Hidden Valley 30.2%

42 Sellersburg 29.9%

43 South Bend 29.4%

44 Angola 28.9%

45 Jasper 28.7%

46 New Whiteland 28.7%

47 Fort Wayne 28.5%

48 Lafayette 28.1%

49 Mishawaka 27.9%

50 Lawrenceburg 26.7%

51 Griffith 26.6%

52 Batesville 26.6%

53 Porter 26.3%

54 Boonville 26.2%

55 Greencastle 25.8%

56 Muncie 25.7%

57 Jeffersonville 25.5%

58 Merrillville 25.2%

59 Greenfield 25.2%

60 Columbia City 24.9%

61 Cedar Lake 24.8%

62 Franklin 24.6%

63 Fortville 24.5%

64 New Haven 23.9%

65 Charlestown 23.7%

66 Goshen 23.2%

67 Tipton 23.2%

68 Terre Haute 23.1%

69 Mooresville 23.0%

70 Lebanon 22.9%

71 New Albany 22.8%

72 Hobart 22.6%

73 Dunlap 22.5%

74 Evansville 22.3%

75 Auburn 22.2%

76 Lowell 22.1%

77 Beech Grove 22.0%

78 Wabash 21.9%

79 Plymouth 21.0%

80 Clarksville 20.9%

81 Madison 20.8%

82 Richmond 20.6%

83 Mount Vernon 20.3%

84 La Porte 20.0%

85 Seymour 19.7%

86 Gas City 19.2%

87 Greensburg 19.1%

88 Michigan City 18.8%

89 Rochester 18.4%

90 Huntington 18.1%

91 Rensselaer 17.7%

92 Bedford 17.6%

93 Elkhart 17.5%

94 Kokomo 17.2%

95 Shelbyville 17.1%

96 Tell City 17.0%

97 Garrett 16.9%

98 Peru 16.5%

99 Bluffton 16.5%

100 Anderson 16.1%

The most educated cities in Indiana have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Notre Dame leads with 80.2% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Notre Dame, 80.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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