In the 70 U.S. cities with populations of 250,000 or more, the percentage of residents 25 and older with at least a bachelor's degree, and the percentage with least a high school diploma, or equivalent, in 2004.

City	Bachelor's Degree	High School Graduate
Albuquerque, N.M.	30	86
Anaheim, Calif.	23	76
Anchorage, Alaska	33	92
Arlington, Texas	29	88
Atlanta	43	82
Aurora, Colo.	24	82
Austin, Texas	45	84
Bakersfield, Calif.	16	78
Baltimore	24	74
Boston	41	85
Buffalo, N.Y.	18	81
Charlotte, N.C.	37	84
Chicago	30	77
Cincinnati	34	83
Cleveland	14	77
Colorado Springs, Colo.	34	91
Columbus, Ohio	32	87
Corpus Christi, Texas	20	79
Dallas	29	71
Denver	36	82
Detroit	11	73
El Paso, Texas	22	70
Fort Worth, Texas	25	77
Fresno, Calif.	21	77
Honolulu	34	86
Houston	27	72
Indianapolis	26	84
Jacksonville, Fla.	23	89
Kansas City, Mo.	26	87
Las Vegas	18	81
Lexington-Fayette, Ky.	39	87
Long Beach, Calif.	28	75
Los Angeles	29	70
Louisville-Jefferson, Ky.	22	81
Memphis, Tenn.	23	81
Mesa, Ariz.	24	86
Miami	20	63
Milwaukee	20	79
Minneapolis	41	89
Nashville-Davidson, Tenn.	33	85
New Orleans	31	82
New York	32	78
Newark, N.J.	10	66
Oakland, Calif.	38	80
Oklahoma City	28	82
Omaha, Neb.	29	87
Philadelphia	20	77
Phoenix	25	81
Pittsburgh	34	87
Portland, Ore.	38	88
Raleigh, N.C.	50	91
Riverside, Calif.	20	76
Sacramento, Calif.	27	77
San Antonio	24	78
San Diego	39	85
San Francisco	51	84
San Jose, Calif.	37	83
Santa Ana, Calif.	( 8	51
Seattle	51	90
St. Louis	27	79
St. Paul, Minn.	34	87
St. Petersburg, Fla.	27	86
Stockton, Calif.	16	72
Tampa, Fla.	30	81
Toledo, Ohio	18	83
Tucson, Ariz.	24	82
Tulsa, Okla.	30	85
Virginia Beach, Va.	34	93
Washington	48	84
Wichita, Kan.	24	85
U.S.	27	84

Source: Census Bureau

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