What is the #1 most educated cities in kansas?

#	City	Population	Bachelor's+
1	Mission Hills	3,556	63.0%
2	Fairway	4,177	57.0%
3	Leawood	33,844	55.0%
4	Prairie Village	22,937	52.3%
5	Westwood	1,851	51.6%
6	Overland Park	197,199	43.6%
7	Roeland Park	6,800	40.1%
8	Mission	9,928	39.6%
9	Lenexa	57,986	39.3%
10	Kechi	2,935	38.4%
11	Shawnee	68,175	35.3%
12	Andover	15,508	32.3%
13	Olathe	143,720	32.2%
14	North Newton	2,150	32.0%
15	Lawrence	95,459	31.3%
16	Hesston	3,747	30.8%
17	Merriam	11,036	30.7%
18	Bel Aire	8,654	30.3%
19	Lindsborg	3,773	28.9%
20	Lansing	11,229	28.4%
21	Spring Hill	8,691	28.3%
22	Maize	5,990	27.8%
23	Baldwin City	4,881	26.7%
24	Manhattan	53,951	26.4%
25	De Soto	6,333	25.3%
26	Hays	21,078	25.1%
27	Basehor	7,229	25.0%
28	Oberlin	1,763	25.0%
29	Tonganoxie	5,693	25.0%
30	St. George	1,115	24.1%
31	Colwich	1,616	23.9%
32	Wamego	4,205	23.7%
33	Derby	25,801	23.4%
34	Silver Lake	1,549	23.2%
35	Mulvane	5,829	22.9%
36	Sabetha	2,326	22.8%
37	Rose Hill	4,353	22.8%
38	Moundridge	1,654	22.8%
39	McPherson	13,956	22.8%
40	WaKeeney	1,838	22.4%
41	Eudora	6,036	22.2%
42	Leavenworth	37,176	22.1%
43	Andale	1,259	22.0%
44	Scott City	3,955	21.9%
45	Louisburg	5,034	21.8%
46	Conway Springs	1,597	21.5%
47	Valley Center	8,937	21.2%
48	La Crosse	1,081	21.2%
49	Plainville	1,766	21.1%
50	Ness City	1,136	20.6%
51	Girard	2,706	20.6%
52	Ogden	1,628	20.5%
53	Garden Plain	1,055	20.5%
54	Cimarron	1,942	20.4%
55	Newton	18,443	20.4%
56	Wichita	396,488	20.3%
57	Hoxie	1,191	20.2%
58	Yates Center	1,381	20.1%
59	Paola	5,757	20.1%
60	Hillsboro	2,716	19.9%
61	Buhler	1,311	19.8%
62	Topeka	126,103	19.6%
63	Gardner	24,020	19.6%
64	Sterling	2,396	19.4%
65	Salina	46,432	19.4%
66	Council Grove	2,487	19.3%
67	Winfield	11,731	19.3%
68	Phillipsburg	2,132	19.2%
69	Marion	2,010	19.1%
70	Spearville	1,054	19.0%
71	Clearwater	2,536	18.9%
72	Frontenac	3,381	18.7%
73	Erie	1,318	18.4%
74	Goddard	5,361	18.4%
75	Colby	5,389	18.3%
76	Chapman	1,244	18.1%
77	Ellis	2,145	17.9%
78	Oakley	2,049	17.8%
79	Ottawa	12,632	17.7%
80	Independence	8,469	17.7%
81	Overbrook	1,015	17.6%
82	Hill City	1,536	17.5%
83	Pittsburg	20,606	17.4%
84	Sublette	1,397	17.3%
85	Seneca	2,139	17.2%
86	Hoisington	2,660	17.1%
87	Caldwell	1,091	17.1%
88	Cheney	2,386	16.9%
89	Smith Center	1,585	16.5%
90	Medicine Lodge	1,518	16.5%
91	Sedgwick	1,702	16.4%
92	St. Francis	1,268	16.4%
93	Park City	7,726	16.3%
94	Augusta	9,252	16.2%
95	Bonner Springs	7,735	16.2%
96	Larned	3,328	16.2%
97	Marysville	3,423	16.2%
98	Burlington	2,615	16.1%
99	Columbus	2,902	16.1%
100	Parsons	9,482	16.0%
101	Douglass	1,523	16.0%
102	El Dorado	12,882	16.0%
103	Herington	2,105	16.0%
104	Wakefield	1,031	16.0%
105	Perry	1,085	15.8%
106	Norton	2,704	15.8%
107	Arma	1,131	15.7%
108	Valley Falls	1,305	15.7%
109	Atchison	10,795	15.5%
110	Minneapolis	2,101	15.4%
111	Iola	5,368	15.3%
112	St. John	1,247	15.2%
113	Oskaloosa	1,172	15.1%
114	Highland	1,047	15.0%
115	Beloit	3,141	15.0%
116	Abilene	6,449	14.9%
117	Belle Plaine	1,486	14.9%
118	Emporia	24,098	14.9%
119	Wellington	7,643	14.9%
120	Lyndon	1,184	14.9%
121	Kinsley	1,342	14.8%
122	Neodesha	2,311	14.8%
123	Wathena	1,463	14.8%
124	Holton	3,384	14.8%
125	Belleville	2,036	14.7%
126	Fredonia	2,113	14.7%
127	Fort Scott	7,551	14.5%
128	Galena	2,752	14.4%
129	Towanda	1,748	14.4%
130	Edwardsville	4,721	14.1%
131	Americus	1,147	14.1%
132	Great Bend	14,596	14.1%
133	Pleasanton	1,434	14.0%
134	Atwood	1,388	13.9%
135	Meade	1,274	13.8%
136	Pratt	6,559	13.7%
137	Rossville	1,183	13.7%
138	Hutchinson	39,837	13.7%
139	Johnson City	1,244	13.7%
140	Ellsworth	3,098	13.6%
141	Halstead	2,435	13.6%
142	Lyons	3,562	13.5%
143	Goodland	3,878	13.5%
144	Leoti	1,461	13.5%
145	Ulysses	5,812	13.4%
146	Concordia	5,067	13.4%
147	Junction City	22,431	13.3%
148	Wellsville	2,003	13.1%
149	Hiawatha	3,223	12.9%
150	Osage City	2,837	12.8%
151	Kansas City	154,776	12.8%
152	Russell	4,258	12.7%
153	Arkansas City	11,909	12.7%
154	Inman	1,425	12.6%
155	Lincoln Center	1,015	12.5%
156	Chanute	8,629	12.4%
157	Syracuse	1,706	12.3%
158	Washington	1,199	12.3%
159	Humboldt	1,956	12.1%
160	McConnell AFB	1,952	12.1%
161	Carbondale	1,361	12.1%
162	Ellinwood	2,117	12.0%
163	Clay Center	4,148	11.9%
164	Anthony	2,228	11.8%
165	Baxter Springs	3,863	11.7%
166	Garden City	27,781	11.4%
167	Pomona	1,210	11.4%
168	Auburn	1,185	11.4%
169	St. Marys	2,795	11.3%
170	Grandview Plaza	1,801	11.3%
171	Dodge City	27,652	11.3%
172	Kingman	3,003	11.2%
173	Sedan	1,066	11.2%
174	Plains	1,308	10.9%
175	Garnett	3,200	10.6%
176	Osborne	1,496	10.6%
177	Haven	1,394	10.6%
178	Haysville	11,117	10.2%
179	Peabody	1,152	10.2%
180	South Hutchinson	2,826	10.0%
181	Elkhart	1,732	9.9%
182	Stockton	1,521	9.8%
183	Coffeyville	8,752	9.8%
184	Hugoton	4,065	9.6%
185	Holcomb	2,582	9.4%
186	Nickerson	1,088	9.3%
187	Oswego	1,770	9.1%
188	Horton	1,708	8.8%
189	Osawatomie	4,244	8.7%
190	Eureka	2,271	8.3%
191	Harper	1,191	8.2%
192	Edgerton	1,787	8.0%
193	Lakin	2,069	7.9%
194	Caney	1,450	6.9%
195	Cherryvale	2,125	6.4%
196	Liberal	19,107	6.1%
197	La Cygne	1,368	5.6%
198	Fort Riley	8,595	5.0%
199	Elwood	1,169	3.1%
200	Oaklawn-Sunview	2,952	1.1%

Methodology

Cities in Kansas are ranked by bachelor's+. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most educated cities in kansas?: Mission Hills ranks #1 with 63.0% (bachelor's+).
What are the top 5 most educated cities in kansas?: 1. Mission Hills (63.0%), 2. Fairway (57.0%), 3. Leawood (55.0%), 4. Prairie Village (52.3%), 5. Westwood (51.6%)
How many cities in Kansas are ranked?: This ranking includes 200 cities in Kansas with available data.

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