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Florida: most college-educated cities

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Florida: Coral Gables has the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree (73.6%) among the 120 largest places.
Jacksonville (977,670 residents)Miami (459,745 residents)Tampa (401,618 residents)Orlando (319,758 residents)St. Petersburg (262,732 residents)Port St. Lucie (232,491 residents)Hialeah (226,165 residents)Cape Coral (215,536 residents)Tallahassee (201,875 residents)Fort Lauderdale (185,604 residents)Pembroke Pines (173,194 residents)Hollywood (155,082 residents)Gainesville (145,702 residents)Miramar (138,600 residents)Coral Springs (136,103 residents)Lehigh Acres (132,353 residents)Palm Bay (130,132 residents)West Palm Beach (122,290 residents)Spring Hill (119,983 residents)Lakeland (119,961 residents)Brandon (119,767 residents)Clearwater (117,247 residents)Pompano Beach (114,147 residents)Riverview (113,697 residents)Miami Gardens (113,177 residents)Davie (108,346 residents)Boca Raton (100,234 residents)Palm Coast (98,258 residents)Sunrise (97,918 residents)Deltona (97,334 residents)Plantation (96,293 residents)Fort Myers (95,051 residents)Alafaya (92,449 residents)Deerfield Beach (88,093 residents)Melbourne (86,576 residents)Town 'n' Country (85,928 residents)North Port (84,605 residents)The Villages (83,498 residents)Homestead (82,807 residents)Largo (82,617 residents)Miami Beach (82,031 residents)Kissimmee (81,479 residents)Boynton Beach (81,435 residents)Pine Hills (80,105 residents)Kendall (79,562 residents)Doral (79,216 residents)Daytona Beach (78,992 residents)Wesley Chapel (76,011 residents)Poinciana (75,068 residents)Lauderhill (74,896 residents)Tamarac (73,019 residents)Weston (68,837 residents)Delray Beach (67,979 residents)Horizon West (67,416 residents)Ocala (66,584 residents)Port Charlotte (66,133 residents)St. Cloud (65,130 residents)Four Corners (65,048 residents)Port Orange (64,767 residents)Sanford (63,730 residents)Wellington (62,146 residents)Jupiter (61,883 residents)Palm Harbor (61,512 residents)Palm Beach Gardens (60,959 residents)North Miami (60,344 residents)Margate (59,198 residents)The Hammocks (58,838 residents)Coconut Creek (58,330 residents)Apopka (58,232 residents)Bradenton (57,014 residents)Sarasota (56,970 residents)Bonita Springs (55,904 residents)Fountainebleau (55,665 residents)Winter Haven (55,200 residents)Pensacola (54,036 residents)Pinellas Park (53,560 residents)Kendale Lakes (52,622 residents)Westchester (52,032 residents)Country Club (51,296 residents)Coral Gables (49,802 residents)Tamiami (49,752 residents)Titusville (49,385 residents)Fort Pierce (49,082 residents)Ocoee (49,033 residents)University (48,127 residents)Winter Garden (47,872 residents)Clermont (46,853 residents)Altamonte Springs (46,116 residents)North Lauderdale (45,234 residents)Cutler Bay (45,070 residents)North Fort Myers (44,993 residents)Oakland Park (44,682 residents)Greenacres (44,373 residents)Ormond Beach (43,976 residents)Lakewood Ranch (43,945 residents)North Miami Beach (43,898 residents)Lake Worth Beach (43,365 residents)Meadow Woods (42,852 residents)Princeton (42,625 residents)University (41,902 residents)Hallandale Beach (41,854 residents)DeLand (41,611 residents)Plant City (40,887 residents)The Acreage (40,843 residents)Oviedo (40,599 residents)Royal Palm Beach (40,344 residents)Valrico (40,239 residents)Aventura (39,885 residents)Navarre (39,838 residents)Winter Springs (38,951 residents)Land O' Lakes (38,910 residents)South Miami Heights (38,766 residents)Riviera Beach (38,657 residents)Estero (37,858 residents)Parkland (37,178 residents)Carrollwood (36,725 residents)Lauderdale Lakes (36,404 residents)Dunedin (36,062 residents)Kendall West (35,912 residents)Fruit Cove (35,877 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Coral Gables#1
73.6%bachelor's degree or higher
120cities ranked

Ranking

CITY (120 largest of Florida) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 120 largest places in Florida, Coral Gables has the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree (73.6%), followed by Parkland and Weston. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 120 places in Florida that we cover, the median is 34.0% and the average 36.0%; the figure runs from 73.6% (Coral Gables) to 14.3% (Lehigh Acres). That is a spread of 5.2 times between the two ends. The state figure is 34.1%; 58 of the 120 places are above it and 62 at or below.

How to use it

The first five are Coral Gables, Parkland, Weston, Boca Raton, Lakewood Ranch. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Bachelor's degree or higher ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
1Coral GablesMiami-Dade County73.6%49,802$134,216$2,373
2ParklandBroward County71.0%37,178$198,669$3,157
3WestonBroward County67.6%68,837$139,825$2,851
4Boca RatonPalm Beach County61.8%100,234$106,273$2,508
5Lakewood Ranch (unincorporated)Manatee County60.6%43,945$122,925$2,299
6DoralMiami-Dade County59.2%79,216$94,164$2,669
7Horizon West (unincorporated)Orange County57.6%67,416$127,335$2,464
8Palm Beach GardensPalm Beach County57.4%60,959$106,947$2,417
9AventuraMiami-Dade County56.9%39,885$89,274$2,513
10OviedoSeminole County55.5%40,599$117,070$1,955
11Fruit Cove (unincorporated)Saint Johns County53.8%35,877$141,863$2,336
12GainesvilleAlachua County53.7%145,702$46,195$1,296
13JupiterPalm Beach County53.5%61,883$110,240$2,381
14Miami BeachMiami-Dade County52.9%82,031$72,856$1,826
15TallahasseeLeon County51.3%201,875$57,409$1,293
16EsteroLee County50.9%37,858$104,102$1,920
17Alafaya (unincorporated)Orange County50.0%92,449$100,950$1,999
18WellingtonPalm Beach County49.7%62,146$115,632$2,562
19Winter SpringsSeminole County48.9%38,951$92,574$1,867
20Kendall (unincorporated)Miami-Dade County47.9%79,562$87,325$1,905
21Wesley Chapel (unincorporated)Pasco County47.8%76,011$107,504$2,100
22Winter GardenOrange County46.1%47,872$106,495$1,963
23PlantationBroward County45.9%96,293$92,541$2,240
24TampaHillsborough County45.7%401,618$75,475$1,701
25Carrollwood (unincorporated)Hillsborough County44.0%36,725$81,959$1,715
26Delray BeachPalm Beach County43.8%67,979$82,041$1,961
27Bonita SpringsLee County43.1%55,904$95,210$1,882
28PensacolaEscambia County43.0%54,036$74,212$1,322
29The Villages (unincorporated)Sumter County42.8%83,498$77,622$1,397
30St. PetersburgPinellas County42.6%262,732$75,192$1,663
31OrlandoOrange County42.5%319,758$72,336$1,747
32SarasotaSarasota County41.8%56,970$72,105$1,684
33Fort LauderdaleBroward County40.8%185,604$83,130$1,854
34Palm Harbor (unincorporated)Pinellas County40.6%61,512$78,935$1,806
35DavieBroward County40.0%108,346$87,250$2,066
36Coral SpringsBroward County39.9%136,103$93,602$2,084
37Pembroke PinesBroward County39.8%173,194$85,104$2,046
38DunedinPinellas County39.5%36,062$74,477$1,675
39West Palm BeachPalm Beach County39.2%122,290$73,446$1,772
40Coconut CreekBroward County38.9%58,330$75,014$2,102
41ApopkaOrange County38.8%58,232$96,884$1,969
42Altamonte SpringsSeminole County38.5%46,116$64,070$1,740
43Meadow Woods (unincorporated)Orange County38.5%42,852$82,744$1,906
44Valrico (unincorporated)Hillsborough County38.2%40,239$104,839$1,937
45Hallandale BeachBroward County38.1%41,854$52,340$1,653
46The Hammocks (unincorporated)Miami-Dade County37.9%58,838$85,628$2,187
47ClermontLake County37.8%46,853$82,306$1,828
48Land O' Lakes (unincorporated)Pasco County37.8%38,910$98,568$2,045
49Royal Palm BeachPalm Beach County37.5%40,344$96,027$2,273
50MiramarBroward County37.4%138,600$89,125$2,117
51MiamiMiami-Dade County37.4%459,745$62,462$1,758
52Riverview (unincorporated)Hillsborough County36.5%113,697$100,438$2,002
53Ormond BeachVolusia County36.5%43,976$69,177$1,411
54Navarre (unincorporated)Santa Rosa County36.1%39,838$105,265$1,966
55Tamiami (unincorporated)Miami-Dade County35.7%49,752$78,353$1,939
56Fountainebleau (unincorporated)Miami-Dade County35.6%55,665$64,908$2,094
57Four Corners (unincorporated)Osceola County35.0%65,048$72,879$1,847
58MelbourneBrevard County34.7%86,576$66,991$1,525
59Cutler BayMiami-Dade County34.0%45,070$89,244$1,978
60University (unincorporated)Orange County34.0%41,902$59,852$1,445
61HollywoodBroward County33.8%155,082$67,203$1,653
62Brandon (unincorporated)Hillsborough County33.8%119,767$79,685$1,784
63DeLandVolusia County33.7%41,611$71,863$1,355
64SunriseBroward County33.6%97,918$77,652$2,140
65Country Club (unincorporated)Miami-Dade County33.3%51,296$75,212$1,899
66JacksonvilleDuval County33.2%977,670$69,872$1,465
67Kendall West (unincorporated)Miami-Dade County32.9%35,912$69,554$1,808
68ClearwaterPinellas County32.6%117,247$66,381$1,658
69OcoeeOrange County32.5%49,033$98,911$1,946
70Boynton BeachPalm Beach County32.1%81,435$70,074$2,041
71Fort MyersLee County32.0%95,051$63,732$1,580
72St. CloudOsceola County31.6%65,130$83,174$1,683
73Kendale Lakes (unincorporated)Miami-Dade County31.6%52,622$71,621$1,968
74Town 'n' Country (unincorporated)Hillsborough County31.5%85,928$73,538$1,734
75Port OrangeVolusia County31.4%64,767$74,426$1,634
76OcalaMarion County31.2%66,584$56,376$1,359
77Pompano BeachBroward County30.8%114,147$67,195$1,724
78Westchester (unincorporated)Miami-Dade County30.2%52,032$72,262$1,819
79North PortSarasota County29.9%84,605$84,049$1,894
80Palm CoastFlagler County29.7%98,258$77,350$1,782
81SanfordSeminole County29.5%63,730$66,891$1,609
82LakelandPolk County29.4%119,961$64,185$1,395
83TamaracBroward County29.4%73,019$61,718$1,895
84Riviera BeachPalm Beach County28.9%38,657$68,060$1,702
85Deerfield BeachBroward County28.8%88,093$59,730$1,774
86North Miami BeachMiami-Dade County28.7%43,898$63,280$1,750
87BradentonManatee County28.3%57,014$60,822$1,618
88Port St. LucieSaint Lucie County28.1%232,491$80,648$1,937
89Princeton (unincorporated)Miami-Dade County27.9%42,625$83,426$1,647
90Daytona BeachVolusia County27.8%78,992$52,058$1,328
91Oakland ParkBroward County27.8%44,682$72,708$1,804
92LargoPinellas County27.4%82,617$62,096$1,618
93Cape CoralLee County26.9%215,536$78,104$1,858
94The Acreage (unincorporated)Palm Beach County26.7%40,843$109,032$1,710
95KissimmeeOsceola County26.6%81,479$53,758$1,647
96GreenacresPalm Beach County26.1%44,373$70,491$1,756
97TitusvilleBrevard County25.7%49,385$66,192$1,334
98Pinellas ParkPinellas County25.5%53,560$63,432$1,631
99North MiamiMiami-Dade County25.1%60,344$57,188$1,702
100HomesteadMiami-Dade County24.9%82,807$65,423$1,674
101Lake Worth BeachPalm Beach County24.8%43,365$61,200$1,545
102MargateBroward County24.7%59,198$62,450$1,750
103Plant CityHillsborough County24.2%40,887$67,439$1,409
104Palm BayBrevard County24.0%130,132$72,614$1,601
105HialeahMiami-Dade County22.1%226,165$55,594$1,689
106Poinciana (unincorporated)Polk County22.1%75,068$68,015$1,965
107Winter HavenPolk County22.0%55,200$59,648$1,246
108North LauderdaleBroward County21.8%45,234$63,326$2,081
109North Fort Myers (unincorporated)Lee County21.6%44,993$56,261$1,255
110Port Charlotte (unincorporated)Charlotte County20.8%66,133$63,844$1,553
111University (unincorporated)Hillsborough County20.6%48,127$37,207$1,295
112DeltonaVolusia County19.9%97,334$76,924$1,711
113Spring Hill (unincorporated)Hernando County19.9%119,983$68,432$1,440
114South Miami Heights (unincorporated)Miami-Dade County19.6%38,766$65,417$1,605
115Fort PierceSaint Lucie County18.7%49,082$47,072$1,217
116LauderhillBroward County18.6%74,896$51,165$1,684
117Miami GardensMiami-Dade County18.1%113,177$63,627$1,787
118Lauderdale LakesBroward County15.6%36,404$50,006$1,663
119Pine Hills (unincorporated)Orange County15.3%80,105$58,673$1,542
120Lehigh Acres (unincorporated)Lee County14.3%132,353$66,890$1,657

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FAQ

Which Florida city has the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Coral Gables, with 73.6% (among the 120 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 120 largest places in Florida by population.

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