St. Louis trails the average of big U.S. cities in the share of people age 25 and up with a bachelor's degree.

 

Region .... % of adults w/bachelor's in '08 .... Change* since 2000

 

1. Washington                   46.8          9.7

2. San Jose, Calif.              43.5          3.0

3. San Francisco                43.4          6.1

4. Boston                           41.9          7.5

5. Austin, Texas                 38.2          1.5

26. St. Louis                       29.0          3.7

36. Tampa, Fla.                   25.6          3.9

37 (tie). San Antonio          24.6           1.7

37 (tie). Jacksonville, Fla.   24.6            2.2

39. Las Vegas                    21.9            5.5

40. Riverside, Calif.            19.0            2.7

Average                             31.5            4.0

 

* Change is in percentage points

Source: Census Bureau