Monkey-brained Musings
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
City Smarts
Austin has been ranked as the third smartest city in the U.S., after Seattle and San Francisco. Austin was noted for having 14.7% of adults with graduate and/or professional degrees, 25.7% with bachelor's degrees, 5.0% with associate degrees, 21.1% with some college, 17% high school graduates, and 16.6% without a high school degree. The national average for adults with bachelor's degrees is 24.4%, and Seattle has 47%. D.C. has the largest proportion of adults with graduate degrees, 21%. Seattle has 17%, and the national average is 8.9%.
The other Texas cities surveyed were Arlington (12), Dallas (35), Houston (38), San Antonio (40), and El Paso (48).
Austin has been ranked as the third smartest city in the U.S., after Seattle and San Francisco. Austin was noted for having 14.7% of adults with graduate and/or professional degrees, 25.7% with bachelor's degrees, 5.0% with associate degrees, 21.1% with some college, 17% high school graduates, and 16.6% without a high school degree. The national average for adults with bachelor's degrees is 24.4%, and Seattle has 47%. D.C. has the largest proportion of adults with graduate degrees, 21%. Seattle has 17%, and the national average is 8.9%.
The other Texas cities surveyed were Arlington (12), Dallas (35), Houston (38), San Antonio (40), and El Paso (48).
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