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Austin is the Fifth Best-Educated City In the U.S.

An AP newswire article, via News8Austin, reports that:

College graduates are flocking to America's big cities, chasing jobs and culture and driving up home prices.

An analysis by The Associated Press found that though many of the largest cities have lost population in the past three decades, nearly all have added college graduates.

Nationally, a little more than one-fourth of people 25 and older had at least bachelor's degrees in 2004. Some 84 percent had high school diplomas or the equivalent.

Seattle was the best-educated city in 2004 with just over half the adults having bachelor's degrees. Following closely were San Francisco; Raleigh, North Carolina; Washington, D.C. and Austin, Texas.

posted by Fergie @ 4/11/2006 08:33:00 PM