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Answer to Question 4

C: 22%

It will be hard for the city to reach that goal. Currently, Philadelphia ranks 22nd out of the nation's 25 largest cities in the percentage of residents over the age of 25 with college degrees.

Here is a list of the 25 largest U.S. cities, ranked from high to low by the percentage of adults over the age of 25 with college degrees.

	25 Largest Cities in the U.S.

			%%%
Rank	City	Population	w Degrees


1	Seattle (WA)	563,374	54%
2	San Francisco (CA)	776,733	51%
3	Washington (DC)	572,059	47%
4	Austin (TX)	656,562	44%
5	Boston (MA)	589,141	43%
6	San Diego (CA)	1,223,400	41%
7	Denver (CO)	554,636	39%
8	San Jose* (CA)	894,943	36%
9	New York (NY)	8,008,278	33%
10	Nashville-Davidson (TN)	545,524	33%
11	Columbus (OH)	711,470	33%
12	Chicago (IL)	2,896,016	32%
13	Los Angeles (CA)	3,694,820	29%
14	Dallas (TX)	1,188,580	28%
15	Houston (TX)	1,953,631	28%
16	Indianapolis (IN)	781,870	28%
17	Baltimore* (MD)	651,154	25%
18	Jacksonville (FL)	735,617	24%
19	Phoenix (AZ)	1,321,045	24%
20	San Antonio (TX)	1,144,646	23%
21	Memphis (TN)	650,100	23%
22	Philadelphia (PA)	1,517,550	22%
23	Milwaukee (WI)	596,974	21%
24	El Paso (TX)	563,662	21%
25	Detroit (MI)	951,270	12%


Source:	U.S. Census Bureau
	American Community Survey
	2005-2009