Ann Arbor, Cambridge, Berkeley are smartest big cities- G. Scott Thomas
They're three of America's best-known college towns, and they're also the three leaders in brainpower among the nation's major cities.
Ann Arbor, Mich.; Cambridge, Mass. and Berkeley, Calif., hold the top three places in On Numbers' analysis of educational attainment in 269 communities with more than 100,000 residents:
• Seventy-two percent of all adults (25 or older) hold bachelor's degrees in Ann Arbor, the home of the University of Michigan.University of Michigan and 43 percent also have advanced degrees. Both figures are the best in their respective categories among all major cities.