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Head of the Pack - Just as graduation season is in full swing, a newly released study from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program reveals 100 U.S. cities with the highest percentage of residents with at least a bachelor’s degree in 2010, versus in 1970. “The article notes that places in which lots of college graduates cluster exhibit patterns that, not surprisingly, are common to college graduates themselves: longer life expectancies, higher incomes, fewer single-parent families,” writes Alan Berube, senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Keep reading to see if your hometown falls in the top 20.—Britt Middleton(Photo: GettyImages)

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1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV  - 2010: 48.6 percent 1970: 22.1 percent (Photo: Courtesy Getty Images/Vetta)

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2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA  - 2010: 45.3 percent 1970: 19.3 percent (Photo: Courtesy wikicommons)

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3. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT - 2010: 44 percent1970: 17.6 percent(Photo: Courtesy wikicommons)

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4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA - 2010: 43.4 percent1970: 16.8 percent in 1970(Photo: Courtesy wikicommons)

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5. Madison, WI - 2010: 43.3 percent1970: 20 percent (Photo: Courtesy cityofmadison.com)

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6. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH - 2010: 43 percent1970: 14.2 percent (Photo: Courtesy wikicommons)

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7. Raleigh-Cary, NC - 2010: 41 percent1970: 13.4 percent (Photo: Courtesy wikicommons)

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8. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX - 2010: 39.4 percent1970: 16.3 percent (Photo: Courtesy austintexas.org)

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9. Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO - 2010: 38.2 percent1970: 16.2 percent(Photo: Courtesy wikicommons)

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10. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI - 2010: 37.9 percent 1970: 14.1 percent (Photo: Courtesy minneapolis.org)

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11. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA - 2010: 37 percent1970: 14.7 percent(Photo: Courtesy wikicommons)

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12. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA - 2010: 36.0 percent1970: 12.4 percent(Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

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13. Provo-Orem, UT - 2010: 35.2 percent1970: 15.8 percent(Photo: Courtesy wikicommons)

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14. Baltimore-Towson, MD - 2010: 35.1 percent1970: 10.3 percent(Photo: Courtesy baltimoretransportationservice.com)

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15. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT - 2010: 34.6 percent1970: 13.2 percent(Photo: Courtesy hartford.com)

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16. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA (Tie) - 2010: 34.1 percent1970: 12 percent(Photo: Courtesy wikicommons)

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16. Colorado Springs, CO (Tie) - 2010: 34.1 percent 1970: 16.4 percent (Photo: Wikicommons/David Shankbone)

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18. Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI - 2010: 34 percent 1970: 11.2 percent (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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19. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA - 2010: 33.7 percent1970: 14.0 percent(Photo: Courtesy sandiego.gov)

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20. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY - 2010: 33.2 percent1970: 12.4 percent(Photo: Courtesy albanyny.org)