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Austin keeps top-10 rank as one of the most educated cities in America

Austin is outsmarting all of its Texas neighbors as one of the most educated cities in the America, according to a new study by WalletHub.
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown earned a prestigious rank as the No. 8 most educated U.S. metro, and No. 1 most educated in Texas. It’s the second year in a row Austin has remained in eighth place.
WalletHub analysts compared the 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) based on 11 educational attainment and education quality metrics. Educational attainment was weighted significantly higher than quality of education (an 80-20 split).
Ann Arbor, Michigan (a city outside of Detroit), earned the title as the No. 1 most educated city in America, followed by Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina (No. 2), and Madison, Wisconsin (No. 3).
Austin reigns over all other Texas cities with high rankings across the two key dimensions in the study. Austin landed in sixth place for its “quality of education and attainment gap” rank, and it has the ninth best “educational attainment” rank in the country.
Attainment measured the share of adults 25 or older with at least:
- a high school diploma
- some college experience or an associate’s degree
- a bachelor’s degree
- a Graduate or professional degree
Quality adopted values from GreatSchools.org, WalletHub, and other databases ranking:
- quality of public school systems
- quality of universities
- enrolled students in top 822 universities per capita
- number of summer learning opportunities per capita
- percentage of Black bachelor’s degree holders vs. white counterparts
- percentage of female bachelor’s degree holders vs. male counterparts
- education equality index score
From elementary and middle schools, to award-winning high schools and globally leading public universities with highly sought after graduate programs, there’s is no shortage of places for children and young adults to obtain the best education possible in Austin.
Forbes Advisor also agrees with WalletHub’s assessment of the city’s acclaimed educational opportunities; the publication ranked Austin the No. 7 most educated U.S. city in its September 2024 report.
“The most educated cities provide good learning opportunities from childhood all the way through the graduate level,” said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo. “In addition to overall education, it’s also important to look at how well cities promote educational equality when it comes to race and gender.”
Educational rankings in other Texas cities
According to WalletHub, Austin is a far leap ahead of all other Texas cities when it comes to investing in its K-12 and collegiate education systems.
The second-most educated place in Texas is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, but the North Texas metro only ranked No. 71 out of all 150 cities on the list. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land took the No. 3 spot statewide, but only ranked No. 85 nationally.
San Antonio-New Braunfels ranked No. 100 overall, with six other Texas metros lagging behind outside the top 100: Killeen-Temple (No. 117), El Paso (No. 132), Corpus Christi (No. 140), Beaumont-Port Arthur (No. 141), McAllen-Edinburg-Mission (No. 148), and Brownsville-Harlingen (No. 149).
The report says people with higher levels of education tend to earn bigger salaries, and the cities that attract these highly educated individuals “fuel their economic growth,” thus leading to a greater contribution of tax dollars over time. The study also suggests that highly educated workers aim to live in places that will give them “a good return on their educational investment.”
“People also tend to marry others of the same educational level, which means that cities that already have a large educated population may be more attractive to people with degrees,” the report’s author wrote.
The top 10 most educated cities in America are:
- No. 1 – Ann Arbor, Michigan
- No. 2 – Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- No. 3 – Madison, Wisconsin
- No. 4 – San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
- No. 5 – Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia
- No. 6 – Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
- No. 7 – San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, California
- No. 8 – Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, Texas
- No. 9 – Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
- No. 10 – Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Massachusetts-New Hampshire
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Texas’ Arch Manning recalls advice from Matthew McConaughey at Manning Passing Academy

John Mateer embracing expectations as new OU football quarterback
Former Washington State star John Mateer said embracing expectations as new OU football quarterback as the Sooners open spring practice.
There are lots of eyes that gravitate toward the starting quarterback at a blue-blood college football program, let alone at a program such as Texas.
For first-year starter Arch Manning, there comes even more fame and expectations given his family lineage, having Super Bowl-winning uncles Peyton and Eli Manning, and grandpa Archie Manning, who played in the NFL for 13 years.
Arch Manning, speaking to The Athletic in an interview at the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, Louisiana, mentioned receiving advice from one of the most famous Longhorns about his newfound position with the program.
“A few. It depends on the night, but I stay pretty low key,” Arch Manning told reporters via The Athletic on Friday when asked of how many picture requests he gets on campus. “… I had to get used to it a little bit. I’ve actually talked to Matthew McConaughey about that. He’s given me some advice. He’s been great to have in my corner.”
McConaughey, who’s at nearly every Texas Longhorns football game and is known for his role as the team’s “Minister of Culture,” knows a thing or two about dealing with fame, especially within the context of Austin, Texas, as the Academy Award winner graduated from UT in 1993 and has taught classes at the university.
Arch Manning, according to On3’s name, image and likeness valuations, is the most valuable college athlete in 2025, as he’s worth $6.8 million according to the metric. Arch Manning was even recently featured in a Raising Cane’s advertisement alongside his dad, Cooper Manning, Archie Manning and LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.
What did McConaughey tell Arch Manning as the former No. 1-ranked quarterback takes over as signal caller in 2025 after two years of being Quinn Ewers’ backup?
“He’s way more known than I am, so it’s good anytime you get advice from him,” Arch Manning said. “… He kind of told me you still have to live your life. He says he goes to the grocery store, walks down every aisle and he lives his life. You can’t let you taking a picture or signing an autograph affect your life.”
Arch Manning passed for 939 yards with nine touchdowns to two interceptions as a redshirt freshman last season, also rushing for 108 yards and four scores. The 6-foot-4 quarterback threw for 325 yards with two touchdowns in a start against Mississippi State, as he filled in for the injured Ewers.
Arch Manning is set to be perhaps the most talked about college athlete across all sports in 2025, and he’ll look to remember McConaughey’s advice as he aims to get Texas back to the College Football Playoff for the third consecutive year.
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For the First Time Ever a New Car Left Its Texas Factory and Delivered Itself Without Humans to the Owner’s Home in Austin, TX –

A world’s first just happened in Austin, TX. After being built and finished a Tesla car just drove itself from the factory straight to the new owners home. Tesla says it is the “world’s first autonomous delivery of a car” and provided video evidence to prove their case.
When the car rolled off of the assembly line and out of the Gigafactory here in Austin, it was given the new owner’s home address and navigated itself there, a nearly 30 minute drive down local highways and city streets. When the vehicle arrived it was greeted by a team of Tesla employees and a stunned owner who watched slackjaw as the car parked itself on the street next to the group.
The new owner, Jose, then took to X and replied the time-lapse video of the event (embedded below) saying “Incredible experience! Thank you!
Tesla”
World’s first autonomous delivery of a car!
This Tesla drove itself from Gigafactory Texas to its new owner’s home ~30min away — crossing parking lots, highways & the city to reach its new owner pic.twitter.com/WFSIaEU6Oq
— Tesla (@Tesla) June 28, 2025
This along with Tesla’s Robotaxi announcement and Google’s expanding Waymo vehicles signals the start of the autonomous driving age. Once perfected self-driving vehicles will cause a wave of job displacement, present vehicle owners with new income opportunities, and roil economies based on humans driving vehicles such as convenience store food sales and possibly even truck stops or our beloved Buc-ee’s.
Whatever happens next, this is a historic moment and unlike the last few decades it took place right here in Texas instead of over on the west coast.
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