See The States With The Largest College Completion Rates

According to new U.S. Census Bureau data, the number of 25 to 34-year-olds who have college degrees around the nation has gradually increased from 2009 to 2011.



The current college attainment rate for the nation is 39.3 percent. However, this would have to increase by 50 percent to fulfill President Obama's goal for America to become first in the world in the percentage of population who have graduated college by 2020. The U.S. currently places 16th .

According to a state-by-state breakdown by the Census Bureau, here are the top 15 states with the best college completion rates as of 2010. All of them have at least 43 percent of its young residents holding a college degree, but only two states have over 50 percent. D.C. beat out all of the states with an impressive 68.8 percent.

List:

Washington D.C.
82,098 graduates, 68.8% of the population

Massachusetts
454,219 graduates, 54.3% of the population

North Dakota
43,893 graduates, 50.8% of the population

Minnesota
350,909 graduates, 49.8% of the population

New York
1,302,196 graduates, 49.6% of the population

New Jersey
520,299 graduates, 47.2% of the population

New Hampshire
65,715 graduates, 46.0% of the population

Connecticut
190,044 graduates, 45.9% of the population

Iowa
172,115 graduates, 45.5% of the population

Maryland
339,891 graduates, 45.5% of the population

Illinois
798,362 graduates, 45.3% of the population

Virginia
477,103 graduates, 44.6% of the population

Vermont
30,737 graduates, 44.5% of the population

Nebraska
107,058 graduates, 44.2% of the population

Pennsylvania
654,558 graduates, 43.9% of the population

Side Note:

Georgia State ranked top for graduating African-Americans