College Grads Go to Big Cities for Jobs, Culture.

Study Finds Urban Centers Have Fallen in Population But Gained in Graduates

The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, April 11, 2006; Page B10.

WASHINGTON -- College graduates are flocking to America's big cities, chasing jobs and culture and driving up home prices.

Though many of the largest cities have lost population in the past three decades, nearly all have added college graduates, an analysis by the Associated Press found.

The findings offer hope for urban areas, many of which have spent decades struggling with financial problems, job losses and high poverty rates. But they also spell trouble for some cities, especially those in the Northeast and Midwest, that have fallen behind the South and West in attracting highly educated workers

READ FULL ARTICLE