West Hudson Valley News

72.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in New Paltz in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 25.8 percent higher than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,169.

98.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	31	1.4
Regular high school diploma	260	11.5
GED or alternative credential	98	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	75	3.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	166	7.4
Associate's degree	62	2.7
Bachelor's degree	583	25.9
Master's degree	703	31.2
Professional school degree	187	8.3
Doctorate degree	90	4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.