South SFV Today

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

This was 25.3 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 126,723.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,717	6.5
Regular high school diploma	10,223	11.5
GED or alternative credential	852	1
Some college, less than 1 year	3,027	3.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8,479	9.6
Associate's degree	5,282	6
Bachelor's degree	27,390	30.9
Master's degree	21,515	24.3
Professional school degree	2,136	2.4
Doctorate degree	3,923	4.4

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