Capital District Times

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

This was 7.4 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,223.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	751	10.5
Regular high school diploma	1,951	27.3
GED or alternative credential	369	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	409	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	890	12.4
Associate's degree	733	10.3
Bachelor's degree	1,256	17.6
Master's degree	643	9
Professional school degree	128	1.8
Doctorate degree	20	0.3

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