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31.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in New London city in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 15 percent lower than the state average of 46.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 27,032.

82.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many New London city residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,795	17.4
Regular high school diploma	4,427	27.6
GED or alternative credential	678	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	851	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,237	13.9
Associate's degree	1,147	7.1
Bachelor's degree	2,391	14.9
Master's degree	978	6.1
Professional school degree	295	1.8
Doctorate degree	255	1.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.