Lafayette Times

74.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in West Lafayette in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 40.8 percent higher than the state average of 33.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 45,110.

94.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

West Lafayette residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	774	5.3
Regular high school diploma	1,134	7.8
GED or alternative credential	219	1.5
Some college less than 1 year	231	1.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,327	9.1
Associate's degree	392	2.7
Bachelor's degree	3,822	26.3
Master's degree	3,675	25.3
Professional school degree	409	2.8
Doctorate degree	2,538	17.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.