Sarasota Review

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

This number was 2.5 percent higher than the state average of 39 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 56,102.

88.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Sarasota 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	4,982	11.5
Regular high school diploma	10,438	24
GED or alternative credential	1,363	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	2,487	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6,123	14.1
Associate's degree	2,788	6.4
Bachelor's degree	8,892	20.5
Master's degree	3,984	9.2
Professional school degree	1,455	3.3
Doctorate degree	929	2.1

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