Colleges by State
Total 7,085 colleges (2,218 public and 5,039 private schools) are active for serving 19,401,866 enrolled students. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $18,872 and the average graduate school tuition & fees is $19,231.
- California state has the most number of colleges of 783 schools with 2,585,090 students.
- Vermont state has the most expensive tuition & fees of $34,997 where the 2024 average tuition & fees over all colleges is $18,872.
- Massachusetts state has the most expensive graduate school tuition & fees of $28,760 where the 2024 average tuition & fees over all colleges is $19,231.
- Delaware has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rat of 62.1% where the average acceptance rate over all colleges is 74.8%.
- California has the highest SAT score of 1,305 where the average SAT score over all colleges is 1,161.
Data source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
College Statistics by State
Below table summarizes the college information by state for academic year 2023-2024. It includes 50 States, District of Columbia, 5 Inhabited territories, and 3 associate states. You can sort the table by column by clicking the column title.
State | Number of Schools | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Students to Faculty Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 10 colleges (6 public, 4 private) |
$14,754 $6,632 | $21,091 $12,125 |
20,354 | 75.8% | - | 9 to 1 |
Alabama | 87 colleges (43 public, 44 private) |
$15,365 $7,559 | $16,633 $10,239 |
295,442 | 75.9% | 1,119 | 15 to 1 |
Arkansas | 96 colleges (40 public, 56 private) |
$13,728 $5,423 | $14,681 $8,195 |
157,962 | 69.3% | 1,082 | 13 to 1 |
American Samoa | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$5,760 $5,460 | - | 1,051 | 0.0% | - | 16 to 1 |
Arizona | 141 colleges (49 public, 92 private) |
$18,705 $5,624 | $18,860 $11,639 |
658,042 | 83.7% | 1,207 | 16 to 1 |
California | 783 colleges (201 public, 582 private) |
$21,040 $4,034 | $23,288 $11,723 |
2,585,090 | 65.7% | 1,305 | 16 to 1 |
Colorado | 118 colleges (37 public, 81 private) |
$17,573 $7,400 | $20,721 $12,581 |
361,765 | 78.9% | 1,178 | 14 to 1 |
Connecticut | 94 colleges (35 public, 59 private) |
$23,509 $9,128 | $21,195 $14,996 |
201,349 | 69.2% | 1,226 | 12 to 1 |
District of Columbia | 27 colleges (2 public, 25 private) |
$26,473 $6,152 | $26,470 $10,094 |
99,914 | 64.5% | 1,261 | 14 to 1 |
Delaware | 21 colleges (7 public, 14 private) |
$15,598 $7,120 | $14,440 $13,412 |
58,991 | 62.1% | 1,105 | 13 to 1 |
Florida | 442 colleges (97 public, 345 private) |
$17,160 $4,190 | $17,509 $10,003 |
1,067,892 | 66.8% | 1,154 | 13 to 1 |
Federated States of Micronesia | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$5,050 $5,050 | - | 1,996 | 79.0% | - | 16 to 1 |
Georgia | 187 colleges (66 public, 121 private) |
$16,619 $5,231 | $16,709 $6,964 |
549,489 | 68.1% | 1,112 | 13 to 1 |
Guam | 3 colleges (2 public, 1 private) |
$7,744 $4,762 | $8,499 $6,188 |
4,733 | 68.9% | - | 14 to 1 |
Hawaii | 28 colleges (11 public, 17 private) |
$17,992 $5,021 | $21,985 $14,366 |
59,370 | 78.0% | 1,134 | 13 to 1 |
Iowa | 86 colleges (24 public, 62 private) |
$21,834 $8,453 | $13,537 $11,498 |
235,809 | 78.8% | 1,131 | 13 to 1 |
Idaho | 39 colleges (8 public, 31 private) |
$16,695 $6,449 | $21,013 $10,559 |
127,760 | 82.1% | 1,092 | 13 to 1 |
Illinois | 282 colleges (67 public, 215 private) |
$20,208 $10,585 | $20,213 $11,992 |
696,129 | 71.7% | 1,140 | 13 to 1 |
Indiana | 146 colleges (45 public, 101 private) |
$20,722 $6,841 | $20,465 $9,350 |
450,580 | 78.5% | 1,154 | 10 to 1 |
Kansas | 84 colleges (36 public, 48 private) |
$16,066 $5,756 | $13,112 $9,216 |
189,377 | 75.4% | 1,047 | 12 to 1 |
Kentucky | 92 colleges (25 public, 67 private) |
$18,071 $6,744 | $13,135 $11,160 |
268,076 | 76.2% | 1,101 | 14 to 1 |
Louisiana | 134 colleges (39 public, 95 private) |
$16,305 $6,643 | $17,945 $9,880 |
255,090 | 72.9% | 1,097 | 15 to 1 |
Massachusetts | 173 colleges (44 public, 129 private) |
$29,273 $10,313 | $28,760 $14,118 |
480,178 | 63.1% | 1,298 | 11 to 1 |
Maryland | 89 colleges (33 public, 56 private) |
$21,481 $8,923 | $18,944 $12,834 |
339,904 | 72.0% | 1,206 | 14 to 1 |
Maine | 42 colleges (18 public, 24 private) |
$25,552 $8,048 | $21,040 $10,273 |
73,527 | 71.1% | 1,247 | 13 to 1 |
Marshall Islands | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$7,480 $6,840 | - | 1,384 | 0.0% | - | 17 to 1 |
Michigan | 191 colleges (48 public, 143 private) |
$19,300 $9,222 | $21,801 $17,995 |
477,885 | 75.2% | 1,143 | 13 to 1 |
Minnesota | 121 colleges (58 public, 63 private) |
$17,287 $7,257 | $15,400 $12,663 |
378,681 | 75.3% | 1,240 | 12 to 1 |
Missouri | 187 colleges (52 public, 135 private) |
$16,753 $10,139 | $15,904 $10,049 |
339,496 | 76.3% | 1,153 | 11 to 1 |
Northern Marianas | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$5,520 $4,038 | - | 1,297 | 0.0% | - | 21 to 1 |
Mississippi | 59 colleges (29 public, 30 private) |
$12,913 $5,358 | $13,483 $8,879 |
159,149 | 75.3% | 1,148 | 16 to 1 |
Montana | 33 colleges (20 public, 13 private) |
$15,447 $5,169 | $20,748 $7,212 |
47,460 | 77.6% | 1,056 | 13 to 1 |
North Carolina | 183 colleges (77 public, 106 private) |
$17,852 $3,583 | $17,436 $8,436 |
557,835 | 68.6% | 1,141 | 12 to 1 |
North Dakota | 30 colleges (14 public, 16 private) |
$11,551 $6,813 | $9,858 $9,083 |
51,448 | 79.6% | 1,097 | 12 to 1 |
Nebraska | 48 colleges (19 public, 29 private) |
$17,593 $7,256 | $14,626 $8,551 |
137,908 | 75.8% | 1,111 | 13 to 1 |
New Hampshire | 39 colleges (14 public, 25 private) |
$24,630 $10,113 | $24,304 $18,083 |
215,867 | 84.4% | 1,231 | 11 to 1 |
New Jersey | 173 colleges (39 public, 134 private) |
$18,979 $10,270 | $22,989 $18,310 |
397,030 | 73.5% | 1,184 | 15 to 1 |
New Mexico | 49 colleges (28 public, 21 private) |
$14,638 $3,799 | $17,387 $7,250 |
111,871 | 69.5% | 1,113 | 15 to 1 |
Nevada | 45 colleges (8 public, 37 private) |
$18,783 $5,648 | $22,839 $6,228 |
119,894 | 87.0% | 1,110 | 15 to 1 |
New York | 476 colleges (116 public, 360 private) |
$21,715 $9,799 | $25,221 $12,083 |
1,151,765 | 69.9% | 1,250 | 13 to 1 |
Ohio | 311 colleges (109 public, 202 private) |
$18,600 $8,545 | $20,653 $12,747 |
630,048 | 73.0% | 1,157 | 13 to 1 |
Oklahoma | 118 colleges (67 public, 51 private) |
$12,088 $4,630 | $14,404 $7,042 |
212,266 | 68.8% | 1,068 | 13 to 1 |
Oregon | 81 colleges (26 public, 55 private) |
$21,607 $8,462 | $22,983 $19,050 |
198,733 | 80.7% | 1,227 | 13 to 1 |
Pennsylvania | 369 colleges (107 public, 262 private) |
$24,074 $14,240 | $23,092 $20,362 |
777,044 | 75.4% | 1,181 | 12 to 1 |
Puerto Rico | 162 colleges (21 public, 141 private) |
$9,079 $4,649 | $7,537 $6,313 |
180,337 | 70.2% | 954 | 15 to 1 |
Palau | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$3,970 $3,730 | - | 454 | 0.0% | - | 12 to 1 |
Rhode Island | 24 colleges (3 public, 21 private) |
$29,563 $10,907 | $28,334 $13,619 |
76,103 | 65.5% | 1,223 | 12 to 1 |
South Carolina | 102 colleges (34 public, 68 private) |
$18,882 $8,659 | $20,213 $13,303 |
246,188 | 72.9% | 1,120 | 14 to 1 |
South Dakota | 31 colleges (13 public, 18 private) |
$12,701 $7,582 | $13,399 $6,489 |
52,280 | 81.9% | 1,099 | 11 to 1 |
Tennessee | 173 colleges (52 public, 121 private) |
$17,174 $5,968 | $19,671 $11,434 |
333,219 | 71.4% | 1,156 | 14 to 1 |
Texas | 466 colleges (119 public, 347 private) |
$16,936 $6,593 | $17,933 $8,264 |
1,678,172 | 77.6% | 1,108 | 16 to 1 |
Utah | 74 colleges (17 public, 57 private) |
$16,718 $4,689 | $16,788 $8,563 |
420,712 | 81.2% | 1,236 | 14 to 1 |
Virginia | 176 colleges (46 public, 130 private) |
$19,590 $8,992 | $19,842 $15,534 |
555,522 | 72.3% | 1,172 | 12 to 1 |
Virgin Islands | 2 colleges (2 public, 0 private) |
$15,521 $5,617 | $14,708 $7,994 |
1,636 | 96.9% | 895 | 4 to 1 |
Vermont | 22 colleges (7 public, 15 private) |
$34,997 $12,649 | $22,505 $13,178 |
40,630 | 64.0% | 1,288 | 11 to 1 |
Washington | 118 colleges (49 public, 69 private) |
$18,257 $6,326 | $24,259 $15,456 |
319,340 | 81.7% | 1,250 | 13 to 1 |
Wisconsin | 101 colleges (35 public, 66 private) |
$21,172 $6,844 | $16,588 $9,589 |
318,660 | 79.6% | 1,208 | 12 to 1 |
West Virginia | 74 colleges (41 public, 33 private) |
$13,169 $6,215 | $15,405 $10,113 |
134,554 | 84.5% | 1,011 | 13 to 1 |
Wyoming | 10 colleges (8 public, 2 private) |
$14,788 $4,868 | $20,996 $8,116 |
30,016 | 96.0% | - | 15 to 1 |