Graduate Schools
2020 Graduate Schools Overview
For academic year 2019-2020, 2,182 graduate schools are active in United States. 4 year schools that called "Universities" such as national universities and regional universities have graduate schools in diverse areas and some liberal arts colleges have graduate programs but in limited areas. Next summarizes graduate school statistics for academic year 2019-2020.
- There are 2,182 graduate schools - 622 public and 1,560 private schools.
- The 2020 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,959 for state residents and $19,095 for out-of-state students.
- Total 3,082,808 graduate students have enrolled in graduate schools. (Total enrollment including undergraduate students is 12,390,727.)
- The average students to faculty ratio is 13.96 to 1.
- There are 200 Law Schools and 150 Medical Schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
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Largest Graduate Schools
1
Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California
27,403 Students
2
New York, NY
New York University
25,114 Students
3
New York, NY
Columbia University in the City of New York
22,861 Students
4
Cambridge, MA
Harvard University
21,616 Students
5
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins University
20,088 Students
Most Programs Offered
1
Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California
472 Programs
2
New York, NY
New York University
441 Programs
3
Seattle, WA
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
436 Programs
4
New York, NY
Columbia University in the City of New York
375 Programs
5
Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
351 Programs
Expensive Tuition & Fees
1
Madison, TN
2
Wellesley, MA
Babson College
$89,550
3
Boston, MA
4
New York, NY
Christie's Education
$67,049
5
Claremont, CA
Claremont McKenna College
$64,288
Graduate Schools Statistics by State
| State | Number of Graduate Schools | In-State Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Number of Students (Total) | Number of Graduate Students | Number of Faculties (full-time) | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $12,211 | $21,126 | 24,816 | 6,666 | 971 | 10.50 to 1 |
| Alabama | 32 | $10,691 | $16,055 | 218,569 | 57,628 | 9,923 | 17.13 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 20 | $11,550 | $16,742 | 108,963 | 16,657 | 4,822 | 16.59 to 1 |
| Arizona | 29 | $15,593 | $19,491 | 395,868 | 225,567 | 8,331 | 18.95 to 1 |
| California | 223 | $19,965 | $22,080 | 1,187,744 | 133,594 | 50,973 | 13.22 to 1 |
| Colorado | 38 | $15,359 | $18,785 | 265,622 | 70,111 | 12,025 | 14.97 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 24 | $16,988 | $21,619 | 143,978 | 17,425 | 9,103 | 12.10 to 1 |
| District of Columbia | 19 | $23,853 | $25,152 | 97,480 | 19,655 | 5,219 | 11.64 to 1 |
| Delaware | 6 | $16,023 | $17,268 | 46,687 | 8,490 | 1,669 | 19.17 to 1 |
| Florida | 82 | $14,153 | $17,089 | 569,514 | 114,232 | 20,882 | 14.77 to 1 |
| Georgia | 49 | $12,577 | $17,217 | 353,618 | 56,535 | 15,677 | 15.82 to 1 |
| Guam | 2 | $5,682 | $8,247 | 3,806 | 58 | 143 | 12.50 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 8 | $15,490 | $21,342 | 27,910 | 2,078 | 1,585 | 12.17 to 1 |
| Iowa | 34 | $10,762 | $13,519 | 155,843 | 47,471 | 7,028 | 13.28 to 1 |
| Idaho | 7 | $10,562 | $20,233 | 53,071 | 6,875 | 2,136 | 14.00 to 1 |
| Illinois | 91 | $18,871 | $19,223 | 430,959 | 78,957 | 22,869 | 12.09 to 1 |
| Indiana | 50 | $15,490 | $19,800 | 291,024 | 42,373 | 14,735 | 12.80 to 1 |
| Kansas | 27 | $10,192 | $12,563 | 128,902 | 33,279 | 5,952 | 12.46 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 27 | $10,408 | $12,768 | 179,294 | 32,686 | 7,955 | 14.35 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 29 | $12,631 | $17,660 | 169,975 | 20,397 | 8,213 | 14.77 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 82 | $24,724 | $27,570 | 402,195 | 39,473 | 22,739 | 11.90 to 1 |
| Maryland | 34 | $14,436 | $17,940 | 242,865 | 68,377 | 12,649 | 13.37 to 1 |
| Maine | 16 | $17,889 | $21,287 | 40,909 | 8,505 | 1,658 | 14.38 to 1 |
| Michigan | 49 | $17,897 | $20,650 | 350,797 | 31,441 | 20,295 | 12.81 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 41 | $13,049 | $15,541 | 273,388 | 109,114 | 8,803 | 15.82 to 1 |
| Missouri | 59 | $12,438 | $14,961 | 275,202 | 48,353 | 11,614 | 13.85 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 17 | $10,390 | $13,035 | 95,724 | 12,965 | 5,028 | 14.93 to 1 |
| Montana | 8 | $11,863 | $23,009 | 38,395 | 3,118 | 1,638 | 14.00 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 58 | $12,486 | $17,476 | 329,967 | 41,341 | 20,388 | 13.43 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 11 | $9,334 | $10,769 | 40,981 | 8,377 | 1,913 | 13.00 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 24 | $11,044 | $13,769 | 93,670 | 20,246 | 4,277 | 14.35 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 15 | $18,125 | $22,100 | 145,925 | 101,719 | 2,277 | 14.36 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 37 | $19,264 | $20,894 | 267,301 | 25,680 | 11,557 | 14.11 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 16 | $11,978 | $16,292 | 58,059 | 9,468 | 3,141 | 11.54 to 1 |
| Nevada | 9 | $17,929 | $22,521 | 56,490 | 2,892 | 2,270 | 13.14 to 1 |
| New York | 168 | $20,737 | $24,367 | 878,754 | 68,083 | 52,370 | 13.49 to 1 |
| Ohio | 79 | $15,019 | $18,120 | 420,330 | 50,330 | 20,348 | 13.34 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 26 | $9,286 | $13,818 | 128,453 | 15,664 | 6,656 | 14.38 to 1 |
| Oregon | 31 | $18,548 | $21,690 | 136,126 | 18,113 | 7,362 | 13.38 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 124 | $19,525 | $21,224 | 525,512 | 64,663 | 31,542 | 14.51 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 54 | $6,230 | $7,563 | 151,204 | 9,762 | 5,070 | 17.60 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | $20,448 | $24,038 | 66,329 | 3,096 | 3,396 | 13.18 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 31 | $13,368 | $19,662 | 147,576 | 13,748 | 7,307 | 14.69 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 17 | $11,054 | $12,450 | 46,584 | 11,602 | 1,896 | 14.36 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 54 | $16,525 | $19,354 | 222,556 | 25,861 | 12,270 | 12.78 to 1 |
| Texas | 114 | $13,119 | $17,374 | 832,574 | 102,345 | 40,585 | 15.04 to 1 |
| Utah | 16 | $10,500 | $15,974 | 319,706 | 145,980 | 9,255 | 17.27 to 1 |
| Virginia | 57 | $14,411 | $18,444 | 369,414 | 97,935 | 17,062 | 12.85 to 1 |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | $7,456 | $13,738 | 1,984 | 257 | 88 | 11.00 to 1 |
| Vermont | 19 | $20,542 | $23,660 | 36,976 | 5,368 | 2,431 | 11.00 to 1 |
| Washington | 32 | $18,993 | $23,026 | 178,237 | 12,710 | 10,313 | 13.57 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | $13,301 | $16,245 | 238,759 | 22,740 | 12,739 | 14.80 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 21 | $10,957 | $13,860 | 111,692 | 53,835 | 3,650 | 15.37 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $6,517 | $16,615 | 12,450 | 1,666 | 730 | 15.00 to 1 |
