Best Colleges by State
Below table shows the total number of schools by type and level of programs in each state. The best colleges in each state are qualified 4-years colleges and meet our requirements for rankings. You can view and compare the best colleges in your desired state on each state's best colleges page.
State | Total Number of Schools | 4-Years Colleges | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Public | Private | Under. Schools | Grad. Schools |
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Alaska | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Alabama | 87 | 43 | 27 | 17 | 43 | 44 | 86 | 40 |
Arkansas | 95 | 31 | 27 | 37 | 39 | 56 | 94 | 23 |
Arizona | 137 | 51 | 39 | 47 | 46 | 91 | 130 | 34 |
California | 779 | 335 | 214 | 230 | 201 | 578 | 702 | 252 |
Colorado | 117 | 55 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 81 | 111 | 39 |
Connecticut | 93 | 33 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 58 | 89 | 26 |
District of Columbia | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
Delaware | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 |
Florida | 438 | 192 | 92 | 154 | 95 | 343 | 428 | 121 |
Georgia | 186 | 97 | 52 | 37 | 66 | 120 | 180 | 63 |
Hawaii | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 8 |
Iowa | 80 | 38 | 40 | 2 | 19 | 61 | 78 | 30 |
Idaho | 39 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 10 |
Illinois | 277 | 115 | 66 | 96 | 67 | 210 | 257 | 94 |
Indiana | 146 | 75 | 31 | 40 | 45 | 101 | 139 | 54 |
Kansas | 84 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 36 | 48 | 82 | 30 |
Kentucky | 92 | 39 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 67 | 88 | 30 |
Louisiana | 132 | 43 | 34 | 55 | 39 | 93 | 126 | 36 |
Massachusetts | 171 | 96 | 23 | 52 | 44 | 127 | 160 | 79 |
Maryland | 86 | 42 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 54 | 83 | 37 |
Maine | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 19 |
Michigan | 188 | 76 | 37 | 75 | 48 | 140 | 181 | 59 |
Minnesota | 117 | 61 | 43 | 13 | 54 | 63 | 110 | 47 |
Missouri | 185 | 94 | 30 | 61 | 51 | 134 | 173 | 69 |
Mississippi | 59 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 18 |
Montana | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 9 |
North Carolina | 183 | 86 | 68 | 29 | 77 | 106 | 178 | 69 |
North Dakota | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 11 |
Nebraska | 45 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 21 |
New Hampshire | 39 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 16 |
New Jersey | 173 | 66 | 42 | 65 | 39 | 134 | 168 | 41 |
New Mexico | 49 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 21 | 46 | 15 |
Nevada | 45 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 44 | 10 |
New York | 469 | 260 | 89 | 120 | 116 | 353 | 435 | 177 |
Ohio | 307 | 130 | 79 | 98 | 109 | 198 | 299 | 80 |
Oklahoma | 113 | 33 | 29 | 51 | 62 | 51 | 111 | 26 |
Oregon | 79 | 33 | 37 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 77 | 28 |
Pennsylvania | 360 | 161 | 98 | 101 | 100 | 260 | 339 | 128 |
Rhode Island | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 12 |
South Carolina | 102 | 47 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 68 | 100 | 37 |
South Dakota | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 18 |
Tennessee | 172 | 76 | 51 | 45 | 52 | 120 | 164 | 61 |
Texas | 459 | 180 | 101 | 178 | 113 | 346 | 442 | 125 |
Utah | 73 | 28 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 56 | 71 | 16 |
Virginia | 173 | 92 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 127 | 163 | 71 |
Vermont | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 17 |
Washington | 117 | 75 | 15 | 27 | 48 | 69 | 112 | 36 |
Wisconsin | 100 | 58 | 24 | 18 | 34 | 66 | 94 | 46 |
West Virginia | 74 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 41 | 33 | 72 | 22 |