Colleges by State
2020 College Statistics by State
For academic year 2019-2020, total 6,753 colleges (2,071 public and 4,843 private schools) are active for serving classes based on IPEDS. Total 20,146,754 have enrolled in colleges and universities and the average tuition & fees is $17,776.
- California state has the most number of colleges of 737 schools with 2,773,814 students.
- Vermont state has the most expensive tuition & fees of $32,985 where the 2020 average tuition & fees over all colleges is $17,776.
- Massachusetts state has the most expensive graduate school tuition & fees of $26,869 where the 2020 average tuition & fees over all colleges is $18,305.
- District of Columbia has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rat of 58.75% where the average acceptance rate over all colleges is 71.80%.
- District of Columbia has the highest SAT score of 1,252 where the average SAT score over all colleges is 1,125.
Data source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
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College Statistics by State
Below table summarizes the college information by state for academic year 2019-2020. 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) |
$15,654 $6,627 | $21,845 $12,541 |
26,547 | 77.25% | 1,155 | 11 to 1 |
| Alabama | 87 colleges (39 public, 48 private) |
$14,665 $6,937 | $15,667 $9,505 |
309,488 | 66.70% | 1,101 | 17 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 89 colleges (38 public, 51 private) |
$13,001 $4,958 | $16,672 $7,606 |
162,312 | 68.40% | 1,094 | 14 to 1 |
| American Samoa | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$4,250 $3,950 | - | 1,037 | 0.00% | - | 14 to 1 |
| Arizona | 125 colleges (34 public, 91 private) |
$16,725 $4,620 | $19,507 $11,691 |
601,356 | 78.67% | 1,158 | 18 to 1 |
| California | 737 colleges (192 public, 545 private) |
$19,337 $3,736 | $21,849 $11,200 |
2,773,814 | 65.17% | 1,174 | 17 to 1 |
| Colorado | 113 colleges (34 public, 79 private) |
$17,177 $7,184 | $18,796 $11,435 |
375,214 | 74.46% | 1,131 | 15 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 87 colleges (33 public, 54 private) |
$22,462 $8,305 | $21,083 $13,497 |
208,057 | 64.71% | 1,177 | 12 to 1 |
| District of Columbia | 25 colleges (2 public, 23 private) |
$23,929 $6,020 | $24,371 $9,860 |
98,399 | 58.75% | 1,252 | 12 to 1 |
| Delaware | 19 colleges (5 public, 14 private) |
$16,275 $6,946 | $16,926 $20,233 |
61,980 | 67.50% | 1,038 | 15 to 1 |
| Florida | 372 colleges (92 public, 280 private) |
$15,350 $3,894 | $16,647 $10,021 |
1,138,115 | 66.41% | 1,128 | 16 to 1 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$4,750 $4,750 | - | 1,931 | 80.00% | - | 15 to 1 |
| Georgia | 160 colleges (51 public, 109 private) |
$16,749 $4,721 | $16,873 $7,392 |
551,411 | 64.96% | 1,080 | 16 to 1 |
| Guam | 3 colleges (2 public, 1 private) |
$7,634 $4,609 | $8,946 $5,894 |
5,888 | 76.00% | - | 13 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 25 colleges (11 public, 14 private) |
$18,239 $5,016 | $21,652 $14,499 |
62,237 | 76.00% | 1,101 | 15 to 1 |
| Iowa | 87 colleges (24 public, 63 private) |
$20,320 $7,953 | $13,118 $11,006 |
255,405 | 68.18% | 1,117 | 12 to 1 |
| Idaho | 40 colleges (9 public, 31 private) |
$16,097 $6,468 | $19,242 $9,816 |
125,317 | 86.11% | 1,106 | 13 to 1 |
| Illinois | 270 colleges (66 public, 204 private) |
$19,410 $9,999 | $18,995 $11,602 |
742,865 | 68.72% | 1,115 | 14 to 1 |
| Indiana | 115 colleges (16 public, 99 private) |
$21,177 $8,176 | $19,020 $8,557 |
398,069 | 72.16% | 1,123 | 13 to 1 |
| Kansas | 81 colleges (34 public, 47 private) |
$14,857 $5,451 | $13,025 $8,561 |
215,843 | 70.00% | 1,036 | 13 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 94 colleges (25 public, 69 private) |
$18,149 $6,331 | $12,837 $11,023 |
269,255 | 70.68% | 1,094 | 15 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 128 colleges (35 public, 93 private) |
$15,477 $6,461 | $18,619 $9,899 |
255,921 | 65.15% | 1,110 | 15 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 173 colleges (43 public, 130 private) |
$26,509 $9,286 | $26,869 $13,486 |
509,010 | 59.05% | 1,209 | 12 to 1 |
| Maryland | 92 colleges (33 public, 59 private) |
$19,993 $8,477 | $17,947 $12,303 |
371,619 | 69.38% | 1,118 | 15 to 1 |
| Maine | 39 colleges (18 public, 21 private) |
$22,881 $7,526 | $21,958 $8,459 |
72,605 | 68.89% | 1,107 | 13 to 1 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$5,120 $4,900 | - | 1,119 | 0.00% | - | 12 to 1 |
| Michigan | 171 colleges (47 public, 124 private) |
$17,724 $8,606 | $20,649 $16,388 |
552,820 | 72.83% | 1,122 | 14 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 112 colleges (45 public, 67 private) |
$17,500 $7,073 | $15,221 $10,983 |
411,827 | 70.26% | 1,164 | 15 to 1 |
| Missouri | 177 colleges (52 public, 125 private) |
$15,852 $8,935 | $15,057 $8,918 |
381,290 | 71.49% | 1,111 | 12 to 1 |
| Northern Marianas | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$5,520 $4,038 | - | 1,194 | 0.00% | - | 25 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 60 colleges (25 public, 35 private) |
$12,244 $4,995 | $12,952 $8,143 |
172,571 | 72.06% | 1,067 | 16 to 1 |
| Montana | 31 colleges (17 public, 14 private) |
$13,684 $4,733 | $20,410 $6,703 |
49,723 | 74.30% | 1,117 | 14 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 176 colleges (76 public, 100 private) |
$16,700 $3,507 | $16,971 $8,140 |
571,016 | 63.56% | 1,074 | 14 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 29 colleges (14 public, 15 private) |
$10,934 $6,076 | $10,689 $7,916 |
53,664 | 80.22% | 1,083 | 13 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 50 colleges (19 public, 31 private) |
$16,509 $6,808 | $13,213 $8,135 |
135,933 | 72.33% | 1,094 | 13 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 41 colleges (14 public, 27 private) |
$23,084 $11,824 | $19,838 $15,998 |
161,904 | 76.93% | 1,219 | 12 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 169 colleges (37 public, 132 private) |
$18,149 $9,668 | $21,584 $16,880 |
429,803 | 72.75% | 1,127 | 15 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 51 colleges (28 public, 23 private) |
$12,364 $3,453 | $16,288 $6,600 |
125,533 | 69.11% | 1,147 | 16 to 1 |
| Nevada | 44 colleges (8 public, 36 private) |
$17,902 $5,010 | $20,334 $5,555 |
122,242 | 83.91% | 1,120 | 15 to 1 |
| New York | 464 colleges (115 public, 349 private) |
$20,019 $9,109 | $23,785 $12,377 |
1,279,039 | 65.87% | 1,178 | 14 to 1 |
| Ohio | 305 colleges (109 public, 196 private) |
$17,084 $7,605 | $18,486 $11,418 |
662,031 | 70.36% | 1,109 | 13 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 116 colleges (63 public, 53 private) |
$12,146 $4,599 | $14,013 $6,468 |
221,161 | 72.09% | 1,061 | 14 to 1 |
| Oregon | 83 colleges (26 public, 57 private) |
$20,331 $7,262 | $21,155 $16,852 |
230,786 | 80.40% | 1,158 | 14 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 366 colleges (95 public, 271 private) |
$22,578 $14,059 | $22,111 $19,327 |
729,058 | 73.68% | 1,121 | 13 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 152 colleges (20 public, 132 private) |
$8,059 $3,497 | $7,782 $6,833 |
210,939 | 71.80% | 1,035 | 16 to 1 |
| Palau | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$3,610 $3,250 | - | 497 | 0.00% | - | 10 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 24 colleges (3 public, 21 private) |
$26,153 $9,615 | $23,344 $12,028 |
82,783 | 61.08% | 1,220 | 12 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 105 colleges (34 public, 71 private) |
$18,369 $8,485 | $19,324 $13,103 |
245,642 | 65.66% | 1,061 | 14 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 31 colleges (12 public, 19 private) |
$11,770 $7,572 | $12,257 $7,394 |
54,162 | 80.45% | 1,108 | 12 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 172 colleges (52 public, 120 private) |
$16,192 $5,554 | $19,261 $11,292 |
342,135 | 71.93% | 1,122 | 15 to 1 |
| Texas | 450 colleges (116 public, 334 private) |
$16,265 $5,945 | $17,275 $7,570 |
1,675,919 | 71.28% | 1,092 | 16 to 1 |
| Utah | 72 colleges (16 public, 56 private) |
$14,614 $4,207 | $15,536 $8,140 |
375,605 | 78.00% | 1,206 | 13 to 1 |
| Virginia | 158 colleges (46 public, 112 private) |
$18,727 $8,266 | $18,069 $14,191 |
556,133 | 68.47% | 1,121 | 13 to 1 |
| Virgin Islands | 1 colleges (1 public, 0 private) |
$14,496 $5,235 | $13,738 $7,456 |
1,984 | 98.00% | 910 | 11 to 1 |
| Vermont | 25 colleges (6 public, 19 private) |
$32,985 $13,128 | $23,506 $12,954 |
43,009 | 71.31% | 1,146 | 10 to 1 |
| Washington | 111 colleges (43 public, 68 private) |
$16,854 $5,388 | $22,869 $14,596 |
371,462 | 81.54% | 1,162 | 14 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 106 colleges (37 public, 69 private) |
$19,741 $6,452 | $16,308 $9,247 |
349,723 | 73.56% | 1,132 | 13 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 75 colleges (40 public, 35 private) |
$12,530 $5,641 | $13,529 $8,627 |
142,337 | 73.00% | 1,022 | 15 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 11 colleges (8 public, 3 private) |
$13,141 $4,212 | $16,009 $6,289 |
32,604 | 96.00% | 1,170 | 13 to 1 |
