How Many 4-Years Or High Colleges in U.S

How Many 4-Years Or High Colleges Are There?

There are 2,892 4-Years or High colleges in United States. By school type, there are 826 public, 1,672 private (not-for-profit), and 394 private (for-profit) 4-Years or High colleges.

Academic & Tuition Statistics for 4-Years or High

The average acceptance rate of the 4-Years or High is 72.64% and the admission yield is 33%. The average SAT score is 1,169 and the average ACT score is 25.

A total of 14,054,819 students are attending one of the schools. With 1,086,825 faculties, the average students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

The 2024 average tuition & fees at 4-Years or High is $19,759 for state residents and $25,033 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $16,043 for state residents and $20,051 for out-of-state students.

77.36% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $13,847 at 4-Years or High.

The following table summarizes the number of 4-Years or High by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.

4-Years or High by State
State	Total	Public	Private	Four-years Colleges	Trade Schools
Alabama	42	18	24	42	42
Alaska	6	4	2	6	6
Arizona	37	9	28	37	37
Arkansas	28	12	16	28	28
California	273	53	220	273	273
Colorado	43	22	21	43	43
Connecticut	28	10	18	28	28
Delaware	8	5	3	8	8
District of Columbia	17	1	16	17	17
Florida	175	41	134	175	175
Georgia	89	38	51	89	89
Hawaii	11	4	7	11	11
Idaho	12	5	7	12	12
Illinois	101	11	90	101	101
Indiana	66	19	47	66	66
Iowa	37	3	34	37	37
Kansas	34	8	26	34	34
Kentucky	38	8	30	38	38
Louisiana	31	16	15	31	31
Maine	23	8	15	23	23
Maryland	36	13	23	36	36
Massachusetts	84	15	69	84	84
Michigan	69	21	48	69	69
Minnesota	56	13	43	56	56
Mississippi	18	8	10	18	18
Missouri	86	13	73	86	86
Montana	14	9	5	14	14
Nebraska	22	7	15	22	22
Nevada	14	7	7	14	14
New Hampshire	17	6	11	17	17
New Jersey	61	13	48	61	61
New Mexico	13	9	4	13	13
New York	229	43	186	229	229
North Carolina	81	17	64	81	81
North Dakota	16	9	7	16	16
Ohio	124	44	80	124	124
Oklahoma	32	17	15	32	32
Oregon	31	9	22	31	31
Pennsylvania	148	39	109	148	148
Rhode Island	13	2	11	13	13
South Carolina	45	14	31	45	45
South Dakota	17	9	8	17	17
Tennessee	59	11	48	59	59
Texas	154	62	92	154	154
Utah	22	7	15	22	22
Vermont	13	2	11	13	13
Virginia	83	16	67	83	83
Washington	69	40	29	69	69
West Virginia	25	12	13	25	25
Wisconsin	52	17	35	52	52
Wyoming	5	5	0	5	5
American Samoa	1	1	0	1	1
Federated States of Micronesia	1	1	0	1	1
Guam	3	2	1	3	3
Marshall Islands	1	1	0	1	1
Northern Marianas	1	1	0	1	1
Palau	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	75	14	61	75	75
Virgin Islands	2	2	0	2	2