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2,890 U.S. Colleges Accept Dual Credit

Which Colleges Accept Dual Credit?

In United States, 2,890 schools accept Dual Credit, also known as dual enrollment, that allows to use high school credits. By school type, 1,643 public and 1,247 private schools accept Dual Credit.
By school level, 1,898 four-years colleges and 913 community colleges accept Dual Credit.
The following table summarizes the number of schools accepting Dual Credit in United States.
Colleges Accepting Dual Credit
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total2,8901,6431,111136
4 Years Colleges1,8987501,06385
Community Colleges9138434426
Trade Schools7950425

What is Dual credit?

A program through which high school students are enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses, taught at their high school, that fulfill high school graduation requirements and may earn the student college credits .

Academic & Tuition Statistics for Colleges Accepting Dual Credit

The average acceptance rate of the Colleges Accepting Dual Credit is 74.43% and the admission yield is 29%. The average SAT score is 1,151 and the average ACT score is 24.
A total of 17,022,003 students are attending one of the schools. With 1,182,743 faculties, the average students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
The 2024 average tuition & fees at Colleges Accepting Dual Credit is $15,000 for state residents and $20,805 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $14,923 for state residents and $19,458 for out-of-state students.
74.38% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $11,137 at Colleges Accepting Dual Credit.
The following table summarizes the number of Colleges Accepting Dual Credit by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.
Colleges Accepting Dual Credit by State
StateTotalPublicPrivateFour-years CollegesCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Alabama533716 302330
Alaska743 616
Arizona362511 152015
Arkansas503416 252425
California22114873 114103114
Colorado413110 291029
Connecticut251114 24124
Delaware734 616
District of Columbia13112 13013
Florida1337657 931893
Georgia814932 552555
Hawaii14104 777
Idaho1385 10310
Illinois1075750 575057
Indiana561640 51251
Iowa481929 301830
Kansas563323 312531
Kentucky462422 291629
Louisiana422913 261626
Maine22148 15715
Maryland392811 231623
Massachusetts803248 601660
Michigan754530 492549
Minnesota714031 422842
Mississippi32239 171517
Missouri742846 581458
Montana22175 14814
Nebraska301515 21921
Nevada871 808
New Hampshire17125 10710
New Jersey543123 312231
New Mexico28271 101810
New York1607288 11446114
North Carolina1207545 615961
North Dakota20146 15515
Ohio1256461 992199
Oklahoma523913 281428
Oregon422616 241724
Pennsylvania1565898 11931119
Rhode Island936 818
South Carolina553223 361936
South Dakota20137 15515
Tennessee854738 433943
Texas1609664 11047110
Utah19127 11111
Vermont1138 10110
Virginia733934 462746
Washington584117 54454
West Virginia302010 21921
Wisconsin553025 401540
Wyoming880 535
American Samoa110 101
Federated States of Micronesia110 101
Guam220 202
Marshall Islands110 101
Northern Marianas110 101
Palau110 010
Puerto Rico23914 23023
Virgin Islands110 101