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2,864 U.S. Colleges Accept Dual Credit

Which Colleges Accept Dual Credit?

In United States, 2,864 schools accept Dual Credit, also known as dual enrollment, that allows to use high school credits. By school type, 1,641 public and 1,223 private schools accept Dual Credit.
By school level, 1,897 four-years colleges and 892 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)
Total2,8641,6411,094129
4 Years Colleges1,8977681,04782
Community Colleges8928254324
Trade Schools7548423

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 73.97% and the admission yield is 27%. The average SAT score is 1,165 and the average ACT score is 24.
A total of 18,065,945 students are attending one of the schools. With 1,208,484 faculty, the average students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
The 2025 average tuition & fees at Colleges Accepting Dual Credit is $15,071 for state residents and $21,345 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $15,029 for state residents and $19,850 for out-of-state students.
69.07% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $11,523 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
Alabama523715 292329
Alaska743 616
Arizona372512 211521
Arkansas503416 252425
California21714869 111103111
Colorado413110 30930
Connecticut251114 24124
Delaware633 606
District of Columbia13112 13013
Florida1307654 901990
Georgia814932 552555
Hawaii14104 777
Idaho1385 10310
Illinois1035548 554855
Indiana561640 51251
Iowa481929 301830
Kansas563323 312531
Kentucky462422 291629
Louisiana422913 261626
Maine22148 15715
Maryland392811 231623
Massachusetts803248 601660
Michigan754530 492549
Minnesota714031 422842
Mississippi32239 171517
Missouri752946 601360
Montana22175 14814
Nebraska301515 22822
Nevada871 808
New Hampshire17125 10710
New Jersey543123 312231
New Mexico27261 101710
New York1597287 11346113
North Carolina1207545 615961
North Dakota20146 15515
Ohio1236459 10118101
Oklahoma513912 271427
Oregon402614 251525
Pennsylvania1525894 11531115
Rhode Island936 818
South Carolina553223 361936
South Dakota19136 15415
Tennessee854738 433943
Texas1589662 11144111
Utah19127 11111
Vermont1037 919
Virginia733934 462746
Washington584117 55355
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