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Colleges Offering Bachelor's Degree

Which Colleges Offer Bachelor's Degree?

In United States, 2,398 schools offer Bachelor's Degree. By school type, 748 public schools and 1,650 private schools offer Bachelor's Degree.
By school level, 2,337 four-years colleges and 60 community colleges offer Bachelor's Degree.
The following table summarizes the number of schools offering Bachelor's Degree in United States.
Colleges Offering Bachelor's Degree
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total2,3987481,373277
4 Years Colleges2,3377151,361261
Community Colleges60331215
Trade Schools1001

What is Bachelor's degree?

An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education) that normally requires at least 4 but not more than 5 years of full-time equivalent college-level work. This includes all bachelor's degrees conferred in a 5-year cooperative (work-study) program. A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their college studies. Also includes bachelor's degrees in which the normal 4 years of work are completed in 3 years.

Academic & Tuition Statistics for Colleges Offering Bachelor's Degree

The average acceptance rate of the Colleges Offering Bachelor's Degree is 72.14% and the admission yield is 33%. The average SAT score is 1,156 and the average ACT score is 24.
A total of 13,992,390 students are attending one of the schools. With 1,047,770 faculties, the average students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
The 2023 average tuition & fees at Colleges Offering Bachelor's Degree is $20,012 for state residents and $25,609 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $15,250 for state residents and $19,225 for out-of-state students.
76.10% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $13,315 at Colleges Offering Bachelor's Degree.
The following table summarizes the number of Colleges Offering Bachelor's Degree by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.
Colleges Offering Bachelor's Degree by State
StateTotalPublicPrivateFour-years CollegesCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Alabama341420 34034
Alaska642 606
Arizona27522 25225
Arkansas251114 25025
California20848160 1998199
Colorado342212 31331
Connecticut271017 27027
Delaware633 606
District of Columbia12111 12012
Florida1194079 1181118
Georgia642737 64064
Hawaii945 909
Idaho1257 11111
Illinois771265 77077
Indiana541539 54054
Iowa36333 36036
Kansas33825 33033
Kentucky34826 34034
Louisiana271413 27027
Maine19712 18118
Maryland321319 32032
Massachusetts761363 76076
Michigan542133 54054
Minnesota441232 44044
Mississippi18810 18018
Missouri601347 60060
Montana1385 12112
Nebraska22715 21121
Nevada1477 13113
New Hampshire1459 14014
New Jersey581345 58058
New Mexico1293 12012
New York20542163 2032203
North Carolina681751 67167
North Dakota1596 15015
Ohio1114170 10110101
Oklahoma291613 29029
Oregon28919 26226
Pennsylvania1091693 1081108
Rhode Island12210 12012
South Carolina381325 36236
South Dakota17710 17017
Tennessee541044 54054
Texas1345876 12212122
Utah21714 20120
Vermont1248 12012
Virginia591544 58158
Washington613823 59259
West Virginia241212 24024
Wisconsin441628 43143
Wyoming550 141
American Samoa110 101
Federated States of Micronesia110 010
Guam321 212
Marshall Islands110 101
Northern Marianas110 101
Palau000000
Puerto Rico641450 64064
Virgin Islands110 101