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Number of Schols
6,271
1,990 Public
4,281 Private
1,990 Public
4,281 Private
Average Tuition & Fees
$20,343
($15,305)
($15,305)
Average Acceptance Rates
73.06 %
Total Student Population
18,887,557
Average Student To Faculty Ratio
14.93 to 1
Academic Statistics By State
In 2023, 6,271 colleges are active over U.S. 50 states and territories. By school types, there are 1,990 public and 4,281 private schools, and by school level, there are 2,830 four-years (or high) colleges, 1,732 community colleges (2-4 years college), and 1,709 vocational/trade schools.
The average tuition & fees of U.S. colleges is $15,305 for state residents and $20,343 for out-of-state students. A total of 18,887,557 students enrolled in U.S. colleges last year. For the first-time enrolled students, the average acceptance rate is 73.06% and the average SAT score is 1,152.
The following list describes the highest/lowest State in perspectives of key academic factors. For the admission statistics such as acceptance rate and SAT score, we only used the admission data of four-years colleges.
- California has the most schools with 658 schools and Alaska has the least schools with 9 schools.
- Rhode Island schools have the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate with 61.87% and Wyoming schools have the affordable (highest) rate with 96.78%.
- Vermont schools have the highest SAT score with 1,279 and Kansas schools have the lowest SAT score with 963.
- Vermont schools have the highest tuition & fees with $38,904 and North Dakota schools have the lowest tuition & fees with $11,055.
- California schools have the most enrolled students with 2,544,194 and Alaska schools have the least students with 20,929.
The following table shows the important college statistics by state. You can sort the table by each column by clicking/touching column head. The source of the data is IPEDS, U.S. department of education.
| State | Number of Schools (Public/Private) | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Tuition (Residents) | Student Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 9 (5/4) | 71.51% | 1,235 | $15,818 ($9,306) | 20,929 | 37.50% | 9.13 to 1 |
| Alabama | 84 (43/41) | 76.63% | 1,097 | $14,807 ($10,788) | 292,113 | 39.02% | 15.11 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 86 (35/51) | 67.79% | 1,085 | $11,961 ($9,108) | 147,073 | 39.11% | 14.20 to 1 |
| American Samoa | 1 (1/0) | - | - | $5,760 ($5,459) | 1,301 | 36.00% | 16.00 to 1 |
| Arizona | 106 (32/74) | 77.65% | 1,133 | $18,686 ($8,908) | 635,517 | 40.32% | 19.76 to 1 |
| California | 658 (171/487) | 65.58% | 1,274 | $22,359 ($14,218) | 2,544,194 | 54.96% | 17.57 to 1 |
| Colorado | 90 (33/57) | 83.14% | 1,104 | $19,120 ($11,596) | 348,692 | 53.19% | 16.09 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 72 (25/47) | 70.38% | 1,233 | $29,040 ($20,319) | 187,458 | 51.48% | 13.65 to 1 |
| District of Columbia | 23 (1/22) | 63.25% | 1,277 | $26,571 ($25,709) | 99,462 | 63.54% | 14.07 to 1 |
| Delaware | 17 (6/11) | 73.01% | 1,248 | $16,613 ($12,006) | 56,318 | 49.33% | 14.38 to 1 |
| Florida | 385 (94/291) | 72.19% | 1,131 | $18,887 ($12,683) | 1,029,907 | 55.82% | 16.36 to 1 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 (1/0) | 77.29% | - | $5,050 ($4,750) | 1,946 | 29.00% | 16.00 to 1 |
| Georgia | 162 (65/97) | 70.05% | 1,114 | $15,947 ($11,536) | 543,766 | 41.40% | 15.85 to 1 |
| Guam | 3 (2/1) | 73.91% | - | $7,631 ($4,983) | 4,856 | 37.67% | 13.67 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 23 (10/13) | 86.64% | 1,141 | $15,500 ($9,143) | 60,273 | 45.06% | 15.83 to 1 |
| Iowa | 76 (19/57) | 78.70% | 1,117 | $22,435 ($19,786) | 204,570 | 58.24% | 12.93 to 1 |
| Idaho | 35 (9/26) | 83.56% | 1,102 | $16,659 ($10,697) | 127,747 | 61.04% | 13.86 to 1 |
| Illinois | 239 (63/176) | 75.20% | 1,130 | $22,208 ($19,377) | 679,482 | 49.14% | 13.91 to 1 |
| Indiana | 132 (39/93) | 79.39% | 1,151 | $22,246 ($17,084) | 438,920 | 57.98% | 13.72 to 1 |
| Kansas | 78 (36/42) | 77.16% | 963 | $15,721 ($12,554) | 193,665 | 45.95% | 13.98 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 84 (24/60) | 73.92% | 1,088 | $20,858 ($14,755) | 262,338 | 47.66% | 14.26 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 106 (28/78) | 74.74% | 1,098 | $17,012 ($11,741) | 238,035 | 42.13% | 17.79 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 146 (42/104) | 63.64% | 1,263 | $35,657 ($28,870) | 477,482 | 61.63% | 11.96 to 1 |
| Maryland | 78 (29/49) | 75.09% | 1,151 | $22,714 ($17,944) | 335,799 | 46.25% | 13.24 to 1 |
| Maine | 36 (15/21) | 71.12% | 1,218 | $27,024 ($19,224) | 69,566 | 53.30% | 12.24 to 1 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 (1/0) | - | - | $8,098 ($7,457) | 1,267 | 13.00% | 16.00 to 1 |
| Michigan | 170 (48/122) | 75.66% | 1,133 | $20,081 ($16,055) | 483,002 | 45.51% | 13.87 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 105 (48/57) | 74.38% | 1,234 | $17,767 ($15,704) | 377,954 | 52.44% | 15.25 to 1 |
| Missouri | 147 (43/104) | 72.44% | 1,140 | $18,571 ($15,899) | 335,902 | 52.25% | 13.48 to 1 |
| Northern Marianas | 1 (1/0) | - | - | $5,520 ($4,037) | 1,298 | 29.00% | 22.00 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 53 (26/27) | 73.52% | 1,077 | $11,254 ($7,906) | 159,007 | 44.03% | 17.14 to 1 |
| Montana | 30 (19/11) | 77.56% | 1,171 | $14,656 ($7,694) | 47,085 | 40.75% | 12.21 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 171 (75/96) | 68.20% | 1,117 | $17,701 ($11,974) | 557,998 | 45.14% | 12.63 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 26 (14/12) | 85.12% | 1,017 | $11,055 ($8,442) | 51,263 | 44.21% | 12.54 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 38 (15/23) | 76.50% | 1,105 | $17,581 ($13,944) | 133,870 | 55.03% | 12.21 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 34 (13/21) | 82.13% | 1,239 | $27,376 ($20,229) | 198,501 | 50.86% | 11.77 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 151 (38/113) | 74.46% | 1,171 | $20,022 ($17,435) | 386,440 | 51.14% | 15.72 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 42 (27/15) | 69.60% | 1,150 | $14,497 ($5,925) | 106,105 | 32.88% | 15.22 to 1 |
| Nevada | 38 (7/31) | 86.05% | 1,165 | $19,060 ($13,992) | 115,566 | 48.35% | 16.32 to 1 |
| New York | 418 (107/311) | 68.99% | 1,231 | $24,043 ($19,246) | 1,130,989 | 54.77% | 14.22 to 1 |
| Ohio | 285 (108/177) | 73.02% | 1,135 | $20,784 ($16,720) | 652,792 | 50.94% | 14.71 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 99 (62/37) | 71.00% | 1,059 | $14,805 ($9,846) | 195,209 | 44.55% | 15.51 to 1 |
| Oregon | 72 (26/46) | 76.79% | 1,196 | $21,797 ($17,033) | 196,397 | 50.33% | 12.68 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 307 (70/237) | 74.05% | 1,178 | $27,156 ($24,041) | 550,082 | 61.74% | 12.39 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 144 (18/126) | 70.68% | 977 | $7,918 ($6,086) | 175,209 | 43.11% | 16.88 to 1 |
| Palau | 1 (1/0) | - | - | $3,970 ($3,729) | 525 | 27.00% | 10.00 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 22 (3/19) | 61.87% | 1,265 | $35,147 ($30,781) | 74,694 | 71.00% | 11.79 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 92 (33/59) | 74.85% | 1,111 | $20,355 ($14,424) | 231,452 | 42.84% | 14.56 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 28 (12/16) | 80.42% | 1,086 | $12,549 ($11,620) | 51,606 | 54.76% | 12.04 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 149 (48/101) | 72.25% | 1,132 | $17,370 ($13,074) | 322,542 | 53.86% | 16.11 to 1 |
| Texas | 410 (106/304) | 75.63% | 1,106 | $18,600 ($12,573) | 1,567,878 | 43.87% | 17.23 to 1 |
| Utah | 63 (17/46) | 85.54% | 1,239 | $18,971 ($10,074) | 395,777 | 56.19% | 18.79 to 1 |
| Virginia | 151 (44/107) | 74.66% | 1,168 | $21,281 ($16,525) | 543,374 | 49.57% | 15.18 to 1 |
| Virgin Islands | 2 (2/0) | 98.41% | 930 | $14,165 ($5,234) | 1,624 | 32.00% | 10.00 to 1 |
| Vermont | 18 (6/12) | 70.85% | 1,279 | $38,904 ($29,694) | 39,942 | 57.54% | 10.92 to 1 |
| Washington | 103 (46/57) | 81.60% | 1,213 | $19,004 ($13,905) | 321,688 | 50.09% | 14.43 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 92 (32/60) | 80.99% | 1,158 | $22,042 ($16,347) | 316,535 | 53.56% | 13.00 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 68 (38/30) | 82.83% | 1,042 | $15,120 ($10,783) | 132,128 | 49.40% | 14.67 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 10 (8/2) | 96.78% | - | $13,639 ($4,627) | 30,447 | 45.67% | 14.67 to 1 |