Academic Statistics By State
Below table summarizes the core academic stats including tuition, admission, population, and more by U.S. State and territories. The average values are calculated based on the data from
IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education . Next list shows the highest/lowest State in perspectives of academic factors.
- California has the most schools with 729 schools and Alaska has the least schools with 10 schools.
- District of Columbia schools have the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate with 54.63% and Wyoming schools have the affordable (highest) rate with 96.00%.
- District of Columbia schools have the highest SAT score with 1,254 and Wisconsin schools have the lowest SAT score with 621.
- Vermont schools have the highest tuition & fees with $32,493 and North Dakota schools have the lowest tuition & fees with $11,187.
- California schools have the most enrolled students with 2,777,115 and Alaska schools have the least students with 26,547.
2019 College Statistics By State
| State | Number of Schools (Public/Private) | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Tuition (Residents) | Student Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|
| Alaska |
10 (6/4) |
76.00% |
1,160.00 |
$14,038 ($9,165) |
26,547 |
43.67% |
10.67 to 1 |
|---|
| Alabama |
95 (41/54) |
68.04% |
1,029.25 |
$14,111 ($10,879) |
312,636 |
41.51% |
16.59 to 1 |
|---|
| Arkansas |
86 (37/49) |
70.32% |
978.88 |
$12,235 ($9,162) |
162,162 |
45.49% |
14.21 to 1 |
|---|
| American Samoa |
1 (1/0) |
- |
- |
$4,250 ($3,950) |
1,037 |
63.00% |
14.00 to 1 |
|---|
| Arizona |
136 (35/101) |
77.50% |
1,169.50 |
$16,636 ($10,648) |
599,791 |
51.63% |
17.76 to 1 |
|---|
| California |
729 (188/541) |
62.69% |
1,176.68 |
$19,080 ($15,124) |
2,777,115 |
59.83% |
17.96 to 1 |
|---|
| Colorado |
118 (34/84) |
72.77% |
1,135.33 |
$16,841 ($12,574) |
377,480 |
55.65% |
15.16 to 1 |
|---|
| Connecticut |
90 (34/56) |
61.38% |
1,160.17 |
$21,591 ($19,547) |
208,588 |
61.32% |
12.40 to 1 |
|---|
| District of Columbia |
23 (2/21) |
54.63% |
1,253.60 |
$23,610 ($25,357) |
98,347 |
59.21% |
13.13 to 1 |
|---|
| Delaware |
18 (4/14) |
61.20% |
1,034.00 |
$16,925 ($14,924) |
61,663 |
61.33% |
15.18 to 1 |
|---|
| Florida |
392 (91/301) |
64.89% |
1,128.80 |
$15,252 ($13,954) |
1,141,733 |
60.97% |
15.82 to 1 |
|---|
| Federated States of Micronesia |
1 (1/0) |
76.00% |
- |
$4,750 ($4,750) |
1,931 |
29.00% |
15.00 to 1 |
|---|
| Georgia |
171 (54/117) |
64.06% |
1,096.09 |
$16,278 ($12,162) |
566,222 |
44.34% |
15.99 to 1 |
|---|
| Guam |
3 (2/1) |
80.00% |
- |
$7,634 ($4,882) |
5,888 |
29.33% |
13.33 to 1 |
|---|
| Hawaii |
26 (11/15) |
78.25% |
1,094.50 |
$17,917 ($9,756) |
63,092 |
45.76% |
14.00 to 1 |
|---|
| Iowa |
91 (24/67) |
71.94% |
1,004.34 |
$19,585 ($18,768) |
255,443 |
57.58% |
11.83 to 1 |
|---|
| Idaho |
39 (9/30) |
84.56% |
1,116.43 |
$15,699 ($11,399) |
125,344 |
57.87% |
13.13 to 1 |
|---|
| Illinois |
279 (66/213) |
66.38% |
1,094.33 |
$18,606 ($16,874) |
754,706 |
54.97% |
13.62 to 1 |
|---|
| Indiana |
130 (18/112) |
72.96% |
1,123.95 |
$20,488 ($19,942) |
413,129 |
56.06% |
13.78 to 1 |
|---|
| Kansas |
86 (34/52) |
68.65% |
953.10 |
$14,301 ($12,287) |
216,315 |
49.93% |
12.81 to 1 |
|---|
| Kentucky |
104 (25/79) |
69.81% |
1,073.44 |
$18,404 ($14,869) |
270,473 |
43.18% |
14.10 to 1 |
|---|
| Louisiana |
130 (35/95) |
65.96% |
880.82 |
$15,159 ($11,448) |
256,062 |
52.79% |
15.28 to 1 |
|---|
| Massachusetts |
181 (43/138) |
60.19% |
1,209.09 |
$25,766 ($28,303) |
509,374 |
63.58% |
12.09 to 1 |
|---|
| Maryland |
94 (33/61) |
62.93% |
1,127.40 |
$19,346 ($16,019) |
371,572 |
54.22% |
15.64 to 1 |
|---|
| Maine |
40 (18/22) |
64.59% |
1,099.44 |
$21,652 ($18,335) |
72,637 |
57.54% |
13.30 to 1 |
|---|
| Marshall Islands |
1 (1/0) |
- |
- |
$5,105 ($4,885) |
1,119 |
11.00% |
12.00 to 1 |
|---|
| Michigan |
183 (47/136) |
68.85% |
1,095.72 |
$17,153 ($15,457) |
553,914 |
53.25% |
14.22 to 1 |
|---|
| Minnesota |
120 (43/77) |
69.05% |
1,098.03 |
$16,980 ($15,823) |
413,948 |
51.14% |
14.69 to 1 |
|---|
| Missouri |
185 (52/133) |
70.06% |
1,031.39 |
$15,534 ($14,710) |
380,921 |
57.67% |
12.34 to 1 |
|---|
| Northern Marianas |
1 (1/0) |
- |
- |
$5,520 ($4,038) |
1,194 |
21.00% |
25.00 to 1 |
|---|
| Mississippi |
60 (25/35) |
76.50% |
909.92 |
$11,983 ($8,734) |
172,542 |
52.04% |
15.96 to 1 |
|---|
| Montana |
31 (17/14) |
78.22% |
1,134.67 |
$12,727 ($7,684) |
49,723 |
46.62% |
13.87 to 1 |
|---|
| North Carolina |
184 (77/107) |
59.22% |
1,071.29 |
$16,587 ($12,088) |
573,293 |
44.52% |
13.72 to 1 |
|---|
| North Dakota |
29 (14/15) |
75.89% |
946.33 |
$11,187 ($7,727) |
53,686 |
49.14% |
12.90 to 1 |
|---|
| Nebraska |
51 (19/32) |
67.89% |
711.06 |
$16,272 ($14,196) |
135,933 |
53.00% |
12.73 to 1 |
|---|
| New Hampshire |
41 (14/27) |
66.40% |
1,182.14 |
$23,125 ($21,103) |
161,904 |
59.24% |
12.16 to 1 |
|---|
| New Jersey |
159 (37/122) |
70.94% |
1,113.81 |
$18,104 ($16,666) |
429,028 |
58.43% |
15.53 to 1 |
|---|
| New Mexico |
51 (28/23) |
62.00% |
1,127.50 |
$12,034 ($7,259) |
125,648 |
38.65% |
15.54 to 1 |
|---|
| Nevada |
47 (8/39) |
82.10% |
1,138.33 |
$18,504 ($14,660) |
122,321 |
52.30% |
15.53 to 1 |
|---|
| New York |
464 (114/350) |
65.91% |
1,173.80 |
$19,742 ($19,082) |
1,288,538 |
59.78% |
14.09 to 1 |
|---|
| Ohio |
338 (110/228) |
70.02% |
1,058.83 |
$16,603 ($15,990) |
664,139 |
55.45% |
12.52 to 1 |
|---|
| Oklahoma |
135 (74/61) |
67.68% |
843.78 |
$11,362 ($11,288) |
223,411 |
56.88% |
13.39 to 1 |
|---|
| Oregon |
94 (26/68) |
83.45% |
1,151.88 |
$19,465 ($17,227) |
232,530 |
53.39% |
13.59 to 1 |
|---|
| Pennsylvania |
377 (95/282) |
72.23% |
1,126.80 |
$22,057 ($22,292) |
738,144 |
61.66% |
13.56 to 1 |
|---|
| Puerto Rico |
151 (20/131) |
67.43% |
1,034.33 |
$7,711 ($6,268) |
216,325 |
51.81% |
17.15 to 1 |
|---|
| Palau |
1 (1/0) |
- |
- |
$3,610 ($3,250) |
497 |
29.00% |
10.00 to 1 |
|---|
| Rhode Island |
24 (3/21) |
60.17% |
1,246.00 |
$27,071 ($29,534) |
82,805 |
73.19% |
12.57 to 1 |
|---|
| South Carolina |
110 (34/76) |
61.39% |
1,067.15 |
$17,760 ($14,119) |
246,156 |
46.10% |
14.51 to 1 |
|---|
| South Dakota |
30 (12/18) |
83.27% |
1,013.64 |
$11,898 ($11,613) |
53,682 |
46.23% |
12.14 to 1 |
|---|
| Tennessee |
177 (50/127) |
71.93% |
899.72 |
$16,000 ($15,989) |
342,851 |
56.05% |
14.99 to 1 |
|---|
| Texas |
445 (115/330) |
67.07% |
1,097.54 |
$15,772 ($11,641) |
1,677,347 |
51.88% |
16.86 to 1 |
|---|
| Utah |
75 (16/59) |
77.33% |
1,202.80 |
$14,445 ($12,689) |
375,782 |
59.49% |
13.22 to 1 |
|---|
| Virginia |
166 (46/120) |
64.38% |
1,116.56 |
$18,401 ($15,951) |
557,679 |
54.63% |
14.22 to 1 |
|---|
| Virgin Islands |
1 (1/0) |
98.00% |
918.00 |
$14,496 ($5,235) |
1,984 |
23.00% |
11.00 to 1 |
|---|
| Vermont |
26 (7/19) |
70.13% |
1,126.38 |
$32,493 ($29,887) |
44,156 |
59.86% |
10.64 to 1 |
|---|
| Washington |
117 (44/73) |
80.56% |
1,160.33 |
$16,492 ($13,436) |
372,145 |
54.97% |
14.72 to 1 |
|---|
| Wisconsin |
118 (37/81) |
72.85% |
620.58 |
$18,890 ($16,214) |
349,820 |
54.05% |
12.39 to 1 |
|---|
| West Virginia |
76 (40/36) |
71.68% |
1,036.24 |
$12,549 ($11,000) |
142,344 |
57.38% |
14.46 to 1 |
|---|
| Wyoming |
11 (8/3) |
96.00% |
1,165.00 |
$11,758 ($5,085) |
32,604 |
44.36% |
12.64 to 1 |
|---|