Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
According to the annual survey of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), there are over 7,300 active institutions in the U.S. that offer some type of postsecondary education. The table below lists the most important key statistics about these colleges and universities by state.
The table is organized by institution type (level of education offered) namely:
- 4-year colleges & universities (offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs)
- 2-year colleges (offer diploma and associate degree programs)
- Vocational & Trade Schools
The data is sourced from U.S. Department of Education NCES 2016-2017 academic year survey.
| 4 year | 2 year | <2 year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Net Price | Enrollment | Count | Net Price | Enrollment | Count | Net Price | Enrollment | |
| Colleges in Alabama | 45 | $16,925 | 174,598 | 33 | $20,957 | 83,900 | 15 | $13,368 | 2,698 |
| Colleges in Alaska | 5 | $12,240 | 50,612 | 3 | $9,153 | 691 | 1 | $6,934 | 3,627 |
| Colleges in Arizona | 49 | $22,179 | 312,462 | 38 | $13,412 | 399,136 | 48 | $7,318 | 7,027 |
| Colleges in Arkansas | 27 | $14,728 | 96,206 | 27 | $16,353 | 49,754 | 34 | $12,118 | 5,240 |
| Colleges in California | 298 | $24,668 | 1,107,547 | 209 | $21,064 | 1,323,229 | 215 | $15,619 | 35,551 |
| Colleges in Colorado | 56 | $21,736 | 217,751 | 55 | $16,701 | 83,538 | 15 | $19,913 | 6,225 |
| Colleges in Connecticut | 33 | $18,793 | 111,090 | 16 | $6,790 | 102,096 | 43 | $16,541 | 8,746 |
| Colleges in Delaware | 8 | $17,936 | 48,877 | 2 | $29,596 | 669 | 8 | $15,704 | 3,438 |
| Colleges in District of Columbia | 18 | $23,737 | 48,469 | 4 | $20,612 | 1,026 | 2 | $15,569 | 1,590 |
| Colleges in Florida | 162 | $21,508 | 883,139 | 113 | $19,858 | 93,573 | 136 | $10,400 | 23,555 |
| Colleges in Georgia | 81 | $20,785 | 336,445 | 55 | $18,916 | 121,986 | 39 | $15,424 | 10,202 |
| Colleges in Hawaii | 13 | $19,030 | 32,411 | 8 | $9,711 | 52,108 | 4 | $20,937 | 630 |
| Colleges in Idaho | 15 | $16,238 | 92,626 | 26 | $13,654 | 47,490 | 2 | $19,049 | 368 |
| Colleges in Illinois | 120 | $21,996 | 316,981 | 75 | $17,689 | 311,680 | 103 | $13,692 | 8,415 |
| Colleges in Indiana | 75 | $21,963 | 278,445 | 18 | $17,489 | 82,487 | 46 | $14,380 | 10,683 |
| Colleges in Iowa | 47 | $18,157 | 138,406 | 43 | $10,400 | 92,624 | 1 | $11,788 | 153 |
| Colleges in Kansas | 43 | $15,858 | 105,791 | 32 | $9,856 | 161,680 | 16 | $14,384 | 4,936 |
| Colleges in Kentucky | 52 | $17,337 | 137,910 | 49 | $12,730 | 81,866 | 10 | $16,040 | 1,592 |
| Colleges in Louisiana | 35 | $19,659 | 139,900 | 35 | $18,322 | 71,056 | 59 | $14,525 | 16,672 |
| Colleges in Maine | 21 | $17,441 | 44,682 | 11 | $15,257 | 17,834 | 6 | $14,998 | 2,955 |
| Colleges in Maryland | 39 | $24,717 | 172,111 | 22 | $11,358 | 253,636 | 33 | $16,266 | 13,983 |
| Colleges in Massachusetts | 103 | $28,723 | 273,568 | 26 | $23,549 | 95,464 | 60 | $15,254 | 6,817 |
| Colleges in Michigan | 76 | $18,636 | 342,718 | 33 | $9,908 | 159,119 | 79 | $16,640 | 10,034 |
| Colleges in Minnesota | 82 | $20,405 | 183,810 | 36 | $10,947 | 120,287 | 22 | $12,642 | 3,250 |
| Colleges in Mississippi | 19 | $13,704 | 79,068 | 31 | $10,771 | 146,030 | 11 | $14,881 | 5,232 |
| Colleges in Missouri | 88 | $20,024 | 227,820 | 43 | $18,213 | 96,986 | 66 | $12,147 | 6,992 |
| Colleges in Montana | 11 | $14,796 | 73,752 | 20 | $7,892 | 9,202 | 1 | $22,038 | 99 |
| Colleges in Nebraska | 29 | $19,048 | 70,075 | 23 | $8,596 | 41,076 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colleges in Nevada | 18 | $24,348 | 90,461 | 19 | $16,167 | 16,197 | 8 | $18,874 | 5,148 |
| Colleges in New Hampshire | 20 | $23,087 | 181,392 | 8 | $14,776 | 27,250 | 13 | $16,966 | 3,630 |
| Colleges in New Jersey | 53 | $18,188 | 203,945 | 42 | $15,897 | 158,019 | 68 | $18,537 | 11,215 |
| Colleges in New Mexico | 22 | $18,528 | 50,178 | 22 | $8,336 | 141,028 | 7 | $13,737 | 4,332 |
| Colleges in New York | 243 | $18,509 | 719,208 | 93 | $19,934 | 323,372 | 137 | $14,738 | 19,507 |
| Colleges in North Carolina | 80 | $20,906 | 263,155 | 72 | $17,351 | 227,236 | 40 | $14,955 | 8,664 |
| Colleges in North Dakota | 15 | $12,631 | 39,691 | 12 | $11,909 | 14,728 | 2 | $6,813 | 75 |
| Colleges in Ohio | 135 | $20,023 | 385,168 | 130 | $13,425 | 188,367 | 92 | $15,870 | 10,328 |
| Colleges in Oklahoma | 41 | $19,491 | 121,312 | 39 | $20,221 | 72,057 | 64 | $7,601 | 26,352 |
| Colleges in Oregon | 42 | $21,083 | 110,654 | 46 | $11,239 | 95,556 | 8 | $19,167 | 2,276 |
| Colleges in Pennsylvania | 164 | $22,551 | 446,196 | 124 | $17,198 | 155,054 | 103 | $15,767 | 9,119 |
| Colleges in Rhode Island | 12 | $26,853 | 114,790 | 3 | $16,892 | 15,325 | 9 | $17,271 | 5,199 |
| Colleges in South Carolina | 48 | $18,375 | 128,686 | 32 | $15,047 | 91,567 | 34 | $15,460 | 5,910 |
| Colleges in South Dakota | 19 | $14,757 | 40,192 | 12 | $9,787 | 6,862 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colleges in Tennessee | 73 | $19,142 | 180,651 | 59 | $13,250 | 106,200 | 55 | $12,394 | 3,655 |
| Colleges in Texas | 157 | $20,597 | 692,156 | 131 | $17,862 | 725,530 | 172 | $14,321 | 47,280 |
| Colleges in Utah | 33 | $20,835 | 240,192 | 11 | $9,171 | 39,570 | 34 | $12,866 | 16,160 |
| Colleges in Vermont | 22 | $19,424 | 31,921 | 1 | $10,409 | 17,589 | 2 | $14,901 | 372 |
| Colleges in Virginia | 83 | $21,061 | 284,046 | 49 | $14,385 | 178,469 | 40 | $14,522 | 3,297 |
| Colleges in Washington | 67 | $24,339 | 264,641 | 28 | $14,831 | 65,235 | 32 | $13,947 | 2,871 |
| Colleges in West Virginia | 27 | $18,799 | 103,140 | 28 | $11,746 | 42,380 | 22 | $7,277 | 1,342 |
| Colleges in Wisconsin | 69 | $18,583 | 214,402 | 31 | $12,132 | 89,003 | 17 | $13,770 | 1,902 |
| Colleges in Wyoming | 2 | $19,434 | 19,666 | 9 | $6,928 | 21,003 | 0 | 0 | |
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