Colleges by state
Every college in the United States that reports to the federal government, organized by state: 4,225 schools. Pick a state to see what a year costs after grant aid, how many applicants get in, how many students finish, and what graduates earn.
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- Alabama 60 colleges
- Alaska 9 colleges
- Arizona 72 colleges
- Arkansas 53 colleges
- California 450 colleges
- Colorado 62 colleges
- Connecticut 32 colleges
- Delaware 6 colleges
- District of Columbia 21 colleges
- Florida 195 colleges
- Georgia 112 colleges
- Guam 3 colleges
- Hawaii 20 colleges
- Idaho 18 colleges
- Illinois 150 colleges
- Indiana 71 colleges
- Iowa 64 colleges
- Kansas 62 colleges
- Kentucky 60 colleges
- Louisiana 60 colleges
- Maine 29 colleges
- Maryland 52 colleges
- Massachusetts 108 colleges
- Michigan 97 colleges
- Minnesota 81 colleges
- Mississippi 35 colleges
- Missouri 96 colleges
- Montana 24 colleges
- Nebraska 40 colleges
- Nevada 21 colleges
- New Hampshire 24 colleges
- New Jersey 104 colleges
- New Mexico 36 colleges
- New York 315 colleges
- North Carolina 139 colleges
- North Dakota 21 colleges
- Ohio 193 colleges
- Oklahoma 59 colleges
- Oregon 64 colleges
- Pennsylvania 220 colleges
- Puerto Rico 83 colleges
- Rhode Island 16 colleges
- South Carolina 66 colleges
- South Dakota 22 colleges
- Tennessee 104 colleges
- Texas 245 colleges
- Utah 26 colleges
- Vermont 13 colleges
- Virginia 109 colleges
- Washington 75 colleges
- West Virginia 50 colleges
- Wisconsin 69 colleges
- Wyoming 9 colleges
Data: IPEDS 2024; SAT from IPEDS admissions 2023; College Scorecard released 06/10/2026; financial composite score for fiscal year 2022-23; endowment from IPEDS finance 2022-23 divided by IPEDS 2023 enrollment. Refreshed 2026-08-08.