Student Population By State

Total	4-Years Colleges	Community Colleges	Trade Schools
19,217,160	14,166,420	4,759,132	291,608

Student Population Comparison Table By State

The following geographic chart illustrates the student population by state. Darker colored states have larger number of students, while lighter colored states have smaller number of students. You may want to click on a state to see teh details of student populations for all colleges in that state.

Student Population Comparison Table By State

The following table compares the student population by school level for each U.S. state. You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.

Enrollment Comparison By State and School Level
State	Total Number of Schools	Total Enrollment	4-Years Colleges		Community Colleges		Trade Schools
State	Total Number of Schools	Total Enrollment	Number of Schools	Population	Number of Schools	Population	Number of Schools	Population
Alaska	9	20,354	6	19,807	2	345	1	202
Alabama	84	295,431	42	214,910	27	79,200	15	1,321
Arkansas	89	157,064	28	113,722	27	41,074	34	2,268
American Samoa	1	1,051	1	1,051	0	-	0	-
Arizona	122	634,219	49	457,181	37	168,705	36	8,333
California	698	2,572,959	308	1,442,554	194	1,089,186	196	41,219
Colorado	94	360,074	47	316,735	23	35,123	24	8,216
Connecticut	77	197,958	32	152,985	23	40,275	22	4,698
District of Columbia	25	99,862	19	98,761	3	604	3	497
Delaware	18	58,629	9	56,893	1	129	8	1,607
Florida	402	1,052,600	182	977,104	86	45,200	134	30,296
Federated States of Micronesia	1	1,996	1	1,996	0	-	0	-
Georgia	169	548,018	94	424,810	48	117,023	27	6,185
Guam	3	4,733	3	4,733	0	-	0	-
Hawaii	24	59,134	11	37,631	10	21,391	3	112
Iowa	76	203,770	38	120,286	36	83,409	2	75
Idaho	36	127,721	13	109,210	5	17,030	18	1,481
Illinois	249	689,523	106	440,802	61	238,510	82	10,211
Indiana	142	450,045	73	354,448	30	91,933	39	3,664
Kansas	78	188,771	36	115,002	29	71,277	13	2,492
Kentucky	87	267,953	38	190,807	22	75,210	27	1,936
Louisiana	117	251,060	38	178,018	30	64,942	49	8,100
Massachusetts	152	473,909	89	405,820	22	63,691	41	4,398
Maryland	80	338,633	38	237,532	18	96,979	24	4,122
Maine	37	72,446	23	54,638	8	16,837	6	971
Marshall Islands	1	1,384	1	1,384	0	-	0	-
Michigan	176	476,619	76	343,227	36	126,186	64	7,206
Minnesota	109	375,253	57	273,459	42	100,065	10	1,729
Missouri	158	337,605	90	269,792	23	64,173	45	3,640
Northern Marianas	1	1,297	1	1,297	0	-	0	-
Mississippi	54	159,067	19	91,917	19	64,033	16	3,117
Montana	30	47,374	14	39,420	12	7,714	4	240
North Carolina	175	556,952	83	334,572	68	220,264	24	2,116
North Dakota	27	51,398	16	44,133	9	7,237	2	28
Nebraska	39	135,452	22	94,026	17	41,426	0	-
New Hampshire	34	215,379	17	205,355	8	9,216	9	808
New Jersey	158	395,625	65	259,411	42	125,481	51	10,733
New Mexico	44	111,470	15	55,342	21	54,740	8	1,388
Nevada	38	118,279	15	109,537	7	4,345	16	4,397
New York	439	1,143,546	253	897,170	88	233,140	98	13,236
Ohio	288	628,278	126	485,661	73	131,595	89	11,022
Oklahoma	102	210,254	32	132,295	29	65,049	41	12,910
Oregon	73	197,086	31	127,650	34	68,467	8	969
Pennsylvania	334	648,126	153	530,913	90	109,078	91	8,135
Puerto Rico	145	169,522	76	154,415	20	7,226	49	7,881
Palau	1	454	0	-	1	454	0	-
Rhode Island	22	75,952	13	62,150	2	12,346	7	1,456
South Carolina	96	245,961	46	169,924	25	72,748	25	3,289
South Dakota	29	51,645	19	44,156	7	7,226	3	263
Tennessee	158	331,206	70	233,995	49	93,093	39	4,118
Texas	425	1,594,385	167	1,215,060	95	355,916	163	23,409
Utah	64	419,814	24	374,720	5	26,873	35	18,221
Virginia	163	551,218	88	395,855	40	152,088	35	3,275
Virgin Islands	2	1,636	2	1,636	0	-	0	-
Vermont	19	40,052	16	34,292	1	5,596	2	164
Washington	108	314,620	72	290,387	14	20,853	22	3,380
Wisconsin	92	317,961	54	228,701	21	87,944	17	1,316
West Virginia	70	134,361	27	116,525	25	17,123	18	713
Wyoming	10	30,016	5	20,607	4	9,364	1	45

Total 19,217,160 Students Enrolled in U.S. Colleges

Student Population Comparison Table By State