8.99% Students under 18 Years old, 23.81% Students Are 18 or 19 Years old, and 36.08% Stdents Are Between 20 and 24 Years old in U.S. Colleges

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TotalUnder 1818-1920-24 25-29Over 30
15,229K 1,369K
(8.99%)
3,626K
(23.81%)
5,494K
(36.08%)
1,819K
(11.95%)
2,908K
(19.09%)
A total of 15,228,622 students are enrolled in U.S. colleges including 4-years colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In U.S. colleges and universites, 1,369,100 students are 18 years old or younger(8.99%), 3,626,085 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.81%), 3,174,964 students are between 20 and 22 years old (20.85%), 2,319,416 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.23%), and 1,819,177 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.95%).
1,706,117 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.20%), 779,164 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.12%), 422,301 students are 50 years old or older (2.77%).

Student Population Comparison Table by Age

The following table compares the student population by age for each U.S. state. You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.
Enrollment Comparison by Age
StateNumber of SchoolsTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
Alaska919,2502,095
(10.88%)
2,849
(14.80%)
2,602
(13.52%)
2,631
(13.67%)
2,616
(13.59%)
3,480
(18.08%)
1,664
(8.64%)
1,304
(6.77%)
Alabama84263,89123,027
(8.73%)
66,075
(25.04%)
55,976
(21.21%)
37,683
(14.28%)
27,243
(10.32%)
28,980
(10.98%)
15,317
(5.80%)
7,412
(2.81%)
Arkansas89114,10315,433
(13.53%)
30,598
(26.82%)
23,448
(20.55%)
15,125
(13.26%)
10,654
(9.34%)
11,127
(9.75%)
5,307
(4.65%)
2,396
(2.10%)
Arizona122596,45941,430
(6.95%)
99,632
(16.70%)
88,971
(14.92%)
77,319
(12.96%)
86,965
(14.58%)
110,028
(18.45%)
58,182
(9.75%)
33,662
(5.64%)
California6982,190,606152,968
(6.98%)
544,619
(24.86%)
451,960
(20.63%)
350,562
(16.00%)
284,393
(12.98%)
241,888
(11.04%)
98,813
(4.51%)
64,607
(2.95%)
Colorado94310,06541,923
(13.52%)
60,055
(19.37%)
53,063
(17.11%)
40,201
(12.97%)
40,101
(12.93%)
44,052
(14.21%)
20,193
(6.51%)
10,466
(3.38%)
Connecticut77181,4815,562
(3.06%)
46,521
(25.63%)
42,073
(23.18%)
28,226
(15.55%)
23,306
(12.84%)
20,840
(11.48%)
9,416
(5.19%)
5,461
(3.01%)
District of Columbia2564,7081,959
(3.03%)
12,594
(19.46%)
11,511
(17.79%)
12,309
(19.02%)
12,884
(19.91%)
8,714
(13.47%)
3,008
(4.65%)
1,599
(2.47%)
Delaware1845,0821,727
(3.83%)
11,913
(26.43%)
10,657
(23.64%)
6,333
(14.05%)
5,270
(11.69%)
5,257
(11.66%)
2,475
(5.49%)
1,440
(3.19%)
Florida402768,70462,516
(8.13%)
188,961
(24.58%)
167,226
(21.75%)
124,644
(16.21%)
91,976
(11.97%)
81,754
(10.64%)
34,013
(4.42%)
16,660
(2.17%)
Georgia169503,22335,132
(6.98%)
126,580
(25.15%)
113,563
(22.57%)
85,652
(17.02%)
60,741
(12.07%)
49,637
(9.86%)
21,100
(4.19%)
10,762
(2.14%)
Hawaii2456,1276,081
(10.83%)
13,359
(23.80%)
10,635
(18.95%)
9,048
(16.12%)
6,819
(12.15%)
6,114
(10.89%)
2,526
(4.50%)
1,545
(2.75%)
Iowa76138,98629,189
(21.00%)
38,248
(27.52%)
27,630
(19.88%)
15,981
(11.50%)
11,196
(8.06%)
10,168
(7.32%)
4,603
(3.31%)
1,831
(1.32%)
Idaho36120,13721,406
(17.82%)
21,894
(18.22%)
19,473
(16.21%)
19,451
(16.19%)
13,084
(10.89%)
11,972
(9.97%)
8,035
(6.69%)
4,809
(4.00%)
Illinois249598,17244,403
(7.42%)
136,291
(22.78%)
114,996
(19.22%)
85,779
(14.34%)
76,998
(12.87%)
78,112
(13.06%)
39,101
(6.54%)
22,209
(3.71%)
Indiana142408,29252,082
(12.76%)
90,899
(22.26%)
81,441
(19.95%)
54,270
(13.29%)
47,779
(11.70%)
48,410
(11.86%)
22,711
(5.56%)
10,596
(2.60%)
Kansas78148,57319,971
(13.44%)
38,442
(25.87%)
30,924
(20.81%)
21,560
(14.51%)
14,609
(9.83%)
13,505
(9.09%)
5,950
(4.00%)
3,507
(2.36%)
Kentucky87231,32534,385
(14.86%)
53,287
(23.04%)
43,790
(18.93%)
30,511
(13.19%)
25,587
(11.06%)
26,215
(11.33%)
11,771
(5.09%)
5,764
(2.49%)
Louisiana117189,84522,567
(11.89%)
51,799
(27.28%)
42,293
(22.28%)
28,182
(14.84%)
17,660
(9.30%)
16,848
(8.87%)
7,048
(3.71%)
3,396
(1.79%)
Massachusetts152369,51012,910
(3.49%)
82,285
(22.27%)
81,842
(22.15%)
65,136
(17.63%)
57,360
(15.52%)
42,872
(11.60%)
17,152
(4.64%)
9,307
(2.52%)
Maryland80240,42211,541
(4.80%)
46,364
(19.28%)
49,558
(20.61%)
39,220
(16.31%)
34,502
(14.35%)
35,562
(14.79%)
15,171
(6.31%)
8,337
(3.47%)
Maine3767,4678,765
(12.99%)
15,989
(23.70%)
13,724
(20.34%)
8,659
(12.83%)
7,187
(10.65%)
7,477
(11.08%)
3,588
(5.32%)
1,947
(2.89%)
Michigan176382,06322,607
(5.92%)
100,180
(26.22%)
93,528
(24.48%)
64,970
(17.01%)
44,695
(11.70%)
34,636
(9.07%)
14,158
(3.71%)
7,235
(1.89%)
Minnesota109159,84011,683
(7.31%)
31,522
(19.72%)
30,304
(18.96%)
17,248
(10.79%)
18,589
(11.63%)
24,230
(15.16%)
15,796
(9.88%)
10,396
(6.50%)
Missouri158278,89136,653
(13.14%)
64,175
(23.01%)
56,581
(20.29%)
44,219
(15.86%)
31,262
(11.21%)
27,796
(9.97%)
12,526
(4.49%)
5,501
(1.97%)
Mississippi54134,84014,196
(10.53%)
37,138
(27.54%)
30,733
(22.79%)
20,248
(15.02%)
11,905
(8.83%)
11,272
(8.36%)
6,029
(4.47%)
3,169
(2.35%)
Montana3034,5842,854
(8.25%)
10,324
(29.85%)
8,122
(23.48%)
5,321
(15.39%)
3,071
(8.88%)
2,858
(8.26%)
1,311
(3.79%)
722
(2.09%)
North Carolina175428,70839,641
(9.25%)
115,129
(26.85%)
98,784
(23.04%)
61,109
(14.25%)
43,492
(10.14%)
40,449
(9.44%)
19,492
(4.55%)
10,537
(2.46%)
North Dakota2744,3224,189
(9.45%)
12,191
(27.51%)
9,766
(22.03%)
6,573
(14.83%)
4,355
(9.83%)
4,539
(10.24%)
1,875
(4.23%)
829
(1.87%)
Nebraska39126,54814,383
(11.37%)
29,900
(23.63%)
25,039
(19.79%)
17,438
(13.78%)
14,356
(11.34%)
14,799
(11.69%)
7,219
(5.70%)
3,406
(2.69%)
New Hampshire34199,6962,503
(1.25%)
16,882
(8.45%)
22,824
(11.43%)
25,039
(12.54%)
39,927
(19.99%)
54,083
(27.08%)
25,906
(12.97%)
12,447
(6.23%)
New Jersey158356,47215,961
(4.48%)
87,144
(24.45%)
85,456
(23.97%)
65,827
(18.47%)
43,697
(12.26%)
34,670
(9.73%)
14,850
(4.17%)
8,557
(2.40%)
New Mexico4495,30310,793
(11.32%)
20,114
(21.11%)
15,617
(16.39%)
12,893
(13.53%)
11,645
(12.22%)
13,217
(13.87%)
5,978
(6.27%)
4,442
(4.66%)
Nevada38108,30512,249
(11.31%)
23,329
(21.54%)
21,489
(19.84%)
17,984
(16.60%)
13,736
(12.68%)
12,316
(11.37%)
4,783
(4.42%)
2,418
(2.23%)
New York439705,76971,624
(10.15%)
185,796
(26.33%)
165,110
(23.39%)
112,204
(15.90%)
79,557
(11.27%)
57,757
(8.18%)
22,133
(3.14%)
11,115
(1.57%)
Ohio288476,06052,402
(11.01%)
126,736
(26.62%)
116,520
(24.48%)
72,417
(15.21%)
45,205
(9.50%)
37,685
(7.92%)
16,388
(3.44%)
8,452
(1.78%)
Oklahoma102148,9699,929
(6.67%)
39,154
(26.28%)
33,479
(22.47%)
24,101
(16.18%)
15,616
(10.48%)
15,394
(10.33%)
7,409
(4.97%)
3,618
(2.43%)
Oregon73169,9389,661
(5.69%)
42,402
(24.95%)
35,203
(20.72%)
25,306
(14.89%)
22,869
(13.46%)
22,220
(13.08%)
8,274
(4.87%)
3,885
(2.29%)
Pennsylvania334558,41337,490
(6.71%)
150,606
(26.97%)
135,838
(24.33%)
86,316
(15.46%)
64,415
(11.54%)
50,849
(9.11%)
21,272
(3.81%)
11,042
(1.98%)
Rhode Island2245,053490
(1.09%)
13,449
(29.85%)
14,338
(31.82%)
6,982
(15.50%)
4,374
(9.71%)
3,316
(7.36%)
1,351
(3.00%)
748
(1.66%)
South Carolina96208,39017,049
(8.18%)
63,404
(30.43%)
53,453
(25.65%)
28,874
(13.86%)
17,498
(8.40%)
15,755
(7.56%)
7,612
(3.65%)
4,574
(2.19%)
South Dakota2927,6733,674
(13.28%)
6,945
(25.10%)
5,495
(19.86%)
3,981
(14.39%)
2,621
(9.47%)
2,793
(10.09%)
1,485
(5.37%)
670
(2.42%)
Tennessee158251,92032,677
(12.97%)
72,328
(28.71%)
51,801
(20.56%)
35,184
(13.97%)
24,873
(9.87%)
20,844
(8.27%)
9,311
(3.70%)
4,771
(1.89%)
Texas4251,199,503146,780
(12.24%)
294,258
(24.53%)
254,726
(21.24%)
199,492
(16.63%)
132,139
(11.02%)
105,642
(8.81%)
44,866
(3.74%)
20,690
(1.72%)
Utah64358,31635,760
(9.98%)
42,408
(11.84%)
42,237
(11.79%)
53,341
(14.89%)
52,551
(14.67%)
73,676
(20.56%)
41,154
(11.49%)
17,147
(4.79%)
Virginia163474,79949,836
(10.50%)
102,068
(21.50%)
92,045
(19.39%)
65,140
(13.72%)
54,248
(11.43%)
57,103
(12.03%)
31,810
(6.70%)
21,618
(4.55%)
Vermont1934,0061,661
(4.88%)
10,480
(30.82%)
9,454
(27.80%)
3,819
(11.23%)
2,725
(8.01%)
3,135
(9.22%)
1,692
(4.98%)
1,033
(3.04%)
Washington108231,93424,118
(10.40%)
52,764
(22.75%)
44,134
(19.03%)
31,752
(13.69%)
26,831
(11.57%)
31,238
(13.47%)
13,519
(5.83%)
7,358
(3.17%)
Wisconsin92266,52429,492
(11.07%)
71,020
(26.65%)
64,118
(24.06%)
39,304
(14.75%)
25,665
(9.63%)
22,753
(8.54%)
9,619
(3.61%)
4,183
(1.57%)
West Virginia7068,7686,999
(10.18%)
18,524
(26.94%)
16,387
(23.83%)
10,428
(15.16%)
5,871
(8.54%)
5,441
(7.91%)
3,000
(4.36%)
2,027
(2.95%)
Wyoming1026,5874,674
(17.58%)
6,461
(24.30%)
5,027
(18.91%)
3,424
(12.88%)
2,459
(9.25%)
2,639
(9.93%)
1,202
(4.52%)
694
(2.61%)
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