The top city with the most 4-year colleges in the U.S. is New York, NY with a total of 200 colleges with 746,390 students enrolled. It also icludes nearby cities based on CBSA metropolitan area definition. New York is the largest city in terms of both the number of schools and total student population in the U.S..
Other top cities in the U.S. include
- Los Angeles, CA (122 colleges, 725,019 students). The largest college in Los Angeles is University of California-Los Angeles with 47,335 students.
- Chicago, IL (67 colleges, 319,221 students). The biggest institution in Chicago is University of Illinois Chicago with 33,906 students.
- Boston, MA (57 colleges, 311,151 students). The top college in Boston is Boston University with 37,737 students.
- Philadelphia, DE (55 colleges, 249,374 students). The largest college in Philadelphia is Temple University with 29,640 students.
- San Juan, PR (48 colleges, 112,944 students). The most prominent college in San Juan is NUC University with 30,794 students.
- Washington, DC (45 colleges, 329,652 students). The top college in Washington is University of Maryland Global Campus with 63,012 students.
- Miami, FL (45 colleges, 303,636 students). The biggest institution in Miami is Miami Dade College with 58,941 students.
- Dallas, TX (43 colleges, 330,339 students). The most prominent college in Dallas is Dallas College with 69,749 students.
- Phoenix, AZ (34 colleges, 511,261 students). The top college in Phoenix is Grand Canyon University with 113,257 students.
- San Francisco, CA (34 colleges, 135,342 students). The top college in San Francisco is University of California-Berkeley with 45,882 students.
- Seattle, WA (34 colleges, 180,651 students). The top college in Seattle is University of Washington-Seattle Campus with 56,997 students.
- San Diego, CA (32 colleges, 251,508 students). The biggest institution in San Diego is University of California-San Diego with 44,256 students.
- Houston, TX (32 colleges, 304,297 students). The top college in Houston is Lone Star College System with 73,077 students.
- St. Louis, IL (30 colleges, 118,750 students). The most prominent college in St. Louis is Saint Louis University with 17,059 students.
- Atlanta, GA (28 colleges, 233,229 students). The leading institution in Atlanta is Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus with 53,363 students.
- Minneapolis, MN (28 colleges, 209,151 students). The biggest institution in Minneapolis is University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with 56,666 students.
- Pittsburgh, PA (24 colleges, 105,345 students). The most prominent college in Pittsburgh is University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus with 35,724 students.
- Denver, CO (22 colleges, 156,282 students). The most prominent college in Denver is University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with 23,124 students.
- Columbus, OH (21 colleges, 121,173 students). The leading institution in Columbus is Ohio State University-Main Campus with 61,443 students.
U.S. Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in the U.S., including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.