Student Age Distribution at U.S. Colleges

16,011,408

Total

1,624,838

Under 18 (10.15%)

3,738,910

18-19 (23.35%)

5,612,372

20-24 (35.05%)

1,894,468

25-29 (11.83%)

3,132,338

Over 30 (19.56%)

A total of 16,011,408 students are enrolled in U.S. colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In U.S. colleges and universites, 1,624,838 students are 18 years old or younger(10.15%), 3,738,910 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.35%), 3,266,841 students are between 20 and 22 years old (20.40%), 2,345,531 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.65%), and 1,894,468 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.83%).

1,807,535 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.29%), 861,428 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.38%), 463,375 students are 50 years old or older (2.89%).

Student Population Comparison Table by Age

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
Alaska1019,6422,505
(12.75%)		 3,341
(17.01%)		 2,727
(13.88%)		2,727
(13.88%)		 2,499
(12.72%)		 3,132
(15.95%)		 1,585
(8.07%)		1,125
(5.73%)
Alabama84286,02433,088
(11.57%)		 72,681
(25.41%)		 59,204
(20.70%)		38,089
(13.32%)		 28,041
(9.80%)		 30,171
(10.55%)		 16,523
(5.78%)		7,929
(2.77%)
Arkansas85141,54718,239
(12.89%)		 36,821
(26.01%)		 31,959
(22.58%)		18,432
(13.02%)		 12,784
(9.03%)		 13,382
(9.45%)		 6,658
(4.70%)		3,241
(2.29%)
Arizona124685,76345,871
(6.69%)		 102,923
(15.01%)		 98,445
(14.36%)		85,146
(12.42%)		 100,073
(14.59%)		 136,550
(19.91%)		 74,311
(10.84%)		42,281
(6.17%)
California6692,414,414197,294
(8.17%)		 589,644
(24.42%)		 482,843
(20.00%)		350,658
(14.52%)		 326,575
(13.53%)		 269,389
(11.16%)		 119,205
(4.94%)		78,197
(3.24%)
Colorado88300,16943,274
(14.42%)		 56,935
(18.97%)		 50,072
(16.68%)		38,012
(12.66%)		 37,879
(12.62%)		 42,235
(14.07%)		 21,142
(7.04%)		10,604
(3.53%)
Connecticut61196,5728,328
(4.24%)		 51,043
(25.97%)		 44,863
(22.82%)		30,528
(15.53%)		 23,736
(12.07%)		 21,324
(10.85%)		 10,389
(5.29%)		6,319
(3.21%)
District of Columbia2465,9401,943
(2.95%)		 12,119
(18.38%)		 13,895
(21.07%)		12,544
(19.02%)		 12,171
(18.46%)		 8,409
(12.75%)		 3,106
(4.71%)		1,676
(2.54%)
Delaware1944,6341,594
(3.57%)		 11,637
(26.07%)		 11,530
(25.83%)		5,873
(13.16%)		 5,015
(11.24%)		 5,221
(11.70%)		 2,441
(5.47%)		1,317
(2.95%)
Florida394830,93068,955
(8.30%)		 201,395
(24.24%)		 180,221
(21.69%)		133,131
(16.02%)		 100,529
(12.10%)		 90,291
(10.87%)		 38,423
(4.62%)		17,762
(2.14%)
Georgia168530,57244,750
(8.43%)		 131,060
(24.70%)		 115,597
(21.79%)		88,842
(16.74%)		 63,799
(12.02%)		 52,005
(9.80%)		 22,715
(4.28%)		11,769
(2.22%)
Hawaii2358,3196,384
(10.95%)		 13,338
(22.87%)		 11,947
(20.49%)		9,161
(15.71%)		 6,809
(11.68%)		 6,119
(10.49%)		 2,877
(4.93%)		1,682
(2.88%)
Iowa75145,91736,296
(24.87%)		 35,554
(24.37%)		 28,446
(19.49%)		16,855
(11.55%)		 11,256
(7.71%)		 10,387
(7.12%)		 4,860
(3.33%)		2,119
(1.45%)
Idaho36132,89827,215
(20.48%)		 23,534
(17.71%)		 21,471
(16.16%)		20,382
(15.34%)		 14,280
(10.75%)		 12,918
(9.72%)		 8,132
(6.12%)		4,960
(3.73%)
Illinois245605,41557,164
(9.44%)		 136,542
(22.55%)		 112,222
(18.54%)		83,647
(13.82%)		 72,695
(12.01%)		 78,921
(13.04%)		 41,261
(6.82%)		22,827
(3.77%)
Indiana143459,62873,098
(15.90%)		 96,505
(21.00%)		 87,244
(18.98%)		57,668
(12.55%)		 53,341
(11.61%)		 53,445
(11.63%)		 25,928
(5.64%)		12,309
(2.68%)
Kansas80139,65219,558
(14.00%)		 37,783
(27.06%)		 29,663
(21.24%)		19,577
(14.02%)		 12,658
(9.06%)		 11,793
(8.44%)		 5,454
(3.91%)		3,028
(2.17%)
Kentucky87251,56039,963
(15.89%)		 56,522
(22.47%)		 45,463
(18.07%)		31,863
(12.67%)		 27,721
(11.02%)		 28,994
(11.53%)		 14,015
(5.57%)		6,969
(2.77%)
Louisiana114183,99924,215
(13.16%)		 47,700
(25.92%)		 38,255
(20.79%)		27,261
(14.82%)		 18,539
(10.08%)		 16,983
(9.23%)		 7,488
(4.07%)		3,555
(1.93%)
Massachusetts147313,76714,891
(4.75%)		 71,342
(22.74%)		 72,301
(23.04%)		49,703
(15.84%)		 44,485
(14.18%)		 36,107
(11.51%)		 16,093
(5.13%)		8,589
(2.74%)
Maryland79262,86619,612
(7.46%)		 53,989
(20.54%)		 52,572
(20.00%)		41,363
(15.74%)		 35,000
(13.31%)		 35,872
(13.65%)		 15,733
(5.99%)		8,630
(3.28%)
Maine3968,94211,744
(17.03%)		 16,265
(23.59%)		 13,171
(19.10%)		8,314
(12.06%)		 6,497
(9.42%)		 7,182
(10.42%)		 3,674
(5.33%)		2,071
(3.00%)
Michigan174401,34029,093
(7.25%)		 105,386
(26.26%)		 95,770
(23.86%)		66,309
(16.52%)		 45,290
(11.28%)		 36,300
(9.04%)		 15,249
(3.80%)		7,869
(1.96%)
Minnesota109178,55012,853
(7.20%)		 31,814
(17.82%)		 30,841
(17.27%)		19,251
(10.78%)		 22,161
(12.41%)		 30,592
(17.13%)		 19,445
(10.89%)		11,421
(6.40%)
Missouri155278,45340,428
(14.52%)		 64,399
(23.13%)		 53,705
(19.29%)		44,035
(15.81%)		 30,568
(10.98%)		 26,835
(9.64%)		 12,541
(4.50%)		5,594
(2.01%)
Mississippi56121,7798,174
(6.71%)		 35,388
(29.06%)		 30,382
(24.95%)		19,568
(16.07%)		 10,671
(8.76%)		 9,806
(8.05%)		 5,181
(4.25%)		2,588
(2.13%)
Montana3134,3313,511
(10.23%)		 10,040
(29.24%)		 8,639
(25.16%)		5,048
(14.70%)		 2,823
(8.22%)		 2,471
(7.20%)		 1,133
(3.30%)		643
(1.87%)
North Carolina176441,52144,392
(10.05%)		 118,859
(26.92%)		 102,784
(23.28%)		61,619
(13.96%)		 43,182
(9.78%)		 39,913
(9.04%)		 19,141
(4.34%)		10,704
(2.42%)
North Dakota2647,6605,335
(11.19%)		 12,956
(27.18%)		 10,751
(22.56%)		6,671
(14.00%)		 4,391
(9.21%)		 4,443
(9.32%)		 2,122
(4.45%)		980
(2.06%)
Nebraska40132,74417,764
(13.38%)		 30,886
(23.27%)		 25,725
(19.38%)		17,778
(13.39%)		 14,233
(10.72%)		 15,084
(11.36%)		 7,655
(5.77%)		3,570
(2.69%)
New Hampshire32221,462923
(0.42%)		 14,161
(6.39%)		 20,684
(9.34%)		27,024
(12.20%)		 45,473
(20.53%)		 66,855
(30.19%)		 31,665
(14.30%)		14,652
(6.62%)
New Jersey153358,45515,977
(4.46%)		 90,481
(25.24%)		 86,952
(24.26%)		63,728
(17.78%)		 42,365
(11.82%)		 34,413
(9.60%)		 15,647
(4.37%)		8,533
(2.38%)
New Mexico4299,92712,735
(12.74%)		 21,080
(21.10%)		 15,561
(15.57%)		13,247
(13.26%)		 11,825
(11.83%)		 13,808
(13.82%)		 6,700
(6.70%)		4,966
(4.97%)
Nevada38116,55916,640
(14.28%)		 24,818
(21.29%)		 21,672
(18.59%)		18,489
(15.86%)		 14,703
(12.61%)		 12,453
(10.68%)		 5,116
(4.39%)		2,668
(2.29%)
New York425727,63085,673
(11.77%)		 180,433
(24.80%)		 161,517
(22.20%)		120,274
(16.53%)		 83,995
(11.54%)		 60,502
(8.31%)		 23,448
(3.22%)		11,225
(1.54%)
Ohio289494,78462,978
(12.73%)		 131,654
(26.61%)		 119,181
(24.09%)		71,593
(14.47%)		 45,411
(9.18%)		 37,980
(7.68%)		 17,074
(3.45%)		8,708
(1.76%)
Oklahoma105167,47416,560
(9.89%)		 45,391
(27.10%)		 35,446
(21.17%)		23,713
(14.16%)		 16,553
(9.88%)		 16,801
(10.03%)		 8,523
(5.09%)		3,930
(2.35%)
Oregon74166,5089,581
(5.75%)		 39,306
(23.61%)		 35,870
(21.54%)		24,945
(14.98%)		 21,617
(12.98%)		 21,802
(13.09%)		 8,839
(5.31%)		4,522
(2.72%)
Pennsylvania329457,84325,869
(5.65%)		 118,526
(25.89%)		 111,897
(24.44%)		76,115
(16.62%)		 54,529
(11.91%)		 41,702
(9.11%)		 18,711
(4.09%)		10,099
(2.21%)
Rhode Island2375,5702,668
(3.53%)		 23,715
(31.38%)		 21,639
(28.63%)		11,077
(14.66%)		 7,000
(9.26%)		 5,832
(7.72%)		 2,349
(3.11%)		1,282
(1.70%)
South Carolina94234,48424,089
(10.27%)		 70,067
(29.88%)		 57,909
(24.70%)		31,084
(13.26%)		 18,928
(8.07%)		 17,872
(7.62%)		 8,929
(3.81%)		5,530
(2.36%)
South Dakota2626,6743,856
(14.46%)		 6,213
(23.29%)		 5,434
(20.37%)		3,879
(14.54%)		 2,455
(9.20%)		 2,594
(9.72%)		 1,465
(5.49%)		771
(2.89%)
Tennessee152267,33637,143
(13.89%)		 76,110
(28.47%)		 59,112
(22.11%)		36,036
(13.48%)		 24,001
(8.98%)		 20,660
(7.73%)		 9,334
(3.49%)		4,846
(1.81%)
Texas4171,276,603166,616
(13.05%)		 322,383
(25.25%)		 277,532
(21.74%)		202,558
(15.87%)		 132,198
(10.36%)		 105,459
(8.26%)		 47,169
(3.69%)		22,216
(1.74%)
Utah64414,43037,410
(9.03%)		 43,719
(10.55%)		 47,691
(11.51%)		62,180
(15.00%)		 67,443
(16.27%)		 90,173
(21.76%)		 46,828
(11.30%)		18,753
(4.53%)
Virginia162469,21061,927
(13.20%)		 94,108
(20.06%)		 82,551
(17.59%)		62,038
(13.22%)		 52,860
(11.27%)		 57,038
(12.16%)		 34,197
(7.29%)		23,261
(4.96%)
Vermont1632,9661,753
(5.32%)		 9,720
(29.48%)		 9,917
(30.08%)		3,671
(11.14%)		 2,510
(7.61%)		 2,819
(8.55%)		 1,587
(4.81%)		984
(2.98%)
Washington106251,92433,073
(13.13%)		 59,507
(23.62%)		 45,934
(18.23%)		31,971
(12.69%)		 27,330
(10.85%)		 31,955
(12.68%)		 14,952
(5.94%)		7,110
(2.82%)
Wisconsin89282,79238,560
(13.64%)		 73,980
(26.16%)		 67,293
(23.80%)		39,125
(13.84%)		 26,049
(9.21%)		 22,980
(8.13%)		 10,407
(3.68%)		4,352
(1.54%)
West Virginia6866,3437,777
(11.72%)		 17,993
(27.12%)		 15,614
(23.54%)		9,593
(14.46%)		 5,344
(8.06%)		 5,263
(7.93%)		 2,824
(4.26%)		1,927
(2.90%)
Wyoming1126,8865,499
(20.45%)		 7,144
(26.57%)		 4,727
(17.58%)		3,136
(11.66%)		 2,178
(8.10%)		 2,300
(8.55%)		 1,184
(4.40%)		712
(2.65%)