How concentrated America's colleges and universities really are, by state
U.S. higher education · Data as of 2026-09-07
· ALEX Intelligence
26.8%
Share of America's Colleges and Universities in Its Top Three States — California, Florida, New York
# State Colleges and Universities
1 California 564 2 Florida 281 3 New York 275 4 Texas 208 5 Pennsylvania 188 6 Illinois 176 7 Virginia 176 8 Ohio 127 9 Georgia 119 10 Missouri 115
Methodology
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 6113 (Colleges, universities, and professional schools)
Measure Colleges and Universities, ranked highest first across all U.S. states
(52 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed The top three units' combined count divided by the combined count of all 52 ranked units.
Universe Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
Vintage 2022
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