Where America's colleges and universities actually are, by state

U.S. higher education · Data as of 2026-09-22 · ALEX Intelligence

564 Colleges and Universities — California

#	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).
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
Reproduce this query: https://api.census.gov/data/2022/cbp?get=NAME%2CESTAB%2CNAICS2017_LABEL&for=state%3A%2A&NAICS2017=6113&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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