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

U.S. higher education · Data as of 2026-09-29 · ALEX Intelligence

265 Colleges and Universities — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

#	Metro	Colleges and Universities
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	265
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	221
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	139
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	138
5	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	99
6	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	93
7	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	80
8	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	74
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	73
10	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	68

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. metros (209 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=metropolitan%20statistical%20area%2Fmicropolitan%20statistical%20area%3A%2A&NAICS2017=6113&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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