Postsecondary number of institutions (most recent) by state

DEFINITION
This is the count of four-year, postsecondary institutions that are eligible for Title IV federal financial-aid programs and grant an associate's or higher degree. For an institution to be eligible to participate in Title IV financial-aid programs it must offer a program of at least 300 clock hours in length, have accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, have been in business for at least 2 years, and have signed a participation agreement with the Department. A four-year institution offers programs of at least 4 years duration or programs at or above the baccalaureate level. They include schools that offer postbaccalaureate certificates only or those that offer graduate programs only. They also include free-standing medical, law or other first-professional schools.

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

California:

226

# 2

New York:

222

# 3

Pennsylvania:

149

# 4

Illinois:

112

# 5

Florida:

107

= 6

Ohio:

104

= 6

Texas:

104

# 8

Massachusetts:

# 9

Missouri:

# 10

Michigan:

# 11

Georgia:

= 12

Minnesota:

= 12

Virginia:

= 12

Tennessee:

# 15

North Carolina:

# 16

Indiana:

# 17

Wisconsin:

# 18

Colorado:

# 19

Iowa:

# 20

Washington:

= 21

Oregon:

= 21

Alabama:

= 23

New Jersey:

= 23

Kentucky:

= 23

South Carolina:

# 26

Maryland:

# 27

Arizona:

# 28

Oklahoma:

# 29

Kansas:

# 30

Connecticut:

# 31

Louisiana:

# 32

Nebraska:

# 33

Arkansas:

= 34

Vermont:

= 34

West Virginia:

# 36

New Mexico:

= 37

Maine:

= 37

Mississippi:

= 37

South Dakota:

= 37

New Hampshire:

# 41

Utah:

# 42

District of Columbia:

= 43

Rhode Island:

= 43

North Dakota:

= 45

Hawaii:

= 45

Nevada:

= 47

Montana:

= 47

Idaho:

= 49

Delaware:

= 49

Alaska:

# 51

Wyoming:

Total:

2,533

Weighted average:

49.7

DEFINITION: This is the count of four-year, postsecondary institutions that are eligible for Title IV federal financial-aid programs and grant an associate's or higher degree. For an institution to be eligible to participate in Title IV financial-aid programs it must offer a program of at least 300 clock hours in length, have accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, have been in business for at least 2 years, and have signed a participation agreement with the Department. A four-year institution offers programs of at least 4 years duration or programs at or above the baccalaureate level. They include schools that offer postbaccalaureate certificates only or those that offer graduate programs only. They also include free-standing medical, law or other first-professional schools.

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year (most recent) by state

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