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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. Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population.
Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year (per capita) (most recent) by state
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Amount
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| #1 | Vermont: | 3.531 per 100,000 people | |
| #2 | District of Columbia: | 2.725 per 100,000 people | |
| #3 | South Dakota: | 2.578 per 100,000 people | |
| #4 | North Dakota: | 1.885 per 100,000 people | |
| #5 | Nebraska: | 1.535 per 100,000 people | |
| #6 | New Hampshire: | 1.527 per 100,000 people | |
| #7 | Iowa: | 1.517 per 100,000 people | |
| #8 | Massachusetts: | 1.516 per 100,000 people | |
| #9 | Maine: | 1.513 per 100,000 people | |
| #10 | Missouri: | 1.431 per 100,000 people | |
| #11 | Minnesota: | 1.247 per 100,000 people | |
| #12 | West Virginia: | 1.211 per 100,000 people | |
| #13 | Pennsylvania: | 1.199 per 100,000 people | |
| #14 | Kansas: | 1.166 per 100,000 people | |
| #15 | New York: | 1.153 per 100,000 people | |
| #16 | Rhode Island: | 1.115 per 100,000 people | |
| #17 | New Mexico: | 1.089 per 100,000 people | |
| #18 | Tennessee: | 1.073 per 100,000 people | |
| #19 | Oregon: | 1.071 per 100,000 people | |
| #20 | Montana: | 1.069 per 100,000 people | |
| #21 | Oklahoma: | 0.987 per 100,000 people | |
| #22 | Colorado: | 0.986 per 100,000 people | |
| #23 | Indiana: | 0.973 per 100,000 people | |
| #24 | Kentucky: | 0.911 per 100,000 people | |
| #25 | Ohio: | 0.907 per 100,000 people | |
| #26 | Alaska: | 0.904 per 100,000 people | |
| #27 | South Carolina: | 0.893 per 100,000 people | |
| #28 | Connecticut: | 0.883 per 100,000 people | |
| #29 | Illinois: | 0.878 per 100,000 people | |
| #30 | Hawaii: | 0.863 per 100,000 people | |
| #31 | Alabama: | 0.856 per 100,000 people | |
| #32 | Wisconsin: | 0.849 per 100,000 people | |
| #33 | Virginia: | 0.846 per 100,000 people | |
| #34 | Arkansas: | 0.828 per 100,000 people | |
| #35 | Georgia: | 0.716 per 100,000 people | |
| #36 | North Carolina: | 0.714 per 100,000 people | |
| #37 | Delaware: | 0.711 per 100,000 people | |
| #38 | Idaho: | 0.7 per 100,000 people | |
| #39 | Michigan: | 0.692 per 100,000 people | |
| #40 | Mississippi: | 0.685 per 100,000 people | |
| #41 | Washington: | 0.684 per 100,000 people | |
| #42 | Louisiana: | 0.663 per 100,000 people | |
| #43 | Maryland: | 0.661 per 100,000 people | |
| #44 | Utah: | 0.648 per 100,000 people | |
| #45 | California: | 0.625 per 100,000 people | |
| #46 | Arizona: | 0.606 per 100,000 people | |
| #47 | Florida: | 0.601 per 100,000 people | |
| #48 | Nevada: | 0.456 per 100,000 people | |
| #49 | Texas: | 0.455 per 100,000 people | |
| #50 | New Jersey: | 0.436 per 100,000 people | |
| #51 | Wyoming: | 0.196 per 100,000 people | |
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Weighted average: |
1.1 per 100,000 people |
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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. Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population.
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