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

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Rank   States  Amount 
# 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 
Weighted average: 1.1 per 100,000 people  



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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