U.S. Cities with Most College Students

For academic year 2019-2020, total 20,425,028 students have enrolled in U.S. colleges including 17,325,543 undergraduate and 3,100,630 graduate students. By gender, there are 8,750,209 male students and 11,674,819 female students at U.S. colleges.

This article analyzes and lists the cities that has the most college students. New York (NY) has the most college students (290,216 student in 82 colleges) where the city's total population is 19,354,922. Chicago (IL) has the second most college students (219,981 student in 73 colleges) where the city's total population is 8,675,982. See the Cencus residence rule and residence situation to check how the students are counted at their parental home or college location. The city population data is from SimpleMaps.com.

Next table and chart show the 25 largest cities with most college student for academic year 2019-2020.

25 U.S. Cities with the Most College Students

City	Number of Colleges	Total Enrollment	City Population
New York, NY	82	290,216	19,354,922
Chicago, IL	73	219,981	8,675,982
Salt Lake City, UT	18	200,797	1,098,400
Los Angeles, CA	54	183,219	12,815,475
Houston, TX	64	175,189	5,446,468
Tempe, AZ	14	171,860	185,038
San Diego, CA	35	160,576	3,210,314
Minneapolis, MN	14	153,597	2,926,757
Boston, MA	30	150,338	4,637,537
Phoenix, AZ	34	149,726	4,081,849
Philadelphia, PA	37	149,664	5,637,884
Atlanta, GA	37	133,648	5,228,750
Indianapolis, IN	29	131,644	1,564,699
Miami, FL	44	131,272	6,381,966
Orlando, FL	16	130,254	1,776,841
San Antonio, TX	46	124,702	2,002,530
Manchester, NH	8	110,024	160,742
Austin, TX	27	105,525	1,638,716
Sacramento, CA	23	105,249	1,854,698
Columbus, OH	24	104,783	1,528,314
Baltimore, MD	24	100,393	2,170,504
Saint Louis, MO	23	99,607	2,078,283
Washington, DC	24	98,399	5,289,420
Denver, CO	26	92,189	2,787,266
San Francisco, CA	21	90,493	3,603,761

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2020 Average Tuition & Fees By State

For academic year 2019-2020, the average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,533 for state residents and $13,637 for out-of-state students for public colleges. For private schools, the average tuition & fees is $22,403 for all students. For graduate programs, the average in-state tuition & fees is $10,999 and out-of-state rate is $20,281 at public schools, and $16,930 at private schools.

Vermont colleges have the most expensive undergraduate tuition & fees of $27,475 and New Mexico colleges have the lowest undergraduate tuition & fees of $6,710. Hawaii colleges have the highest graduate tuition & fees of $32,655 and North Dakota colleges have the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $9,539. We include 4 years (or high colleges) and community colleges for the undergraduate cost statistics and only include 4 years (or high) colleges for graduate costs statistics.

Next table shows the average tuition and living costs by state for academic year 2019-2020. You can compare all colleges located in your desired State by following the link on State name.

Average Tuition & Fees by State (2019-2020)

State	Undergraduate			Graduate			Living Costs
	Public In-Sate	Public Out-of-State	Private	Public In-Sate	Public Out-of-State	Private	On-Campus	Off-Campus
Alaska (9 colleges)	6,545	$18,608	$13,504	$12,541	$24,616	$12,110	$11,130	$11,149
Alabama (73 colleges)	6,753	$13,056	$16,351	$9,492	$19,573	$12,197	$7,383	$7,692
Arkansas (56 colleges)	4,978	$8,156	$17,760	$7,598	$13,494	$21,202	$7,814	$8,426
Arizona (80 colleges)	5,663	$12,897	$20,473	$14,556	$25,967	$16,919	$9,744	$8,731
California (507 colleges)	3,026	$11,728	$24,629	$11,260	$21,867	$21,351	$13,184	$14,704
Colorado (100 colleges)	6,829	$16,499	$17,741	$11,561	$19,587	$18,270	$10,317	$11,285
Connecticut (50 colleges)	8,376	$19,745	$33,632	$13,497	$24,703	$20,563	$13,838	$11,255
District of Columbia (22 colleges)	6,020	$12,704	$26,758	$9,860	$18,176	$24,613	-	$16,781
Delaware (10 colleges)	9,161	$21,604	$18,050	$19,594	$23,341	$13,719	$12,596	$11,701
Florida (228 colleges)	3,887	$9,788	$20,459	$10,021	$23,124	$14,970	$10,117	$11,108
Georgia (128 colleges)	4,714	$11,332	$20,490	$7,213	$18,954	$15,651	$9,750	$8,622
Hawaii (23 colleges)	5,016	$13,406	$16,405	$14,499	$32,655	$15,980	$9,954	$15,108
Iowa (86 colleges)	6,067	$9,651	$23,419	$11,029	$26,404	$11,827	$7,572	$8,047
Idaho (35 colleges)	5,556	$14,332	$16,733	$9,816	$27,300	$13,199	$8,865	$8,700
Illinois (185 colleges)	5,881	$11,386	$25,389	$11,857	$18,160	$18,769	$10,267	$9,600
Indiana (83 colleges)	8,203	$21,391	$23,775	$8,476	$19,880	$18,849	$9,947	$9,076
Kansas (68 colleges)	4,859	$8,151	$20,779	$8,561	$19,296	$10,855	$8,178	$8,437
Kentucky (84 colleges)	6,331	$17,213	$20,173	$11,023	$18,366	$10,759	$9,658	$7,871
Louisiana (73 colleges)	6,539	$12,811	$18,697	$9,835	$16,603	$16,726	$9,656	$9,521
Massachusetts (119 colleges)	8,810	$16,808	$38,936	$13,116	$18,933	$28,922	$13,157	$10,019
Maryland (61 colleges)	6,734	$14,592	$26,378	$12,328	$19,419	$16,791	$11,748	$12,639
Maine (33 colleges)	6,866	$13,790	$31,937	$14,461	$18,866	$22,686	$8,891	$7,729
Michigan (102 colleges)	7,001	$12,197	$23,572	$16,009	$25,599	$18,652	$10,423	$8,967
Minnesota (97 colleges)	6,857	$8,680	$25,968	$11,064	$14,872	$15,144	$8,125	$7,892
Missouri (121 colleges)	5,958	$11,544	$18,825	$8,681	$17,286	$13,779	$8,907	$8,616
Mississippi (49 colleges)	4,934	$7,971	$15,529	$7,894	$12,219	$13,318	$6,005	$7,347
Montana (30 colleges)	4,479	$11,128	$15,578	$6,703	$20,365	$20,293	$8,864	$8,333
North Carolina (148 colleges)	3,497	$10,842	$23,363	$8,140	$21,603	$14,978	$9,987	$8,598
North Dakota (27 colleges)	6,030	$7,904	$14,065	$6,985	$9,539	$12,725	$7,630	$7,863
Nebraska (47 colleges)	5,738	$9,814	$20,047	$7,246	$14,688	$12,922	$8,432	$8,149
New Hampshire (27 colleges)	10,068	$20,420	$32,379	$15,858	$20,000	$19,626	$11,791	$12,695
New Jersey (99 colleges)	8,595	$14,114	$22,062	$16,893	$23,523	$20,455	$13,839	$13,440
New Mexico (41 colleges)	3,260	$6,710	$20,285	$6,544	$12,438	$21,826	$7,754	$9,293
Nevada (27 colleges)	5,012	$15,230	$20,842	$6,045	$15,589	$22,486	$9,617	$10,406
New York (327 colleges)	6,953	$14,340	$25,668	$12,356	$23,192	$23,958	$13,228	$12,888
Ohio (231 colleges)	6,582	$13,116	$21,549	$11,587	$22,939	$16,356	$11,134	$8,137
Oklahoma (69 colleges)	6,203	$10,496	$20,731	$6,460	$15,696	$13,893	$7,199	$8,854
Oregon (77 colleges)	7,264	$15,656	$23,299	$16,666	$23,875	$19,523	$10,964	$10,557
Pennsylvania (263 colleges)	11,478	$19,472	$26,613	$19,377	$25,720	$20,280	$11,480	$11,351
Rhode Island (16 colleges)	9,615	$22,424	$36,235	$12,028	$22,080	$23,571	$12,541	$11,073
South Carolina (73 colleges)	8,238	$15,737	$21,865	$13,059	$24,022	$15,037	$9,100	$9,417
South Dakota (30 colleges)	7,462	$9,284	$13,364	$7,183	$11,697	$12,873	$7,499	$7,704
Tennessee (128 colleges)	6,727	$11,553	$20,055	$11,326	$22,746	$18,401	$9,197	$6,851
Texas (278 colleges)	5,020	$11,124	$20,874	$7,513	$16,628	$17,862	$9,474	$9,145
Utah (38 colleges)	6,107	$13,487	$16,943	$8,140	$21,967	$12,429	$7,550	$7,645
Virginia (125 colleges)	8,387	$19,550	$20,498	$14,191	$26,945	$14,040	$11,218	$8,697
Vermont (24 colleges)	12,895	$27,475	$36,983	$12,321	$21,634	$24,101	$11,599	$11,094
Washington (84 colleges)	5,371	$11,054	$24,518	$14,534	$27,932	$20,729	$10,569	$10,576
Wisconsin (90 colleges)	6,217	$11,176	$26,316	$9,084	$17,869	$15,221	$7,736	$7,715
West Virginia (54 colleges)	6,129	$12,251	$17,057	$8,599	$16,354	$12,046	$10,469	$8,170
Wyoming (9 colleges)	4,316	$11,085	$25,000	$6,289	$16,009	-	$7,692	$8,919
Average	$6,533	$13,637	$22,403	$10,999	$20,281	$16,930	$9,682	$9,776

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2020 Average Tuition & Fees at U.S. Colleges

4 Years (or high) Colleges Average Tuition & Fees

For 4 years or high colleges, the average tuition & fees is $8,642 for state residents and $19,004 for out-of-state students for public colleges in academic year 2019-2020. For private schools, the average tuition & fees is $24,975 for all students. The 4 years or high college often refer to national universities, liberal arts colleges, and regional universities. Those schools offer and grant at least bachelor degree and many schools offer graduate programs. For graduate programs, the average in-state tuition & fees is $11,217 and out-of-state rate is $20,350 at public schools, and $18,211 at private schools.

The 2020 average living costs including room, board, and other living expenses is $10,678 when a student lives on campus facilities such as dormitory and institute owned apartment. When a student lives off-campus, the average living costs is $10,515.

Next tables and charts shows the average tuition, fees, and living costs by school type for academic year 2019-2020.

Average Tuition & Fees & Living Costs (4 years or high schools)

	Public Schools		Private Schools
	In-State	Out-of-State
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$8,642	$19,004	$24,975
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$11,217	$20,350	$18,211
On-Campus Living Costs	$10,678		$10,945
Off-Campus Living Costs	$10,515		$10,338

Undergraduate Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs Chart (2019-2020)

Graduate Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs Chart (2019-2020)

Community Colleges (2-4 years schools) Average Tuition & Fees

For 2-4 years colleges, also known as community college, the average tuition & fees is $3,769 for state residents and $7,574 for out-of-state students for public colleges in academic year 2019-2020. For private schools, the average tuition & fees is $17,952 for all students. The 2020 average living costs at community colleges is $10,678 when a student lives on-campus and $10,515 when a student lives off-campus.

Next tables and charts shows the average tuition, fees, and living costs for community colleges (2-4 years colleges) for academic year 2019-2020.

Average Tuition & Fees & Living Costs (2-4 Years Colleges)

	Public Schools		Private Schools
	In-State	Out-of-State
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$3,769	$7,574	$17,952
On-Campus Living Costs	$7,346		$9,624
Off-Campus Living Costs	$9,397		$12,985

2-4 Years College Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs Chart (2019-2020)

Career Colleges (Less than 2 years schools) Average Tuition & Fees

For less than 2 years college such as career college and training school, the average tuition & fees is $3,769 for state residents and $7,574 for out-of-state students for public colleges. We not that the tuition & fees are not quite different even in public colleges. For private schools, the average tuition & fees is $17,952 for all students. The 2020 average living costs at community colleges is $10,678 when a student lives on-campus and $10,515 when a student lives off-campus.

Next tables and charts shows the average tuition, fees, and living costs for less than 2 years colleges for academic year 2019-2020.

Average Tuition & Fees & Living Costs (Less than 2 Years Colleges)

	Public Schools		Private Schools
	In-State	Out-of-State
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$6,347	$8,981	$15,017
On-Campus Living Costs	$9,993		$8,228
Off-Campus Living Costs	$10,658		$11,734

Less than 2 Years College Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs Chart (2019-2020)

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U.S. Colleges Student Enrollment Trends (2010-2019)

For academic year 2019-2020 total 20,274,611 students have enrolled in U.S. colleges including 17,191,867 undergraduate and 3,082,744 graduate students. By gender, there are 8,698,205 male students and 11,576,406 female students at U.S. colleges.

This article analyzes the changes of college student population over last 10 years with table and chart. The total number of students has slowly declined 4.55% over the past decade - from 21,196,198 (2010) to 20,274,611 (2019). The number of undergraduate students has decreased 6.41% over last 10 years - from 18,293,035 (2010) to 17,191,867 (2019). Unlike the undergraduate population, the number of graduate students has increased 5.83% over the past decade - from 2,903,163 (2010) to 3,082,744 (2019).

Next table and chart show the total number of enrolled students for both undergraduate and graduate programs year by year. The percentage number for the gender column represents the portion of each gender over total number of students by program.

College Student Population Trends (2010-2019)

Year	Total			Undergraduate			Graduate
	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2010	21,196,198	9,067,126 (42.78%)	12,129,072 (57.22%)	18,293,035	7,872,627 (43.04%)	10,420,408 (56.96%)	2,903,163	1,194,499 (41.14%)	1,708,664 (58.86%)
2011	21,949,200	9,397,119 (42.81%)	12,552,081 (57.19%)	18,964,919	8,166,776 (43.06%)	10,798,143 (56.94%)	2,984,281	1,230,343 (41.23%)	1,753,938 (58.77%)
2012	21,897,778	9,357,334 (42.73%)	12,540,444 (57.27%)	18,916,930	8,125,006 (42.95%)	10,791,924 (57.05%)	2,980,848	1,232,328 (41.34%)	1,748,520 (58.66%)
2013	21,462,233	9,217,842 (42.95%)	12,244,391 (57.05%)	18,508,688	7,994,175 (43.19%)	10,514,513 (56.81%)	2,953,545	1,223,667 (41.43%)	1,729,878 (58.57%)
2014	21,169,912	9,160,919 (43.27%)	12,008,993 (56.73%)	18,223,414	7,939,053 (43.57%)	10,284,361 (56.43%)	2,946,498	1,221,866 (41.47%)	1,724,632 (58.53%)
2015	20,986,793	9,097,534 (43.35%)	11,889,259 (56.65%)	18,025,422	7,865,290 (43.63%)	10,160,132 (56.37%)	2,961,371	1,232,244 (41.61%)	1,729,127 (58.39%)
2016	20,713,641	9,013,306 (43.51%)	11,700,335 (56.49%)	17,726,560	7,771,120 (43.84%)	9,955,440 (56.16%)	2,987,081	1,242,186 (41.59%)	1,744,895 (58.41%)
2017	20,531,808	8,917,417 (43.43%)	11,614,391 (56.57%)	17,513,251	7,675,150 (43.82%)	9,838,101 (56.18%)	3,018,557	1,242,267 (41.15%)	1,776,290 (58.85%)
2018	20,411,008	8,829,000 (43.26%)	11,582,008 (56.74%)	17,360,811	7,589,293 (43.72%)	9,771,518 (56.28%)	3,050,197	1,239,707 (40.64%)	1,810,490 (59.36%)
2019	20,274,611	8,698,205 (42.90%)	11,576,406 (57.10%)	17,191,867	7,460,853 (43.40%)	9,731,014 (56.60%)	3,082,744	1,237,352 (40.14%)	1,845,392 (59.86%)

U.S. College Student Population Trends Chart (2010-2019)

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Non-Resident Alien Student Population Trends at U.S. Colleges (2010-2019)

A non-resident alien is a person who is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national. A nonresident alien is an alien who has not passed the green card test or the substantial presence test (more information at IRS). Generally, in U.S. colleges, a student with F-1 or J-1 visa status will not meet the substantial test for 5 years and so the student is categorized a non-resident alien. Sometimes the international student refers to the non-resident alien. For academic year 2019-2020, 994,438 non-resident alien students (4.90% of total 20,274,611 students) have enrolled in U.S. colleges. In undergraduate programs, there are 567,212 non-resident alien students and 427,226 students have enrolled in graduate programs.

The non-resident alien student population have been increased from 683,055 (3.22%) to 994,438 (4.90%) for last 10 years (2010-2019). Next table and chart show the number of enrolled non-resident alien students for both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Non-resident Alien Student Population Trends (2010-2019)

	Total		Undergraduate		Graduate
	Total	Non-Resident Alien	Total	Non-Resident Alien	Total	Non-Resident Alien
2010	21,196,198	683,055 (3.22%)	18,293,035	375,686 (2.05%)	2,903,163	307,369 (10.59%)
2011	21,949,200	708,919 (3.23%)	18,964,919	398,877 (2.10%)	2,984,281	310,042 (10.39%)
2012	21,897,778	744,153 (3.40%)	18,916,930	425,415 (2.25%)	2,980,848	318,738 (10.69%)
2013	21,462,233	786,202 (3.66%)	18,508,688	451,563 (2.44%)	2,953,545	334,639 (11.33%)
2014	21,169,912	844,244 (3.99%)	18,223,414	485,195 (2.66%)	2,946,498	359,049 (12.19%)
2015	20,986,793	921,580 (4.39%)	18,025,422	530,630 (2.94%)	2,961,371	390,950 (13.20%)
2016	20,713,641	987,060 (4.77%)	17,726,560	567,797 (3.20%)	2,987,081	419,263 (14.04%)
2017	20,531,808	1,001,211 (4.88%)	17,513,251	571,360 (3.26%)	3,018,557	429,851 (14.24%)
2018	20,411,008	1,003,091 (4.91%)	17,360,811	576,134 (3.32%)	3,050,197	426,957 (14.00%)
2019	20,274,611	994,438 (4.90%)	17,191,867	567,212 (3.30%)	3,082,744	427,226 (13.86%)

Non-resident Alien Student Population Trends Chart (2010-2019)

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Asian Student Population Trends at U.S. Colleges (2010-2019)

For academic year 2019-2020, 1,265,413 Asian students (6.24% of total 20,274,611 students) have enrolled in U.S. colleges. In undergraduate programs, there are 1,063,988 Asian students and 201,425 students have enrolled in graduate programs. Most students are from China, South Korea, and Japan, but the other Asia countries such as Thailand and Vietnam have students at U.S. schools.

The Asian student population have been increased from 1,184,865 (5.59%) to 1,265,413 (6.24%) for last 10 years (2010-2019). Next table and chart show the number of enrolled Asian students for both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Asian Student Population Trends (2010-2019)

	Total		Undergraduate		Graduate
	Total	Asian	Total	Asian	Total	Asian
2010	21,196,198	1,184,865 (5.59%)	18,293,035	1,018,446 (5.57%)	2,903,163	166,469 (5.73%)
2011	21,949,200	1,144,451 (5.21%)	18,964,919	977,530 (5.15%)	2,984,281	166,921 (5.59%)
2012	21,897,778	1,153,504 (5.27%)	18,916,930	980,313 (5.18%)	2,980,848	173,191 (5.81%)
2013	21,462,233	1,144,890 (5.33%)	18,508,688	973,641 (5.26%)	2,953,545	171,249 (5.80%)
2014	21,169,912	1,153,381 (5.45%)	18,223,414	980,870 (5.38%)	2,946,498	172,511 (5.85%)
2015	20,986,793	1,171,429 (5.58%)	18,025,422	995,564 (5.52%)	2,961,371	175,865 (5.94%)
2016	20,713,641	1,189,751 (5.74%)	17,726,560	1,009,872 (5.70%)	2,987,081	179,879 (6.02%)
2017	20,531,808	1,215,567 (5.92%)	17,513,251	1,028,962 (5.88%)	3,018,557	186,605 (6.18%)
2018	20,411,008	1,241,011 (6.08%)	17,360,811	1,045,993 (6.03%)	3,050,197	195,018 (6.39%)
2019	20,274,611	1,265,413 (6.24%)	17,191,867	1,063,988 (6.19%)	3,082,744	201,425 (6.53%)

Asian Student Population Trends Chart (2010-2019)

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Online Student Population Trends (2015-2019)

Online degree/courses becomes a new tradition on post-secondary education over the world as well as United States. For academic year 2019-2020, total 3,292,502 students have enrolled online exclusively to get their degree and/or certificate. It is increased by 5.09% (159,342 students more enrolled). In this article, we analyze the online student population trends for both undergraduate and graduate programs over last 5 years. In undergraduate programs, total 2,348,530 students are enrolled online exclusively out of total undergraduate enrollment 17,191,867. For online graduate programs, 943,972 students are enrolled online exclusively out of total 3,082,744 graduate school students in academic year 2019-2020.

Next table shows the number of enrolled students for online programs/courses by enrollment type - online exclusively, enrolled in some online courses, and not enrolled in online courses.

UndergraduateGraduate

Undergraduate Online Student Population Trends (2015-2019)

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Total	18,025,422	17,726,560	17,513,251	17,360,811	17,191,867
Enrolled Online exclusively	2,125,200 (11.79%)	2,128,974 (12.01%)	2,183,109 (12.47%)	2,254,176 (12.98%)	2,348,530 (13.66%)
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,715,445 (15.06%)	2,884,259 (16.27%)	3,085,128 (17.62%)	3,313,306 (19.08%)	3,437,902 (20.00%)
Not Enrolled in Online Courses	13,184,777 (73.15%)	12,713,327 (71.72%)	12,245,014 (69.92%)	11,793,329 (67.93%)	11,405,435 (66.34%)

Undergraduate Online Student Population Chart (2019-2020)

Graduate Program Online Student Population Trends (2015-2019)

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Total	2,961,371	2,987,081	3,018,557	3,050,197	3,082,744
Enrolled Online exclusively	733,991 (24.79%)	780,564 (26.13%)	828,964 (27.46%)	878,984 (28.82%)	943,972 (30.62%)
Enrolled Some Online Courses	229,183 (7.74%)	248,845 (8.33%)	279,348 (9.25%)	278,569 (9.13%)	278,418 (9.03%)
Not Enrolled in Online Courses	1,998,197 (67.48%)	1,957,672 (65.54%)	1,910,245 (63.28%)	1,892,644 (62.05%)	1,860,354 (60.35%)

Graduate Student Population By Age (2019-2020)

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U.S. College Student Population By State

For academic year 2019-2020, total 20,425,028 students have enrolled U.S. colleges and universities. By gender, 42.84% of male students (8,750,209) and 57.16% of female students (11,674,819) are attending colleges. In this article, we analyze the college student population by U.S. State and Territories for academic year 2019-2020 In undergraduate programs, total 17,325,543 students are enrolled and 3,100,630 students have joined graduate programs.

California has the most students with 2,777,242 students and Texas follows it with 1,675,807 students. Next table shows the number of enrolled students by gender and degrees. The online enrollment means the number of students who enrolled online exclusively into undergraduate or graduate program.

U.S. Student Population by State (2019-2020)

	Total	Men	Women	Undergraduate	Graduate	Online Enrollment
Total	20,425,028	8,750,209	11,674,819	17,325,543	3,100,630	3,309,742
Alaska (10 colleges)	26,547 (0.13%)	10,900	15,647	24,356	2,191	6,762
Alabama (90 colleges)	312,393 (1.53%)	132,096	180,297	263,551	48,842	68,942
Arkansas (87 colleges)	162,389 (0.80%)	66,575	95,814	141,885	20,504	22,006
American Samoa (1 colleges)	1,037 (0.01%)	319	718	1,037	0	0
Arizona (122 colleges)	600,976 (2.94%)	237,433	363,543	499,063	101,913	257,045
California (721 colleges)	2,777,242 (13.60%)	1,236,537	1,540,705	2,468,845	308,678	326,100
Colorado (115 colleges)	377,043 (1.85%)	168,168	208,875	314,801	62,259	87,164
Connecticut (79 colleges)	208,427 (1.02%)	87,452	120,975	171,486	36,941	20,559
District of Columbia (24 colleges)	98,399 (0.48%)	38,747	59,652	52,668	45,732	19,780
Delaware (19 colleges)	61,980 (0.30%)	24,077	37,903	50,759	11,221	9,578
Florida (360 colleges)	1,126,267 (5.51%)	472,003	654,264	1,001,137	125,188	210,899
Federated States of Micronesia (1 colleges)	1,931 (0.01%)	868	1,063	1,931	0	0
Georgia (175 colleges)	562,287 (2.75%)	226,828	335,459	480,170	82,117	82,813
Guam (3 colleges)	5,888 (0.03%)	2,547	3,341	5,562	326	58
Hawaii (26 colleges)	63,216 (0.31%)	25,109	38,107	56,168	7,048	8,319
Iowa (87 colleges)	255,513 (1.25%)	112,899	142,614	219,524	35,989	62,250
Idaho (39 colleges)	125,318 (0.61%)	52,782	72,536	116,838	8,480	32,119
Illinois (271 colleges)	754,698 (3.69%)	318,607	436,091	602,095	152,609	109,488
Indiana (117 colleges)	401,293 (1.96%)	176,723	224,570	335,870	65,423	59,452
Kansas (80 colleges)	216,118 (1.06%)	97,176	118,942	187,995	28,123	48,413
Kentucky (96 colleges)	270,163 (1.32%)	117,228	152,935	216,979	53,184	51,758
Louisiana (131 colleges)	255,047 (1.25%)	99,225	155,822	220,270	34,792	29,044
Massachusetts (165 colleges)	506,647 (2.48%)	218,613	288,034	363,672	142,986	47,616
Maryland (88 colleges)	371,192 (1.82%)	164,117	207,075	298,373	72,828	81,803
Maine (38 colleges)	72,605 (0.36%)	29,416	43,189	62,893	9,712	13,396
Marshall Islands (1 colleges)	1,119 (0.01%)	571	548	1,119	0	4
Michigan (174 colleges)	554,224 (2.71%)	247,202	307,022	474,344	80,371	52,114
Minnesota (110 colleges)	413,509 (2.02%)	157,686	255,823	297,047	116,462	129,288
Missouri (171 colleges)	382,734 (1.87%)	162,758	219,976	306,673	76,061	62,228
Northern Marianas (1 colleges)	1,194 (0.01%)	453	741	1,194	0	29
Mississippi (60 colleges)	172,390 (0.84%)	67,588	104,802	152,483	19,907	23,566
Montana (31 colleges)	49,723 (0.24%)	22,604	27,119	44,167	5,556	4,374
North Carolina (181 colleges)	572,885 (2.80%)	236,510	336,375	497,891	74,994	93,595
North Dakota (30 colleges)	53,710 (0.26%)	25,777	27,933	45,997	7,713	14,216
Nebraska (47 colleges)	135,618 (0.66%)	59,344	76,274	109,993	25,625	28,600
New Hampshire (41 colleges)	161,953 (0.79%)	61,317	100,636	131,283	30,686	103,175
New Jersey (165 colleges)	430,183 (2.11%)	195,100	235,083	366,906	63,277	34,977
New Mexico (50 colleges)	125,382 (0.61%)	51,194	74,188	111,787	13,596	23,952
Nevada (41 colleges)	121,699 (0.60%)	51,045	70,654	109,900	11,799	15,001
New York (458 colleges)	1,286,227 (6.30%)	556,601	729,626	1,036,591	249,636	87,836
Ohio (311 colleges)	663,561 (3.25%)	287,182	376,379	573,863	89,795	93,918
Oklahoma (125 colleges)	222,377 (1.09%)	97,207	125,170	197,572	24,805	27,010
Oregon (87 colleges)	232,712 (1.14%)	102,615	130,097	200,433	32,288	31,496
Pennsylvania (359 colleges)	737,888 (3.61%)	321,332	416,556	591,579	146,357	84,861
Puerto Rico (146 colleges)	212,783 (1.04%)	88,264	124,519	184,337	28,446	9,815
Palau (1 colleges)	497 (0.00%)	189	308	497	0	0
Rhode Island (22 colleges)	82,711 (0.40%)	35,437	47,274	71,237	11,474	3,773
South Carolina (105 colleges)	245,733 (1.20%)	99,614	146,119	218,987	26,748	26,056
South Dakota (30 colleges)	53,682 (0.26%)	23,992	29,690	46,558	7,124	12,417
Tennessee (170 colleges)	342,622 (1.68%)	143,718	198,904	294,022	48,600	38,306
Texas (436 colleges)	1,675,807 (8.20%)	714,048	961,759	1,482,674	193,180	233,121
Utah (71 colleges)	375,807 (1.84%)	161,939	213,868	324,694	51,117	150,992
Virginia (160 colleges)	558,187 (2.73%)	239,146	319,041	457,175	101,013	121,045
Virgin Islands (1 colleges)	1,984 (0.01%)	632	1,352	1,737	247	257
Vermont (27 colleges)	44,265 (0.22%)	20,271	23,994	37,735	6,530	7,129
Washington (108 colleges)	371,931 (1.82%)	164,245	207,686	334,645	37,317	39,632
Wisconsin (108 colleges)	350,470 (1.72%)	152,923	197,547	311,530	38,940	37,828
West Virginia (74 colleges)	142,286 (0.70%)	70,274	72,012	120,858	21,428	59,141
Wyoming (10 colleges)	32,559 (0.16%)	14,986	17,573	30,107	2,452	4,626

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U.S. College Student Population Age Distribution

For academic year 2019-2020, total 15,857,494 students have enrolled U.S. colleges and universities. By gender, 43.22% of male students (6,854,244) and 56.78% of female students (9,003,250) are attending colleges. In this article, we analyze the college student population by age category for both undergraduate and graduate schools. In undergraduate programs, total 13,542,020 students are enrolled and 2,315,474 students have joined graduate programs.

There are 1,085,794 students whose age is under 18 (6.85%). 9,602,464 students are in age category between 18 and 24 (60.55%) and 5,147,564 students are older than 25 (32.46%). Next tables and charts shows the student age distribution for undergraduate and graduate schools separately. You can check each shares by gender and attending status.

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Undergraduate Student Population by Age (2019-2020)

	Total			Full-time Students		Part-time Students
	Total	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
All Age Total	13,542,020	5,921,161	7,620,859	3,765,390	4,615,319	2,155,771	3,005,540
Under 18	1,085,707 (8.02%)	441,455	644,252	79,715	128,534	361,740	515,718
18-19	3,704,508 (27.36%)	1,649,177	2,055,331	1,363,733	1,725,796	285,444	329,535
20-21	3,331,873 (24.60%)	1,498,817	1,833,056	1,193,416	1,457,548	305,401	375,508
22-24	2,001,864 (14.78%)	953,943	1,047,921	599,569	596,738	354,374	451,183
25-29	1,332,828 (9.84%)	577,194	755,634	262,461	300,527	314,733	455,107
30-34	724,827 (5.35%)	294,990	429,837	113,998	152,721	180,992	277,116
35-39	481,316 (3.55%)	185,761	295,555	64,349	99,205	121,412	196,350
40-49	544,371 (4.02%)	196,326	348,045	60,301	106,021	136,025	242,024
50-64	273,889 (2.02%)	97,369	176,520	22,891	41,188	74,478	135,332
60 and over	43,310 (0.32%)	18,495	24,815	1,764	2,070	16,731	22,745
Age Unknown	17,527 (0.13%)	7,634	9,893	3,193	4,971	4,441	4,922

Undergraduate Student Population By Age Chart (2019-2020)

Graduate Program Student Age Distribution (2019-2020)

	Total			Full-time Students		Part-time Students
	Total	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
All Age Total	2,315,474	933,083	1,382,391	574,419	776,431	358,664	605,960
Under 18	87 (0.00%)	47	40	21	8	26	32
18-19	764 (0.03%)	268	496	236	453	32	43
20-21	30,930 (1.34%)	10,709	20,221	9,743	17,837	966	2,384
22-24	532,525 (23.00%)	207,464	325,061	170,810	259,065	36,654	65,996
25-29	743,229 (32.10%)	318,543	424,686	218,960	260,633	99,583	164,053
30-34	364,255 (15.73%)	158,629	205,626	84,071	95,415	74,558	110,211
35-39	228,124 (9.85%)	91,570	136,554	39,052	52,839	52,518	83,715
40-49	270,522 (11.68%)	95,712	174,810	34,989	60,684	60,723	114,126
50-64	131,678 (5.69%)	44,487	87,191	14,613	26,967	29,874	60,224
60 and over	9,215 (0.40%)	4,053	5,162	1,103	1,386	2,950	3,776
Age Unknown	4,145 (0.18%)	1,601	2,544	821	1,144	780	1,400

Graduate Student Population By Age (2019-2020)

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U.S. College Student Demographics By Race/Ethnicity

For academic year 2019-2020, total 20,274,677 students have enrolled U.S. colleges and universities. By gender, 42.90% of male students (8,698,217) and 57.10% of female students (11,576,460) are attending colleges. In this article, we analyze the college student demographics by race/gender for both undergraduate and graduate schools. In undergraduate programs, total 17,191,933 students are enrolled and 3,082,744 students have joined graduate programs.

There are 9,977,915 white students and the shares is 49.21%. 2,438,934 black (or African American) students (12.03%) and 3,783,772 Hispanic students (18.66%) are attending U.S. colleges. The shares of Asian students is 6.24% (1,265,413 students). Next tables and charts shows the student demographics by race/ethnicity for undergraduate and graduate schools separately. You can check each shares by gender and attending status.

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Undergraduate Student Population by Race/Ethnicity (2019-2020)

	Total			Full-time Students		Part-time Students
	Total	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
Total	17,191,933	7,460,865	9,731,068	4,771,623	5,930,610	2,689,242	3,800,458
American Indian or Alaska Native	120,603 (0.70%)	47,612	72,991	26,992	40,244	20,620	32,747
Asian	1,063,988 (6.19%)	497,974	566,014	337,757	372,844	160,217	193,170
Black or African American	2,103,584 (12.24%)	788,740	1,314,844	495,527	759,571	293,213	555,273
Hispanic	3,484,777 (20.27%)	1,451,808	2,032,969	822,042	1,132,274	629,766	900,695
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	51,981 (0.30%)	22,921	29,060	13,645	17,145	9,276	11,915
White	8,447,453 (49.14%)	3,754,279	4,693,174	2,472,507	2,949,417	1,281,772	1,743,757
Two or more races	633,373 (3.68%)	268,170	365,203	180,266	237,227	87,904	127,976
Race/ethnicity unknown	718,962 (4.18%)	326,991	391,971	161,024	200,889	165,967	191,082
Nonresident alien	567,212 (3.30%)	302,370	264,842	261,863	220,999	40,507	43,843

Undergraduate Student Population By Race/Ethnicity Chart (2019-2020)

Graduate Program Student Population by Race/Ethnicity (2019-2020)

	Total			Full-time Students		Part-time Students
	Total	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
Total	3,082,744	1,237,352	1,845,392	749,986	1,007,944	487,366	837,448
American Indian or Alaska Native	12,790 (0.41%)	4,295	8,495	2,258	4,202	2,037	4,293
Asian	201,425 (6.53%)	86,013	115,412	56,002	75,383	30,011	40,029
Black or African American	335,350 (10.88%)	100,077	235,273	47,593	104,645	52,484	130,628
Hispanic	298,995 (9.70%)	106,817	192,178	61,835	105,726	44,982	86,452
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5,634 (0.18%)	2,157	3,477	1,106	1,730	1,051	1,747
White	1,530,462 (49.65%)	593,972	936,490	335,030	483,615	258,942	452,875
Two or more races	76,122 (2.47%)	28,325	47,797	17,554	28,167	10,771	19,630
Race/ethnicity unknown	194,740 (6.32%)	73,997	120,743	38,456	57,052	35,541	63,691
Nonresident alien	427,226 (13.86%)	241,699	185,527	190,152	147,424	51,547	38,103

Graduate Student Population By Race/Ethnicity Chart (2019-2020)

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