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