≈ 250
Colleges & universities
Penn State (≈ 88,000)
Largest
University of Pennsylvania
Top ranked
Pitt, CMU, Temple, Drexel
Research universities
Historical data
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Compared to the United States
| Indicator | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Institutions per million residents2023, NCES | 19 | 12 |
National ranking
How states rank by college enrollment.
| #1 | Minnesota | 52,000 |
| #2 | Colorado | 38,000 |
| #3 | Montana | 26,000 |
| #4 | New Mexico | 22,000 |
| #5 | Ohio | 610 |
| #6 | North Carolina | 555 |
| #7 | Georgia | 545 |
| #8 | Virginia | 490 |
| #9 | Michigan | 490 |
| #10 | New Jersey | 390 |
| #11 | Wisconsin | 300 |
| #12 | Missouri | 120 |
| #13 | Massachusetts | 114 |
| #14 | Indiana | 90 |
| #15 | Wyoming | 50 |
| #16 | Vermont | 40 |
| #17 | Rhode Island | 37.4% |
| #18 | Delaware | 34.6% |
| #19 | New Hampshire | 20 |
| #20 | Oregon | 7 |
| #21 | Maine | 7 |
| #22 | Utah | 3 |
| #23 | South Dakota | 3 |
| #24 | Florida | 1.1 |
| #25 | Illinois | 0.69 |
| #26 | Kentucky | 0 |
| #27 | Louisiana | 0 |
Overview
Pennsylvania hosts about 250 colleges and universities, including Penn, Carnegie Mellon, Penn State and Pitt — one of the densest higher-education clusters in the country.