Best Colleges by State

View the Best Colleges in Your Desired State. You may want to view and compare all college by state at State Statistics page.

Alaska

Alaska4 Best Schools

Alabama

Alabama24 Best Schools

Arkansas

Arkansas14 Best Schools

Arizona

Arizona17 Best Schools

California

California105 Best Schools

Colorado

Colorado23 Best Schools

Connecticut

Connecticut19 Best Schools

District of Columbia

District of Columbia9 Best Schools

Delaware

Delaware3 Best Schools

Florida

Florida41 Best Schools

Georgia

Georgia37 Best Schools

Hawaii

Hawaii7 Best Schools

Iowa

Iowa22 Best Schools

Idaho

Idaho6 Best Schools

Illinois

Illinois50 Best Schools

Indiana

Indiana36 Best Schools

Kansas

Kansas13 Best Schools

Kentucky

Kentucky22 Best Schools

Louisiana

Louisiana21 Best Schools

Massachusetts

Massachusetts52 Best Schools

Maryland

Maryland24 Best Schools

Maine

Maine11 Best Schools

Michigan

Michigan31 Best Schools

Minnesota

Minnesota30 Best Schools

Missouri

Missouri29 Best Schools

Mississippi

Mississippi14 Best Schools

Montana

Montana5 Best Schools

North Carolina

North Carolina36 Best Schools

North Dakota

North Dakota4 Best Schools

Nebraska

Nebraska14 Best Schools

New Hampshire

New Hampshire13 Best Schools

New Jersey

New Jersey29 Best Schools

New Mexico

New Mexico8 Best Schools

Nevada

Nevada4 Best Schools

New York

New York102 Best Schools

Ohio

Ohio47 Best Schools

Oklahoma

Oklahoma18 Best Schools

Oregon

Oregon16 Best Schools

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania93 Best Schools

Rhode Island

Rhode Island8 Best Schools

South Carolina

South Carolina23 Best Schools

South Dakota

South Dakota8 Best Schools

Tennessee

Tennessee32 Best Schools

Texas

Texas61 Best Schools

Utah

Utah13 Best Schools

Virginia

Virginia44 Best Schools

Vermont

Vermont12 Best Schools

Washington

Washington22 Best Schools

Wisconsin

Wisconsin31 Best Schools

West Virginia

West Virginia12 Best Schools

Wyoming

Wyoming1 Best Schools

2022-2023 Colleges By State
StateNumber of Best (Qualified) SchoolsTuition & FeesPopulationTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
Alaska 4 schools
3 public, 1 private
$21,575
$7,722 in-state
19,589 0 SAT
0 ACT
9.75 to 1
Alabama 24 schools
13 public, 11 private
$21,402
$11,102 in-state
203,652 1,123 SAT
22 ACT
15.50 to 1
Arkansas 14 schools
9 public, 5 private
$20,396
$8,826 in-state
96,804 1,105 SAT
22 ACT
15.71 to 1
Arizona 17 schools
8 public, 9 private
$22,033
$11,498 in-state
462,265 1,240 SAT
25 ACT
21.00 to 1
California 105 schools
33 public, 72 private
$33,879
$9,750 in-state
1,091,109 1,340 SAT
30 ACT
14.09 to 1
Colorado 23 schools
14 public, 9 private
$29,862
$11,621 in-state
237,927 1,178 SAT
26 ACT
14.38 to 1
Connecticut 19 schools
6 public, 13 private
$41,596
$13,327 in-state
142,011 1,250 SAT
28 ACT
12.05 to 1
District of Columbia 9 schools
1 public, 8 private
$38,579
$6,152 in-state
85,818 1,261 SAT
27 ACT
13.78 to 1
Delaware 3 schools
2 public, 1 private
$24,100
$13,197 in-state
43,885 1,105 SAT
26 ACT
14.33 to 1
Florida 41 schools
13 public, 28 private
$28,260
$6,095 in-state
548,394 1,179 SAT
25 ACT
16.73 to 1
Georgia 37 schools
16 public, 21 private
$25,723
$6,865 in-state
329,596 1,135 SAT
23 ACT
14.89 to 1
Hawaii 7 schools
2 public, 5 private
$21,949
$10,012 in-state
30,331 1,140 SAT
21 ACT
11.00 to 1
Iowa 22 schools
4 public, 18 private
$36,795
$11,363 in-state
134,577 1,164 SAT
24 ACT
13.23 to 1
Idaho 6 schools
3 public, 3 private
$29,221
$8,651 in-state
53,077 1,165 SAT
26 ACT
14.33 to 1
Illinois 50 schools
12 public, 38 private
$33,119
$13,349 in-state
384,683 1,147 SAT
25 ACT
13.64 to 1
Indiana 36 schools
12 public, 24 private
$33,347
$9,459 in-state
266,999 1,148 SAT
25 ACT
12.22 to 1
Kansas 13 schools
7 public, 6 private
$27,682
$8,934 in-state
102,863 1,082 SAT
21 ACT
13.92 to 1
Kentucky 22 schools
7 public, 15 private
$29,978
$11,150 in-state
172,036 1,132 SAT
22 ACT
14.05 to 1
Louisiana 21 schools
14 public, 7 private
$23,278
$8,866 in-state
167,895 1,097 SAT
22 ACT
16.14 to 1
Massachusetts 52 schools
11 public, 41 private
$45,104
$13,248 in-state
359,008 1,303 SAT
30 ACT
11.44 to 1
Maryland 24 schools
13 public, 11 private
$34,692
$10,201 in-state
223,897 1,207 SAT
27 ACT
11.83 to 1
Maine 11 schools
3 public, 8 private
$41,608
$10,593 in-state
39,674 1,279 SAT
30 ACT
12.82 to 1
Michigan 31 schools
14 public, 17 private
$32,108
$14,911 in-state
296,390 1,162 SAT
25 ACT
12.87 to 1
Minnesota 30 schools
10 public, 20 private
$33,623
$11,537 in-state
255,624 1,237 SAT
25 ACT
14.43 to 1
Missouri 29 schools
10 public, 19 private
$27,926
$11,107 in-state
222,300 1,188 SAT
24 ACT
13.82 to 1
Mississippi 14 schools
8 public, 6 private
$17,363
$8,796 in-state
90,416 1,155 SAT
21 ACT
12.29 to 1
Montana 5 schools
4 public, 1 private
$28,458
$7,748 in-state
33,372 1,143 SAT
22 ACT
15.20 to 1
North Carolina 36 schools
14 public, 22 private
$30,546
$6,748 in-state
306,584 1,178 SAT
24 ACT
14.03 to 1
North Dakota 4 schools
3 public, 1 private
$15,296
$10,105 in-state
32,547 1,138 SAT
22 ACT
14.50 to 1
Nebraska 14 schools
6 public, 8 private
$24,360
$8,290 in-state
86,669 1,147 SAT
23 ACT
13.93 to 1
New Hampshire 13 schools
4 public, 9 private
$33,953
$14,326 in-state
200,855 1,231 SAT
28 ACT
12.08 to 1
New Jersey 29 schools
13 public, 16 private
$34,355
$15,367 in-state
242,695 1,192 SAT
26 ACT
12.72 to 1
New Mexico 8 schools
6 public, 2 private
$21,128
$7,885 in-state
50,576 1,113 SAT
23 ACT
13.25 to 1
Nevada 4 schools
2 public, 2 private
$24,277
$9,068 in-state
52,266 1,110 SAT
21 ACT
12.75 to 1
New York 102 schools
31 public, 71 private
$37,403
$8,465 in-state
773,047 1,256 SAT
28 ACT
12.48 to 1
Ohio 47 schools
13 public, 34 private
$34,943
$12,858 in-state
349,163 1,194 SAT
25 ACT
12.41 to 1
Oklahoma 18 schools
11 public, 7 private
$22,197
$7,999 in-state
108,196 1,064 SAT
21 ACT
15.33 to 1
Oregon 16 schools
6 public, 10 private
$41,279
$12,365 in-state
117,649 1,247 SAT
28 ACT
13.50 to 1
Pennsylvania 93 schools
24 public, 69 private
$38,446
$13,479 in-state
482,196 1,202 SAT
27 ACT
12.73 to 1
Rhode Island 8 schools
2 public, 6 private
$46,697
$13,697 in-state
54,293 1,219 SAT
29 ACT
12.38 to 1
South Carolina 23 schools
9 public, 14 private
$30,727
$12,704 in-state
129,597 1,159 SAT
24 ACT
13.13 to 1
South Dakota 8 schools
5 public, 3 private
$19,445
$9,242 in-state
36,125 1,104 SAT
22 ACT
15.75 to 1
Tennessee 32 schools
9 public, 23 private
$28,073
$10,107 in-state
207,215 1,172 SAT
24 ACT
13.03 to 1
Texas 61 schools
35 public, 26 private
$29,479
$9,705 in-state
797,141 1,117 SAT
23 ACT
16.10 to 1
Utah 13 schools
5 public, 8 private
$18,395
$7,595 in-state
354,685 1,265 SAT
26 ACT
18.69 to 1
Virginia 44 schools
15 public, 29 private
$31,860
$15,188 in-state
382,323 1,176 SAT
26 ACT
13.07 to 1
Vermont 12 schools
2 public, 10 private
$40,799
$15,847 in-state
29,776 1,327 SAT
30 ACT
10.42 to 1
Washington 22 schools
8 public, 14 private
$38,272
$10,856 in-state
161,286 1,246 SAT
27 ACT
12.27 to 1
Wisconsin 31 schools
13 public, 18 private
$30,076
$9,015 in-state
203,259 1,256 SAT
23 ACT
14.61 to 1
West Virginia 12 schools
6 public, 6 private
$22,967
$9,020 in-state
101,262 1,018 SAT
19 ACT
14.50 to 1
Wyoming 1 schools
1 public, 0 private
$22,718
$6,938 in-state
11,100 0 SAT
0 ACT
13.00 to 1
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023