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

Arkansas13 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

Kansas14 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

2021-2022 Colleges By State
StateNumber of Best (Qualified) SchoolsTuition & FeesPopulationTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
Alaska 4 schools
3 public, 1 private
$21,381
$7,455 in-state
20,222 1,235 SAT
22 ACT
10.25 to 1
Alabama 24 schools
13 public, 11 private
$20,760
$10,871 in-state
205,087 1,095 SAT
22 ACT
15.54 to 1
Arkansas 13 schools
8 public, 5 private
$20,606
$8,625 in-state
89,762 1,111 SAT
24 ACT
14.38 to 1
Arizona 17 schools
8 public, 9 private
$21,713
$11,311 in-state
454,958 1,245 SAT
25 ACT
20.12 to 1
California 105 schools
33 public, 72 private
$32,654
$9,633 in-state
1,124,173 1,282 SAT
28 ACT
14.75 to 1
Colorado 23 schools
14 public, 9 private
$28,970
$11,004 in-state
240,517 1,121 SAT
24 ACT
14.64 to 1
Connecticut 19 schools
6 public, 13 private
$40,826
$12,915 in-state
137,559 1,269 SAT
29 ACT
11.95 to 1
District of Columbia 9 schools
1 public, 8 private
$37,024
$6,152 in-state
86,585 1,277 SAT
28 ACT
12.33 to 1
Delaware 3 schools
2 public, 1 private
$22,747
$11,884 in-state
42,325 1,248 SAT
29 ACT
14.33 to 1
Florida 41 schools
13 public, 28 private
$27,515
$6,095 in-state
551,139 1,157 SAT
25 ACT
16.88 to 1
Georgia 37 schools
16 public, 21 private
$25,122
$6,925 in-state
334,753 1,134 SAT
24 ACT
15.49 to 1
Hawaii 7 schools
2 public, 5 private
$21,591
$10,012 in-state
30,217 1,148 SAT
23 ACT
11.86 to 1
Iowa 22 schools
4 public, 18 private
$36,174
$11,040 in-state
136,078 1,147 SAT
24 ACT
13.09 to 1
Idaho 6 schools
3 public, 3 private
$27,450
$8,239 in-state
52,662 1,123 SAT
24 ACT
14.83 to 1
Illinois 50 schools
12 public, 38 private
$32,991
$13,221 in-state
386,110 1,143 SAT
25 ACT
13.26 to 1
Indiana 36 schools
12 public, 24 private
$32,279
$9,241 in-state
265,652 1,153 SAT
25 ACT
12.36 to 1
Kansas 14 schools
7 public, 7 private
$25,321
$8,577 in-state
110,058 965 SAT
21 ACT
14.93 to 1
Kentucky 22 schools
7 public, 15 private
$29,028
$10,846 in-state
170,785 1,131 SAT
24 ACT
13.68 to 1
Louisiana 21 schools
14 public, 7 private
$22,814
$8,834 in-state
171,396 1,098 SAT
22 ACT
16.48 to 1
Massachusetts 52 schools
11 public, 41 private
$43,688
$12,939 in-state
364,935 1,270 SAT
29 ACT
11.98 to 1
Maryland 24 schools
13 public, 11 private
$33,640
$9,996 in-state
226,968 1,165 SAT
25 ACT
11.92 to 1
Maine 11 schools
3 public, 8 private
$39,876
$10,169 in-state
40,407 1,218 SAT
27 ACT
12.18 to 1
Michigan 31 schools
14 public, 17 private
$30,922
$14,358 in-state
305,134 1,156 SAT
25 ACT
12.90 to 1
Minnesota 30 schools
10 public, 20 private
$33,182
$11,308 in-state
261,023 1,239 SAT
25 ACT
14.40 to 1
Missouri 29 schools
10 public, 19 private
$26,447
$10,096 in-state
223,619 1,168 SAT
25 ACT
13.72 to 1
Mississippi 14 schools
8 public, 6 private
$16,711
$8,484 in-state
92,270 1,074 SAT
22 ACT
12.29 to 1
Montana 5 schools
4 public, 1 private
$26,925
$7,306 in-state
33,749 1,157 SAT
23 ACT
14.60 to 1
North Carolina 36 schools
14 public, 22 private
$29,821
$6,692 in-state
313,449 1,142 SAT
23 ACT
13.61 to 1
North Dakota 4 schools
3 public, 1 private
$15,197
$10,035 in-state
32,863 1,167 SAT
22 ACT
15.25 to 1
Nebraska 14 schools
6 public, 8 private
$23,508
$8,066 in-state
86,724 1,135 SAT
24 ACT
14.43 to 1
New Hampshire 13 schools
4 public, 9 private
$33,012
$14,282 in-state
184,050 1,281 SAT
30 ACT
13.25 to 1
New Jersey 29 schools
13 public, 16 private
$33,344
$14,793 in-state
245,573 1,171 SAT
26 ACT
13.21 to 1
New Mexico 8 schools
6 public, 2 private
$20,860
$7,737 in-state
49,939 1,150 SAT
23 ACT
12.88 to 1
Nevada 4 schools
2 public, 2 private
$24,013
$8,947 in-state
52,426 1,113 SAT
22 ACT
12.75 to 1
New York 102 schools
31 public, 71 private
$36,180
$8,463 in-state
789,724 1,243 SAT
28 ACT
12.63 to 1
Ohio 47 schools
13 public, 34 private
$33,612
$12,338 in-state
358,551 1,178 SAT
25 ACT
13.09 to 1
Oklahoma 18 schools
11 public, 7 private
$22,043
$7,823 in-state
108,545 1,063 SAT
22 ACT
15.06 to 1
Oregon 16 schools
6 public, 10 private
$39,721
$11,810 in-state
117,328 1,208 SAT
24 ACT
13.75 to 1
Pennsylvania 93 schools
24 public, 69 private
$37,488
$13,360 in-state
527,404 1,181 SAT
26 ACT
12.78 to 1
Rhode Island 8 schools
2 public, 6 private
$44,840
$13,423 in-state
55,124 1,285 SAT
30 ACT
12.75 to 1
South Carolina 23 schools
9 public, 14 private
$29,805
$12,694 in-state
128,656 1,132 SAT
24 ACT
13.48 to 1
South Dakota 8 schools
5 public, 3 private
$18,958
$9,242 in-state
35,910 1,093 SAT
22 ACT
15.25 to 1
Tennessee 32 schools
9 public, 23 private
$27,249
$9,837 in-state
205,800 1,169 SAT
24 ACT
13.44 to 1
Texas 61 schools
35 public, 26 private
$28,633
$9,608 in-state
798,376 1,114 SAT
23 ACT
16.28 to 1
Utah 13 schools
5 public, 8 private
$18,277
$7,595 in-state
344,985 1,239 SAT
26 ACT
18.92 to 1
Virginia 44 schools
15 public, 29 private
$30,967
$14,636 in-state
382,410 1,173 SAT
25 ACT
13.25 to 1
Vermont 12 schools
2 public, 10 private
$39,594
$15,847 in-state
30,274 1,390 SAT
32 ACT
10.33 to 1
Washington 22 schools
8 public, 14 private
$37,000
$10,541 in-state
166,854 1,207 SAT
26 ACT
12.59 to 1
Wisconsin 31 schools
13 public, 18 private
$29,084
$8,597 in-state
205,643 1,182 SAT
24 ACT
14.77 to 1
West Virginia 12 schools
6 public, 6 private
$22,128
$8,678 in-state
101,642 1,045 SAT
22 ACT
14.83 to 1
Wyoming 1 schools
1 public, 0 private
$21,771
$6,621 in-state
11,479 0 SAT
0 ACT
14.00 to 1
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022