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

2021-2022 Colleges By State
StateNumber of Best (Qualified) SchoolsTuition & FeesPopulationTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
Alaska 4 schools
3 public, 1 private
$23,377
$8,615 in-state
19,589 1,235 SAT
22 ACT
9.75 to 1
Alabama 24 schools
13 public, 11 private
$20,742
$10,871 in-state
203,652 1,107 SAT
23 ACT
15.50 to 1
Arkansas 14 schools
9 public, 5 private
$19,919
$8,703 in-state
96,804 1,110 SAT
23 ACT
15.71 to 1
Arizona 17 schools
8 public, 9 private
$20,941
$11,211 in-state
462,265 1,245 SAT
25 ACT
21.00 to 1
California 105 schools
33 public, 72 private
$32,650
$9,578 in-state
1,091,226 1,282 SAT
28 ACT
14.03 to 1
Colorado 23 schools
14 public, 9 private
$28,263
$11,152 in-state
238,023 1,136 SAT
25 ACT
14.09 to 1
Connecticut 19 schools
6 public, 13 private
$40,712
$12,911 in-state
142,011 1,241 SAT
28 ACT
12.05 to 1
District of Columbia 9 schools
1 public, 8 private
$36,885
$6,152 in-state
85,818 1,277 SAT
28 ACT
13.78 to 1
Delaware 3 schools
2 public, 1 private
$22,747
$11,884 in-state
43,885 1,089 SAT
26 ACT
14.33 to 1
Florida 41 schools
13 public, 28 private
$27,486
$6,084 in-state
548,394 1,163 SAT
25 ACT
16.73 to 1
Georgia 37 schools
16 public, 21 private
$24,798
$6,872 in-state
329,596 1,133 SAT
24 ACT
14.89 to 1
Hawaii 7 schools
2 public, 5 private
$21,591
$10,012 in-state
30,331 1,148 SAT
23 ACT
11.00 to 1
Iowa 22 schools
4 public, 18 private
$36,174
$11,040 in-state
134,577 1,147 SAT
24 ACT
13.23 to 1
Idaho 6 schools
3 public, 3 private
$27,450
$8,239 in-state
53,077 1,123 SAT
24 ACT
14.33 to 1
Illinois 50 schools
12 public, 38 private
$32,897
$13,340 in-state
384,683 1,142 SAT
25 ACT
13.64 to 1
Indiana 36 schools
12 public, 24 private
$32,222
$9,167 in-state
266,999 1,146 SAT
25 ACT
12.22 to 1
Kansas 13 schools
7 public, 6 private
$26,559
$8,545 in-state
102,863 1,051 SAT
21 ACT
13.92 to 1
Kentucky 22 schools
7 public, 15 private
$28,961
$10,846 in-state
172,036 1,126 SAT
23 ACT
14.05 to 1
Louisiana 21 schools
14 public, 7 private
$22,841
$8,833 in-state
167,895 1,098 SAT
22 ACT
16.14 to 1
Massachusetts 52 schools
11 public, 41 private
$43,638
$12,939 in-state
359,008 1,278 SAT
29 ACT
11.44 to 1
Maryland 24 schools
13 public, 11 private
$33,622
$9,997 in-state
223,975 1,202 SAT
26 ACT
11.83 to 1
Maine 11 schools
3 public, 8 private
$39,874
$10,163 in-state
39,674 1,282 SAT
30 ACT
12.82 to 1
Michigan 31 schools
14 public, 17 private
$31,164
$14,947 in-state
296,390 1,156 SAT
25 ACT
12.87 to 1
Minnesota 30 schools
10 public, 20 private
$32,788
$11,433 in-state
255,624 1,222 SAT
25 ACT
14.43 to 1
Missouri 29 schools
10 public, 19 private
$25,988
$10,238 in-state
222,300 1,164 SAT
24 ACT
13.45 to 1
Mississippi 14 schools
8 public, 6 private
$16,698
$8,618 in-state
90,416 1,094 SAT
22 ACT
12.29 to 1
Montana 5 schools
4 public, 1 private
$26,911
$7,293 in-state
33,372 1,157 SAT
23 ACT
15.20 to 1
North Carolina 36 schools
14 public, 22 private
$29,810
$6,692 in-state
306,584 1,153 SAT
23 ACT
14.03 to 1
North Dakota 4 schools
3 public, 1 private
$15,106
$10,084 in-state
32,547 1,184 SAT
23 ACT
14.50 to 1
Nebraska 14 schools
6 public, 8 private
$23,564
$8,113 in-state
86,669 1,135 SAT
23 ACT
13.93 to 1
New Hampshire 13 schools
4 public, 9 private
$31,882
$14,282 in-state
200,855 1,244 SAT
28 ACT
12.08 to 1
New Jersey 29 schools
13 public, 16 private
$33,560
$14,793 in-state
242,695 1,168 SAT
26 ACT
12.72 to 1
New Mexico 8 schools
6 public, 2 private
$20,834
$7,702 in-state
50,576 1,150 SAT
23 ACT
13.25 to 1
Nevada 4 schools
2 public, 2 private
$23,975
$8,872 in-state
52,266 1,112 SAT
21 ACT
12.75 to 1
New York 102 schools
31 public, 71 private
$36,214
$8,524 in-state
774,576 1,239 SAT
28 ACT
12.44 to 1
Ohio 47 schools
13 public, 34 private
$33,085
$12,083 in-state
349,163 1,172 SAT
24 ACT
12.41 to 1
Oklahoma 18 schools
11 public, 7 private
$21,991
$7,809 in-state
108,196 1,060 SAT
22 ACT
15.33 to 1
Oregon 16 schools
6 public, 10 private
$39,544
$11,579 in-state
117,649 1,217 SAT
25 ACT
13.50 to 1
Pennsylvania 93 schools
24 public, 69 private
$37,476
$13,332 in-state
482,196 1,183 SAT
26 ACT
12.73 to 1
Rhode Island 8 schools
2 public, 6 private
$44,832
$13,423 in-state
54,293 1,203 SAT
28 ACT
12.38 to 1
South Carolina 23 schools
9 public, 14 private
$29,606
$12,694 in-state
129,597 1,129 SAT
23 ACT
13.13 to 1
South Dakota 8 schools
5 public, 3 private
$18,948
$9,225 in-state
36,125 1,093 SAT
22 ACT
15.75 to 1
Tennessee 32 schools
9 public, 23 private
$26,668
$9,811 in-state
207,215 1,155 SAT
24 ACT
13.03 to 1
Texas 61 schools
35 public, 26 private
$28,580
$9,563 in-state
797,141 1,112 SAT
23 ACT
16.10 to 1
Utah 13 schools
5 public, 8 private
$18,192
$7,410 in-state
354,685 1,239 SAT
26 ACT
18.69 to 1
Virginia 44 schools
15 public, 29 private
$30,761
$14,689 in-state
382,323 1,175 SAT
26 ACT
13.07 to 1
Vermont 12 schools
2 public, 10 private
$39,594
$15,847 in-state
29,632 1,315 SAT
30 ACT
10.08 to 1
Washington 22 schools
8 public, 14 private
$36,967
$10,541 in-state
161,286 1,218 SAT
26 ACT
12.27 to 1
Wisconsin 31 schools
13 public, 18 private
$29,086
$8,597 in-state
203,259 1,182 SAT
24 ACT
14.61 to 1
West Virginia 12 schools
6 public, 6 private
$21,363
$8,678 in-state
101,262 1,045 SAT
22 ACT
14.50 to 1
Wyoming 1 schools
1 public, 0 private
$17,745
$5,625 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 2021-2022