A total of 15,147,488 students are enrolled in U.S. colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In U.S. colleges and universites, 1,366,044 students are 18 years old or younger(9.02%), 3,604,681 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.80%), 3,156,371 students are between 20 and 22 years old (20.84%), 2,306,119 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.22%), and 1,808,055 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.94%).
1,697,846 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.21%), 775,776 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.12%), 420,342 students are 50 years old or older (2.77%).
The following table compares the student population by age for each U.S. state. You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.
| State | Number of Schools | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 10 | 19,250 | 2,095 (10.88%) |
2,849 (14.80%) |
2,602 (13.52%) | 2,631 (13.67%) |
2,616 (13.59%) |
3,480 (18.08%) |
1,664 (8.64%) | 1,304 (6.77%) |
| Alabama | 84 | 263,891 | 23,027 (8.73%) |
66,075 (25.04%) |
55,976 (21.21%) | 37,683 (14.28%) |
27,243 (10.32%) |
28,980 (10.98%) |
15,317 (5.80%) | 7,412 (2.81%) |
| Arkansas | 85 | 114,103 | 15,433 (13.53%) |
30,598 (26.82%) |
23,448 (20.55%) | 15,125 (13.26%) |
10,654 (9.34%) |
11,127 (9.75%) |
5,307 (4.65%) | 2,396 (2.10%) |
| Arizona | 120 | 596,459 | 41,430 (6.95%) |
99,632 (16.70%) |
88,971 (14.92%) | 77,319 (12.96%) |
86,965 (14.58%) |
110,028 (18.45%) |
58,182 (9.75%) | 33,662 (5.64%) |
| California | 663 | 2,190,285 | 152,968 (6.98%) |
544,604 (24.86%) |
451,939 (20.63%) | 350,512 (16.00%) |
284,311 (12.98%) |
241,782 (11.04%) |
98,776 (4.51%) | 64,597 (2.95%) |
| Colorado | 87 | 310,065 | 41,923 (13.52%) |
60,055 (19.37%) |
53,063 (17.11%) | 40,201 (12.97%) |
40,101 (12.93%) |
44,052 (14.21%) |
20,193 (6.51%) | 10,466 (3.38%) |
| Connecticut | 61 | 146,908 | 3,361 (2.29%) |
36,433 (24.80%) |
35,527 (24.18%) | 23,475 (15.98%) |
19,403 (13.21%) |
16,671 (11.35%) |
7,683 (5.23%) | 4,309 (2.93%) |
| District of Columbia | 24 | 64,708 | 1,959 (3.03%) |
12,594 (19.46%) |
11,511 (17.79%) | 12,309 (19.02%) |
12,884 (19.91%) |
8,714 (13.47%) |
3,008 (4.65%) | 1,599 (2.47%) |
| Delaware | 18 | 45,082 | 1,727 (3.83%) |
11,913 (26.43%) |
10,657 (23.64%) | 6,333 (14.05%) |
5,270 (11.69%) |
5,257 (11.66%) |
2,475 (5.49%) | 1,440 (3.19%) |
| Florida | 390 | 768,593 | 62,516 (8.13%) |
188,926 (24.58%) |
167,182 (21.75%) | 124,626 (16.21%) |
91,968 (11.97%) |
81,748 (10.64%) |
34,013 (4.43%) | 16,660 (2.17%) |
| Georgia | 164 | 502,881 | 35,132 (6.99%) |
126,580 (25.17%) |
113,557 (22.58%) | 85,579 (17.02%) |
60,605 (12.05%) |
49,549 (9.85%) |
21,068 (4.19%) | 10,755 (2.14%) |
| Hawaii | 23 | 56,009 | 6,079 (10.85%) |
13,334 (23.81%) |
10,612 (18.95%) | 9,027 (16.12%) |
6,799 (12.14%) |
6,098 (10.89%) |
2,518 (4.50%) | 1,542 (2.75%) |
| Iowa | 75 | 138,115 | 29,161 (21.11%) |
37,987 (27.50%) |
27,324 (19.78%) | 15,812 (11.45%) |
11,149 (8.07%) |
10,136 (7.34%) |
4,594 (3.33%) | 1,821 (1.32%) |
| Idaho | 35 | 120,137 | 21,406 (17.82%) |
21,894 (18.22%) |
19,473 (16.21%) | 19,451 (16.19%) |
13,084 (10.89%) |
11,972 (9.97%) |
8,035 (6.69%) | 4,809 (4.00%) |
| Illinois | 243 | 593,679 | 44,390 (7.48%) |
135,838 (22.88%) |
114,234 (19.24%) | 84,902 (14.30%) |
76,234 (12.84%) |
77,230 (13.01%) |
38,635 (6.51%) | 21,933 (3.69%) |
| Indiana | 141 | 408,292 | 52,082 (12.76%) |
90,899 (22.26%) |
81,441 (19.95%) | 54,270 (13.29%) |
47,779 (11.70%) |
48,410 (11.86%) |
22,711 (5.56%) | 10,596 (2.60%) |
| Kansas | 77 | 148,573 | 19,971 (13.44%) |
38,442 (25.87%) |
30,924 (20.81%) | 21,560 (14.51%) |
14,609 (9.83%) |
13,505 (9.09%) |
5,950 (4.00%) | 3,507 (2.36%) |
| Kentucky | 87 | 231,325 | 34,385 (14.86%) |
53,287 (23.04%) |
43,790 (18.93%) | 30,511 (13.19%) |
25,587 (11.06%) |
26,215 (11.33%) |
11,771 (5.09%) | 5,764 (2.49%) |
| Louisiana | 114 | 189,845 | 22,567 (11.89%) |
51,799 (27.28%) |
42,293 (22.28%) | 28,182 (14.84%) |
17,660 (9.30%) |
16,848 (8.87%) |
7,048 (3.71%) | 3,396 (1.79%) |
| Massachusetts | 146 | 357,652 | 12,777 (3.57%) |
80,169 (22.42%) |
79,686 (22.28%) | 62,681 (17.53%) |
53,841 (15.05%) |
41,650 (11.65%) |
16,936 (4.74%) | 9,266 (2.59%) |
| Maryland | 78 | 235,972 | 11,491 (4.87%) |
44,635 (18.92%) |
47,497 (20.13%) | 38,646 (16.38%) |
34,466 (14.61%) |
35,562 (15.07%) |
15,171 (6.43%) | 8,337 (3.53%) |
| Maine | 39 | 67,467 | 8,765 (12.99%) |
15,989 (23.70%) |
13,724 (20.34%) | 8,659 (12.83%) |
7,187 (10.65%) |
7,477 (11.08%) |
3,588 (5.32%) | 1,947 (2.89%) |
| Michigan | 172 | 382,013 | 22,607 (5.92%) |
100,166 (26.22%) |
93,514 (24.48%) | 64,954 (17.00%) |
44,690 (11.70%) |
34,635 (9.07%) |
14,158 (3.71%) | 7,235 (1.89%) |
| Minnesota | 108 | 159,840 | 11,683 (7.31%) |
31,522 (19.72%) |
30,304 (18.96%) | 17,248 (10.79%) |
18,589 (11.63%) |
24,230 (15.16%) |
15,796 (9.88%) | 10,396 (6.50%) |
| Missouri | 153 | 271,169 | 36,598 (13.50%) |
62,139 (22.92%) |
54,530 (20.11%) | 42,500 (15.67%) |
30,114 (11.11%) |
27,255 (10.05%) |
12,407 (4.58%) | 5,448 (2.01%) |
| Mississippi | 55 | 134,840 | 14,196 (10.53%) |
37,138 (27.54%) |
30,733 (22.79%) | 20,248 (15.02%) |
11,905 (8.83%) |
11,272 (8.36%) |
6,029 (4.47%) | 3,169 (2.35%) |
| Montana | 30 | 34,584 | 2,854 (8.25%) |
10,324 (29.85%) |
8,122 (23.48%) | 5,321 (15.39%) |
3,071 (8.88%) |
2,858 (8.26%) |
1,311 (3.79%) | 722 (2.09%) |
| North Carolina | 175 | 428,708 | 39,641 (9.25%) |
115,129 (26.85%) |
98,784 (23.04%) | 61,109 (14.25%) |
43,492 (10.14%) |
40,449 (9.44%) |
19,492 (4.55%) | 10,537 (2.46%) |
| North Dakota | 26 | 44,322 | 4,189 (9.45%) |
12,191 (27.51%) |
9,766 (22.03%) | 6,573 (14.83%) |
4,355 (9.83%) |
4,539 (10.24%) |
1,875 (4.23%) | 829 (1.87%) |
| Nebraska | 40 | 126,548 | 14,383 (11.37%) |
29,900 (23.63%) |
25,039 (19.79%) | 17,438 (13.78%) |
14,356 (11.34%) |
14,799 (11.69%) |
7,219 (5.70%) | 3,406 (2.69%) |
| New Hampshire | 32 | 199,696 | 2,503 (1.25%) |
16,882 (8.45%) |
22,824 (11.43%) | 25,039 (12.54%) |
39,927 (19.99%) |
54,083 (27.08%) |
25,906 (12.97%) | 12,447 (6.23%) |
| New Jersey | 152 | 355,981 | 15,961 (4.48%) |
87,143 (24.48%) |
85,444 (24.00%) | 65,598 (18.43%) |
43,465 (12.21%) |
34,653 (9.73%) |
14,850 (4.17%) | 8,557 (2.40%) |
| New Mexico | 42 | 95,303 | 10,793 (11.32%) |
20,114 (21.11%) |
15,617 (16.39%) | 12,893 (13.53%) |
11,645 (12.22%) |
13,217 (13.87%) |
5,978 (6.27%) | 4,442 (4.66%) |
| Nevada | 37 | 108,275 | 12,249 (11.31%) |
23,329 (21.55%) |
21,489 (19.85%) | 17,984 (16.61%) |
13,732 (12.68%) |
12,305 (11.36%) |
4,774 (4.41%) | 2,412 (2.23%) |
| New York | 419 | 698,291 | 71,566 (10.25%) |
182,917 (26.19%) |
161,848 (23.18%) | 111,254 (15.93%) |
79,454 (11.38%) |
57,629 (8.25%) |
22,068 (3.16%) | 11,084 (1.59%) |
| Ohio | 286 | 476,060 | 52,402 (11.01%) |
126,736 (26.62%) |
116,520 (24.48%) | 72,417 (15.21%) |
45,205 (9.50%) |
37,685 (7.92%) |
16,388 (3.44%) | 8,452 (1.78%) |
| Oklahoma | 103 | 148,969 | 9,929 (6.67%) |
39,154 (26.28%) |
33,479 (22.47%) | 24,101 (16.18%) |
15,616 (10.48%) |
15,394 (10.33%) |
7,409 (4.97%) | 3,618 (2.43%) |
| Oregon | 74 | 169,938 | 9,661 (5.69%) |
42,402 (24.95%) |
35,203 (20.72%) | 25,306 (14.89%) |
22,869 (13.46%) |
22,220 (13.08%) |
8,274 (4.87%) | 3,885 (2.29%) |
| Pennsylvania | 325 | 558,408 | 37,490 (6.71%) |
150,606 (26.97%) |
135,837 (24.33%) | 86,316 (15.46%) |
64,413 (11.54%) |
50,848 (9.11%) |
21,271 (3.81%) | 11,042 (1.98%) |
| Rhode Island | 23 | 45,053 | 490 (1.09%) |
13,449 (29.85%) |
14,338 (31.82%) | 6,982 (15.50%) |
4,374 (9.71%) |
3,316 (7.36%) |
1,351 (3.00%) | 748 (1.66%) |
| South Carolina | 93 | 208,015 | 17,049 (8.20%) |
63,404 (30.48%) |
53,444 (25.69%) | 28,731 (13.81%) |
17,339 (8.34%) |
15,702 (7.55%) |
7,602 (3.65%) | 4,573 (2.20%) |
| South Dakota | 26 | 27,597 | 3,674 (13.31%) |
6,945 (25.17%) |
5,488 (19.89%) | 3,960 (14.35%) |
2,601 (9.42%) |
2,774 (10.05%) |
1,476 (5.35%) | 670 (2.43%) |
| Tennessee | 151 | 251,307 | 32,589 (12.97%) |
72,172 (28.72%) |
51,747 (20.59%) | 35,113 (13.97%) |
24,786 (9.86%) |
20,745 (8.25%) |
9,260 (3.68%) | 4,764 (1.90%) |
| Texas | 410 | 1,198,717 | 146,780 (12.24%) |
294,260 (24.55%) |
254,724 (21.25%) | 199,144 (16.61%) |
131,833 (11.00%) |
105,533 (8.80%) |
44,847 (3.74%) | 20,686 (1.73%) |
| Utah | 63 | 358,316 | 35,760 (9.98%) |
42,408 (11.84%) |
42,237 (11.79%) | 53,341 (14.89%) |
52,551 (14.67%) |
73,676 (20.56%) |
41,154 (11.49%) | 17,147 (4.79%) |
| Virginia | 158 | 474,669 | 49,836 (10.50%) |
102,066 (21.50%) |
92,029 (19.39%) | 65,098 (13.71%) |
54,206 (11.42%) |
57,086 (12.03%) |
31,803 (6.70%) | 21,616 (4.55%) |
| Vermont | 16 | 29,864 | 1,451 (4.86%) |
9,402 (31.48%) |
8,571 (28.70%) | 3,268 (10.94%) |
2,420 (8.10%) |
2,654 (8.89%) |
1,316 (4.41%) | 775 (2.60%) |
| Washington | 106 | 231,934 | 24,118 (10.40%) |
52,764 (22.75%) |
44,134 (19.03%) | 31,752 (13.69%) |
26,831 (11.57%) |
31,238 (13.47%) |
13,519 (5.83%) | 7,358 (3.17%) |
| Wisconsin | 89 | 265,192 | 29,312 (11.05%) |
70,827 (26.71%) |
63,965 (24.12%) | 39,181 (14.77%) |
25,525 (9.63%) |
22,511 (8.49%) |
9,416 (3.55%) | 4,086 (1.54%) |
| West Virginia | 68 | 68,001 | 6,961 (10.24%) |
18,199 (26.76%) |
16,183 (23.80%) | 10,332 (15.19%) |
5,817 (8.55%) |
5,410 (7.96%) |
2,982 (4.39%) | 2,026 (2.98%) |
| Wyoming | 10 | 26,587 | 4,674 (17.58%) |
6,461 (24.30%) |
5,027 (18.91%) | 3,424 (12.88%) |
2,459 (9.25%) |
2,639 (9.93%) |
1,202 (4.52%) | 694 (2.61%) |