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%).
Student Population Comparison Table by Age
The following geographic chart illustrates the student population by state.
Darker colored states have larger number of students, while lighter colored states have smaller number of students. You may want to click on a state to see teh details of student populations for all colleges in that state.
Student Population Comparison Table by Age
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.