5 States with the Most Colleges

In this article, we will look at the 5 states with the most colleges in the US. If you wish to look at our detailed analysis, you can go to 15 States with the Most Colleges. 

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5. Florida 

Total Number of Postsecondary Degree-Granting Institutions between 2021-2022: 162

Florida ranks fifth on our list of the 15 states with the most colleges in the US. The state had 162 postsecondary degree-granting institutes in 2021-2022. 41 of these were public institutes, while 62 were private nonprofit institutions. The state also had 59 private for-profit colleges.