In the fall of 2021, Western Governors University had the largest enrollment in the United States with 150,116 students. The next largest college by enrollment was Southern New Hampshire University with 145,533 students.
As of fall 2021, the University of Central Florida had the largest on-campus population in the United States, with 60,075 undergraduates. Texas A&M University, College Station had the second largest on-campus population in that year, with 53,876 undergrads.
There were approximately 18.58 million college students in the U.S. in 2022, with around 13.49 million enrolled in public colleges and a further 5.09 million students enrolled in private colleges. The figures are projected to remain relatively constant over the next few years.
What is the most expensive college in the U.S.? The overall number of higher education institutions in the U.S. totals around 4,000, and California is the state with the most. One important factor that students – and their parents – must consider before choosing a college is cost. With annual expenses totaling almost 78,000 U.S. dollars, Harvey Mudd College in California was the most expensive college for the 2021-2022 academic year. There are three major costs of college: tuition, room, and board. The difference in on-campus and off-campus accommodation costs is often negligible, but they can change greatly depending on the college town.
The differences between public and private colleges Public colleges, also called state colleges, are mostly funded by state governments. Private colleges, on the other hand, are not funded by the government but by private donors and endowments. Typically, private institutions are much more expensive. Public colleges tend to offer different tuition fees for students based on whether they live in-state or out-of-state, while private colleges have the same tuition cost for every student.
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The Colleges and Universities feature class/shapefile is composed of all Post Secondary Education facilities as defined by the Integrated Post Secondary Education System (IPEDS, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES, https://nces.ed.gov/), US Department of Education for the 2018-2019 school year. Included are Doctoral/Research Universities, Masters Colleges and Universities, Baccalaureate Colleges, Associates Colleges, Theological seminaries, Medical Schools and other health care professions, Schools of engineering and technology, business and management, art, music, design, Law schools, Teachers colleges, Tribal colleges, and other specialized institutions. Overall, this data layer covers all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico and other assorted U.S. territories. This feature class contains all MEDS/MEDS+ as approved by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Homeland Security Infrastructure Program (HSIP) Team. Complete field and attribute information is available in the ”Entities and Attributes” metadata section. Geographical coverage is depicted in the thumbnail above and detailed in the "Place Keyword" section of the metadata. This feature class does not have a relationship class but is related to Supplemental Colleges. Colleges and Universities that are not included in the NCES IPEDS data are added to the Supplemental Colleges feature class when found. This release includes the addition of 175 new records, the removal of 468 no longer reported by NCES, and modifications to the spatial location and/or attribution of 6682 records.
The university in the United States with the largest endowment market value in 2023 was Harvard University, with an endowment fund value of about 49.5 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. higher education Colleges and universities in the United States rank highly among the world’s most prestigious institutions of higher education. Many universities are particularly well known for their strong research capabilities and their connections to many Nobel Prize winning laureates.The U.S. university system is largely decentralized. Except for service academies and staff colleges, the federal government does not directly regulate universities; public universities are administered solely by the individual states. Besides the state administered public universities, there are many private universities in the United States, most are non-profit institutions, similar to the public universities, but there are also a number of institutions that rely on profit (Walden University in Minnesota, for example).In general, tuition fees are required to be paid by students at American universities. Public universities generally charge lower tuition rates to in-state students, than to out-of-state students. Private universities are often much more expensive than public ones because they do not receive funding from state governments.American students are often required to take out student loans to supplement scholarships and grants provided by diverse sources to be able to pay for tuition. Student debt has become a major issue in the United States in recent years, with many Americans unsure if they can even afford to pay off their student loans in the future.
The college football industry in the United States is big business, with thousands of fans streaming into stadiums each week to see their favorite teams live. First opened in 1927, the Michigan Stadium, home to NCAA Division I team the Michigan Wolverines, has a capacity of over 107 thousand. Aptly named "The Big House", the stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the largest sports stadium in the United States. How popular is college football? Over half of respondents to a 2023 survey claimed to be a fan of college football that year. Specifically, the online survey found that 22 percent of respondents were avid fans of the NCAA-organized games, while 35 percent were just casual fans. The showdown between FSU and LSU in September 2023 was the most watched college football kickoff weekend game in 2023. Overall, more than nine million individuals tuned in to watch that game. What is the NCAA? The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that coordinates sports programs in a large share of universities and colleges in the United States and Canada. In 2024, most of the revenue generated by the NCAA was from television and marketing rights fees, whereas most of the organization’s expenses were in the form of disbursements to Division I members, the highest level of NCAA college sport.
In 2024, Southern New Hampshire University was ranked as the best distance learning institution in the United States, with 96 percent of its students enrolled online. University of Florida, Florida International University, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and University of Utah rounded out the top five.
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The dataset tabulates the College Corner population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for College Corner. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of College Corner by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in College Corner.
Key observations
The largest age group in College Corner, OH was for the group of age 30 to 34 years years with a population of 37 (11.31%), according to the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in College Corner, OH was the 80 to 84 years years with a population of 2 (0.61%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates
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This dataset is a part of the main dataset for College Corner Population by Age. You can refer the same here
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The dataset tabulates the College Place population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for College Place. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of College Place by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in College Place.
Key observations
The largest age group in College Place, WA was for the group of age 20 to 24 years years with a population of 1,306 (13.29%), according to the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in College Place, WA was the 80 to 84 years years with a population of 134 (1.36%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates
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If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.
Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.
This dataset is a part of the main dataset for College Place Population by Age. You can refer the same here
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The dataset tabulates the College Park population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for College Park. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of College Park by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in College Park.
Key observations
The largest age group in College Park, MD was for the group of age 20 to 24 years years with a population of 9,287 (27%), according to the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in College Park, MD was the 85 years and over years with a population of 225 (0.65%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates
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Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.
This dataset is a part of the main dataset for College Park Population by Age. You can refer the same here
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The dataset tabulates the College township population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for College township. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of College township by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in College township.
Key observations
The largest age group in College Township, Pennsylvania was for the group of age 15 to 19 years years with a population of 1,468 (13.54%), according to the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in College Township, Pennsylvania was the 80 to 84 years years with a population of 247 (2.28%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates
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Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.
This dataset is a part of the main dataset for College township Population by Age. You can refer the same here
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Introduction: The number of postdoctoral scholars working at academic institutions in the United States (U.S.) has grown consistently over the past 40 years, driving calls for better infrastructure to support their specific needs. In response, some institutions have built postdoctoral affairs offices that serve as clearinghouses for information, foster improved mentorship between postdoctoral scholars and their supervisors, and provide training opportunities that contribute to professional development. We assessed postdoctoral affairs infrastructure and the associated training opportunities currently offered at the largest academic institutions within the United States as of spring 2022.
Methods: To carry out this survey, we compiled a list of all R1 and R2 institutions in 2021 as determined by the Carnegie classification system. We first placed any institution classified as an R1 or an R2 into one of four categories, based on the information publicly available on each institution’s website:
Institution has a clear “Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA),” or similar infrastructure that is run by the institution. This may include joint offices for graduate and postdoctoral affairs when it is clear that the distinct needs of postdocs are recognized.
Institution has a “Postdoctoral Association (PDA)” that is run by current postdocs on a voluntary basis. Funding may be provided by the institution.
Institution has a postdoc landing webpage, such as a list of links or online resources, but has no clear OPA or PDA.
Institution has no postdoc landing webpage.
There were several instances where a combination of categories 1, 2, and 3 were evident. In some cases, schools/colleges within an institution (e.g., medical school) had resources for their postdocs, but these were not clearly available for all postdoctoral scholars at the institution and thus were not considered for these purposes.
For each institution classified as 1, 2, 3 or a combination thereof, we categorically assessed (Yes/No) whether or not postdocs were offered any postdoc-specific, in-house training by their OPA or PDA by searching the postdoctoral affairs website. We defined “in-house training” as any event that was led or organized by, or otherwise originated in the host institution. We did not include events run by national organizations such as the National Postdoc Association (NPA), or National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), as we considered these to be separate. While there are areas in which the needs of graduate students and postdocs overlap, for this study we identified postdoc-specific training as events that were clearly and intentionally aimed at postdocs (i.e., were not events combining postdocs with graduate students, faculty and staff, or the wider university community). For those institutions that offered in-house postdoc training, we then categorized each training opportunity or event into one of seven broad themes:
Research skills (e.g., data management, grant writing)
Teaching skills (e.g., pedagogy, curriculum development)
Professional skills (e.g., leadership, mentorship, project management)
Job market preparation (e.g., preparing job application materials, career talks from academia and industry)
Institutional onboarding (e.g., orientations, library information sessions)
Mental health and wellness (e.g., work-life balance)
Diversity, equity and inclusion (e.g., understanding the value of diversity in the workplace)
To standardize data and align with the R1 & R2 2021 Carnegie classification update, we limited our search of postdoc training opportunities to the 2021 calendar year. We did not include every training opportunity within the full calendar year; once we had found an event to fit each of the seven categories, we ended our search for that individual institution. In cases where the events calendar was blank, restricted to current or future events (2022), or located behind an institutional login page, we attempted to locate other publicly available sources of information. Nevertheless, we have likely captured all of the institutions that do actually have training opportunities. After completing the categorization of events, we also summed the total number of different postdoctoral training opportunity themes addressed by the institution.
Acknowledgements: This survey was supported by the Grand Challenges Initiative at Chapman University.
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Frequency of codes discussed as barriers by food pantry use (n = 41).
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Collaboration Distance of Top-10 US Universities in UIC Productivity in “All Sciences”.
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The dataset tabulates the Rutherford College population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Rutherford College. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Rutherford College by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Rutherford College.
Key observations
The largest age group in Rutherford College, NC was for the group of age 60 to 64 years years with a population of 169 (15.10%), according to the ACS 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in Rutherford College, NC was the 85 years and over years with a population of 12 (1.07%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates
When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates
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Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.
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If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.
Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.
This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Rutherford College Population by Age. You can refer the same here
New York University had around 24,496 international students studying there in the academic year of 2022/23, making it the most popular university for international students in the United States. NYU was followed by Northeastern University, with 20,637 international students, and by Columbia University, which hosted 19,001 international students.
The National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimate (EDGE) program develops annually updated school district boundary composite files that include public elementary, secondary, and unified school district boundaries clipped to the U.S. shoreline. School districts are special-purpose governments and administrative units designed by state and local officials to provide public education for local residents. District boundaries are collected for NCES by the U.S. Census Bureau to develop demographic estimates and to support educational research and program administration. The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) program is an annual collection of basic administrative characteristics for all public schools, school districts, and state education agencies in the United States. These characteristics are reported by state education officials and include directory information, number of students, number of teachers, grade span, and other conditions. The administrative attributes in this layer were developed from the 2020-2021 CCD collection. For more information about NCES school district boundaries, see: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/DistrictBoundaries. For more information about CCD school district attributes, see: https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp.
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All information contained in this file is in the public domain. Data users are advised to review NCES program documentation and feature class metadata to understand the limitations and appropriate use of these data.
In the academic year 2023/24, there were 331,602 international students from India studying in the United States. International students The majority of international students studying in the United States are originally from India and China, totaling 331,602 students and 277,398 students respectively in the 2023/24 school year. In 2022/23, there were 467,027 international graduate students , which accounted for over one third of the international students in the country. Typically, engineering and math & computer science programs were among the most common fields of study for these students. The United States is home to many world-renowned schools, most notably, the Ivy League Colleges which provide education that is sought after by both foreign and local students. International students and college Foreign students in the United States pay some of the highest fees in the United States, with an average of 24,914 U.S. dollars. American students attending a college in New England paid an average of 14,900 U.S. dollars for tuition alone and there were about 79,751 international students in Massachusetts . Among high-income families, U.S. students paid an average of 34,700 U.S. dollars for college, whereas the average for all U.S. families reached only 28,026 U.S. dollars. Typically, 40 percent of families paid for college tuition through parent income and savings, while 29 percent relied on grants and scholarships.
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The dataset tabulates the State College population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for State College. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of State College by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in State College.
Key observations
The largest age group in State College, PA was for the group of age 20 to 24 years years with a population of 16,610 (40.61%), according to the ACS 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in State College, PA was the 80 to 84 years years with a population of 299 (0.73%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates
When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates
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Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.
Custom data
If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.
Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.
This dataset is a part of the main dataset for State College Population by Age. You can refer the same here
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The dataset tabulates the College Station population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for College Station. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of College Station by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in College Station.
Key observations
The largest age group in College Station, TX was for the group of age 20 to 24 years years with a population of 33,365 (27.70%), according to the ACS 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in College Station, TX was the 85 years and over years with a population of 686 (0.57%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates
When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates
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Margin of Error
Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.
Custom data
If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.
Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.
This dataset is a part of the main dataset for College Station Population by Age. You can refer the same here
In the fall of 2021, Western Governors University had the largest enrollment in the United States with 150,116 students. The next largest college by enrollment was Southern New Hampshire University with 145,533 students.