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Distribution of CampusPin-Covered Institutions by State, Control & Type
How CampusPin's 3,798 covered U.S. colleges and universities break down by state, control (public or private), and institution type (university or community college).
By CampusPin Research · Published June 14, 2026
Executive summary
This report counts the 3,798 U.S. colleges and universities in CampusPin's dataset, grouped by state, by control (public or private), and by CampusPin institution type (university or community college). The figures were extracted from CampusPin's public API on June 14, 2026.
It measures institution AVAILABILITY within CampusPin's coverage, not enrollment, capacity, selectivity, or quality. CampusPin's coverage is not identical to the full federal IPEDS universe, and a larger institution count for a state does not make that state "better."
Key findings
- 1CampusPin covers 3,798 institutions across 50 states and Washington, D.C., 51 jurisdictions.
- 21,586 (41.8%) are public and 2,212 (58.2%) are private.
- 32,548 (67.1%) are classified as universities (typically four-year) and 1,250 (32.9%) as community colleges (typically two-year).
- 4The five states with the most covered institutions are California (420), New York (290), Texas (234), Pennsylvania (204), Florida (163).
- California420
- New York290
- Texas234
- Pennsylvania204
- Florida163
- Ohio156
- Illinois150
- North Carolina134
- Georgia106
- Massachusetts105
Per-state counts of CampusPin-covered institutions by control (public/private) and type (university/community college), across 50 states and Washington, D.C., 51 jurisdictions. Totals reconcile to 3,798 institutions. Snapshot extracted June 14, 2026; underlying source years may vary.
| State code | State | Total institutions | Public | Private | Universities (4-yr) | Community colleges (2-yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Alaska | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| AL | Alabama | 58 | 37 | 21 | 33 | 25 |
| AR | Arkansas | 53 | 34 | 19 | 28 | 25 |
| AZ | Arizona | 67 | 25 | 42 | 33 | 34 |
| CA | California | 420 | 154 | 266 | 255 | 165 |
| CO | Colorado | 58 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 20 |
| CT | Connecticut | 30 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 1 |
| DC | District of Columbia | 18 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 2 |
| DE | Delaware | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| FL | Florida | 163 | 41 | 122 | 117 | 46 |
| GA | Georgia | 106 | 50 | 56 | 67 | 39 |
| HI | Hawaii | 17 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| IA | Iowa | 54 | 19 | 35 | 37 | 17 |
| ID | Idaho | 16 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| IL | Illinois | 150 | 60 | 90 | 91 | 59 |
| IN | Indiana | 68 | 16 | 52 | 59 | 9 |
| KS | Kansas | 60 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 27 |
| KY | Kentucky | 58 | 24 | 34 | 38 | 20 |
| LA | Louisiana | 57 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 24 |
| MA | Massachusetts | 105 | 30 | 75 | 87 | 18 |
| MD | Maryland | 52 | 30 | 22 | 34 | 18 |
| ME | Maine | 29 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 8 |
| MI | Michigan | 85 | 46 | 39 | 59 | 26 |
| MN | Minnesota | 79 | 40 | 39 | 50 | 29 |
| MO | Missouri | 91 | 27 | 64 | 71 | 20 |
| MS | Mississippi | 34 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 16 |
| MT | Montana | 24 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| NC | North Carolina | 134 | 74 | 60 | 70 | 64 |
| ND | North Dakota | 20 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
| NE | Nebraska | 33 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 11 |
| NH | New Hampshire | 24 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| NJ | New Jersey | 85 | 32 | 53 | 58 | 27 |
| NM | New Mexico | 34 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| NV | Nevada | 19 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 5 |
| NY | New York | 290 | 81 | 209 | 222 | 68 |
| OH | Ohio | 156 | 59 | 97 | 115 | 41 |
| OK | Oklahoma | 51 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 20 |
| OR | Oregon | 48 | 26 | 22 | 29 | 19 |
| PA | Pennsylvania | 204 | 58 | 146 | 142 | 62 |
| RI | Rhode Island | 14 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| SC | South Carolina | 63 | 33 | 30 | 40 | 23 |
| SD | South Dakota | 20 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
| TN | Tennessee | 79 | 24 | 55 | 53 | 26 |
| TX | Texas | 234 | 102 | 132 | 142 | 92 |
| UT | Utah | 23 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 2 |
| VA | Virginia | 102 | 40 | 62 | 67 | 35 |
| VT | Vermont | 13 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| WA | Washington | 73 | 42 | 31 | 63 | 10 |
| WI | Wisconsin | 65 | 32 | 33 | 49 | 16 |
| WV | West Virginia | 38 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 14 |
| WY | Wyoming | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Methodology
Source: CampusPin's public production API (read-only), https://api.campuspin.com/api/v1/institutions. CampusPin's roster is itself compiled from federal sources (IPEDS / NCES and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard) plus institutional websites.
Data snapshot: June 14, 2026 (extraction date). Underlying source years may vary by field, CampusPin does not assert a single common reporting year for state, control, and type. Dataset version 1.0.0.
Inclusion: every active institution in CampusPin's dataset. Exclusion: none beyond records with an empty or unrecognized two-letter state code, which are counted as "unresolved" (0 records) and never silently assigned to a state.
Control categories: public or private, exactly as CampusPin records them. CampusPin does not split "private" into nonprofit vs. for-profit, so those subcategories are not reported.
Degree-level classification: approximated by CampusPin institution type, "university" stands in for predominantly four-year and "community college" for predominantly two-year. This is CampusPin's classification, not the federal ICLEVEL field.
Records were deduplicated by unique slug and grouped by state code. Counts are simple sums; no values were estimated or imputed. The committed snapshot carries a SHA-256 checksum, and scripts/build-institution-distribution.mjs --validate re-derives every figure to confirm reproducibility.
Limitations
- Measures institution availability in CampusPin's coverage, not the full federal IPEDS universe, do not conflate the two.
- Institution count does not represent enrollment, capacity, or quality. A higher count is not "better."
- Multi-campus systems may be counted as multiple institutions, affecting interpretation.
- CampusPin records control as public/private only; private nonprofit vs. for-profit is not distinguished.
- Degree level is approximated by CampusPin institution type and may differ from the federal two-year/four-year classification for some schools.
- Reporting years may differ across underlying source fields; unresolved classifications are reported as unresolved, never guessed.
For journalists
CampusPin covers 3,798 U.S. institutions across 50 states and Washington, D.C., 51 jurisdictions: 1,586 public and 2,212 private; 2,548 universities and 1,250 community colleges. Figures are reproducible from a checksum-verified snapshot (extracted June 14, 2026) and measure availability, not quality.
Cite as CampusPin Research and link to this report or its CSV. The dataset is free to use with attribution; the methodology and a downloadable CSV are on this page.
Sources, methodology & citation
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
CampusPin institution dataset (public API)
CampusPin's curated roster of U.S. institutions, classified by state, control, and institution type. Itself compiled from the federal sources below.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. (2026). Distribution of CampusPin-Covered Institutions by State, Control & Type. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/research/institution-distribution-by-state