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Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools aren't as common as most other types of businesses in the U.S. Still, across the entire United States, there are more than 3,000 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. That means that each one of those Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools serves about 100,000 citizens on average.

Our analysis suggests that Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. As such, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools are a noteworthy contributor to the small business economy.

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States with Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
2.
Vermont
19
3.12
3.
New Hampshire
33
2.67
4.
Hawaii
28
2.31
5.
Iowa
66
2.26
6.
Arizona
109
2.12
7.
Alaska
12
1.92
8.
Missouri
104
1.86
9.
126
1.78
10.
New Mexico
32
1.76
11.
Massachusetts
111
1.75
12.
Maine
22
1.73
13.
Kansas
43
1.60
14.
South Dakota
12
1.60
15.
California
520
1.54
16.
Wyoming
7
1.42
17.
265
1.40
18.
Illinois
172
1.39
19.
Wisconsin
72
1.34
20.
Colorado
57
1.33
21.
South Carolina
52
1.30
22.
Nebraska
22
1.29
23.
Florida
203
1.27
24.
Ohio
142
1.25
25.
72
1.23
26.
Pennsylvania
151
1.23
27.
Minnesota
60
1.22
28.
Nevada
24
1.20
29.
Maryland
63
1.19
30.
Oregon
40
1.17
31.
Georgia
94
1.16
32.
Rhode Island
12
1.14
33.
46
1.14
34.
North Carolina
88
1.09
35.
North Dakota
7
1.09
36.
Michigan
108
1.09
37.
Tennessee
61
1.07
38.
Indiana
62
1.02
39.
Oklahoma
35
1.01
40.
Montana
9
1.00
41.
28
0.99
42.
Connecticut
33
0.99
43.
Alabama
42
0.95
44.
Delaware
7
0.89
45.
Idaho
11
0.85
46.
New Jersey
70
0.83
47.
Louisiana
36
0.81
48.
Utah
17
0.76
49.
20
0.75
50.
Texas
148
0.71
51.
West Virginia
10
0.56

Number of Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
816
5 to 9
345
10 to 19
346
20 to 49
420
50 to 99
282
100 to 249
385
250 to 499
352
500 to 999
332
1000 or more
356

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