There are 2362 Colleges & Universities in New York, serving a population of 19,798,228 people in an area of 47,113 square miles. There is 1 College & University per 8,381 people, and 1 College & University per 19 square miles.
The state of New York is ranked 37th in Colleges & Universities per capita, and 9th in Colleges & Universities per square mile.