Data & Insights — Which colleges pay off? November 7, 2026
Puerto Rico’s campuses are the rainiest The middle college in Puerto Rico gets 65 in of rain a year, the most of 50 states; in Ohio, 42 in
20 in 40 in 60 in Puerto Rico: 65 in (28 colleges) Puerto Rico 65 in 28 colleges Louisiana: 61 in (32 colleges) Louisiana 61 in 32 colleges Mississippi: 58 in (27 colleges) Mississippi 58 in 27 colleges Alabama: 57 in (40 colleges) Alabama 57 in 40 colleges Tennessee: 55 in (44 colleges) Tennessee 55 in 44 colleges Florida: 53 in (81 colleges) Florida 53 in 81 colleges Arkansas: 51 in (22 colleges) Arkansas 51 in 22 colleges Georgia: 50 in (66 colleges) Georgia 50 in 66 colleges South Carolina: 50 in (38 colleges) South Carolina 50 in 38 colleges Kentucky: 50 in (37 colleges) Kentucky 50 in 37 colleges North Carolina: 48 in (83 colleges) North Carolina 48 in 83 colleges Massachusetts: 48 in (69 colleges) Massachusetts 48 in 69 colleges New Jersey: 48 in (51 colleges) New Jersey 48 in 51 colleges Rhode Island: 48 in (11 colleges) Rhode Island 48 in 11 colleges Virginia: 46 in (54 colleges) Virginia 46 in 54 colleges Washington DC: 46 in (8 colleges) Washington DC 46 in 8 colleges New Hampshire: 45 in (12 colleges) New Hampshire 45 in 12 colleges New York: 45 in (144 colleges) New York 45 in 144 colleges West Virginia: 45 in (16 colleges) West Virginia 45 in 16 colleges Maine: 45 in (16 colleges) Maine 45 in 16 colleges Pennsylvania: 45 in (100 colleges) Pennsylvania 45 in 100 colleges Connecticut: 44 in (23 colleges) Connecticut 44 in 23 colleges Maryland: 44 in (37 colleges) Maryland 44 in 37 colleges Missouri: 44 in (44 colleges) Missouri 44 in 44 colleges Ohio: 42 in (72 colleges) Ohio 42 in 72 colleges
Source · NOAA US Climate Normals 1991–2020About these figures NOAA US Climate Normals 1991–2020, the station nearest each college. States with at least five colleges of 1,000 or more students whose station is within 50 km.
Puerto Rico: 65 in
Louisiana: 61 in
Mississippi: 58 in
Ohio, last of 25: 42 in
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