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Colleges & Universities stores on Shopify

Updated Jan 23 2026

There are 1,238 live Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.

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Growth of Colleges & Universities Stores On Shopify

Here is the historical growth of stores on Shopify in the Colleges & Universities category.

  • Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category have decreased -82.4% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q4.
  • Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category have increased 47% year-over-year in 2025 Q4.
Quarter
New Active Stores
2017 Q1
15
2017 Q2
10
2017 Q3
9
2017 Q4
11
2018 Q1
12
2018 Q2
52
2018 Q3
16
2018 Q4
13
2019 Q1
27
2019 Q2
29
2019 Q3
24
2019 Q4
11
2020 Q1
12
2020 Q2
20
2020 Q3
33
2020 Q4
29
2021 Q1
26
2021 Q2
23
2021 Q3
23
2021 Q4
21
2022 Q1
18
2022 Q2
18
2022 Q3
46
2022 Q4
21
2023 Q1
32
2023 Q2
35
2023 Q3
33
2023 Q4
40
2024 Q1
34
2024 Q2
51
2024 Q3
62
2024 Q4
62
2025 Q1
50
2025 Q2
63
2025 Q3
66
2025 Q4
91
2026 Q1 (to date)
16
Active Store Count by Quarter

It's hard to know exactly when a Shopify store was first created but we use a heuristic combining DNS and WHOIS data that provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On Shopify Stores In The Colleges & Universities Category

Here are the top social media sites for Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.

  • Instagram is used by 42.4% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.
  • Facebook is used by 31.5% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.
  • YouTube is used by 16.0% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.
Type
Stores
Instagram
525
Facebook
390
YouTube
198
Twitter
177
LinkedIn
108
Tiktok
107
Pinterest
52
WhatsApp
21
Facebook Group
10
Yelp
3
Snapchat
3
Discord
1
Soundcloud
1

Contact Information On Shopify Stores In The Colleges & Universities Category

Here are the top contact methods for Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.

  • 48.4% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category have an email on their website
  • 39.6% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category provide a phone number on their website
Type
Stores
Email
599
Phone
490

Top Countries For Shopify Stores In The Colleges & Universities Category

Here are the top countries for Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.

  • 56.8% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category are in United States
  • 6.9% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category are in United Kingdom
  • 6.7% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category are in Canada
  • 4.2% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category are in Australia
Country
Stores
83
27
23
22
20
15
13

With a paid account, stores can also be segmented by region and city.

Top Shopify Apps For Stores In The Colleges & Universities Category

Here are the top Shopify apps, ordered by number of installs, across stores in the Colleges & Universities category.

  • 8.5% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category have installed the Printful: Print on Demand Shopify app.
  • 8.1% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category have installed the Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS Shopify app.
  • 7.7% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category have installed the Product Reviews Shopify app.

With a paid account on Store Leads, you'll be able to see which stores have installed specific apps. You can also see when specific apps were installed (or uninstalled) by each store.

Top Technologies on Shopify Stores In The Colleges & Universities Category

Many Shopify merchants run third-party technologies on their store in addition to apps from the Shopify App Store.

We're tracking 242 different technologies that have 9,710 collective installs on Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.

  • Cloudflare is used by 98.3% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.
  • Cloudflare CDN is used by 97.7% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.
  • Arrive is used by 87.2% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.

Here are the top 10 third-party technologies, ordered by number of installs, across all Shopify stores.

Number Of Products Sold For Shopify Stores In The Colleges & Universities Category

Here is the breakdown of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category by the number of products that they sell.

  • 26.4% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 15.7% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category sell 10 - 24 different products.
  • 12.0% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category sell 250 - 999 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
327
10 - 24
194
25 - 49
142
50 - 99
125
100 - 249
109
250 - 999
148
1000 - 4999
45
5000 - 9999
9
10000 - 24999
3
25000 - 99999
6

Top Shopify Themes For Stores In The Colleges & Universities Category

Shopify has an active and extension theme store. Merchants using Shopify can use one of those pre-built theme or develop their own custom theme to meet their needs. We're currently tracking over 190 different Shopify themes. Here are the top themes.

  • The trademark theme is used by 18.9% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.
  • The dawn theme is used by 8.5% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.
  • The debut theme is used by 7.8% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category.
Theme Name
Stores
trademark
234
dawn
105
debut
97
horizon
53
rise
37
Unknown
35
spotlight
34
minimal
28
supply
24
origin
23

Top-level Domain Distribution For Shopify Stores In The Colleges & Universities Category

The majority of Shopify stores use a .com domain. This is not surprising since alternate top-level domains have only been introduced somewhat recently and there is still a certain cachet associated with .com domains.

  • 66.0% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category have a .com domain.
  • 4.8% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category have a .org domain.
  • 3.1% of Shopify stores in the Colleges & Universities category have a .edu domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.com
817
.org
59
.edu
38
.ca
27
.shop
22
.co.uk
19
.net
18
.com.au
17
.co
14
.edu.au
12

Top Stores In The Colleges & Universities Category

Here are the top 5 Colleges & Universities stores ordered by worldwide store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
| Long Island University
97,523
2016/12/30
Homefield
98,326
2018/08/10
The Harvard Shop
102,818
2016/12/30
University Co-op
102,942
2017/01/27
361sport.com
104,693
2022/01/07

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New Stores In The Colleges & Universities Category

Here are the top 5 most recent Colleges & Universities stores.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
kscitykappaalphathetaalumnaefound.org
8,527,064
2026/01/23
lsacollegefair.com
8,601,618
2026/01/23
IU mycampus
9,029,147
2026/01/23
unstatus new york
8,509,746
2026/01/16
iiprobc.com
8,545,491
2026/01/16

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