List of the largest United States colleges and universities by enrollment

This is a list of the largest United States colleges and universities by enrollment for colleges and universities in the United States.

What this list includes: Colleges and universities within the United States University systems if the system is run under a single administration Enrollment is the sum of the headcount of undergraduate and graduate students Enrollment is counted by the Integrated Post-secondary Education System within the United States Department of Education. Enrollment is the 12-month unduplicated headcount, indicating the number of unique students who attended the university during the year.

What this list does not include: Any indication of how many of the enrolled students are full or part-time (e.g., some universities may have a high enrollment, but have most students enrolled in only a single class) Any indication of how many students are online-only.

For other lists that measure university enrollment, see the see also section below.

Rankings The United States Department of Education's Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System contains information on all 6,125 officially recognized institutions of higher education in the United States. The following is a list of the ten largest institutions of higher education by Fall 2023 enrollment, meaning it is the number of unique individuals who were enrolled in at least one class on the 21st day of the Fall 2023 semester. Whether a system of individual campuses is counted as one or multiple institutions depends on how that institution is accredited and chartered. All data can be verified on the IPEDS system website.IPEDS Datacenter United States Department of Education. Since the Covid Pandemic, college enrollment has seen a decline.

2023 U.S. Department of Education Fall 2023 EnrollmentIPEDS Datacenter Rank Name Classification Location Enrollment1 Western Governors University Private Online 185,0152 Southern New Hampshire University Private, Non-profit New Hampshire 184,0993 Grand Canyon University Private, Non-profit Arizona 133,0004 Liberty University Private Virginia 103,0685 University of Phoenix-Arizona Private, For-profit Arizona 101,1506 Ivy Tech Community College Public Indiana 100,0777 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Public research university Arizona 79,5938 Texas A&M University-College Station Public Texas 76,6339 Lone Star College System Public community college Texas 70,99110 University of Central Florida Public Florida 69,233

2020 U.S. Department of Education Fall 2020 EnrollmentIPEDS Datacenter Rank Name Classification Location Enrollment1 Western Governors University Private Online 147,8662 Southern New Hampshire University Private, Non-profit New Hampshire 134,3453 Grand Canyon University Private, Non-profit Arizona 133,0004 Liberty University Private Virginia 96,7095 The Pennsylvania State University Public Pennsylvania 89,8166 University of Phoenix-Arizona Private, For-profit Arizona 89,7637 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Public research university Arizona 74,7958 Dallas College Public community college Texas 74,7819 University of Central Florida Public Florida 71,88110 Texas A&M University-College Station Public Texas 77,491 (as of 2023)

2013 U.S. Department of Education Fall 2013 EnrollmentIPEDS Datacenter Rank College Classification Location Enrollment1 State University of New York System Public New York 606,2322 California State University Public California 477,4663 University of Phoenix Private, For-profit Arizona 442,0334 University of California Public California 226,4495 University of North Carolina SystemPublicNorth Carolina222,3226 Ivy Tech Community College Public Indiana 175,3137 Ashford University Private, For-profit Iowa 169,8438 American Public University System Private, For-profit West Virginia 110,6449 Liberty University Private Virginia 110,00010 Miami Dade College Public Florida 100,85511 Lone Star College System Public Texas 98,31312 The Pennsylvania State University Public Pennsylvania 94,44113 Houston Community College System Public Texas 93,62514 Arizona State University Public Arizona 81,78915 Kaplan University Private, For-profit Iowa 77,56616 Northern Virginia Community College Public Virginia 76,55217 Walden University Private, For-profit Minnesota 75,89518 Tarrant County College District Public Texas 75,54719 Wake Technical Community College Public North Carolina 74,00020 Grand Canyon University Private Arizona 71,71221 Austin Community College District Public Texas 70,45222 University of Central Florida Public Florida 69,08623 Ohio State University Public Ohio 64,93024 University of Maryland Public Maryland 64,73725 University of Minnesota Public Minnesota 63,92926 Broward College Public Florida 62,79627 Florida International University Public Florida 60,59228 Valencia College Public Florida 60,46929 University of Florida Public Florida 56,68330 East Los Angeles College Public California 56,39531 College of Southern Nevada Public Nevada 56,36432 Rio Salado College Public Arizona 56,03133 Capella University Private, For-profit Minnesota 56,00934 Portland Community College Public Oregon 55,558

See also List of largest universities List of largest universities by enrollment List of largest United States public university campuses by enrollment List of largest United States universities by undergraduate enrollment

References

External links Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, U.S. Department of Education. Dataset cutting tool: All colleges and universities by enrollment count.