Campuses With the Largest Enrollments, Fall 2011
The 20 largest public doctoral institutions have nearly 950,000 students, while the 20 largest for-profit colleges serve more than 850,000.
| Rank | Public doctoral | Total number of students* |
| 1. | Arizona State U. | 72,254 |
| 2. | U. of Central Florida | 58,465 |
| 3. | Ohio State U., main campus | 56,867 |
| 4. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 52,557 |
| 5. | U. of Texas at Austin | 51,112 |
| 6. | Texas A & M U. at College Station | 50,230 |
| 7. | U. of Florida | 49,589 |
| 8. | Michigan State U. | 47,825 |
| 9. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park | 45,628 |
| 10. | Florida International U. | 44,616 |
| 11. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 44,407 |
| 12. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | 42,731 |
| 13. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 42,716 |
| 14. | U. of Washington | 42,444 |
| 15. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | 41,946 |
| 16. | Florida State U. | 41,087 |
| 17. | Purdue U. at West Lafayette | 40,849 |
| 18. | Rutgers U. at New Brunswick | 39,950 |
| 19. | U. of Houston | 39,820 |
| 20. | U. of South Florida at Tampa | 39,596 |
| Rank | Private nonprofit doctoral | Total number of students* |
| 1. | New York U. | 43,911 |
| 2. | U. of Southern California | 38,010 |
| 3. | Brigham Young U. at Provo | 34,101 |
| 4. | Boston U. | 32,439 |
| 5. | Nova Southeastern U. | 28,457 |
| 6. | Harvard U. | 27,392 |
| 7. | Northeastern U. | 26,959 |
| 8. | Columbia U. | 26,050 |
| 9. | DePaul U. | 25,398 |
| 10. | George Washington U. | 25,260 |
| 11. | Drexel U. | 24,860 |
| 12. | U. of Pennsylvania | 24,832 |
| 13. | Cornell U. | 21,131 |
| 14. | St. John’s U. (N.Y.) | 21,067 |
| 15. | Johns Hopkins U. | 20,996 |
| 16. | Northwestern U. | 20,959 |
| 17. | Syracuse U. | 20,829 |
| 18. | Stanford U. | 19,945 |
| 19. | Saint Louis U., main campus | 17,859 |
| 20. | Georgetown U. | 17,130 |
| Rank | Public master’s | Total number of students* |
| 1. | U. of Maryland University College | 42,713 |
| 2. | California State U. at Northridge | 36,911 |
| 3. | California State U. at Fullerton | 36,156 |
| 4. | California State U. at Long Beach | 34,870 |
| 5. | Texas State U. at San Marcos | 34,087 |
| 6. | San Jose State U. | 30,236 |
| 7. | San Francisco State U. | 29,541 |
| 8. | California State U. at Sacramento | 28,016 |
| 9. | Troy U. | 26,172 |
| 10. | Weber State U. | 25,301 |
| 11. | Grand Valley State U. | 24,662 |
| 12. | Kennesaw State U. | 24,175 |
| 13. | Eastern Michigan U. | 23,419 |
| 14. | City U. of New York Hunter College | 22,822 |
| 15. | California State U. at Fresno | 21,981 |
| 16. | Towson U. | 21,464 |
| 17. | California State U. at Los Angeles | 21,284 |
| 18. | California State Polytechnic U. at Pomona | 21,107 |
| 19. | Western Kentucky U. | 21,036 |
| 20. | City U. of New York Queens College | 20,993 |
| Rank | Private nonprofit master’s | Total number of students* |
| 1. | Liberty U. | 64,096 |
| 2. | Excelsior College | 35,608 |
| 3. | Western Governors U. | 30,970 |
| 4. | Webster U. | 19,224 |
| 5. | Columbia College | 18,091 |
| 6. | National U. | 16,671 |
| 7. | Rochester Institute of Technology | 16,166 |
| 8. | Indiana Wesleyan U. | 15,872 |
| 9. | Saint Leo U. | 15,564 |
| 10. | Touro College | 14,530 |
| 11. | Universidad Del Este | 13,775 |
| 12. | Universidad Metropolitana | 13,529 |
| 13. | Southern New Hampshire U. | 11,851 |
| 14. | Park U. | 11,759 |
| 15. | Davenport U. | 11,707 |
| 16. | Columbia College Chicago | 11,625 |
| 17. | Mercy College | 11,539 |
| 18. | Lindenwood U. | 11,483 |
| 19. | Long Island U., C.W. Post Campus | 11,287 |
| 20. | Regis U. | 11,253 |
| Rank | For- profit | Total number of students* |
| 1. | U. of Phoenix, online campus | 307,871 |
| 2. | Ashford U. | 74,596 |
| 3. | Kaplan U., Davenport, Iowa, campus | 56,606 |
| 4. | American Public U. system | 50,838 |
| 5. | Walden U. | 48,982 |
| 6. | Grand Canyon U. | 40,487 |
| 7. | Capella U. | 36,375 |
| 8. | DeVry U., Chicago campus | 27,921 |
| 9. | Everest U., South Orlando, Fla., campus | 25,537 |
| 10. | Colorado Technical U. Online | 24,617 |
| 11. | South U. Savannah Online | 22,544 |
| 12. | Instituto de Banca y Comercio Inc. | 20,876 |
| 13. | Full Sail U. | 20,160 |
| 14. | Academy of Art U. | 18,093 |
| 15. | Columbia Southern U. | 17,459 |
| 16. | American InterContinental U. Online | 16,538 |
| 17. | Argosy U., Phoenix online division | 13,863 |
| 18. | United Education Institute, Huntington Park campus | 12,317 |
| 19. | Strayer Virginia | 11,202 |
| 20. | U. of Phoenix, Southern California Campus | 10,996 |
| Rank | Public 2-year | Total number of students* |
| 1. | Lone Star College system | 63,029 |
| 2. | Houston Community College | 63,015 |
| 3. | Tarrant County College District | 50,062 |
| 4. | Northern Virginia Community College | 50,044 |
| 5. | Austin Community College District | 45,100 |
| 6. | East Los Angeles College | 37,057 |
| 7. | Pima Community College | 36,969 |
| 8. | Portland Community College | 34,632 |
| 9. | City College of San Francisco | 34,558 |
| 10. | Salt Lake Community College | 33,420 |
| 11. | Tidewater Community College | 32,101 |
| 12. | American River College | 31,750 |
| 13. | Columbus State Community College | 30,921 |
| 14. | Cuyahoga Community College District | 30,853 |
| 15. | El Paso Community College | 30,723 |
| 16. | Santa Ana College | 30,289 |
| 17. | Santa Monica College | 29,971 |
| 18. | San Jacinto Community College | 29,392 |
| 19. | Saint Louis Community College | 29,200 |
| 20. | Oakland Community College | 29,158 |
* Includes full-time, part-time, graduate, and undergraduate students
Note: The categories shown are based on those issued by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2010. The category of public two-year colleges does not include four-year colleges that grant primarily associate degrees.
Source: U.S. Education Department
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