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Colleges With the Largest Enrollments, Fall 2017

Almanac 2019 August 18, 2019

Institutions with significant online enrollments — like the University of Phoenix-Arizona, Liberty, Western Governors, and Southern New Hampshire Universities, the University of Maryland Global Campus, and Brigham Young University-Idaho — stood out in their categories for their exceptionally high student counts. Georgia Gwinnett College, the largest public baccalaureate institution, opened its doors to students in 2006. Institutions with enrollments that were above average for their sector and classification are ranked by size below.

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Institutions with significant online enrollments — like the University of Phoenix-Arizona, Liberty, Western Governors, and Southern New Hampshire Universities, the University of Maryland Global Campus, and Brigham Young University-Idaho — stood out in their categories for their exceptionally high student counts. Georgia Gwinnett College, the largest public baccalaureate institution, opened its doors to students in 2006. Institutions with enrollments that were above average for their sector and classification are ranked by size below.

Public institutions

Doctoral

RankInstitution Number of students
1. Texas A&M U. at College Station 67,929
2. U. of Central Florida 66,059
3. Ohio State U. 59,837
4. Florida International U. 56,718
5. U. of Florida 52,669
6. U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities 51,848
7. U. of Texas at Austin 51,525
8. Arizona State U. 51,164
9. Michigan State U. 50,019
10. Rutgers U. at New Brunswick 49,577
11. U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 48,216
12. Pennsylvania State U. at University Park 47,119
13. U. of Texas at Arlington 46,497
14. U. of Washington 46,166
15. U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor 46,002
16. U. of Houston 45,364
17. U. of California at Los Angeles 44,027
18. U. of Arizona 43,751
19. Indiana U. at Bloomington 43,710
20. U. of South Florida 43,540
21. U. of Wisconsin at Madison 42,977
22. Purdue U. at West Lafayette 42,699
23. U. of California at Berkeley 41,891
24. Florida State U. 41,362
25. U. of Maryland at College Park 40,521
26. Temple U. 39,967
27. Texas State U. 38,666
28. U. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 38,563
29. U. of North Texas 38,276
30. U. of Georgia 37,606
31. U. of California at Davis 37,380
32. U. of Cincinnati 37,155
33. Texas Tech U. 36,996
34. Iowa State U. 36,158
35. George Mason U. 35,984
36. Kennesaw State U. 35,846
37. U. of California at San Diego 35,772
38. U. of Colorado at Boulder 35,338
39. U. of California at Irvine 35,242
40. San Diego State U. 35,158
41. U. of South Carolina at Columbia 34,731
42. Virginia Tech 34,440
43. North Carolina State U. 34,432
44. Colorado State U. at Fort Collins 33,083
45. Georgia State U. 32,816
46. U. of Utah 32,800
47. U. of Iowa 32,166
48. Arizona State U.-Skysong 31,702
49. Northern Arizona U. 31,051
50. Oregon State U. 30,896
51. Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge 30,861
52. U. of Missouri at Columbia 30,844
53. U. of Texas at San Antonio 30,768
54. Virginia Commonwealth U. 30,675
55. U. at Buffalo 30,648
56. Washington State U. 30,614
57. U. of Illinois at Chicago 30,539
58. U. of Nevada at Las Vegas 30,471
59. U. of Massachusetts at Amherst 30,340
60. Florida Atlantic U. 30,208
61. U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 29,911
62. Indiana U.-Purdue U. at Indianapolis 29,791
63. Auburn U. 29,776
64. U. of Kentucky 29,465
65. Georgia Institute of Technology 29,376
66. Ohio U. 29,369
67. U. of North Carolina at Charlotte 29,317
68. East Carolina U. 29,131
69. Kent State U. at Kent 28,972
70. U. of Pittsburgh main campus 28,642
71. U. of Oklahoma at Norman 28,527
72. West Virginia U. 28,406
73. U. of Tennessee at Knoxville 28,321
74. U. of Texas-Rio Grande Valley 27,809
75. Utah State U. 27,679
76. U. of Texas at Dallas 27,642
77. U. of Kansas 27,625
78. U. of Connecticut 27,578
79. U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville 27,558
80. Wayne State U. 27,064
81. Portland State U. 26,693
82. U. of New Mexico 26,221
83. U. of Nebraska at Lincoln 26,079
84. Stony Brook U. 25,989
85. California State U. at Fresno 25,325
86. Oklahoma State U. at Stillwater 25,295
87. U. of Texas at El Paso 25,078
88. U. of California at Santa Barbara 25,057
89. Grand Valley State U. 25,049
90. U. of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 24,988
91. U. of Colorado at Denver 24,839
92. Clemson U. 24,387
93. Old Dominion U. 24,375
94. U. of Virginia 24,360
95. Boise State U. 24,121
Average for 212 institutions 23,832

Master’s

RankInstitution Number of students
1. U. of Maryland Global Campus 59,379
2. California State U. at Northridge 41,319
3. California State U. at Fullerton 40,905
4. California State U. at Long Beach 37,622
5. Utah Valley U. 37,282
6. San Jose State U. 35,835
7. California State U. at Sacramento 31,255
8. San Francisco State U. 29,758
9. California State U. at Los Angeles 28,531
10. Weber State U. 27,949
11. California State Polytechnic U. at Pomona 26,053
12. City U. of New York Hunter College 23,005
13. California Polytechnic State U. at San Luis Obispo 22,370
14. James Madison U. 21,836
15. California State U. at San Bernardino 20,692
16. Metropolitan State U. of Denver 20,304
17. City U. of New York Queens College 19,866
18. Appalachian State U. 18,811
19. U. of North Georgia 18,782
20. City U. of New York Bernard M. Baruch College 18,289
21. California State U. at Chico 17,875
22. City U. of New York Brooklyn College 17,803
23. Troy U. 17,521
24. West Chester U. of Pennsylvania 17,306
25. Eastern Kentucky U. 16,612
26. California State U.-East Bay 16,538
27. California State U.-Dominguez Hills 16,219
28. U. of Central Oklahoma 15,979
29. Western Washington U. 15,915
30. California State U. at San Marcos 15,755
31. U. of Alaska at Anchorage 15,733
32. Fort Hays State U. 15,100
33. St. Cloud State U. 14,975
34. Florida Gulf Coast U. 14,965
35. City U. of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice 14,834
36. Minnesota State U. at Mankato 14,712
37. Pennsylvania State U.-World Campus 14,301
38. Southeastern Louisiana U. 14,285
39. Kean U. 14,226
40. City U. of New York Herbert H. Lehman College 14,130
41. U. of Wisconsin at Oshkosh 13,933
42. U. of Houston-Downtown 13,919
43. City U. of New York College of Staten Island 13,594
44. U. of West Florida 13,040
45. Tarleton State U. 13,019
46. Central Washington U. 12,901
47. Eastern Washington U. 12,607
48. Youngstown State U. 12,521
49. U. of Wisconsin at Whitewater 12,434
50. Colorado State U. Global Campus 12,381
51. U. of Central Missouri 12,333
52. Purdue U. Northwest 12,071
53. Thomas Edison State U. 11,945
54. Central Connecticut State U. 11,880
55. U. of Northern Iowa 11,861
56. Arkansas Tech U. 11,830
57. Southeast Missouri State U. 11,486
58. U. of Minnesota at Duluth 11,168
59. Western Carolina U. 11,034
60. Bridgewater State U. 11,019
61. U. of Southern Indiana 11,004
62. State U. of New York Empire State College 10,977
63. U. of Wisconsin at Eau Claire 10,904
64. College of Charleston 10,863
65. Coastal Carolina U. 10,663
66. Morehead State U. 10,580
67. Northwestern State U. 10,572
68. U. of Wisconsin at La Crosse 10,548
69. Austin Peay State U. 10,463
70. Angelo State U. 10,417
71. Purdue U. Fort Wayne 10,414
72. California State U.-Stanislaus 10,327
73. William Paterson U. of New Jersey 10,252
74. Southern Connecticut State U. 10,202
75. California State U. at Bakersfield 10,131
76. West Texas A&M U. 10,060
77. Murray State U. 10,012
78. Colorado Mesa U. 9,591
79. Buffalo State College 9,516
80. Sonoma State U. 9,481
81. Southern Utah U. 9,468
82. Western Illinois U. 9,441
83. Radford U. 9,418
84. U. of Wisconsin-Stout 9,416
85. U. of Michigan at Dearborn 9,330
86. Bloomsburg U. of Pennsylvania 9,260
87. Prairie View A&M U. 9,219
88. Stockton U. 9,216
Average for 252 institutions 9,064

Baccalaureate

RankInstitution Number of students
1. Georgia Gwinnett College 12,287
2. State U. of New York College at Farmingdale 9,574
3. City U. of New York, York College 8,533
4. Middle Georgia State U. 7,341
5. U of Arkansas at Fort Smith 6,638
6. Missouri Southern State U. 6,174
7. U. of South Carolina Upstate 5,990
8. Oregon Institute of Technology 5,486
9. Dalton State College 5,164
10. U. of Wisconsin-Parkside 4,277
11. Nevada State College 4,216
12. State U. of New York College at Purchase 4,167
13. U. of Maine at Augusta 4,014
14. Pennsylvania State U. at Abington 3,893
15. West Virginia State U. 3,879
16. Keene State College 3,866
17. U. of North Carolina at Asheville 3,852
18. Lewis-Clark State College 3,746
19. Shepherd U. at Shepherdstown (W.V.) 3,736
20. Rogers State U. 3,728
21. U. of South Carolina at Aiken 3,506
22. Pennsylvania State U. at Altoona 3,482
23. Louisiana State U. at Alexandria 3,372
24. Fort Lewis College 3,332
25. State U. of New York College of Technology at Canton 3,180
26. Athens State U. 3,114
27. U. of Hawaii-West Oahu 3,082
28. Indiana U. at Kokomo 3,029
29. U. of Florida-Online 2,865
30. Lander U. 2,849
31. U. of Minnesota at Crookston 2,834
32. U. of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 2,784
33. Miami U. at Hamilton (Ohio) 2,751
34. Pennsylvania State U.-Berks 2,719
35. Lincoln U. (Mo.) 2,619
36. U. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 2,612
37. U. of Wisconsin at Superior 2,595
Average for 92 institutions 2,528

Associate and baccalaureate/associate

RankInstitution Number of students
1. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana 75,486
2. Lone Star College system 72,336
3. Houston Community College 57,120
4. Miami Dade College 56,001
5. Tarrant County College District 52,957
6. Northern Virginia Community College 51,190
7. Valencia College 44,834
8. Austin Community College 40,803
9. Broward College 40,754
10. East Los Angeles College 34,578
11. College of Southern Nevada 33,914
12. American River College 31,858
13. Collin College 31,609
14. South Texas College 31,321
15. San Jacinto College-Central Campus 30,509
16. Palm Beach State College 30,052
17. Mt. San Antonio College 29,960
18. Santa Monica College 29,760
19. Salt Lake Community College 29,620
20. St. Petersburg College 29,548
21. El Paso Community College 28,750
22. Santa Ana College 28,083
23. Portland Community College 28,005
24. Hillsborough Community College 27,626
25. Pasadena City College 27,324
26. Columbus State Community College 27,204
27. City U. of New York Borough of Manhattan Community College 26,932
28. Suffolk County Community College Central Administration 26,756
29. City College of San Francisco 26,299
30. College of DuPage 26,165
31. Long Beach City College 24,658
32. Central New Mexico Community College 24,442
33. El Camino College 24,349
34. Pima Community College 24,347
35. Fullerton College 24,124
36. Cuyahoga Community College 23,900
37. Palomar College 23,848
38. San Diego Mesa College 23,532
39. Bakersfield College 23,195
40. Des Moines Area Community College 22,982
41. Montgomery College 22,875
42. Tidewater Community College 22,776
43. Fresno City College 22,771
44. Chaffey College 22,508
45. Wake Technical Community College 22,494
46. Orange Coast College 22,156
47. Sacramento City College 21,323
48. Florida State College at Jacksonville 21,092
49. Macomb Community College 21,014
50. Riverside Community College District 20,863
51. De Anza College 20,674
52. Santa Rosa Junior College 20,671
53. Mesa Community College 20,424
54. College of the Canyons 20,008
55. Rio Hondo College 19,948
56. Saddleback College 19,783
57. Diablo Valley College 19,775
58. Blinn College 19,476
59. San Antonio College 19,385
60. City U. of New York La Guardia Community College 19,373
61. Community College of Baltimore County 19,349
62. Front Range Community College 19,259
63. Central Piedmont Community College 19,100
64. Nassau Community College 19,059
65. Glendale Community College (Ariz.) 19,033
66. Vincennes U. 18,914
67. Saint Louis Community College 18,835
68. Richland College 18,794
69. Georgia State U. 18,732
70. HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College 18,681
71. Johnson County Community College 18,638
72. Sinclair Community College 18,448
73. Southwestern College (Calif.) 18,413
74. Grossmont College 18,288
75. Sierra College 18,221
76. Modesto Junior College 17,880
77. San Joaquin Delta College 17,849
78. Los Angeles Pierce College 17,655
79. Rio Salado College 17,635
80. Indian River State College 17,598
81. Seminole State College of Florida 17,550
82. Community College of Philadelphia 17,296
83. City U. of New York, New York City College of Technology 17,279
84. Cerritos College 17,218
85. Oakland Community College 17,116
86. Tulsa Community College 16,897
87. Northwest Vista College 16,752
88. Santa Barbara City College 16,385
89. Eastfield College 16,196
90. Community College of Allegheny County 16,147
91. Eastern Florida State College 15,769
92. Florida SouthWestern State College 15,731
93. Mt. San Jacinto College 15,718
94. Foothill College 15,697
95. San Diego Miramar College 15,692
96. Cypress College 15,673
97. Central Texas College 15,672
98. Los Angeles Valley College 15,648
99. San Diego City College 15,569
100. Madison Area Technical College 15,410
101. City U. of New York-Queensborough Community College 15,400
102. City U. of New York Kingsborough Community College 15,034
103. Metropolitan Community College (Neb.) 14,954
104. Joliet Junior College 14,910
105. Chandler-Gilbert Community College 14,906
106. Metropolitan Community College (Mo.) 14,874
107. Wayne County Community College District 14,806
108. Community College of Rhode Island 14,758
109. Moraine Valley Community College 14,620
110. MiraCosta Community College District 14,617
111. Glendale Community College (Calif.) 14,598
112. College of Lake County 14,590
113. Santa Fe College 14,588
114. Moorpark College 14,343
115. Grand Rapids Community College 14,269
116. Delgado Community College 14,239
117. Delaware Technical and Community College, Terry Campus 14,195
118. Antelope Valley College 14,125
119. Cosumnes River College 14,120
120. Bergen Community College 14,062
121. Kirkwood Community College 14,049
122. Milwaukee Area Technical College 14,012
123. Daytona State College 13,970
124. San Bernardino Valley College 13,892
125. Los Angeles City College 13,827
126. Harper College 13,749
127. Chabot College 13,670
128. Irvine Valley College 13,395
129. Anne Arundel Community College 13,354
130. Bellevue College 13,322
131. Brookhaven College 13,286
132. Pikes Peak Community College 13,275
133. Trident Technical College 13,271
134. Citrus College 13,263
135. Ventura College 13,174
136. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College 12,984
137. Monroe Community College 12,907
138. Lansing Community College 12,882
139. Brookdale Community College 12,790
140. Henry Ford College 12,786
141. Texas State Technical College 12,717
142. Ozarks Technical Community College 12,692
143. Westchester Community College 12,571
144. Arapahoe Community College 12,421
145. Oklahoma City Community College 12,342
146. Washtenaw Community College 12,335
147. Santiago Canyon College 12,307
148. College of the Sequoias 12,277
149. Jefferson Community and Technical College 12,250
150. Prince George’s Community College 12,113
151. Hartnell College 12,072
152. Hinds Community College 12,061
153. St. Philip’s College 12,050
154. Victor Valley College 11,971
155. Pasco-Hernando Community College 11,947
156. Bunker Hill Community College 11,881
157. Cabrillo College 11,836
158. Tallahassee Community College 11,782
159. Greenville Technical College 11,745
160. Allan Hancock College 11,739
161. Fayetteville Technical Community College 11,660
161. Fox Valley Technical College 11,660
163. Tyler Junior College 11,649
164. Stark State College 11,613
165. Golden West College 11,610
166. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 11,488
167. U. of Wisconsin Colleges 11,486
168. Del Mar College 11,476
169. Phoenix College 11,428
170. Butte College 11,386
171. Middlesex County College 11,381
172. Coastline Community College 11,172
173. Pellissippi State Community College 11,168
174. College of the Desert 11,146
175. Erie Community College City Campus 11,135
176. Lorain County Community College 11,042
177. Delaware County Community College 11,030
178. Hudson Valley Community College 11,020
179. North Lake College 10,953
180. City U. of New York Bronx Community College 10,935
181. Merced College 10,912
182. Laney College 10,891
183. State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota 10,886
184. Cuesta College 10,836
185. El Centro College 10,797
186. Truckee Meadows Community College 10,720
187. Triton College 10,672
188. Onondaga Community College 10,659
188. Polk State College 10,659
190. Midlands Technical College 10,625
191. Reedley College 10,562
192. Schoolcraft College 10,558
193. Camden County College 10,492
194. West Los Angeles College 10,477
195. Montgomery County Community College 10,392
196. John Tyler Community College 10,380
197. North Central Texas College 10,327
198. College of Western Idaho 10,303
199. Chemeketa Community College 10,279
200. Norco College 10,277
201. Amarillo College 10,259
202. City Colleges of Chicago, Wilbur Wright College 10,227
203. Mountain View College 10,220
204. Chattahoochee Technical College 10,201
205. Guilford Technical Community College 10,072
206. Owens Community College 10,038
207. Spokane Community College 10,014
208. Clark College 10,000
209. Northampton Community College 9,921
210. Moreno Valley College 9,914
211. Laredo College 9,881
212. Calhoun Community College 9,861
213. Normandale Community College 9,844
214. Estrella Mountain Community College 9,788
215. Los Angeles Mission College 9,765
216. Union County College 9,711
217. Dixie State U. 9,673
218. Pensacola State College 9,655
219. Solano Community College 9,625
220. Elgin Community College 9,599
221. Evergreen Valley College 9,575
222. Waubonsee Community College 9,518
223. Bluegrass Community and Technical College 9,478
224. Howard Community College 9,476
225. Scottsdale Community College 9,458
226. Cuyamaca College 9,424
227. Southeast Community College (Neb.) 9,412
228. Palo Alto College 9,368
229. San Jose City College 9,336
230. J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College 9,334
231. South Plains College 9,329
232. Ohlone College 9,273
233. Illinois Central College 9,266
234. College of San Mateo 9,263
235. Skyline College 9,235
236. Gateway Technical College 9,166
237. Shasta College 9,160
238. Southwest Tennessee Community College 9,099
239. Dutchess Community College 9,061
240. Los Medanos College 9,048
241. Essex County College 8,997
242. Las Positas College 8,989
243. Navarro College 8,968
244. Anoka-Ramsey Community College 8,954
245. Rowan College at Burlington County 8,951
246. Oakton Community College 8,907
247. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Campus 8,888
248. McLennan Community College 8,880
249. City Colleges of Chicago, Harold Washington College 8,869
250. Hudson County Community College 8,864
251. Los Angeles Harbor College 8,861
252. Southwestern Illinois College 8,859
253. Jefferson State Community College 8,840
254. Volunteer State Community College 8,838
255. Butler Community College (Kan.) 8,828
256. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College 8,807
257. Century College 8,745
258. Folsom Lake College 8,682
259. Mt. Hood Community College 8,680
260. Delta College 8,677
261. Georgia Military College 8,595
262. Community College of Denver 8,556
263. Eastern Gateway Community College 8,526
264. Imperial Valley College 8,449
265. Paradise Valley Community College 8,447
266. Ocean County College 8,377
267. Gwinnett Technical College 8,321
268. Cape Fear Community College 8,317
269. Kalamazoo Valley Community College 8,316
270. Thomas Nelson Community College 8,286
271. Pitt Community College 8,256
272. Middlesex Community College 8,206
273. Nashville State Community College 8,197
274. City Colleges of Chicago, Harry S. Truman College 8,186
275. Chattanooga State Community College 8,152
276. Edmonds Community College 8,100
277. Raritan Valley Community College 8,079
278. Green River College 8,048
279. Central Georgia Technical College 8,045
280. Community College of Aurora 8,026
281. County College of Morris 7,949
282. New Mexico State U. Dona Ana Community College 7,917
283. Baton Rouge Community College 7,908
284. Monterey Peninsula College 7,816
285. Bucks County Community College 7,784
286. West Valley College 7,779
287. Forsyth Technical Community College 7,756
288. Everett Community College 7,740
289. Lee College 7,717
290. NorthWest Arkansas Community College 7,715
291. Waukesha County Technical College 7,696
292. Mott Community College 7,689
293. Eastern Iowa Community College District Central Office 7,666
294. Northwest Mississippi Community College 7,654
295. Bristol Community College 7,637
295. Lane Community College 7,637
297. Mercer County Community College 7,630
298. Lakeland Community College 7,581
299. Arizona Western College 7,557
300. Minneapolis Community and Technical College 7,486
301. Rose State College 7,452
302. Oxnard College 7,451
303. Cedar Valley College 7,443
304. El Camino College at Compton (Calif.) 7,422
305. Clovis Community College (Calif.) 7,420
305. Mission College 7,420
307. Yavapai College 7,370
308. Quinsigamond Community College 7,368
309. Red Rocks Community College 7,355
310. Virginia Western Community College 7,271
311. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 7,262
312. St. Johns River State College 7,249
313. Hostos Community College-City U. of New York 7,211
314. College of Southern Maryland 7,201
315. City Colleges of Chicago, Richard J. Daley College 7,182
316. Parkland College 7,159
317. Rowan College-Gloucester County 7,158
318. Massasoit Community College 7,154
319. College of Central Florida 7,151
320. Chippewa Valley Technical College 7,134
321. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 7,115
322. Kapiolani Community College 7,095
323. Horry-Georgetown Technical College 7,079
324. Wharton County Junior College 7,050
325. San Juan College 7,030
Average for 976 institutions 7,022

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Private nonprofit institutions

Doctoral

RankInstitution Number of students
1. Liberty U. 75,044
2. New York U. 51,123
3. U. of Southern California 45,687
4. Brigham Young U. 34,334
5. Boston U. 33,355
6. Harvard U. 31,120
7. Columbia U. 30,454
8. George Washington U. 27,973
9. U. of Pennsylvania 25,367
10. Johns Hopkins U. 25,151
11. Drexel U. 24,190
12. Cornell U. 23,016
13. DePaul U. 22,769
14. Syracuse U. 22,484
15. Northwestern U. 22,008
16. Northeastern U. 21,489
17. St. John’s U. (N.Y.) 21,340
18. Nova Southeastern U. 20,793
19. Georgetown U. 19,005
20. Keiser U. at Ft. Lauderdale 18,335
21. Stanford U. 17,534
22. Baylor U. 17,059
23. U. of Miami 17,003
24. Loyola U. Chicago 16,673
25. Rochester Institute of Technology 16,584
26. U. of Chicago 16,227
27. Duke U. 16,130
28. Fordham U. 16,037
29. Washington U. in St. Louis 15,303
30. Boston College 14,628
31. Saint Louis U. 14,581
32. Emory U. 14,263
33. Wilmington U. (Del.) 14,170
34. Carnegie Mellon U. 13,869
35. American U. 13,858
36. Pace U. 12,986
37. Yale U. 12,974
38. Vanderbilt U. 12,592
39. U. of Notre Dame 12,467
40. Tulane U. 12,384
41. Touro College (N.Y.) 11,908
42. Case Western Reserve U. 11,824
43. Southern Methodist U. 11,789
44. U. of Rochester 11,648
45. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11,466
46. Tufts U. 11,449
47. U. of Denver 11,434
48. Marquette U. 11,426
49. Hofstra U. 11,131
50. Northeastern U. Global Network 11,104
51. U. of San Francisco 11,063
52. Villanova U. 10,967
53. U. of Dayton 10,882
54. Texas Christian U. 10,489
55. New School 10,389
56. Quinnipiac U. 10,200
57. U. of the Cumberlands 10,097
58. Brown U. 10,095
59. Lindenwood U. 10,025
60. Azusa Pacific U. 9,926
61. U. of St. Thomas (Minn.) 9,878
62. Seton Hall U. 9,801
63. Loyola Marymount U. 9,618
Average for 181 institutions 9,592

Master’s

RankInstitution Number of students
1. Western Governors U. 98,627
2. Southern New Hampshire U. 90,955
3. Excelsior College 34,022
4. National U. 17,097
5. Columbia College (Mo.) 13,492
6. Saint Leo U. 13,099
7. Webster U. 12,736
8. Baker College of Flint 12,018
9. Park U. 11,457
10. Indiana Wesleyan U.-National and Global 10,778
11. California Baptist U. 9,941
12. Mercy College 9,506
13. U. of Tampa 8,895
14. Bellevue U. 8,655
15. Independence U. 8,605
16. Johnson & Wales U. (R.I.) 8,563
17. Saint Joseph’s U. (Pa.) 8,085
18. Indiana Tech 7,871
19. Fairleigh Dickinson U. 7,846
20. New York Institute of Technology 7,403
21. Colorado Christian U. 7,398
22. Columbia College Chicago 7,312
23. Campbellsville U. 7,207
24. Suffolk U. 7,201
25. Southeastern U. (Fla.) 7,163
26. Davenport U. 7,160
27. U. of New Haven 6,984
28. Xavier U. (Ohio) 6,786
29. Marist College 6,657
30. Ithaca College 6,516
31. Lewis U. 6,506
32. Ashland U. 6,471
33. Monmouth U. 6,340
34. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. at Daytona Beach (Fla.) 6,338
35. Bradley U. 5,844
36. Loyola U. Maryland 5,783
37. Bethel U. (Tenn.) 5,779
38. Concordia U. Chicago 5,755
39. Saint Mary’s U. of Minnesota 5,754
40. Bentley U. 5,543
41. Missouri Baptist U. 5,488
42. U. of Scranton 5,373
43. Lee U. 5,370
44. Utica College 5,258
45. La Salle U. 5,197
46. Fairfield U. 5,192
47. Abilene Christian U. 5,145
47. Butler U. 5,145
49. Rider U. 5,073
50. Roger Williams U. 5,024
51. Olivet Nazarene U. 4,986
52. Molloy College 4,980
53. Upper Iowa U. 4,943
54. U. of Redlands 4,898
55. Wayland Baptist U. 4,847
56. Concordia U. at St. Paul 4,817
57. Endicott College 4,795
58. Champlain College 4,749
59. Providence College 4,646
60. St. Thomas U. 4,538
61. Ohio Christian U. 4,483
62. Emerson College 4,459
63. Belhaven U. 4,458
64. Wentworth Institute of Technology 4,457
65. St. Edward’s U. 4,447
66. Point Loma Nazarene U. 4,417
67. York College of Pennsylvania 4,415
68. U. of Portland 4,396
69. Trine U. 4,296
70. Stetson U. 4,252
71. Concordia U. (Calif.) 4,249
72. Manhattan College 4,242
73. California Lutheran U. 4,236
74. Point Park U. 4,224
75. Jacksonville U. 4,222
76. Merrimack College 4,191
77. Hawaii Pacific U. 4,146
78. Fresno Pacific U. 4,105
79. Norwich U. 4,100
80. Central Methodist U., College of Graduate and Extended Studies 3,999
81. Harrisburg U. of Science and Technology 3,997
82. St. Joseph’s College-Long Island 3,966
83. Niagara U. 3,949
84. College of Saint Rose 3,929
85. U. of Mary Hardin-Baylor 3,914
86. Saint Mary’s College of California 3,913
87. Cedarville U. 3,886
88. Stevenson U. 3,876
89. Calvin U. 3,840
90. Arcadia U. 3,811
91. Iona College 3,792
92. Baldwin Wallace U. 3,791
93. Bryant U. 3,751
94. Hamline U. 3,734
95. Saint Xavier U. 3,715
96. St. Mary’s U. (Tex.) 3,649
Average for 365 institutions 3,645

Baccalaureate

RankInstitution Number of students
1. Brigham Young U.-Idaho 51,881
2. High Point U. 4,951
3. Bethune-Cookman U. 4,143
4. U. of Richmond 4,023
5. Oral Roberts U. 3,919
6. Bucknell U. 3,678
7. Edward Waters College 3,443
8. Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) 3,339
9. Wesleyan U. (Conn.) 3,213
10. Hope College 3,150
11. Brigham Young U.-Hawaii 3,143
12. Ohio Northern U. 3,088
13. St. Olaf College 3,035
14. Furman U. 2,949
15. Smith College 2,918
16. Wheaton College (Ill.) 2,900
17. Colgate U. 2,894
18. Carthage College 2,860
19. College of the Holy Cross 2,855
20. Oberlin College 2,853
21. U. of Puget Sound 2,701
22. Flagler College at St. Augustine (Fla.) 2,689
23. Skidmore College 2,684
24. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. at Prescott (Ariz.) 2,663
25. Limestone College 2,661
26. Augustana College (Ill.) 2,647
27. Truett McConnell U. 2,622
28. Lafayette College 2,594
29. Middlebury College 2,591
30. Barnard College 2,544
31. U. of Evansville 2,516
32. Wellesley College 2,508
33. Stonehill College 2,498
33. Willamette U. 2,498
35. St. Lawrence U. 2,493
36. Moravian College 2,446
37. Gettysburg College 2,411
38. Dickinson College 2,382
39. Muhlenberg College 2,367
40. St. Francis College (N.Y.) 2,362
41. Vassar College 2,353
42. Susquehanna U. 2,351
43. Denison U. 2,341
44. U. of Pikeville 2,336
45. Mount Holyoke College 2,334
46. Bard College 2,293
47. Franklin & Marshall College 2,283
48. Trinity College (Conn.) 2,282
49. Union College (N.Y.) 2,267
50. U. of Mount Union 2,257
51. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 2,244
52. Goucher College 2,236
53. Washington and Lee U. 2,220
54. Morehouse College 2,202
55. Gustavus Adolphus College 2,181
56. Benedictine College 2,166
57. St. Norbert College 2,165
58. DePauw U. 2,158
59. Marymount Manhattan College 2,150
60. Taylor U. 2,145
61. Spelman College 2,137
62. Macalester College 2,136
63. Williams College 2,134
64. Claflin U. 2,129
65. Colorado College 2,118
66. Drew U. 2,117
67. North Carolina Wesleyan College 2,093
67. Oklahoma Baptist U. 2,093
69. Benedict College 2,090
70. Emmanuel College (Mass.) 2,083
71. Carleton College 2,078
72. Saint Michael’s College 2,077
73. Concordia College at Moorhead 2,059
74. Luther College 2,053
75. Millikin U. 2,040
76. Eckerd College 2,037
77. Albright College 2,036
78. Roanoke College 2,035
79. Rhodes College 2,010
80. Whittier College 1,987
81. College of Wooster (Ohio) 1,980
81. Meredith College 1,980
83. Occidental College 1,972
84. Saint Anselm College 1,964
85. Gordon College (Mass.) 1,963
86. Point U. 1,952
87. College of Saint Benedict 1,937
88. Fisher College 1,923
89. Colby College 1,917
90. Hamilton College (N.Y.) 1,901
91. Becker College at Worcester (Mass.) 1,892
92. Bridgewater College 1,889
93. Wittenberg U. 1,884
94. Saint Vincent College 1,865
95. Bloomfield College 1,842
96. Amherst College 1,836
96. Grand View U. 1,836
98. Missouri Valley College 1,820
99. Connecticut College 1,817
100. Bowdoin College 1,816
101. Saint John’s U. (Minn.) 1,815
102. Davidson College 1,810
103. Allegheny College 1,802
104. Bates College 1,787
105. Sewanee: The U. of the South 1,778
106. Georgetown College 1,767
107. Mount Aloysius College 1,740
108. Elizabethtown College 1,735
109. Aquinas College (Mich.) 1,716
110. Grinnell College 1,712
111. Oakwood U. 1,711
112. Adrian College 1,709
113. Sarah Lawrence College 1,696
114. Wheaton College (Mass.) 1,688
115. Guilford College 1,680
116. Wofford College 1,678
117. Kenyon College 1,677
118. Virginia Union U. 1,674
119. Berea College 1,670
120. Shaw U. 1,660
121. Miles College 1,650
122. Illinois Wesleyan U. 1,649
123. Bryn Mawr College 1,640
124. Saint Mary’s College (Ind.) 1,637
125. U. of Mobile 1,604
126. Pomona College 1,599
127. Swarthmore College 1,577
128. Manchester U. 1,572
129. Albion College 1,568
130. Wesley College (Del.) 1,561
131. Ohio Wesleyan U. 1,560
132. Belmont Abbey College 1,555
132. Mount Ida College 1,555
134. Ouachita Baptist U. 1,545
135. Lake Forest College 1,542
136. Linfield College 1,535
137. Dordt U. 1,533
137. East Texas Baptist U. 1,533
139. Wartburg College 1,527
140. Keystone College 1,523
141. Whitman College 1,510
142. College of the Ozarks 1,508
143. Ursinus College 1,507
144. William Jessup U. 1,504
145. Chowan U. 1,503
146. Juniata College 1,495
147. Spring Hill College 1,485
148. Washington College 1,484
149. Johnson C. Smith U. 1,483
150. Simpson College (Iowa) 1,479
151. Peirce College 1,478
152. Johnson & Wales U. (Fla.) 1,475
153. Reed College 1,470
153. Virginia Wesleyan U. 1,470
155. Lawrence U. 1,467
155. Loras College 1,467
Average for 394 institutions 1,460

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All for-profit institutions

RankInstitution Number of students
1. U. of Phoenix-Arizona 103,975
2. Grand Canyon U. 83,284
3. Walden U. 49,680
4. American Public U. system 46,420
5. Ashford U. 36,453
6. Capella U. 36,284
7. Kaplan U. at Davenport (Iowa) 33,287
8. Chamberlain U.-Illinois 27,099
9. Colorado Technical U. at Colorado Springs 25,517
10. Columbia Southern U. 20,818
11. Full Sail U. 18,605
12. DeVry U. of Illinois 16,964
13. ECPI U. 11,972
14. Academy of Art U. 11,672
15. Northcentral U. 10,788
16. U. of Phoenix-California 9,832
17. American InterContinental U. Online 9,699
18. Grantham U. 9,303
19. Strayer U.-Global Region 8,864
20. Post U. 8,540
21. Rasmussen College at Ocala (Fla.) 8,146
22. South U.-Savannah Online (Ga.) 7,575
23. Trident U. International 6,982
24. Strayer U. at Atlanta (Ga.) 6,829
25. Monroe College (N.Y.) 6,310
26. Strayer U. at Arlington (Va.) 5,894
27. Argosy U. Online Programs 5,791
28. San Joaquin Valley College at Visalia (Calif.) 5,239
29. Strayer U.-RTP (N.C.) 5,176
30. Aspen U. 4,973
31. Vista College 4,701
32. ASA College 4,686
33. Rasmussen College at St. Cloud (Minn.) 4,509
34. School of Visual Arts 4,393
35. Florida National U. at Hialeah 4,169
36. Bryant & Stratton College Online 4,114
37. Florida Technical College at Orlando 3,989
38. Alliant International U. at San Diego 3,780
39. Los Angeles Film School 3,653
40. Berkeley College at New York 3,635
41. Sullivan U. 3,489
42. Berkeley College at Woodland Park (N.J.) 3,477
43. U. of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 2,992
44. DeVry U. of California 2,980
45. Jersey College 2,968
46. Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online 2,940
47. Bob Jones U. 2,916
48. Strayer U.-Prince George’s (Md.) 2,915
49. Unitek College 2,715
50. Charter College at Anchorage 2,664
51. American Sentinel U. 2,637
52. Strayer U. at Memphis (Tenn.) 2,575
53. West Coast U.-Orange County 2,555
54. Waldorf U. 2,487
55. Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising at Los Angeles 2,384
56. Strayer U. at Greenville (S.C.) 2,313
57. Pima Medical Institute at Tucson 2,300
58. Stratford U. 2,282
59. Strayer U.-Lower Bucks County (Pa.) 2,177
60. Strayer U. at Tampa (Fla.) 2,167
61. South College (Tenn.) 2,146
62. American InterContinental U. at Atlanta 2,140
63. Virginia College at Birmingham (Ala.) 2,108
64. Strayer U.-North Austin (Tex.) 2,094
65. Hondros College 2,093
66. Harrison College at Indianapolis Downtown 2,045
67. Sonoran Desert Institute 1,980
68. Universal Technical Institute 1,860
69. LIM College 1,713
70. Miller-Motte Technical College at Wilmington (N.C.) 1,708
71. Galen College of Nursing at Louisville (Ky.) 1,703
72. Rasmussen College at Rockford (Ill.) 1,674
73. West Coast U.-Los Angeles 1,660
74. U. of Phoenix-Texas 1,600
75. Art Institute of Atlanta 1,582
76. DeVry College of New York 1,528
77. Southwest U. at El Paso 1,527
78. Lincoln College of Technology at Nashville 1,495
79. New York Film Academy at Los Angeles 1,487
80. Miami International U. of Art and Design 1,461
81. Concorde Career College-Memphis Metro Area 1,420
82. College of Health Care Professions-Northwest 1,402
83. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts 1,395
84. Argosy U. Twin Cities 1,346
84. National American U. at Rapid City (S.D.) 1,346
86. DeVry U. of Georgia 1,341
87. Stanbridge U. 1,331
88. Argosy U. at Atlanta 1,329
89. Southern Technical College at Orlando (Fla.) 1,321
90. Westcliff U. 1,301
91. American Career College at Ontario (Calif.) 1,275
92. West Coast U. at Ontario 1,253
93. Bryan U. at Los Angeles 1,249
94. Galen College of Nursing at San Antonio (Tex.) 1,246
95. American Career College at Los Angeles 1,237
96. Galen College of Nursing at Tampa Bay (Fla.) 1,235
97. South U. at Savannah (Ga.) 1,228
98. Central Penn College 1,224
99. Institute of Technology (Calif.) 1,189
100. U. of Management and Technology 1,176
101. New England College of Business and Finance 1,175
102. YTI Career Institute at York (Pa.) 1,165
103. Brookline College at Phoenix 1,148
Average for 968 institutions 1,135

Note: Figures include all full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the fall of 2017 at degree-granting institutions in the United States that are eligible to receive Title IV federal student aid. Categories are based on the 2018 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The average enrollment of for-profit institutions includes unclassified institutions. Baccalaureate categories exclude baccalaureate/associate institutions. Associate and baccalaureate/associate private nonprofit institutions are not represented in the table. Colleges vary in whether they report enrollments of all units together or separately. Questions or comments on the Almanac should be sent to Ruth Hammond.

Source: Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of Education data


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