Institutions That Granted the Most Bachelor’s Degrees in 2011
Two for-profit institutions, the University of Phoenix and Ashford University, and one private religious institution, Brigham Young University, joined major public universities on the top-25 list.
| Rank | Institution | Number of Degrees |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | U. of Phoenix-online campus | 21,638 |
| 2. | Arizona State U. | 12,194 |
| 3. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park | 11,438 |
| 4. | U. of Central Florida | 10,646 |
| 5. | Ohio State U. | 10,291 |
| 6. | U. of Texas at Austin | 9,054 |
| 7. | Ashford U. | 8,839 |
| 8. | Texas A&M U. at College Station | 8,748 |
| 9. | U. of Florida | 8,685 |
| 10. | Michigan State U. | 8,018 |
| 11. | Florida State U. | 7,886 |
| 12. | U. of Washington | 7,590 |
| 13. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 7,546 |
| 14. | U. of California at Berkeley | 7,466 |
| 15. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 7,342 |
| 16. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | 7,155 |
| 17. | Brigham Young U. | 7,097 |
| 18. | Purdue U. at West Lafayette | 7,049 |
| 19. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 7,031 |
| 20. | U. of Maryland at College Park | 6,987 |
| 21. | California State U. at Fullerton | 6,875 |
| 22. | U. of Georgia | 6,845 |
| 23. | U. of South Florida | 6,766 |
| 24. | California State U. at Long Beach | 6,746 |
| 25. | California State U. at Northridge | 6,723 |
Note: Only first majors are counted in the total number of degrees per institution.
Source: U.S. Education Department
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