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Table 217. Enrollment of the 120 largest degree-granting college and university campuses: Fall 1998
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                Institution                 |State |Rank|trol\1\|Type\2\| ment, ||                Institution                 |State |Rank|trol\1\|Type\2\| ment,
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The University of Texas at Austin...........|Tex.  |  1 |     1 |     1 |48,906 ||Tarrant County Junior College...............|Tex.  | 61 |     1 |     2 |25,570
Ohio State University, Main Campus..........|Ohio  |  2 |     1 |     1 |48,511 ||University of North Texas...................|Tex.  | 62 |     1 |     1 |25,514
Miami-Dade Community College................|Fla.  |  3 |     1 |     2 |48,222 ||University of South Carolina at Columbia....|S.C.  | 63 |     1 |     1 |25,250
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities........|Minn. |  4 |     1 |     1 |46,973 ||University of Utah..........................|Utah  | 64 |     1 |     1 |25,214
Arizona State University, Main Campus.......|Ariz. |  5 |     1 |     1 |43,732 ||University of Kansas, Main Campus...........|Kans. | 65 |     1 |     1 |25,155
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Texas A&M University........................|Tex.  |  6 |     1 |     1 |43,389 ||University of California, Davis.............|Calif.| 66 |     1 |     1 |24,866
Michigan State University...................|Mich. |  7 |     1 |     1 |43,189 ||University of Illinois at Chicago...........|Ill.  | 67 |     1 |     1 |24,799
University of Florida.......................|Fla.  |  8 |     1 |     1 |42,336 ||Valencia Community College..................|Fla.  | 68 |     1 |     2 |24,655
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus..|Pa.   |  9 |     1 |     1 |41,114 ||University of Massachusetts, Amherst........|Mass. | 69 |     1 |     1 |24,545
University of Wisconsin, Madison............|Wisc. | 10 |     1 |     1 |39,565 ||Harvard University..........................|Mass. | 70 |     2 |     1 |24,373
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Purdue University, Main Campus..............|Ind.  | 11 |     1 |     1 |38,757 ||University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.|N.C.  | 71 |     1 |     1 |24,255
University of Illinois at Urbana............|Ill.  | 12 |     1 |     1 |38,307 ||Oakland Community College...................|Mich. | 72 |     1 |     2 |24,237
Houston Community College System............|Tex.  | 13 |     1 |     2 |37,616 ||Texas Tech University.......................|Tex.  | 73 |     1 |     1 |24,158
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor...........|Mich. | 14 |     1 |     1 |37,197 ||Santa Monica College........................|Calif.| 74 |     1 |     2 |24,105
New York University.........................|N.Y.  | 15 |     2 |     1 |36,719 ||Northeastern University.....................|Mass. | 75 |     2 |     1 |24,027
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Northern Virginia Community College.........|Va.   | 16 |     1 |     2 |36,216 ||George Mason University.....................|Va.   | 76 |     1 |     1 |24,010
ICS Center for Degree Studies ..............|Pa.   | 17 |     2 |     2 |36,002 ||University of New Mexico, Main Campus.......|N.Mex.| 77 |     1 |     1 |23,852
University of California, Los Angeles.......|Calif.| 18 |     1 |     1 |35,795 ||University of Kentucky......................|Ky.   | 78 |     1 |     1 |23,707
Indiana University, Bloomington.............|Ind.  | 19 |     1 |     1 |35,600 ||California State University, Sacramento.....|Calif.| 79 |     1 |     1 |23,676
University of Washington....................|Wash. | 20 |     1 |     1 |35,108 ||University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus.......|Okla. | 80 |     1 |     1 |23,488
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Rutgers University, New Brunswick...........|N.J.  | 21 |     1 |     1 |34,761 ||SUNY at Buffalo.............................|N.Y.  | 81 |     1 |     1 |23,370
University of Arizona.......................|Ariz. | 22 |     1 |     1 |34,291 ||De Anza College.............................|Calif.| 82 |     1 |     2 |23,343
University of South Florida.................|Fla.  | 23 |     1 |     1 |33,654 ||Macomb Community College....................|Mich. | 83 |     1 |     2 |23,163
University of Maryland, College Park Campus.|Md.   | 24 |     1 |     1 |32,925 ||Virginia Commonwealth University............|Va.   | 84 |     1 |     1 |23,125
University of Houston, University Park......|Tex.  | 25 |     1 |     1 |32,296 ||Mesa Community College......................|Ariz. | 85 |     1 |     2 |22,834
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Brigham Young University....................|Utah  | 26 |     2 |     1 |32,202 ||University of Missouri, Columbia............|Mo.   | 86 |     1 |     1 |22,780
San Diego State University..................|Calif.| 27 |     1 |     1 |31,453 ||Mount San Antonio College...................|Calif.| 87 |     1 |     2 |22,715
Wayne State University......................|Mich. | 28 |     1 |     1 |31,203 ||Georgia State University....................|Ga.   | 88 |     1 |     1 |22,686
Florida State University....................|Fla.  | 29 |     1 |     1 |31,071 ||University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee..........|Wisc. | 89 |     1 |     1 |22,484
University of California, Berkeley..........|Calif.| 30 |     1 |     1 |31,011 ||Northern Illinois University................|Ill.  | 90 |     1 |     1 |22,473
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Louisiana St. U. & A&M & Hebert Laws Center.|La.   | 31 |     1 |     1 |30,533 ||Eastern Michigan University.................|Mich. | 91 |     1 |     1 |22,463
Florida International University............|Fla.  | 32 |     1 |     1 |30,421 ||Pasadena City College.......................|Calif.| 92 |     1 |     2 |22,451
University of Central Florida...............|Fla.  | 33 |     1 |     1 |30,206 ||University of Nebraska at Lincoln...........|Nebr. | 93 |     1 |     1 |22,408
University of Georgia.......................|Ga.   | 34 |     1 |     1 |30,009 ||Southern Illinois University, Carbondale....|Ill.  | 94 |     1 |     1 |22,251
Boston University...........................|Mass. | 35 |     2 |     1 |29,131 ||West Virginia University....................|W.Va. | 95 |     1 |     1 |22,238
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College of Du Page..........................|Ill.  | 36 |     1 |     2 |28,968 ||Orange Coast College........................|Calif.| 96 |     1 |     2 |22,191
Community College of Southern Nevada........|Nev.  | 37 |     1 |     2 |28,854 ||University of Virginia, Main Campus.........|Va.   | 97 |     1 |     1 |22,099
University of Southern California...........|Calif.| 38 |     2 |     1 |28,739 ||El Camino College...........................|Calif.| 98 |     1 |     2 |21,913
University of Iowa..........................|Iowa  | 39 |     1 |     1 |28,705 ||University of Akron, Main Campus............|Ohio  | 99 |     1 |     1 |21,851
California State University, Long Beach.....|Calif.| 40 |     1 |     1 |28,637 ||Auburn University, Main Campus..............|Ala.  |100 |     1 |     1 |21,775
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Pima Community College......................|Ariz. | 41 |     1 |     2 |28,316 ||Riverside Community College.................|Calif.|101 |     1 |     2 |21,758
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus.......|Ohio  | 42 |     1 |     1 |28,162 ||University of Pennsylvania..................|Pa.   |102 |     2 |     1 |21,729
University of Colorado at Boulder...........|Colo. | 43 |     1 |     1 |28,157 ||Southwest Texas State University............|Tex.  |103 |     1 |     1 |21,481
North Carolina State University at Raleigh..|N.C.  | 44 |     1 |     1 |27,960 ||Santa Rosa Junior College...................|Calif.|104 |     1 |     2 |21,461
Indiana U.-Purdue U. at Indianapolis........|Ind.  | 45 |     1 |     1 |27,821 ||University of Connecticut...................|Conn. |105 |     1 |     1 |21,398
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City College of San Francisco...............|Calif.| 46 |     1 |     2 |27,768 ||Portland Community College..................|Oreg. |106 |     1 |     2 |21,353
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. |Va.   | 47 |     1 |     1 |27,663 ||University of Delaware......................|Del.  |107 |     1 |     1 |21,346
Temple University...........................|Pa.   | 48 |     1 |     1 |27,539 ||University of Nevada, Las Vegas.............|Nev.  |108 |     1 |     1 |21,001
San Francisco State University..............|Calif.| 49 |     1 |     1 |27,446 ||North Harris-Montgomery Community College...|Tex.  |109 |     1 |     2 |20,998
California State University, Northridge.....|Calif.| 50 |     1 |     1 |27,203 ||Kent State University, Main Campus..........|Ohio  |110 |     1 |     1 |20,947
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Colorado State University...................|Colo. | 51 |     1 |     1 |26,635 ||Kansas State U. of Ag. and App. Science.....|Kans. |111 |     1 |     1 |20,885
San Jose State University...................|Calif.| 52 |     1 |     1 |26,628 ||San Diego Mesa College......................|Calif.|112 |     1 |     2 |20,818
Western Michigan University.................|Mich. | 53 |     1 |     1 |26,575 ||El Paso Community College...................|Tex.  |113 |     1 |     2 |20,744
Broward Community College...................|Fla.  | 54 |     1 |     2 |26,422 ||Washington State University.................|Wash. |114 |     1 |     1 |20,641
University of Tennessee, Knoxville..........|Tenn. | 55 |     1 |     1 |26,042 ||Florida Community College at Jacksonville...|Fla.  |115 |     1 |     2 |20,640
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University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus.......|Pa.   | 56 |     1 |     1 |25,872 ||Columbia University in the City of New York.|N.Y.  |116 |     2 |     1 |20,504
California State University, Fullerton......|Calif.| 57 |     1 |     1 |25,675 ||Palomar College.............................|Calif.|117 |     1 |     2 |20,492
Austin Community College....................|Tex.  | 58 |     1 |     2 |25,626 ||American River College......................|Calif.|118 |     1 |     2 |20,469
Central Michigan University.................|Mich. | 59 |     1 |     1 |25,595 ||University of Toledo........................|Ohio  |119 |     1 |     1 |20,411
Iowa State University.......................|Iowa  | 60 |     1 |     1 |25,585 ||Illinois State University ..................|Ill.  |120 |     1 |     1 |20,394
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\1\Publicly controlled institutions are identified by a "1," and private, not-for-profit, by a "2."
\2\The types of institutions are identified as follows: "1" for 4-year institutions; and "2" for 2-year institutions.
\3\College and university campuses ranked by fall 1998 enrollment data.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment, 1998" survey. (This table was prepared December 2000.)


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