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Table 216.Enrollment of the 120 largest college and university campuses:\1\Fall 1995

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                Institution                 |State |Rank|trol\2|Type\3\|enrollment,||                Institution                 |State |Rank |trol\1\|Type\2|enrollment,
                                            |      |    |      |       | fall 1995 ||                                            |      |     |       |      | fall 1995
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                     1                      |  2   | 3  |  4   |   5   |     6     ||                     1                      |  2   |  3  |   4   |  5   |     6
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Community College of the Air Force\4\ ......|Ala.  |  1 |    1 |     2 |    69,611 ||Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. .|Va.   |  61 |     1 |    1 |    25,492
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities .......|Minn. |  2 |    1 |     1 |    51,445 ||University of Massachusetts, Amherst .......|Mass. |  62 |     1 |    1 |    25,267
Ohio State University, Main Campus .........|Ohio  |  3 |    1 |     1 |    48,676 ||Macomb Community College ...................|Mich. |  63 |     1 |    2 |    25,176
University of Texas, Austin ................|Tex.  |  4 |    1 |     1 |    47,905 ||University of North Texas ..................|Tex.  |  64 |     1 |    1 |    25,114
Miami-Dade Community College ...............|Fla.  |  5 |    1 |     2 |    47,060 ||University of Kansas, Main Campus ..........|Kans. |  65 |     1 |    1 |    25,036
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Arizona State University ...................|Ariz. |  6 |    1 |     1 |    42,040 ||California State University, Northridge ....|Calif.|  66 |     1 |    1 |    25,015
Texas A&M University .......................|Tex.  |  7 |    1 |     1 |    41,790 ||University of Illinois at Chicago ..........|Ill.  |  67 |     1 |    1 |    24,870
Michigan State University ..................|Mich. |  8 |    1 |     1 |    40,647 ||Harvard University .........................|Mass. |  68 |     2 |    1 |    24,687
Pennsylvania State U., Main Campus .........|Pa.   |  9 |    1 |     1 |    39,646 ||Iowa State University ......................|Iowa  |  69 |     1 |    1 |    24,673
Houston Community College System ...........|Tex.  | 10 |    1 |     2 |    39,541 ||Northeastern University ....................|Mass. |  70 |     2 |    1 |    24,605
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University of Florida ......................|Fla.  | 11 |    1 |     1 |    39,412 ||University of New Mexico, Main Campus ......|N.Mex.|  71 |     1 |    1 |    24,605
University of Wisconsin, Madison ...........|Wisc. | 12 |    1 |     1 |    39,005 ||SUNY at Buffalo ............................|N.Y.  |  72 |     1 |    1 |    24,493
University of Illinois, Urbana Campus ......|Ill.  | 13 |    1 |     1 |    38,420 ||University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ..|N.C.  |  73 |     1 |    1 |    24,439
Northern Virginia Community College ........|Va.   | 14 |    1 |     2 |    37,144 ||University of Nebraska, Lincoln ............|Nebr. |  74 |     1 |    1 |    24,320
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ..........|Mich. | 15 |    1 |     1 |    36,687 ||Georgia State University ...................|Ga.   |  75 |     1 |    1 |    24,274
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Purdue University, Main Campus .............|Ind.  | 16 |    1 |     1 |    36,427 ||Texas Tech University ......................|Tex.  |  76 |     1 |    1 |    24,185
University of South Florida ................|Fla.  | 17 |    1 |     1 |    36,142 ||George Mason University ....................|Va.   |  77 |     1 |    1 |    24,172
New York University ........................|N.Y.  | 18 |    2 |     1 |    35,835 ||University of Kentucky .....................|Ky.   |  78 |     1 |    1 |    23,794
Indiana University, Bloomington ............|Ind.  | 19 |    1 |     1 |    35,063 ||University of Akron, Main Campus ...........|Ohio  |  79 |     1 |    1 |    23,640
University of Arizona ......................|Ariz. | 20 |    1 |     1 |    34,777 ||Central Michigan University ................|Mich. |  80 |     1 |    1 |    23,575
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University of California, Los Angeles ......|Calif.| 21 |    1 |     1 |    34,713 ||Valencia Community College .................|Fla.  |  81 |     1 |    2 |    23,569
University of Washington ...................|Wash. | 22 |    1 |     1 |    33,996 ||Eastern Michigan University ................|Mich. |  82 |     1 |    1 |    23,142
Rutgers University, New Brunswick ..........|N.J.  | 23 |    1 |     1 |    33,773 ||University of California, Davis ............|Calif.|  83 |     1 |    1 |    23,091
U. of Maryland, College Park Campus ........|Md.   | 24 |    1 |     1 |    32,908 ||California State University, Sacramento ....|Calif.|  84 |     1 |    1 |    22,796
International Correspondence Schools .......|Pa.   | 25 |    3 |     2 |    32,560 ||Cuyahoga Community College District ........|Ohio  |  85 |     1 |    2 |    22,785
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Wayne State University .....................|Mich. | 26 |    1 |     1 |    32,149 ||California State University, Fullerton .....|Calif.|  86 |     1 |    1 |    22,604
Brigham Young University ...................|Utah  | 27 |    2 |     1 |    31,300 ||De Anza College ............................|Calif.|  87 |     1 |    2 |    22,545
University of Houston, University Park .....|Tex.  | 28 |    1 |     1 |    30,766 ||University of Connecticut ..................|Conn. |  88 |     1 |    1 |    22,471
Florida State University ...................|Fla.  | 29 |    1 |     1 |    30,155 ||Southern Illinois University, Carbondale ...|Ill.  |  89 |     1 |    1 |    22,418
University of Georgia ......................|Ga.   | 30 |    1 |     1 |    30,149 ||University of Missouri, Columbia ...........|Mo.   |  90 |     1 |    1 |    22,356
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College of Du Page .........................|Ill.  | 31 |    1 |     2 |    29,888 ||University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus ......|Okla. |  91 |     1 |    1 |    22,299
University of California, Berkeley .........|Calif.| 32 |    1 |     1 |    29,630 ||Northern Illinois University ...............|Ill.  |  92 |     1 |    1 |    22,218
San Diego State University .................|Calif.| 33 |    1 |     1 |    29,350 ||Mount San Antonio College ..................|Calif.|  93 |     1 |    2 |    22,202
Boston University ..........................|Mass. | 34 |    2 |     1 |    29,132 ||University of Pennsylvania .................|Pa.   |  94 |     2 |    1 |    22,148
Temple University ..........................|Pa.   | 35 |    1 |     1 |    29,028 ||Auburn University, Main Campus .............|Ala.  |  95 |     1 |    1 |    22,122
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University of Cincinnati, Main Campus ......|Ohio  | 36 |    1 |     1 |    28,373 ||University of Texas, Arlington  ............|Tex.  |  96 |     1 |    1 |    22,121
North Carolina State University, Raleigh ...|N.C.  | 37 |    1 |     1 |    28,250 ||University of Toledo .......................|Ohio  |  97 |     1 |    1 |    21,991
Florida International University ...........|Fla.  | 38 |    1 |     1 |    28,171 ||Milwaukee Area Technical College ...........|Wisc. |  98 |     1 |    2 |    21,903
University of Iowa .........................|Iowa  | 39 |    1 |     1 |    28,052 ||University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee .........|Wisc. |  99 |     1 |    1 |    21,891
University of Southern California ..........|Calif.| 40 |    2 |     1 |    27,971 ||El Paso Community College ..................|Tex.  | 100 |     1 |    2 |    21,856
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Pima Community College .....................|Ariz. | 41 |    1 |     2 |    27,866 ||Nassau Community College ...................|N.Y.  | 101 |     1 |    2 |    21,737
University of Colorado, Boulder ............|Colo. | 42 |    1 |     1 |    27,624 ||University of Virginia, Main Campus ........|Va.   | 102 |     1 |    1 |    21,728
University of Utah .........................|Utah  | 43 |    1 |     1 |    27,137 ||El Camino College ..........................|Calif.| 103 |     1 |    2 |    21,540
Indiana U. - Purdue U. at Indianapolis .....|Ind.  | 44 |    1 |     1 |    26,939 ||West Virginia University ...................|W.Va. | 104 |     1 |    1 |    21,517
San Francisco State University .............|Calif.| 45 |    1 |     1 |    26,791 ||University of Delaware .....................|Del.  | 105 |     1 |    1 |    21,365
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La. St. U. & A&M & Hebert Laws Center ......|La.   | 46 |    1 |     1 |    26,573 ||Virginia Commonwealth University ...........|Va.   | 106 |     1 |    1 |    21,349
University of Central Florida ..............|Fla.  | 47 |    1 |     1 |    26,556 ||Mesa Community College .....................|Ariz. | 107 |     1 |    2 |    21,244
Portland Community College .................|Oreg. | 48 |    1 |     2 |    26,540 ||Florida Community College, Jacksonville ....|Fla.  | 108 |     1 |    2 |    21,237
Western Michigan University ................|Mich. | 49 |    1 |     1 |    26,537 ||Saint Petersburg Junior College ............|Fla.  | 109 |     1 |    2 |    21,176
California State University, Long Beach ....|Calif.| 50 |    1 |     1 |    26,403 ||Orange Coast College .......................|Calif.| 110 |     1 |    2 |    21,135
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University of South Carolina, Columbia .....|S.C.  | 51 |    1 |     1 |    26,346 ||Pasadena City College ......................|Calif.| 111 |     1 |    2 |    21,101
Colorado State University ..................|Colo. | 52 |    1 |     1 |    26,340 ||Kent State University, Main Campus .........|Ohio  | 112 |     1 |    1 |    20,972
University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus ......|Pa.   | 53 |    1 |     1 |    26,083 ||Southwest Texas State University ...........|Tex.  | 113 |     1 |    1 |    20,917
City College of San Francisco ..............|Calif.| 54 |    1 |     2 |    26,019 ||University of Louisville ...................|Ky.   | 114 |     1 |    1 |    20,559
San Jose State University ..................|Calif.| 55 |    1 |     1 |    25,997 ||Community College of Southern Nevada .......|Nev.  | 115 |     1 |    2 |    20,417
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Tarrant County Junior College District .....|Tex.  | 56 |    1 |     2 |    25,953 ||Santa Monica College .......................|Calif.| 116 |     1 |    2 |    20,392
Oakland Community College ..................|Mich. | 57 |    1 |     2 |    25,913 ||Rancho Santiago College ....................|Calif.| 117 |     1 |    2 |    20,392
Broward Community College ..................|Fla.  | 58 |    1 |     2 |    25,738 ||Hillsborough Community College .............|Fla.  | 118 |     1 |    2 |    20,311
University of Tennessee, Knoxville .........|Tenn. | 59 |    1 |     1 |    25,723 ||American River College .....................|Calif.| 119 |     1 |    2 |    20,170
Austin Community College ...................|Tex.  | 60 |    1 |     2 |    25,620 ||Northern Arizona University ................|Ariz. | 120 |     1 |    1 |    20,131
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\1\College and university campuses ranked by fall 1995 preliminary enrollment data.

\2\Publicly controlled institutions are identified by a "1," private, nonprofit, by a "2," and private, proprietary, by a "3."

\3\The types of institutions are identified as follows: "1" for 4-year institutions and "2" for 2-year institutions.

\4\Estimated.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment, 1995" survey. (This table was prepared May 1997.)



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