Highest enrollment

Question:
Which colleges have the highest enrollment?

Response:

In fall 2019, the five institutions with the highest enrollment (including distance education as well as in-person enrollment) were:

• Western Governors University (136,100 students)
• Southern New Hampshire University (113,500 students)
• Grand Canyon University (96,200 students)
• University of Phoenix, Arizona (94,700 students)
• Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus (91,400 students)

Enrollment of the 20 largest degree-granting college and university campuses: Fall 2019
Institution	State	Rank1	Total enrollment
Western Governors University	Utah	1	136,139
Southern New Hampshire University	New Hampshire	2	113,514
Grand Canyon University	Arizona	3	96,211
University of Phoenix, Arizona	Arizona	4	94,724
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus	Pennsylvania	5	91,427
Liberty University	Virginia	6	85,586
Lone Star College System	Texas	7	74,300
Ivy Tech Community College	Indiana	8	72,689
University of Central Florida	Florida	9	69,402
Texas A & M University, College Station	Texas	10	68,726
Ohio State University, Main Campus	Ohio	11	61,391
Florida International University	Florida	12	58,711
University of Maryland Global Campus	Maryland	13	58,281
Houston Community College	Texas	14	56,151
Arizona State University, Tempe	Arizona	15	53,286
New York University	New York	16	52,885
University of Florida	Florida	17	52,407
Northern Virginia Community College	Virginia	18	51,822
Miami Dade College	Florida	19	51,679
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	20	51,605

¹College and university campuses ranked by fall 2019 enrollment data.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes enrollment in online and distance education.
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics. (2021, May). Table 312.10. Enrollment of the 120 largest degree-granting college and university campuses, by selected characteristics and institution: Fall 2019 [Data table]. In Digest of education statistics. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 2, 2022 from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d20/tables/dt20_312.10.asp

Related Tables and Figures:  (Listed by Release Date)

• 2022, Digest of Education Statistics 2020, Table 312.20. Enrollment, degrees/certificates conferred, and expenditures of degree-granting postsecondary institutions enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2019, by selected characteristics and institution: Selected years, 1990 through 2018–19
  

Other Resources:  (Listed by Release Date)

• 2022, The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): IPEDS is a system of surveys designed to collect data from all primary providers of postsecondary education.