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Table 276. Enrollment of the 120 largest degree-granting college and university campuses, by selected characteristics and institution: Fall 2011
Institution State Rank1 Con-
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Level Total enroll-
ment
Institution State Rank1 Con-
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Level Total enroll-
ment
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
University of Phoenix, Online Campus AZ 1 PrivFp 4-year 307,871 Salt Lake Community College UT 61 Public 2-year 33,420
Ashford University IA 2 PrivFp 4-year 74,596 Utah Valley University UT 62 Public 4-year 33,395
Arizona State University AZ 3 Public 4-year 72,254 University of Cincinnati, Main Campus OH 63 Public 4-year 33,329
Liberty University VA 4 PrivNp 4-year 64,096 George Mason University VA 64 Public 4-year 33,320
Miami Dade College FL 5 Public 4-year 63,736 Saint Petersburg College FL 65 Public 4-year 33,128
                       
Lone Star College System TX 6 Public 2-year 63,029 University of Colorado, Boulder CO 66 Public 4-year 32,558
Houston Community College TX 7 Public 2-year 63,015 Boston University MA 67 PrivNp 4-year 32,439
University of Central Florida FL 8 Public 4-year 58,465 Texas Tech University TX 68 Public 4-year 32,327
Ohio State University, Main Campus OH 9 Public 4-year 56,867 Tidewater Community College VA 69 Public 2-year 32,101
Kaplan University, Davenport Campus IA 10 PrivFp 4-year 56,606 Georgia State University GA 70 Public 4-year 32,022
                       
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities MN 11 Public 4-year 52,557 American River College CA 71 Public 2-year 31,750
University of Texas at Austin TX 12 Public 4-year 51,112 University of California, Davis CA 72 Public 4-year 31,732
American Public University System WV 13 PrivFp 4-year 50,838 University of Utah UT 73 Public 4-year 31,660
Texas A & M University, College Station TX 14 Public 4-year 50,230 University of Alabama AL 74 Public 4-year 31,647
Tarrant County College District TX 15 Public 2-year 50,062 Virginia Commonwealth University VA 75 Public 4-year 31,627
                       
Northern Virginia Community College VA 16 Public 2-year 50,044 Western Governors University UT 76 PrivNp 4-year 30,970
University of Florida FL 17 Public 4-year 49,589 University of Texas at San Antonio TX 77 Public 4-year 30,968
Walden University MN 18 PrivFp 4-year 48,982 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA 78 Public 4-year 30,936
Michigan State University MI 19 Public 4-year 47,825 Columbus State Community College OH 79 Public 2-year 30,921
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus PA 20 Public 4-year 45,628 Florida State College at Jacksonville FL 80 Public 4-year 30,863
                       
Austin Community College District TX 21 Public 2-year 45,100 Cuyahoga Community College District OH 81 Public 2-year 30,853
Florida International University FL 22 Public 4-year 44,616 Wayne State University MI 82 Public 4-year 30,765
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL 23 Public 4-year 44,407 El Paso Community College TX 83 Public 2-year 30,723
New York University NY 24 PrivNp 4-year 43,911 University of South Carolina, Columbia SC 84 Public 4-year 30,721
Indiana University, Bloomington IN 25 Public 4-year 42,731 San Diego State University CA 85 Public 4-year 30,541
                       
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 26 Public 4-year 42,716 Indiana University, Purdue U., Indianapolis IN 86 Public 4-year 30,530
University of Maryland, University College MD 27 Public 4-year 42,713 Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 87 Public 4-year 30,467
Valencia College FL 28 Public 4-year 42,631 Santa Ana College CA 88 Public 2-year 30,289
University of Washington, Seattle Campus WA 29 Public 4-year 42,444 San Jose State University CA 89 Public 4-year 30,236
Broward College FL 30 Public 4-year 42,198 University of Tennessee TN 90 Public 4-year 30,194
                       
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 31 Public 4-year 41,946 Santa Monica College CA 91 Public 2-year 29,971
Florida State University FL 32 Public 4-year 41,087 University of Iowa IA 92 Public 4-year 29,810
Purdue University, Main Campus IN 33 Public 4-year 40,849 Louisiana State U. and Agricultural & Mechanical LA 93 Public 4-year 29,718
Grand Canyon University AZ 34 PrivFp 4-year 40,487 West Virginia University WV 94 Public 4-year 29,617
Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ 35 Public 4-year 39,950 Iowa State University IA 95 Public 4-year 29,611
                       
University of Houston TX 36 Public 4-year 39,820 South Texas College TX 96 Public 4-year 29,604
University of South Florida, Main Campus FL 37 Public 4-year 39,596 San Francisco State University CA 97 Public 4-year 29,541
University of California, Los Angeles CA 38 Public 4-year 39,271 San Jacinto Community College TX 98 Public 2-year 29,392
University of Arizona AZ 39 Public 4-year 39,236 Palm Beach State College FL 99 Public 4-year 29,354
University of Southern California CA 40 PrivNp 4-year 38,010 University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI 100 Public 4-year 29,350
                       
University of North Texas TX 41 Public 4-year 37,818 Florida Atlantic University FL 101 Public 4-year 29,246
College of Southern Nevada NV 42 Public 4-year 37,717 Saint Louis Community College MO 102 Public 2-year 29,200
University of Maryland, College Park MD 43 Public 4-year 37,631 Oakland Community College MI 103 Public 2-year 29,158
East Los Angeles College CA 44 Public 2-year 37,057 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 104 Public 4-year 29,137
Pima Community College AZ 45 Public 2-year 36,969 University of New Mexico, Main Campus NM 105 Public 4-year 28,977
                       
California State University, Northridge CA 46 Public 4-year 36,911 University at Buffalo NY 106 Public 4-year 28,849
Temple University PA 47 Public 4-year 36,855 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus PA 107 Public 4-year 28,766
Capella University MN 48 PrivFp 4-year 36,375 University of California, San Diego CA 108 Public 4-year 28,593
California State University, Fullerton CA 49 Public 4-year 36,156 Portland State University OR 109 Public 4-year 28,584
University of California, Berkeley CA 50 Public 4-year 36,137 Nova Southeastern University FL 110 PrivNp 4-year 28,457
                       
Excelsior College NY 51 PrivNp 4-year 35,608 Mount San Antonio College CA 111 Public 2-year 28,388
California State University, Long Beach CA 52 Public 4-year 34,870 Hillsborough Community College FL 112 Public 2-year 28,329
University of Georgia GA 53 Public 4-year 34,816 Central Michigan University MI 113 Public 4-year 28,194
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC 54 Public 4-year 34,767 University of Illinois at Chicago IL 114 Public 4-year 28,091
Portland Community College OR 55 Public 2-year 34,632 University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 115 Public 4-year 28,084
                       
City College of San Francisco CA 56 Public 2-year 34,558 California State University, Sacramento CA 116 Public 4-year 28,016
Brigham Young University, Provo UT 57 PrivNp 4-year 34,101 University of Kansas KS 117 Public 4-year 27,939
Texas State University, San Marcos TX 58 Public 4-year 34,087 DeVry University, Illinois IL 118 PrivFp 4-year 27,921
University of Missouri, Columbia MO 59 Public 4-year 33,762 Kent State University at Kent OH 119 Public 4-year 27,855
University of Texas at Arlington TX 60 Public 4-year 33,439 Central New Mexico Community College NM 120 Public 2-year 27,677
1 College and university campuses ranked by fall 2011 enrollment data.
2 "PrivNp" stands for private nonprofit. "PrivFp" stands for private for-profit.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes online and distance education courses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2013.)

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