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Table 312.10. Enrollment of the 120 largest degree-granting college and university campuses, by selected characteristics and institution: Fall 2016
Institution State Rank1 Con-trol2 Level Total enrollment Institution State Rank1 Con-trol2 Level Total enroll-ment
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
University of Phoenix, Arizona AZ 1 PrivFp 4-year 131,629 University of California, Davis CA 61 Public 4-year 36,460
Western Governors University UT 2 PrivNp 4-year 84,289 Iowa State University IA 62 Public 4-year 36,350
Ivy Tech Community College IN 3 Public 2-year 78,910 Kennesaw State University GA 63 Public 4-year 35,018
Grand Canyon University AZ 4 PrivFp 4-year 75,834 University of California, San Diego CA 64 Public 4-year 34,979
Liberty University VA 5 PrivNp 4-year 75,756 Utah Valley University UT 65 Public 4-year 34,978
                       
Southern New Hampshire University NH 6 PrivNp 4-year 73,177 George Mason University VA 66 Public 4-year 34,909
Lone Star College System TX 7 Public 2-year 71,551 San Diego State University CA 67 Public 4-year 34,688
Texas A & M University, College Station TX 8 Public 4-year 65,632 Brigham Young University, Provo UT 68 PrivNp 4-year 34,240
University of Central Florida FL 9 Public 4-year 64,088 University of South Carolina, Columbia SC 69 Public 4-year 34,099
Ohio State University, Main Campus OH 10 Public 4-year 59,482 University of Colorado, Boulder CO 70 Public 4-year 33,977
                       
University of Maryland, University College MD 11 Public 4-year 57,529 North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC 71 Public 4-year 33,755
Houston Community College TX 12 Public 2-year 57,032 South Texas College TX 72 Public 4-year 33,700
Miami Dade College FL 13 Public 4-year 55,206 College of Southern Nevada NV 73 Public 4-year 33,556
Florida International University FL 14 Public 4-year 55,003 University of Missouri, Columbia MO 74 Public 4-year 33,239
Walden University MN 15 PrivFp 4-year 52,565 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA 75 Public 4-year 33,170
                       
University of Florida FL 16 Public 4-year 52,367 University of California, Irvine CA 76 Public 4-year 32,754
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 17 Public 4-year 51,869 Boston University MA 77 PrivNp 4-year 32,695
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities MN 18 Public 4-year 51,579 Georgia State University GA 78 Public 4-year 32,237
Tarrant County College District TX 19 Public 2-year 51,350 San Jose State University CA 79 Public 4-year 32,154
University of Texas at Austin TX 20 Public 4-year 51,331 University of Iowa IA 80 Public 4-year 32,011
                       
Northern Virginia Community College VA 21 Public 2-year 50,835 University of Utah UT 81 Public 4-year 31,860
New York University NY 22 PrivNp 4-year 50,550 Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 82 Public 4-year 31,856
Michigan State University MI 23 Public 4-year 50,340 Louisiana State U. and Agricultural & Mechanical LA 83 Public 4-year 31,409
Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ 24 Public 4-year 50,146 Virginia Commonwealth University VA 84 Public 4-year 30,872
Indiana University, Bloomington IN 25 Public 4-year 49,695 Santa Monica College CA 85 Public 4-year 30,828
                       
American Public University System WV 26 PrivFp 4-year 48,623 Florida Atlantic University FL 86 Public 4-year 30,541
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus PA 27 Public 4-year 47,789 Palm Beach State College FL 87 Public 4-year 30,520
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL 28 Public 4-year 46,951 American River College CA 88 Public 2-year 30,519
University of Washington, Seattle Campus WA 29 Public 4-year 45,591 California State University, Sacramento CA 89 Public 4-year 30,510
University of Texas at Arlington TX 30 Public 4-year 45,282 Northern Arizona University AZ 90 Public 4-year 30,361
                       
Brigham Young University, Idaho ID 31 PrivNp 4-year 44,821 Oregon State University OR 91 Public 4-year 30,354
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 32 Public 4-year 44,718 University at Buffalo NY 92 Public 4-year 30,184
Valencia College FL 33 Public 4-year 44,515 Kent State University at Kent OH 93 Public 4-year 30,167
University of Southern California CA 34 PrivNp 4-year 43,871 Washington State University WA 94 Public 4-year 30,142
University of Houston TX 35 Public 4-year 43,774 University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 95 Public 4-year 30,037
                       
Broward College FL 36 Public 4-year 43,700 Saint Petersburg College FL 96 Public 4-year 30,028
University of California, Los Angeles CA 37 Public 4-year 43,548 Harvard University MA 97 PrivNp 4-year 29,908
University of Arizona AZ 38 Public 4-year 43,161 Salt Lake Community College UT 98 Public 2-year 29,901
University of South Florida, Main Campus FL 39 Public 4-year 42,861 Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis IN 99 Public 4-year 29,804
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 40 Public 4-year 42,582 University of Kentucky KY 100 Public 4-year 29,781
                       
Excelsior College NY 41 PrivNp 4-year 41,658 Collin County Community College District TX 101 Public 2-year 29,703
Austin Community College District TX 42 Public 2-year 41,543 University of Nevada, Las Vegas NV 102 Public 4-year 29,702
Purdue University, Main Campus IN 43 Public 4-year 41,513 Ohio University, Main Campus OH 103 Public 4-year 29,509
Ashford University CA 44 PrivFp 4-year 41,361 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 104 Public 4-year 29,468
Florida State University FL 45 Public 4-year 41,173 El Paso Community College TX 105 Public 2-year 29,460
                       
California State University, Fullerton CA 46 Public 4-year 40,235 Mount San Antonio College CA 106 Public 2-year 29,446
University of California, Berkeley CA 47 Public 4-year 40,154 Columbia University in the City of New York NY 107 PrivNp 4-year 29,372
California State University, Northridge CA 48 Public 4-year 39,916 University of Illinois at Chicago IL 108 Public 4-year 29,120
Temple University PA 49 Public 4-year 39,296 San Francisco State University CA 109 Public 4-year 29,045
University of Maryland, College Park MD 50 Public 4-year 39,083 San Jacinto Community College TX 110 Public 2-year 28,998
                       
Texas State University TX 51 Public 4-year 38,808 East Carolina University NC 111 Public 4-year 28,962
University of North Texas TX 52 Public 4-year 38,145 University of Texas at San Antonio TX 112 Public 4-year 28,959
California State University, Long Beach CA 53 Public 4-year 37,776 University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC 113 Public 4-year 28,721
University of Alabama AL 54 Public 4-year 37,663 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus PA 114 Public 4-year 28,664
Capella University MN 55 PrivFp 4-year 37,569 Portland Community College OR 115 Public 2-year 28,494
                       
Kaplan University, Davenport Campus IA 56 PrivFp 4-year 37,494 West Virginia University WV 116 Public 4-year 28,488
East Los Angeles College CA 57 Public 2-year 36,970 Auburn University AL 117 Public 4-year 28,290
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus OH 58 Public 4-year 36,596 Santa Ana College CA 118 Public 4-year 28,260
University of Georgia GA 59 Public 4-year 36,574 Utah State University UT 119 Public 4-year 28,118
Texas Tech University TX 60 Public 4-year 36,551 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 120 Public 4-year 28,052
1 College and university campuses ranked by fall 2016 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 2017, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared June 2018.)

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