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Digest of Education Statistics: 2018
Digest of Education Statistics: 2018

NCES 2020-009
December 2019


Table 312.10. Enrollment of the 120 largest degree-granting college and university campuses, by selected characteristics and institution: Fall 2017
Institution State Rank1 Control2 Level Total enrollment Institution State Rank1 Control2 Level Total enrollment
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
University of Phoenix, Arizona AZ 1 PrivFp 4-year 103,975 George Mason University VA 61 Public 4-year 35,984
Western Governors University UT 2 PrivNp 4-year 98,627 Kennesaw State University GA 62 Public 4-year 35,846
Southern New Hampshire University NH 3 PrivNp 4-year 90,955 San Jose State University CA 63 Public 4-year 35,835
Grand Canyon University AZ 4 PrivFp 4-year 83,284 University of California, San Diego CA 64 Public 4-year 35,772
Ivy Tech Community College IN 5 Public 2-year 75,486 University of Colorado, Boulder CO 65 Public 4-year 35,338
                       
Liberty University VA 6 PrivNp 4-year 75,044 University of California, Irvine CA 66 Public 4-year 35,242
Lone Star College System TX 7 Public 2-year 72,336 San Diego State University CA 67 Public 4-year 35,158
Texas A & M University, College Station TX 8 Public 4-year 67,929 University of South Carolina, Columbia SC 68 Public 4-year 34,731
University of Central Florida FL 9 Public 4-year 66,059 East Los Angeles College CA 69 Public 2-year 34,578
Ohio State University, Main Campus OH 10 Public 4-year 59,837 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA 70 Public 4-year 34,440
                       
University of Maryland, University College MD 11 Public 4-year 59,379 North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC 71 Public 4-year 34,432
Houston Community College TX 12 Public 2-year 57,120 Brigham Young University, Provo UT 72 PrivNp 4-year 34,334
Florida International University FL 13 Public 4-year 56,718 Excelsior College NY 73 PrivNp 4-year 34,022
Miami Dade College FL 14 Public 4-year 56,001 College of Southern Nevada NV 74 Public 4-year 33,914
Tarrant County College District TX 15 Public 2-year 52,957 Boston University MA 75 PrivNp 4-year 33,355
                       
University of Florida FL 16 Public 4-year 52,669 Kaplan University, Davenport Campus IA 76 PrivFp 4-year 33,287
Brigham Young University, Idaho ID 17 PrivNp 4-year 51,881 Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 77 Public 4-year 33,083
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities MN 18 Public 4-year 51,848 Georgia State University GA 78 Public 4-year 32,816
University of Texas at Austin TX 19 Public 4-year 51,525 University of Utah UT 79 Public 4-year 32,800
Northern Virginia Community College VA 20 Public 2-year 51,190 University of Iowa IA 80 Public 4-year 32,166
                       
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 21 Public 4-year 51,164 American River College CA 81 Public 2-year 31,858
New York University NY 22 PrivNp 4-year 51,123 Arizona State University, Skysong AZ 82 Public 4-year 31,702
Michigan State University MI 23 Public 4-year 50,019 Collin County Community College District TX 83 Public 2-year 31,609
Walden University MN 24 PrivFp 4-year 49,680 South Texas College TX 84 Public 4-year 31,321
Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ 25 Public 4-year 49,577 California State University, Sacramento CA 85 Public 4-year 31,255
                       
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL 26 Public 4-year 48,216 Harvard University MA 86 PrivNp 4-year 31,120
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus PA 27 Public 4-year 47,119 Northern Arizona University AZ 87 Public 4-year 31,051
University of Texas at Arlington TX 28 Public 4-year 46,497 Oregon State University OR 88 Public 4-year 30,896
American Public University System WV 29 PrivFp 4-year 46,420 Louisiana State U. and Agricultural & Mechanical LA 89 Public 4-year 30,861
University of Washington, Seattle Campus WA 30 Public 4-year 46,166 University of Missouri, Columbia MO 90 Public 4-year 30,844
                       
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 31 Public 4-year 46,002 University of Texas at San Antonio TX 91 Public 4-year 30,768
University of Southern California CA 32 PrivNp 4-year 45,687 Virginia Commonwealth University VA 92 Public 4-year 30,675
University of Houston TX 33 Public 4-year 45,364 University at Buffalo NY 93 Public 4-year 30,648
Valencia College FL 34 Public 4-year 44,834 Washington State University WA 94 Public 4-year 30,614
University of California, Los Angeles CA 35 Public 4-year 44,027 University of Illinois at Chicago IL 95 Public 4-year 30,539
                       
University of Arizona AZ 36 Public 4-year 43,751 San Jacinto Community College TX 96 Public 2-year 30,509
Indiana University, Bloomington IN 37 Public 4-year 43,710 University of Nevada, Las Vegas NV 97 Public 4-year 30,471
University of South Florida, Main Campus FL 38 Public 4-year 43,540 Columbia University in the City of New York NY 98 PrivNp 4-year 30,454
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 39 Public 4-year 42,977 University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 99 Public 4-year 30,340
Purdue University, Main Campus IN 40 Public 4-year 42,699 Florida Atlantic University FL 100 Public 4-year 30,208
                       
University of California, Berkeley CA 41 Public 4-year 41,891 Palm Beach State College FL 101 Public 4-year 30,052
Florida State University FL 42 Public 4-year 41,362 Mount San Antonio College CA 102 Public 2-year 29,960
California State University, Northridge CA 43 Public 4-year 41,319 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 103 Public 4-year 29,911
California State University, Fullerton CA 44 Public 4-year 40,905 Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis IN 104 Public 4-year 29,791
Austin Community College District TX 45 Public 2-year 40,803 Auburn University AL 105 Public 4-year 29,776
                       
Broward College FL 46 Public 4-year 40,754 Santa Monica College CA 106 Public 4-year 29,760
University of Maryland, College Park MD 47 Public 4-year 40,521 San Francisco State University CA 107 Public 4-year 29,758
Temple University PA 48 Public 4-year 39,967 Salt Lake Community College UT 108 Public 2-year 29,620
Texas State University TX 49 Public 4-year 38,666 Saint Petersburg College FL 109 Public 4-year 29,548
University of Alabama AL 50 Public 4-year 38,563 University of Kentucky KY 110 Public 4-year 29,465
                       
University of North Texas TX 51 Public 4-year 38,276 Georgia Institute of Technology, Main Campus GA 111 Public 4-year 29,376
California State University, Long Beach CA 52 Public 4-year 37,622 Ohio University, Main Campus OH 112 Public 4-year 29,369
University of Georgia GA 53 Public 4-year 37,606 University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC 113 Public 4-year 29,317
University of California, Davis CA 54 Public 4-year 37,380 East Carolina University NC 114 Public 4-year 29,131
Utah Valley University UT 55 Public 4-year 37,282 Kent State University at Kent OH 115 Public 4-year 28,972
                       
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus OH 56 Public 4-year 37,155 El Paso Community College TX 116 Public 2-year 28,750
Texas Tech University TX 57 Public 4-year 36,996 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus PA 117 Public 4-year 28,642
Ashford University CA 58 PrivFp 4-year 36,453 California State University, Los Angeles CA 118 Public 4-year 28,531
Capella University MN 59 PrivFp 4-year 36,284 University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus OK 119 Public 4-year 28,527
Iowa State University IA 60 Public 4-year 36,158 West Virginia University WV 120 Public 4-year 28,406
1 College and university campuses ranked by fall 2017 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 2018, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared May 2019.)