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Table 312.10. Enrollment of the 120 largest degree-granting college and university campuses, by selected characteristics and institution: Fall 2018
Institution State Rank1 Con-trol2 Level Total enroll-
ment
Institution State Rank1 Con-
trol2
Level Total enroll-
ment
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Western Governors University UT 1 PrivNp 4-year 121,437 Capella University MN 61 PrivFp 4-year 37,171
Southern New Hampshire University NH 2 PrivNp 4-year 104,068 University of Colorado, Boulder CO 62 Public 4-year 36,681
University of Phoenix, Arizona AZ 3 PrivFp 4-year 95,777 University of California, Irvine CA 63 Public 4-year 36,032
Grand Canyon University AZ 4 PrivFp 4-year 90,253 North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC 64 Public 4-year 35,479
Liberty University VA 5 PrivNp 4-year 79,152 Kennesaw State University GA 65 Public 4-year 35,420

Lone Star College System
TX 6 Public 2-year 73,499 East Los Angeles College CA 66 Public 2-year 35,403
Ivy Tech Community College IN 7 Public 2-year 72,006 San Jose State University CA 67 Public 4-year 35,400
Texas A & M University, College Station TX 8 Public 4-year 68,679 San Diego State University CA 68 Public 4-year 35,303
University of Central Florida FL 9 Public 4-year 68,475 Iowa State University IA 69 Public 4-year 34,992
Ohio State University, Main Campus OH 10 Public 4-year 61,170 University of South Carolina, Columbia SC 70 Public 4-year 34,795

University of Maryland, University College
MD 11 Public 4-year 60,603 Ashford University CA 71 PrivFp 4-year 34,710
Florida International University FL 12 Public 4-year 57,942 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA 72 Public 4-year 34,683
Houston Community College TX 13 Public 2-year 57,200 Boston University MA 73 PrivNp 4-year 34,657
Miami Dade College FL 14 Public 4-year 54,973 Brigham Young University, Provo UT 74 PrivNp 4-year 34,499
University of Florida FL 15 Public 4-year 52,218 Georgia State University GA 75 Public 4-year 34,316

New York University
NY 16 PrivNp 4-year 51,847 College of Southern Nevada NV 76 Public 4-year 34,169
University of Texas at Austin TX 17 Public 4-year 51,832 Collin County Community College District TX 77 Public 2-year 33,668
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 18 Public 4-year 51,585 Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 78 Public 4-year 33,478
Tarrant County College District TX 19 Public 2-year 51,100 University of Utah UT 79 Public 4-year 33,023
Northern Virginia Community College VA 20 Public 2-year 50,929 Georgia Institute of Technology, Main Campus GA 80 Public 4-year 32,723

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
MN 21 Public 4-year 50,734 University of Texas at San Antonio TX 81 Public 4-year 32,264
Walden University MN 22 PrivFp 4-year 50,360 San Jacinto Community College TX 82 Public 2-year 32,137
Michigan State University MI 23 Public 4-year 50,351 South Texas College TX 83 Public 4-year 31,949
Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ 24 Public 4-year 50,254 California State University, Sacramento CA 84 Public 4-year 31,902
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL 25 Public 4-year 49,702 Palm Beach State College FL 85 Public 4-year 31,816

University of Texas at Arlington
TX 26 Public 4-year 47,899 University of Illinois at Chicago IL 86 Public 4-year 31,683
University of Washington, Seattle Campus WA 27 Public 4-year 47,400 University of Iowa IA 87 Public 4-year 31,656
University of Southern California CA 28 PrivNp 4-year 47,310 Harvard University MA 88 PrivNp 4-year 31,566
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus PA 29 Public 4-year 46,810 University at Buffalo NY 89 Public 4-year 31,503
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 30 Public 4-year 46,716 Washington State University WA 90 Public 4-year 31,478

Valencia College
FL 31 Public 4-year 46,521 American River College CA 91 Public 2-year 31,366
University of Houston TX 32 Public 4-year 46,324 Columbia University in the City of New York NY 92 PrivNp 4-year 31,077
American Public University System WV 33 PrivFp 4-year 46,088 Northern Arizona University AZ 93 Public 4-year 31,066
University of California, Los Angeles CA 34 Public 4-year 44,537 Oregon State University OR 94 Public 4-year 30,986
Purdue University, Main Campus IN 35 Public 4-year 44,474 Louisiana State U. and Agricultural & Mechanical LA 95 Public 4-year 30,983

University of Arizona
AZ 36 Public 4-year 44,097 Virginia Commonwealth University VA 96 Public 4-year 30,697
University of South Florida, Main Campus FL 37 Public 4-year 43,846 University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 97 Public 4-year 30,593
Indiana University, Bloomington IN 38 Public 4-year 43,503 Purdue University Global, Davenport Campus IA 98 Public 4-year 30,512
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 39 Public 4-year 43,463 University of Nevada, Las Vegas NV 99 Public 4-year 30,457
University of California, Berkeley CA 40 Public 4-year 42,501 Auburn University AL 100 Public 4-year 30,440

Brigham Young University, Idaho
ID 41 PrivNp 4-year 42,341 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 101 Public 4-year 30,011
University of Maryland, College Park MD 42 Public 4-year 41,200 Excelsior College NY 102 PrivNp 4-year 30,008
Florida State University FL 43 Public 4-year 41,005 University of Missouri, Columbia MO 103 Public 4-year 29,843
Austin Community College District TX 44 Public 4-year 40,799 San Francisco State University CA 104 Public 4-year 29,778
Broward College FL 45 Public 4-year 40,784 Florida Atlantic University FL 105 Public 4-year 29,772

California State University, Fullerton
CA 46 Public 4-year 40,280 University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC 106 Public 4-year 29,710
California State University, Northridge CA 47 Public 4-year 40,212 Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis IN 107 Public 4-year 29,579
Utah Valley University UT 48 Public 4-year 39,931 Mount San Antonio College CA 108 Public 2-year 29,346
Temple University PA 49 Public 4-year 39,740 Saint Petersburg College FL 109 Public 4-year 29,183
University of Georgia GA 50 Public 4-year 38,652 University of Kentucky KY 110 Public 4-year 29,182

Texas State University
TX 51 Public 4-year 38,644 Salt Lake Community College UT 111 Public 2-year 29,156
Arizona State University, Skysong AZ 52 Public 4-year 38,540 University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 112 Public 4-year 28,894
University of Alabama AL 53 Public 4-year 38,390 El Paso Community College TX 113 Public 2-year 28,819
University of North Texas TX 54 Public 4-year 38,241 Santa Monica College CA 114 Public 4-year 28,800
Texas Tech University TX 55 Public 4-year 38,209 University of Texas at Dallas TX 115 Public 4-year 28,755

University of California, Davis
CA 56 Public 4-year 38,167 East Carolina University NC 116 Public 4-year 28,718
University of California, San Diego CA 57 Public 4-year 37,887 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus PA 117 Public 4-year 28,673
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus OH 58 Public 4-year 37,886 University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley TX 118 Public 4-year 28,644
California State University, Long Beach CA 59 Public 4-year 37,466 University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus OK 119 Public 4-year 28,564
George Mason University VA 60 Public 4-year 37,316 Ohio University, Main Campus OH 120 Public 4-year 28,480
1 College and university campuses ranked by fall 2018 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 enrollment in online and distance education.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2019, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared April 2020.)

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