Table 312.10.

Total enrollment and enrollment in exclusively distance education courses of the 120 largest degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by selected characteristics and institution: Fall 2021

Institution	State	Rank1	Control2	Level	Total enrollment	Enrollment in exclusively distance education courses
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Western Governors University	UT	1	PrivNp	4-year	150,116	150,116
Southern New Hampshire University	NH	2	PrivNp	4-year	145,533	138,672
Grand Canyon University	AZ	3	PrivFp	4-year	103,072	79,865
Liberty University	VA	4	PrivNp	4-year	94,709	79,906
The Pennsylvania State University	PA	5	Public	4-year	88,914	15,680
Ivy Tech Community College	IN	6	Public	2-year	86,100	14,125
University of Phoenix, Arizona	AZ	7	PrivFp	4-year	85,836	85,576
Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	8	Public	4-year	77,881	4,453
Texas A&M University, College Station	TX	9	Public	4-year	72,530	3,374
University of Central Florida	FL	10	Public	4-year	70,310	14,407
Dallas College	TX	11	Public	4-year	69,171	32,361
Lone Star College System	TX	12	Public	4-year	68,653	29,184
Ohio State University, Main Campus	OH	13	Public	4-year	61,677	5,186
New York University	NY	14	PrivNp	4-year	58,226	4,757
Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	15	Public	4-year	57,848	57,848
Florida International University	FL	16	Public	4-year	56,664	15,274
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	IL	17	Public	4-year	56,607	11,822
University of Florida	FL	18	Public	4-year	55,781	9,153
University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	19	Public	4-year	55,323	47,272
University of Washington, Seattle Campus	WA	20	Public	4-year	52,434	1,336
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	MN	21	Public	4-year	52,376	2,338
The University of Texas at Austin	TX	22	Public	4-year	51,991	509
Rutgers University, New Brunswick	NJ	23	Public	4-year	50,804	7,587
Purdue University, Main Campus	IN	24	Public	4-year	50,344	4,423
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	MI	25	Public	4-year	50,278	1,592
University of South Florida	FL	26	Public	4-year	49,708	9,813
Michigan State University	MI	27	Public	4-year	49,659	3,988
Northern Virginia Community College	VA	28	Public	2-year	49,560	17,481
University of Southern California	CA	29	PrivNp	4-year	49,318	7,556
American Public University System	WV	30	PrivFp	4-year	48,298	48,298
University of Arizona	AZ	31	Public	4-year	48,274	8,727
University of Houston	TX	32	Public	4-year	47,031	6,224
University of Wisconsin, Madison	WI	33	Public	4-year	47,016	1,459
Houston Community College	TX	34	Public	2-year	46,780	23,032
Walden University	MN	35	PrivFp	4-year	46,455	46,455
University of California, Los Angeles	CA	36	Public	4-year	46,116	5,453
The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	37	Public	4-year	45,949	17,309
Indiana University, Bloomington	IN	38	Public	4-year	45,328	3,963
Eastern Gateway Community College	OH	39	Public	2-year	45,173	42,994
Florida State University	FL	40	Public	4-year	45,130	5,957
University of California, Berkeley	CA	41	Public	4-year	45,036	4,681
Brigham Young University, Idaho	ID	42	PrivNp	4-year	44,304	23,058
Miami Dade College	FL	43	Public	4-year	44,002	19,203
Georgia Institute of Technology, Main Campus	GA	44	Public	4-year	43,859	19,058
Valencia College	FL	45	Public	4-year	43,599	26,377
Purdue University Global	IN	46	Public	4-year	43,458	43,294
Kennesaw State University	GA	47	Public	4-year	42,899	8,760
University of North Texas	TX	48	Public	4-year	42,441	6,273
University of California, San Diego	CA	49	Public	4-year	41,885	1,070
University of Maryland, College Park	MD	50	Public	4-year	41,272	1,847
Utah Valley University	UT	51	Public	4-year	41,262	7,529
California State University, Fullerton	CA	52	Public	4-year	40,738	6,814
Texas Tech University	TX	53	Public	4-year	40,542	5,243
Ashford University	CA	54	PrivFp	4-year	40,362	40,362
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus	OH	55	Public	4-year	40,329	9,073
California State University, Long Beach	CA	56	Public	4-year	40,190	10,047
University of Georgia	GA	57	Public	4-year	40,118	1,136
California State University, Northridge	CA	58	Public	4-year	40,108	28,617
University of California, Davis	CA	59	Public	4-year	40,050	706
University of Colorado Boulder	CO	60	Public	4-year	39,000	4,180
Capella University	MN	61	PrivFp	4-year	38,716	38,716
George Mason University	VA	62	Public	4-year	38,628	8,748
The University of Alabama	AL	63	Public	4-year	38,316	6,086
Texas State University	TX	64	Public	4-year	37,864	3,562
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	65	Public	4-year	37,279	1,581
San Jose State University	CA	66	Public	4-year	37,133	11,794
Georgia State University	GA	67	Public	4-year	36,973	4,700
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	68	Public	4-year	36,831	3,805
University of California, Irvine	CA	69	Public	4-year	36,505	6,193
San Diego State University	CA	70	Public	4-year	36,484	1,785
Tarrant County College District	TX	71	Public	2-year	36,264	6,574
Boston University	MA	72	PrivNp	4-year	36,104	4,032
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	73	Public	4-year	35,912	2,966
Temple University	PA	74	Public	4-year	35,626	4,056
Austin Community College District	TX	75	Public	4-year	35,609	20,648
University of South Carolina, Columbia	SC	76	Public	4-year	35,471	3,416
Brigham Young University	UT	77	PrivNp	4-year	34,811	725
The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	78	Public	4-year	34,734	9,273
University of Utah	UT	79	Public	4-year	34,464	3,407
University of Illinois Chicago	IL	80	Public	4-year	34,199	11,850
Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	81	PrivNp	4-year	33,776	1,494
Collin County Community College District	TX	82	Public	4-year	33,686	6,710
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus	PA	83	Public	4-year	33,230	642
Oregon State University	OR	84	Public	4-year	33,193	10,888
Colorado State University, Fort Collins	CO	85	Public	4-year	32,586	4,213
California State University, Sacramento	CA	86	Public	4-year	32,498	13,693
University at Buffalo	NY	87	Public	4-year	32,332	3,186
Johns Hopkins University	MD	88	PrivNp	4-year	32,049	14,847
University of Massachusetts, Amherst	MA	89	Public	4-year	32,045	4,105
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	90	Public	4-year	31,940	8,449
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville	TN	91	Public	4-year	31,701	1,869
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	92	Public	4-year	31,641	2,191
San Jacinto Community College	TX	93	Public	4-year	31,577	12,246
Auburn University	AL	94	Public	4-year	31,526	2,745
University of Missouri, Columbia	MO	95	Public	4-year	31,401	4,501
Harvard University	MA	96	PrivNp	4-year	31,345	10,495
Broward College	FL	97	Public	4-year	30,947	9,773
Iowa State University	IA	98	Public	4-year	30,708	1,108
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	NV	99	Public	4-year	30,679	2,869
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	100	Public	4-year	30,448	4,225
University of Kentucky	KY	101	Public	4-year	30,390	3,447
Florida Atlantic University	FL	102	Public	4-year	30,155	5,109
College of Southern Nevada	NV	103	Public	4-year	29,942	8,158
University of Iowa	IA	104	Public	4-year	29,909	3,393
Washington State University	WA	105	Public	4-year	29,843	4,690
Weber State University	UT	106	Public	4-year	29,774	5,613
The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	107	Public	4-year	29,696	175
East Los Angeles College	CA	108	Public	2-year	29,506	19,248
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	CA	109	Public	4-year	29,456	7,720
University of Arkansas	AR	110	Public	4-year	29,068	3,258
South Texas College	TX	111	Public	4-year	28,962	11,514
Northern Arizona University	AZ	112	Public	4-year	28,711	6,208
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	113	Public	4-year	28,594	3,919
Northeastern University	MA	114	PrivNp	4-year	28,167	1,286
University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus	OK	115	Public	4-year	28,042	3,659
University of Pennsylvania	PA	116	PrivNp	4-year	28,038	2,890
East Carolina University	NC	117	Public	4-year	28,021	8,218
Chamberlain University, Illinois	IL	118	PrivFp	4-year	27,744	25,057
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis	IN	119	Public	4-year	27,690	3,576
California State University, Los Angeles	CA	120	Public	4-year	27,513	8,854

1College and university campuses ranked by fall 2021 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. Community colleges may be classified as either 2-year or 4-year institutions. A 4-year institution offers at least a 4-year program of college-level studies wholly or principally creditable toward a baccalaureate degree, while a 2-year institution offers at least a 2-year program of college-level studies that terminates in an associate degree or is principally creditable toward a baccalaureate degree. Institutions may report their enrollment by campus or by system. 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 2022, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2023.)