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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.)

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