Do you know what the largest universities in US are? We have complied a list of the top X post-secondary institution in the US based on total enrollment. The list is comprised of both public and private institutions and included enrollment for full-time, part-time, distance learning and online enrollment.
To make this list, we used data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
How to use this list?
The size of a university is an indication of its popularity among students.
Larger institutions tend to have more access to funds for research, more degree options and more cross disciplinary interactions.
Success in a career depends on the kind of network you can build, universities with high total enrollment will have likely have a big alumni pool which can help in networking.
Some large schools have a global presence and an active alumni community even far from the main campus.
| Rank | School Name | State | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivy Tech Community College - Central Indiana | Indiana | 173,371 |
| 2 | Liberty University | Virginia | 112,984 |
| 3 | American Public University System (American Military University) | West Virginia | 109,214 |
| 4 | Ashford University | California | 107,170 |
| 5 | Lone Star College - Montgomery (North Harris Montgomery) | Texas | 104,272 |
| 6 | Grand Canyon University | Arizona | 101,710 |
| 7 | Miami Dade College (MDC) | Florida | 95,821 |
| 8 | Houston Community College System | Texas | 87,336 |
| 9 | Western Governors University (WGU) | Utah | 83,977 |
| 10 | Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) | New Hampshire | 83,830 |
| 11 | Walden University | Minnesota | 82,072 |
| 12 | Kaplan University | Iowa | 78,962 |
| 13 | Tarrant County College (Tarrant County College) | Texas | 77,212 |
| 14 | Northern Virginia Community College | Virginia | 76,044 |
| 15 | University of Central Florida (UCF) | Florida | 71,918 |
| 16 | University of Maryland - University College (UMUC) | Maryland | 71,572 |
| 17 | Florida International University (FIU) | Florida | 66,766 |
| 18 | Austin Community College District | Texas | 66,234 |
| 19 | Texas A&M University (Texas A&M) | Texas | 65,913 |
| 20 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minnesota | 64,259 |
| 21 | Ohio State University | Ohio | 63,485 |
| 22 | Broward College | Florida | 63,389 |
| 23 | Valencia College | Florida | 60,525 |
| 24 | New York University | New York | 57,245 |
| 25 | Capella University | Minnesota | 56,875 |
| 26 | University of Florida | Florida | 56,166 |
| 27 | Arizona State University (ASU Tempe, ASU Main) | Arizona | 56,094 |
| 28 | Michigan State University | Michigan | 55,681 |
| 29 | The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) | Texas | 55,117 |
| 30 | Excelsior College | New York | 54,178 |
| 31 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick (Rutgers, The State University) | New Jersey | 53,943 |
| 32 | College of Southern Nevada (CSN) | Nevada | 53,566 |
| 33 | East Los Angeles College | California | 52,580 |
| 34 | The University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington) | Texas | 51,557 |
| 35 | Indiana University - Bloomington (IU) | Indiana | 50,989 |
| 36 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Washington | 50,584 |
| 37 | University of South Florida (USF Main Campus) | Florida | 50,276 |
| 38 | Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | 50,193 |
| 39 | University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign (Illinois) | Illinois | 48,576 |
| 40 | Portland Community College | Oregon | 48,056 |
| 41 | College of DuPage (COD) | Illinois | 47,821 |
| 42 | University of Southern California (USC) | California | 47,673 |
| 43 | University of Houston | Texas | 47,611 |
| 44 | Santa Ana College (SAC) | California | 47,035 |
| 45 | Rio Salado College | Arizona | 46,836 |
| 46 | Florida State University (Florida State) | Florida | 46,697 |
| 47 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Wisconsin | 46,283 |
| 48 | University of Arizona (UA) | Arizona | 45,772 |
| 49 | Salt Lake Community College | Utah | 45,295 |
| 50 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (U of Michigan) | Michigan | 45,241 |
| 51 | George Mason University (Mason) | Virginia | 45,145 |
| 52 | University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) | California | 44,413 |
| 53 | Columbus State Community College (Columbus State) | Ohio | 44,051 |
| 54 | St Petersburg College (SPC) | Florida | 43,525 |
| 55 | American River College (American River) | California | 43,154 |
| 56 | University of Maryland - College Park | Maryland | 43,119 |
| 57 | Purdue University (Purdue-West Lafayette) | Indiana | 42,779 |
| 58 | Santa Monica College (SMC) | California | 42,706 |
| 59 | University of North Texas (UNT) | Texas | 42,531 |
| 60 | Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) | Florida | 42,519 |
| 61 | California State University - Northridge | California | 42,183 |
| 62 | Palm Beach State College | Florida | 42,055 |
| 63 | South Texas College (South Texas Community College) | Texas | 41,815 |
| 64 | California State University - Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton) | California | 41,494 |
| 65 | Collin College (Colin County Community College) | Texas | 41,482 |
| 66 | Temple University | Pennsylvania | 41,358 |
| 67 | Texas State University (Texas State) | Texas | 41,046 |
| 68 | Brigham Young University - Idaho (BYU-I) | Idaho | 41,019 |
| 69 | University of Cincinnati | Ohio | 40,996 |
| 70 | Boston University (BU) | Massachusetts | 40,944 |
| 71 | Utah Valley University (UVU) | Utah | 40,853 |
| 72 | Cuyahoga Community College District | Ohio | 40,591 |
| 73 | University of California - Berkeley (UC Berkeley) | California | 40,514 |
| 74 | San Jacinto College (San Jacinto College) | Texas | 40,420 |
| 75 | The University of Alabama | Alabama | 40,268 |
| 76 | Pima Community College | Arizona | 39,912 |
| 77 | Colorado Technical University Online (Colorado Tech Online) | Colorado | 39,753 |
| 78 | Tidewater Community College | Virginia | 39,531 |
| 79 | Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) | New Mexico | 39,489 |
| 80 | California State University - Long Beach (Cal State Long Beach) | California | 39,242 |
| 81 | University of Missouri - Columbia | Missouri | 39,073 |
| 82 | University of Georgia | Georgia | 38,892 |
| 83 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh (NC State University) | North Carolina | 38,786 |
| 84 | Texas Tech University | Texas | 38,699 |
| 85 | Georgia State University | Georgia | 38,496 |
| 86 | Portland State University | Oregon | 38,488 |
| 87 | El Paso Community College | Texas | 38,384 |
| 88 | Hillsborough Community College (HCC) | Florida | 38,165 |
| 89 | Iowa State University | Iowa | 37,883 |
| 90 | Mt San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) | California | 37,771 |
| 91 | Brigham Young University (BYU) | Utah | 37,617 |
| 92 | Central Texas College | Texas | 37,557 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic University (FAU) | Florida | 37,532 |
| 94 | Oakland Community College | Michigan | 37,191 |
| 95 | University of Utah (The U) | Utah | 37,187 |
| 96 | Harvard University | Massachusetts | 36,970 |
| 97 | Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) | Iowa | 36,938 |
| 98 | University of California - Davis (UC Davis) | California | 36,771 |
| 99 | Baker College of Flint | Michigan | 36,444 |
| 100 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | South Carolina | 36,393 |
| 101 | Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis (IUPUI) | Indiana | 36,357 |
| 102 | University of Colorado at Boulder (U of Colorado) | Colorado | 36,349 |
| 103 | Pasadena City College | California | 36,212 |
| 104 | Sinclair Community College | Ohio | 36,110 |
| 105 | San Diego Mesa College | California | 35,991 |
| 106 | San Diego State University | California | 35,802 |
| 107 | Montgomery College | Maryland | 35,523 |
| 108 | Palomar College | California | 35,507 |
| 109 | Columbia Southern University | Alabama | 35,428 |
| 110 | Kent State University - Kent Campus | Ohio | 35,386 |
| 111 | Colorado State University | Colorado | 35,263 |
| 112 | Syracuse University | New York | 35,071 |
| 113 | CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) | New York | 35,014 |
| 114 | City College of San Francisco | California | 34,870 |
| 115 | Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) | Virginia | 34,870 |
| 116 | Ohio University | Ohio | 34,771 |
| 117 | Utah State University | Utah | 34,731 |
| 118 | San Jose State University | California | 34,446 |
| 119 | De Anza College | California | 34,248 |
| 120 | Oregon State University (OSU) | Oregon | 34,237 |
| 121 | Saint Louis Community College - Forest Park | Missouri | 33,655 |
| 122 | Fullerton College | California | 33,651 |
| 123 | Suffolk County Community College | New York | 33,644 |
| 124 | Weber State University | Utah | 33,428 |
| 125 | University of Iowa (Iowa) | Iowa | 33,410 |
| 126 | Louisiana State University (Louisiana State University) | Louisiana | 33,359 |
| 127 | Sacramento City College (Sacramento City) | California | 33,292 |
| 128 | Mesa Community College | Arizona | 33,238 |
| 129 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | Virginia | 33,192 |
| 130 | Keiser University - Ft. Lauderdale | Florida | 33,135 |
| 131 | Wayne State University | Michigan | 33,116 |
| 132 | University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) | Massachusetts | 32,827 |
| 133 | Macomb Community College | Michigan | 32,794 |
| 134 | Georgia Perimeter College | Georgia | 32,666 |
| 135 | Fresno City College | California | 32,645 |
| 136 | El Camino College | California | 32,634 |
| 137 | Long Beach City College | California | 32,566 |
| 138 | Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) | California | 32,500 |
| 139 | Nova Southeastern University | Florida | 32,481 |
| 140 | West Virginia University (WVU) | West Virginia | 32,464 |
| 141 | Washington State University | Washington | 32,423 |
| 142 | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (UWM) | Wisconsin | 32,423 |
| 143 | University of California - San Diego (UCSD) | California | 32,420 |
| 144 | University of New Mexico (UNM) | New Mexico | 32,384 |
| 145 | The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) | Texas | 32,256 |
| 146 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pennsylvania | 32,228 |
| 147 | San Francisco State University | California | 32,146 |
| 148 | The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) | Maryland | 32,119 |
| 149 | University of California - Irvine (UCI) | California | 32,069 |
| 150 | California State University - Sacramento (Sacramento State) | California | 32,021 |
| 151 | University at Buffalo (University at Buffalo) | New York | 31,788 |
| 152 | Northern Arizona University (NAU) | Arizona | 31,715 |
| 153 | University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNLV) | Nevada | 31,648 |
| 154 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 31,581 |
| 155 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) | North Carolina | 31,552 |
| 156 | East Carolina University (ECU) | North Carolina | 31,338 |
| 157 | Saddleback College | California | 31,226 |
| 158 | Nassau Community College | New York | 31,168 |
| 159 | University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) | Illinois | 31,123 |
| 160 | University of Kentucky | Kentucky | 31,114 |
| 161 | Everest University South Orlando | Florida | 31,096 |
| 162 | Central Piedmont Community College | North Carolina | 31,038 |
| 163 | Richland College | Texas | 30,950 |
| 164 | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus (University of Oklahoma) | Oklahoma | 30,911 |
| 165 | Wake Technical Community College | North Carolina | 30,895 |
| 166 | Drexel University (Drexel) | Pennsylvania | 30,797 |
| 167 | University of Kansas (University of Kansas) | Kansas | 30,698 |
| 168 | College of the Canyons | California | 30,554 |
| 169 | Central Michigan University | Michigan | 30,471 |
| 170 | Front Range Community College (FRCC) | Colorado | 30,280 |
| 171 | The University of Tennessee | Tennessee | 30,174 |
| 172 | Pierce College (Pierce College) | California | 29,962 |
| 173 | Diablo Valley College (Diablo Valley, DVC) | California | 29,931 |
| 174 | Johnson County Community College (JCCC) | Kansas | 29,806 |
| 175 | Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia University) | New York | 29,732 |
| 176 | University of Colorado Denver (University of Colorado Denver) | Colorado | 29,670 |
| 177 | George Washington University (GWU) | District Of Columbia | 29,490 |
| 178 | Glendale Community College | Arizona | 29,306 |
| 179 | National University | California | 29,202 |
| 180 | Old Dominion University (ODU, Old Dominion) | Virginia | 29,170 |
| 181 | Boise State University (Boise State) | Idaho | 29,065 |
| 182 | University of Arkansas (University of Arkansas) | Arkansas | 29,035 |
| 183 | Los Angeles City College | California | 29,008 |
| 184 | Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | 28,939 |
| 185 | University of Connecticut | Connecticut | 28,907 |
| 186 | Grand Valley State University (Grand Valley) | Michigan | 28,768 |
| 187 | CUNY Hunter College (Hunter) | New York | 28,711 |
| 188 | Stony Brook University (SUNY Stony Brook) | New York | 28,711 |
| 189 | Chamberlain College of Nursing - Addison Campus | Illinois | 28,705 |
| 190 | Monroe Community College | New York | 28,580 |
| 191 | Orange Coast College | California | 28,517 |
| 192 | Harrisburg Area Community College - Harrisburg (HACC) | Pennsylvania | 28,491 |
| 193 | Foothill College | California | 28,428 |
| 194 | DePaul University | Illinois | 28,321 |
| 195 | Cerritos College | California | 28,138 |
| 196 | University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 27,997 |
| 197 | Community College of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 27,941 |
| 198 | University of Akron | Ohio | 27,833 |
| 199 | Auburn University | Alabama | 27,761 |
| 200 | Kansas State University (K-State) | Kansas | 27,699 |
| 201 | Columbia College | Missouri | 27,667 |
| 202 | University of Oregon (UO) | Oregon | 27,508 |
| 203 | California State University - Los Angeles (Cal State LA) | California | 27,500 |
| 204 | The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) | Texas | 27,491 |
| 205 | University of Virginia (University of Virginia) | Virginia | 27,396 |
| 206 | Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) | Pennsylvania | 27,393 |
| 207 | Saint Leo University (St. Leo University) | Florida | 27,289 |
| 208 | Western Michigan University (WMU) | Michigan | 27,237 |
| 209 | Middle Tennessee State University | Tennessee | 27,231 |
| 210 | Riverside Community College | California | 27,143 |
| 211 | University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) | Alaska | 27,043 |
| 212 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Nebraska | 27,004 |
| 213 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College (LaGuardia) | New York | 26,982 |
| 214 | Los Angeles Valley College (Valley College) | California | 26,966 |
| 215 | Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) | Georgia | 26,942 |
| 216 | San Antonio College | Texas | 26,725 |
| 217 | Metropolitan State College of Denver | Colorado | 26,574 |
| 218 | Blinn College | Texas | 26,561 |
| 219 | Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 26,517 |
| 220 | Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) | California | 26,482 |
| 221 | Rio Hondo College (RHCCD) | California | 26,430 |
| 222 | Metropolitan Community College | Nebraska | 26,388 |
| 223 | Moraine Valley Community College | Illinois | 26,307 |
| 224 | Eastern Michigan University | Michigan | 26,289 |
| 225 | Northeastern University | Massachusetts | 26,270 |
| 226 | Tulsa Community College | Oklahoma | 26,112 |
| 227 | Bakersfield College | California | 25,878 |
| 228 | The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) | Texas | 25,813 |
| 229 | College of Lake County | Illinois | 25,799 |
| 230 | Towson University | Maryland | 25,732 |
| 231 | Seminole State College of Florida (Seminole State) | Florida | 25,554 |
| 232 | Full Sail University | Florida | 25,528 |
| 233 | Erie Community College | New York | 25,488 |
| 234 | The University of Texas - Pan American (UT Rio Grande Valley) | Texas | 25,352 |
| 235 | Missouri State University | Missouri | 25,328 |
| 236 | Northwestern University | Illinois | 25,327 |
| 237 | University of Louisville | Kentucky | 25,304 |
| 238 | Chaffey College | California | 25,111 |
| 239 | CUNY Kingsborough Community College (KCC) | New York | 25,105 |
| 240 | Harper College (Harper College) | Illinois | 25,060 |
| 241 | California State Polytechnic University - Pomona | California | 25,000 |
| 242 | San Joaquin Delta College (Delta) | California | 24,982 |
| 243 | Grossmont College | California | 24,969 |
| 244 | University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) | Mississippi | 24,919 |
| 245 | California State University - Fresno | California | 24,890 |
| 246 | Sierra College | California | 24,876 |
| 247 | Southwestern College | California | 24,816 |
| 248 | Metropolitan Community College - Longview (MCC-KC) | Missouri | 24,718 |
| 249 | Eastfield College | Texas | 24,708 |
| 250 | University of Memphis | Tennessee | 24,672 |