List of the largest United States colleges and universities by enrollment

This is a list of the largest United States colleges and universities by enrollment for colleges and universities with an enrollment above 50,000 students.

What this list includes:

• Colleges and universities within the United States
• University systems if the system is run under a single administration
• Enrollment is the sum of the headcount of undergraduate and graduate students
• Enrollment is counted by the Integrated Post-secondary Education System within the U.S. Department of Education.
• Enrollment is the 12-month unduplicated headcount, indicating the number of unique students who attended the university during the year.

What this list does not include:

• Any indication of how many of the enrolled students are full or part time (e.g., some universities may have a high enrollment, but have most students enrolled in only a single class)
• Colleges and universities with a total enrollment of less than 50,000

For other lists that measure university enrollment, see the See Also section below.

List of largest U.S. colleges and universities by enrollment

Largest U.S. colleges and universities by total enrollment
Ranking	College	Location	Enrollment	Year
1	State University of New York	64 Campuses, New York State	464,981	2009
2	University of Phoenix	Online / Multiple Campuses	455,600
3	California State University	23 Campuses	450,000
4	Community College of the Air Force	Multiple Campuses	332,095
5	City University of New York	New York, New York	261,602
6	Maricopa County Community College District	Phoenix Metropolitan Area	260,000	2009
7	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana	Multiple Campuses	165,000	2008-2009\
8	The Pennsylvania State University	Multiple Campuses	94,301	2008-2009\
11	Arizona State University	Phoenix Metropolitan Area	70,440
12	Houston Community College System	Houston, Texas	68,011
13	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	Minneapolis, Minnesota	65,622
14	University of Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico, USA	64,511
15	Northern Virginia Community College	Virginia	63,000
16	North Harris Montgomery Community College District	Harris County, Texas	62,705
18	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	60,466
19	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	59,050
20	Austin Community College	Austin, Texas	57,227
21	University of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida	55,358
22	Santa Ana College	Santa Ana, California	55,227

See also

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References

• Integrated PostSecondary Education Data System, U.S. Department of Education. Dataset cutting tool: All colleges and universities by enrollment count