Below is a ranking of the 1398 private colleges in the United States with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Western Governors University tops the list with a population of 185,015 students.
School | Enrollment | |
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Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, UT |
185,015 |
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Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH |
184,099 |
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Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA |
103,068 |
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New York UniversityNew York, NY |
57,335 |
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA |
47,147 |
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Brigham Young University IdahoRexburg, ID |
42,996 |
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University of the PeoplePasadena, California |
42,867 |
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Boston UniversityBoston, MA |
36,624 |
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY |
35,279 |
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Brigham Young University ProvoProvo, UT |
35,074 |
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Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA |
31,159 |
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Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA |
30,386 |
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Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD |
30,362 |
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA |
28,711 |
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Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY |
26,264 |
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George Washington UniversityWashington, DC |
25,568 |
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL |
23,203 |
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Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY |
22,948 |