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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Long Island University C W Post CampusBrookville, NY |
16,322 |
|
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY |
16,153 |
|
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA |
15,596 |
|
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA |
15,280 |
|
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT |
15,081 |
|
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA |
15,046 |
|
Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, DE |
14,678 |
|
Excelsior UniversityAlbany, NY |
14,477 |
|
Bellevue UniversityBellevue, NE |
14,476 |
|
Pace University New YorkNew York, NY |
14,092 |
|
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN |
13,456 |
|
Howard UniversityWashington, DC |
13,416 |
|
University of DenverDenver, CO |
13,387 |
|
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA |
13,274 |
|
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN |
13,174 |
|
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA |
13,078 |
|
American UniversityWashington, DC |
13,019 |
|
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX |
12,785 |