United States Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Private Colleges by Enrollment

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.

List of United States Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

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7,306
Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

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7,288
University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, TX

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7,251
Elon University

Elon, NC

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7,207
Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

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7,201
Seattle University

Seattle, WA

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7,182
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

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7,024
Long Island University Brooklyn Campus

Brooklyn, NY

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6,982
Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

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6,981
Barry University

Miami, FL

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6,836
Yeshiva University

New York, NY

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6,826
New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY

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6,757
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

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6,755
Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

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6,746
Suffolk University

Boston, MA

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6,697
Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

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6,636
Park University

Parkville, MO

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6,634
Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL

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6,529