United States Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Public Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 1636 public colleges in the United States with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana tops the list with a population of 89,705 students.

List of United States Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

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17,000
Metropolitan State College of Denver

Denver, CO

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16,995
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH

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16,920
Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

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16,803
Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

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16,773
Eastfield College

Mesquite, TX

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16,769
Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

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16,681
Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

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16,660
SUNY at Albany

Albany, NY

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16,658
Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

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16,614
Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

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16,530
Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

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16,497
Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

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16,493
California State University Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

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16,426
University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

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16,406
De Anza College

Cupertino, CA

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16,335
Modesto Junior College

Modesto, CA

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16,224
Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

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16,216