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
Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

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28,086
Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

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28,082
Utah State University

Logan, UT

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27,943
South Texas College

McAllen, TX

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27,894
East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

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27,855
Washington State University

Pullman, WA

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27,539
California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Pomona, CA

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27,503
American River College

Sacramento, CA

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27,422
East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

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27,151
University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

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27,003
Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

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26,873
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

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26,809
University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

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26,708
California State University Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

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26,460
University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

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26,420
Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

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26,300
Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA

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26,256
Boise State University

Boise, ID

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26,115