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 100,077 students.

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

University, MS

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24,043
California State University Fresno

Fresno, CA

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23,986
University of Nebraska Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

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23,986
San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

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23,908
University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

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23,786
Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

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23,592
Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

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23,553
Missouri State University Springfield

Springfield, MO

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23,418
University of Colorado Denver

Denver, CO

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23,409
St Petersburg College

Largo, FL

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23,350
College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

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23,216
Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

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23,164
CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY

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22,879
Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, NC

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22,763
James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

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22,758
University of New Mexico Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

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22,700
Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

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22,657
Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

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22,570