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
Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

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22,541
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

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22,485
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

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22,481
Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

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22,269
University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

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22,139
University of Nevada Reno

Reno, NV

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21,778
University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

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21,736
El Camino Community College District

Torrance, CA

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21,599
Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

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21,403
Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

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21,253
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

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21,160
Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

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21,096
Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

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21,046
Illinois State University

Normal, IL

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20,989
Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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20,632
Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL

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20,530
Portland State University

Portland, OR

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20,519
Ball State University

Muncie, IN

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20,440