United States Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
Below is a ranking of the 1262 private colleges in the United States with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Western Governors University leads the list with a population of 210,208 students.
Enrollment is a measure of the size of the student body. Larger schools are more likely to offer a wider range of programs and services while smaller schools may have a more intimate and personalized experience.
| College | Enrollment |
|---|---|
|
Mount St. Mary's University
Emmitsburg, Maryland |
2,408 |
|
Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts |
2,407 |
|
Nazareth University
Rochester, New York |
2,401 |
|
Mid America Christian University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
2,397 |
|
Denison University
Granville, Ohio |
2,394 |
|
McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois |
2,392 |
|
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
2,390 |
|
Grove City College
Grove City, Pennsylvania |
2,383 |
|
Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, California |
2,358 |
|
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, Arkansas |
2,350 |
|
Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, Kentucky |
2,350 |
|
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
New Orleans, Louisiana |
2,349 |
|
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, Indiana |
2,334 |
|
Otterbein University
Westerville, Ohio |
2,332 |
|
University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia |
2,316 |
|
Dickinson College
Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
2,314 |
|
Whitworth University
Spokane, Washington |
2,314 |
|
Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, California |
2,312 |
This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026
Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.