United States Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Private Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 1319 private colleges in the United States with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Southern New Hampshire University tops the list with a population of 145,533 students.

List of United States Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
American University

Washington, DC

14,852
Emory University

Atlanta, GA

14,779
Yale University

New Haven, CT

14,567
University of Denver

Denver, CO

14,130
Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

14,047
Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

13,796
Pace University New York

New York, NY

13,479
Saint Louis University Main Campus

Saint Louis, MO

13,474
Tufts University

Medford, MA

13,293
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

13,139
Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

13,129
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide

Daytona Beach, FL

12,720
Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

12,385
Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

12,142
Howard University

Washington, DC

12,065
University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

12,039
University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

11,971
Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

11,938