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 |
|---|---|
|
Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina |
1,465 |
|
University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, Kansas |
1,462 |
|
Goucher College
Baltimore, Maryland |
1,459 |
|
Young Harris College
Young Harris, Georgia |
1,457 |
|
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, Maine |
1,454 |
|
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri |
1,454 |
|
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York, New York |
1,452 |
|
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
1,450 |
|
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, Virginia |
1,448 |
|
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
1,440 |
|
Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas |
1,440 |
|
Saint Joseph's University Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
1,439 |
|
College for Creative Studies
Detroit, Michigan |
1,433 |
|
Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio |
1,431 |
|
Haverford College
Haverford, Pennsylvania |
1,431 |
|
College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, Minnesota |
1,429 |
|
Walla Walla University
College Place, Washington |
1,426 |
|
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, Georgia |
1,425 |
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.