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.

List of United States Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
College	Enrollment
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio	12,475
American University Washington, District Of Columbia	12,321
Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas	12,116
Brown University Providence, Rhode Island	11,956
University of Rochester Rochester, New York	11,946
Touro University New York, New York	11,937
California Baptist University Riverside, California	11,902
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts	11,886
Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin	11,746
Southeastern University Lakeland, Florida	11,510
The University of Tampa Tampa, Florida	11,433
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, Florida	11,426
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut	11,022
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, Kentucky	10,836
Hofstra University Hempstead, New York	10,685
Regent University Virginia Beach, Virginia	10,657
University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio	10,506
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California	10,179

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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.