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 |
|---|---|
|
Wheeling University
Wheeling, West Virginia |
774 |
|
Antioch University Seattle
Seattle, Washington |
771 |
|
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, Nebraska |
765 |
|
Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, Texas |
764 |
|
University of Providence
Great Falls, Montana |
763 |
|
Ferrum College
Ferrum, Virginia |
763 |
|
Bushnell University
Eugene, Oregon |
761 |
|
Hollins University
Roanoke, Virginia |
761 |
|
Talladega College
Talladega, Alabama |
760 |
|
Casa Loma College Los Angeles
Sherman Oaks, California |
759 |
|
Kettering College
Kettering, Ohio |
757 |
|
Earlham College
Richmond, Indiana |
753 |
|
Herzing University Minneapolis
St. Louis Park, Minnesota |
748 |
|
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts |
744 |
|
Lane College
Jackson, Tennessee |
738 |
|
Ozark Christian College
Joplin, Missouri |
736 |
|
Bastyr University
Kenmore, Washington |
734 |
|
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
731 |
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.