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
Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

9,785
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, FL

9,593
Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

9,523
Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

9,365
University of St Thomas

Saint Paul, MN

9,336
Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

9,217
University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

9,041
Mercer University

Macon, GA

9,009
Wake Forest University

Winston Salem, NC

8,947
Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

8,918
Park University

Parkville, MO

8,782
Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

8,772
Creighton University

Omaha, NE

8,735
Belmont University

Nashville, TN

8,696
Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

8,478
Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, CO

8,472
Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

8,300
Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ

8,287