United States Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Private Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 1421 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 164,091 students.

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

Hamden, CT

8,788
Rice University

Houston, TX

8,672
Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

8,615
Creighton University

Omaha, NE

8,397
Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

8,315
Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

8,286
Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA

8,282
Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

8,107
Franklin University

Columbus, OH

8,044
Ana G. Mendez University

Orlando, Florida

7,904
Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

7,861
Park University

Parkville, MO

7,662
National Louis University

Chicago, IL

7,525
Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

7,394
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

7,308
University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, TX

7,305
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, NJ

7,285
Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

7,253