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
St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

6,370
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

6,277
Baker College Center for Graduate Studies

Flint, Michigan

6,215
Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

6,114
Yeshiva University

New York, NY

6,056
Columbia College

Columbia, MO

6,046
Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

6,019
High Point University

High Point, NC

5,981
Aurora University

Aurora, IL

5,918
Emerson College

Boston, MA

5,891
Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

5,769
Baker College of Clinton Township

Clinton Township, Michigan

5,741
University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

5,732
Simmons University

Boston, MA

5,710
Samford University

Birmingham, AL

5,682
University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

5,662
William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

5,662
Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

5,581