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
Bradley University

Peoria, IL

5,552
Concordia University Saint Paul

Saint Paul, MN

5,544
Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

5,525
Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

5,505
Pratt Institute Main

Brooklyn, NY

5,494
Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, TN

5,418
Widener University Main Campus

Chester, PA

5,416
Biola University

La Mirada, CA

5,387
University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, MI

5,360
Concordia University Chicago

River Forest, IL

5,354
Concordia University Portland

Portland, OR

5,342
Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

5,272
Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

5,238
Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

5,231
Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

5,207
Bentley University

Waltham, MA

5,165
Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

5,079
Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

5,073