United States Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 1538 public colleges in the United States with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Ivy Tech Community College leads the list with a population of 110,710 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.

List of United States Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
College	Enrollment
University of California San Diego La Jolla, California	44,256
Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, Texas	43,928
Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida	43,889
California State University Fullerton Fullerton, California	43,662
University of Georgia Athens, Georgia	43,146
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, California	42,003
University of Maryland College Park College Park, Maryland	41,725
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana	41,705
San Diego State University San Diego, California	41,137
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama	40,846
Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas	40,757
Texas State University San Marcos, Texas	40,674
University of California Davis Davis, California	40,065
George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia	39,766
Austin Community College District Austin, Texas	39,727
Collin County Community College District McKinney, Texas	39,548
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia	38,857
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado	38,799

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.