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
Seattle Central College Seattle, Washington	5,396
Moberly Area Community College Moberly, Missouri	5,384
Georgia Highlands College Rome, Georgia	5,382
Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, Georgia	5,381
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, California	5,371
Johnston Community College Smithfield, North Carolina	5,371
Reading Area Community College Reading, Pennsylvania	5,369
Rockland Community College Suffern, New York	5,364
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, New York	5,337
Delaware State University Dover, Delaware	5,327
SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton, New York	5,327
Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, Texas	5,324
Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, Kentucky	5,320
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Oregon	5,299
West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, Kentucky	5,274
Temple College Temple, Texas	5,274
Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, Virginia	5,263
University of Wisconsin River Falls River Falls, Wisconsin	5,243

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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.