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 Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas	33,610
University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada	32,911
Weber State University Ogden, Utah	32,701
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina	32,438
California State University Sacramento Sacramento, California	31,943
University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York	31,903
San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, Texas	31,812
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts	31,726
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida	31,607
University of Missouri Columbia Columbia, Missouri	31,543
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina	31,091
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma	30,851
University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa	30,779
Bakersfield College Bakersfield, California	30,746
Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida	30,728
American River College Sacramento, California	30,462
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa	30,380
Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California	29,971

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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.