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
South Piedmont Community College Polkton, North Carolina	4,013
Rogue Community College Grants Pass, Oregon	4,009
Framingham State University Framingham, Massachusetts	4,002
Bishop State Community College Mobile, Alabama	4,001
Black Hawk College Moline, Illinois	4,001
Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood, Pennsylvania	3,990
Mitchell Community College Statesville, North Carolina	3,979
Lake Land College Mattoon, Illinois	3,960
Riverland Community College Austin, Minnesota	3,959
Crowder College Neosho, Missouri	3,959
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	3,959
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, New York	3,945
Savannah Technical College Savannah, Georgia	3,942
University of Wisconsin Parkside Kenosha, Wisconsin	3,925
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, North Carolina	3,914
Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, Arizona	3,905
Angelina College Lufkin, Texas	3,890
East Mississippi Community College Scooba, Mississippi	3,841

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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.