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
Palo Verde College Blythe, California	3,833
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Virginia	3,826
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, Georgia	3,825
South Suburban College South Holland, Illinois	3,818
Brazosport College Lake Jackson, Texas	3,812
Yakima Valley College Yakima, Washington	3,809
Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota	3,804
Lewis Clark State College Lewiston, Idaho	3,801
University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, Texas	3,794
Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina	3,793
Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave, Virginia	3,790
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas	3,786
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, New York	3,781
Jefferson College Hillsboro, Missouri	3,775
Dakota State University Madison, South Dakota	3,774
Indiana University Southeast New Albany, Indiana	3,736
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, New York	3,736
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney, Illinois	3,726

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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.