United States Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Public Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 1636 public colleges in the United States with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana tops the list with a population of 89,705 students.

List of United States Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

28,086
Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

28,082
Utah State University

Logan, UT

27,943
South Texas College

McAllen, TX

27,894
East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

27,855
Washington State University

Pullman, WA

27,539
California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Pomona, CA

27,503
American River College

Sacramento, CA

27,422
East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

27,151
University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

27,003
Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

26,873
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

26,809
University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

26,708
California State University Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

26,460
University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

26,420
Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

26,300
Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA

26,256
Boise State University

Boise, ID

26,115