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
East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina	26,940
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York	26,689
University of Mississippi University, Mississippi	26,449
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, Virginia	26,409
University of California Riverside Riverside, California	26,384
Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio	26,374
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, Ohio	26,323
College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, Illinois	26,224
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California	26,133
Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, Florida	25,916
Washington State University Pullman, Washington	25,685
El Paso Community College El Paso, Texas	25,567
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas	25,039
Long Beach City College Long Beach, California	24,985
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, North Carolina	24,609
Pasadena City College Pasadena, California	24,597
California State University Fresno Fresno, California	24,427
University of Delaware Newark, Delaware	24,412

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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.