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

Moorhead, Mississippi

 1,978

Herkimer, New York

 1,971

Anoka, Minnesota

 1,970

Miami, Oklahoma

 1,962

Trenton, Missouri

 1,951

Estherville, Iowa

 1,945

Henderson, Kentucky

 1,944

Athens, West Virginia

 1,943

Fairmont, West Virginia

 1,938

Langston, Oklahoma

 1,937

Monaca, Pennsylvania

 1,936

Marianna, Florida

 1,934

Selma, Alabama

 1,925

West Plains, Missouri

 1,919

Spindale, North Carolina

 1,918

Martinsville, Virginia

 1,908

Sheldon, Iowa

 1,907

Grayling, Michigan

 1,905
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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.