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
University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon	24,404
University of Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska	24,393
Missouri State University Springfield Springfield, Missouri	24,360
St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, Florida	23,936
Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan	23,803
Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia	23,743
Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, Iowa	23,697
West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia	23,643
Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida	23,556
Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California	23,453
Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey	23,375
California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	23,163
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi	23,150
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, Colorado	23,124
University of New Mexico Main Campus Albuquerque, New Mexico	23,124
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California	23,069
University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky	23,065
University of Nevada Reno Reno, Nevada	23,024

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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.