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.
| College | Enrollment |
|---|---|
|
Tillamook Bay Community College
Tillamook, Oregon |
587 |
|
Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania |
582 |
|
University of Minnesota Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota |
578 |
|
White Mountains Community College
Berlin, New Hampshire |
577 |
|
Mesalands Community College
Tucumcari, New Mexico |
563 |
|
Penn State Hazleton
Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
502 |
|
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Wooster, Ohio |
493 |
|
Penn State Beaver
Monaca, Pennsylvania |
482 |
|
University of Connecticut Avery Point
Groton, Connecticut |
477 |
|
Oregon Coast Community College
Newport, Oregon |
470 |
|
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Moorefield, West Virginia |
465 |
|
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell, New Mexico |
463 |
|
Penn State New Kensington
New Kensington, Pennsylvania |
421 |
|
Penn State Fayette Eberly
Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania |
405 |
|
Fort Peck Community College
Poplar, Montana |
362 |
|
Penn State Greater Allegheny
McKeesport, Pennsylvania |
352 |
|
Penn State DuBois
DuBois, Pennsylvania |
350 |
|
University of New Mexico Los Alamos Campus
Los Alamos, New Mexico |
349 |
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.