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 |
|---|---|
|
Red Lake Nation College
Red Lake, Minnesota |
338 |
|
Marion Military Institute
Marion, Alabama |
332 |
|
Dawson Community College
Glendive, Montana |
332 |
|
Penn State Wilkes Barre
Dallas, Pennsylvania |
315 |
|
Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, North Dakota |
309 |
|
Stone Child College
Box Elder, Montana |
292 |
|
Penn State Shenango
Sharon, Pennsylvania |
265 |
|
Pamlico Community College
Grantsboro, North Carolina |
263 |
|
Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, Montana |
262 |
|
Ilisagvik College
Barrow, Alaska |
256 |
|
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
LAnse, Michigan |
243 |
|
College of the Muscogee Nation
Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
241 |
|
Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Fort Totten, North Dakota |
239 |
|
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
New Town, North Dakota |
233 |
|
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
Curtis, Nebraska |
222 |
|
Leech Lake Tribal College
Cass Lake, Minnesota |
209 |
|
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, South Dakota |
206 |
|
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
Hayward, Wisconsin |
204 |
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.