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Want to know what the largest postsecondary education institutions are in the United States? The following list is of the 300 largest schools currently operating in the United States based on their total student enrollment. The list includes both public and private two and four-year institutions, combining total enrollment for multi-campus institutions, and does not differentiate between type of institution for listing purposes.

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The totals are based on both full-time and part-time students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including online enrollment and distance learning enrollment. The list allows for comparative analyses among larger institutions, as well as identifying which schools may have higher amounts of funding, which equates to more education and research opportunities and more degree options.

The data is taken from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Efficiently gather information from top ranked colleges around the country and join the millions of college-bound students that use Bold.org to find their perfect Scholarship.

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List of the Top 300 Largest Universities & Colleges

The table below lists the top 300 largest universities and colleges by the total enrollment, this includes both full-time and part-time students and both undergraduate & graduate students.

Rank	School Name	State	Enrollment

^#1	Western Governors University (WGU)	North Carolina	121,437
^#2	Southern New Hampshire University	New Hampshire	104,068
^#3	Grand Canyon University	Arizona	90,253
^#4	Liberty University	Virginia	79,152
^#5	Ivy Tech Community College - Central Indiana	Indiana	72,006
^#6	Texas A&M University	Texas	68,679
^#7	University of Central Florida	Florida	68,475
^#8	Ohio State University	Ohio	61,170
^#9	University of Maryland - University College (UMUC)	Maryland	60,603
^#10	Florida International University	Florida	57,942
^#11	Houston Community College System (UHCL)	Texas	57,200
^#12	Miami Dade College	Florida	54,973
^#13	University of Florida	Florida	52,218
^#14	New York University (NYTS)	New York	51,847
^#15	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	51,832
^#16	Arizona State University	Arizona	51,585
^#17	Tarrant County College	Texas	51,100
^#18	Northern Virginia Community College (Norfolk State)	Virginia	50,929
^#19	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	Minnesota	50,734
^#20	Michigan State University	Michigan	50,351
^#21	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	New Jersey	50,254
^#22	University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign	Illinois	49,702
^#23	University of Washington - Seattle Campus	Washington	47,400
^#24	University of Southern California	California	47,310
^#25	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	46,810
^#26	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Michigan	46,716
^#27	Valencia College	Florida	46,521
^#28	University of Houston	Texas	46,324
^#29	American Public University System (American Military University)	New York	46,088
^#30	University of California - Los Angeles	California	44,537
^#31	Purdue University	California	44,474
^#32	University of Arizona	Arizona	44,097
^#33	University of South Florida (USF Main Campus)	Florida	43,846
^#34	Indiana University - Bloomington (IU)	Indiana	43,503
^#35	University of California - Berkeley	California	42,501
^#36	Brigham Young University - Idaho	Idaho	42,341
^#37	University of Maryland - College Park (UMBC)	Maryland	41,200
^#38	Florida State University	Florida	41,005
^#39	Austin Community College District	Texas	40,799
^#40	Broward College	Florida	40,784
^#41	California State University - Fullerton	California	40,280
^#42	California State University - Northridge (Cal State LA)	California	40,212
^#43	Utah Valley University	Utah	39,931
^#44	Temple University	Pennsylvania	39,740
^#45	University of Georgia	Georgia	38,652
^#46	Texas State University	Texas	38,644
^#47	University of North Texas	Texas	38,241
^#48	University of California - Davis	California	38,167
^#49	University of California - San Diego (UCSD)	California	37,887
^#50	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	37,886
^#51	California State University - Long Beach	California	37,466
^#52	George Mason University	Virginia	37,316
^#53	Capella University	West Virginia	37,171
^#54	University of Colorado at Boulder	Colorado	36,681
^#55	University of California - Irvine (UCI)	California	36,032
^#56	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	35,479
^#57	East Los Angeles College (The Dominican School)	California	35,403
^#58	San Jose State University	California	35,400
^#59	San Diego State University	California	35,303
^#60	Iowa State University	Iowa	34,992
^#61	University of South Carolina - Columbia	South Carolina	34,795
^#62	Ashford University (Mount Mercy College)	Iowa	34,710
^#63	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	34,683
^#64	Boston University	Massachusetts	34,657
^#65	Brigham Young University	Utah	34,499
^#66	Georgia State University	Georgia	34,316
^#67	College of Southern Nevada	Nevada	34,169
^#68	Collin College	Texas	33,668
^#69	Colorado State University	Colorado	33,478
^#70	University of Utah	Utah	33,023
^#71	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	32,723
^#72	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	32,264
^#73	San Jacinto College	Texas	32,137
^#74	South Texas College (South Texas Community College)	Illinois	31,949
^#75	California State University - Sacramento	California	31,902
^#76	Palm Beach State College (Palm Beach Atlantic PBA)	Florida	31,816
^#77	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	31,683
^#78	University of Iowa	Iowa	31,656
^#79	Harvard University	Massachusetts	31,566
^#80	University at Buffalo	New York	31,503
^#81	Washington State University (Walla Walla College)	Washington	31,478
^#82	American River College	California	31,366
^#83	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	31,077
^#84	Northern Arizona University