List of United States university campuses by enrollment
This list of largest United States university campuses by enrollment includes only individual four-year campuses, not four-year universities. Universities can have multiple campuses with a single administration.
What this list includes:
- A single Individual campus with a single physical location of a four-year university within the United States
- Enrollment is the sum of the headcount of undergraduate and graduate students
- Enrollment is counted by the 21st-day headcount, as provided to the United States Department of Education under the Common Data Set program.
- Campuses that have small secondary physical locations that are not reported separately (for extended education, outreach, etc.) are indicated with a footnote.
What this list does not include:
For other lists that measure university enrollment, see the See also section below.
2010–2011 enrollment
Ten Largest Public University Campuses as of Fall 2010 |
Ranking |
University |
Location |
Enrollment |
1 |
Arizona State University a[›] |
Tempe, Arizona |
58,371[1] |
2 |
University of Central Florida b[›] |
Orlando, Florida |
56,235[2] |
3 |
Ohio State University |
Columbus, Ohio |
56,064[3] |
4 |
University of Minnesota |
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota |
51,721[4] |
5 |
University of Texas at Austin b[›] |
Austin, Texas |
51,195[5] |
6 |
University of Florida b[›] |
Gainesville, Florida |
49,827[6] |
7 |
Texas A&M University b[›] |
College Station, Texas |
49,129[7] |
8 |
University of South Florida b[›] |
Tampa, Florida |
47,576[8] |
9 |
Michigan State University |
East Lansing, Michigan |
47,131[9] |
10 |
Pennsylvania State University |
University Park, Pennsylvania |
44,817 [10] |
Nine Largest Private University Campuses as of Fall 2010 |
Ranking |
University |
Location |
Enrollment |
1 |
New York University |
Manhattan, New York, New York |
43,404[11] |
2 |
University of Southern California |
Los Angeles, California |
34,828[12] |
3 |
Brigham Young University |
Provo, Utah |
34,130[13] |
4 |
Boston University |
Boston, Massachusetts |
31,960[14] |
5 |
Nova Southeastern University b[›] |
Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida |
29,154[15] |
6 |
DePaul University |
Chicago, Illinois |
25,072[16] |
7 |
George Washington University b[›] |
Washington, D.C. |
25,061[17] |
8 |
Long Island University b[›] |
Brooklyn, New York, New York |
24,258[18] |
9 |
Columbia University b[›] |
Manhattan, New York, New York |
24,230[19] |
Notes:
- ^ a: ASU consists of four campuses located in the same metro area; this count is for the Tempe, Arizona campus only.
- ^ b: Official main campus enrollment count includes students enrolled in relatively small regional campuses
2009–2010 enrollment
Ten Largest Public University Campuses as of Fall 2009 |
Ranking |
University |
Location |
Enrollment |
1 |
Arizona State University a[›] |
Tempe, Arizona |
55,552[20] |
2 |
Ohio State University |
Columbus, Ohio |
55,014[21] |
3 |
University of Central Florida b[›] |
Orlando, Florida |
53,537[22] |
4 |
University of Minnesota |
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota |
51,659[23] |
5 |
University of Texas at Austin b[›] |
Austin, Texas |
51,032[24] |
6 |
University of Florida b[›] |
Gainesville, Florida |
50,691[25] |
7 |
Texas A&M University b[›] |
College Station, Texas |
48,885[26] |
8 |
Michigan State University |
East Lansing, Michigan |
47,100[27] |
9 |
University of South Florida b[›] |
Tampa, Florida |
46,612[28] |
10 |
Pennsylvania State University |
University Park, Pennsylvania |
44,832[29] |
Ten Largest Private University Campuses as of Fall 2009 |
Ranking |
University |
Location |
Enrollment |
1 |
New York University |
New York, New York |
44,404[30] |
2 |
University of Southern California |
Los Angeles, California |
33,747[31] |
3 |
Brigham Young University |
Provo, Utah |
32,955[32] |
4 |
Boston University |
Boston, Massachusetts |
31,766[33] |
5 |
Nova Southeastern University b[›] |
Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida |
28,378[34] |
6 |
Columbia University b[›] |
Manhattan, New York, New York |
25,459[35] |
7 |
DePaul University |
Chicago, Illinois |
25,072[16] |
8 |
Northeastern University |
Boston, Massachusetts |
25,004[36] |
9 |
George Washington University b[›] |
Washington, D.C. |
24,531[37] |
10 |
Long Island University b[›] |
Brooklyn, New York, New York |
24,449[38] |
Notes:
- ^ a: ASU consists of four campuses located in the same metro area; this count is for the Tempe, Arizona campus only.
- ^ b: Official main campus enrollment count includes students enrolled in relatively small regional campuses
2008–2009 enrollment
Ten Largest Public University Campuses as of Fall 2008 |
Ranking |
University |
Location |
Enrollment |
1 |
Ohio State University |
Columbus, Ohio |
53,715[39] |
2 |
Arizona State University |
Tempe, Arizona |
52,734[39] |
3 |
University of Florida |
Gainesville, Florida |
51,413[39] |
4 |
University of Minnesota |
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota |
51,141[40] |
5 |
University of Central Florida b[›] |
Orlando, Florida |
50,275[41] |
6 |
University of Texas at Austin b[›] |
Austin, Texas |
50,006[42] |
7 |
Texas A&M University b[›] |
College Station, Texas |
48,029[43] |
8 |
Michigan State University |
East Lansing, Michigan |
46,648[44] |
9 |
University of South Florida b[›] |
Tampa, Florida |
46,174[45] |
10 |
Pennsylvania State University |
University Park, Pennsylvania |
44,112[46] |
Ten Largest Private University Campuses as of Fall 2008 |
Ranking |
University |
Location |
Enrollment |
1 |
New York University |
Manhattan, New York, New York |
38,391[47] |
2 |
Brigham Young University |
Provo, Utah |
34,126[48] |
3 |
University of Southern California |
Los Angeles, California |
33,500[49] |
4 |
Boston University |
Boston, Massachusetts |
32,735[50] |
5 |
Liberty University b[›] |
Lynchburg, Virginia |
32,222[51] |
6 |
Nova Southeastern University b[›] |
Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida |
28,796[52] |
7 |
Columbia University |
Manhattan, New York, New York |
25,495[53] |
8 |
Northeastern University |
Boston, Massachusetts |
24,752[54] |
9 |
DePaul University |
Chicago, Illinois |
24,352[55] |
10 |
Long Island University b[›] |
Brooklyn, New York, New York |
24,170[56] |
Note:
- ^ b: Official main campus enrollment count includes students enrolled in relatively small regional campuses
See also
References
- ^ Fall 2010 enrollment shows record high retention, quality, diversity
- ^ Growth With Quality: UCF is Nation's Second-Largest University
- ^ Ohio State sets new enrollment records
- ^ University of Minnesota OIR: Campus and Unit Enrollment by Academic Level for Fall 2010
- ^ The University of Texas at Austin Office of Information Management and Analysis – Summary Enrollment Data Fall 2010
- ^ University of Florida Fall Enrollment 2010
- ^ Texas A&M University – Enrollment Profile Fall 2010
- ^ USF System Facts: 2010/2011
- ^ MSU Facts
- ^ PSU 10 Year Historical Enrollment
- ^ NYU Demographics – 2009
- ^ USC at a glance, 2009–10 enrollment
- ^ All day-time enrollments for past 60 years
- ^ About BU 2010 enrollment
- ^ NSU first look, 2008–09 enrollment
- ^ a b DePaul University Achieves Record-Breaking Enrollment Over 25,000, Despite The Recession
- ^ University Facts – The George Washington University
- ^ LIU Facts and Figures
- ^ Columbia University Facts 2009 (PDF)
- ^ ASU fall 2009 enrollment sets record
- ^ ASU's Tempe campus now nation's largest
- ^ UCF Moves Up, Now Nation’s 3rd Largest
- ^ University of Minnesota releases enrollment numbers for current school year : UMNews : University of Minnesota
- ^ The University of Texas at Austin Preliminary Enrollment Analysis for Fall 2009
- ^ University of Florida Fall Enrollment 2009
- ^ A&M Fall Enrollment Record High
- ^ MSU enrollment up slightly from a year ago
- ^ 2009–2010 First-Day Enrollment Figures
- ^ PSU 10 Year Historical Enrollment
- ^ NYU Demographics – 2009
- ^ USC at a glance, 2009–10 enrollment
- ^ All day-time enrollments for past 60 years
- ^ About BU 2008 enrollment
- ^ NSU first look, 2008–09 enrollment
- ^ Columbia University Facts 2009 (PDF)
- ^ Student Enrollment Data (PDF)
- ^ University Facts – The George Washington University
- ^ LIU Facts and Figures
- ^ a b c Ohio State named nation’s largest college – again
- ^ "University of Minnesota-Twin Cities". National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education. http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/col_info_popup.asp?ID=174066. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ 2008–2009 UCF Enrollment Profile
- ^ USA Today
- ^ TAMU Fall 2008 Common Data Set
- ^ MSU Fall 2008 Common Data Set
- ^ USF Fall 2008 Enrollment Data
- ^ PSU 10 Year Historical Enrollment
- ^ NYU Demographics – 2008
- ^ Utah College – BYU at a glance
- ^ USC at a glance, 2008–09 enrollment
- ^ About BU 2008 enrollment
- ^ College Board: LU enrollment
- ^ NSU first look, 2008–09 enrollment
- ^ Columbia University Fall headcount enrollment by school, 1997–2008
- ^ Northeastern University – Student Enrollment Data
- ^ DePaul Key Fact 2008
- ^ LIU Facts and Figures
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