COLLEGE RANKINGS

The Largest Universities in the United States

Big campuses mean big course catalogs, big alumni networks and, often, friendlier admit rates. The largest undergraduate student bodies in America, with the numbers that matter next to each.

Methodology: Undergraduate enrollment (DOE College Scorecard), largest first. Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Always verify current figures on each school's official site.

#	College	Location	Undergraduates	Acceptance	Tuition (out-of-state)
1	Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester, New Hampshire	163,164	99.5%	$17,200
2	Western Governors University	Salt Lake City, Utah	155,088	—	$8,658
3	University of Phoenix-Arizona	Phoenix, Arizona	85,991	—	$9,552
4	Grand Canyon University	Phoenix, Arizona	73,371	78.9%	$17,850
5	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Tempe, Arizona	64,674	89.9%	$33,139
6	Texas A&M University-College Station	College Station, Texas	59,615	57.4%	$40,124
7	University of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida	59,146	40.1%	$22,467
8	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	Scottsdale, Arizona	53,782	66.7%	—
9	Liberty University	Lynchburg, Virginia	50,012	99.0%	$22,465
10	University of Maryland Global Campus	Adelphi, Maryland	49,664	—	$12,336
11	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, Ohio	45,638	60.6%	$40,022
12	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, Indiana	44,503	49.9%	$28,794
13	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	42,855	26.6%	$44,908
14	University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	42,537	86.1%	$42,278
15	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, Pennsylvania	42,284	60.6%	$41,790
16	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, Georgia	41,254	69.2%	$17,736
17	Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	40,922	84.8%	$43,842
18	American Public University System	Charles Town, West Virginia	40,074	—	$8,400
19	Florida International University	Miami, Florida	39,508	54.7%	$18,964
20	California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton, California	38,546	90.5%	$20,070
21	University of Houston	Houston, Texas	38,380	73.9%	$22,547
22	Indiana University-Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	37,806	78.2%	$41,891
23	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	37,751	58.1%	$37,441
24	University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	37,207	43.2%	$17,324
25	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	36,902	45.2%	$42,103
26	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, Illinois	36,258	42.4%	$35,124
27	Texas State University	San Marcos, Texas	36,177	89.3%	$22,930
28	California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach, California	35,924	46.3%	$19,950
29	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	35,629	24.2%	$28,659
30	San Diego State University	San Diego, California	35,377	36.2%	$21,328
31	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla, California	34,948	26.7%	$50,958
32	University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	34,341	72.2%	$21,149
33	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, Michigan	34,177	15.6%	$60,946
34	University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	33,475	9.0%	$49,403
35	The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	33,227	76.6%	$34,172
36	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, California	33,068	11.0%	$50,547
37	Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	32,952	67.8%	$6,688
38	California State University-Northridge	Northridge, California	32,691	93.5%	$20,058
39	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	32,394	72.7%	$24,451
40	The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Texas	32,294	79.9%	$29,582
41	University of California-Davis	Davis, California	32,253	41.8%	$50,974
42	Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	32,212	24.2%	$18,786
43	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	32,137	37.7%	$31,688
44	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle, Washington	31,942	39.1%	$43,209
45	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, Colorado	31,939	78.1%	$44,918
46	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis, Minnesota	31,855	79.8%	$38,362
47	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, Virginia	30,923	54.8%	$37,764
48	University of Maryland-College Park	College Park, Maryland	30,760	44.8%	$41,186
49	Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon	30,743	77.3%	$38,190
50	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	30,594	73.3%	$28,631
51	The University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	30,580	86.8%	$22,051
52	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville, Tennessee	30,418	41.6%	$33,256
53	University of California-Irvine	Irvine, California	30,197	28.6%	$49,922
54	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Cincinnati, Ohio	29,882	85.3%	$29,310
55	University of South Carolina-Columbia	Columbia, South Carolina	29,820	60.2%	$35,972
56	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	28,677	74.3%	$29,966
57	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, Texas	28,666	94.2%	$19,827
58	New York University	New York, New York	28,663	9.2%	$62,796
59	California State University-Sacramento	Sacramento, California	28,350	94.0%	$20,618
60	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colorado	28,086	—	$12,750
61	George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	27,752	87.5%	$38,688
62	San Jose State University	San Jose, California	27,601	84.6%	$21,010
63	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, North Carolina	27,371	41.7%	$32,847
64	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	27,264	86.0%	$30,860
65	Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	26,816	45.9%	$34,922
66	Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	26,623	55.4%	$24,840
67	Full Sail University	Winter Park, Florida	25,777	—	$26,906
68	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Fort Collins, Colorado	25,538	88.5%	$34,783
69	Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	25,367	88.7%	$28,881
70	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Pomona, California	25,042	75.2%	$20,380
71	University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	24,763	92.9%	$34,140
72	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	24,622	96.2%	$27,411
73	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina	24,453	79.6%	$22,492
74	University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia, Missouri	23,929	78.5%	$36,056
75	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	23,757	66.1%	$17,324
76	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst, Massachusetts	23,671	59.7%	$40,449
77	Clemson University	Clemson, South Carolina	23,300	38.3%	$40,866
78	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	23,113	33.0%	$50,614
79	Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, Arizona	22,903	89.6%	$29,881
80	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, Oklahoma	22,734	76.6%	$27,377
81	University of the People	Pasadena, California	22,688	—	$1,400
82	University of California-Riverside	Riverside, California	22,593	76.4%	$49,806
83	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	22,264	83.6%	$33,371
84	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	22,170	77.3%	$29,884
85	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California	21,996	31.3%	$34,665
86	Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, Georgia	21,790	87.9%	$17,734
87	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Stillwater, Oklahoma	21,773	75.0%	$25,754
88	The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, Texas	21,751	65.1%	$40,144
89	California State University-Fresno	Fresno, California	21,605	95.3%	$19,950
90	University of Mississippi	University, Mississippi	21,473	96.6%	$28,600
91	University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	21,217	93.5%	$30,432
92	Washington State University	Pullman, Washington	21,099	86.6%	$29,950
93	The University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	21,005	99.9%	$25,502
94	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	20,970	80.4%	$38,958
95	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, Virginia	20,888	71.5%	$31,604
96	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, Virginia	20,753	92.6%	$40,109
97	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	20,752	15.3%	$41,203
98	University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	20,497	88.3%	$44,598
99	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	20,443	9.8%	$72,097
100	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	20,370	58.1%	$41,430

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