List of largest United States university campuses by enrollment

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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 US 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.

Contents

[edit] 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[1]
2 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 55,014[2]
3 University of Central Florida b[›] Orlando, Florida 53,537[3]
4 University of Minnesota Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota 51,659[4]
5 University of Texas at Austin b[›] Austin, Texas 51,032[5]
6 University of Florida b[›] Gainesville, Florida 49,679[6]
7 Texas A&M University b[›] College Station, Texas 48,787[7]
8 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 47,100[8]
9 University of South Florida b[›] Tampa, Florida 46,612[9]
10 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania 43,998[10]
Ten Largest Private University Campuses as of Fall 2009
Ranking University Location Enrollment
1 New York University New York, New York 44,404[11]
2 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 33,747[12]
3 Liberty University b[›] Lynchburg, Virginia 33,604[13]
4 Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 32,955[14]
5 Boston University Boston, Massachusetts 31,766[15]
6 Nova Southeastern University b[›] Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida 28,378[16]
7 DePaul University Chicago, Illinois 25,072[17]
8 Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts 25,004[18]
9 George Washington University b[›] Washington, D.C. 24,531[19]
10 Long Island University b[›] Brooklyn, New York, New York 24,449[20]

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

[edit] 2008-2009 enrollment

Ten Largest Public University Campuses as of Fall 2008
Ranking University Location Enrollment
1 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 53,715[21]
2 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona 52,734[21]
3 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 51,413[21]
4 University of Minnesota Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota 51,141[22]
5 University of Central Florida b[›] Orlando, Florida 50,275[23]
6 University of Texas at Austin b[›] Austin, Texas 50,006[24]
7 Texas A&M University b[›] College Station, Texas 48,029[25]
8 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 46,648[26]
9 University of South Florida b[›] Tampa, Florida 46,174[27]
10 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania 44,406[28]
Ten Largest Private University Campuses as of Fall 2008
Ranking University Location Enrollment
1 New York University Manhattan, New York, New York 38,391[29]
2 Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 34,126[30]
3 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 33,500[31]
4 Boston University Boston, Massachusetts 32,735[32]
5 Liberty University b[›] Lynchburg, Virginia 32,222[33]
6 Nova Southeastern University b[›] Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida 28,796[34]
7 Columbia University Manhattan, New York, New York 25,495[35]
8 Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts 24,752[36]
9 DePaul University Chicago, Illinois 24,352[37]
10 Long Island University b[›] Brooklyn, New York, New York 24,170[38]

Note:

  • ^ b: Official main campus enrollment count includes students enrolled in relatively small regional campuses

[edit] 2007-2008 enrollment

Ten Largest Public University Campuses as of Fall 2007
Ranking University Location Enrollment
1 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 52,568[39]
2 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 51,725 [40]
3 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona 51,481[39]
4 University of Minnesota Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota 50,883[41]
5 University of Texas at Austin a[›] Austin, Texas 50,170[42]
6 University of Central Florida a[›] Orlando, Florida 48,699[43]
7 Texas A&M University a[›] College Station, Texas 46,542[44]
8 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 46,045[45]
9 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania 43,252[46]
10 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin 42,041[47]

Note:

  • ^ a: Official main campus enrollment count includes students enrolled in regional campuses

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ ASU fall 2009 enrollment sets record
  2. ^ ASU's Tempe campus now nation's largest
  3. ^ UCF Moves Up, Now Nation’s 3rd Largest
  4. ^ University of Minnesota releases enrollment numbers for current school year : UMNews : University of Minnesota
  5. ^ The University of Texas at Austin Preliminary Enrollment Analysis for Fall 2009
  6. ^ Office of Institutional Planning and Research - UF Factbook
  7. ^ A&M Fall Enrollment Record High
  8. ^ MSU enrollment up slightly from a year ago
  9. ^ 2009-2010 First-Day Enrollment Figures
  10. ^ Penn State enrollment up slightly for 2009
  11. ^ NYU Demographics - 2009
  12. ^ USC at a glance, 2009-10 enrollment
  13. ^ LU enrollment
  14. ^ http://yfacts.byu.edu/viewarticle.aspx?id=104
  15. ^ About BU 2008 enrollment
  16. ^ NSU first look, 2008-09 enrollment
  17. ^ DePaul University Achieves Record-Breaking Enrollment Over 25,000, Despite The Recession
  18. ^ [1]
  19. ^ University Facts - The George Washington University
  20. ^ LIU Facts and Figures
  21. ^ a b c Ohio State named nation’s largest college – again
  22. ^ "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. 
  23. ^ 2008-2009 UCF Enrollment Profile
  24. ^ USA Today
  25. ^ TAMU Fall 2008 Common Data Set
  26. ^ MSU Fall 2008 Common Data Set
  27. ^ USF Fall 2008 Enrollment Data
  28. ^ PSU 2008-2009 Common Data Set
  29. ^ NYU Demographics - 2008
  30. ^ Utah College - BYU at a glance
  31. ^ USC at a glance, 2008-09 enrollment
  32. ^ About BU 2008 enrollment
  33. ^ College Board: LU enrollment
  34. ^ NSU first look, 2008-09 enrollment
  35. ^ Columbia University Fall headcount enrollment by school, 1997-2008
  36. ^ Northeastern University - Student Enrollment Data
  37. ^ DePaul Key Fact 2008
  38. ^ LIU Facts and Figures
  39. ^ a b Ohio State retains rank as nation's largest campus
  40. ^ University of Florida Fall 2007 Common Data Set
  41. ^ Office of Institutional Research (.pdf)
  42. ^ Statistical Handbook 2007-2008 (.pdf)
  43. ^ 2007-2008 UCF Enrollment Profile
  44. ^ TAMU Fall 2007 Common Data Set (.xls)
  45. ^ MSU Fall 2007 Common Data Set
  46. ^ http://www.budget.psu.edu/CDS/Enrollment.asp?Location=UP&AY=20072008 PSU 2007-2008 Common Data Set
  47. ^ UW–Madison Fall 2007 Enrollment Data

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