2022 Most Enrolled Students Rankings
At a Glance
Arizona State University-Tempe has the largest number of students (74,795) and Texas A & M University-College Station has the second largest number of students (70,418) based on academic year 2019-2020 college enrollment data.
Below table ranks and compares the Most Enrolled Students having the largest student population. For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges and exclude colleges which the percentage of online students is more than 50% of total enrollment. You can view the largest online colleges at colleges with most online students rankings.
Most Enrolled Students Comparison Table
| Rank | College Name | Total Population | Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Online Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University-Tempe Tempe, AZ | 74,795 | 37,678 | 37,117 | 63,124 | 11,671 | 8,479 | $29,428 | 88.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 2 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX | 70,418 | 37,319 | 33,099 | 55,568 | 14,850 | 2,619 | $40,526 | 63.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | 61,369 | 29,768 | 31,601 | 46,984 | 14,385 | 18,410 | $33,502 | 68.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 4 | New York University New York, NY | 52,775 | 22,430 | 30,345 | 27,444 | 25,331 | 16,756 | $54,880 | 21.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | 52,017 | 23,600 | 28,417 | 36,061 | 15,956 | 22,495 | $33,325 | 70.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 | University of South Florida-Main Campus Tampa, FL | 50,626 | 21,330 | 29,296 | 38,582 | 12,044 | 24,202 | $17,324 | 49.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 7 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | 50,476 | 22,994 | 27,482 | 40,048 | 10,428 | 23,463 | $40,032 | 32.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 8 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | 50,411 | 23,167 | 27,244 | 35,844 | 14,567 | 2,114 | $31,785 | 67.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | 48,149 | 21,464 | 26,685 | 32,244 | 15,905 | 864 | $39,114 | 56.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX | 48,072 | 17,401 | 30,671 | 35,064 | 13,008 | 18,401 | $28,524 | 88.00% | 24 to 1 |
| 11 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | 47,907 | 23,820 | 24,087 | 31,329 | 16,578 | 16,017 | $54,097 | 26.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 12 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | 46,655 | 26,714 | 19,941 | 35,706 | 10,949 | 8,309 | $28,794 | 67.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 13 | Miami Dade College Miami, FL | 46,523 | 18,735 | 27,788 | 46,523 | - | 13,254 | $9,661 | - | 19 to 1 |
| 14 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | 45,601 | 20,578 | 25,023 | 35,357 | 10,244 | 7,280 | $34,667 | 85.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | 44,640 | 21,359 | 23,281 | 32,688 | 11,952 | 21,672 | $38,630 | 57.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 16 | Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID | 44,481 | 19,372 | 25,109 | 44,481 | - | 22,218 | $4,300 | 97.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 17 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | 43,064 | 21,864 | 21,200 | 32,986 | 10,078 | 16,304 | $37,600 | 80.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 18 | Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | 41,181 | 20,416 | 20,765 | 37,390 | 3,791 | 15,280 | $17,690 | 83.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 19 | University of North Texas Denton, TX | 40,953 | 18,534 | 22,419 | 32,814 | 8,139 | 5,648 | $20,906 | 84.00% | 26 to 1 |
| 20 | Utah Valley University Orem, UT | 40,936 | 20,943 | 19,993 | 40,311 | 625 | 13,400 | $16,806 | - | 24 to 1 |
| 21 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | 40,826 | 18,969 | 21,857 | 29,933 | 10,893 | 16,165 | $26,735 | 76.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 22 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | 40,322 | 20,336 | 19,986 | 33,269 | 7,053 | 4,027 | $23,870 | 70.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 23 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | 39,771 | 27,482 | 12,289 | 16,561 | 23,210 | 14,332 | $33,964 | 21.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 24 | University of Georgia Athens, GA | 39,147 | 16,257 | 22,890 | 29,765 | 9,382 | 880 | $31,120 | 48.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 25 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | 37,840 | 16,141 | 21,699 | 31,670 | 6,170 | 7,517 | $31,090 | 80.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 26 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX | 37,812 | 15,200 | 22,612 | 33,193 | 4,619 | 9,448 | $22,307 | 85.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 27 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | 37,437 | 20,469 | 16,968 | 30,307 | 7,130 | 11,072 | $36,668 | 84.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 28 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | 37,236 | 16,359 | 20,877 | 27,306 | 9,930 | 13,709 | $29,882 | 71.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 29 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | 37,024 | 21,058 | 15,966 | 30,020 | 7,004 | 11,136 | $32,893 | 66.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 30 | Brigham Young University-Provo Provo, UT | 36,461 | 18,168 | 18,293 | 33,376 | 3,085 | 5,448 | $5,970 | 69.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 31 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | 36,042 | 18,481 | 17,561 | 26,150 | 9,892 | 9,971 | $29,220 | 46.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 32 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC | 35,470 | 15,767 | 19,703 | 27,271 | 8,199 | 17,648 | $33,928 | 68.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 33 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA | 34,285 | 15,466 | 18,819 | 27,825 | 6,460 | 9,855 | $28,639 | 73.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 34 | Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL | 33,243 | 12,773 | 20,470 | 33,243 | - | 15,469 | $8,952 | - | 26 to 1 |
| 35 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | 33,081 | 17,073 | 16,008 | 24,643 | 8,438 | 11,039 | $27,220 | 79.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 36 | Boston University Boston, MA | 32,718 | 13,684 | 19,034 | 16,872 | 15,846 | 2,849 | $58,072 | 20.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 37 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | 32,428 | 14,845 | 17,583 | 24,792 | 7,636 | 6,127 | $30,535 | 84.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 38 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | 32,347 | 16,930 | 15,417 | 22,306 | 10,041 | 14,989 | $28,196 | 67.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 39 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | 32,312 | 16,673 | 15,639 | 26,644 | 5,668 | 8,840 | $31,457 | 82.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 40 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | 32,277 | 14,182 | 18,095 | 23,157 | 9,120 | 480 | $33,706 | 64.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 41 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | 31,822 | 17,669 | 14,153 | 26,843 | 4,979 | 4,289 | $24,504 | 88.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 42 | Washington State University Pullman, WA | 31,159 | 14,215 | 16,944 | 25,470 | 5,689 | 4,319 | $27,113 | 80.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 43 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | 31,142 | 13,171 | 17,971 | 25,864 | 5,278 | 13,643 | $24,116 | 81.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 44 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | 31,089 | 13,875 | 17,214 | 23,383 | 7,706 | 6,763 | $29,005 | 82.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 45 | Auburn University Auburn, AL | 30,737 | 15,448 | 15,289 | 24,505 | 6,232 | 2,210 | $31,956 | 85.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 46 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN | 30,559 | 14,295 | 16,264 | 24,254 | 6,305 | 6,845 | $30,684 | 78.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 47 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | 30,318 | 13,791 | 16,527 | 22,304 | 8,014 | 3,175 | $31,569 | 84.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 48 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | 30,146 | 15,226 | 14,920 | 24,175 | 5,971 | 8,056 | $20,530 | 80.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 49 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | 29,986 | 12,736 | 17,250 | 22,227 | 7,759 | 4,976 | $31,294 | 96.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 50 | College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV | 29,965 | 12,224 | 17,741 | 29,965 | - | 7,489 | $11,355 | - | 21 to 1 |
| 51 | Weber State University Ogden, UT | 29,596 | 12,750 | 16,846 | 28,685 | 911 | 9,561 | $16,138 | - | 21 to 1 |
| 52 | Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | 29,566 | 10,716 | 18,850 | 25,228 | 4,338 | 6,363 | $17,386 | 82.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 53 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | 29,390 | 11,797 | 17,593 | 20,966 | 8,424 | 8,459 | $31,626 | 79.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 54 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | 29,070 | 10,873 | 18,197 | 21,943 | 7,127 | 10,467 | $36,048 | 91.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 55 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC | 28,798 | 11,506 | 17,292 | 23,056 | 5,742 | 10,537 | $23,516 | 88.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 56 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | 28,669 | 16,108 | 12,561 | 21,187 | 7,482 | 138 | $38,970 | 79.00% | 25 to 1 |
| 57 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | 27,772 | 13,484 | 14,288 | 21,383 | 6,389 | 3,026 | $24,444 | 83.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 58 | Utah State University Logan, UT | 27,691 | 12,326 | 15,365 | 24,647 | 3,044 | 5,350 | $22,805 | 91.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 59 | University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | 27,562 | 12,550 | 15,012 | 22,825 | 4,737 | 9,232 | $25,872 | 78.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 60 | George Washington University Washington, DC | 27,017 | 10,219 | 16,798 | 11,763 | 15,254 | 5,311 | $56,049 | 43.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 61 | Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA | 26,949 | 10,903 | 16,046 | 23,469 | 3,480 | 3,796 | $17,539 | 91.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 62 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | 26,822 | 9,989 | 16,833 | 21,621 | 5,201 | 4,016 | $19,686 | 84.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 63 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | 26,782 | 12,612 | 14,170 | 18,010 | 8,772 | 12,571 | $27,761 | 49.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 64 | University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | 26,744 | 12,325 | 14,419 | 19,135 | 7,609 | 4,611 | $28,034 | 91.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 65 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | 26,406 | 13,198 | 13,208 | 20,868 | 5,538 | 3,018 | $38,550 | 62.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 66 | West Virginia University Morgantown, WV | 26,269 | 12,582 | 13,687 | 20,495 | 5,774 | 9,668 | $25,320 | 84.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 67 | National University College Bayamon, PR | 25,999 | 8,599 | 17,400 | 24,705 | 1,294 | 10,155 | $6,675 | 49.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 68 | Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA | 25,948 | 11,153 | 14,795 | 25,948 | - | 3,570 | $9,044 | - | 30 to 1 |
| 69 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | 25,714 | 10,354 | 15,360 | 19,284 | 6,430 | 8,657 | $22,406 | 87.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 70 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | 25,108 | 12,786 | 12,322 | 20,286 | 4,822 | 2,016 | $26,692 | 78.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 71 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO | 24,723 | 9,884 | 14,839 | 14,994 | 9,729 | 11,000 | $25,889 | 66.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 72 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | 24,565 | 10,881 | 13,684 | 20,056 | 4,509 | 10,987 | $21,119 | 79.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 73 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK | 24,535 | 11,973 | 12,562 | 20,323 | 4,212 | 6,065 | $24,539 | 67.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 74 | Boise State University Boise, ID | 24,069 | 10,122 | 13,947 | 20,763 | 3,306 | 7,922 | $24,988 | 77.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 75 | Portland State University Portland, OR | 23,640 | 10,020 | 13,620 | 18,656 | 4,984 | 1,890 | $27,177 | 95.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 76 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | 23,620 | 11,468 | 12,152 | 14,743 | 8,877 | 6,167 | $59,282 | 11.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 77 | Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | 23,505 | 9,361 | 14,144 | 19,621 | 3,884 | 3,773 | $16,608 | 87.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 78 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI | 23,350 | 8,837 | 14,513 | 20,405 | 2,945 | 3,726 | $19,168 | 88.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 79 | Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | 22,986 | 11,317 | 11,669 | 18,803 | 4,183 | 4,762 | $23,950 | 80.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 80 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | 22,905 | 11,737 | 11,168 | 15,156 | 7,749 | 663 | $55,452 | 20.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 81 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | 22,603 | 10,906 | 11,697 | 8,559 | 14,044 | 329 | $58,701 | 9.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 82 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | 22,563 | 8,243 | 14,320 | 13,878 | 8,685 | 6,346 | $20,400 | 81.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 83 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM | 22,311 | 9,487 | 12,824 | 16,209 | 6,102 | 2,480 | $24,499 | 96.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 84 | University of Louisville Louisville, KY | 22,211 | 10,061 | 12,150 | 15,927 | 6,284 | 4,844 | $28,508 | 65.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 85 | University of Memphis Memphis, TN | 22,205 | 8,668 | 13,537 | 17,383 | 4,822 | 4,573 | $13,752 | 85.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 86 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | 22,080 | 9,911 | 12,169 | 19,188 | 2,892 | 2,276 | $27,742 | 94.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 87 | Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX | 21,912 | 7,940 | 13,972 | 18,811 | 3,101 | 4,425 | $18,552 | 92.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 88 | University of Oregon Eugene, OR | 21,752 | 9,782 | 11,970 | 18,045 | 3,707 | 463 | $38,255 | 84.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 89 | Ball State University Muncie, IN | 21,597 | 7,436 | 14,161 | 15,780 | 5,817 | 6,520 | $27,132 | 87.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 90 | James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | 21,594 | 8,784 | 12,810 | 19,727 | 1,867 | 4,653 | $29,230 | 80.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 91 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | 21,322 | 10,117 | 11,205 | 14,479 | 6,843 | 2,043 | $55,088 | 69.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 92 | University of Mississippi University, MS | 21,014 | 8,722 | 12,292 | 16,179 | 4,835 | 1,164 | $25,100 | 88.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 93 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ | 21,005 | 7,573 | 13,432 | 16,374 | 4,631 | 7,195 | $21,033 | 83.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 94 | Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20,888 | 5,919 | 14,969 | 6,314 | 14,574 | 5,971 | $33,430 | 76.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 95 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | 20,854 | 10,079 | 10,775 | 16,257 | 4,597 | 2,979 | $26,316 | 94.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 96 | University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV | 20,722 | 9,326 | 11,396 | 16,845 | 3,877 | 1,299 | $24,348 | 87.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 97 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20,330 | 5,561 | 14,769 | 18,146 | 2,184 | 9,209 | $21,008 | 97.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 98 | St John's University-New York Queens, NY | 20,143 | 8,296 | 11,847 | 15,693 | 4,450 | 3,854 | $44,130 | 75.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 99 | Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA | 20,118 | 10,380 | 9,738 | 20,118 | - | 4,382 | $8,960 | - | 28 to 1 |
| 100 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC | 20,023 | 8,292 | 11,731 | 18,061 | 1,962 | 3,281 | $22,217 | 80.00% | 16 to 1 |