Largest Colleges by Enrollment

Colleges and universities ranked by total enrollment, from largest to smallest.

Showing 1951–2000 of 3,663 colleges

Overall Best Value Top Earnings Most Selective Graduation Rate Best Public Best Private Largest

Rank	College	Location	Type	Enrollment	Composite
1951	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	Media, Pennsylvania	Public	1,218	22.3
1952	Strayer University-Maryland	Suitland, Maryland	Private for-profit	1,177	25.1
1953	Sauk Valley Community College	Dixon, Illinois	Public	1,164	36.7
1954	Georgetown College	Georgetown, Kentucky	Private nonprofit	1,180	34.3
1955	Lakeland University	Plymouth, Wisconsin	Private nonprofit	1,230	34.3
1956	Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	Private for-profit	1,185	25.1
1957	Dominican University of California	San Rafael, California	Private nonprofit	1,178	53.9
1958	North Central State College	Mansfield, Ohio	Public	1,187	28.0
1959	Alma College	Alma, Michigan	Private nonprofit	1,208	44.5
1960	North Carolina Wesleyan University	Rocky Mount, North Carolina	Private nonprofit	1,169	27.8
1961	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Private nonprofit	1,175	53.6
1962	Flathead Valley Community College	Kalispell, Montana	Public	1,169	27.7
1963	Trinidad State College	Trinidad, Colorado	Public	1,168	37.5
1964	Reach University	Oakland, California	Private nonprofit	1,226	37.7
1965	North Central Missouri College	Trenton, Missouri	Public	1,198	37.8
1966	Bay Path University	Longmeadow, Massachusetts	Private nonprofit	1,186	37.8
1967	Aquinas College	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Private nonprofit	1,201	40.9
1968	Adams State University	Alamosa, Colorado	Public	1,239	29.8
1969	Mary Baldwin University	Staunton, Virginia	Private nonprofit	1,188	38.2
1970	Wytheville Community College	Wytheville, Virginia	Public	1,229	33.1
1971	Averett University	Danville, Virginia	Private nonprofit	1,162	39.9
1972	Glenville State University	Glenville, West Virginia	Public	1,177	30.0
1973	Northern State University	Aberdeen, South Dakota	Public	1,239	30.0
1974	Chipola College	Marianna, Florida	Public	1,218	39.3
1975	Dodge City Community College	Dodge City, Kansas	Public	1,200	30.0
1976	Avila University	Kansas City, Missouri	Private nonprofit	1,192	38.3
1977	Walla Walla University	College Place, Washington	Private nonprofit	1,214	50.9
1978	Piedmont University	Demorest, Georgia	Private nonprofit	1,235	27.2
1979	Allegheny College	Meadville, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	1,209	50.8
1980	The College of Saint Rose	Albany, New York	Private nonprofit	1,238	38.6
1981	Morningside University	Sioux City, Iowa	Private nonprofit	1,166	39.8
1982	Bluefield State University	Bluefield, West Virginia	Public	1,231	20.7
1983	Georgian Court University	Lakewood, New Jersey	Private nonprofit	1,174	38.9
1984	Juniata College	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	1,175	46.8
1985	North Arkansas College	Harrison, Arkansas	Public	1,184	26.9
1986	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, Virginia	Public	1,214	26.9
1987	Rend Lake College	Ina, Illinois	Public	1,196	39.2
1988	Southwestern Oregon Community College	Coos Bay, Oregon	Public	1,199	30.5
1989	Clovis Community College	Clovis, New Mexico	Public	1,221	31.2
1990	Greenfield Community College	Greenfield, Massachusetts	Public	1,232	26.3
1991	College of the Marshall Islands	Majuro, Marshall Islands	Public	1,216	31.1
1992	Pitzer College	Claremont, California	Private nonprofit	1,191	70.0
1993	Carl Albert State College	Poteau, Oklahoma	Public	1,215	31.8
1994	Minnesota State College Southeast	Winona, Minnesota	Public	1,198	35.2
1995	WyoTech	Laramie, Wyoming	Private for-profit	1,204	55.8
1996	Intellitec College-Grand Junction	Grand Junction, Colorado	Private for-profit	1,160	35.1
1997	LIM College	New York, New York	Private for-profit	1,133	32.8
1998	Peninsula College	Port Angeles, Washington	Public	1,139	32.3
1999	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo	Fajardo, Puerto Rico	Private nonprofit	1,149	28.7
2000	Southern University at New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana	Public	1,095	18.3

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