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What this list includes:
- On-campus and in-person based class enrollment.
- 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 (USDoE) under the Common Data Set program.
- Campuses that have small secondary physical locations (<10% total enrollment) that are not reported separately to the USDoE (for extended education, outreach, etc.) are indicated with a footnote.
What this list does not include:
- University systems, or universities that have multiple physical campuses.<!--General guidelines: >10% total enrollment at a location >5 miles from the main campus-->
- Universities that are primarily online/remote.<!--General guidelines: ~50%-->
Not all enrollment counts are directly comparable. Universities have changed how they classify and report data. See notes. For other lists that measure university enrollment, note the see also section below.
2024–25 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; width:86%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5" |Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2024–25 academic year
|- valign="top"
!Ranking
!University
!Location
!Enrollments
! class="unsortable" |Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |1
|Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |2
|University of Central Florida
|Orlando, Florida
| align="center" | 69,818
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |3
|Ohio State University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |4
|University of Florida
|Gainesville, Florida
| align="center" |60,795
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |5
|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|Urbana/Champaign, Illinois
| align="center" |59,238
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |6
|Purdue University
|West Lafayette, Indiana
| align="center" |58,658
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |7
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis, Minnesota
| align="center" |56,666
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |8
|Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |9
|Florida International University
|Miami, Florida
| align="center" |55,687
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |10
|University of Texas at Austin
|Austin, Texas
| align="center" |52,384
| align="center" |
|}
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Editors criteria note:
Rutgers has 67,202, but has been excluded from this list as it is spread across 4 campuses.
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2023–24 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; width:86%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5" |Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2023–24 academic year
|- valign="top"
!Ranking
!University
!Location
!Enrollments
! class="unsortable" |Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |1
|Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |2
|University of Central Florida
|Orlando, Florida
| align="center" | 69,316
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |3
|University of Florida
|Gainesville, Florida
| align="center" |60,489
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |4
|Ohio State University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |5
|Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |6
|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|Urbana/Champaign, Illinois
| align="center" |56,403
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |7
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis, Minnesota
| align="center" |54,890
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |8
|Florida International University
|Miami, Florida
| align="center" |54,037
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |9
|University of Texas at Austin
|Austin, Texas
| align="center" |53,082
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |10
|Michigan State University
|East Lansing, Michigan
| align="center" |51,316
| align="center" |
|}
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Other Schools
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |11
|Georgia State University
|Atlanta, Georgia
| align="center" |50,521
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |3
|Rutgers University
|New Brunswick, New Jersey
| align="center" |67,202
| align="center" |
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2022–23 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; width:86%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5" |Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2022–23 academic year
|- valign="top"
!Ranking
!University
!Location
!Enrollments
! class="unsortable" |Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |1
|Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |2
|University of Central Florida
|Orlando, Florida
| align="center" | 68,405
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |6
|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|Urbana/Champaign, Illinois
| align="center" |56,644
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |10
|Georgia State University
|Atlanta, Georgia
| align="center" |51,995
| align="center" |
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Other Schools
Rutgers is ONLY the New Brunswick Campus
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |?
|Rutgers University
|New Brunswick, New Jersey
| align="center" |50,637
| align="center" |
-->
|}
2021–22 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5" |Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2021–22 academic year
|- valign="top"
!Ranking
!University
!Location
!Enrollments
! class="unsortable" |Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |1
|Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |5
|Florida International University
|Miami, Florida
| align="center" |56,592
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |6
|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|Urbana/Champaign, Illinois
| align="center" |56,257
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |8
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis, Minnesota
| align="center" |52,736
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |10
|University of Texas at Austin
|Austin, Texas
| align="center" |51,992
| align="center" |
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Other school info for reference
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |3
|Rutgers University
|New Brunswick, New Jersey
| align="center" |67,620
| align="center" |
USF https://www.usf.edu/about-usf/facts-statistics.aspx 49867
Mich https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-enrollment-this-fall-tops-50000-for-first-time/ >50000-->
|}
2020–21 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5" |Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2020–21 academic year
|- valign="top"
!Ranking
!University
!Location
!Enrollment
! class="unsortable" |Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |1
|University of Central Florida
|Orlando, Florida
| align="center" | 71,913
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |6
|Georgia State University
|Atlanta, Georgia
| align="center" |53,737
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |8
|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|Urbana/Champaign, Illinois
| align="center" |52,331
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |9
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align="center" |52,017
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |10
|University of Texas at Austin
|Austin, Texas
| align="center" |51,832
| align="center" |
|}
2019–20 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5" |Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2019–20 academic year
|- valign="top"
!Ranking
!University
!Location
!Enrollment
! class="unsortable" |Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |1
|University of Central Florida
|Orlando, Florida
| align="center" |69,523
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |2
|Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |4
|Florida International University
|Miami, Florida
| align="center" |58,787
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |5
|University of Florida
|Gainesville, Florida
| align="center" |56,567
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |6
|Georgia State University
|Atlanta, Georgia
| align="center" |53,619
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |7
|Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |9
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align="center" |51,327
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |10
|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|Urbana/Champaign, Illinois
| align="center" |51,196
| align="center" |
|}
2018–19 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5" |Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2018–19 academic year
|- valign="top"
!Ranking
!University
!Location
!Enrollment
! class="unsortable" |Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |1
|University of Central Florida
|Orlando, Florida
| align="center" |68,558
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |2
|Texas A&M University
|College Station, Texas
| align="center" |66,561
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |4
|Florida International University
|Miami, Florida
| align="center" |58,063
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |5
|University of Florida
|Gainesville, Florida
| align="center" |56,079
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |6
|Georgia State University
|Atlanta, Georgia
| align="center" |52,814
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |7
|University of Texas at Austin
|Austin, Texas
| align="center" |51,832
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |8
|Arizona State University
|Tempe, Arizona
| align="center" |51,585
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |9
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align="center" |50,943
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |10
|University of South Florida
|Tampa, Florida
| align="center" |50,755
| align="center" |
|}
2017–18 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%; width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5" |Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2017–18 academic year
|- valign="top"
!Ranking
!University
!Location
!Enrollment
! class="unsortable" |Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |1
|University of Central Florida
|Orlando, Florida
| align="center" |66,183
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |2
|Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |4
|Florida International University
|Miami, Florida
| align="center" |56,851
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |5
|University of Florida
|Gainesville, Florida
| align="center" |52,669
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |6
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align="center" |51,848
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |7
|University of Texas at Austin
|Austin, Texas
| align="center" |51,525
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |8
|Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |9
|Georgia State University
|Atlanta, Georgia
| align="center" |51,000
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" |10
|University of South Florida
|Tampa, Florida
| align="center" |50,577
| align="center" |
|}
2016–17 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5"| Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2016–17 academic year
|- valign="top"
! Ranking
! University
! Location
! Enrollment
! class="unsortable"| Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 1
| University of Central Florida
| Orlando, Florida
| align=center| 62,335
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 2
| Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 3
| Ohio State University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 4
| Florida International University
| Miami, Florida
| align=center| 55,111
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 5
| University of Florida
| Gainesville, Florida
| align=center| 52,367
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 6
| Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 7
| University of Minnesota
| Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align=center| 51,580
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 8
| University of Texas at Austin
| Austin, Texas
| align=center| 51,331
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 9
| Michigan State University
| East Lansing, Michigan
| align=center| 50,344
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 10
| Indiana University
| Bloomington, Indiana
| align=center| 49,695
| align=center|
|}
2015–16 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5"| Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2015–16 academic year
|- valign="top"
! Ranking
! University
! Location
! Enrollment
! class="unsortable"| Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 1
| University of Central Florida
| Orlando, Florida
| align=center| 63,016
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 2
| Ohio State University
| Columbus, Ohio
| align=center| 58,663
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 3
| Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 4
| Florida International University
| Miami, Florida
| align=center| 54,058
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 5
| University of Florida
| Gainesville, Florida
| align=center| 52,518
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 6
| Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 7
| University of Texas at Austin
| Austin, Texas
| align=center| 50,950
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 8
| University of Minnesota
| Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align=center| 50,678
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 9
| Michigan State University
| East Lansing, Michigan
| align=center| 50,543
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 10
| Indiana University
| Bloomington, Indiana
| align=center| 48,514
| align=center|
|}
2013–14 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5"| Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2013–14 academic year
|- valign="top"
! Ranking
! University
! Location
! Enrollment
! class="unsortable"| Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 1
| Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 2
| University of Central Florida
| Orlando, Florida
| align=center| 59,770
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 3
| Ohio State University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 4
| Florida International University
| Miami, Florida
| align=center| 52,986
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 5
| Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 6
| University of Minnesota
| Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align=center| 51,147
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 7
| University of Texas at Austin
| Austin, Texas
| align=center| 51,145
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 8
| Michigan State University
| East Lansing, Michigan
| align=center| 50,085
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 9
| University of Florida
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 10
| Indiana University
| Bloomington, Indiana
| align=center| 46,817
| align=center|
|}
2012–13 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5"| Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2012–13 academic year
|- valign="top"
! Ranking
! University
! Location
! Enrollment
! class="unsortable"| Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 1
| Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 2
| University of Central Florida
|- valign="top"
| align="center" | 3
| Ohio State University
| Columbus, Ohio
| align="center" | 57,466
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" | 4
| University of Texas at Austin
| Austin, Texas
| align="center" | 52,186
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" | 5
| University of Minnesota
| Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align="center" | 51,853
| align="center" |
|- valign="top"
| align="center" | 6
| Florida International University
|- valign="top"
| align="center" | 7
| Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 8
| University of Florida
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 9
| Michigan State University
| East Lansing, Michigan
| align=center| 48,906
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 10
| Pennsylvania State University
| University Park, Pennsylvania
| align=center| 45,351
| align=center|
|}
2011–12 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5"| Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2011–12 academic year
|- valign="top"
! Ranking
! University
! Location
! Enrollment
! class="unsortable"| Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 1
| Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 2
| University of Central Florida
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 3
| Ohio State University
| Columbus, Ohio
| align=center| 56,867
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 4
| University of Minnesota
| Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align=center| 52,557
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align="center" | 5
| University of Texas at Austin
|- valign="top"
| align="center" | 6
| Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 7
| University of Florida
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 9
| Michigan State University
| East Lansing, Michigan
| align=center| 47,800
| align=center|
|}
2010–11 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5"| Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2010–11 academic year
|- valign="top"
! Ranking
! University
! Location
! Enrollment
! class="unsortable"| Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 1
| Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 2
| University of Central Florida
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 3
| Ohio State University
| Columbus, Ohio
| align=center| 56,064
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 4
| University of Minnesota
| Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align=center| 51,721
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 5
| University of Texas at Austin
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 6
| University of Florida
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 7
| Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 8
| Michigan State University
| East Lansing, Michigan
| align=center| 47,131
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 9
| Pennsylvania State University
| University Park, Pennsylvania
| align=center| 44,034
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 10
| Florida International University
|}
2009–10 enrollment
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:85%"
|- valign="top"
! colspan="5"| Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2009–10 academic year
|- valign="top"
! Ranking
! University
! Location
! Enrollment
! class="unsortable"| Reference(s)
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 1
| Arizona State University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 2
| Ohio State University
| Columbus, Ohio
| align=center| 55,014
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 3
| University of Central Florida
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 4
| University of Minnesota
| Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
| align=center| 51,659
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 5
| University of Texas at Austin
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 6
| University of Florida
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 7
| Texas A&M University
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 8
| Michigan State University
| East Lansing, Michigan
| align=center| 47,100
| align=center|
|- valign="top"
| align=center| 9
| Pennsylvania State University
| University Park, Pennsylvania
| align=center| 44,832
| align=center|
|}
See also
- List of largest universities
- List of largest United States universities by enrollment
- List of largest United States universities by undergraduate enrollment
Notes
References
External links
- National Center for Educational Statistics Enrollment Graph 2002
- National Center for Educational Statistics Enrollment Graph 2004
- National Center for Education Statistics Enrollment Graph 2005