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6,243 colleges

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What this college directory contains

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Private For-Profit institutions lead by school count (2,309); public colleges report an average 5,613 undergraduates.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Counts describe institutions in the current College Scorecard snapshot; missing enrollment is excluded from sector averages, never treated as zero.

Colleges by ownership sector

Institution count in the current directory

institutions

What this shows Institution count and student reach are different: public colleges are not the largest sector by number of schools, but they report a much larger average undergraduate enrollment.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of July 2026 retrieval

States with the most listed colleges

Primary-campus location, top eight

institutions

What this shows Large states dominate the directory by institution count. Use the state pages for a local comparison that pairs school availability with cost and earnings.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of July 2026 retrieval

Open a state directory: California , New York , Texas , Florida , Pennsylvania , Ohio , Illinois , Michigan .

College Enrollment
Sterling College 50
Stetson University 2,297
Steven Papageorge Hair Academy 60
Stevens Institute of Technology 4,222
Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts 89
Stevenson University 3,102
Stewart School 133
Stillman College 706
Stockton University 7,537
Stone Child College 193
Stonehill College 2,528
Stony Brook University 18,101
Strand College of Hair Design 70
Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics 65
Strayer University-Alabama 1,196
Strayer University-Alexandria Campus -
Strayer University-Arkansas 695
Strayer University-Augusta Campus -
Strayer University-Center City Campus -
Strayer University-Delaware 161
Strayer University-District of Columbia 156
Strayer University-Florida 1,107
Strayer University-Georgia 4,299
Strayer University-Global Region 9,376
Strayer University-Lithonia Campus -
Strayer University-Maryland 1,043
Strayer University-Mississippi 882
Strayer University-Morrow Campus -
Strayer University-New Jersey 702
Strayer University-Newport News Campus -
Strayer University-North Carolina 2,671
Strayer University-North Dallas -
Strayer University-Northwest Houston -
Strayer University-Pennsylvania 1,226
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus -
Strayer University-South Carolina 1,868
Strayer University-Tennessee 1,784
Strayer University-Texas 2,293
Strayer University-Virginia 1,668
Strayer University-Virginia Beach Campus -
Strayer University-West Virginia 234
Studio 75 Hair Academy 14
Studio Beauty School 81
Studio Incamminati 39
Studio Jewelers 74
Style Mobb University School of Cosmetology -
Stylemaster College of Hair Design 50
Suffolk County Community College 14,218
Suffolk University 4,268
Sul Ross State University 1,396

How to read the directory

Each row uses the institution's registered College Scorecard name, primary-campus state, reported undergraduate enrollment, and ownership sector. Sort by enrollment to compare scale, or use the alpha index when you know a school's name. A missing value means the source did not report a usable figure; it is not zero.

School profiles add average net price, admissions, completion, debt, program, and former-student earnings measures where the federal source reports them. Institution earnings cover federally aided entry cohorts who were working and not enrolled 6 or 10 years after starting school; they are not graduate-only salaries and do not cover every former student.

For a decision rather than a name lookup, use Compare for a side-by-side result, Near You for commuting-distance options, or Programs to compare one field of study across schools.

Methodology

The college directory is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and the IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) institutional characteristics file. Every institution that participates in Title IV federal student aid is included. Enrollment figures come from IPEDS Fall enrollment surveys; ownership sector (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) follows the Carnegie classification as reported by each institution. Sorting and alphabetical indexing are computed at build time from the full directory snapshot. See our full data methodology for suppression rules, data vintage, and processing details.

Download the College Scorecard state summary cited on this page: plaincollege-state-summary.csv (U.S. Department of Education · CC BY-SA 4.0).