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Find a school by name, sector, or size across 6,243 College Scorecard profiles.

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
University Academy of Hair Design 38
University at Albany 12,564
University at Buffalo 20,112
University of Advancing Technology 855
University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology 42
University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology 53
University of Akron Main Campus 9,052
University of Akron Wayne College 457
University of Alabama at Birmingham 11,635
University of Alabama in Huntsville 6,591
University of Alaska Anchorage 7,212
University of Alaska Fairbanks 4,207
University of Alaska Southeast 907
University of Arizona 42,537
University of Arkansas 28,677
University of Arkansas at Little Rock 4,949
University of Arkansas at Monticello 1,933
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 1,807
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope - Texarkana -
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain 503
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville 751
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton 1,447
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1,571
University of Arkansas Grantham 2,833
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana 583
University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College 554
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 4,091
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College 4,118
University of Baltimore 1,133
University of Bridgeport 1,534
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco -
University of California-Berkeley 33,068
University of California-Davis 32,253
University of California-Irvine 30,197
University of California-Los Angeles 33,475
University of California-Merced 8,372
University of California-Riverside 22,593
University of California-San Diego 34,948
University of California-San Francisco -
University of California-Santa Barbara 23,113
University of California-Santa Cruz 17,940
University of Central Arkansas 7,762
University of Central Florida 59,146
University of Central Missouri 5,648
University of Central Oklahoma 10,170
University of Charleston 2,259
University of Chicago 7,569
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College 4,354
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College 3,019
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 29,882

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).