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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 of Colorado Boulder 31,939
University of Colorado Colorado Springs 8,697
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 10,519
University of Connecticut 19,835
University of Connecticut-Avery Point 454
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus 1,525
University of Connecticut-Stamford 2,432
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus 733
University of Dallas 1,403
University of Dayton 7,682
University of Delaware 19,071
University of Denver 6,025
University of Detroit Mercy 2,438
University of Dubuque 1,440
University of East-West Medicine -
University of Evansville 1,539
University of Fairfax -
University of Florida 35,629
University of Florida-Online 4,627
University of Fort Lauderdale 314
University of Georgia 32,137
University of Guam 2,515
University of Hartford 4,146
University of Hawaii at Hilo 2,160
University of Hawaii at Manoa 15,029
University of Hawaii Maui College 1,700
University of Hawaii-West Oahu 2,519
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis 337
University of Holy Cross 471
University of Houston 38,380
University of Houston-Clear Lake 6,078
University of Houston-Downtown 12,555
University of Idaho 7,747
University of Illinois Chicago 22,170
University of Illinois Springfield 2,263
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 36,258
University of Indianapolis 3,005
University of Iowa 22,264
University of Jamestown 1,041
University of Kansas 21,217
University of Kentucky 24,763
University of La Verne 3,050
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 12,428
University of Louisiana at Monroe 5,022
University of Louisville 14,727
University of Lynchburg 1,577
University of Maine 8,496
University of Maine - Machias -
University of Maine at Augusta 2,659
University of Maine at Farmington 1,140

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).