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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
University of Redlands 2,049
University of Rhode Island 13,381
University of Richmond 2,980
University of Rio Grande 1,400
University of Rochester 6,331
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne 1,567
University of Saint Joseph 838
University of Saint Mary 925
University of Saint Mary of the Lake -
University of San Diego 5,671
University of San Francisco 5,287
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 941
University of Scranton 3,554
University of Silicon Valley 455
University of Sioux Falls 1,218
University of South Alabama 8,879
University of South Carolina Aiken 2,962
University of South Carolina Beaufort 2,052
University of South Carolina-Columbia 29,820
University of South Carolina-Lancaster 668
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie 271
University of South Carolina-Sumter 716
University of South Carolina-Union 270
University of South Carolina-Upstate 4,038
University of South Dakota 5,439
University of South Florida 37,207
University of Southern California 20,443
University of Southern Indiana 5,292
University of Southern Maine 4,222
University of Southern Mississippi 10,075
University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts 164
University of St Francis 1,223
University of St Thomas 6,245
University of St Thomas 3,220
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences -
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center -
University of the Cumberlands 6,941
University of the District of Columbia 3,351
University of the Incarnate Word 4,440
University of the Ozarks 767
University of the Pacific 3,204
University of the People 22,688
University of the Potomac-VA Campus 157
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus 809
University of the Southwest 346
University of the Virgin Islands 1,518
University of the Virgin Islands-Albert A. Sheen -
University of the West 32
University of Toledo 9,770
University of Tulsa 2,813

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).