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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
Victor Valley College 4,210
Victor Valley Community College - Aviation Technology -
Victoria Beauty & Barber College 73
Victoria College 2,351
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology 34
Victory Career College 100
Villa Maria College 603
Villanova University 6,938
Vincennes Beauty College 27
Vincennes University 3,657
Virginia Barber School 7
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing 29
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary 1
Virginia Christian College -
Virginia Commonwealth University 20,753
Virginia Highlands Community College 1,349
Virginia Military Institute 1,527
Virginia Peninsula Community College 3,941
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 30,923
Virginia State University 5,074
Virginia Union University 1,203
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine -
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - Georgia -
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New Jersey -
Virginia University of Lynchburg 125
Virginia Wesleyan University 1,256
Virginia Western Community College 3,898
Visible Music College 79
Vista Adult School 1,426
Viterbo University 1,249
Vogue College of Cosmetology 92
Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen 344
Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio Fredericksburg 90
Vogue College of Cosmetology-Santa Fe 55
Vogue International Academy 8
Volunteer State Community College 5,339
Voorhees University 440
Vski Cosmetology School 31
Wabash College 866
Wade College 252
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy 129
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Lubbock 96
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Oklahoma 29
Wagner College 1,651
Wake Forest University 5,485
Wake Technical Community College 19,675
Walden University 9,136
Waldorf University 1,827
Walla Walla Community College 2,418
Walla Walla University 1,252

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).