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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
Campbell University 2,680
Campbellsville University 2,840
Canada College 5,175
Canadian Valley Technology Center 614
Canisius University 1,685
Cankdeska Cikana Community College 222
Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago 64
Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa Park 51
Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education 88
Cape Cod Community College 2,911
Cape Coral Technical College 278
Cape Fear Community College 9,764
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center 159
Capella University 18,364
Capilo School of Hair Design 156
Capital Area Career Center 161
Capital Health School of Nursing 66
Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology 16
Capital University 1,585
Capitol Beauty School 161
Capitol Technology University 315
Capri Beauty College 33
Capri Beauty College 75
Capri College-Cedar Rapids 129
Capri College-Davenport 135
Capri College-Dubuque 165
Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers 285
Capstone College 148
Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound 56
Care Hope College -
Career Academy of Beauty 219
Career Academy of Hair Design 245
Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith -
Career Academy of Hair Design-Fayetteville -
Career Academy of Hair Design-Rogers -
Career Academy of Hair Design-Siloam Springs -
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County 237
Career Care Institute 620
Career Center of Southern Illinois 36
Career Development Institute Inc 172
Career Networks Institute 1,133
Career School of NY 112
Career Schools of Texas 518
Career Schools of Texas - Branch Campus #1 -
Career Schools of Texas - Branch Campus #2 -
Career Schools of Texas - Branch Campus #5 -
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County 113
Careers Unlimited 118
Caribbean Aviation Training Institute Inc 191
Caribbean Forensic and Technical College 381

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).