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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
Chattahoochee Technical College 8,727
Chattahoochee Valley Community College 1,110
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers 252
Chattanooga State Community College 5,284
Cheeks Beauty Academy 46
Cheeks Beauty Academy 47
Chemeketa Community College 6,610
Chesapeake College 1,320
Chester Career College 79
Chester County Intermediate Unit 82
Chestnut Hill College 815
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 617
CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology 29
Chicago College of Oriental Medicine -
Chicago Professional Center 95
Chicago State University 1,384
Chicago Theological Seminary -
Chief Dull Knife College 183
Chipola College 1,312
Chippewa Valley Technical College 4,272
Chisholm Trail Technology Center 34
Choffin Career and Technical Center 50
Chowan University 603
Chris Beauty College 73
Christ Mission College 32
Christian Brothers University 905
Christian Culinary Academy 22
Christian Theological Seminary -
Christina and Company Education Center 44
Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & Makeup 641
Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology 353
Christopher Newport University 4,365
Chrysm Institute of Esthetics (The) - Hampton -
Church Divinity School of the Pacific -
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science 107
Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design 48
Cincinnati School of Medical Massage -
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College 5,667
Cinta Aveda Institute 117
Cinta Aveda Institute - San Jose -
Circle in the Square Theatre School 39
Circle of Love Academy -
Cisco College 1,620
Citadel Military College of South Carolina 2,705
Citizens School of Nursing 152
Citrus College 8,286
Citrus Heights Beauty College 114
City College Montana State University Billings -
City College of San Francisco 17,348
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College 4,207

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).