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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
Dental Assistant Pro-Lebanon 20
Denver College of Nursing 757
Denver College of Nursing-Houston 135
Denver Seminary -
Denver Seminary - Washington DC -
DePaul University 14,090
DePauw University 1,905
Derech Hachaim Seminary 300
Des Moines Area Community College 10,446
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center -
DeSales University 2,128
Design Institute of San Diego 77
Design's School of Cosmetology 73
Designer Barber & Stylist School 95
Designer Barber & Stylist School - -
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver 124
DeVry College of New York 86
DeVry University-Arizona 6
DeVry University-California 2,378
DeVry University-Florida 109
DeVry University-Georgia 516
DeVry University-Illinois 27,825
DeVry University-Nevada 1
DeVry University-New Jersey 62
DeVry University-Ohio 210
DeVry University-Texas 8
DeVry University-Virginia 13
Dewey University-Carolina 292
Dewey University-Hato Rey 244
Dewey University-Juana Diaz 263
Dewey University-Manati 221
Diablo Valley College 15,358
Diamond Beauty College 67
Diamonds College 51
Dickinson College 2,273
Dickinson State University 1,090
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge 282
Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport 191
DigiPen Institute of Technology 995
Digital Media Institute 7
DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology 21
Dillard University 1,063
Diman Regional Technical Institute 17
Dine College 1,375
Divers Institute of Technology 198
Diverse Media Institute 8
Diversified Vocational College 264
Divine Mercy University -
Divine Word College 64
Dixie Technical College 1,144

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).