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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
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center 90
Doane University 978
Dodge City Community College 1,106
Dolce The Academy 44
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology -
Dominican University 2,561
Dominican University New York 1,105
Dominican University of California 1,114
Don Roberts School of Hair Design 25
Dongguk University Los Angeles -
Donnelly College 395
Dooby Shop School of Cosmetology -
Doral College 272
Dordt University 1,597
Dorsey College 643
Dorsey College-Dearborn 430
Dorsey College-Grand Rapids 82
Dorsey College-Roseville 437
Dorsey College-Saginaw 183
Dorsey College-Wayne 196
Dorsey College-Woodhaven 223
Dorsey School of Beauty 164
Douglas Education Center 178
Douglas J Aveda Institute 777
Downey Adult School 875
Dr. Ida Rolf Institute 12
Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine -
Drake University 2,543
Drew University 1,533
Drexel University 13,233
Drury University 1,383
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies 632
DSDT 132
Duke University 6,442
Dunwoody College of Technology 1,533
Duquesne University 5,350
Durant Institute of Hair Design 41
Durham Technical Community College 3,890
Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program 81
Dutchess Community College 3,824
DuVall's School of Cosmetology 65
Dyersburg State Community College 2,103
Dymond Designs Beauty School 28
Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College 31
Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus 594
Eagle Gate College-Layton 226
Eagle Gate College-Murray 351
Earlham College 670
East Carolina University 19,896
East Central College 1,639

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).