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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
Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem 80
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley 176
Empire Beauty School-York 90
Empire State University 7,585
Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education 203
Emporia State University 2,239
Endeavor Health School of Nurse Anesthesia-DePaul University -
Endicott College 3,125
Ensign College 7,568
Enterprise State Community College 1,585
Entourage Institute of Beauty and Esthetics 99
Epic Barber College 62
Epic Bible College & Graduate School 66
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest -
Eric Fisher Academy 161
Erie 1 BOCES 383
Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program 24
Erie Community College 6,099
Erie Institute of Technology Inc 221
Erikson Institute -
Erskine College 766
Erwin Technical College 581
Escondido Adult School 1,476
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico 466
Escuela De Troqueleria Y Herramentaje 69
Escuela Hotelera de San Juan 397
Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad 183
Essex County College 5,855
Esteem Academy of Beauty 56
Estelle Medical Academy 66
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute 141
Estes Institute of Cosmetology Arts and Science 41
Estrella Mountain Community College 4,512
ETI School of Skilled Trades 443
ETI Technical College of Niles 179
Eureka College 522
European Massage Therapy School-Las Vegas 84
European Medical School of Massage 37
Evangel University 1,229
Evangel University-College of Online Learning 240
Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church 89
Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City 51
Evans Hairstyling College-Rexburg 76
Evans Hairstyling College-St George 66
Everett Community College 4,709
Everglades University 2,789
Everglades University - Miami -
Everglades University - Tampa -
Everglades University-Orlando -
Everglades University-Sarasota -

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).