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Find a school by name, sector, or size across 6,243 College Scorecard profiles.

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
Alverno College 631
Alvin Community College 3,342
Amarillo College 7,399
Amberton University 114
Ambria College of Nursing 123
America Evangelical University 73
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service 270
American Academy of Cosmetology 122
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York 187
American Academy of Health and Wellness -
American Advanced Technicians Institute 23
American Baptist College 46
American Barber and Beauty Academy 104
American Beauty and Trade School 83
American Beauty College 334
American Beauty School 113
American Career College-Anaheim 1,644
American Career College-Los Angeles 2,168
American Career College-Ontario 2,242
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med -
American College of Barbering 84
American College of Barbering - Florence -
American College of Education 359
American College of Financial Services 5,144
American College of Healthcare and Technology 272
American College of Healthcare and Technology 125
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana 51
American College of Healthcare Sciences 759
American College of the Building Arts 155
American Educational College 168
American Film Institute Conservatory -
American Hair Academy 25
American Institute -
American Institute of Alternative Medicine 231
American Institute of Beauty 151
American Institute of Healthcare & Technology 100
American Institute of Massage Therapy 19
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education 450
American Institute-Cherry Hill 390
American Institute-Clifton 778
American Institute-Somerset 364
American Institute-Toms River 484
American Institute-West Hartford 402
American InterContinental University System 7,111
American InterContinental University-Atlanta 734
American InterContinental University-Houston 94
American International College 1,017
American Islamic College 16
American Jewish University 60
American Medical Academy 412

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).