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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
Herzing University-New Orleans 346
Herzing University-Orlando 714
Herzing University-Tampa 251
Hesston College 372
High Alternative Education 7
High Desert Medical College 2,245
High Desert Medical College - Bakerfield -
High Desert Medical College - Temecula -
High Plains Technology Center 72
High Point University 5,129
High Tech High Graduate School of Education -
Highland Community College 931
Highland Community College 1,279
Highlands College of Montana Tech 342
Highline College 3,838
Hilbert College 921
Hill College 2,253
Hillsborough College 21,472
Hillsdale Beauty College 26
Hillsdale College 1,573
Hilltop Beauty School 77
Hinds Community College 6,397
Hinton Barber and Beauty College 50
Hiram College 777
HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership -
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology 356
Hobart William Smith Colleges 1,786
Hobe Sound Bible College 112
Hocking College 1,311
Hofstra University 6,488
Hogan Institute of Cosmetology and Esthetics 69
Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences 146
Holistic Massage Training Institute 36
Hollins University 665
Hollywood Cultural College 38
Hollywood Institute 215
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers 218
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry 273
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach 239
Holmes Community College 3,958
Holy Apostles College and Seminary 216
Holy Cross College 639
Holy Family University 2,464
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing 178
Holyoke Community College 3,591
Homestead Schools 157
Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa 32
Hondros College of Nursing 3,857
Honolulu Community College 1,897
Hood College 1,194

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).