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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
Innovate Salon Academy 288
Innovate Salon Academy 174
Innovate Salon Academy 219
Institucion Chaviano de Mayaguez 210
Institute for Business and Technology 765
Institute for Clinical Social Work -
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts -
Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics 7
Institute of Allied Healthcare 60
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development 334
Institute of Beauty Careers 93
Institute of Buddhist Studies -
Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine -
Institute of Culinary Education 553
Institute of Culinary Education 589
Institute of Health Sciences 87
Institute of Medical Careers 845
Institute of Medical Ultrasound 50
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture -
Institute of Technology 1,377
Institute of Technology 267
Institute of World Politics -
Instituto Educativo Premier 290
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama 216
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati 323
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan 179
Integrated Massage Therapy Services 7
Integrity College of Health 225
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs 679
IntelliTec College-Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences -
Intellitec College-Grand Junction 1,077
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla 2,906
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo 2,220
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas 937
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 3,476
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo 1,072
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama 2,393
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro 2,607
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce 2,404
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German 2,569
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Law -
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Optometry -
Interactive College of Technology 65
Interactive College of Technology 86
Interactive College of Technology 55
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee 521
Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville 50
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow 117
Interactive College of Technology-Newport 101
InterAmerican Technical Institute 500

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).