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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
Kenny's Academy of Barbering 178
Kenrick Glennon Seminary -
Kent State University at Ashtabula 1,290
Kent State University at East Liverpool 797
Kent State University at Geauga 1,601
Kent State University at Kent 19,320
Kent State University at Salem 1,164
Kent State University at Stark 2,692
Kent State University at Trumbull 1,629
Kent State University at Tuscarawas 1,654
Kentucky Christian University 429
Kentucky Horseshoeing School 31
Kentucky Mountain Bible College 69
Kentucky State University 1,309
Kentucky Welding Institute 143
Kentucky Wesleyan College 842
Kenyon College 1,732
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud 57
Kettering College 549
Kettering College - Ollie Davis Medical Arts and Education Center -
Kettering University 1,205
Keuka College 966
Keune Academy by 124 117
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College 139
Keystone College 771
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester 540
Kilgore College 3,215
King University 908
King's College 1,484
Kino College 64
Kirksville Area Technical Center 22
Kirkwood Community College 7,591
Kirtland Community College 1,023
Kishwaukee College 1,936
Klamath Community College 1,130
Knox College 1,127
Knox County Career Center 126
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 6,180
Kuyper College 145
L Makeup Institute 73
L'esprit Academy 266
L'esprit Academy - Southfield -
La Belle Beauty Academy 106
La Belle Beauty School 63
La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology 56
La James International College-Cedar Falls 54
La James International College-Davenport 127
La James International College-Ft Dodge 22
La James International College-Johnston 141
La Roche University 751

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).