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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
Maine Maritime Academy 942
Maine Media College 3
MAK Beauty Institute 11
Makana Esthetics Wellness Academy 50
Malone University 798
Manatee Technical College 1,486
Manchester Community College 1,587
Manchester University 936
Mandalyn Academy 55
Mandl School-The College of Allied Health 497
Manhattan Area Technical College 342
Manhattan Christian College 146
Manhattan School of Computer Technology 1,002
Manhattan School of Music 539
Manhattan University 2,744
Manhattanville University 1,362
Manna University 183
Manor College 443
Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design 8
Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan 13
Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Victoria 18
Maplewood Area Joint Vocational School -
Maranatha Baptist University 541
Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Medical Center 51
Maria College of Albany 656
Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus 150
Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus 90
Marian University 2,266
Marian University 1,010
Marian University-Ancilla 226
Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute 108
Marietta College 952
Marine Trades Institute 26
Marion Military Institute 329
Marion S Whelan School of Nursing of Geneva General Hospital 14
Marion Technical College 463
Marion Technical College 1,475
Marist University 5,182
Marketti Academy of Cosmetology 45
Marquette University 7,660
Mars Hill University 1,044
Marshall B Ketchum University -
Marshall University 7,266
Marshalltown Community College 788
Martin Community College 313
Martin Luther College 725
Martinsburg College 2,491
Mary Baldwin University 1,090
Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex 35
Maryland Institute College of Art 1,189

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).