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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
Marymount Manhattan College 1,577
Marymount University 1,810
Maryville College 1,005
Maryville University of Saint Louis 5,658
Marywood University 1,784
Massachusetts Bay Community College 3,837
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 1,831
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 713
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 3,451
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4,535
Massachusetts Maritime Academy 1,395
Massachusetts School of Barbering 44
Massachusetts School of Law -
Massage Institute of Memphis 29
Massasoit Community College 4,235
Mauna Loa Helicopters 12
Mayfield College 292
Mayland Community College 362
Maynard A. Traviss Technical College - Central Florida Aerospace Academy -
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 309
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona -
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona -
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Florida -
Maysville Community and Technical College 2,284
Mayville State University 733
McAllen Careers Institute 129
McCormick Theological Seminary -
McDaniel College 1,617
McDowell Technical Community College 608
McHenry County College 4,691
MCI Institute of NJ 150
McKendree University 1,752
McLennan Community College 5,668
McMurry University 1,176
McNeese State University 5,005
McPherson College 872
MCVSD 67
MDT College of Health Sciences 575
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College -
Mech-Tech College 2,302
Mechon L'hoyroa 122
Med College 455
MediaTech Institute-Dallas 199
Medical Allied Career Center 48
Medical Career & Technical College 235
Medical Career College of Northern California 14
Medical College of Wisconsin -
Medical Institute of Palm Beach 356
Medical Solutions Academy 108
Medical University of South Carolina 303

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).