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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
Moravian University 1,949
More Tech Institute 102
Morehead State University 4,578
Morehouse College 2,844
Morehouse School of Medicine -
Moreno Valley College 9,346
Morgan Community College 634
Morgan State University 9,019
Morgantown Beauty College Inc 68
Morningside University 1,163
Morris Brown College 432
Morris College 383
Morris County Vocational School District 36
Morrison Institute of Technology 59
Morton College 2,640
Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel 679
Mosley School of Cosmetology 62
Motion Picture Institute 53
Motlow State Community College 3,962
Motoring Technical Training Institute 312
MotoRing Technical Training Institute 124
Mott Community College 5,251
Mount Aloysius College 1,094
Mount Angel Seminary 38
Mount Carmel College of Nursing 532
Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield -
Mount Holyoke College 2,169
Mount Marty University 697
Mount Mary University 631
Mount Mercy University 1,107
Mount Saint Mary College 1,148
Mount Saint Mary's University 1,719
Mount Saint Mary's University - Doheny Campus -
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing 311
Mount St. Joseph University 1,129
Mount St. Mary's University 1,768
Mount Vernon Nazarene University 1,358
Mount Wachusett Community College 3,059
Mountain Empire Community College 1,282
Mountain Gateway Community College 425
Mountain State School of Massage 32
Mountainland Technical College 2,774
Mountwest Community and Technical College 1,160
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design 20
Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture 52
Mt Hood Community College 3,856
Mt San Antonio College 26,140
Mt San Jacinto Community College District 15,259
MT Training Center - Humble -
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD 172

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).