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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
North Central College 2,428
North Central Institute 61
North Central Michigan College 942
North Central Missouri College 1,286
North Central State College 1,273
North Central Texas College 5,863
North Central University 709
North Country Community College 819
North Dakota State College of Science 1,909
North Dakota State University-Main Campus 9,471
North Florida College 793
North Florida Cosmetology Institute 91
North Florida Technical College 84
North Georgia Technical College 1,910
North Greenville University 1,819
North Hennepin Community College 3,451
North Idaho College 2,619
North Iowa Area Community College 1,320
North Park University 1,818
North Seattle College 3,074
North Shore Community College 4,393
North-West College-Anaheim 513
North-West College-Glendale 71
North-West College-Long Beach 652
North-West College-Pomona 381
North-West College-Riverside 717
North-West College-San Diego 636
North-West College-Van Nuys 294
North-West College-West Covina 653
Northampton County Area Community College 7,667
Northampton County Area Community College-Monroe -
Northcentral Technical College 3,257
Northcentral University 60
Northeast Alabama Community College 1,629
Northeast College of Health Sciences 71
Northeast Community College 2,387
Northeast Iowa Community College 1,697
Northeast Lakeview College 6,471
Northeast Mississippi Community College 2,698
Northeast Ohio Medical University -
Northeast State Community College 4,404
Northeast Technical Institute 74
Northeast Technology Center 1,498
Northeast Texas Community College 1,973
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 5,704
Northeastern Illinois University 3,982
Northeastern Junior College 786
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College 1,720
Northeastern Seminary -
Northeastern State University 4,772

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).