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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
Northeastern Technical College 921
Northeastern University 17,326
Northeastern University Oakland 464
Northeastern University Professional Programs 1,802
Northern Arizona University 22,903
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary -
Northern Career Institute 150
Northern Essex Community College 3,685
Northern Illinois University 11,301
Northern Institute of Cosmetology 57
Northern Kentucky University 8,246
Northern Maine Community College 638
Northern Marianas College 1,225
Northern Michigan University 6,556
Northern New Mexico College 926
Northern Oklahoma College 1,941
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College 75
Northern State University 1,273
Northern Technical College 8
Northern Tier Career Center 50
Northern Virginia Community College 33,048
Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage 101
Northern Wyoming Community College District 1,610
Northland Community and Technical College 1,554
Northland Community and Technical College - Aerospace -
Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand Forks -
Northland Pioneer College 1,010
Northpoint Bible College 86
Northpoint College -
Northshore Technical Community College 2,505
NorthWest Arkansas Community College 4,953
Northwest Career College 2,937
Northwest College 890
Northwest College of Art & Design 139
Northwest College-Beaverton 37
Northwest College-Clackamas 35
Northwest College-Eugene 139
Northwest College-Medford 95
Northwest College-Tualatin 35
Northwest Educational Center 305
Northwest Educational Center-Construction Technology -
Northwest Florida State College 3,010
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center 50
Northwest Indian College 629
Northwest Iowa Community College 864
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College 866
Northwest Mississippi Community College 5,452
Northwest Missouri State University 4,378
Northwest Nazarene University 1,024
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building 50

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).