The 100 Largest Colleges in America
Here’s our list of the 100 largest colleges in America, based on the number of full-time undergraduate students.
Rank | College Name | Number of Full-Time Undergraduates | Niche Overall Grade | Location | Acceptance Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank
1
|
College Name
Western Governors University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
54,735
|
Niche Overall Grade
C+
|
Location
Salt Lake City, UT
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
Rank
2
|
College Name
Texas A&M University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
43,531
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
College Station, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
66.64%
|
Rank
3
|
College Name
Ohio State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
41,117
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Columbus, OH
|
Acceptance Rate
49.38%
|
Rank
4
|
College Name
Penn State
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
39,520
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
State College, PA
|
Acceptance Rate
51.32%
|
Rank
5
|
College Name
Arizona State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
38,212
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Tempe, AZ
|
Acceptance Rate
82.91%
|
Rank
6
|
College Name
University of Central Florida
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
37,661
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Orlando, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
48.57%
|
Rank
7
|
College Name
Ashford University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
37,066
|
Niche Overall Grade
C-
|
Location
San Diego, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
Rank
8
|
College Name
University of Texas - Austin
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
36,565
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Austin, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
39.24%
|
Rank
9
|
College Name
Michigan State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
35,645
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
East Lansing, MI
|
Acceptance Rate
66.28%
|
Rank
10
|
College Name
Rutgers University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
33,392
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
New Brunswick, NJ
|
Acceptance Rate
58.45%
|
Rank
11
|
College Name
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
31,989
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Champaign, IL
|
Acceptance Rate
65.56%
|
Rank
12
|
College Name
Indiana University - Bloomington
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
31,728
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Bloomington, IN
|
Acceptance Rate
77.99%
|
Rank
13
|
College Name
California State University - Northridge
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
30,281
|
Niche Overall Grade
B
|
Location
Los Angeles, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
45.6%
|
Rank
14
|
College Name
University of Florida
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
30,168
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Gainesville, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
47.54%
|
Rank
15
|
College Name
University of Arizona
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
29,597
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Tucson, AZ
|
Acceptance Rate
76.43%
|
Rank
16
|
College Name
Florida State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
29,185
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Tallahassee, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
55.9%
|
Rank
17
|
College Name
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
29,168
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Minneapolis, MN
|
Acceptance Rate
44.58%
|
Rank
18
|
College Name
University of California - Los Angeles
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
29,004
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Los Angeles, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
17.28%
|
Rank
19
|
College Name
Iowa State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
28,771
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Ames, IA
|
Acceptance Rate
87.15%
|
Rank
20
|
College Name
University of Alabama
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
28,689
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Tuscaloosa, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
53.59%
|
Rank
21
|
College Name
Purdue University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
28,682
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
West Lafayette, IN
|
Acceptance Rate
58.97%
|
Rank
22
|
College Name
University of Wisconsin
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
28,555
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Madison, WI
|
Acceptance Rate
57.61%
|
Rank
23
|
College Name
University of Washington
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
28,377
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Seattle, WA
|
Acceptance Rate
53.33%
|
Rank
24
|
College Name
California State University - Long Beach
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
27,829
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Long Beach, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
33.82%
|
Rank
25
|
College Name
Liberty University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
27,671
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
Lynchburg, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
21.56%
|
Rank
26
|
College Name
University of California - Davis
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
27,453
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Davis, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
37.95%
|
Rank
27
|
College Name
Texas State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
27,369
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
San Marcos, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
70.84%
|
Rank
28
|
College Name
Brigham Young University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
27,339
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Provo, UT
|
Acceptance Rate
48.05%
|
Rank
29
|
College Name
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
27,258
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Ann Arbor, MI
|
Acceptance Rate
26.28%
|
Rank
30
|
College Name
California State University - Fullerton
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
27,105
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
Fullerton, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
41.86%
|
Rank
31
|
College Name
University of California - Berkeley
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
26,622
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Berkeley, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
16.88%
|
Rank
32
|
College Name
Texas Tech University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
26,121
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Lubbock, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
63.06%
|
Rank
33
|
College Name
University of Missouri
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
26,027
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Columbia, MO
|
Acceptance Rate
78.13%
|
Rank
34
|
College Name
San Diego State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
26,010
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
San Diego, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
34.41%
|
Rank
35
|
College Name
University of California - San Diego
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
25,922
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
San Diego, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
33.74%
|
Rank
36
|
College Name
University of Georgia
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
25,906
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Athens, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
52.88%
|
Rank
37
|
College Name
Florida International University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
25,638
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Miami, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
50.4%
|
Rank
38
|
College Name
Ivy Tech Community College - Central Indiana
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
25,614
|
Niche Overall Grade
C+
|
Location
Indianapolis, IN
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
Rank
39
|
College Name
University of Maryland - College Park
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
25,410
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
College Park, MD
|
Acceptance Rate
44.88%
|
Rank
40
|
College Name
Temple University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
25,318
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Philadelphia, PA
|
Acceptance Rate
55.68%
|
Rank
41
|
College Name
University of Colorado - Boulder
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
25,059
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Boulder, CO
|
Acceptance Rate
79.62%
|
Rank
42
|
College Name
University of North Texas
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
24,918
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Denton, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
70.15%
|
Rank
43
|
College Name
University of Houston
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
24,912
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Houston, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
59.72%
|
Rank
44
|
College Name
University of California - Irvine
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
24,854
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Irvine, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
38.68%
|
Rank
45
|
College Name
Virginia Tech
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
24,841
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Blacksburg, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
73.41%
|
Rank
46
|
College Name
Miami Dade College
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
24,716
|
Niche Overall Grade
C
|
Location
Miami, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
Rank
47
|
College Name
New York University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
24,480
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
New York City, NY
|
Acceptance Rate
32.07%
|
Rank
48
|
College Name
University of South Florida
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
24,088
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Tampa, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
44.64%
|
Rank
49
|
College Name
University of South Carolina
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
23,613
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Columbia, SC
|
Acceptance Rate
64.53%
|
Rank
50
|
College Name
Louisiana State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
23,602
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
|
Acceptance Rate
77.34%
|
Rank
51
|
College Name
San Francisco State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
22,206
|
Niche Overall Grade
B-
|
Location
San Francisco, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
67.88%
|
Rank
52
|
College Name
California State University - Sacramento
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
22,165
|
Niche Overall Grade
B
|
Location
Sacramento, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
67.25%
|
Rank
53
|
College Name
San Jose State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
21,638
|
Niche Overall Grade
B-
|
Location
San Jose, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
55.22%
|
Rank
54
|
College Name
Northern Arizona University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
21,494
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
Flagstaff, AZ
|
Acceptance Rate
78%
|
Rank
55
|
College Name
Washington State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
21,384
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Pullman, WA
|
Acceptance Rate
79.64%
|
Rank
56
|
College Name
University of Kentucky
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
21,199
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Lexington, KY
|
Acceptance Rate
89.11%
|
Rank
57
|
College Name
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
21,098
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Amherst, MA
|
Acceptance Rate
58.32%
|
Rank
58
|
College Name
North Carolina State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
21,023
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Raleigh, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
50.43%
|
Rank
59
|
College Name
University of Cincinnati
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
21,017
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Cincinnati, OH
|
Acceptance Rate
85.58%
|
Rank
60
|
College Name
Montclair State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
21,000
|
Niche Overall Grade
B
|
Location
Montclair Township, NJ
|
Acceptance Rate
70.07%
|
Rank
61
|
College Name
Colorado State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
20,769
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Fort Collins, CO
|
Acceptance Rate
80.82%
|
Rank
62
|
College Name
University of Tennessee
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
20,569
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Knoxville, TN
|
Acceptance Rate
76.3%
|
Rank
63
|
College Name
West Virginia University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
20,532
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Morgantown, WV
|
Acceptance Rate
85.81%
|
Rank
64
|
College Name
California State University - Los Angeles
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
20,380
|
Niche Overall Grade
B-
|
Location
Los Angeles, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
68.13%
|
Rank
65
|
College Name
University of California - Santa Barbara
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
20,243
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Santa Barbara, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
32.64%
|
Rank
66
|
College Name
University of Texas - San Antonio
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
20,234
|
Niche Overall Grade
B
|
Location
San Antonio, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
77.95%
|
Rank
67
|
College Name
Southern New Hampshire University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
20,193
|
Niche Overall Grade
B
|
Location
Manchester, NH
|
Acceptance Rate
84%
|
Rank
68
|
College Name
Virginia Commonwealth University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
20,137
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
Richmond, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
78.95%
|
Rank
69
|
College Name
University of Iowa
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
19,911
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Iowa City, IA
|
Acceptance Rate
80.74%
|
Rank
70
|
College Name
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
19,765
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
Charlotte, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
63.31%
|
Rank
71
|
College Name
Auburn University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
19,738
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Auburn, AL
|
Acceptance Rate
77.66%
|
Rank
72
|
College Name
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
19,615
|
Niche Overall Grade
B
|
Location
Pomona, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
39.31%
|
Rank
73
|
College Name
University of Arkansas
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
19,607
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Fayetteville, AR
|
Acceptance Rate
60.06%
|
Rank
74
|
College Name
Grand Valley State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
19,376
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
Allendale, MI
|
Acceptance Rate
81.14%
|
Rank
75
|
College Name
East Carolina University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
19,336
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
Greenville, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
69.04%
|
Rank
76
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
19,318
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
San Luis Obispo, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
31.29%
|
|
Rank
77
|
College Name
Kent State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
19,207
|
Niche Overall Grade
B
|
Location
Kent, OH
|
Acceptance Rate
84.76%
|
Rank
78
|
College Name
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,817
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Lincoln, NE
|
Acceptance Rate
76.36%
|
Rank
79
|
College Name
Georgia State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,813
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
Atlanta, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
56.65%
|
Rank
80
|
College Name
Lone Star College System
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,683
|
Niche Overall Grade
B-
|
Location
The Woodlands, TX
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
Rank
81
|
College Name
California State University - Fresno
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,671
|
Niche Overall Grade
B
|
Location
Fresno, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
52.19%
|
Rank
82
|
College Name
University of Oregon
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,630
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Eugene, OR
|
Acceptance Rate
74.22%
|
Rank
83
|
College Name
Oregon State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,493
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Corvallis, OR
|
Acceptance Rate
78.36%
|
Rank
84
|
College Name
University at Buffalo, SUNY
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,452
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Buffalo, NY
|
Acceptance Rate
59.99%
|
Rank
85
|
College Name
Northern Virginia Community College
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,435
|
Niche Overall Grade
C+
|
Location
Annandale, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
Rank
86
|
College Name
James Madison University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,433
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Harrisonburg, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
72.57%
|
Rank
87
|
College Name
George Mason University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,430
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Fairfax, VA
|
Acceptance Rate
68.87%
|
Rank
88
|
College Name
Oklahoma State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,347
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Stillwater, OK
|
Acceptance Rate
75.13%
|
Rank
89
|
College Name
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,316
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
Milwaukee, WI
|
Acceptance Rate
85.78%
|
Rank
90
|
College Name
University of California - Riverside
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,279
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Riverside, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
55.6%
|
Rank
91
|
College Name
University of Southern California
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,208
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Los Angeles, CA
|
Acceptance Rate
16.6%
|
Rank
92
|
College Name
University of Oklahoma
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,133
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Norman, OK
|
Acceptance Rate
77.64%
|
Rank
93
|
College Name
University of Connecticut
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,131
|
Niche Overall Grade
A-
|
Location
Storrs, CT
|
Acceptance Rate
53.17%
|
Rank
94
|
College Name
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
18,074
|
Niche Overall Grade
B-
|
Location
New York City, NY
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
Rank
95
|
College Name
Kansas State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
17,935
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Manhattan, KS
|
Acceptance Rate
94.92%
|
Rank
96
|
College Name
Full Sail University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
17,890
|
Niche Overall Grade
B
|
Location
Winter Park, FL
|
Acceptance Rate
100%
|
Rank
97
|
College Name
University of Pittsburgh
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
17,887
|
Niche Overall Grade
A
|
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
|
Acceptance Rate
53.89%
|
Rank
98
|
College Name
Kennesaw State University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
17,732
|
Niche Overall Grade
B
|
Location
Kennesaw, GA
|
Acceptance Rate
53.4481%
|
Rank
99
|
College Name
Central Michigan University
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
17,669
|
Niche Overall Grade
B+
|
Location
Mount Pleasant, MI
|
Acceptance Rate
68.75%
|
Rank
100
|
College Name
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
|
Number of Full-Time Undergraduates
17,645
|
Niche Overall Grade
A+
|
Location
Chapel Hill, NC
|
Acceptance Rate
30.54%
|
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As a first generation college student, I had very little guidance when it came to the college application process. I didn’t even think I had a chance at getting accepted into an out of state college, much less being able to afford the tuition and dorm costs of one.