List of United States public university campuses by enrollment
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This list of largest United States public university campuses by enrollment includes only individual four-year campuses, not four-year universities. Universities can have multiple campuses with a single administration.
What this list includes:
On-campus and in-person based class enrollment.
Enrollment is the sum of the headcount of undergraduate and graduate students.
Enrollment is counted by the 21st-day headcount, as provided to the United States Department of Education (USDoE) under the Common Data Set program.
Campuses that have small secondary physical locations (<10% total enrollment) that are not reported separately to the USDoE (for extended education, outreach, etc.) are indicated with a footnote.
What this list does not include:
University systems, or universities that have multiple physical campuses.
Universities that are primarily online/remote.
Not all enrollment counts are directly comparable. Universities have changed how they classify and report data.
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