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Table 219  Enrollment of the 120 largest degree-granting college and university campuses: Fall 1997

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                Institution                 |State |Rank|trol\1\|Type\2\| ment, ||               Institution                |State |Rank|trol\1\|Type\2\| ment,
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Community College of the Air Force\4\.......|Ala.  |  1 |     1 |     2 |63,717 ||University of Kansas, Main Campus.........|Kans. | 61 |     1 |     1 |25,108
The University of Texas at Austin...........|Tex.  |  2 |     1 |     1 |48,857 ||Texas Tech University.....................|Tex.  | 62 |     1 |     1 |25,022
Miami-Dade Community College................|Fla.  |  3 |     1 |     2 |48,449 ||University of North Texas.................|Tex.  | 63 |     1 |     1 |25,013
Ohio State University, Main Campus..........|Ohio  |  4 |     1 |     1 |48,278 ||University of Illinois at Chicago.........|Ill.  | 64 |     1 |     1 |24,921
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities........|Minn. |  5 |     1 |     1 |45,410 ||California State University, Fullerton....|Calif.| 65 |     1 |     1 |24,906
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Arizona State University, Main Campus.......|Ariz. |  6 |     1 |     1 |44,255 ||University of Massachusetts, Amherst......|Mass. | 66 |     1 |     1 |24,884
Michigan State University...................|Mich. |  7 |     1 |     1 |42,603 ||Central Michigan University...............|Mich. | 67 |     1 |     1 |24,747
University of Florida.......................|Fla.  |  8 |     1 |     1 |41,713 ||Community College of Southern Nevada......|Nev.  | 68 |     1 |     2 |24,728
Texas A&M University........................|Tex.  |  9 |     1 |     1 |41,461 ||University of California, Davis...........|Calif.| 69 |     1 |     1 |24,551
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus..|Pa.   | 10 |     1 |     1 |40,538 ||Valencia Community College................|Fla.  | 70 |     1 |     2 |24,470
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University of Wisconsin, Madison............|Wisc. | 11 |     1 |     1 |39,699 ||U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.......|N.C.  | 71 |     1 |     1 |24,368
Houston Community College System............|Tex.  | 12 |     1 |     2 |38,463 ||Harvard University........................|Mass. | 72 |     2 |     1 |24,328
University of Illinois at Urbana............|Ill.  | 13 |     1 |     1 |38,070 ||Northeastern University...................|Mass. | 73 |     2 |     1 |24,325
Purdue University, Main Campus..............|Ind.  | 14 |     1 |     1 |37,447 ||Georgia State University..................|Ga.   | 74 |     1 |     1 |24,276
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor...........|Mich. | 15 |     1 |     1 |36,995 ||Oakland Community College.................|Mich. | 75 |     1 |     2 |24,223
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New York University.........................|N.Y.  | 16 |     2 |     1 |36,679 ||University of New Mexico, Main Campus.....|N.Mex.| 76 |     1 |     1 |23,956
University of California, Los Angeles.......|Calif.| 17 |     1 |     1 |35,558 ||George Mason University...................|Va.   | 77 |     1 |     1 |23,826
University of Washington....................|Wash. | 18 |     1 |     1 |35,367 ||Mt. San Antonio College...................|Calif.| 78 |     1 |     2 |23,803
Northern Virginia Community College.........|Va.   | 19 |     1 |     2 |35,221 ||Portland Community College................|Oreg. | 79 |     1 |     2 |23,782
Indiana University, Bloomington.............|Ind.  | 20 |     1 |     1 |34,937 ||Salt Lake Community College...............|Utah  | 80 |     1 |     2 |23,590
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Rutgers University, New Brunswick...........|N.J.  | 21 |     1 |     1 |34,420 ||Macomb Community College..................|Mich. | 81 |     1 |     2 |23,574
University of South Florida.................|Fla.  | 22 |     1 |     1 |34,036 ||University of Kentucky....................|Ky.   | 82 |     1 |     1 |23,540
University of Arizona.......................|Ariz. | 23 |     1 |     1 |33,737 ||California State University, Sacramento...|Calif.| 83 |     1 |     1 |23,478
University of Maryland, College Park Campus.|Md.   | 24 |     1 |     1 |32,711 ||SUNY at Buffalo...........................|N.Y.  | 84 |     1 |     1 |23,429
Brigham Young University....................|Utah  | 25 |     2 |     1 |32,161 ||De Anza College...........................|Calif.| 85 |     1 |     2 |23,420
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University of Houston, University Park......|Tex.  | 26 |     1 |     1 |31,602 ||University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus.....|Okla. | 86 |     1 |     1 |23,024
Wayne State University......................|Mich. | 27 |     1 |     1 |30,729 ||Pasadena City College.....................|Calif.| 87 |     1 |     2 |22,990
San Diego State University..................|Calif.| 28 |     1 |     1 |30,593 ||Santa Rosa Junior College.................|Calif.| 88 |     1 |     2 |22,922
Florida State University....................|Fla.  | 29 |     1 |     1 |30,401 ||El Camino College.........................|Calif.| 89 |     1 |     2 |22,856
University of California, Berkeley..........|Calif.| 30 |     1 |     1 |30,290 ||University of Nebraska at Lincoln.........|Nebr. | 90 |     1 |     1 |22,827
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Florida International University............|Fla.  | 31 |     1 |     1 |30,012 ||Eastern Michigan University...............|Mich. | 91 |     1 |     1 |22,730
University of Georgia.......................|Ga.   | 32 |     1 |     1 |29,693 ||Santa Monica College......................|Calif.| 92 |     1 |     2 |22,725
Boston University...........................|Mass. | 33 |     2 |     1 |29,387 ||Virginia Commonwealth University..........|Va.   | 93 |     1 |     1 |22,702
College of Du Page..........................|Ill.  | 34 |     1 |     2 |28,989 ||University of Missouri, Columbia..........|Mo.   | 94 |     1 |     1 |22,552
Louisiana St. U. & A&M & Hebert Laws Center.|La.   | 35 |     1 |     1 |28,686 ||West Virginia University..................|W.Va. | 95 |     1 |     1 |22,238
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University of Central Florida...............|Fla.  | 36 |     1 |     1 |28,685 ||University of Akron, Main Campus..........|Ohio  | 96 |     1 |     1 |22,153
University of Iowa..........................|Iowa  | 37 |     1 |     1 |28,409 ||Northern Illinois University..............|Ill.  | 97 |     1 |     1 |22,082
University of Southern California...........|Calif.| 38 |     2 |     1 |28,382 ||University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee........|Wisc. | 98 |     1 |     1 |21,951
North Carolina State University at Raleigh..|N.C.  | 39 |     1 |     1 |28,281 ||University of Virginia, Main Campus.......|Va.   | 99 |     1 |     1 |21,942
University of Colorado at Boulder...........|Colo. | 40 |     1 |     1 |28,209 ||Southern Illinois University, Carbondale..|Ill.  |100 |     1 |     1 |21,908
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City College of San Francisco...............|Calif.| 41 |     1 |     2 |28,185 ||Mesa Community College....................|Ariz. |101 |     1 |     2 |21,814
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus.......|Ohio  | 42 |     1 |     1 |28,161 ||University of Pennsylvania................|Pa.   |102 |     2 |     1 |21,643
California State University, Long Beach.....|Calif.| 43 |     1 |     1 |27,809 ||Auburn University, Main Campus............|Ala.  |103 |     1 |     1 |21,505
Pima Community College......................|Ariz. | 44 |     1 |     2 |27,761 ||Orange Coast College......................|Calif.|104 |     1 |     2 |21,376
California State University, Northridge.....|Calif.| 45 |     1 |     1 |27,653 ||Riverside Community College...............|Calif.|105 |     1 |     2 |21,306
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Temple University...........................|Pa.   | 46 |     1 |     1 |27,652 ||University of Connecticut.................|Conn. |106 |     1 |     1 |21,249
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. |Va.   | 47 |     1 |     1 |27,208 ||Utah State University.....................|Utah  |107 |     1 |     1 |21,234
Indiana U.-Purdue U. at Indianapolis........|Ind.  | 48 |     1 |     1 |27,036 ||University of Delaware....................|Del.  |108 |     1 |     1 |21,166
San Francisco State University..............|Calif.| 49 |     1 |     1 |26,982 ||Palomar College...........................|Calif.|109 |     1 |     2 |21,072
San Jose State University...................|Calif.| 50 |     1 |     1 |26,897 ||North Harris-Montgomery Community College.|Tex.  |110 |     1 |     2 |21,044
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Broward Community College...................|Fla.  | 51 |     1 |     2 |26,472 ||Kent State University, Main Campus........|Ohio  |111 |     1 |     1 |20,743
Colorado State University...................|Colo. | 52 |     1 |     1 |26,365 ||Saint Petersburg Junior College...........|Fla.  |112 |     1 |     2 |20,696
Western Michigan University.................|Mich. | 53 |     1 |     1 |26,132 ||Southwest Texas State University..........|Tex.  |113 |     1 |     1 |20,652
University of Utah..........................|Utah  | 54 |     1 |     1 |25,889 ||Nassau Community College..................|N.Y.  |114 |     1 |     2 |20,620
Tarrant County Junior College...............|Tex.  | 55 |     1 |     2 |25,856 ||Florida Community College at Jacksonville.|Fla.  |115 |     1 |     2 |20,530
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Austin Community College....................|Tex.  | 56 |     1 |     2 |25,850 ||Illinois State University.................|Ill.  |116 |     1 |     1 |20,331
University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus.......|Pa.   | 57 |     1 |     1 |25,461 ||University of Toledo......................|Ohio  |117 |     1 |     1 |20,307
University of South Carolina at Columbia....|S.C.  | 58 |     1 |     1 |25,447 ||Kansas State U. of Ag. and App. Science...|Kans. |118 |     1 |     1 |20,306
University of Tennessee, Knoxville..........|Tenn. | 59 |     1 |     1 |25,401 ||University of Louisville..................|Ky.   |119 |     1 |     1 |20,283
Iowa State University.......................|Iowa  | 60 |     1 |     1 |25,384 ||Columbia U. in the City of New York.......|N.Y.  |120 |     2 |     1 |20,256
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\1\Publicly controlled institutions are identified by a "1," and private, nonprofit, by a "2."
\2\The types of institutions are identified as follows: "1" for 4-year institutions; and "2" for 2-year institutions.
\3\College and university campuses ranked by fall 1997 enrollment data.
\4\Estimated.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment, 1997" survey. (This table was prepared August 1999.)


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