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Question:
Which colleges have the highest enrollment?

Response:
In 2005, the five colleges with the highest enrollment were: University of Phoenix, Online Campus with 117,309 students, Miami-Dade College with 54,169 students; Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus with 51,612; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with 51,175; and Western International University with 50,663.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2008). Digest of Education Statistics, 2007 (NCES 2008-022), Chapter 3.

*Enrollment of the 20 largest degree-granting college and university campuses: Fall 2005*
Institution	State	Rank¹	Total enrollment
University of Phoenix, Online Campus	Arizona	1	117,309
Miami-Dade College	Florida	2	54,169
Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	Arizona	3	51,612
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Minnesota	4	51,175
Western International University	Arizona	5	50,663
Ohio State University, Main Campus	Ohio	6	50,504
University of Texas at Austin	Texas	7	49,696
University of Florida	Florida	8	49,693
Michigan State University	Michigan	9	45,166
Texas A&M University	Texas	10	44,910
University of Central Florida	Florida	11	44,856
City College of San Francisco	California	12	43,255
University of South Florida	Florida	13	42,660
University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign	Illinois	14	41,938
University of Wisconsin, Madison	Wisconsin	15	40,793
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus	Pennsylvania	16	40,709
Purdue University, Main Campus	Indiana	17	40,151
New York University	New York	18	40,004
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Michigan	19	39,993
North Harris Montgomery Community College District	Texas	20	39,949

¹Colleges and university campuses ranked by fall 2005 enrollment data.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2008). Digest of Education Statistics, 2007 (NCES 2008-022), Table 225.

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