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Largest Universities

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions.

50 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate Enrollment
1 Southern New Hampshire University
Private Non-Profit NH ROI
$16,450 $41,945 43% 156,755
2 Western Governors University
Private Non-Profit UT ROI
$8,300 $69,572 51% 135,822
3 University of Phoenix-Arizona
Private For-Profit AZ ROI
$9,552 $35,359 19% 76,996
4 Grand Canyon University
Private For-Profit AZ ROI
$17,450 $47,280 44% 68,619
5 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Public AZ ROI
$12,051 $52,843 67% 64,398
6 Texas A&M University-College Station
Public TX ROI
$13,099 $59,386 84% 59,099
7 University of Central Florida
Public FL ROI
$6,368 $47,137 75% 59,095
8 Liberty University
Private Non-Profit VA ROI
$21,222 $39,707 65% 50,059
9 Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Public AZ ROI
$0 $52,843 27% 49,000
10 University of Maryland Global Campus
Public MD ROI
$7,992 $58,051 24% 48,238
11 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Public OH ROI
$12,859 $51,438 88% 44,617
12 The University of Texas at Austin
Public TX ROI
$11,678 $60,896 88% 42,100
13 Brigham Young University-Idaho
Private Non-Profit ID ROI
$4,656 $40,447 55% 42,090
14 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Public PA ROI
$20,234 $55,620 84% 41,862
15 University of Arizona
Public AZ ROI
$13,626 $47,665 67% 40,769
16 Michigan State University
Public MI ROI
$15,988 $55,084 82% 40,243
17 Purdue University-Main Campus
Public IN ROI
$9,992 $60,838 83% 39,637
18 Kennesaw State University
Public GA ROI
$5,786 $47,863 47% 39,503
19 American Public University System
Private For-Profit WV ROI
$8,400 $32,917 54% 38,976
20 Florida International University
Public FL ROI
$6,565 $47,768 71% 38,761
21 University of Houston
Public TX ROI
$9,711 $52,768 64% 37,175
22 California State University-Fullerton
Public CA ROI
$7,073 $48,558 69% 36,956
23 Indiana University-Bloomington
Public IN ROI
$11,790 $53,417 81% 36,571
24 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Public NJ ROI
$17,239 $61,263 85% 36,357
25 University of South Florida
Public FL ROI
$6,410 $48,328 74% 36,299
26 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Public WI ROI
$11,205 $61,275 89% 35,665
27 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Public IL ROI
$16,004 $64,802 85% 34,623
28 Texas State University
Public TX ROI
$11,450 $46,716 56% 34,547
29 California State University-Long Beach
Public CA ROI
$7,008 $50,062 71% 34,131
30 University of Florida
Public FL ROI
$6,381 $56,398 91% 34,102
31 University of California-San Diego
Public CA ROI
$15,265 $65,669 88% 33,787
32 University of North Texas
Public TX ROI
$11,164 $46,304 59% 33,680
33 San Diego State University
Public CA ROI
$8,290 $52,620 78% 33,654
34 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Public MI ROI
$17,228 $73,762 93% 33,488
35 University of California-Berkeley
Public CA ROI
$14,850 $74,919 94% 33,073
36 University of California-Los Angeles
Public CA ROI
$13,747 $59,063 93% 33,040
37 Texas Tech University
Public TX ROI
$11,852 $52,588 67% 32,446
38 California State University-Northridge
Public CA ROI
$7,095 $44,372 56% 32,357
39 The University of Alabama
Public AL ROI
$11,900 $52,233 73% 32,323
40 Brigham Young University
Private Non-Profit UT ROI
$6,496 $58,450 80% 32,221
41 Florida State University
Public FL ROI
$5,656 $49,814 84% 31,812
42 University of California-Davis
Public CA ROI
$15,247 $58,461 86% 31,777
43 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Public WA ROI
$12,643 $62,979 84% 31,588
44 University of Colorado Boulder
Public CO ROI
$16,430 $54,939 75% 31,578
45 University of Georgia
Public GA ROI
$11,180 $57,565 88% 31,310
46 The University of Texas at Arlington
Public TX ROI
$11,728 $60,902 55% 30,834
47 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Public MN ROI
$16,488 $57,984 85% 30,469
48 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Public VA ROI
$15,478 $67,377 86% 30,435
49 University of Maryland-College Park
Public MD ROI
$11,505 $67,785 89% 30,246
50 The University of Texas at San Antonio
Public TX ROI
$8,991 $46,340 52% 29,675

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by largest metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

The top Largest university is Southern New Hampshire University, followed by Western Governors University. Rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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