This list of largest United States universities by undergraduate enrollment includes only individual four-year campuses, not four-year universities. Universities can have multiple campuses with a single administration.
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Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2018–19 academic year | ||||
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Ranking | University | Location | Enrollment | Reference(s) |
1 | University of Central Florida [note 1] | Orlando, Florida | 58,913 | [1] |
2 | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | 54,369 | [2] |
3 | Florida International University | Miami, Florida | 48,439 | [3] |
4 | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | 46,820 | [4] |
5 | Arizona State University [note 2] | Tempe, Arizona | 42,844 | [5] |
6 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, Texas | 40,804 | [6] |
7 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | 40,363 | [7] |
8 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan | 39,423 | [8] |
9 | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | 37,526 | [9] |
10 | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Champaign, Illinois and Urbana, Illinois | 33,673 | [10] |
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