The top city with the largest student population in the U.S. is New York, NY with 746,390 students enrolled across 200 colleges. It also icludes nearby cities based on CBSA metropolitan area definition. New York is the largest city in terms of both total student population and number of schools in the U.S..
Other top cities in the U.S. include
- Los Angeles, CA (122 colleges, 725,019 students). The largest college in Los Angeles is University of California-Los Angeles with 47,335 students.
- Phoenix, AZ (34 colleges, 511,261 students). The top college in Phoenix is Grand Canyon University with 113,257 students.
- Dallas, TX (43 colleges, 330,339 students). The most prominent college in Dallas is Dallas College with 69,749 students.
- Washington, DC (45 colleges, 329,652 students). The top college in Washington is University of Maryland Global Campus with 63,012 students.
- Chicago, IL (67 colleges, 319,221 students). The biggest institution in Chicago is University of Illinois Chicago with 33,906 students.
- Boston, MA (57 colleges, 311,151 students). The top college in Boston is Boston University with 37,737 students.
- Houston, TX (32 colleges, 304,297 students). The top college in Houston is Lone Star College System with 73,077 students.
- Miami, FL (45 colleges, 303,636 students). The biggest institution in Miami is Miami Dade College with 58,941 students.
- Salt Lake City, UT (10 colleges, 265,391 students). The leading institution in Salt Lake City is Western Governors University with 210,208 students.
- San Diego, CA (32 colleges, 251,508 students). The biggest institution in San Diego is University of California-San Diego with 44,256 students.
- Philadelphia, DE (55 colleges, 249,374 students). The largest college in Philadelphia is Temple University with 29,640 students.
- Atlanta, GA (28 colleges, 233,229 students). The leading institution in Atlanta is Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus with 53,363 students.
- Minneapolis, MN (28 colleges, 209,151 students). The biggest institution in Minneapolis is University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with 56,666 students.
- Concord, NH (4 colleges, 194,496 students). The biggest institution in Concord is Southern New Hampshire University with 189,531 students.
- Orlando, FL (15 colleges, 181,056 students). The leading institution in Orlando is University of Central Florida with 69,713 students.
- Seattle, WA (34 colleges, 180,651 students). The top college in Seattle is University of Washington-Seattle Campus with 56,997 students.
- Denver, CO (22 colleges, 156,282 students). The most prominent college in Denver is University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with 23,124 students.
- Austin, TX (12 colleges, 143,007 students). The most prominent college in Austin is The University of Texas at Austin with 53,864 students.
- San Antonio, TX (18 colleges, 138,421 students). The largest college in San Antonio is The University of Texas at San Antonio with 35,770 students.
U.S. Cities with Largest College Student Population
The following table lists cities with the largest student populations in the U.S., including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.