Detroit Has Most Colleges with 44,163 Students Enrolled in Michigan

The top city with the most 4-year colleges in Michigan is Detroit, MI with a total of 14 colleges with 44,163 students enrolled.

While Detroit has the most individual colleges, it is not the city with the most students. Ann Arbor has the largest student population with 65,174 students enrolled (4 colleges) in Michigan. You can check the largets cities by student population in Michigan here.

The largest college in Detroit is Wayne State University with 23,803 students enrolled.

Other top cities in Michigan include

Michigan Cities with Most Colleges

The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in Michigan, 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.

Michigan Cities with Most Colleges
CityTotal Number of SchoolsTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduateMenWomen
Detroit, MI14 Schools44,16333,94210,22117,91926,244
Grand Rapids, MI11 Schools25,12222,9472,17510,95214,170
Kalamazoo, MI6 Schools24,67020,6104,06011,25213,418
Southfield, MI6 Schools5,4604,3501,1103,1992,261
Flint, MI5 Schools14,86713,0981,7696,1158,752
Lansing, MI5 Schools10,58610,1694174,7215,865
Troy, MI5 Schools1,9131,4574565781,335
Ann Arbor, MI4 Schools65,17446,39518,77930,67234,502
Port Huron, MI4 Schools3,4403,444-1,1912,249
Royal Oak, MI4 Schools422424-11411