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Question:
Which colleges have the highest enrollment?

Response:
In 2007, the five postsecondary institutions with the highest enrollment were University of Phoenix Online Campus, with 224,880 students; Miami-Dade College, with 54,094 students; Ohio State University, with 52,568 students; University of Florida, with 51,725 students; and Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus, with 51,481 students.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2010). Digest of Education Statistics, 2009 (NCES 2010-013), Chapter 3.

*Enrollment of the 20 largest degree-granting college and university campuses: Fall 2007*
Institution	State	Rank¹	Total enrollment
University of Phoenix, Online Campus	Arizona	1	224,880
Miami Dade College	Florida	2	54,094
Ohio State University, Main Campus	Ohio	3	52,568
University of Florida	Florida	4	51,725
Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	Arizona	5	51,481
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Minnesota	6	50,883
University of Texas at Austin	Texas	7	50,170
University of Central Florida	Florida	8	48,398
Texas A&M; University	Texas	9	46,542
City College of San Francisco	California	10	46,411
Michigan State University	Michigan	11	46,045
University of South Florida	Florida	12	44,870
Houston Community College System	Texas	13	43,518
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus	Pennsylvania	14	43,252
University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign	Illinois	15	42,326
New York University	New York	16	41,783
University of Wisconsin, Madison	Wisconsin	17	41,563
Northern Virginia Community College	Virginia	18	41,266
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Michigan	19	41,042
Florida State University	Florida	20	40,555

¹Colleges and university campuses ranked by fall 2007 enrollment data.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2010). Digest of Education Statistics, 2009 (NCES 2010-013), Table 235.

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