Largest Florida Colleges and Universities

Largest Florida Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Central Florida has the most students of 69,713 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Florida. University of Florida is ranked second with 56,311 students and Florida International University follows them with 54,723 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Florida Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Central Florida Public, four-yearsOrlando, FL	69,713	37,657	32,056
2	University of Florida Public, four-yearsGainesville, FL	56,311	31,448	24,863
3	Florida International University Public, four-yearsMiami, FL	54,723	30,851	23,872
4	University of South Florida Public, four-yearsTampa, FL	49,622	28,803	20,819
5	Florida State University Public, four-yearsTallahassee, FL	43,889	25,402	18,487
6	Florida Atlantic University Public, four-yearsBoca Raton, FL	31,607	18,027	13,580
7	Nova Southeastern University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFort Lauderdale, FL	20,910	14,956	5,954
8	University of Miami Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCoral Gables, FL	19,852	10,993	8,859
9	Florida Gulf Coast University Public, four-yearsFort Myers, FL	16,612	9,617	6,995
10	University of North Florida Public, four-yearsJacksonville, FL	16,154	9,699	6,455
11	University of West Florida Public, four-yearsPensacola, FL	14,822	9,072	5,750
12	Southeastern University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLakeland, FL	11,510	6,761	4,749
13	The University of Tampa Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTampa, FL	11,433	6,591	4,842
14	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDaytona Beach, FL	11,426	3,273	8,153
15	Saint Leo University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Leo, FL	9,692	5,642	4,050
16	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Public, four-yearsTallahassee, FL	9,313	6,101	3,212
17	Florida Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMelbourne, FL	8,992	4,957	4,035
18	St. Thomas University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiami Gardens, FL	7,652	4,491	3,161
19	Barry University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiami, FL	6,825	4,487	2,338
20	Jacksonville University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJacksonville, FL	4,247	2,579	1,668

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