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Largest colleges in East North Central

50 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment

These 50 biggest colleges in East North Central, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 6,108 at Case Western Reserve University to 44,617 at Ohio State University-Main Campus. 40 are public and 10 are private.

#CollegeTypeUndergradsAcceptanceNet price / yr
1Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
Public44,61751%$18,292
2Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Public40,24384%$20,751
3Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
Public39,63750%$13,945
4Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Public36,57180%$15,342
5University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Public35,66543%$16,928
6University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Public34,62344%$15,201
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Public33,48818%$14,832
8University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
Public29,09488%$23,156
9University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Public21,81479%$12,313
10Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
Public19,13487%$19,614
11Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
Public19,07395%$17,096
12Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
Public18,45685%$20,413
13Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Public18,41489%$18,996
14University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Public16,76288%$16,177
15Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Public16,58281%$11,408
16Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH
Public16,36182%$27,662
17Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Public15,67682%$14,773
18DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Private14,28374%$29,141
19Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Public13,77072%$15,898
20Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
Public12,70485%$18,701
21Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Public12,45070%$13,584
22Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
Public12,25581%$20,918
23Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL
Private12,18889%$26,933
24Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Private11,57681%$35,196
25Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Public11,27770%$12,909
26Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Public10,75181%$17,084
27University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Public10,24495%$17,460
28University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH
Public10,01171%$14,981
29Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Public9,91691%$16,041
30University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
Public9,19473%$15,374
31University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
Public9,18083%$14,785
32Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
Public9,07795%$16,065
33University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
Public8,99576%$16,948
34Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Private8,9607%$27,143
35University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Private8,92312%$27,823
36Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
Public8,83697%$13,696
37Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Public8,11690%$16,177
38University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
Private8,09962%$31,236
39Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Public8,08781%$12,202
40University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
Public7,61387%$14,761
41University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Private7,5405%$18,967
42Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
Public7,34080%$11,877
43Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Private7,23887%$29,237
44University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
Public7,10490%$13,726
45Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Public6,62092%$12,188
46Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI
Public6,42570%$17,485
47Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton, OH
Public6,33095%$15,216
48Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
Private6,29491%$26,788
49University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
Public6,23088%$12,878
50Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Private6,10829%$38,909

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