This list of largest public university systems in the United States includes total active enrollment across all campuses (including off campus study). Enrollment numbers listed are the sum of undergraduate and graduate students.
| Institution
|
Location
|
Founded
|
Enrollment
|
| California State University
|
California, United States
|
1857
|
460,200 [1]
|
| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System
|
Minnesota, United States
|
1995
|
431,351 [2]
|
| State University of New York
|
New York, United States
|
1948
|
418,000 [3]
|
| University System of Georgia
|
Georgia, United States
|
1931
|
302,000 [4]
|
| City University of New York
|
New York, United States
|
1847
|
226,213 [5]
|
| University of North Carolina
|
North Carolina, United States
|
1789
|
221,010 [6]
|
| University of California
|
California, United States
|
1869
|
209,080 [7]
|
| University of Texas
|
Texas, United States
|
1881
|
190,903 [8]
|
| Tennessee Board of Regents
|
Tennessee, United States
|
1972
|
190,000 [9]
|
| University of Wisconsin System
|
Wisconsin, United States
|
1971[10]
|
170,000 [11]
|
| University of North Carolina
|
North Carolina, United States
|
1789
|
169,792 [12]
|
| University System of Maryland
|
Maryland, United States
|
1988
|
144,052 [13]
|
| Indiana University
|
Indiana, United States
|
1820
|
114,382 [14]
|
| Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
|
Pennsylvania, United States
|
1982
|
109,088 [15]
|
| University of Louisiana System
|
Louisiana, United States
|
1974
|
80,000 [16]
|
| Texas State University System
|
Texas, United States
|
1911
|
70,000 [17]
|
| University of Illinois System
|
Illinois, United States
|
1872
|
68,325 [18]
|
| University of Minnesota
|
Minnesota, United States
|
1851
|
64,489 [19]
|
| University of Alabama System
|
Alabama, United States
|
1969
|
44,698 [20]
|
| University of South Carolina System
|
South Carolina, United States
|
1801(Original Campus)
|
44,557 [21]
|
| University of Tennessee
|
Tennessee, United States
|
1794
|
40,956 [22]
|
