MBA Programs Ranked by Student Enrollment

Campus MBA Programs by Student Enrollment

How large a student body do you want in the campus MBA program you attend? There are benefits to both large and small programs. Large programs generally offer a broader selection of courses and more areas in which you can focus your degree. Smaller programs have more need to specialize. Of course, specialization can be a strength if it propels the school to the forefront of their area of focus.

The number of students enrolled at any given time also has a direct impact on the size of the school’s alumni base and therefore the size of the network you can reach out to for jobs and introductions as you approach graduation and throughout your career. Here also, bigger can be better. Small campuses, however, frequently have a more close-knit student body. There may be fewer alumni, but graduates who are more loyal to the school and will be more likely to respond to an email from a current student or another alum.

• The average full-time MBA enrollment for campus programs is 262
• The average part-time MBA enrollment for campus programs is 248
• The average percentage of US Students enrolled in an MBA program is 84

MBA Student Enrollment

10 MBA Programs with the Highest and Lowest Full-Time Student Enrollment

The number of students enrolled at campus MBA programs ranges from only a handful to thousands. If you are interested in a small program, consider one such as Valparaiso University’s with only 7 students enrolled at the MBA level. If you’d like a large campus community, consider a program like The University of Texas at Dallas with 2,715 students at the MBA level.

MBA Programs Ranked by Enrollment Type

Some campus MBA programs are comprised primarily of full-time students, some have mostly part-time students, and some are a fairly even mix. Which is best?

The answer might depend on whether you plan to attend full-time or part-time. Programs that have primarily full-time students will schedule most classes during the day and assume that students’ schedules are flexible enough to accommodate collaboration on group projects. Programs that serve predominantly part-time students will offer more evening and weekend classes. While all business programs want to ensure their students are prepared for the collaboration needed to succeed in today’s business world, they may have fewer group projects if the student body spends fewer hours on campus.

Considering an Online MBA Option

While digging into enrollment information on various MBA programs, don’t forget to consider your online MBA options. You might think that if you’re pursuing an online MBA that the questions of how many students are enrolled in the program and whether they attend full time or part time are irrelevant. But with today’s technology, online courses are becoming much more similar to those taking place on campus than they’ve been in the past. Like students attending classes on campus, you’ll want to consider whether the program is large enough to cover the topics you want to study and whether it has a mix of full- and part-time students that fits with your needs.

If you are interested in learning more about online MBA program enrollment data, see our online MBA programs ranked by student enrollment.

MBA Programs Ranked Student Enrollment

Rank	University	Full-Time MBA	Part-Time MBA	% MBA Students from U.S.
1	The University of Texas at Dallas	2,715	1,189	36.58%
2	Harvard University	1,871	-0	-0
3	University of Pennsylvania	1,708	-0	-0
4	The University of Texas at Austin	1,676	-0	79.77%
5	Duke University	1,477	-0	65.81%
6	Fordham University	1,400	339	34.68%
7	Columbia University	1,326	-0	-0
8	University of Southern California	1,320	777	80.07%
9	Indiana University, Bloomington/Indianapolis	1,313	259	91.86%
10	Northwestern University	1,301	-0	-0
11	The University of Michigan	1,248	463	72.65%
12	University of Maryland	1,231	646	48.53%
13	The University of Chicago	1,185	483	-0
14	University of Utah	1,110	123	100.00%
15	West Texas A & M University	1,100	-0	89.36%
15	DePaul University	1,100	574	75.39%
16	Cornell University	1,100	-0	63.30%
18	Texas A & M University	1,099	-0	71.16%
19	The George Washington University	1,017	845	64.18%
20	University of Colorado Denver	976	246	86.74%
21	Georgia State University	954	359	75.93%
22	Case Western Reserve University	953	-0	41.55%
23	The Pennsylvania State University	935	-0	83.53%
24	University of Florida	909	834	80.26%
25	Pepperdine University	897	757	78.17%
26	Tulane University	895	172	45.08%
27	Johns Hopkins University	881	882	51.33%
28	University of Virginia-Darden	855	-0	75.09%
29	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	838	219	49.86%
30	Stanford University	833	-0	-0
31	New York Institute of Technology	825	-0	54.06%
32	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	809	-0	-0
33	Baruch College-The City University of New York	802	1,133	77.36%
34	University of Miami	799	21	73.54%
35	University of California, Los Angeles	792	1,192	78.83%
36	New York University	790	510	-0
37	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	780	466	77.53%
38	Washington University in St. Louis	753	418	69.60%
39	Wake Forest University	731	-0	92.07%
39	Virginia Commonwealth University	731	-0	83.58%
41	Bentley University	729	569	55.86%
42	University of Dallas	727	-0	-0
43	University of Connecticut	723	946	81.37%
44	University of Central Missouri	708	-0	28.11%
45	Yale University	694	-0	-0
46	Texas Tech University	692	-0	90.46%
47	Washington State University	668	51	94.85%
48	University of Rochester	643	357	42.00%
48	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	643	200	71.41%
49	Ohio University	643	-0	98.60%
51	The Ohio State University	640	333	71.53%
52	Temple University	633	522	100.00%
53	Brigham Young University	629	263	88.23%
54	University of Delaware	628	380	28.17%
55	Vanderbilt University	615	-0	85.37%
55	University of Illinois at Chicago	615	233	44.69%
57	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	606	-0	73.93%
58	Carnegie Mellon University	600	305	60.33%
59	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick	593	1,239	82.21%
60	Emory University	591	250	78.00%
61	University of Notre Dame	586	62	88.43%
62	University of California, Berkeley	569	888	71.31%
62	The University of Alabama	569	-0	92.44%
64	The University of Memphis	567	-0	85.01%
65	Drexel University	564	15	69.08%
66	Dartmouth College	563	-0	67.32%
67	Seattle University	562	40	76.91%
68	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	558	-0	-0
69	Babson College	550	361	64.87%
70	Pace University	546	353	48.16%
71	Arizona State University	543	954	71.14%
72	Boston University	529	674	76.23%
73	University of Houston	526	425	78.55%
74	Georgetown University	518	696	79.98%
75	Rice University	517	100	83.95%
76	University of Minnesota	515	1,175	87.04%
77	Southern Methodist University	514	58	71.33%
78	Mercer University-Macon and Atlanta Campuses	512	-0	100.00%
79	Louisiana State University	504	64	88.91%
80	Loyola University Chicago	487	106	68.13%
81	Texas A & M University-Commerce	477	1,419	80.96%
82	University of Washington	472	356	86.49%
83	American University	471	-0	-0
84	University of Cincinnati	468	492	58.02%
85	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	467	-0	86.51%
85	University of Massachusetts Boston	467	-0	67.24%
87	Florida Atlantic University	453	871	97.13%
88	California State University, Bakersfield	442	223	-0
89	The University of Tampa	439	176	62.11%
90	Brandeis University	435	28	43.84%
91	Missouri State University	430	257	54.73%
92	University of Denver	428	340	73.96%
92	Northeastern University	428	1,136	84.91%
94	Michigan State University	425	681	84.45%
94	Baylor University	425	88	91.81%
96	University of Illinois at Springfield	424	261	46.28%
97	Utah State University	422	-0	100.00%
98	University of Toledo	411	-0	71.05%
99	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	410	-0	-0
100	Stevens Institute of Technology	406	378	50.38%
101	Syracuse University	403	470	68.96%
102	California State University, Los Angeles	381	-0	48.03%
103	St. John's University	380	204	61.64%
104	Northern Illinois University	373	542	75.41%
105	Binghamton University, State University of New York	371	-0	56.33%
106	Oklahoma State University	370	480	73.06%
107	University of Colorado at Boulder	365	-0	84.38%
108	San Diego State University	364	269	63.67%
109	The University of Arizona	356	448	73.01%
109	Illinois State University	356	-0	100.00%
111	Naval Postgraduate School	348	424	94.43%
112	University of Wisconsin-Madison	343	243	83.19%
112	College of William and Mary	343	227	81.23%
114	Santa Clara University	340	402	54.58%
115	Purdue University	339	165	54.76%
116	Georgia Institute of Technology	332	368	89.71%
117	University of Pittsburgh	330	415	78.66%
118	University of California, Irvine	328	478	78.91%
119	Boston College	326	433	77.08%
120	Illinois Institute of Technology	318	50	12.77%
121	University of South Carolina	316	487	88.67%
122	Clark University	314	109	39.24%
123	University of San Diego	308	125	81.76%
124	The University of Texas at San Antonio	306	275	87.44%
125	West Virginia University	305	28	94.89%
125	Cleveland State University	305	596	83.46%
127	University of Missouri	303	-0	99.34%
128	University of San Francisco	299	125	57.31%
129	University of North Texas	298	300	91.30%
129	Saint Joseph's University	298	759	79.47%
131	Fairleigh Dickinson University	288	218	-0
132	Thunderbird School of Global Management	287	211	66.47%
132	Central Michigan University	287	-0	21.25%
134	The University of Georgia	285	402	91.12%
135	North Carolina State University	279	418	87.52%
136	Saint Louis University	271	74	88.30%
137	Marshall University	265	79	67.73%
138	University of Oregon	260	-0	84.23%
139	The University of Texas at El Paso	258	2	87.69%
140	University of Kansas	257	190	89.26%
141	Chapman University	254	-0	75.98%
142	Texas Southern University	250	12	87.40%
143	Prairie View A & M University	248	43	95.88%
143	Louisiana State University in Shreveport	248	926	97.19%
145	The University of Iowa	245	802	87.11%
145	Iowa State University	245	802	87.11%
147	University of Missouri-Kansas City	243	311	80.51%
148	University of Central Florida	239	605	97.63%
149	The University of New Mexico	238	315	90.78%
149	San Francisco State University	238	-0	65.97%
151	University of Kentucky	237	-0	73.84%
152	Clemson University	234	295	89.22%
153	University of Virginia-McIntire	233	-0	84.12%
154	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro	227	73	91.00%
155	Bowling Green State University	225	86	80.39%
156	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	224	7	-0
157	New Mexico State University	220	-0	83.18%
158	University at Albany, State University of New York	217	184	91.27%
158	Texas Christian University	217	193	93.41%
159	Colorado State University	217	1,104	90.46%
161	Suffolk University	215	450	83.76%
162	Iona College	214	175	71.47%
162	East Carolina University	214	574	97.34%
164	Tennessee Technological University	212	-0	95.75%
165	University of California, Riverside	211	69	21.07%
165	Niagara University	211	-0	-0
167	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	209	67	-0
168	Marquette University	207	263	100.00%
169	University of New Orleans	205	129	94.01%
169	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	205	-0	87.80%
171	George Mason University	202	207	92.67%
172	Texas State University	199	201	93.50%
173	Lehigh University	197	154	58.69%
174	The University of Texas at Tyler	196	565	95.40%
174	University of California, San Diego	196	141	53.41%
176	Southern Utah University	194	42	97.03%
176	Butler University	194	-0	97.94%
178	University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras	191	-0	98.43%
179	Wright State University	189	254	85.55%
180	Florida State University	187	285	100.00%
181	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	185	1	40.32%
182	Rochester Institute of Technology	183	100	67.49%
183	Kent State University	179	70	70.28%
183	The Citadel	179	-0	99.44%
185	Willamette University	177	100	70.40%
186	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	173	153	87.73%
186	Middle Tennessee State University	173	244	100.00%
187	Eastern Michigan University	173	310	81.99%
189	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	170	453	95.02%
189	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	170	36	-0
190	University of Houston-Victoria	170	462	100.00%
192	Idaho State University	168	-0	100.00%
193	Boise State University	164	212	96.81%
194	California State University, Sacramento	162	158	94.69%
195	Wayne State University	159	668	90.81%
196	William Paterson University	158	-0	93.04%
197	Auburn University	157	500	94.82%
198	Xavier University	154	359	93.76%
199	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	153	275	53.74%
200	Union University	145	-0	-0
200	Quinnipiac University	145	608	97.34%
201	Clarkson University	145	123	89.18%
203	University of Missouri-St. Louis	144	356	90.00%
204	Loyola Marymount University	143	174	-0
205	University of Montana	141	49	92.63%
205	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Camden	141	247	100.00%
207	University of Arkansas	140	205	86.96%
207	Rollins College	140	70	-0
209	Oakland University	138	317	87.25%
210	Murray State University	135	157	66.10%
211	University of California, Davis	134	424	86.74%
211	Rockhurst University	134	240	100.00%
212	Canisius College	134	154	95.49%
214	Oregon State University	132	94	42.92%
214	Hofstra University	132	804	47.76%
216	Drake University	129	206	96.12%
217	University of North Alabama	128	284	76.70%
217	Appalachian State University	128	32	94.38%
219	Florida Gulf Coast University	126	4	96.92%
220	East Tennessee State University	124	39	100.00%
220	California State University, Northridge	124	28	88.16%
222	Emporia State University	122	28	54.00%
222	Auburn University at Montgomery	122	-0	74.59%
224	Southeast Missouri State University	121	135	69.14%
225	Lamar University	115	65	82.78%
225	Jacksonville University	115	101	88.43%
227	University of Baltimore	114	436	89.64%
228	Purdue University Northwest	113	86	83.42%
229	University of Tennessee at Martin	112	10	99.18%
229	University of Nevada, Reno	112	242	91.09%
230	Florida Southern College	112	-0	87.50%
232	Texas A & M International University	110	170	59.64%
233	University of Alabama in Huntsville	109	210	93.10%
234	University of North Carolina Wilmington	108	24	98.48%
234	Saint Mary's College of California	108	277	-0
236	University of Scranton	107	393	87.20%
236	University of Massachusetts Lowell	107	652	64.30%
237	Stetson University	107	52	91.19%
239	University of Southern Mississippi	105	90	92.31%
239	University of Nebraska at Omaha	105	282	85.79%
240	Louisiana Tech University	105	-0	91.43%
242	Grand Valley State University	103	207	95.81%
243	The University of Michigan-Dearborn	101	310	77.37%
243	Long Island University-Post Campus	101	20	-0
245	Georgia Southern University	98	168	93.23%
246	The University of Tulsa	97	160	89.11%
246	Seton Hall University	97	181	77.34%
247	Kennesaw State University	97	350	98.43%
248	Duquesne University	97	167	87.88%
250	Stephen F. Austin State University	96	24	90.83%
251	University of Southern Indiana	95	-0	95.79%
251	Northeastern Illinois University	95	-0	81.05%
252	Florida International University	95	1,961	85.70%
254	Western Illinois University	94	35	79.84%
255	University of South Florida	93	848	63.12%
256	University of Massachusetts Amherst	91	1,248	92.76%
257	The University of North Dakota	89	67	100.00%
257	Providence College	89	45	97.01%
259	State University of New York at New Paltz	88	21	88.99%
260	Woodbury University	86	17	70.87%
260	University of Oklahoma	86	86	-0
261	Nicholls State University	86	-0	72.09%
263	University of New Hampshire	85	177	92.75%
263	The University of Mississippi	85	138	95.96%
264	New Jersey Institute of Technology	85	148	75.97%
265	Metropolitan State University of Denver	85	28	-0
267	University of St. Thomas-Minnesota	84	909	99.19%
267	Pacific Lutheran University	84	38	85.25%
268	Loyola University New Orleans	84	-0	100.00%
270	University of Alaska Fairbanks	83	-0	92.77%
270	Rider University	83	216	88.96%
271	Bryant University	83	24	93.46%
273	State University of New York at Oswego	82	156	97.90%
273	Sam Houston State University	82	248	99.09%
275	Dominican University	80	102	90.11%
276	Augusta University	79	-0	100.00%
277	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	78	141	86.30%
277	College of Charleston	78	-0	96.15%
279	The University of North Carolina at Pembroke	76	24	-0
279	Monmouth University	76	104	98.32%
281	California State University, San Bernardino	75	311	77.46%
281	California State University, Fresno	75	103	80.34%
283	Arkansas State University	73	113	70.43%
284	Western Michigan University	72	332	82.67%
284	Tennessee State University	72	30	88.24%
285	James Madison University	72	98	97.06%
287	Valdosta State University	70	33	91.26%
287	Southern University at New Orleans	70	-0	38.57%
289	Kansas State University	69	60	87.60%
290	Meredith College	68	8	-0
291	Southern Arkansas University	67	-0	89.55%
291	Bradley University	67	31	100.00%
293	St. John Fisher College	66	89	98.06%
293	Bellarmine University	66	55	100.00%
295	University of Idaho	65	-0	93.85%
295	Missouri University of Science and Technology	65	53	43.22%
296	Millsaps College	65	-0	100.00%
298	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	63	454	86.46%
298	California State University, Chico	63	-0	68.25%
300	Clark Atlanta University	62	9	-0
301	Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne	60	22	92.68%
302	Jackson State University	59	-0	100.00%
302	Governors State University	59	107	89.76%
304	Winthrop University	58	75	78.95%
305	Howard University	57	-0	-0
306	University of Wyoming	56	75	90.84%
306	Old Dominion University	56	148	82.84%
307	Manhattan College	56	-0	100.00%
308	Coastal Carolina University	56	34	88.89%
309	California State University, Stanislaus	56	68	98.39%
311	La Salle University	55	286	95.31%
311	Columbus State University	55	65	95.00%
313	University of West Georgia	54	164	94.04%
314	University of Portland	53	89	78.17%
314	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	53	247	95.33%
315	Southeastern Louisiana University	53	19	100.00%
316	John Carroll University	53	51	91.35%
318	Yeshiva University	52	-0	100.00%
319	California State University, Long Beach	51	183	100.00%
320	University of Washington Tacoma	50	23	-0
320	University of South Florida St. Petersburg	50	161	96.68%
321	University of Louisville	50	210	95.00%
322	St. Mary's University	50	3	100.00%
323	Colorado State University-Pueblo	50	20	78.57%
325	Washburn University	49	65	74.56%
325	St. Bonaventure University	49	33	98.78%
326	Eastern Illinois University	49	41	83.33%
327	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	49	-0	100.00%
329	Widener University	48	120	77.38%
329	Siena College	48	9	96.49%
331	University of Central Arkansas	47	45	75.00%
331	Saginaw Valley State University	47	50	47.42%
333	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	46	-0	86.96%
333	Loyola University Maryland	46	350	99.24%
335	Indiana University South Bend	44	84	71.09%
336	Western Carolina University	43	186	97.38%
336	North Carolina A & T State University	43	17	86.67%
337	Michigan Technological University	43	-0	67.44%
339	Truman State University	42	-0	88.10%
339	Oklahoma City University	42	201	89.71%
340	Northern Arizona University	42	-0	100.00%
341	Le Moyne College	42	63	98.10%
342	Drury University	42	1	83.72%
344	University of Vermont	41	7	100.00%
344	St. Cloud State University	41	-0	84.09%
345	Shippensburg University	41	205	91.87%
347	Utah Valley University	40	95	95.56%
347	University of South Dakota	40	278	100.00%
348	University of Hawaii at Manoa	40	20	-0
349	Francis Marion University	40	-0	95.00%
351	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh	39	384	100.00%
351	The University of Texas of the Permian Basin	39	92	96.18%
352	Pittsburg State University	39	20	74.58%
354	Seattle Pacific University	38	75	69.91%
354	Georgia Southwestern State University	38	-0	100.00%
356	Western Washington University	37	36	95.89%
357	University of Washington Bothell	36	101	81.02%
357	University of Detroit Mercy	36	74	90.91%
358	University of Alaska Anchorage	36	75	95.50%
359	Henderson State University	36	10	93.48%
361	Youngstown State University	35	138	96.53%
361	University of Louisiana at Monroe	35	71	82.08%
362	State University of New York Polytechnic Institute	35	154	100.00%
363	McNeese State University	35	8	55.81%
364	Frostburg State University	35	240	98.55%
365	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	35	-0	-0
367	Salisbury University	34	18	90.38%
367	The Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College	34	367	97.26%
368	California State University, Fullerton	34	754	56.09%
370	Villanova University	33	1,117	97.57%
370	Farmer School of Business, Miami University	33	107	95.00%
372	Rowan University	32	97	99.22%
372	The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg	32	111	83.22%
373	Indiana University Kokomo	32	34	53.03%
374	Clayton State University	32	119	86.75%
376	Towson University	31	54	81.18%
376	Portland State University	31	51	-0
377	North Dakota State University	31	38	82.61%
378	Minnesota State University, Mankato	31	68	76.77%
379	Ithaca College	31	5	94.44%
380	Indiana University Northwest	31	36	98.51%
381	Eastern Washington University	31	19	94.00%
382	Abilene Christian University	31	4	100.00%
384	Texas Wesleyan University	29	15	29.55%
384	Missouri Western State University	29	-0	55.17%
385	Barry University	29	34	100.00%
387	Belmont University	28	26	-0
387	Alfred University	28	6	-0
389	Shenandoah University	27	44	73.24%
389	Montana State University	27	5	100.00%
390	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	27	25	94.23%
392	University of West Florida	26	151	82.49%
392	The University of Rhode Island	26	216	95.87%
393	University of North Florida	26	223	89.96%
394	Central Washington University	26	7	66.67%
396	Trinity University	25	-0	100.00%
396	South Carolina State University	25	7	100.00%
398	Western Kentucky University	24	103	95.28%
399	University of Northern Colorado	23	-0	95.65%
399	The University of Akron	23	467	67.35%
400	Indiana State University	23	63	89.53%
402	Robert Morris University	22	177	97.49%
402	Northern Kentucky University	22	129	99.34%
403	Morehead State University	22	109	100.00%
404	Mississippi State University	22	-0	-0
405	California State University, East Bay	22	434	67.32%
407	University of the Pacific	21	11	84.38%
407	Stockton University	21	63	98.81%
408	Sacred Heart University	21	363	95.05%
409	Ohio Northern University	21	-0	100.00%
411	University of Northern Iowa	20	67	55.17%
411	Northern Michigan University	20	-0	100.00%
412	Kutztown University	20	14	97.06%
414	University of Nebraska at Kearney	19	-0	100.00%
414	University of Maine	19	25	81.82%
416	The University of Michigan-Flint	18	171	85.71%
416	State University of New York College at Brockport	18	18	100.00%
418	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	17	76	100.00%
419	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	16	69	87.06%
419	University of Montevallo	16	20	100.00%
420	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	16	50	100.00%
421	Midwestern State University	16	37	86.79%
422	Eastern Kentucky University	16	17	81.82%
424	State University of New York at Geneseo	15	-0	93.33%
424	Minnesota State University Moorhead	15	-0	-0
425	Arkansas Tech University	15	51	96.97%
427	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	13	26	100.00%
427	Radford University	13	28	82.93%
429	Central Connecticut State University	12	125	100.00%
430	University of Southern Maine	11	57	100.00%
430	Pennsylvania State University	11	378	88.69%
432	Clarion University of Pennsylvania	10	131	97.87%
433	The University of Texas at Arlington	9	1,283	56.97%
433	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	9	349	83.80%
435	Valparaiso University	7	54	90.16%
436	Sonoma State University	6	29	-0
437	University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee	5	64	100.00%
437	University of New Haven	5	72	89.61%
438	Black Hills State University	5	18	100.00%
440	Marist College	3	170	100.00%
441	Winston-Salem State University	2	27	100.00%
441	Longwood University	2	24	100.00%
442	Indiana University Southeast	2	169	98.83%
444	Berry College	1	22	100.00%

 

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