American Colleges and Students: "How do I get a listing of all US
Colleges with contact details and what is the total number of students
in the US?"

Hi john72,

The following are the results of my research for the information you
have requested.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there are
approximately students 15,600,000 enrolled in colleges and
universities.

NCES
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d02/tables/dt174.asp 


You can also find this and other information regarding enrollment of
college students at the following site:

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/cps2001.html


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For the second part of your question, the following are directories of
Universities and Colleges in the U.S. By clicking on each university,
you will get their respective contact information.

Universities.com
http://www.universities.com/Search/US/

Thomson Peterson's
http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/searches/srchCrit2.asp?sponsor=1

US Universities
http://www.usuniversities.com/search.cfm


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The following are also helpful sites. By clicking on each university,
you will be redirected to their websites.

University of Florida: American Universities
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html

University of Texas: Web U.S. Universities, by State 
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/

CollegesColleges
http://www.collegescolleges.com/

Colleges-Online
http://www.colleges-online.com/states/

UIBK: Universities Worldwide-United States Listing 
http://geowww.uibk.ac.at/univ/states.html

50 States: Colleges and Universities
http://www.50states.com/college/

NewsDirectory: College Locator
http://www.ecola.com/college/

UnivSource
http://www.univsource.com/region.htm

College-Directory
http://www.college-directory.net/colleges-az.htm


Search criteria:
"college students" enrolled census
US universities OR colleges directory
US universities OR colleges listing


I hope the information provided is helpful. If you have any questions
regarding my answer please don't hesitate to ask before rating it.

Best regards,
rainbow-ga