I want to know the basic student body population for the top 10 most
highly attended universities in the united states. For example, I know
that Ohio State has nearly 56,000 students. This data should ideally
be less than 3 years old, but newer is better.

Hello.

"Largest Enrollments in Fall 2003
Top 10 Universities
(Public & Private)

1. University of Texas, Austin                51,426
2. Ohio State University, Columbus            50,731
3. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities       49,474
4. Arizona State University, Main Campus      48,901
5. University of Florida                      47,585
6. Texas A&M University, College Station      44,813
7. Michigan State University                  44,542
8. Pennsylvania State University, Univ. Park  41,795
9. University of Wisconsin, Madison           41,595
10. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor         39,031

Source: IPEDS Fall 2003 Enrollment Reports submitted to U.S.
Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
Cited on the web site of the University of Florida:
http://www.ir.ufl.edu/nat_rankings/students/enrlmtOld.pdf

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I know that you only asked for the Top 10, but you might also take a
look at this more comprehensive list from the National Center for
Education Statistics:
"Enrollment of the 120 largest degree-granting college and university campuses"
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d02/tables/dt215.asp

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search strategy:
largest "ohio state" texas austin

Thanks!

Great, thank you!!!!! Just what I needed.

Thank you for the tip.
-juggler