Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2021–22 academic year; Ranking University Location Enrollment Reference(s) 1 Texas A&M University: College Station, Texas: 73,284 2 University of Central Florida: Orlando, Florida: 70,406 3 Ohio State University: Columbus, Ohio: 67,772 4 University of Florida
History. The term first appeared in the Public Ivies: A Guide to America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges and Universities, published in 1985. The author, Richard Moll, graduated with a master's degree from Yale University in 1959, and served as an admissions officer as well as a director of admissions at several universities in the United States.