US Colleges in Top 100 World Ranking Colleges Population Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 1,044,897 with 550,285 female students and 494,612 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking.

Among the US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking, New York University has the most enrolled students of 59,144, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of students of 2,401 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

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Student Population Comparison Between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	2	Harvard University	30,631	14,207	16,424
	3	Stanford University	18,283	9,650	8,633
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11,858	6,784	5,074
	6	California Institute of Technology	2,401	1,464	937
	7	Princeton University	8,842	4,668	4,174
	8	University of California-Berkeley	45,307	20,985	24,322
	9	Yale University	14,776	6,957	7,819
	11	Columbia University in the City of New York	34,782	16,150	18,632
	13	University of Chicago	18,339	9,925	8,414
	14	University of Pennsylvania	28,201	12,366	15,835
	15	Johns Hopkins University	31,275	14,474	16,801
	20	Cornell University	25,898	12,213	13,685
	21	University of California-Los Angeles	46,430	19,869	26,561
	23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	51,225	24,739	26,486
	24	New York University	59,144	24,466	34,678
	25	Duke University	18,023	8,161	9,862
	26	Northwestern University	23,161	10,711	12,450
	26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	52,319	24,831	27,488
	28	Carnegie Mellon University	16,002	8,973	7,029
	32	University of California-San Diego	42,006	20,883	21,123
	38	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	45,296	30,704	14,592
	48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	56,916	31,000	25,916
	50	The University of Texas at Austin	52,384	23,099	29,285
	57	Washington University in St Louis	17,012	7,969	9,043
	61	Brown University	11,189	5,381	5,808
	63	University of California-Davis	39,679	16,261	23,418
	64	University of California-Santa Barbara	26,420	11,905	14,515
	65	University of Southern California	48,945	22,574	26,371
	69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	31,705	12,594	19,111
	71	Boston University	36,714	15,646	21,068
	81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	48,956	22,993	25,963
	82	Emory University	14,841	5,753	9,088
	95	University of California-Irvine	35,937	16,257	19,680
Total			1,044,897	494,612	550,285

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 600,692 with 324,190 female students and 276,502 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking.

Among the US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking, The University of Texas at Austin has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 41,309, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of undergraduate students of 982.

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Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	2	Harvard University	9,368	4,498	4,870
	3	Stanford University	8,049	3,912	4,137
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,657	2,413	2,244
	6	California Institute of Technology	982	537	445
	7	Princeton University	5,604	2,803	2,801
	8	University of California-Berkeley	32,479	14,435	18,044
	9	Yale University	6,645	3,254	3,391
	11	Columbia University in the City of New York	8,902	4,530	4,372
	13	University of Chicago	7,595	4,028	3,567
	14	University of Pennsylvania	11,250	5,044	6,206
	15	Johns Hopkins University	6,044	2,715	3,329
	20	Cornell University	15,735	7,162	8,573
	21	University of California-Los Angeles	32,423	12,853	19,570
	23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	32,695	15,580	17,115
	24	New York University	29,401	12,019	17,382
	25	Duke University	6,640	3,153	3,487
	26	Northwestern University	8,993	4,126	4,867
	26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	36,213	17,831	18,382
	28	Carnegie Mellon University	7,059	3,512	3,547
	32	University of California-San Diego	33,096	15,764	17,332
	38	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	18,415	11,178	7,237
	48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	35,120	18,821	16,299
	50	The University of Texas at Austin	41,309	17,610	23,699
	57	Washington University in St Louis	8,132	3,690	4,442
	61	Brown University	7,639	3,675	3,964
	63	University of California-Davis	31,532	12,699	18,833
	64	University of California-Santa Barbara	23,459	10,360	13,099
	65	University of Southern California	20,699	9,916	10,783
	69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,029	7,941	12,088
	71	Boston University	18,459	7,742	10,717
	81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	36,306	17,070	19,236
	82	Emory University	7,101	3,047	4,054
	95	University of California-Irvine	28,662	12,584	16,078
Total			600,692	276,502	324,190

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 444,205 with 226,095 female students and 218,110 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking.

Among the US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking, New York University has the most enrolled graduate students of 29,743, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of graduate students of 1,419.

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Graduate Student Population Comparison Between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	2	Harvard University	21,263	9,709	11,554
	3	Stanford University	10,234	5,738	4,496
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	7,201	4,371	2,830
	6	California Institute of Technology	1,419	927	492
	7	Princeton University	3,238	1,865	1,373
	8	University of California-Berkeley	12,828	6,550	6,278
	9	Yale University	8,131	3,703	4,428
	11	Columbia University in the City of New York	25,880	11,620	14,260
	13	University of Chicago	10,744	5,897	4,847
	14	University of Pennsylvania	16,951	7,322	9,629
	15	Johns Hopkins University	25,231	11,759	13,472
	20	Cornell University	10,163	5,051	5,112
	21	University of California-Los Angeles	14,007	7,016	6,991
	23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,530	9,159	9,371
	24	New York University	29,743	12,447	17,296
	25	Duke University	11,383	5,008	6,375
	26	Northwestern University	14,168	6,585	7,583
	26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	16,106	7,000	9,106
	28	Carnegie Mellon University	8,943	5,461	3,482
	32	University of California-San Diego	8,910	5,119	3,791
	38	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	26,881	19,526	7,355
	48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	21,796	12,179	9,617
	50	The University of Texas at Austin	11,075	5,489	5,586
	57	Washington University in St Louis	8,880	4,279	4,601
	61	Brown University	3,550	1,706	1,844
	63	University of California-Davis	8,147	3,562	4,585
	64	University of California-Santa Barbara	2,961	1,545	1,416
	65	University of Southern California	28,246	12,658	15,588
	69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11,676	4,653	7,023
	71	Boston University	18,255	7,904	10,351
	81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	12,650	5,923	6,727
	82	Emory University	7,740	2,706	5,034
	95	University of California-Irvine	7,275	3,673	3,602
Total			444,205	218,110	226,095

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking. In undergraduate programs, out of total 594,106 students, 6,623 students (1.11%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 112,928 students (19.01%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 439,548 students, 78,377 students (17.83%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 54,943 students (12.50%) have learned from at least one online course.

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Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking
	Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
	Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
	2	Harvard University	9,368	1,312 (14.01%)	407 (4.34%)	21,263	5,611 (26.39%)	1,555 (7.31%)
	3	Stanford University	8,049	288 (3.58%)	-	10,234	-	779 (7.61%)
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,657	-	-	7,201	61 (0.85%)	-
	6	California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology does not offer online courses.
	7	Princeton University	Princeton University does not offer online courses.
	8	University of California-Berkeley	32,479	43 (0.13%)	6,728 (20.71%)	12,828	1,579 (12.31%)	1,350 (10.52%)
	9	Yale University	6,645	-	-	8,131	74 (0.91%)	86 (1.06%)
	11	Columbia University in the City of New York	8,902	25 (0.28%)	180 (2.02%)	25,880	1,086 (4.20%)	3,662 (14.15%)
	13	University of Chicago	7,595	-	-	10,744	28 (0.26%)	-
	14	University of Pennsylvania	11,250	570 (5.07%)	167 (1.48%)	16,951	2,163 (12.76%)	1,019 (6.01%)
	15	Johns Hopkins University	6,044	403 (6.67%)	923 (15.27%)	25,231	13,621 (53.99%)	4,381 (17.36%)
	20	Cornell University	15,735	-	812 (5.16%)	10,163	382 (3.76%)	1,880 (18.50%)
	21	University of California-Los Angeles	32,423	17 (0.05%)	3,838 (11.84%)	14,007	590 (4.21%)	920 (6.57%)
	23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	32,695	31 (0.09%)	3,274 (10.01%)	18,530	1,494 (8.06%)	2,137 (11.53%)
	24	New York University	29,401	263 (0.89%)	6,926 (23.56%)	29,743	3,797 (12.77%)	7,314 (24.59%)
	25	Duke University	6,640	2 (0.03%)	69 (1.04%)	11,383	948 (8.33%)	1,129 (9.92%)
	26	Northwestern University	8,993	-	18 (0.20%)	14,168	1,123 (7.93%)	1,576 (11.12%)
	26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	36,213	440 (1.22%)	7,046 (19.46%)	16,106	767 (4.76%)	1,612 (10.01%)
	28	Carnegie Mellon University	7,059	26 (0.37%)	923 (13.08%)	8,943	546 (6.11%)	1,751 (19.58%)
	32	University of California-San Diego	33,096	5 (0.02%)	2,860 (8.64%)	8,910	43 (0.48%)	397 (4.46%)
	38	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	18,415	823 (4.47%)	2,718 (14.76%)	26,881	18,575 (69.10%)	482 (1.79%)
	48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	35,120	658 (1.87%)	21,798 (62.07%)	21,796	9,257 (42.47%)	3,353 (15.38%)
	50	The University of Texas at Austin	41,309	341 (0.83%)	19,009 (46.02%)	11,075	34 (0.31%)	839 (7.58%)
	57	Washington University in St Louis	8,132	350 (4.30%)	467 (5.74%)	8,880	430 (4.84%)	810 (9.12%)
	61	Brown University	7,639	59 (0.77%)	353 (4.62%)	3,550	148 (4.17%)	28 (0.79%)
	63	University of California-Davis	31,532	3 (0.01%)	1,285 (4.08%)	8,147	350 (4.30%)	366 (4.49%)
	64	University of California-Santa Barbara	23,459	10 (0.04%)	2,461 (10.49%)	2,961	-	286 (9.66%)
	65	University of Southern California	20,699	25 (0.12%)	2,305 (11.14%)	28,246	6,251 (22.13%)	7,901 (27.97%)
	69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,029	38 (0.19%)	4,330 (21.62%)	11,676	1,880 (16.10%)	1,774 (15.19%)
	71	Boston University	18,459	98 (0.53%)	90 (0.49%)	18,255	3,946 (21.62%)	1,123 (6.15%)
	81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	36,306	545 (1.50%)	9,098 (25.06%)	12,650	839 (6.63%)	1,301 (10.28%)
	82	Emory University	7,101	61 (0.86%)	2,669 (37.59%)	7,740	422 (5.45%)	2,409 (31.12%)
	95	University of California-Irvine	28,662	187 (0.65%)	12,174 (42.47%)	7,275	2,332 (32.05%)	2,723 (37.43%)
Average			594,106	6,623 (1.11%)	112,928 (19.01%)	439,548	78,377 (17.83%)	54,943 (12.50%)

The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.

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