Columbia University in the City of New York vs. Long Island University- Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 21,236 with 11,588 female students and 9,648 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, Long Island University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 12,072, while Columbia University in the City of New York has the least number of undergraduate students of 9,164.

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 30,626 with 18,175 female students and 12,451 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, Columbia University in the City of New York has the most enrolled graduate students of 26,009, while Long Island University has the least number of graduate students of 4,617.

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 21,236 students, 4 students (0.02%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 64 students (0.30%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 30,626 students, 1,822 students (5.95%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 2,569 students (8.39%) have learned from at least one online course.