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

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 25,292 with 13,354 female students and 11,938 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, Cornell University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 16,128, 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 36,674 with 20,029 female students and 16,645 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 Cornell University has the least number of graduate students of 10,665.

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 25,292 students, 4 students (0.02%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 657 students (2.60%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 36,674 students, 2,022 students (5.51%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 3,434 students (9.36%) have learned from at least one online course.