Computer Theory 12 Colleges Population Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Computer Theory schools is 417,105 with 202,332 female students and 214,773 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between best Computer Theory schools.

Among the best Computer Theory schools, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most enrolled students of 59,238, while Princeton University has the least number of students of 9,137 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

Student Population Comparison Between Best Computer Theory Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11,886	6,650	5,236
2	Carnegie Mellon University	15,888	8,977	6,911
3	University of California-Berkeley	45,882	21,140	24,742
4	Stanford University	18,625	9,667	8,958
5	Princeton University	9,137	4,759	4,378
6	Cornell University	26,793	12,696	14,097
7	Harvard University	30,259	13,812	16,447
8	Columbia University in the City of New York	35,173	15,887	19,286
9	The University of Texas at Austin	53,864	23,614	30,250
10	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	59,238	31,825	27,413
11	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	53,363	36,169	17,194
12	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	56,997	29,577	27,420
Total		417,105	214,773	202,332

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Computer Theory schools is 234,415 with 118,550 female students and 115,865 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between best Computer Theory schools.

Among the best Computer Theory schools, The University of Texas at Austin has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 43,165, while Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the least number of undergraduate students of 4,535.

Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Computer Theory Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,535	2,351	2,184
2	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	3,765	3,612
3	University of California-Berkeley	33,070	14,622	18,448
4	Stanford University	7,904	3,840	4,064
5	Princeton University	5,813	2,895	2,918
6	Cornell University	16,128	7,333	8,795
7	Harvard University	8,844	4,137	4,707
8	Columbia University in the City of New York	9,164	4,605	4,559
9	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	18,254	24,911
10	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	19,404	17,736
11	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	12,413	8,178
12	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	22,246	18,438
Total		234,415	115,865	118,550

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Computer Theory schools is 182,690 with 83,782 female students and 98,908 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Computer Theory schools.

Among the best Computer Theory schools, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 32,772, while Princeton University has the least number of graduate students of 3,324.

Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Computer Theory Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	7,351	4,299	3,052
2	Carnegie Mellon University	8,511	5,212	3,299
3	University of California-Berkeley	12,812	6,518	6,294
4	Stanford University	10,721	5,827	4,894
5	Princeton University	3,324	1,864	1,460
6	Cornell University	10,665	5,363	5,302
7	Harvard University	21,415	9,675	11,740
8	Columbia University in the City of New York	26,009	11,282	14,727
9	The University of Texas at Austin	10,699	5,360	5,339
10	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	22,098	12,421	9,677
11	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	32,772	23,756	9,016
12	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	16,313	7,331	8,982
Total		182,690	98,908	83,782

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Computer Theory schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 228,602 students, 4,324 students (1.89%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 62,218 students (27.22%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 179,366 students, 44,411 students (24.76%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 13,234 students (7.38%) have learned from at least one online course.

Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Computer Theory Schools
Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,535	-	-	7,351	46 (0.63%)	-
2	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	25 (0.34%)	2,306 (31.26%)	8,511	529 (6.22%)	1,191 (13.99%)
3	University of California-Berkeley	33,070	60 (0.18%)	6,233 (18.85%)	12,812	1,733 (13.53%)	1,634 (12.75%)
4	Stanford University	7,904	350 (4.43%)	-	10,721	-	854 (7.97%)
5	Princeton University	Princeton University does not offer online courses.
6	Cornell University	16,128	-	593 (3.68%)	10,665	527 (4.94%)	979 (9.18%)
7	Harvard University	8,844	1,047 (11.84%)	326 (3.69%)	21,415	6,537 (30.53%)	1,277 (5.96%)
8	Columbia University in the City of New York	9,164	4 (0.04%)	64 (0.70%)	26,009	1,495 (5.75%)	2,455 (9.44%)
9	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	245 (0.57%)	19,050 (44.13%)	10,699	12 (0.11%)	663 (6.20%)
10	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	343 (0.92%)	22,545 (60.70%)	22,098	8,869 (40.13%)	2,286 (10.34%)
11	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	1,580 (7.67%)	3,634 (17.65%)	32,772	23,677 (72.25%)	658 (2.01%)
12	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	670 (1.65%)	7,467 (18.35%)	16,313	986 (6.04%)	1,237 (7.58%)
Average		228,602	4,324 (1.89%)	62,218 (27.22%)	179,366	44,411 (24.76%)	13,234 (7.38%)

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