Speech-Language Pathology 10 Colleges Population Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Speech-Language Pathology schools is 410,654 with 214,531 female students and 196,123 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 Speech-Language Pathology schools.

Among the best Speech-Language Pathology schools, Purdue University-Main Campus has the most enrolled students of 58,658, while Vanderbilt University has the least number of students of 13,575 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

Student Population Comparison Between Best Speech-Language Pathology Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	University of Iowa	30,779	13,512	17,267
2	University of Wisconsin-Madison	51,044	23,932	27,112
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	56,997	29,577	27,420
3	Vanderbilt University	13,575	5,934	7,641
5	Northwestern University	23,856	10,696	13,160
5	Purdue University-Main Campus	58,658	34,856	23,802
5	University of Arizona	56,365	25,449	30,916
8	University of Kansas	29,792	13,566	16,226
8	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	35,724	14,987	20,737
10	The University of Texas at Austin	53,864	23,614	30,250
Total		410,654	196,123	214,531

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Speech-Language Pathology schools is 298,899 with 155,144 female students and 143,755 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between best Speech-Language Pathology schools.

Among the best Speech-Language Pathology schools, University of Arizona has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 44,848, while Vanderbilt University has the least number of undergraduate students of 7,221.

Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Speech-Language Pathology Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	University of Iowa	22,738	9,900	12,838
2	University of Wisconsin-Madison	38,040	17,815	20,225
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	22,246	18,438
3	Vanderbilt University	7,221	3,435	3,786
5	Northwestern University	9,399	4,254	5,145
5	Purdue University-Main Campus	44,819	26,428	18,391
5	University of Arizona	44,848	20,115	24,733
8	University of Kansas	22,085	10,277	11,808
8	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	25,900	11,031	14,869
10	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	18,254	24,911
Total		298,899	143,755	155,144

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Speech-Language Pathology schools is 111,755 with 59,387 female students and 52,368 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Speech-Language Pathology schools.

Among the best Speech-Language Pathology schools, University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 16,313, while Vanderbilt University has the least number of graduate students of 6,354.

Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Speech-Language Pathology Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	University of Iowa	8,041	3,612	4,429
2	University of Wisconsin-Madison	13,004	6,117	6,887
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	16,313	7,331	8,982
3	Vanderbilt University	6,354	2,499	3,855
5	Northwestern University	14,457	6,442	8,015
5	Purdue University-Main Campus	13,839	8,428	5,411
5	University of Arizona	11,517	5,334	6,183
8	University of Kansas	7,707	3,289	4,418
8	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	9,824	3,956	5,868
10	The University of Texas at Austin	10,699	5,360	5,339
Total		111,755	52,368	59,387

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Speech-Language Pathology schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 298,899 students, 13,402 students (4.48%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 100,781 students (33.72%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 111,755 students, 16,400 students (14.67%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 11,114 students (9.94%) have learned from at least one online course.

Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Speech-Language Pathology Schools
Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
1	University of Iowa	22,738	793 (3.49%)	13,238 (58.22%)	8,041	2,235 (27.80%)	504 (6.27%)
2	University of Wisconsin-Madison	38,040	563 (1.48%)	9,815 (25.80%)	13,004	891 (6.85%)	1,181 (9.08%)
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	670 (1.65%)	7,467 (18.35%)	16,313	986 (6.04%)	1,237 (7.58%)
3	Vanderbilt University	7,221	-	158 (2.19%)	6,354	652 (10.26%)	508 (7.99%)
5	Northwestern University	9,399	-	16 (0.17%)	14,457	781 (5.40%)	1,493 (10.33%)
5	Purdue University-Main Campus	44,819	951 (2.12%)	15,361 (34.27%)	13,839	3,951 (28.55%)	1,390 (10.04%)
5	University of Arizona	44,848	8,959 (19.98%)	21,518 (47.98%)	11,517	3,522 (30.58%)	1,571 (13.64%)
8	University of Kansas	22,085	1,115 (5.05%)	9,651 (43.70%)	7,707	2,011 (26.09%)	1,030 (13.36%)
8	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	25,900	106 (0.41%)	4,507 (17.40%)	9,824	1,359 (13.83%)	1,537 (15.65%)
10	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	245 (0.57%)	19,050 (44.13%)	10,699	12 (0.11%)	663 (6.20%)
Average		298,899	13,402 (4.48%)	100,781 (33.72%)	111,755	16,400 (14.67%)	11,114 (9.94%)

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