US Colleges in Top 100 World Ranking 34 Colleges Population Comparison

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Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 1,070,385 with 562,149 female students and 508,236 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 US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking.

Among the US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most enrolled students of 59,238, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of students of 2,430 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	30,259	13,812	16,447
	3	Stanford University	18,625	9,667	8,958
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11,886	6,650	5,236
	6	California Institute of Technology	2,430	1,459	971
	7	Princeton University	9,137	4,759	4,378
	8	University of California-Berkeley	45,882	21,140	24,742
	9	Yale University	15,564	7,275	8,289
	11	Columbia University in the City of New York	35,173	15,887	19,286
	13	University of Chicago	18,566	10,087	8,479
	14	University of Pennsylvania	29,109	12,877	16,232
	15	Johns Hopkins University	30,210	14,243	15,967
	20	Cornell University	26,793	12,696	14,097
	21	University of California-Los Angeles	47,335	20,430	26,905
	23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	52,855	24,997	27,858
	24	New York University	56,832	23,777	33,055
	25	Duke University	17,499	7,778	9,721
	26	Northwestern University	23,856	10,696	13,160
	26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	56,997	29,577	27,420
	28	Carnegie Mellon University	15,888	8,977	6,911
	32	University of California-San Diego	44,256	20,975	23,281
	38	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	53,363	36,169	17,194
	48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	59,238	31,825	27,413
	50	The University of Texas at Austin	53,864	23,614	30,250
	57	Washington University in St Louis	16,357	7,760	8,597
	61	Brown University	11,956	5,703	6,253
	63	University of California-Davis	40,065	16,798	23,267
	64	University of California-Santa Barbara	26,133	11,366	14,767
	65	University of Southern California	46,566	21,836	24,730
	69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	32,438	12,821	19,617
	71	Boston University	37,737	15,963	21,774
	81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	51,044	23,932	27,112
	82	Emory University	15,175	5,979	9,196
	95	University of California-Irvine	37,297	16,711	20,586
Total			1,070,385	508,236	562,149

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 623,069 with 336,394 female students and 286,675 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 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 43,165, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of undergraduate students of 987.

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Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	2	Harvard University	8,844	4,137	4,707
	3	Stanford University	7,904	3,840	4,064
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,535	2,351	2,184
	6	California Institute of Technology	987	541	446
	7	Princeton University	5,813	2,895	2,918
	8	University of California-Berkeley	33,070	14,622	18,448
	9	Yale University	6,814	3,309	3,505
	11	Columbia University in the City of New York	9,164	4,605	4,559
	13	University of Chicago	7,598	4,121	3,477
	14	University of Pennsylvania	11,478	5,152	6,326
	15	Johns Hopkins University	6,356	2,752	3,604
	20	Cornell University	16,128	7,333	8,795
	21	University of California-Los Angeles	33,475	13,269	20,206
	23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	15,920	18,534
	24	New York University	29,060	11,827	17,233
	25	Duke University	6,523	3,017	3,506
	26	Northwestern University	9,399	4,254	5,145
	26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	22,246	18,438
	28	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	3,765	3,612
	32	University of California-San Diego	34,955	15,782	19,173
	38	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	12,413	8,178
	48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	19,404	17,736
	50	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	18,254	24,911
	57	Washington University in St Louis	8,220	3,674	4,546
	61	Brown University	7,910	3,811	4,099
	63	University of California-Davis	32,273	13,355	18,918
	64	University of California-Santa Barbara	23,181	9,830	13,351
	65	University of Southern California	20,630	9,882	10,748
	69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,885	8,197	12,688
	71	Boston University	18,805	7,841	10,964
	81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	38,040	17,815	20,225
	82	Emory University	7,407	3,203	4,204
	95	University of California-Irvine	30,204	13,258	16,946
Total			623,069	286,675	336,394

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 447,316 with 225,755 female students and 221,561 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking.

Among the US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 32,772, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of graduate students of 1,443.

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Graduate Student Population Comparison Between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	2	Harvard University	21,415	9,675	11,740
	3	Stanford University	10,721	5,827	4,894
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	7,351	4,299	3,052
	6	California Institute of Technology	1,443	918	525
	7	Princeton University	3,324	1,864	1,460
	8	University of California-Berkeley	12,812	6,518	6,294
	9	Yale University	8,750	3,966	4,784
	11	Columbia University in the City of New York	26,009	11,282	14,727
	13	University of Chicago	10,968	5,966	5,002
	14	University of Pennsylvania	17,631	7,725	9,906
	15	Johns Hopkins University	23,854	11,491	12,363
	20	Cornell University	10,665	5,363	5,302
	21	University of California-Los Angeles	13,860	7,161	6,699
	23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,401	9,077	9,324
	24	New York University	27,772	11,950	15,822
	25	Duke University	10,976	4,761	6,215
	26	Northwestern University	14,457	6,442	8,015
	26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	16,313	7,331	8,982
	28	Carnegie Mellon University	8,511	5,212	3,299
	32	University of California-San Diego	9,301	5,193	4,108
	38	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	32,772	23,756	9,016
	48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	22,098	12,421	9,677
	50	The University of Texas at Austin	10,699	5,360	5,339
	57	Washington University in St Louis	8,137	4,086	4,051
	61	Brown University	4,046	1,892	2,154
	63	University of California-Davis	7,792	3,443	4,349
	64	University of California-Santa Barbara	2,952	1,536	1,416
	65	University of Southern California	25,936	11,954	13,982
	69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11,553	4,624	6,929
	71	Boston University	18,932	8,122	10,810
	81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	13,004	6,117	6,887
	82	Emory University	7,768	2,776	4,992
	95	University of California-Irvine	7,093	3,453	3,640
Total			447,316	221,561	225,755

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking. In undergraduate programs, out of total 616,269 students, 8,277 students (1.34%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 119,693 students (19.42%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 442,549 students, 82,522 students (18.65%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 46,383 students (10.48%) 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	8,844	1,047 (11.84%)	326 (3.69%)	21,415	6,537 (30.53%)	1,277 (5.96%)
	3	Stanford University	7,904	350 (4.43%)	-	10,721	-	854 (7.97%)
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,535	-	-	7,351	46 (0.63%)	-
	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	33,070	60 (0.18%)	6,233 (18.85%)	12,812	1,733 (13.53%)	1,634 (12.75%)
	9	Yale University	6,814	-	-	8,750	38 (0.43%)	387 (4.42%)
	11	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%)
	13	University of Chicago	7,598	-	-	10,968	102 (0.93%)	-
	14	University of Pennsylvania	11,478	681 (5.93%)	178 (1.55%)	17,631	2,568 (14.57%)	825 (4.68%)
	15	Johns Hopkins University	6,356	630 (9.91%)	568 (8.94%)	23,854	11,779 (49.38%)	4,151 (17.40%)
	20	Cornell University	16,128	-	593 (3.68%)	10,665	527 (4.94%)	979 (9.18%)
	21	University of California-Los Angeles	33,475	42 (0.13%)	4,946 (14.78%)	13,860	743 (5.36%)	589 (4.25%)
	23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	41 (0.12%)	3,115 (9.04%)	18,401	1,438 (7.81%)	1,468 (7.98%)
	24	New York University	29,060	398 (1.37%)	5,174 (17.80%)	27,772	3,095 (11.14%)	5,824 (20.97%)
	25	Duke University	6,523	1 (0.02%)	137 (2.10%)	10,976	1,311 (11.94%)	2,699 (24.59%)
	26	Northwestern University	9,399	-	16 (0.17%)	14,457	781 (5.40%)	1,493 (10.33%)
	26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	670 (1.65%)	7,467 (18.35%)	16,313	986 (6.04%)	1,237 (7.58%)
	28	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	25 (0.34%)	2,306 (31.26%)	8,511	529 (6.22%)	1,191 (13.99%)
	32	University of California-San Diego	34,955	104 (0.30%)	7,056 (20.19%)	9,301	132 (1.42%)	599 (6.44%)
	38	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%)
	48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	343 (0.92%)	22,545 (60.70%)	22,098	8,869 (40.13%)	2,286 (10.34%)
	50	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	245 (0.57%)	19,050 (44.13%)	10,699	12 (0.11%)	663 (6.20%)
	57	Washington University in St Louis	8,220	424 (5.16%)	168 (2.04%)	8,137	254 (3.12%)	545 (6.70%)
	61	Brown University	7,910	357 (4.51%)	207 (2.62%)	4,046	401 (9.91%)	31 (0.77%)
	63	University of California-Davis	32,273	59 (0.18%)	4,011 (12.43%)	7,792	277 (3.55%)	328 (4.21%)
	64	University of California-Santa Barbara	23,181	57 (0.25%)	1,162 (5.01%)	2,952	-	33 (1.12%)
	65	University of Southern California	20,630	28 (0.14%)	2,008 (9.73%)	25,936	6,049 (23.32%)	7,429 (28.64%)
	69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,885	43 (0.21%)	3,936 (18.85%)	11,553	1,815 (15.71%)	1,733 (15.00%)
	71	Boston University	18,805	103 (0.55%)	113 (0.60%)	18,932	5,320 (28.10%)	1,241 (6.56%)
	81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	38,040	563 (1.48%)	9,815 (25.80%)	13,004	891 (6.85%)	1,181 (9.08%)
	82	Emory University	7,407	68 (0.92%)	2,610 (35.24%)	7,768	857 (11.03%)	1,986 (25.57%)
	95	University of California-Irvine	30,204	354 (1.17%)	12,255 (40.57%)	7,093	260 (3.67%)	607 (8.56%)
Average			616,269	8,277 (1.34%)	119,693 (19.42%)	442,549	82,522 (18.65%)	46,383 (10.48%)

The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.

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