New York Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Private Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 145 private colleges in New York with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. New York University tops the list with a population of 59,144 students.

List of New York Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
New York University

New York, NY

59,144
Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

34,782
Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

25,898
Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

22,698
St John's University New York

Queens, NY

19,663
Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

16,615
Fordham University

Bronx, NY

16,556
Excelsior University

Albany, NY

15,833
Long Island University C W Post Campus

Brookville, NY

15,737
Pace University New York

New York, NY

13,609
University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

12,197
Touro College

New York, NY

11,111
Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

10,238
The New School

New York, NY

10,108
Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

8,615
Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

7,252
Long Island University Brooklyn Campus

Brooklyn, NY

6,982
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

6,968