United States Private Colleges Ranked by Smallest Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 1262 private colleges in the United States with the smallest enrollment of full and part time students. The University of America leads the list with a population of 0 students.

Enrollment is a measure of the size of the student body. Larger schools are more likely to offer a wider range of programs and services while smaller schools may have a more intimate and personalized experience.

List of United States Private Colleges Ranked by Smallest Enrollment
College	Enrollment
Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina	1,869
California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, California	1,874
Occidental College Los Angeles, California	1,881
Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine	1,881
Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas, California	1,881
Buena Vista University Storm Lake, Iowa	1,890
Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, Florida	1,893
Dominican University of California San Rafael, California	1,900
Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, Minnesota	1,906
Wilson College Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	1,907
Amherst College Amherst, Massachusetts	1,914
DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana	1,917
New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, Rhode Island	1,922
Samuel Merritt University Oakland, California	1,926
Seton Hill University Greensburg, Pennsylvania	1,927
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota	1,935
King's College Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	1,939
Trinity Washington University Washington, District Of Columbia	1,948

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.