United States Public Colleges Ranked by Smallest Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 1538 public colleges in the United States with the smallest enrollment of full and part time students. University of Pittsburgh Titusville leads the list with a population of 36 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 Public Colleges Ranked by Smallest Enrollment
College	Enrollment
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts	31,726
San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, Texas	31,812
University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York	31,903
California State University Sacramento Sacramento, California	31,943
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina	32,438
Weber State University Ogden, Utah	32,701
University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada	32,911
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas	33,610
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California	33,677
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas	33,881
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois	33,906
Colorado State University Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado	34,096
Auburn University Auburn, Alabama	34,145
University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky	34,709
Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia	34,944
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	35,724
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas	35,770
Connecticut State Community College New Britain, Connecticut	36,315

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

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