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Source: Association of American Universities public member list

70 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

70 colleges

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CollegeStateStudentsDistance
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ65,174
Texas A&M University-College StationTX59,933
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH45,728
The University of Texas at AustinTX42,444
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA42,223
University of ArizonaAZ41,899
Michigan State UniversityMI40,483
Purdue University-Main CampusIN39,864
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN39,556
University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA39,515
University of South FloridaFL37,269
Indiana University-BloomingtonIN36,833
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI36,797
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ36,588
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL35,564
University of FloridaFL34,924
University of California-San DiegoCA33,792
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI33,730
University of California-BerkeleyCA33,078
University of California-Los AngelesCA33,040
University of Colorado BoulderCO32,105
University of California-DavisCA31,797
University of Maryland-College ParkMD30,608
New York UniversityNY29,760
University of California-IrvineCA29,503
University of UtahUT26,827
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA25,171
University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO23,613
University of California-Santa BarbaraCA23,232
University of California-RiversideCA22,646
University of IowaIA22,130
University of Southern CaliforniaCA21,023
University of KansasKS20,696
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC20,681
University at BuffaloNY20,463
University of OregonOR19,963
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA19,505
Boston UniversityMA18,656
University of California-Santa CruzCA17,812
University of Virginia-Main CampusVA17,612
Stony Brook UniversityNY17,549
Cornell UniversityNY16,051
Syracuse UniversityNY15,739
University of MiamiFL12,883
University of PennsylvaniaPA11,611
George Washington UniversityDC11,387
Northwestern UniversityIL9,157
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY9,111
Harvard UniversityMA9,095
University of Notre DameIN8,968
Washington University in St LouisMO8,267
Tulane University of LouisianaLA8,077
Stanford UniversityCA8,054
Brown UniversityRI7,741
University of ChicagoIL7,643
Emory UniversityGA7,359
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA7,289
Vanderbilt UniversityTN7,152
Tufts UniversityMA6,877
Yale UniversityCT6,818
University of RochesterNY6,764
Duke UniversityNC6,488
Case Western Reserve UniversityOH6,186
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD6,089
Princeton UniversityNJ5,671
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA4,576
Rice UniversityTX4,574
Dartmouth CollegeNH4,447
Brandeis UniversityMA3,675
California Institute of TechnologyCA1,023

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