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Small colleges: 1,000 to 2,999 undergraduates

Core colleges with 1,000 to 2,999 undergraduates, smallest first. Counts are IPEDS fall enrollment of all undergraduate students.

Source: IPEDS fall enrollment, all undergraduate students (NCES)

565 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 3, 2026

565 colleges

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CollegeStateUndergraduatesDistance
Knox CollegeIL1,001
Mars Hill UniversityNC1,002
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordPA1,003
California College of the ArtsCA1,012
University of Saint MaryKS1,015
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesMO1,017
University of Minnesota-MorrisMN1,020
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeWI1,021
Transylvania UniversityKY1,022
Tusculum UniversityTN1,022
California Institute of TechnologyCA1,023
College of Our Lady of the ElmsMA1,038
Southwestern CollegeKS1,038
Concordia University Ann ArborMI1,044
Brewton-Parker CollegeGA1,049
The College of IdahoID1,049
William Jessup UniversityCA1,056
Franklin Pierce UniversityNH1,058
Johnson C Smith UniversityNC1,058
Saint Joseph's College of MaineME1,059
Carroll CollegeMT1,062
Schreiner UniversityTX1,062
Lycoming CollegePA1,063
Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityOK1,071
Marian UniversityWI1,074
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN1,075
King UniversityTN1,076
Russell Sage CollegeNY1,080
United States Coast Guard AcademyCT1,081
Cornell CollegeIA1,082
Reinhardt UniversityGA1,082
Scripps CollegeCA1,082
Marietta CollegeOH1,085
Waynesburg UniversityPA1,088
Dominican University New YorkNY1,089
Spring Arbor UniversityMI1,091
Roberts Wesleyan UniversityNY1,092
Anderson UniversityIN1,095
Central CollegeIA1,095
Mount Marty UniversitySD1,096
Regis CollegeMA1,096
William Woods UniversityMO1,097
Harris-Stowe State UniversityMO1,098
Hendrix CollegeAR1,098
Bethel UniversityIN1,107
Emory & Henry UniversityVA1,107
Hartwick CollegeNY1,112
Edward Waters UniversityFL1,113
Dillard UniversityLA1,117
Austin CollegeTX1,128
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteNC1,128
Loras CollegeIA1,130
Quincy UniversityIL1,130
Simpson CollegeIA1,140
Maryville CollegeTN1,142
Rochester UniversityMI1,144
Northwestern CollegeIA1,146
Our Lady of the Lake UniversityTX1,147
Geneva CollegePA1,149
Dean CollegeMA1,151
Miles CollegeAL1,151
Nichols CollegeMA1,152
Catawba CollegeNC1,153
Westminster CollegePA1,155
Northwest Nazarene UniversityID1,156
Guilford CollegeNC1,160
Washington & Jefferson CollegePA1,162
Barton CollegeNC1,163
Virginia Union UniversityVA1,170
Morningside UniversityIA1,177
Saint Michael's CollegeVT1,178
Averett UniversityVA1,180
City University of SeattleWA1,180
Wilson CollegePA1,180
Dominican University of CaliforniaCA1,182
Lasell UniversityMA1,183
MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityKS1,185
Mount Mercy UniversityIA1,185
Coker UniversitySC1,187
Doane UniversityNE1,190
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoPR1,192
Brenau UniversityGA1,195
Avila UniversityMO1,196
Kalamazoo CollegeMI1,196
Georgetown CollegeKY1,200
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyNY1,202
Christian Brothers UniversityTN1,204
Pitzer CollegeCA1,204
Aquinas CollegeMI1,209
Hood CollegeMD1,209
Arizona Christian UniversityAZ1,210
Juniata CollegePA1,212
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityNC1,212
Miami University-MiddletownOH1,213
Edgewood CollegeWI1,214
Mary Baldwin UniversityVA1,217
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyNM1,227
Allegheny CollegePA1,231
Alma CollegeMI1,235
Otis College of Art and DesignCA1,243
SUNY Maritime CollegeNY1,243
La Sierra UniversityCA1,244
Bluefield State UniversityWV1,249
Ave Maria UniversityFL1,250
Piedmont UniversityGA1,261
Walla Walla UniversityWA1,266
Saint Martin's UniversityWA1,267
Columbia CollegeSC1,268
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMA1,271
University of Sioux FallsSD1,276
Bay Path UniversityMA1,278
Coe CollegeIA1,278
Oakwood UniversityAL1,279
Saint Vincent CollegePA1,280
Hardin-Simmons UniversityTX1,283
Huntington UniversityIN1,286
Wittenberg UniversityOH1,288
Kettering UniversityMI1,290
Texas Lutheran UniversityTX1,290
University of BaltimoreMD1,292
Gordon CollegeMA1,293
D'Youville UniversityNY1,299
Florida Memorial UniversityFL1,299
University of St FrancisIL1,306
Meredith CollegeNC1,309
Westmont CollegeCA1,310
Andrews UniversityMI1,312
Lubbock Christian UniversityTX1,320
Shorter UniversityGA1,322
Maryland Institute College of ArtMD1,324
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgPA1,326
Albright CollegePA1,328
Manhattanville UniversityNY1,329
American International CollegeMA1,331
Midland UniversityNE1,333
Rivier UniversityNH1,335
Ohio Christian UniversityOH1,340
Lesley UniversityMA1,342
Carlow UniversityPA1,344
Bryn Mawr CollegePA1,349
Albion CollegeMI1,354
Centre CollegeKY1,356
University of Maine at Fort KentME1,357
Drury UniversityMO1,368
Queens University of CharlotteNC1,373
Concordia University-ChicagoIL1,377
Crown CollegeMN1,379
Claremont McKenna CollegeCA1,381
Fisher CollegeMA1,384
Bridgewater CollegeVA1,391
Concordia University TexasTX1,391
Dickinson State UniversityND1,392
Bryan College-DaytonTN1,398
Wright State University-Lake CampusOH1,398
College for Creative StudiesMI1,399
Young Harris CollegeGA1,403
Oklahoma Baptist UniversityOK1,409
College of Saint BenedictMN1,410
Lawrence UniversityWI1,410
Nelson UniversityTX1,413
Alfred UniversityNY1,422
Walsh UniversityOH1,423
Haverford CollegePA1,424
Saint Mary's CollegeIN1,424
College of the OzarksMO1,427
Evangel UniversityMO1,427
University of DallasTX1,427
Montana Technological UniversityMT1,435
Methodist UniversityNC1,436
Reed CollegeOR1,439
The University of Montana-WesternMT1,440
Sul Ross State UniversityTX1,441
Buena Vista UniversityIA1,442
Viterbo UniversityWI1,443
Cornerstone UniversityMI1,444
Mount St. Joseph UniversityOH1,446
Oklahoma City UniversityOK1,447
Caldwell UniversityNJ1,448
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyWV1,448
William Penn UniversityIA1,449
Belhaven UniversityMS1,452
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityOH1,452
Peru State CollegeNE1,452
Wartburg CollegeIA1,454
Baker UniversityKS1,457
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityPA1,457
Southwestern UniversityTX1,457
Friends UniversityKS1,460
Newberry CollegeSC1,462
Luther CollegeIA1,463
Concordia University-IrvineCA1,465
Southern Nazarene UniversityOK1,465
Concord UniversityWV1,472
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityNC1,477
University of DubuqueIA1,477
Georgian Court UniversityNJ1,478
University of BridgeportCT1,479
Saint Johns UniversityMN1,481
Grand View UniversityIA1,483
Berea CollegeKY1,487
Ursinus CollegePA1,492
Henderson State UniversityAR1,493
Chicago State UniversityIL1,495
Oglethorpe UniversityGA1,499
Randolph-Macon CollegeVA1,500
American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNY1,502
Chatham UniversityPA1,507
University of the Virgin IslandsVI1,508
Atlantic UniversityPR1,517
Sarah Lawrence CollegeNY1,521
Muskingum UniversityOH1,524
Immaculata UniversityPA1,529
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityNE1,531
Whitman CollegeWA1,544
Kentucky State UniversityKY1,546
Belmont Abbey CollegeNC1,549
Missouri Valley CollegeMO1,558
Virginia Military InstituteVA1,560
Florida Polytechnic UniversityFL1,569
Millikin UniversityIL1,570
Willamette UniversityOR1,571
Adams State UniversityCO1,576
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityIL1,576
St. Mary's College of MarylandMD1,577
Thomas CollegeME1,581
Glenville State UniversityWV1,583
King's CollegePA1,590
Wagner CollegeNY1,592
University of PikevilleKY1,596
Seton Hill UniversityPA1,597
Limestone UniversitySC1,598
University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneIN1,601
Trinity Washington UniversityDC1,604
Lincoln Memorial UniversityTN1,605
McKendree UniversityIL1,605
University of Maine at FarmingtonME1,605
Pacific UniversityOR1,613
The University of the SouthTN1,615
Fresno Pacific UniversityCA1,616
Los Angeles Pacific UniversityCA1,617
Hobart William Smith CollegesNY1,618
Southwest Baptist UniversityMO1,622
Drew UniversityNJ1,624
Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVA1,626
Valley City State UniversityND1,628
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityOH1,631
University of Puget SoundWA1,632
Mid-America Christian UniversityOK1,636
Asbury UniversityKY1,638
Indiana Institute of TechnologyIN1,642
Swarthmore CollegePA1,644
Marymount Manhattan CollegeNY1,648
East Texas Baptist UniversityTX1,659
Pomona CollegeCA1,664
McDaniel CollegeMD1,665
Carson-Newman UniversityTN1,669
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-GuayamaPR1,669
Lake Superior State UniversityMI1,669
Siena Heights UniversityMI1,669
Misericordia UniversityPA1,670
Adrian CollegeMI1,678
Linfield UniversityOR1,678
University of Alaska SoutheastAK1,678
Charter Oak State CollegeCT1,683
Midway UniversityKY1,687
Assumption UniversityMA1,688
Hillsdale CollegeMI1,688
University of MobileAL1,688
Benedict CollegeSC1,694
Dordt UniversityIA1,695
Neumann UniversityPA1,695
Texas A&M University-Central TexasTX1,702
Lincoln UniversityMO1,707
Hamline UniversityMN1,710
Lebanon Valley CollegePA1,710
New Mexico Highlands UniversityNM1,710
New England Institute of TechnologyRI1,712
Lincoln UniversityPA1,717
Ringling College of Art and DesignFL1,722
Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK1,724
Ouachita Baptist UniversityAR1,734
Madonna UniversityMI1,740
University of EvansvilleIN1,741
Langston UniversityOK1,743
Capital UniversityOH1,747
Bates CollegeME1,753
Claflin UniversitySC1,754
The College of Saint ScholasticaMN1,755
Delaware Valley UniversityPA1,759
Simmons UniversityMA1,760
Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTX1,760
Chaminade University of HonoluluHI1,764
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityCA1,767
Southern University at New OrleansLA1,773
Grinnell CollegeIA1,775
Lancaster Bible CollegePA1,778
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)MA1,778
Lindsey Wilson CollegeKY1,783
Chadron State CollegeNE1,785
Muhlenberg CollegePA1,788
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillNY1,792
University of LynchburgVA1,792
Faulkner UniversityAL1,793
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeNY1,795
Lake Forest CollegeIL1,796
Canisius UniversityNY1,798
Concordia College at MoorheadMN1,799
Daemen UniversityNY1,806
Coppin State UniversityMD1,810
Grace College and Theological SeminaryIN1,817
Curry CollegeMA1,818
DePauw UniversityIN1,819
Thomas More UniversityKY1,823
Roanoke CollegeVA1,824
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityTN1,825
Felician UniversityNJ1,833
Gardner-Webb UniversityNC1,840
Benedictine UniversityIL1,842
Bowdoin CollegeME1,850
Occidental CollegeCA1,854
Elizabethtown CollegePA1,857
Augustana UniversitySD1,871
Mount St. Mary's UniversityMD1,873
Wofford CollegeSC1,873
Marywood UniversityPA1,874
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMA1,876
North Park UniversityIL1,876
The College of WoosterOH1,876
Freed-Hardeman UniversityTN1,878
John Brown UniversityAR1,882
Arcadia UniversityPA1,890
Union UniversityTN1,891
University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaPR1,894
Mount Saint Mary CollegeNY1,897
Washington and Lee UniversityVA1,898
Nazareth UniversityNY1,900
Davidson CollegeNC1,904
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteNY1,904
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffAR1,905
Amherst CollegeMA1,910
Texas Wesleyan UniversityTX1,910
Franklin and Marshall CollegePA1,911
University of Virginia's College at WiseVA1,911
St Bonaventure UniversityNY1,914
The Master's University and SeminaryCA1,914
Springfield CollegeMA1,924
University of Mount UnionOH1,927
St. Francis CollegeNY1,934
Rhodes CollegeTN1,936
University of Mount OliveNC1,937
Whitworth UniversityWA1,939
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownPA1,940
North Greenville UniversitySC1,944
West Liberty UniversityWV1,944
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN1,952
Wilkes UniversityPA1,956
Delta State UniversityMS1,964
Emmanuel CollegeMA1,973
Eckerd CollegeFL1,986
Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCA1,987
Johnson & Wales University-OnlineRI1,990
Connecticut CollegeCT1,995
Mississippi University for WomenMS1,995
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusNJ1,997
Mississippi Valley State UniversityMS2,005
Moravian UniversityPA2,006
Oklahoma Christian UniversityOK2,012
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaCA2,044
Elizabeth City State UniversityNC2,048
Hamilton CollegeNY2,048
Alvernia UniversityPA2,050
Saint Anselm CollegeNH2,052
St Lawrence UniversityNY2,060
University of South Carolina BeaufortSC2,067
Eastern UniversityPA2,068
Carleton CollegeMN2,069
Art Center College of DesignCA2,079
Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionIN2,079
Seattle Pacific UniversityWA2,082
Union CollegeNY2,082
University of Wisconsin-SuperiorWI2,086
University of CharlestonWV2,087
Saint Norbert CollegeWI2,089
Rhode Island School of DesignRI2,092
University of RedlandsCA2,100
Saint Peter's UniversityNJ2,101
The Evergreen State CollegeWA2,108
Williams CollegeMA2,112
Saint Ambrose UniversityIA2,114
Salve Regina UniversityRI2,117
Otterbein UniversityOH2,119
Wheaton CollegeIL2,119
Macalester CollegeMN2,142
Colorado CollegeCO2,145
St. Mary's UniversityTX2,147
DeSales UniversityPA2,149
University of Maine at Presque IsleME2,152
Wayland Baptist UniversityTX2,162
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySD2,170
Herzing University-MadisonWI2,181
Kenyon CollegeOH2,184
Lewis & Clark CollegeOR2,194
Dickinson CollegePA2,204
Webster UniversityMO2,204
Mount Holyoke CollegeMA2,209
SUNY College at PotsdamNY2,211
Gettysburg CollegePA2,216
Marymount UniversityVA2,216
University of Puerto Rico at CayeyPR2,218
Berry CollegeGA2,226
University of Maryland Eastern ShoreMD2,233
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIN2,235
Trinity CollegeCT2,237
Susquehanna UniversityPA2,241
Valparaiso UniversityIN2,255
Colby CollegeME2,284
John Carroll UniversityOH2,287
Mercyhurst UniversityPA2,292
La Roche UniversityPA2,300
Lakeland UniversityWI2,318
University of Puerto Rico at PoncePR2,319
Point Park UniversityPA2,323
Furman UniversitySC2,327
University of Arkansas at MonticelloAR2,328
Stetson UniversityFL2,338
University of Illinois SpringfieldIL2,342
Miami University-HamiltonOH2,345
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryNY2,346
Bellarmine UniversityKY2,351
Grove City CollegePA2,365
Lawrence Technological UniversityMI2,367
Clark UniversityMA2,369
Everglades UniversityFL2,369
Taylor UniversityIN2,372
California Lutheran UniversityCA2,380
Benedictine CollegeKS2,391
Pacific Lutheran UniversityWA2,393
Dominican UniversityIL2,397
North Central CollegeIL2,397
Newman UniversityKS2,398
University of Mount Saint VincentNY2,398
Tuskegee UniversityAL2,400
Denison UniversityOH2,405
Emporia State UniversityKS2,412
Bethune-Cookman UniversityFL2,414
Wellesley CollegeMA2,418
University of Hawaii at HiloHI2,424
La Salle UniversityPA2,426
University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaPR2,428
Saint Francis UniversityPA2,429
Rockhurst UniversityMO2,430
St Catherine UniversityMN2,431
Alcorn State UniversityMS2,432
Flagler CollegeFL2,432
Augsburg UniversityMN2,445
Augustana CollegeIL2,446
Holy Family UniversityPA2,446
Bard CollegeNY2,453
Vassar CollegeNY2,456
East Central UniversityOK2,460
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboPR2,463
Wingate UniversityNC2,464
Minot State UniversityND2,474
Bob Jones UniversitySC2,477
University of TulsaOK2,485
Toccoa Falls CollegeGA2,489
Marian UniversityIN2,492
Upper Iowa UniversityIA2,504
Smith CollegeMA2,506
Clarkson UniversityNY2,513
Eastern Oregon UniversityOR2,515
Stonehill CollegeMA2,515
University of Minnesota-CrookstonMN2,518
Concordia University-WisconsinWI2,525
Husson UniversityME2,525
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsMA2,525
Athens State UniversityAL2,531
Trinity UniversityTX2,531
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesIN2,535
Governors State UniversityIL2,536
McMurry UniversityTX2,544
University of MontevalloAL2,545
Louisiana State University-ShreveportLA2,548
Le Moyne CollegeNY2,551
Fort Valley State UniversityGA2,558
Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL2,569
Utica UniversityNY2,580
Western New England UniversityMA2,584
Messiah UniversityPA2,586
Shenandoah UniversityVA2,590
St. John Fisher UniversityNY2,590
Xavier University of LouisianaLA2,591
Ohio Northern UniversityOH2,592
Rollins CollegeFL2,595
Western New Mexico UniversityNM2,602
Roosevelt UniversityIL2,605
University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoPR2,611
Truett McConnell UniversityGA2,612
Point UniversityGA2,617
University of GuamGU2,617
Carroll UniversityWI2,623
Florida Southern CollegeFL2,626
Bethel UniversityMN2,629
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY2,634
Carthage CollegeWI2,642
Norwich UniversityVT2,642
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PoncePR2,643
University of MaryND2,650
Cumberland UniversityTN2,652
Milwaukee School of EngineeringWI2,653
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaSC2,661
Jacksonville UniversityFL2,662
Tiffin UniversityOH2,669
University of West AlabamaAL2,673
Indiana University-KokomoIN2,674
Regis UniversityCO2,680
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanPR2,688
Drake UniversityIA2,702
Mississippi CollegeMS2,706
University of Houston-VictoriaTX2,707
Keene State CollegeNH2,718
Bethel UniversityTN2,719
Saint Edward's UniversityTX2,731
Morehouse CollegeGA2,738
Indiana University-EastIN2,746
Niagara UniversityNY2,747
Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGA2,753
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoIL2,762
South Carolina State UniversitySC2,762
Lafayette CollegePA2,764
Skidmore CollegeNY2,776
Houston Christian UniversityTX2,787
Indiana University-NorthwestIN2,787
Middlebury CollegeVT2,800
Baldwin Wallace UniversityOH2,809
Widener UniversityPA2,811
Campbell UniversityNC2,813
Framingham State UniversityMA2,817
University of Puerto Rico-AreciboPR2,822
Lynn UniversityFL2,823
Southern Adventist UniversityTN2,827
Brigham Young University-HawaiiHI2,836
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroPR2,844
Dallas Baptist UniversityTX2,850
Savannah State UniversityGA2,857
University of Hawaii-West OahuHI2,863
SUNY at FredoniaNY2,877
Champlain CollegeVT2,886
Shepherd UniversityWV2,906
University of North Carolina AshevilleNC2,907
Charleston Southern UniversitySC2,914
SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY2,919
Gannon UniversityPA2,920
Manhattan UniversityNY2,928
Northern State UniversitySD2,932
Concordia University-NebraskaNE2,934
Mount Aloysius CollegePA2,942
Dakota State UniversitySD2,950
Oberlin CollegeOH2,966
University of Puerto Rico-BayamonPR2,967
University of St ThomasTX2,969
Azusa Pacific UniversityCA2,977
Franciscan University of SteubenvilleOH2,978
Shawnee State UniversityOH2,982
Culinary Institute of AmericaNY2,989

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