Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is the smallest college with 617 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.
University of New Hampshire at Manchester with 663 students and Bloomfield College of Montclair State University with 799 students are following it in the list of Smallest Public Colleges with the Fewest Students.
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is the smallest school with 617 students and University of New Hampshire at Manchester has the second lowest population with 663 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,761 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,874 for the academic year 2024-2025.
At these Low Enrollment Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 76.56%, and the average SAT score is 1,100, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.
| School Name | Total Population | Undergraduate | Graduate | Men | Women | Online Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PAPublic, 4-year | 617 107 | 617 (100.00%) | - (-0.16%) | 209 (33.87%) | 408 (66.13%) | 8 (1.30%) |
| 2 1 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NHPublic, 4-year | 663 85 | 451 (68.02%) | 212 (31.98%) | 363 (54.75%) | 300 (45.25%) | 93 (14.03%) |
| 3 1 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield, NJPublic, 4-year | 799 111 | 799 (100.00%) | 6 (0.75%) | 337 (42.18%) | 462 (57.82%) | 9 (1.13%) |
| 4 2 | New College of Florida Sarasota, FLPublic, 4-year | 881 149 | 852 (96.71%) | 29 (3.29%) | 407 (46.20%) | 474 (53.80%) | 3 (0.34%) |
| 5 1 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MAPublic, 4-year | 896 37 | 794 (88.62%) | 102 (11.38%) | 389 (43.42%) | 507 (56.58%) | 90 (10.04%) |
| 6 2 | University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MNPublic, 4-year | 981 39 | 981 (100.00%) | - (-0.10%) | 466 (47.50%) | 515 (52.50%) | 28 (2.85%) |
| 7 2 | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OKPublic, 4-year | 1,027 113 | 1,027 (100.00%) | - (-0.10%) | 365 (35.54%) | 662 (64.46%) | 31 (3.02%) |
| 8 1 | Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OHPublic, 4-year | 1,070 65 | - (-0.09%) | 1,070 (100.00%) | 875 (81.78%) | 195 (18.22%) | 412 (38.50%) |
| 9 - | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PAPublic, 4-year | 1,321 5 | 1,321 (100.00%) | - (-0.08%) | 601 (45.50%) | 720 (54.50%) | 10 (0.76%) |
| 10 1 | SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NYPublic, 4-year | 1,413 63 | 1,285 (90.94%) | 128 (9.06%) | 1,238 (87.62%) | 175 (12.38%) | 74 (5.24%) |
| 11 2 | University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, NHPublic, 4-year | 1,478 152 | 1,326 (89.72%) | 152 (10.28%) | 373 (25.24%) | 1,105 (74.76%) | 1,478 (100.00%) |
| 12 - | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MAPublic, 4-year | 1,488 126 | 1,402 (94.22%) | 86 (5.78%) | 1,266 (85.08%) | 222 (14.92%) | 86 (5.78%) |
| 13 3 | Peru State College Peru, NEPublic, 4-year | 1,492 146 | 1,308 (87.67%) | 184 (12.33%) | 652 (43.70%) | 840 (56.30%) | 557 (37.33%) |
| 14 1 | Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VAPublic, 4-year | 1,527 33 | 1,527 (100.00%) | - (-0.07%) | 1,307 (85.59%) | 220 (14.41%) | - (0.00%) |
| 15 2 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NMPublic, 4-year | 1,622 91 | 1,066 (65.72%) | 556 (34.28%) | 1,060 (65.35%) | 562 (34.65%) | 138 (8.51%) |
| 16 2 | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MDPublic, 4-year | 1,630 43 | 1,616 (99.14%) | 14 (0.86%) | 651 (39.94%) | 979 (60.06%) | - (0.00%) |
| 17 4 | Lincoln University Lincoln University, PAPublic, 4-year | 1,670 178 | 1,545 (92.51%) | 125 (7.49%) | 603 (36.11%) | 1,067 (63.89%) | - (0.00%) |
| 18 3 | Montana Technological University Butte, MTPublic, 4-year | 1,702 80 | 1,497 (87.96%) | 205 (12.04%) | 1,065 (62.57%) | 637 (37.43%) | 110 (6.46%) |
| 19 1 | University of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, VIPublic, 4-year | 1,792 53 | 1,569 (87.56%) | 223 (12.44%) | 545 (30.41%) | 1,247 (69.59%) | 278 (15.51%) |
| 20 2 | Langston University Langston, OKPublic, 4-year | 1,937 27 | 1,742 (89.93%) | 195 (10.07%) | 828 (42.75%) | 1,109 (57.25%) | 138 (7.12%) |
| 21 1 | Concord University Athens, WVPublic, 4-year | 1,943 145 | 1,609 (82.81%) | 334 (17.19%) | 740 (38.09%) | 1,203 (61.91%) | 624 (32.12%) |
| 22 2 | University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AKPublic, 4-year | 2,000 82 | 1,768 (88.40%) | 232 (11.60%) | 719 (35.95%) | 1,281 (64.05%) | 887 (44.35%) |
| 23 4 | Charter Oak State College New Britain, CTPublic, 4-year | 2,012 246 | 1,927 (95.78%) | 85 (4.22%) | 416 (20.68%) | 1,596 (79.32%) | 2,012 (100.00%) |
| 24 6 | Henderson State University Arkadelphia, ARPublic, 4-year | 2,055 81 | 1,461 (71.09%) | 594 (28.91%) | 847 (41.22%) | 1,208 (58.78%) | 690 (33.58%) |
| 25 - | Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OKPublic, 4-year | 2,079 150 | 1,787 (85.95%) | 292 (14.05%) | 824 (39.63%) | 1,255 (60.37%) | 598 (28.76%) |
| Average | 1,444 | 1,303 (90.26%) | 241 (16.71%) | 686 (47.50%) | 758 (52.50%) | 380 (26.30%) |