Colleges with the Smallest Number of Students

IE New York College is the smallest college with 4 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

University of Phoenix-California with 34 students and Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology with 55 students are following it in the list of Smallest Colleges with the Fewest Students.

IE New York College is the smallest school with 4 students and University of Phoenix-California has the second lowest population with 34 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,527 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,366 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Enrollment Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 80.40%, and the average SAT score is 998, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Smallest Colleges With The Fewest Students

Table. Smallest Colleges With The Fewest Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenOnline Enrollment
1
-		IE New York College New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 4
19		-
(-25.00%)		4
(100.00%)		-
(0.00%)		4
(100.00%)		-
(0.00%)
2
24		University of Phoenix-California Ontario, CAPrivate, 4-year 34
223		24
(70.59%)		10
(29.41%)		12
(35.29%)		22
(64.71%)		28
(82.35%)
3
3		Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Berkeley, CAPrivate, 4-year 55
11		-
(-1.82%)		55
(100.00%)		53
(96.36%)		2
(3.64%)		-
(0.00%)
4
1		Magdalen College Warner, NHPrivate, 4-year 58
-		58
(100.00%)		-
(-1.72%)		25
(43.10%)		33
(56.90%)		-
(0.00%)
5
43		Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MAPrivate, 4-year 60
398		23
(38.33%)		37
(61.67%)		24
(40.00%)		36
(60.00%)		13
(21.67%)
6
4		Pacific Islands University Mangilao, GUPrivate, 4-year 62
7		62
(100.00%)		-
(-1.61%)		30
(48.39%)		32
(51.61%)		31
(50.00%)
7
3		Divine Word College Epworth, IAPrivate, 4-year 64
3		64
(100.00%)		-
(-1.56%)		33
(51.56%)		31
(48.44%)		-
(0.00%)
8
3		Omega Graduate School Dayton, TNPrivate, 4-year 69
7		-
(-1.45%)		69
(100.00%)		40
(57.97%)		29
(42.03%)		68
(98.55%)
9
2		Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, OHPrivate, 4-year 88
15		60
(68.18%)		28
(31.82%)		86
(97.73%)		2
(2.27%)		3
(3.41%)
10
2		Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KYPrivate, 4-year 94
7		88
(93.62%)		6
(6.38%)		56
(59.57%)		38
(40.43%)		45
(47.87%)
11
-		San Diego Christian College Santee, CAPrivate, 4-year 96
6		89
(92.71%)		7
(7.29%)		51
(53.13%)		45
(46.88%)		46
(47.92%)
12
2		Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack, NHPrivate, 4-year 97
2		97
(100.00%)		-
(-1.03%)		45
(46.39%)		52
(53.61%)		-
(0.00%)
13
4		Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Portland, MEPrivate, 4-year 99
6		-
(-1.01%)		99
(100.00%)		28
(28.28%)		71
(71.72%)		99
(100.00%)
14
2		Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Hartford, CTPrivate, 4-year 109
6		-
(-0.92%)		109
(100.00%)		52
(47.71%)		57
(52.29%)		59
(54.13%)
15
1		American InterContinental University-Houston Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year 116
47		94
(81.03%)		22
(18.97%)		47
(40.52%)		69
(59.48%)		37
(31.90%)
16
3		Antioch College Yellow Springs, OHPrivate, 4-year 121
6		121
(100.00%)		-
(-0.83%)		42
(34.71%)		79
(65.29%)		-
(0.00%)
17
2		University of the West Rosemead, CAPrivate, 4-year 138
16		43
(31.16%)		95
(68.84%)		64
(46.38%)		74
(53.62%)		17
(12.32%)
18
4		Providence Christian College Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 168
21		168
(100.00%)		-
(-0.60%)		90
(53.57%)		78
(46.43%)		-
(0.00%)
19
1		Bennett College Greensboro, NCPrivate, 4-year 180
15		180
(100.00%)		-
(-0.56%)		-
(0.00%)		180
(100.00%)		53
(29.44%)
20
1		Hebrew Theological College Skokie, ILPrivate, 4-year 182
15		182
(100.00%)		-
(-0.55%)		56
(30.77%)		126
(69.23%)		9
(4.95%)
21
4		Lincoln Christian University Lincoln, ILPrivate, 4-year 185
-		45
(24.32%)		140
(75.68%)		106
(57.30%)		79
(42.70%)		72
(38.92%)
22
13		Strayer University-District of Columbia Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 188
165		156
(82.98%)		32
(17.02%)		51
(27.13%)		137
(72.87%)		183
(97.34%)
23
1		Vermont College of Fine Arts Montpelier, VTPrivate, 4-year 190
33		-
(-0.53%)		190
(100.00%)		59
(31.05%)		131
(68.95%)		-
(0.00%)
24
2		Martin University Indianapolis, INPrivate, 4-year 198
25		150
(75.76%)		48
(24.24%)		50
(25.25%)		148
(74.75%)		12
(6.06%)
25
1		Hodges University Fort Myers, FLPrivate, 4-year 232
-		173
(74.57%)		59
(25.43%)		78
(33.62%)		154
(66.38%)		43
(18.53%)
Average11599
(85.55%)		59
(51.45%)		51
(44.35%)		68
(59.20%)		48
(41.67%)