Top 10 Colleges in the US with the Smallest Student Body

Top 10 Colleges in the US with the Smallest Student Body

What colleges in the US have the smallest student body? We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 smallest US-based colleges. See below.

RankCollegeTotal EnrollmentTermSource
1Deep Springs College (NV/CA)282025ACCJC accreditor (official)
2Webb Institute (NY)106Fall 2024U.S. News (official data)
3Bennett College (NC)195Fall 2023U.S. News (official data)
4College of the Atlantic (ME)~3502024–25U.S. News (official data)
5Sweet Briar College (VA)~4402024–25U.S. News (official data)
6Eureka College (IL)558Fall 2024U.S. News (official data)
7Wesleyan College (GA)595Fall 2023U.S. News (official data)
8LaGrange College (GA)815Fall 2024U.S. News (official data)
9Whittier College (CA)8152024–25U.S. News (official data)
10Pfeiffer University (NC)~900Fall 2024U.S. News (official data)

Figures reflect total student body (undergraduate + graduate, where applicable) at accredited, degree-granting, primarily in-person U.S. colleges. Most of these schools are undergraduate-only, so total enrollment and undergraduate enrollment are effectively the same number. This excludes ultra-niche single-digit-enrollment programs and schools currently in the process of closing, to keep the list focused on stable, operating institutions.