The Smallest Four-Year Colleges
Bachelor's-granting institutions with the fewest undergraduates — conservatories, seminaries and single-subject schools dominate.
Ranked by undergraduate enrollment · 1,995 of 2,406 institutions report this measure · Compiled 2026-09-01
- 1Lakewood UniversityCleveland Heights, OH · Private100Compare nearby
- 2Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceCincinnati, OH · Private101Compare nearby
- 3Mirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteBrooklyn, NY · Private102Compare nearby
- 4Boise Bible CollegeBoise, ID · Private103Compare nearby
- 5Millennia Atlantic UniversityDoral, FL · For-profit104Compare nearby
- 6Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY · Private105Compare nearby
- 7California Miramar UniversitySan Diego, CA · For-profit105Compare nearby
- 8Bacone CollegeMuskogee, OK · Private106Compare nearby
- 9Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA · Private106Compare nearby
- 10Interior Designers InstituteNewport Beach, CA · For-profit107Compare nearby
- 11Antioch UniversityYellow Springs, OH · Private107Compare nearby
- 12Yeshivas Sanz KlauzenburgBrooklyn, NY · Private107Compare nearby
- 13Aaniiih Nakoda CollegeHarlem, MT · Public108Compare nearby
- 14Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahBrooklyn, NY · Private108Compare nearby
- 15Bridges Christian CollegeNew Orleans, LA · Private108Compare nearby
- 16Beth Medrash of Asbury ParkLakewood, NJ · Private109Compare nearby
- 17Amberton UniversityGarland, TX · Private110Compare nearby
- 18MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA · Private112Compare nearby
- 19Academy CollegeBloomington, MN · For-profit112Compare nearby
- 20Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT · Private113Compare nearby
- 21Pacific Rim Christian UniversityHonolulu, HI · Private113Compare nearby
- 22Veritas Baptist CollegeLawrenceburg, IN · Private114Compare nearby
- 23Rabbinical College Ohr YisroelBrooklyn, NY · Private116Compare nearby
- 24Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY · Public117Compare nearby
- 25Careers UnlimitedOrem, UT · For-profit118Compare nearby
How this list was built
- Measure
- Undergraduate enrollment — sorted lowest to highest
- Source variable
UGDS- Dataset
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts-Institution (05-19-2025 release)
- Four-year, main-campus institutions awarding bachelor's degrees or higher (2,406 schools).
- Institutions enrolling at least 100 undergraduates.
- 1,995 of 2,406 institutions report this measure; the rest are omitted rather than estimated.
A single measure is a narrow way to judge a college. Read this alongside the others, and see the methodology for what these figures do and do not capture.
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Total undergraduate enrollment, including online and part-time students, which is why several online-first universities rank near the top.
Best Student-to-Faculty Ratios
Undergraduate students per instructional faculty member. A staffing ratio, not an average class size.
The Most Remote Campuses
Straight-line distance to the nearest FAA large-hub airport. Worth knowing before you commit to four years of connecting flights.