<p>In order to assist some in their college search process, I have prepared a series of threads that will compare colleges on a variety of measurements. In making these comparisons, I have created three broad groups (private national universities, public national universities and liberal arts colleges) and provide comparisons involving 117 colleges (national universities ranked in the USNWR Top 75 and LACs ranked in the USNWR Top 40). </p>
<p>Following is a comparison on TOTAL ENROLLMENT. Understanding and appreciating the size of a school's environment can give important clues to what life will be like as an undergraduate student on that campus. Size can measurably impact the undergraduate experience, both positively and negatively, and I believe it is very useful as a starting point in making a college list.</p>
<p>I hope that you enjoy the threads and find some helpful information. Good luck to all in your college search process!</p>
<p>Total Enrollment , Private National University</p>
<p>42189 , NYU
34244 , BYU
33747 , USC
31766 , Boston University
25116 , George Washington
23196 , Columbia
20273 , Cornell
19858 , Johns Hopkins
19366 , Syracuse
19230 , Harvard
19018 , U Penn
18431 , Northwestern
17833 , Stanford
15323 , U Miami
15318 , Georgetown
14666 , Fordham
14060 , Duke
13903 , Boston College
13338 , Wash U
12755 , Emory
12386 , U Chicago
12093 , Vanderbilt
11731 , Notre Dame
11446 , Yale
11157 , Tulane
11064 , Carnegie Mellon
10965 , SMU
10299 , MIT
10030 , Tufts
9814 , Case Western
9712 , U Rochester
8318 , Brown
7614 , Pepperdine
7521 , Rensselaer
7497 , Princeton
6994 , Lehigh
6862 , Wake Forest
6322 , Yeshiva
5848 , Dartmouth
5456 , Rice
5327 , Brandeis
4561 , Worcester
2126 , Caltech</p>
<p>Total Enrollment , Public National University</p>
<p>53715 , OHIO STATE
51474 , U FLORIDA
51140 , U MINNESOTA
49984 , U TEXAS
48039 , TEXAS A&M
46648 , MICHIGAN ST
44406 , PENN STATE
43246 , U ILLINOIS
42030 , U WISCONSIN
41517 , U WASHINGTON
41028 , U MICHIGAN
40354 , INDIANA U
40090 , PURDUE
39650 , UCLA
36956 , U MARYLAND
36041 , RUTGERS
35409 , UC BERKELEY
34180 , U GEORGIA
30739 , VIRGINIA TECH
30568 , UC DAVIS
29152 , U IOWA
28567 , U N CAROLINA
27562 , U PITTSBURGH
27520 , UC SAN DIEGO
26984 , UC IRVINE
24541 , U VIRGINIA
24273 , U CONN
21868 , UC S BARBARA
19832 , U DELWARE
19413 , GEORGIA TECH
18317 , CLEMSON
16625 , UC S CRUZ
7892 , WILLIAM & MARY</p>
<p>Total Enrollment , LAC</p>
<p>4553 , US Military Acad
4489 , US Naval Acad
3719 , Bucknell
3445 , U Richmond
3149 , Wesleyan
3101 , Smith
2977 , Furman
2898 , Holy Cross
2865 , Oberlin
2844 , Colgate
2566 , Trinity
2455 , Middlebury
2389 , Vassar
2382 , Lafayette
2359 , Barnard
2344 , Wellesley
2241 , Mt. Holyoke
2155 , W&L
2134 , Bard
2045 , Williams
2026 , Colorado College
2000 , Carleton
1900 , Macalester
1872 , Hamilton
1868 , Occidental
1847 , Colby
1776 , Bates
1745 , Bryn Mawr
1723 , Bowdoin
1697 , Amherst
1678 , Grinnell
1668 , Davidson
1644 , Kenyon
1562 , Sewanee
1532 , Pomona
1490 , Swarthmore
1458 , Whitman
1212 , Claremont McK
1169 , Haverford
972 , Scripps
738 , Harvey Mudd</p>
<p>Data source: USNWR 2010 Best Colleges Online Edition</p>