Public Colleges with the Smallest Number of Students

University of New Hampshire at Manchester is the smallest college with 534 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

New College of Florida with 689 students and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania with 697 students are following it in the list of Smallest Public Colleges with Fewest Students.

University of New Hampshire at Manchester is the smallest school with 534 students and New College of Florida has the second lowest population with 689 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,562 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,157 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 78.47% and the average SAT score is 1,096 at the schools.

Table. Smallest Public Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentOnline EnrollmentStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NHPublic, 4-year 534
130
52410269265207 to 1
2
-
New College of Florida Sarasota, FLPublic, 4-year 689
30
66920227462-7 to 1
3
2
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PAPublic, 4-year 697
55
697-2324658515 to 1
4
-
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OKPublic, 4-year 825
24
825-2935321116 to 1
5
-
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MAPublic, 4-year 938
56
838100390548789 to 1
6
-
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OHPublic, 4-year 1,048
130
-1,048859189394-
7
-
University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MNPublic, 4-year 1,068
218
1,068-471597179 to 1
8
-
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PAPublic, 4-year 1,328
8
1,328-556772716 to 1
9
-
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MAPublic, 4-year 1,425
113
1,326991,2261999912 to 1
9
7
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, NHPublic, 4-year 1,425
267
1,1952303951,0301,41614 to 1
11
-
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NYPublic, 4-year 1,427
118
1,2951321,2291989614 to 1
12
2
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VAPublic, 4-year 1,512
140
1,512-1,310202-10 to 1
13
3
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MDPublic, 4-year 1,520
24
1,49723624896110 to 1
14
2
Charter Oak State College New Britain, CTPublic, 4-year 1,602
16
1,5011013781,2241,60213 to 1
15
-
Montana Technological University Butte, MTPublic, 4-year 1,625
58
1,4371881,00162410813 to 1
16
3
University of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, VIPublic, 4-year 1,636
12
1,3782584381,1982618 to 1
17
-
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NMPublic, 4-year 1,689
45
1,2184711,1165731129 to 1
18
2
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VAPublic, 4-year 1,704
110
1,704-6861,01865314 to 1
19
1
Concord University Athens, WVPublic, 4-year 1,748
1
1,3993496801,06843615 to 1
20
6
Peru State College Peru, NEPublic, 4-year 1,799
268
1,5692306961,10368120 to 1
21
-
Lincoln University Lincoln University, PAPublic, 4-year 1,824
92
1,7121126171,207-13 to 1
22
3
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OKPublic, 4-year 1,852
61
1,6472057291,12326816 to 1
23
2
Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MSPublic, 4-year 1,879
185
1,6542257871,09222612 to 1
24
2
Langston University Langston, OKPublic, 4-year 1,903
57
1,7741297421,1617120 to 1
25
2
University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AKPublic, 4-year 1,923
74
1,7241996691,2549849 to 1
Average1,4251,31221766576034713 to 1