Which public and private universities boast the largest Jewish student bodies in America and Canada? For many Jewish high school students, in particular, in light of a rising tide of virulent antisemitism here in America and globally in the wake of years of institutional apathy in the face of violence against Jewish students on elite college campus, attending a university with a vibrant Jewish community where one is safe and accepted is essential.

Of course, the sheer number of Jewish students on each college campus doesn’t always shine a light on the happiness and, in some cases, the safety of these Jewish students (e.g., Columbia may have a large Jewish student population but the university administration’s indifference to its Jewish students as antisemitic encampments took over student life in the spring of 2024 was maddening!). Yet we still believe it vital to track the number of Jewish students on college campuses to keep these schools accountable — particularly if representation dwindles. So, which schools boast the most Jewish students in their student bodies? Wonder no more.

Colleges & Universities Ranked By Jewish Population

Public Universities Ranked By Jewish Population

Below are the 2024 top 60 public universities by Jewish population, as aggregated by Hillel College Guide Magazine:

Ranking	University/College Name	Undergrad Population	Jewish Undergrad Population	Jewish Undergrad Percent
1	University of Florida	34,102	6,500	19%
2	Rutgers University, New Brunswick	36,357	6,400	18%
3	University of Central Florida	59,154	6,300	11%
4	University of Maryland, College Park	30,246	5,800	19%
5	University of Michigan	33,488	5,000	15%
6	Indiana University	36,571	4,500	12%
7	CUNY, Brooklyn College	10,443	4,000	38%
8	Queens College	13,060	4,000	31%
9	University of Wisconsin, Madison	35,665	4,000	11%
10	Pennsylvania State University, University Park	40,286	4,000	10%
11	Binghamton University	14,400	3,700	26%
12	McGill University	27,120	3,500	13%
13	Florida State University	31,812	3,500	11%
14	California State University, Northridge	32,172	3,500	11%
15	Florida International University	38,768	3,500	9%
16	Michigan State University	40,243	3,500	9%
17	University of Arizona	41,000	3,500	9%
18	York University	47,300	3,500	7%
19	Arizona State University	64,398	3,500	5%
20	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	36,623	3,250	9%
21	University of California, Santa Barbara	23,232	3,000	13%
22	Western University	37,000	3,000	8%
23	Ohio State University	44,617	2,777	6%
24	University of Texas, Austin	42,100	2,750	7%
25	University of Vermont	11,614	2,500	22%
26	University of California, Los Angeles	26,455	2,500	9%
27	Virginia Tech	30,435	2,500	8%
28	University of California, Davis	31,162	2,500	8%
29	University of Colorado at Boulder	31,656	2,500	8%
30	University of California, Berkeley	33,073	2,500	8%
31	University of Delaware	18,135	2,350	13%
32	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	23,694	2,300	10%
33	Queensborough Community College	8,803	2,000	23%
34	Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills	15,372	2,000	13%
35	Towson University	16,400	2,000	12%
36	University of Connecticut	18,786	2,000	11%
37	University of Oregon	19,819	2,000	10%
38	Florida Atlantic University	23,458	1,750	7%
39	University at Albany	12,100	1,500	12%
40	CUNY, Baruch College	15,483	1,500	10%
41	Hunter College	16,642	1,500	9%
42	University at Buffalo	20,284	1,500	7%
43	Temple University, Main and Ambler	21,249	1,500	7%
44	Queen’s University	27,900	1,500	5%
45	University of Washington	31,588	1,500	5%
46	Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto	44,400	1,500	3%
47	University of Toronto, St. George	68,000	1,500	2%
48	University of Pittsburgh	20,058	1,400	7%
49	University of Minnesota	30,569	1,400	5%
50	University of Kansas	19,325	1,300	7%
51	Stony Brook University	17,420	1,200	7%
52	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	21,459	1,200	6%
53	Concordia University, Sir George and Loyola Campus	22,638	1,200	5%
54	University of Guelph	28,400	1,200	4%
55	University of South Florida	36,521	1,200	3%
56	University of British Columbia	58,040	1,100	2%
57	SUNY Rockland Community College	4,524	1,000	22%
58	CUNY, College of Staten Island	9,473	1,000	11%
59	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	10,434	1,000	10%
60	Miami University	16,361	1,000	6%

Private Universities Ranked By Jewish Population

Below are the 2024 top 60 private universities by Jewish population, as aggregated by Hillel College Guide Magazine:

Ranking	University Name	Undergrad Population	Jewish Undergrad Population	Jewish Undergrad Percent
1	Boston University	17,850	4,000	22%
2	Tulane University	7,295	3,214	44%
3	George Washington University	10,929	3,000	27%
4	New York University	29,430	2,895	10%
5	Cornell University	12,418	2,500	20%
6	Syracuse University	15,245	2,500	16%
7	University of Miami	12,570	2,000	16%
8	University of Southern California	20,817	2,000	10%
9	Washington University in St. Louis	7,897	1,850	23%
10	Brown University	7,125	1,700	24%
11	American University	7,593	1,600	21%
12	University of Pennsylvania	9,995	1,600	16%
13	Columbia University	6,578	1,500	23%
14	Northeastern University	21,185	1,350	6%
15	Brandeis University	3,663	1,300	35%
16	Emory University	7,275	1,300	18%
17	Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus	5,751	1,200	21%
18	Northwestern University	8,811	1,200	14%
19	Ithaca College	4,350	1,050	24%
20	Tufts University	6,747	1,000	15%
21	Vanderbilt University	7,143	1,000	14%
22	Lehigh University	5,803	950	16%
23	Drexel University	13,375	900	7%
24	Barnard College	3,219	850	26%
25	Hofstra University	6,155	850	14%
26	Duke University	6,391	810	13%
27	Elon University	6,402	800	13%
28	Yale University	6,811	800	12%
29	University of Chicago	7,473	800	11%
30	Harvard University	7,062	700	10%
31	Oberlin College	2,942	650	22%
32	Case Western Reserve University	6,108	630	10%
33	University of Hartford	4,032	600	15%
34	Stanford University	7,841	600	8%
35	Chapman University	7,629	550	7%
36	DePaul University	14,279	525	4%
37	Clark University	2,336	500	21%
38	Skidmore College	2,760	500	18%
39	Emerson College	4,148	500	12%
40	Pace University	5,471	500	9%
41	University of Denver	6,059	500	8%
42	University of Rochester	6,488	500	8%
43	The New School	7,632	500	7%
44	Boston College	9,575	500	5%
45	University of Tampa	10,093	500	5%
46	Rochester Institute of Technology	13,152	500	4%
47	Muhlenberg College	1,777	450	25%
48	Princeton University	5,236	450	9%
49	Johns Hopkins University	5,618	450	8%
50	Bentley University	4,289	400	9%
51	Dartmouth College	4,367	400	9%
52	Fordham University	10,039	400	4%
53	Stevens Institute of Technology	4,084	350	9%
54	Wake Forest University	5,471	350	6%
55	Quinnipiac University	6,208	350	6%
56	Southern Methodist University	7,106	350	5%
57	Loyola University, Chicago	11,576	350	3%
58	Sarah Lawrence College	1,468	300	20%
59	Middlebury College	2,785	300	11%
60	Bucknell University	3,818	300	8%

Ivy League Schools Ranked By Jewish Population

Below are the 2024 Ivy League schools ranked by Jewish population, as aggregated by Hillel College Guide Magazine.

Ranking	Ivy League School	Undergrad Population	Jewish Undergrad Population	Jewish Undergrad Percent
1	Cornell University	12,418	2,500	20%
2	Brown University	7,125	1,700	24%
3	University of Pennsylvania	9,995	1,600	16%
4	Columbia University	6,578	1,500	23%
5	Yale University	6,811	800	12%
6	Harvard University	7,062	700	10%
7	Princeton University	5,236	450	9%
8	Dartmouth College	4,367	400	9%

Why It Matters to Track Jewish Student Population Size at Colleges

We share these figures chiefly because we’re gravely concerned about the declining number of Jewish students at Ivy League schools and other elite universities across America and Canada, particularly as antisemitism surges across college campuses and administrators so often turn a blind eye.

While many schools tout the percentage of African American/Black, Latino, Native American, first-generation college students, low-income students, and more, many don’t release corresponding figures for Jewish students in their student bodies. As such, we at Ivy Coach will spotlight these figures to hold these universities accountable, especially in the wake of a horrendous couple years of student repression and condoning of antisemitic violence at places like Columbia.