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.

Colleges & Universities With The Largest Jewish Population

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.

Public Universities Ranked By Jewish Population

Below are the 2025 top 60 public universities by Jewish population, as aggregated by Hillel College Guide Magazine:

Ranking	University Name	Undergrad Population	Jewish Undergrad Population	Jewish Undergrad Percent
1	University of Florida	34,102	6,500	19%
2	Rutgers University, New Brunswick	37,751	6,400	17%
3	University of Central Florida	59,169	6,300	11%
4	University of Maryland, College Park	30,760	5,800	19%
5	University of Michigan	34,177	5,000	15%
6	Indiana University	37,806	4,500	12%
7	CUNY, Brooklyn College	10,542	4,000	38%
8	Queens College	12,550	4,000	32%
9	University of Wisconsin, Madison	36,902	4,000	11%
10	Pennsylvania State University, University Park	42,619	4,000	9%
11	Binghamton University	14,654	3,700	25%
12	McGill University	27,120	3,500	13%
13	Florida State University	32,212	3,500	11%
14	Florida International University	39,514	3,500	9%
15	University of Arizona	42,776	3,500	8%
16	York University	47,300	3,500	7%
17	Arizona State University	64,672	3,500	5%
18	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	36,258	3,250	9%
19	University of California, Santa Barbara	23,181	3,000	13%
20	California State University, Northridge	32,499	3,000	9%
21	University of Colorado at Boulder	32,914	3,000	9%
22	Western University	37,000	3,000	8%
23	Ohio State University	45,638	2,777	6%
24	University of Texas, Austin	42,855	2,750	6%
25	Michigan State University	40,922	2,700	7%
26	University of Vermont	11,743	2,500	21%
27	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	23,671	2,500	11%
28	University of California, Los Angeles	26,861	2,500	9%
29	Virginia Tech	30,923	2,500	8%
30	University of California, Davis	31,162	2,500	8%
31	University of California, Berkeley	33,073	2,500	8%
32	University of Delaware	18,135	2,350	13%
33	Queensborough Community College	8,940	2,000	22%
34	Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills	16,186	2,000	12%
35	University of Connecticut	18,768	2,000	11%
36	University of Oregon	19,819	2,000	10%
37	Florida Atlantic University	23,758	1,750	7%
38	Towson University	16,136	1,700	11%
39	University at Albany	12,564	1,500	12%
40	CUNY, Baruch College	16,154	1,500	9%
41	Hunter College	16,289	1,500	9%
42	University at Buffalo	20,114	1,500	7%
43	Temple University, Main and Ambler	20,970	1,500	7%
44	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	21,910	1,500	7%
45	San Francisco State University	23,412	1,500	6%
46	Queen’s University	27,900	1,500	5%
47	University of Washington	31,942	1,500	5%
48	Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto	44,400	1,500	3%
49	University of Toronto, St. George	68,000	1,500	2%
50	University of Pittsburgh	20,256	1,400	7%
51	University of Minnesota	31,855	1,400	4%
52	University of Kansas	21,217	1,300	6%
53	University of Alabama	33,227	1,250	4%
54	Purdue University	44,503	1,250	3%
55	Stony Brook University	18,101	1,200	7%
56	Concordia University, Sir George and Loyola Campus	22,638	1,200	5%
57	University of Guelph	28,400	1,200	4%
58	University of South Florida	37,207	1,200	3%
59	University of British Columbia	58,040	1,100	2%
60	SUNY Rockland Community College	4,524	1,000	22%

Private Universities Ranked By Jewish Population

Below are the 2025 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	18,248	4,000	22%
2	George Washington University	11,182	3,000	27%
3	Tulane University	7,283	2,866	39%
4	Cornell University	12,470	2,500	20%
5	Syracuse University	15,477	2,500	16%
6	New York University	28,663	2,500	9%
7	University of Miami	12,913	2,000	15%
8	University of Southern California	21,163	2,000	9%
9	Washington University in St. Louis	7,897	1,750	22%
10	Brown University	7,125	1,700	24%
11	American University	7,266	1,500	21%
12	Columbia University	8,902	1,400	16%
13	Northeastern University	22,589	1,350	6%
14	Brandeis University	3,618	1,300	36%
15	Emory University	7,298	1,250	17%
16	Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus	5,521	1,200	22%
17	Northwestern University	9,035	1,200	13%
18	Tufts University	7,061	1,176	17%
19	Vanderbilt University	7,208	1,100	15%
20	University of Pennsylvania	10,013	1,100	11%
21	Ithaca College	4,242	1,050	25%
22	Lehigh University	5,898	950	16%
23	Drexel University	13,103	900	7%
24	Duke University	6,391	886	14%
25	Barnard College	3,264	850	26%
26	Hofstra University	6,488	850	13%
27	Elon University	6,452	800	12%
28	Yale University	6,758	800	12%
29	University of Chicago	7,503	800	11%
30	Oberlin College	2,942	650	22%
31	Case Western Reserve University	6,437	630	10%
32	University of Hartford	4,146	600	14%
33	Emerson College	4,148	600	14%
34	Stanford University	7,554	600	8%
35	Chapman University	7,478	550	7%
36	Clark University	2,213	500	23%
37	Skidmore College	2,694	500	19%
38	Pace University	5,407	500	9%
39	University of Denver	6,025	500	8%
40	Southern Methodist University	7,277	500	7%
41	The New School	7,632	500	7%
42	Boston College	9,654	500	5%
43	University of Tampa	10,566	500	5%
44	Rochester Institute of Technology	13,215	500	4%
45	Harvard University	6,979	494	7%
46	University of Rochester	6,331	475	8%
47	Princeton University	5,236	450	9%
48	Wake Forest University	5,485	450	8%
49	Vassar College	2,444	400	16%
50	Dartmouth College	4,474	400	9%
51	Johns Hopkins University	5,693	400	7%
52	Fordham University	10,512	400	4%
53	Muhlenberg College	1,777	355	20%
54	Stevens Institute of Technology	4,222	350	8%
55	Bentley University	4,474	350	8%
56	Quinnipiac University	6,531	350	5%
57	DePaul University	14,086	350	2%
58	Kenyon College	1,732	325	19%
59	Sarah Lawrence College	1,512	300	20%
60	Roger Williams University	3,601	300	8%

Ivy League Schools Ranked By Jewish Population

Below are the 2025 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	12,470	2,500	20%
2	Brown University	7,125	1,700	24%
3	Columbia University	8,902	1,400	16%
4	University of Pennsylvania	10,013	1,100	11%
5	Yale University	6,758	800	12%
6	Harvard University	6,979	494	7%
7	Princeton University	5,236	450	9%
8	Dartmouth College	4,474	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.