Below is a clean list ordered strictly by estimated percentage of the student body that is Jewish, from highest to lowest.
Percentages are approximate and based primarily on Hillel International, Ivy Coach, and institutional estimates. I’ve separated Jewish-affiliated institutions and non-sectarian colleges/universities for clarity, since otherwise the top is dominated by mission-based schools.
Jewish-Affiliated Institutions (Highest Percentages Overall)
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Yeshiva University — ~100%
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America — ~100%
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American Jewish University — ~100%
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Touro University / Touro College — ~60–65%
Non-Sectarian Colleges & Universities
(Ordered by % of Jewish students)
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Tulane University — ~44%
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Brandeis University — ~35%
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George Washington University — ~27–30%
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Washington University in St. Louis — ~30%
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Emory University — ~28–29%
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Brown University — ~24–25%
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Columbia University — ~23–24%
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Boston University — ~22–23%
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Northwestern University — ~21–22%
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Cornell University — ~20%
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University of Maryland, College Park — ~19–20%
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University of Florida — ~19%
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Rutgers University (New Brunswick) — ~18%
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Syracuse University — ~16–17%
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University of Miami — ~16–17%
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University of Pennsylvania — ~16%
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University of Michigan — ~15%
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Indiana University (Bloomington) — ~15%
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Yale University — ~14–15%
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UCLA — ~12–13%
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University of Wisconsin–Madison — ~11–12%
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University of Central Florida — ~10–11%
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Penn State (University Park) — ~9–10%
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New York University (NYU) — ~9–10%
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Arizona State University — ~4–5%
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University of Texas at Austin — ~4–5%
Important Notes
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Percentages vary slightly by undergraduate vs. total enrollment and by year.
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Public universities often have large absolute numbers of Jewish students but lower percentages due to size.
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Brandeis is non-sectarian but historically Jewish-founded, which explains its unusually high percentage.
If you want, I can also:
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Rank by absolute number of Jewish students
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Filter to LACs only (many have very high percentages)
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Focus on Ivy League only
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Add campus climate / antisemitism context post-2023
Just tell me how you’d like to refine it.
