E 1.2 Colonial Colleges

by Enrollments, 1775

College	1775 Enrollments
Harvard	180
Yale	170
New Jersey	100
Dartmouth	60
King’s College	50*
Rhode Island	41
Philadelphia	30
Queen’s	25

*King’s College records indicate 41 students.

Source: Beverly McAnear, “College Founding in

the American Colonies, 1745-1775,” Mississippi

Valley Historical Review, 42, 24-44.