Largest Universities (campus/acres)

gsp_silicon_valley
Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:07:27 +0000

There are others, like Berry College, that boast enormous numbers, but I wonder if that land is 100% owned by the school and/or situated at a single campus site?

I always see on the net that a “Stanford University owns 8,180 acres (32 km²), making it one of the largest university campuses in the world…” but don’t see an “ownership” statement from Berry College. Purdue (18,209 acres and 69,000 students) boasts large numbers as well, but don’t know if that is for a single campus or multiple sites.

Maybe the discrepancy has to do with private school land ownership (Stanford) vs. public land-grant ownership (Purdue). I also know that Purdue is considered a “university system” with multiple campus sites in Indiana. There is a data digest document on the college website that suggests the West Lafayette (mail) campus covers nearly 2,500 acres, which is still a lot, but is not the same as saying 18,209 acres.