Coming in at 27,000 acres, Berry College, just outside of Rome, Georgia has a truly vast college campus. In fact, Berry is the largest college campus in the world… but has surprisingly few students for all of its landmass. Keep scrolling to learn some insanely unique facts about the biggest college campus in the world (that might even make ya want to visit)!
What is Berry College?
First of all, let us give you the basics. Founded in 1902 by Martha Berry, Berry College is a comprehensive liberal arts and sciences college and a member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of top-tier national liberal arts colleges.
Berry is celebrated for its warm and inclusive community, along with ranking among the best schools in the nation. Their serious accolades include U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings, which named Berry #2 in Best Value, #2 in Undergraduate Teaching and #4 overall in Regional Universities in the South.
It also consistently ranks among country’s most beautiful by Architectural Digest, Travel + Leisure, Buzzfeed, Thrillist and Southern Living.
Along with being a wonderful school, however, Berry is best-known for its massive size.
Even though it’s only home to just under 2300 students, Berry College has a massive size, at 27,000 acres. The campus also includes a whopping 88 miles of hiking trails. So if you love outdoor recreation, Berry is the place to be!
Berry’s campus, the world’s largest, includes a vast ecosystem of woodlands, meadows and streams and is home to unique opportunities for research, entrepreneurship, hands-on learning and recreation.
And a fun fact that we simple can’t get over? For every single student on campus… there are SEVEN deer! Walk outside, and you’ll see herds of adorable deer wandering about, grazing and enjoying the campus, alongside the students.
If you’d like to learn more about Berry College, check out their website, here!
And its located right beside Rome, Georgia
When it comes to film in Georgia, most of us know Rome to be a particularly famous film town.
Tons of famous blockbuster films and huge TV shows have been filmed in Rome, Georgia, but most notably, Rome is home to the iconic Stranger Things house! And with strong film schools nearby, there are always so many cool indie projects popping up too.