2024 Most Enrolled Students in California Rankings
Among California colleges, University of Southern California has the largest number of students (48,945) and University of California-Los Angeles has the second largest number of students (46,430) based on academic year 2022-2023 college enrollment data.
Below table ranks and compares the Most Enrolled Students in California having the largest student population. For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges and exclude colleges which the percentage of online students is more than 50% of total enrollment. You can view the largest online colleges at colleges with most online students rankings.
Most Enrolled Students in California
| Rank | College Name | Total Population | Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Online Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | 48,945 | 22,574 | 26,371 | 20,699 | 28,246 | 6,276 | $68,237 | 12.0% | 9 to 1 |
| 2 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | 46,430 | 19,869 | 26,561 | 32,423 | 14,007 | 607 | $44,524 | 8.6% | 18 to 1 |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | 45,307 | 20,985 | 24,322 | 32,479 | 12,828 | 1,622 | $45,627 | 11.3% | 19 to 1 |
| 4 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | 42,006 | 20,883 | 21,123 | 33,096 | 8,910 | 48 | $46,042 | 23.7% | 19 to 1 |
| 5 | California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA | 40,386 | 16,775 | 23,611 | 35,432 | 4,954 | 4,122 | $18,953 | 66.7% | 24 to 1 |
| 6 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA | 39,679 | 16,261 | 23,418 | 31,532 | 8,147 | 353 | $46,024 | 37.3% | 21 to 1 |
| 7 | California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | 38,973 | 16,087 | 22,886 | 32,931 | 6,042 | 2,307 | $18,888 | 40.0% | 22 to 1 |
| 8 | California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | 37,579 | 16,582 | 20,997 | 32,181 | 5,398 | 3,333 | $18,975 | 91.2% | 24 to 1 |
| 9 | San Diego State University San Diego, CA | 37,402 | 15,692 | 21,710 | 32,194 | 5,208 | 1,456 | $20,170 | 39.3% | 25 to 1 |
| 10 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | 35,937 | 16,257 | 19,680 | 28,662 | 7,275 | 2,519 | $45,014 | 21.2% | 18 to 1 |
Qualified California Colleges in Core Admission Stats
