2026 Most Enrolled Students in California Rankings
Among California colleges, University of California-Los Angeles has the largest number of students (47,335) and University of Southern California has the second largest number of students (46,566) based on academic year 2023-2024 college enrollment data.
The following 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 California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | 47,335 | 20,430 | 26,905 | 33,475 | 13,860 | 785 | $46,121 | 9.0% | 20 to 1 |
| 2 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | 46,566 | 21,836 | 24,730 | 20,630 | 25,936 | 6,077 | $71,647 | 9.8% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | 45,882 | 21,140 | 24,742 | 33,070 | 12,812 | 1,793 | $47,265 | 11.0% | 18 to 1 |
| 4 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | 44,256 | 20,975 | 23,281 | 34,955 | 9,301 | 236 | $47,676 | 26.7% | 19 to 1 |
| 5 | California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA | 43,662 | 18,958 | 24,704 | 38,760 | 4,902 | 3,776 | $20,070 | 90.5% | 26 to 1 |
| 6 | California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | 42,003 | 17,258 | 24,745 | 36,082 | 5,921 | 2,404 | $19,974 | 46.3% | 23 to 1 |
| 7 | San Diego State University San Diego, CA | 41,137 | 17,570 | 23,567 | 35,782 | 5,355 | 2,454 | $21,328 | 36.2% | 27 to 1 |
| 8 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA | 40,065 | 16,798 | 23,267 | 32,273 | 7,792 | 336 | $47,692 | 41.8% | 22 to 1 |
| 9 | California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | 38,313 | 17,530 | 20,783 | 32,756 | 5,557 | 2,866 | $20,058 | 93.5% | 25 to 1 |
| 10 | San Jose State University San Jose, CA | 37,661 | 18,280 | 19,381 | 28,008 | 9,653 | 6,027 | $21,010 | 84.6% | 25 to 1 |
Qualified California Colleges in Core Admission Stats
