California Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 312 colleges in California with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. University of Southern California tops the list with a population of 48,945 students.

List of California Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

18,370
Stanford University

Stanford, CA

18,283
San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

18,076
College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA

18,075
Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

17,719
Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

17,655
Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

16,660
Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

16,614
Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

16,530
California State University Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

16,426
De Anza College

Cupertino, CA

16,335
Modesto Junior College

Modesto, CA

16,224
San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, CA

16,168
Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

16,139
City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

16,134
Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

16,097
Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

15,766
Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

15,552