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
Citrus College

Glendora, CA

9,975
Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

9,908
University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

9,688
Laney College

Oakland, CA

9,653
California State University Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

9,613
University of Phoenix Southern California Campus

Costa Mesa, California

9,611
Norco College

Norco, CA

9,467
Butte College

Oroville, CA

9,362
Los Angeles Mission College

Sylmar, CA

9,283
Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

9,178
Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

9,149
University of California Merced

Merced, CA

9,103
Moreno Valley College

Moreno Valley, CA

9,095
Hartnell College

Salinas, CA

8,892
University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

8,815
Folsom Lake College

Folsom, CA

8,796
West Los Angeles College

Culver City, CA

8,656
Skyline College

San Bruno, CA

8,523