California Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 313 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
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

48,945
University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

46,430
University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

45,307
University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA

42,006
California State University Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

40,386
University of California Davis

Davis, CA

39,679
California State University Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

38,973
California State University Northridge

Northridge, CA

37,579
San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

37,402
University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA

35,937
San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

35,751
University of the People

Pasadena, California

34,192
California State University Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

31,818
East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

27,855
California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Pomona, CA

27,503
American River College

Sacramento, CA

27,422
Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

26,873
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

26,809