California Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Private Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 111 private 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 Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

48,945
University of the People

Pasadena, California

34,192
National University

San Diego, CA

18,631
Stanford University

Stanford, CA

18,283
California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

11,495
Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

10,165
Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

10,030
Chapman University

Orange, CA

10,014
University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

9,688
Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

9,178
University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

8,815
Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

7,169
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

6,277
University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

5,662
Biola University

La Mirada, CA

5,387
Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

4,319
Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

4,280
Concordia University Irvine

Irvine, CA

3,744