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
California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

3,615
University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

3,460
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

3,326
Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, CA

3,032
Saint Marys College of California

Moraga, CA

2,765
Golden Gate University

San Francisco, CA

2,661
The Master's College and Seminary

Santa Clarita, CA

2,606
Mount St. Mary's College

Los Angeles, CA

2,440
Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, CA

2,420
California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

2,401
Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, CA

2,256
Touro College Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

2,249
California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

2,145
Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA

1,942
Samuel Merritt University

Oakland, CA

1,911
Azusa Pacific Online University

Glendora, CA

1,895
Dominican University of California

San Rafael, CA

1,877
Pomona College

Claremont, CA

1,716