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
William Jessup University

Rocklin, CA

1,624
La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

1,614
California College of the Arts

Oakland, CA

1,501
California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA

1,440
Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

1,389
Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

1,312
Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

1,284
Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

1,212
Whittier College

Whittier, CA

1,192
Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

1,129
Hope International University

Fullerton, CA

1,116
Scripps College

Claremont, CA

1,099
Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

1,068
Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

959
Woodbury University

Burbank, CA

943
Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

922
Simpson University

Redding, CA

874
Pacific Union College

Angwin, CA

870