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
Lincoln University

Oakland, CA

377
San Diego Christian College

El Cajon, CA

355
Grace Mission University

Fullerton, CA

342
John Paul the Great Catholic University

San Diego, CA

300
Columbia College Hollywood

Tarzana, CA

291
Antioch University Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

279
Bethesda University of California

Anaheim, CA

264
Coleman University

San Diego, CA

259
University of Saint Katherine

San Marcos, California

232
American Academy of Dramatic Arts Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

220
Claremont Lincoln University

Claremont, California

220
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America

Santa Fe Springs, California

215
Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, CA

201
Homestead Schools

Torrance, CA

180
San Francisco Bay University

Fremont, California

164
University of the West

Rosemead, CA

164
Southern California Seminary

El Cajon, CA

153
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary

Los Angeles, CA

142