California Private Colleges Ranked by Smallest Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 102 private colleges in California with the smallest enrollment of full and part time students. The University of America leads the list with a population of 0 students.

Enrollment is a measure of the size of the student body. Larger schools are more likely to offer a wider range of programs and services while smaller schools may have a more intimate and personalized experience.

List of California Private Colleges Ranked by Smallest Enrollment
College	Enrollment
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles, California	163
Providence Christian College Pasadena, California	168
Pathways College Phoenix, California	196
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America Santa Fe Springs, California	223
Bethesda University Anaheim, California	263
Antioch University Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California	263
Claremont Lincoln University Claremont, California	271
John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, California	286
Grace Mission University Fullerton, California	301
Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, California	306
America Evangelical University Gardena, California	307
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills, California	319
San Francisco Bay University Fremont, California	389
Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, California	418
American Jewish University Los Angeles, California	424
Community Christian College Quartzsite, California	424
Lincoln University Oakland, California	436
San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, California	439

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.