California Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Public Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 150 public colleges in California with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. University of California Los Angeles tops the list with a population of 46,430 students.

List of California Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA

26,256
San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

25,282
California State University Fresno

Fresno, CA

23,999
Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

23,852
Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

22,609
Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

22,402
Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

22,375
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

22,000
Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

21,923
El Camino Community College District

Torrance, CA

19,944
California State University San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

19,803
University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

19,478
Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

19,469
Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

19,238
Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

19,147
Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

18,370
San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

18,076
College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA

18,075