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
Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

17,719
Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

17,655
Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

16,660
Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

16,614
Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

16,530
California State University Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

16,426
De Anza College

Cupertino, CA

16,335
Modesto Junior College

Modesto, CA

16,224
San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, CA

16,168
Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

16,139
City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

16,134
Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

16,097
Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

15,766
Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

15,552
Los Angeles Pierce College

Woodland Hills, CA

15,372
Mt. San Jacinto Community College District

San Jacinto, CA

15,153
California State University San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

15,109
Los Angeles Valley College

Valley Glen, CA

15,037