Largest colleges in California

50 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment

These 50 biggest colleges in California, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 2,687 at West Coast University-Los Angeles to 36,956 at California State University-Fullerton. 32 are public and 18 are private.

#	College	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance	Net price / yr
1	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	Public	36,956	87%	$5,646
2	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	Public	34,131	47%	$8,931
3	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	Public	33,787	25%	$11,750
4	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	Public	33,654	34%	$16,174
5	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	Public	33,073	12%	$14,979
6	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Public	33,040	9%	$14,013
7	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	Public	32,357	93%	$7,599
8	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	Public	31,777	42%	$15,288
9	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	Public	29,494	26%	$12,840
10	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	Public	27,867	94%	$10,512
11	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	Public	26,757	80%	$13,741
12	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	Public	24,271	74%	$11,580
13	Ashford University San Diego, CA	Private	23,734	—	$25,321
14	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	Public	23,205	28%	$13,825
15	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	Public	22,644	63%	$13,707
16	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	Public	21,521	30%	$15,624
17	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Public	21,478	92%	$4,113
18	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	Public	21,070	96%	$6,480
19	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	Private	20,817	10%	$31,927
20	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	Public	20,033	96%	$12,882
21	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	Public	17,812	63%	$16,607
22	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	Public	15,771	98%	$5,918
23	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	Public	14,174	96%	$10,550
24	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	Public	13,057	94%	$14,838
25	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	Public	12,642	91%	$3,659
26	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	Public	10,422	97%	$11,276
27	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	Public	8,564	97%	$5,671
28	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	Public	8,372	39%	$12,744
29	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	Public	8,183	88%	$5,825
30	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	Private	7,914	74%	$27,384
31	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Private	7,841	4%	$12,136
32	Chapman University Orange, CA	Private	7,629	56%	$47,527
33	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	Private	7,171	40%	$45,723
34	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	Private	6,235	44%	$50,959
35	Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA	Private	5,833	—	$33,130
36	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	Public	5,811	95%	$14,487
37	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	Private	5,697	51%	$39,495
38	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	5,619	47%	$31,265
39	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	Public	5,491	99%	$13,167
40	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	Public	5,374	95%	$13,801
41	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	Public	5,230	93%	$9,792
42	University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CA	Public	4,902	—	$31,601
43	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	Private	4,131	—	$39,778
44	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	Private	3,629	50%	$45,409
45	Biola University La Mirada, CA	Private	3,390	60%	$28,101
46	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	Private	3,341	48%	$26,925
47	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	Private	3,247	95%	$25,926
48	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	Private	3,132	82%	$50,168
49	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	Private	2,977	79%	$19,798
50	West Coast University-Los Angeles North Hollywood, CA	Private	2,687	—	$51,992

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