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Selected Colleges Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of selected colleges is 115,818 with 65,575 female students and 50,243 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-Irvine has the most enrolled students of 35,937, while California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt has the least number of students of 6,025 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
University of California-Irvine 35,93716,257 19,680
University of California-Santa Barbara 26,42011,905 14,515
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 6,0252,504 3,521
San Francisco State University 25,28210,934 14,348
California State University-San Marcos 15,1095,955 9,154
California State University-Monterey Bay 7,0452,688 4,357
Total115,818 50,24365,575

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 99,705 with 56,586 female students and 43,119 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-Irvine has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 28,662, while California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt has the least number of undergraduate students of 5,461.
Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
University of California-Irvine 28,66212,584 16,078
University of California-Santa Barbara 23,45910,360 13,099
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 5,4612,330 3,131
San Francisco State University 21,9619,749 12,212
California State University-San Marcos 13,9145,620 8,294
California State University-Monterey Bay 6,2482,476 3,772
Total99,70543,11956,586

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 16,113 with 8,989 female students and 7,124 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-Irvine has the most enrolled graduate students of 7,275, while California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt has the least number of graduate students of 564.
Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
University of California-Irvine 7,2753,673 3,602
University of California-Santa Barbara 2,9611,545 1,416
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 564174 390
San Francisco State University 3,3211,185 2,136
California State University-San Marcos 1,195335 860
California State University-Monterey Bay 797212 585
Total16,1137,1248,989

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 99,705 students, 4,321 students (4.33%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 39,063 students (39.18%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 16,113 students, 3,448 students (21.40%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 5,143 students (31.92%) have learned from at least one online course.
Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameUndergraduateGraduate
TotalOnline ExclusivelySome Online ClassesTotalOnline ExclusivelySome Online Classes
University of California-Irvine 28,662 187
(0.65%)
12,174
(42.47%)
7,275 2,332
(32.05%)
2,723
(37.43%)
University of California-Santa Barbara 23,459 10
(0.04%)
2,461
(10.49%)
2,961 - 286
(9.66%)
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 5,461 511
(9.36%)
3,094
(56.66%)
564 116
(20.57%)
207
(36.70%)
San Francisco State University 21,961 2,526
(11.50%)
13,312
(60.62%)
3,321 508
(15.30%)
1,415
(42.61%)
California State University-San Marcos 13,914 814
(5.85%)
5,540
(39.82%)
1,195 263
(22.01%)
431
(36.07%)
California State University-Monterey Bay 6,248 273
(4.37%)
2,482
(39.72%)
797 229
(28.73%)
81
(10.16%)
Average99,705 4,321
(4.33%)
39,063
(39.18%)
16,113 3,448
(21.40%)
5,143
(31.92%)