Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 78,816 with 43,540 female students and 35,276 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, California State University-Fullerton has the most enrolled students of 40,386, while University of California-Hastings College of Law has the least number of students of 1,193 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Hastings College of Law | 1,193 | 472 | 721 |
| California State University-Fullerton | 40,386 | 16,775 | 23,611 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | 19,478 | 9,821 | 9,657 |
| West Los Angeles College | 8,656 | 3,534 | 5,122 |
| Rancho Santiago Community College District Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| University of California-Merced | 9,103 | 4,674 | 4,429 |
| Total | 78,816 | 35,276 | 43,540 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 69,933 with 38,450 female students and 31,483 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, California State University-Fullerton has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 35,432, while University of California-Merced has the least number of undergraduate students of 8,343.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University-Fullerton | 35,432 | 14,920 | 20,512 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | 17,502 | 8,778 | 8,724 |
| West Los Angeles College | 8,656 | 3,534 | 5,122 |
| University of California-Merced | 8,343 | 4,251 | 4,092 |
| Total | 69,933 | 31,483 | 38,450 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 8,883 with 5,090 female students and 3,793 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, California State University-Fullerton has the most enrolled graduate students of 4,954, while University of California-Merced has the least number of graduate students of 760.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Hastings College of Law | 1,193 | 472 | 721 |
| California State University-Fullerton | 4,954 | 1,855 | 3,099 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | 1,976 | 1,043 | 933 |
| University of California-Merced | 760 | 423 | 337 |
| Total | 8,883 | 3,793 | 5,090 |
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 69,933 students, 9,347 students (13.37%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 24,616 students (35.20%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 8,883 students, 1,086 students (12.23%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,453 students (16.36%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| University of California-Hastings College of Law | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 1,193 | 32 (2.68%) |
437 (36.63%) | ||
| California State University-Fullerton | 35,432 | 3,069 (8.66%) |
18,300 (51.65%) | 4,954 | 1,053 (21.26%) |
949 (19.16%) |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | 17,502 | 97 (0.55%) |
4,006 (22.89%) | 1,976 | 1 (0.05%) |
64 (3.24%) |
| West Los Angeles College | 8,656 | 6,181 (71.41%) |
1,190 (13.75%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | ||
| Rancho Santiago Community College District Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| University of California-Merced | 8,343 | - | 1,120 (13.42%) | 760 | - | 3 (0.39%) |
| Average | 69,933 | 9,347 (13.37%) |
24,616 (35.20%) |
8,883 | 1,086 (12.23%) |
1,453 (16.36%) |