California State University-Northridge vs. University of California-San Diego- Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 67,711 with 36,500 female students and 31,211 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, University of California-San Diego has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 34,955, while California State University-Northridge has the least number of undergraduate students of 32,756.

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 14,858 with 7,564 female students and 7,294 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, University of California-San Diego has the most enrolled graduate students of 9,301, while California State University-Northridge has the least number of graduate students of 5,557.

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 67,711 students, 1,766 students (2.61%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 25,254 students (37.30%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 14,858 students, 1,336 students (8.99%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,587 students (10.68%) have learned from at least one online course.