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

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 49,932 with 27,798 female students and 22,134 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-San Marcos has the least number of undergraduate students of 14,977.

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 10,561 with 4,999 female students and 5,562 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-San Marcos has the least number of graduate students of 1,260.

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 49,932 students, 817 students (1.64%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 13,111 students (26.26%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 10,561 students, 467 students (4.42%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 895 students (8.47%) have learned from at least one online course.