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Selected Colleges Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of selected colleges is 131,361 with 74,918 female students and 56,443 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-Santa Cruz has the least number of students of 19,478 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
California State University-Fullerton 40,38616,775 23,611
California State University-Sacramento 31,81813,586 18,232
University of California-Davis 39,67916,261 23,418
University of California-Santa Cruz 19,4789,821 9,657
University of California-System Administration Central Office no recent data available (probably not active)
Yosemite Community College District Office no recent data available (probably not active)
Total131,361 56,44374,918

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 113,387 with 64,343 female students and 49,044 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-Santa Cruz has the least number of undergraduate students of 17,502.
Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
California State University-Fullerton 35,43214,920 20,512
California State University-Sacramento 28,92112,647 16,274
University of California-Davis 31,53212,699 18,833
University of California-Santa Cruz 17,5028,778 8,724
Total113,38749,04464,343

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 17,974 with 10,575 female students and 7,399 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-Davis has the most enrolled graduate students of 8,147, while University of California-Santa Cruz has the least number of graduate students of 1,976.
Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
California State University-Fullerton 4,9541,855 3,099
California State University-Sacramento 2,897939 1,958
University of California-Davis 8,1473,562 4,585
University of California-Santa Cruz 1,9761,043 933
Total17,9747,39910,575

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 113,387 students, 5,050 students (4.45%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 40,286 students (35.53%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 17,974 students, 1,785 students (9.93%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 2,299 students (12.79%) 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
California State University-Fullerton 35,432 3,069
(8.66%)
18,300
(51.65%)
4,954 1,053
(21.26%)
949
(19.16%)
California State University-Sacramento 28,921 1,881
(6.50%)
16,695
(57.73%)
2,897 381
(13.15%)
920
(31.76%)
University of California-Davis 31,532 3
(0.01%)
1,285
(4.08%)
8,147 350
(4.30%)
366
(4.49%)
University of California-Santa Cruz 17,502 97
(0.55%)
4,006
(22.89%)
1,976 1
(0.05%)
64
(3.24%)
University of California-System Administration Central Office no recent data available (probably not active)
Yosemite Community College District Office no recent data available (probably not active)
Average113,387 5,050
(4.45%)
40,286
(35.53%)
17,974 1,785
(9.93%)
2,299
(12.79%)