University of California-Santa Cruz vs. San Jose State University- Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 45,948 with 22,839 female students and 23,109 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, San Jose State University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 28,008, while University of California-Santa Cruz has the least number of undergraduate students of 17,940.

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 11,651 with 6,936 female students and 4,715 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, San Jose State University has the most enrolled graduate students of 9,653, while University of California-Santa Cruz has the least number of graduate students of 1,998.

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 45,948 students, 2,034 students (4.43%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 21,067 students (45.85%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 11,651 students, 4,159 students (35.70%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,925 students (16.52%) have learned from at least one online course.