Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 127,432 with 68,843 female students and 58,589 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, University of California-San Diego has the most enrolled students of 42,006, while University of California-Merced has the least number of students of 9,103 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University-Fullerton | 40,386 | 16,775 | 23,611 |
| University of California-Irvine | 35,937 | 16,257 | 19,680 |
| University of California-San Diego | 42,006 | 20,883 | 21,123 |
| San Mateo County Community College District Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| Yosemite Community College District Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| University of California-Merced | 9,103 | 4,674 | 4,429 |
| Total | 127,432 | 58,589 | 68,843 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 105,533 with 58,014 female students and 47,519 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-Irvine | 28,662 | 12,584 | 16,078 |
| University of California-San Diego | 33,096 | 15,764 | 17,332 |
| University of California-Merced | 8,343 | 4,251 | 4,092 |
| Total | 105,533 | 47,519 | 58,014 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 21,899 with 10,829 female students and 11,070 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-San Diego has the most enrolled graduate students of 8,910, while University of California-Merced has the least number of graduate students of 760.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University-Fullerton | 4,954 | 1,855 | 3,099 |
| University of California-Irvine | 7,275 | 3,673 | 3,602 |
| University of California-San Diego | 8,910 | 5,119 | 3,791 |
| University of California-Merced | 760 | 423 | 337 |
| Total | 21,899 | 11,070 | 10,829 |
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 105,533 students, 3,261 students (3.09%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 34,454 students (32.65%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 21,899 students, 3,428 students (15.65%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 4,072 students (18.59%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some 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%) |
| University of California-Irvine | 28,662 | 187 (0.65%) |
12,174 (42.47%) | 7,275 | 2,332 (32.05%) |
2,723 (37.43%) |
| University of California-San Diego | 33,096 | 5 (0.02%) |
2,860 (8.64%) | 8,910 | 43 (0.48%) |
397 (4.46%) |
| San Mateo County Community College District Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Yosemite 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 | 105,533 | 3,261 (3.09%) |
34,454 (32.65%) |
21,899 | 3,428 (15.65%) |
4,072 (18.59%) |