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Selected Colleges Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of selected colleges is 156,255 with 84,649 female students and 71,606 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-Los Angeles has the most enrolled students of 46,430, while University of California-Merced has the least number of students of 9,103 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
University of California-Berkeley 45,30720,985 24,322
University of California-Irvine 35,93716,257 19,680
University of California-Los Angeles 46,43019,869 26,561
University of California-Santa Cruz 19,4789,821 9,657
University of California-Merced 9,1034,674 4,429
Total156,255 71,60684,649

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 119,409 with 66,508 female students and 52,901 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-Berkeley has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 32,479, while University of California-Merced has the least number of undergraduate students of 8,343.
Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
University of California-Berkeley 32,47914,435 18,044
University of California-Irvine 28,66212,584 16,078
University of California-Los Angeles 32,42312,853 19,570
University of California-Santa Cruz 17,5028,778 8,724
University of California-Merced 8,3434,251 4,092
Total119,40952,90166,508

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 36,846 with 18,141 female students and 18,705 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-Los Angeles has the most enrolled graduate students of 14,007, while University of California-Merced has the least number of graduate students of 760.
Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
University of California-Berkeley 12,8286,550 6,278
University of California-Irvine 7,2753,673 3,602
University of California-Los Angeles 14,0077,016 6,991
University of California-Santa Cruz 1,9761,043 933
University of California-Merced 760423 337
Total36,84618,70518,141

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 119,409 students, 344 students (0.29%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 27,866 students (23.34%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 36,846 students, 4,502 students (12.22%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 5,060 students (13.73%) 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
University of California-Berkeley 32,479 43
(0.13%)
6,728
(20.71%)
12,828 1,579
(12.31%)
1,350
(10.52%)
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-Los Angeles 32,423 17
(0.05%)
3,838
(11.84%)
14,007 590
(4.21%)
920
(6.57%)
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-Merced 8,343 - 1,120
(13.42%)
760 - 3
(0.39%)
Average119,409 344
(0.29%)
27,866
(23.34%)
36,846 4,502
(12.22%)
5,060
(13.73%)