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Selected Colleges Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of selected colleges is 158,773 with 84,069 female students and 74,704 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-Berkeley has the most enrolled students of 45,307, 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-San Diego 42,00620,883 21,123
University of California-Santa Barbara 26,42011,905 14,515
University of California-Merced 9,1034,674 4,429
Total158,773 74,70484,069

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 126,039 with 68,645 female students and 57,394 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-San Diego has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 33,096, 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-San Diego 33,09615,764 17,332
University of California-Santa Barbara 23,45910,360 13,099
University of California-Merced 8,3434,251 4,092
Total126,03957,39468,645

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 32,734 with 15,424 female students and 17,310 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-Berkeley has the most enrolled graduate students of 12,828, 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-San Diego 8,9105,119 3,791
University of California-Santa Barbara 2,9611,545 1,416
University of California-Merced 760423 337
Total32,73417,31015,424

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 126,039 students, 245 students (0.19%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 25,343 students (20.11%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 32,734 students, 3,954 students (12.08%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 4,759 students (14.54%) 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-San Diego 33,096 5
(0.02%)
2,860
(8.64%)
8,910 43
(0.48%)
397
(4.46%)
University of California-Santa Barbara 23,459 10
(0.04%)
2,461
(10.49%)
2,961 - 286
(9.66%)
University of California-Merced 8,343 - 1,120
(13.42%)
760 - 3
(0.39%)
Average126,039 245
(0.19%)
25,343
(20.11%)
32,734 3,954
(12.08%)
4,759
(14.54%)