Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 29,048 with 14,492 female students and 14,556 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-Santa Cruz has the most enrolled students of 19,938, while University of California-Merced has the least number of students of 9,110 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Santa Cruz | 19,938 | 9,544 | 10,394 |
| University of California-Merced | 9,110 | 5,012 | 4,098 |
| Total | 29,048 | 14,556 | 14,492 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 26,312 with 13,251 female students and 13,061 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-Santa Cruz has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 17,940, while University of California-Merced has the least number of undergraduate students of 8,372.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Santa Cruz | 17,940 | 8,473 | 9,467 |
| University of California-Merced | 8,372 | 4,588 | 3,784 |
| Total | 26,312 | 13,061 | 13,251 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 2,736 with 1,241 female students and 1,495 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-Santa Cruz has the most enrolled graduate students of 1,998, while University of California-Merced has the least number of graduate students of 738.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Santa Cruz | 1,998 | 1,071 | 927 |
| University of California-Merced | 738 | 424 | 314 |
| Total | 2,736 | 1,495 | 1,241 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 26,312 students, 167 students (0.63%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 6,048 students (22.99%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 2,736 students, 1 students (0.04%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 10 students (0.37%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | 17,940 | 165 (0.92%) |
5,088 (28.36%) | 1,998 | 1 (0.05%) |
10 (0.50%) |
| University of California-Merced | 8,372 | 2 (0.02%) |
960 (11.47%) | 738 | - | - |
| Average | 26,312 | 167 (0.63%) |
6,048 (22.99%) |
2,736 | 1 (0.04%) |
10 (0.37%) |
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