Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 41,922 with 25,594 female students and 16,328 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, Ashford University has the most enrolled students of 34,190, while Newschool of Architecture and Design has the least number of students of 294 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifica Graduate Institute | 851 | 229 | 622 |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design | 294 | 172 | 122 |
| Ashford University | 34,190 | 12,414 | 21,776 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Torrance | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||
| Westcliff University | 5,625 | 3,085 | 2,540 |
| California Northstate University | 962 | 428 | 534 |
| Total | 41,922 | 16,328 | 25,594 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 29,393 with 17,897 female students and 11,496 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Ashford University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 27,201, while California Northstate University has the least number of undergraduate students of 146.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newschool of Architecture and Design | 229 | 132 | 97 |
| Ashford University | 27,201 | 10,173 | 17,028 |
| Westcliff University | 1,817 | 1,128 | 689 |
| California Northstate University | 146 | 63 | 83 |
| Total | 29,393 | 11,496 | 17,897 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 12,529 with 7,697 female students and 4,832 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Ashford University has the most enrolled graduate students of 6,989, while Newschool of Architecture and Design has the least number of graduate students of 65.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifica Graduate Institute | 851 | 229 | 622 |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design | 65 | 40 | 25 |
| Ashford University | 6,989 | 2,241 | 4,748 |
| Westcliff University | 3,808 | 1,957 | 1,851 |
| California Northstate University | 816 | 365 | 451 |
| Total | 12,529 | 4,832 | 7,697 |
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 29,393 students, 28,456 students (96.81%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 47 students (0.16%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 11,678 students, 7,647 students (65.48%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 16 students (0.14%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Pacifica Graduate Institute | Pacifica Graduate Institute does not offer online courses. | |||||
| Newschool of Architecture and Design | 229 | - | 44 (19.21%) | 65 | 13 (20.00%) |
1 (1.54%) |
| Ashford University | 27,201 | 27,201 (100.00%) |
- | 6,989 | 6,989 (100.00%) |
- |
| ITT Technical Institute-Torrance | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Westcliff University | 1,817 | 1,255 (69.07%) |
3 (0.17%) | 3,808 | 645 (16.94%) |
15 (0.39%) |
| California Northstate University | 146 | - | - | 816 | - | - |
| Average | 29,393 | 28,456 (96.81%) |
47 (0.16%) |
11,678 | 7,647 (65.48%) |
16 (0.14%) |