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California Colleges Student Population Statistics

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Total Enrollment

For the academic year 2024-2025, total 2,656,411 students have attended to California colleges. The undergraduate population is 2,357,874 and graduate school population is 298,537. By gender, there are 1,479,171 female students and 1,177,240 male students in those schools. By attendance status, 1,466,245 full-time students and 1,190,166 part-time students were attending California colleges.
Total Enrollment
California Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
Undergraduate2,357,874 550,893506,279 697,286603,416
Graduate298,537 88,80731,261 129,25949,210
Total2,656,411 639,700537,540 826,545652,626
[CHART#1] Total Enrollment for California Colleges

Undergraduate Population

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate students population of California colleges is 2,357,874. By gender, there are 1,300,702 female students and 1,057,172 male students in undergraduate programs. By attendance status, 1,248,179 full-time students and 1,109,695 part-time students were attending to undergraduate schools in California colleges. Following table and chart illustrate the undergraduate students population for California colleges.
Undergraduate Population
California Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
By School Type
Public Schools2,064,265 449,173495,462 536,761582,869
Private Schools293,609 101,72010,817 160,52520,547
By School Level
4 Years (or High)868,879 333,41343,369 437,68854,409
2-4 Years1,453,368 206,814462,058 238,938545,558
Less Than 2 Years35,627 10,666852 20,6603,449
Total2,357,874 550,893506,279 697,286603,416
[CHART#2] Undergraduate Population for California Colleges

Graduate School Population

The graduate students population of California colleges is 298,537. By gender, there are 178,469 female students and 120,068 male students in graduate programs. By attendance status, 218,066 full-time students and 80,471 part-time students were attending to graduate schools in California colleges. Following table and chart illustrate the graduate students population for California colleges.
Graduate School Population
California Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
By School Type
Public Schools130,220 43,03414,854 53,34918,983
Private Schools168,317 45,77316,407 75,91030,227
By School Level
4 Years (or High)298,520 88,80631,261 129,24349,210
2-4 Years16 10 150
Total298,537 88,80731,261 129,25949,210
[CHART#3] Graduate School Population for California Colleges