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Total Enrollment 2,586,125
Undergraduate 2,253,905
Graduate 332,220
Men 1,115,144
Women 1,470,981

Student Population at California Colleges

At California colleges, there are 2,586,125 students including 2,253,905 undergraduate and 332,220 graduate schools students in total the for academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 1,448,423 full-time and 1,137,702 part-time students.By gender, 43.12% male and 56.88% female students enrolled in California colleges in the academic year 2022-2023.
Student Population By Gender
California Colleges and Universities
TotalMaleFemale
Total by Gender2,586,1251,115,1441,470,981
Undergraduate2,253,905984,6641,269,241
Graduate332,220130,480201,740
By Attending Status
Full-time1,448,423617,900830,523
Part-time1,137,702497,244640,458
[Chart] Student Population by Gender - California Colleges

Enrollment by Attendance Status

California colleges have a total of 1,448,423 full-time students and 1,137,702 part-time students. In undergraduate schools, 1,221,717 students are attending classes with full-time status and 1,032,188 are part-time students. In graduate school, 226,706 students are full-time and 105,514 students are attending schools with part-time status.
Student Population By Attendance Status
California Colleges and Universities
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,586,1251,448,4231,137,702
Undergraduate2,253,9051,221,7171,032,188
Graduate332,220226,706105,514
[Chart] Student Population by Student Status - California Colleges

Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

For California colleges, 1,067,172 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 789,367 students are enrolled in some online courses/degree programs out of total 2,586,125 students. In undergraduate schools, 1,669,116 students enrolled in online courses and 187,423 students took at least one online graduate course.
Distance Learning Enrollment (2022-2023)
California Colleges and Universities
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total Students2,586,1252,253,905332,220
Online Exclusively1,067,172952,116115,056
In Some Online Classes789,367717,00072,367
Not In Online Classes729,586584,789144,797
[Chart] California Colleges and Universities Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at California colleges. There are 624,671 Caucasian, 147,019 Black/African American, 378,128 Asian, and 1,014,595 Hispanic students in California colleges.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity on
California Colleges
TotalMenWomen
Total2,586,1251,115,1441,470,981
American Indian/Native American7,9913,1224,869
Asian378,128173,987204,141
Black/African American147,01957,90989,110
Hispanic1,014,595400,908613,687
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islnader10,9274,8416,086
White624,671276,243348,428
Two More118,14850,43867,710
Un-Known160,85383,33877,515
[Chart] California Colleges Race/Ethnicity Distribution