California State Polytechnic University-Pomona has the highest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach large number of students and the average class size may also large. Its students to faculty ratio was 25 to last year.
San Diego State University and California State University-Fullerton also have higher ratio of students per faculty.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 25 to 1. The lowest students to faculty ratio means that there are fewer students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of a small number of students. San Diego State University has the second highest ratio of 25 to 1.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,755 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,989 for the academic year 2023-2024.
| School Name | Students to Faculty Ratio | Total Population | Full-time Faculty | Part-time Faculty | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CAPublic, 4-year | 25 to 1 3 to 1 | 27,503 | 669 | 745 | $19,319 ($7,439) | 66.00% |
| 1 1 | San Diego State University San Diego, CAPublic, 4-year | 25 to 1 1 to 1 | 37,402 | 954 | 904 | $20,170 ($8,290) | 78.00% |
| 3 1 | California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CAPublic, 4-year | 24 to 1 1 to 1 | 40,386 | 1,018 | 999 | $18,953 ($7,073) | 69.00% |
| 3 1 | California State University-Northridge Northridge, CAPublic, 4-year | 24 to 1 2 to 1 | 37,579 | 906 | 1,037 | $18,975 ($7,095) | 55.00% |
| 3 1 | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CAPublic, 4-year | 24 to 1 1 to 1 | 31,818 | 821 | 885 | $19,482 ($7,602) | 54.00% |
| 3 7 | University of California-Riverside Riverside, CAPublic, 4-year | 24 to 1 - | 26,809 | 1,051 | 160 | $44,947 ($14,170) | 76.00% |
| 7 3 | California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CAPublic, 4-year | 23 to 1 2 to 1 | 19,803 | 498 | 485 | $19,555 ($7,675) | 54.00% |
| 7 3 | University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CAPublic, 4-year | 23 to 1 1 to 1 | 19,478 | 688 | 230 | $45,337 ($14,560) | 76.00% |
| 7 3 | California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CAPublic, 4-year | 23 to 1 2 to 1 | 15,109 | 392 | 423 | $19,614 ($7,734) | 56.00% |
| 7 16 | University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year | 23 to 1 3 to 1 | 34,192 | - | 519 | $1,200 | 27.00% |
| Average | 24 to 1 | 29,008 | 777 | 639 | $22,755 ($9,071) | 61.10% |