A total of 2,552,896 students are enrolled in California colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 2,243,148 undergraduate and 309,748 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 87.87% and the proportion of graduate students is 12.13%.
By school level, 1,425,951 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 1,085,840 students enrolled in community colleges, and 41,105 students enrolled in trade schools.
For California colleges, University of Southern California has the most number of students of 48,945 among 4-year colleges. For California community colleges, East Los Angeles College has the most students of 27,855 and UEI College-Chula Vista is the largest trade school with 1,513.
Student Population By School Level for California Colleges
By attending status, there are 1,427,431 full-time students and 1,125,465 part-time students at California colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between California colleges. A total of 2,552,896 students have enrolled in California colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.