Graduate Student Population in California
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 16,289 graduate students enrolled in 10 graduate schools in California. By gender, there are 5,717 male students (35.10%) and 10,572 female students (64.90%) enrolled in graduate programs.
University of Southern California has the most graduate students of 28,246 and University of California-Los Angeles has the second most graduate students of 14,007 in California.
By attending status, 8,406 students enrolled as full-time and 7,883 students enrolled as part-time for graduate programs.
The following table shows the 2023 graduate students population by gender and attending status at California graduate schools. You can view and compare the graduate student population along with tuition and other admission information at California colleges at California Graduate School Comparison page.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 16,289 | 5,717 | 10,572 |
| Full-time | 8,406 | 3,317 | 5,089 |
| Part-time | 7,883 | 2,400 | 5,483 |
Population by Race/Ethnicity
For the academic year 2022-2023, of the 10 enrolled students in California graduate schools, 106 were American Indian/Native American (0.65%), 704 were Asian (4.32%), 4,455 were Black/African American (27.35%), 2,051 were Hispanic (12.59%), 122 were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.75%), 6,539 were White (40.14%), 642 were Two More (3.94%), and 1,431 were Un-Known (8.79%).
The number of non-resident alien students is 239 (1.47%). The following table shows the 2023 graduate school students population by race/ethnicity and state at California graduate schools.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 16,289 | 5,717 | 10,572 |
| American Indian/Native American | 106 | 26 | 80 |
| Asian | 704 | 319 | 385 |
| Black/African American | 4,455 | 1,188 | 3,267 |
| Hispanic | 2,051 | 713 | 1,338 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 122 | 32 | 90 |
| White | 6,539 | 2,716 | 3,823 |
| Two More | 642 | 171 | 471 |
| Un-Known | 1,431 | 376 | 1,055 |
| Non-resident Alien | 239 | 176 | 63 |
