Largest Graduate Schools in California
In California, University of Southern California has the most enrolled graduate students of 28,246 students. University of California-Los Angeles and University of California-Berkeley also have the large number of graduate students, following University of Southern California.
The following table shows the top 10 largest California graduate schools with and offered programs.
| School Name | Graduate Student Population | Tuition & Fees | Number of Graduate Programs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Students Enroll Only exclusively | Men | Women | In-State | Out-of-State | Total | Online Programs | ||
| 1 | University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate, 4 yearsLos Angeles | 28,246 | 6,276 (22.22%) | 12,658 | 15,588 | $68,128 | 297 | 19 | |
| 2 | University of California-Los AngelesPublic, 4 yearsLos Angeles | 14,007 | 607 (4.33%) | 7,016 | 6,991 | $13,883 | $28,985 | 207 | 3 |
| 3 | University of California-BerkeleyPublic, 4 yearsBerkeley | 12,828 | 1,622 (12.64%) | 6,550 | 6,278 | $15,261 | $30,363 | 208 | 2 |
| 4 | Stanford UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsStanford | 10,234 | 288 (2.81%) | 5,738 | 4,496 | $59,499 | 169 | 13 | |
| 5 | National UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSan Diego | 10,146 | 11,757 (115.88%) | 2,909 | 7,237 | $15,912 | 58 | 53 | |
| 6 | University of California-San DiegoPublic, 4 yearsLa Jolla | 8,910 | 48 (0.54%) | 5,119 | 3,791 | $14,535 | $29,637 | 149 | 3 |
| 7 | San Jose State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsSan Jose | 8,888 | 5,790 (65.14%) | 3,301 | 5,587 | $9,426 | $18,930 | 83 | 7 |
| 8 | University of California-DavisPublic, 4 yearsDavis | 8,147 | 353 (4.33%) | 3,562 | 4,585 | $14,560 | $29,662 | 191 | 4 |
| 9 | University of California-IrvinePublic, 4 yearsIrvine | 7,275 | 2,519 (34.63%) | 3,673 | 3,602 | $14,275 | $29,377 | 206 | 2 |
| 10 | Pepperdine UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMalibu | 6,368 | 3,100 (48.68%) | 1,835 | 4,533 | $42,020 | 35 | 5 | |
