Colleges and universities in California

Index · California

Institutions with pages: 315
International students, fall 2023: 116,125

Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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Largest

U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023

Share of all U.S. international students: 11.4%

Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

All institutions

Institution	City	International students, fall 2023
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	12,754
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	7,816
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley	7,812
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	6,347
University of California-Davis	Davis	5,982
University of California-Irvine	Irvine	5,699
Stanford University	Stanford	4,636
Westcliff University	Irvine	3,756
University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	3,250
San Jose State University	San Jose	2,821
University of California-Riverside	Riverside	2,398
California State University-Northridge	Northridge	1,732
Santa Monica College	Santa Monica	1,685
California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach	1,563
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara	1,467
San Diego State University	San Diego	1,416
Academy of Art University	San Francisco	1,290
San Francisco State University	San Francisco	1,274
University of California-Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	1,192
California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton	1,158
University of San Francisco	San Francisco	1,148
De Anza College	Cupertino	1,147
Art Center College of Design	Pasadena	1,138
California State University-East Bay	Hayward	1,047
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	965
University of the Pacific	Stockton	872
Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa	854
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena	788
California State University-Fresno	Fresno	762
Pepperdine University	Malibu	756
Chaffey College	Rancho Cucamonga	698
California State University-Sacramento	Sacramento	684
New York Film Academy	Burbank	681
Diablo Valley College	Pleasant Hill	647
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Pomona	607
Minerva University	San Francisco	600
University of San Diego	San Diego	572
California State University-San Bernardino	San Bernardino	563
California State University-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	557
Pasadena City College	Pasadena	551
Irvine Valley College	Irvine	546
Biola University	La Mirada	542
California College of the Arts	San Francisco	515
Fuller Theological Seminary	Pasadena	501
Chapman University	Orange	434
Foothill College	Los Altos Hills	428
California Institute of the Arts	Valencia	425
Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara	420
California State University-Dominguez Hills	Carson	378
Claremont Graduate University	Claremont	353
Los Angeles City College	Los Angeles	348
Musicians Institute	Hollywood	345
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda	339
College of San Mateo	San Mateo	328
University of California-Merced	Merced	325
Lincoln University	Oakland	319
Alliant International University-San Diego	San Diego	317
Otis College of Art and Design	Los Angeles	315
University of California-San Francisco	San Francisco	315
California Baptist University	Riverside	306
Skyline College	San Bruno	305
Ohlone College	Fremont	303
El Camino Community College District	Torrance	299
Dominican University of California	San Rafael	299
City College of San Francisco	San Francisco	295
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising	Los Angeles	294
California State University-Chico	Chico	291
California Lutheran University	Thousand Oaks	272
Southern California Institute of Architecture	Los Angeles	263
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	261
Soka University of America	Aliso Viejo	261
Saddleback College	Mission Viejo	248
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa	246
Golden West College	Huntington Beach	244
University of La Verne	La Verne	238
Golden Gate University	San Francisco	237
Mt San Antonio College	Walnut	230
World Mission University	Los Angeles	216
Glendale Community College	Glendale	214
Pomona College	Claremont	213
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	Monterey	208
Menlo College	Atherton	203
Claremont McKenna College	Claremont	202
Citrus College	Glendora	196
California State University-San Marcos	San Marcos	191
American Film Institute Conservatory	Los Angeles	188
Grossmont College	El Cajon	187
Fullerton College	Fullerton	177
William Jessup University	Rocklin	173
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses	Stockton	172
Coastline Community College	Fountain Valley	171
Naval Postgraduate School	Monterey	168
East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park	167
Canada College	Redwood City	160
California Institute of Advanced Management	Alhambra	159
Grace Mission University	Fullerton	159
La Sierra University	Riverside	152
San Francisco Conservatory of Music	San Francisco	148
Santa Ana College	Santa Ana	144
Los Angeles Pierce College	Woodland Hills	141
Northeastern University Oakland	Oakland	139
Gnomon	North Hollywood	139
California State University-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	137
Bethesda University	Anaheim	137
California Miramar University	San Diego	137
California State University-Monterey Bay	Seaside	135
Palomar College	San Marcos	132
San Jose City College	San Jose	125
College of the Canyons	Santa Clarita	116
America Evangelical University	Gardena	116
California State University-Channel Islands	Camarillo	115
Los Angeles College of Music	Pasadena	114
Palo Alto University	Palo Alto	112
Los Angeles Film School	Hollywood	111
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad	Carlsbad	108
Mission College	Santa Clara	107
Pitzer College	Claremont	107
Riverside City College	Riverside	105
The Chicago School at Los Angeles	Los Angeles	105
Daybreak University	Anaheim	105
Santiago Canyon College	Orange	104
Las Positas College	Livermore	100
University of Silicon Andhra	Milpitas	100
Harvey Mudd College	Claremont	98
Cypress College	Cypress	97
Whittier College	Whittier	94
Butte College	Oroville	93
Santa Rosa Junior College	Santa Rosa	93
Contra Costa College	San Pablo	91
MiraCosta College	Oceanside	90
University of Redlands	Redlands	88
Saint Mary's College of California	Moraga	87
Laney College	Oakland	86
Haven University	Garden Grove	85
Concordia University-Irvine	Irvine	84
College of the Desert	Palm Desert	83
Occidental College	Los Angeles	83
Ashford University	San Diego	80
Long Beach City College	Long Beach	77
Fresno Pacific University	Fresno	76
Evergreen Valley College	San Jose	74
Berkeley City College	Berkeley	73
University of the West	Rosemead	72
Los Angeles Valley College	Valley Glen	71
Chabot College	Hayward	71
Southern California University of Health Sciences	Whittier	69
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco	San Francisco	66
Career Care Institute	Lancaster	65
College of Alameda	Alameda	64
San Diego Mesa College	San Diego	63
San Diego Global Knowledge University	San Diego	62
Sierra College	Rocklin	59
Simpson University	Redding	59
Western University of Health Sciences	Pomona	57
California State University-Stanislaus	Turlock	56
Moorpark College	Moorpark	56
Bakersfield College	Bakersfield	53
Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego	53
College of Marin	Kentfield	53
Sacramento City College	Sacramento	52
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	52
Woodbury University	Burbank	51
Merced College	Merced	50
Keck Graduate Institute	Claremont	50
Ventura College	Ventura	50
Cabrillo College	Aptos	48
American River College	Sacramento	47
California Institute of Integral Studies	San Francisco	47
Scripps College	Claremont	47
Pacific College of Health and Science	San Diego	47
Five Branches University	Santa Cruz	46
Merritt College	Oakland	44
Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	44
Norco College	Norco	43
West Los Angeles College	Culver City	42
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park	42
West Valley College	Saratoga	42
Los Angeles Trade Technical College	Los Angeles	41
Graduate Theological Union	Berkeley	41
South Baylo University	Anaheim	40
Pacific States University	Los Angeles	40
Cerritos College	Norwalk	39
United States University	San Diego	38
Angeles College	Los Angeles	35
Laguna College of Art and Design	Laguna Beach	35
Thomas Aquinas College	Santa Paula	35
RAND School of Public Policy	Santa Monica	34
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America	Santa Fe Springs	33
Modesto Junior College	Modesto	33
Southwestern Law School	Los Angeles	32
Dongguk University Los Angeles	Los Angeles	31
Los Medanos College	Pittsburg	30
Rio Hondo College	Whittier	29
Los Angeles Mission College	Sylmar	29
Moreno Valley College	Moreno Valley	29
Feather River Community College District	Quincy	27
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	La Jolla	27
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	Arcata	26
Oxnard College	Oxnard	25
Pacific Union College	Angwin	24
The Wright Institute	Berkeley	24
DeVry University-California	Ontario	22
Marshall B Ketchum University	Fullerton	22
Mount Saint Mary's University	Los Angeles	22
Westmont College	Santa Barbara	22
Professional Institute of Beauty	El Monte	22
Antioch University-Los Angeles	Culver City	22
Los Angeles Harbor College	Wilmington	21
Hope International University	Fullerton	21
Antelope Valley Community College District	Lancaster	21
San Diego Miramar College	San Diego	19
Fresno City College	Fresno	19
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary	El Dorado Hills	18
San Francisco Bay University	Fremont	18
Cuesta College	San Luis Obispo	18
Claremont School of Theology	Los Angeles	17
Monterey Peninsula College	Monterey	17
Folsom Lake College	Folsom	16
College of the Sequoias	Visalia	16
Westminster Theological Seminary in California	Escondido	16
Allan Hancock College	Santa Maria	16
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences	San Marcos	16
University of Saint Katherine	San Marcos	16
The Chicago School at Anaheim	Anaheim	16
Pacifica Graduate Institute	Carpinteria	15
Angeles Institute	ARTESIA	15
Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont	14
Southwestern College	Chula Vista	14
Cuyamaca College	El Cajon	14
Carrington College-Sacramento	Sacramento	14
The Master's University and Seminary	Santa Clarita	13
Solano Community College	Fairfield	13
Saybrook University	Pasadena	13
Career Development Institute Inc	Los Angeles	13
Career Networks Institute	Santa Ana	13
San Diego City College	San Diego	12
Lake Tahoe Community College	South Lake Tahoe	12
California Western School of Law	San Diego	12
College of the Siskiyous	Weed	12
Institute of Culinary Education	Pasadena	12
American University of Health Sciences	Signal Hill	12
San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork	San Francisco	12
West Coast University-Orange County	Anaheim	11
Advance Beauty College	Garden Grove	11
Newschool of Architecture and Design	San Diego	10
San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton	10
University of East-West Medicine	Sunnyvale	10
International College of Cosmetology	Oakland	10
Berkeley School of Theology	Berkeley	10
Lassen Community College	Susanville	9
Carrington College-San Jose	San Jose	9
Victor Valley College	Victorville	9
Antioch University-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	8
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine	Santa Monica	8
Theatre of Arts	Hollywood	8
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology	Berkeley	8
West Coast University-Ontario	Ontario	8
Los Angeles College of Aesthetics	Los Angeles	7
Coalinga College	Coalinga	7
San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino	7
Fielding Graduate University	Santa Barbara	7
Thomas Jefferson School of Law	San Diego	6
Los Angeles Southwest College	Los Angeles	5
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia	Visalia	5
University of Silicon Valley	San Jose	5
John Paul the Great Catholic University	Escondido	5
Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus	Los Angeles	5
Pacific School of Religion	Berkeley	5
Lemoore College	Lemoore	4
Napa Valley College	Napa	4
Professional Golfers Career College	Temecula	4
National Polytechnic College	Lakewood	4
Claremont Lincoln University	Claremont	4
Life Pacific University	San Dimas	4
Barstow Community College	Barstow	4
California State University Maritime Academy	Vallejo	4
Design Institute of San Diego	San Diego	4
National University	San Diego	3
West Coast University-Los Angeles	North Hollywood	3
Crafton Hills College	Yucaipa	3
Alhambra Medical University	Alhambra	2
San Diego Christian College	Santee	2
Southern California Seminary	El Cajon	2
Hartnell College	Salinas	2
Unitek College	Fremont	2
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	Los Angeles	2
University of West Los Angeles	Inglewood	2
Porterville College	Porterville	2
Epic Bible College & Graduate School	Sacramento	2
Vanguard University of Southern California	Costa Mesa	1
California College of ASU	Los Angeles	1
Providence Christian College	Pasadena	1
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary	Los Angeles	1
Sofia University	Palo Alto	0
University of Phoenix-California	Ontario	0
Woodland Community College	Woodland	0
Learnet Academy Inc	Los Angeles	0
Yuba College	Marysville	0
Santa Ana Beauty College	Santa Ana	0
Mt San Jacinto Community College District	San Jacinto	0
California Aeronautical University	Bakersfield	0
Life Chiropractic College West	Hayward	0
University of Antelope Valley	Lancaster	0
Compton College	Compton	0
Miami Ad School-San Francisco	San Francisco	0
North-West College-West Covina	West Covina	0
Diamond Beauty College	South El Monte	0
Lionel University	Carpinteria	0
Copper Mountain Community College	Joshua Tree	0
Shasta College	Redding	0
Laurus College	San Luis Obispo	0
National Holistic Institute	Emeryville	0
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont	Fremont	0
California Northstate University	Elk Grove	0
American Institute of Massage Therapy	Santa Ana	0

Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

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