Smallest California Public Colleges With Fewest Students

Naval Postgraduate School is the smallest college with 2,670 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt with 6,025 students and California State University-Channel Islands with 6,128 students are following it in the list of Smallest California Public Colleges with Fewest Students.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Smallest California Public Colleges With Fewest Students

Naval Postgraduate School is the smallest school with 2,670 students and California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt has the second lowest population with 6,025 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,506 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,119 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Smallest California Public Colleges With Fewest Students.

Table. Smallest California Public Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Online Enrollment	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA Public, four-years	2,670 117	-	2,670	2,091	579	1,225	-
2 -	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA Public, four-years	6,025 117	5,461	564	2,504	3,521	627	15 to 1
3 -	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA Public, four-years	6,128 838	5,734	394	2,099	4,029	718	17 to 1
4 -	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA Public, four-years	6,637 734	5,934	703	2,458	4,179	384	18 to 1
5 -	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA Public, four-years	7,045 458	6,248	797	2,688	4,357	502	20 to 1
6 1	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA Public, four-years	8,689 1,109	4,822	3,867	2,560	6,129	8,562	18 to 1
7 1	University of California-Merced Merced, CA Public, four-years	9,103 10	8,343	760	4,674	4,429	-	19 to 1
8 1	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Public, four-years	9,613 1,359	8,188	1,425	3,162	6,451	1,893	19 to 1
9 1	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA Public, four-years	10,154 327	8,926	1,228	3,293	6,861	1,419	18 to 1
10 -	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA Public, four-years	13,673 1,516	10,796	2,877	5,481	8,192	3,715	22 to 1
	Average	7,974	7,161	1,529	3,101	4,873	2,116	18 to 1

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