California Public Colleges with the Smallest Number of Students

California State University-Channel Islands is the smallest college with 5,592 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Sonoma State University with 5,891 students and California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt with 6,237 students are following it in the list of Smallest California Public Colleges with the Fewest Students.

California State University-Channel Islands is the smallest school with 5,592 students and Sonoma State University has the second lowest population with 5,891 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,321 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,969 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Comparison between Smallest California Public Colleges With The Fewest Students

Table. Smallest California Public Colleges With The Fewest Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenOnline Enrollment
1
-		California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CAPublic, 4-year 5,592
96		5,118
(91.52%)		474
(8.48%)		1,909
(34.14%)		3,683
(65.86%)		929
(16.61%)
2
-		Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CAPublic, 4-year 5,891
99		5,272
(89.49%)		619
(10.51%)		2,307
(39.16%)		3,584
(60.84%)		210
(3.56%)
3
-		California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CAPublic, 4-year 6,237
81		5,661
(90.76%)		576
(9.24%)		2,762
(44.28%)		3,475
(55.72%)		548
(8.79%)
4
-		California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CAPublic, 4-year 7,713
971		6,907
(89.55%)		806
(10.45%)		3,035
(39.35%)		4,678
(60.65%)		420
(5.45%)
5
-		University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CAPublic, 4-year 8,996
73		5,090
(56.58%)		3,906
(43.42%)		2,578
(28.66%)		6,418
(71.34%)		8,996
(100.00%)
6
-		University of California-Merced Merced, CAPublic, 4-year 9,110
37		8,372
(91.90%)		738
(8.10%)		5,012
(55.02%)		4,098
(44.98%)		2
(0.02%)
7
1		California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CAPublic, 4-year 9,724
117		8,455
(86.95%)		1,269
(13.05%)		3,290
(33.83%)		6,434
(66.17%)		1,332
(13.70%)
8
1		California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CAPublic, 4-year 10,419
632		8,865
(85.08%)		1,554
(14.92%)		3,567
(34.24%)		6,852
(65.76%)		1,212
(11.63%)
9
-		California State University-East Bay Hayward, CAPublic, 4-year 12,326
1,007		9,909
(80.39%)		2,417
(19.61%)		5,008
(40.63%)		7,318
(59.37%)		4,497
(36.48%)
10
1		California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CAPublic, 4-year 15,182
1		12,632
(83.20%)		2,550
(16.80%)		5,964
(39.28%)		9,218
(60.72%)		2,003
(13.19%)
Average9,1197,628
(83.65%)		1,491
(16.35%)		3,543
(38.86%)		5,576
(61.14%)		2,015
(22.10%)