The top city with the most 4-year colleges in California is Los Angeles, CA with a total of 55 colleges with 183,525 students enrolled. Los Angeles is the largest city in terms of both the number of schools and total student population in California.The largest college in Los Angeles is University of California-Los Angeles with 47,335 students enrolled.
Other top cities in California include
- San Diego, CA (34 colleges, 143,421 students). The top college in San Diego is San Diego State University with 41,137 students.
- Sacramento, CA (21 colleges, 106,814 students). The leading institution in Sacramento is California State University-Sacramento with 31,943 students.
- San Francisco, CA (17 colleges, 68,602 students). The leading institution in San Francisco is San Francisco State University with 22,563 students.
- San Jose, CA (16 colleges, 61,483 students). The biggest institution in San Jose is San Jose State University with 37,661 students.
- Pasadena, CA (15 colleges, 76,921 students). The biggest institution in Pasadena is University of the People with 41,961 students.
- Berkeley, CA (13 colleges, 53,341 students). The top college in Berkeley is University of California-Berkeley with 45,882 students.
- Fresno, CA (12 colleges, 67,924 students). The biggest institution in Fresno is Fresno City College with 28,071 students.
- Riverside, CA (12 colleges, 65,259 students). The most prominent college in Riverside is University of California-Riverside with 26,384 students.
- Anaheim, CA (12 colleges, 9,924 students). The biggest institution in Anaheim is West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County with 4,586 students.
California Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in California, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.