A total of 2,414,414 students are enrolled in California colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In California colleges and universites, 197,294 students are 18 years old or younger(8.17%), 589,644 students are 18 or 19 years old (24.42%), 482,843 students are between 20 and 22 years old (20.00%), 350,658 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.52%), and 326,575 students are between 25 and 29 years old (13.53%).
269,389 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.16%), 119,205 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.94%), 78,197 students are 50 years old or older (3.24%).
Student Population by Age for California Colleges
In California 4-year colleges and universites, 74,405 students are 18 years old or younger(5.10%), 343,794 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.56%), 331,632 students are between 20 and 22 years old (22.73%), 234,603 students are between 22 and 24 years old (16.08%), 220,221 students are between 25 and 29 years old (15.09%), 151,681 students are between 30 and 39 years old (10.39%), 65,180 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.47%), 37,293 students are 50 years old or older (2.56%)
In California community colleges, there are 367,262 students are younger than 20 years old (38.69%), 265,396 students are between 20 and 24 years old (27.96%), 105,298 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.09%), and 211,106 students are 30 years old or older (22.24%).
In California trade schools, there are 1,477 students are younger than 20 years old (24.80%), 1,870 students are between 20 and 24 years old (31.40%), 1,056 students are between 25 and 29 years old (17.73%), and 1,531 students are 30 years old or older (25.71%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All California Colleges
The following table compares student population by age between California colleges. A total of 2,414,414 students have enrolled in California colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.