Top Ranked Universities in California - Highest Enrollment

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Top Ranked Universities in California - Highest Enrollment - Page 2

Rank in California			Highest Enrollment
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
21 ↓	19	City College of San Francisco	27,008	26,706 (↑1.1%)
22 ↓	20	Pasadena City College	26,862	25,268 (↑6.3%)
23 ↑	30	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	26,598	22,501 (↑18.2%)
24 ↑	31	University of California-Santa Barbara	25,976	22,225 (↑16.9%)
25 ↑	29	California State University-Fresno	25,137	23,060 (↑9.0%)
26 ↓	25	El Camino Community College District	24,820	23,996 (↑3.4%)
27 ↑	53	Bakersfield College	24,589	17,770 (↑38.4%)
28 ↑	35	Fresno City College	24,366	21,344 (↑14.2%)
29 ↑	36	University of California-Riverside	23,922	21,207 (↑12.8%)
30 ↓	21	Palomar College	23,917	24,665 (↓3.0%)
31 ↓	24	Long Beach City College	23,845	24,020 (↓0.7%)
32 ↑	44	Chaffey College	22,969	19,211 (↑19.6%)
33 ↓	22	Fullerton College	22,644	24,301 (↓6.8%)
34 ↓	23	San Diego Mesa College	22,284	24,251 (↓8.1%)
35 ↑	40	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	22,013	19,703 (↑11.7%)
36 ↓	34	Cerritos College	21,745	21,404 (↑1.6%)
37 ↓	26	Sacramento City College	21,379	23,509 (↓9.1%)
38 ↑	52	Riverside City College	21,292	18,165 (↑17.2%)
39 ↓	33	Orange Coast College	21,122	21,886 (↓3.5%)
40 ↑	47	College of the Canyons	20,850	18,508 (↑12.7%)

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