Smallest colleges in California

50 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment

These 50 smallest colleges in California, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 4 at Dongguk University Los Angeles to 825 at Woodbury University. 1 is public and 49 are private.

#	College	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance	Net price / yr
1	Dongguk University Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Private	4	—	—
2	University of West Los Angeles Inglewood, CA	Private	6	—	—
3	Sofia University Palo Alto, CA	Private	7	—	—
4	Beverly Hills Design Institute Beverly Hills, CA	Private	14	—	—
5	Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA	Private	14	—	—
6	Pacific States University Los Angeles, CA	Private	17	—	—
7	Palo Alto University Palo Alto, CA	Private	19	—	—
8	California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA	Private	20	100%	—
9	Haven University Garden Grove, CA	Private	22	—	—
10	Alhambra Medical University Alhambra, CA	Private	35	—	—
11	University of the West Rosemead, CA	Private	41	100%	$11,137
12	Oak Valley College Rialto, CA	Private	52	—	$5,805
13	California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA	Private	57	—	—
14	California Northstate University Elk Grove, CA	Private	69	85%	—
15	America Evangelical University Gardena, CA	Private	71	—	$24,088
16	Grace Mission University Fullerton, CA	Private	72	—	—
17	San Diego Christian College Santee, CA	Private	91	63%	$7,871
18	Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	92	88%	$31,293
19	California Miramar University San Diego, CA	Private	105	66%	$11,007
20	Providence Christian College Pasadena, CA	Private	144	93%	$25,378
21	California College of ASU Los Angeles, CA	Private	149	—	$30,320
22	United States University San Diego, CA	Private	167	—	$21,557
23	Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton, CA	Private	178	—	$11,410
24	World Mission University Los Angeles, CA	Private	180	—	$16,598
25	Bethesda University Anaheim, CA	Private	212	—	$8,388
26	Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA	Private	212	100%	$48,616
27	San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA	Private	215	52%	$42,448
28	University of Saint Katherine San Marcos, CA	Private	230	46%	$33,072
29	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	Private	233	39%	$27,789
30	Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA	Private	236	83%	$37,535
31	Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA	Private	267	81%	$40,853
32	John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA	Private	297	79%	$29,124
33	Gnomon North Hollywood, CA	Private	302	40%	$45,824
34	The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Private	324	40%	—
35	Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA	Private	346	10%	—
36	American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, CA	Private	364	100%	—
37	University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA	Private	377	51%	$30,799
38	California Aeronautical University Bakersfield, CA	Private	383	—	$38,205
39	Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA	Private	393	94%	$22,343
40	Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA	Private	416	—	$16,599
41	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	Private	464	70%	$21,446
42	Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	Private	539	79%	$25,032
43	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	Private	550	—	—
44	Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA	Private	712	—	—
45	Simpson University Redding, CA	Private	751	99%	$27,923
46	California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA	Public	761	99%	$17,555
47	Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA	Private	776	78%	$42,354
48	Menlo College Atherton, CA	Private	811	68%	$27,032
49	Whittier College Whittier, CA	Private	812	85%	$29,871
50	Woodbury University Burbank, CA	Private	825	73%	$28,248

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