List of colleges and universities in California
Name City County Enrollment ( fall 2018 ) Founded
University of California , Berkeley Berkeley Alameda 42,519 1869
University of California , Davis Davis Yolo 39,152 1905
University of California , Irvine Irvine Orange 35,220 1965
University of California , Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles 45,428 1882*
University of California , Merced Merced Merced 8,544 2005
University of California , Riverside Riverside Riverside 23,278 1954
University of California , San Diego San Diego San Diego 38,798 1960
University of California , Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 24,346 1891**
University of California , Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 19,700 1965
State institutions -- Four-year institutions
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This is a list of colleges and universities in California.