California Lutheran University ranked No. 1 for student volleyball participation in the state, according to a Watchdog analysis of college sports participation.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education collects athletics data annually from all institutions with intercollegiate athletics programs that receive funding through federal financial aid programs. Data for 2016 – the latest year available – includes more than 2,000 schools nationwide.
California Lutheran University‘s volleyball team consisted of 47 members, the highest student popularity number in California.
In all, there are 3,023 students playing on 163 college and university volleyball teams in the state.
College volleyball participation rankings
Rank | School | Division | Total Undergraduates | Volleyball Total Participation |
1 | California Lutheran University | NCAA Division III with football | 2,765 | 47 |
2 | Pepperdine University | NCAA Division I without football | 3,220 | 44 |
3 | University of Southern California | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,070 | 44 |
4 | California State University-Long Beach | NCAA Division I without football | 27,804 | 41 |
5 | El Camino Community College District | CCCAA | 8,036 | 41 |
6 | Concordia University-Irvine | NCAA Division II without football | 1,772 | 40 |
7 | University of California-San Diego | NCAA Division II without football | 27,386 | 40 |
8 | Long Beach City College | CCCAA | 8,994 | 39 |
9 | University of California-Irvine | NCAA Division I without football | 26,876 | 39 |
10 | Hope International University | NAIA Division I | 726 | 38 |
11 | Santa Barbara City College | CCCAA | 6,265 | 38 |
12 | University of California-Santa Barbara | NCAA Division I without football | 21,199 | 38 |
13 | Los Angeles Pierce College | CCCAA | 5,314 | 37 |
14 | University of California-Los Angeles | NCAA Division I-FBS | 30,329 | 37 |
15 | Orange Coast College | CCCAA | 8,450 | 36 |
16 | Santa Monica College | CCCAA | 11,084 | 36 |
17 | California State University-Northridge | NCAA Division I without football | 29,056 | 35 |
18 | Golden West College | CCCAA | 3,693 | 35 |
19 | Grossmont College | CCCAA | 6,026 | 35 |
20 | Stanford University | NCAA Division I-FBS | 7,032 | 35 |
21 | California Baptist University | NCAA Division II without football | 5,878 | 33 |
22 | University of California-Merced | NAIA Division II | 6,741 | 33 |
23 | Antelope Valley College | CCCAA | 4,027 | 31 |
24 | University of California-Santa Cruz | NCAA Division III without football | 16,509 | 31 |
25 | Fullerton College | CCCAA | 7,228 | 30 |
26 | San Diego Mesa College | CCCAA | 5,707 | 29 |
27 | Irvine Valley College | CCCAA | 4,956 | 28 |
28 | Palomar College | CCCAA | 7,171 | 28 |
29 | William Jessup University | NAIA Division I | 995 | 28 |
30 | Moorpark College | CCCAA | 5,666 | 26 |
31 | Simpson University | NAIA Division II | 741 | 26 |
32 | Santiago Canyon College | CCCAA | 2,747 | 25 |
33 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | NCAA Division II without football | 9,320 | 24 |
34 | San Diego City College | CCCAA | 3,328 | 23 |
35 | Sonoma State University | NCAA Division II without football | 7,793 | 23 |
36 | San Diego State University | NCAA Division I-FBS | 26,530 | 22 |
37 | Los Angeles Trade Technical College | CCCAA | 3,373 | 21 |
38 | Biola University | NCAA Division II without football | 3,947 | 20 |
39 | University of California-Berkeley | NCAA Division I-FBS | 28,107 | 20 |
40 | University of California-Davis | NCAA Division I-FCS | 28,544 | 20 |
41 | University of California-Riverside | NCAA Division I without football | 19,533 | 20 |
42 | Whittier College | NJCAA Division III | 1,577 | 20 |
43 | Claremont McKenna College | NCAA Division III with football | 1,343 | 19 |
44 | Feather River Community College District | CCCAA | 475 | 19 |
45 | Los Angeles Harbor College | CCCAA | 2,509 | 19 |
46 | University of San Diego | NCAA Division I-FCS | 5,433 | 19 |
47 | California State University-Los Angeles | NCAA Division II without football | 20,003 | 18 |
48 | California State University-San Marcos | NCAA Division II without football | 10,444 | 18 |
49 | College of the Sequoias | CCCAA | 4,941 | 18 |
50 | De Anza College | CCCAA | 10,392 | 18 |
51 | MiraCosta College | CCCAA | 5,138 | 18 |
52 | Pasadena City College | CCCAA | 10,401 | 18 |
53 | University of La Verne | NCAA Division III with football | 3,812 | 18 |
54 | Vanguard University of Southern California | NAIA Division I | 1,447 | 18 |
55 | Bakersfield College | CCCAA | 6,363 | 17 |
56 | California State University-Bakersfield | NCAA Division I without football | 7,062 | 17 |
57 | California State University-Stanislaus | NCAA Division II without football | 7,215 | 17 |
58 | Chapman University | NCAA Division III with football | 6,119 | 17 |
59 | College of the Desert | CCCAA | 3,943 | 17 |
60 | Dominican University of California | NCAA Division II without football | 1,225 | 17 |
61 | Humboldt State University | NCAA Division II with football | 7,485 | 17 |
62 | San Jose State University | NCAA Division I-FBS | 21,569 | 17 |
63 | Santa Clara University | NCAA Division I without football | 5,333 | 17 |
64 | The Master's University and Seminary | NAIA Division I | 953 | 17 |
65 | Ventura College | CCCAA | 4,262 | 17 |
66 | Butte College | CCCAA | 5,091 | 16 |
67 | Cabrillo College | CCCAA | 4,122 | 16 |
68 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | NCAA Division I-FCS | 19,650 | 16 |
69 | California State University-Fresno | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,828 | 16 |
70 | California State University-Fullerton | NCAA Division I without football | 27,925 | 16 |
71 | California State University-
Monterey Bay | NCAA Division II without football | 6,089 | 16 |
72 | California State University-Sacramento | NCAA Division I-FCS | 23,181 | 16 |
73 | Menlo College | NAIA Division I | 760 | 16 |
74 | Pomona College | NCAA Division III with football | 1,547 | 16 |
75 | Rio Hondo College | CCCAA | 3,877 | 16 |
76 | Allan Hancock College | CCCAA | 3,242 | 15 |
77 | Azusa Pacific University | NCAA Division II with football | 5,259 | 15 |
78 | California State University-Chico | NCAA Division II without football | 15,165 | 15 |
79 | Chaffey College | CCCAA | 5,866 | 15 |
80 | Citrus College | CCCAA | 4,997 | 15 |
81 | Fresno City College | CCCAA | 6,797 | 15 |
82 | Loyola Marymount University | NCAA Division I without football | 5,987 | 15 |
83 | Mt San Antonio College | CCCAA | 9,984 | 15 |
84 | Pacific Union College | NAIA Division II | 1,280 | 15 |
85 | Point Loma Nazarene University | NCAA Division II without football | 2,534 | 15 |
86 | Reedley College | CCCAA | 2,894 | 15 |
87 | Saddleback College | CCCAA | 5,785 | 15 |
88 | San Diego Christian College | NAIA Division I | 517 | 15 |
89 | San Francisco State University | NCAA Division II without football | 21,273 | 15 |
90 | Sierra College | CCCAA | 6,331 | 15 |
91 | University of Antelope Valley | NAIA Division II | 845 | 15 |
92 | University of the Pacific | NCAA Division I without football | 3,375 | 15 |
93 | Westmont College | NAIA Division I | 1,275 | 15 |
94 | American River College | CCCAA | 6,254 | 14 |
95 | California Institute of Technology | NCAA Division III without football | 979 | 14 |
96 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | NCAA Division II without football | 21,112 | 14 |
97 | Canada College | CCCAA | 1,010 | 14 |
98 | Cerritos College | CCCAA | 6,706 | 14 |
99 | College of the Siskiyous | CCCAA | 795 | 14 |
100 | Cuyamaca College | CCCAA | 2,097 | 14 |
101 | Cypress College | CCCAA | 5,211 | 14 |
102 | East Los Angeles College | CCCAA | 7,761 | 14 |
103 | Folsom Lake College | CCCAA | 2,163 | 14 |
104 | Foothill College | CCCAA | 4,864 | 14 |
105 | Fresno Pacific University | NCAA Division II without football | 2,074 | 14 |
106 | Glendale Community College | CCCAA | 6,697 | 14 |
107 | La Sierra University | NAIA Division II | 1,765 | 14 |
108 | Mt San Jacinto Community College District | CCCAA | 5,687 | 14 |
109 | Notre Dame de Namur University | NCAA Division II without football | 740 | 14 |
110 | Providence Christian College | NAIA Division I | 162 | 14 |
111 | Sacramento City College | CCCAA | 5,328 | 14 |
112 | Saint Mary's College of California | NCAA Division I without football | 2,590 | 14 |
113 | San Joaquin Delta College | CCCAA | 6,351 | 14 |
114 | Santa Ana College | CCCAA | 5,069 | 14 |
115 | University of Redlands | NCAA Division III with football | 2,491 | 14 |
116 | California State University-East Bay | NCAA Division II without football | 11,553 | 13 |
117 | California State University-San Bernardino | NCAA Division II without football | 16,425 | 13 |
118 | Chabot College | CCCAA | 3,911 | 13 |
119 | College of San Mateo | CCCAA | 2,431 | 13 |
120 | College of the Canyons | CCCAA | 6,267 | 13 |
121 | Hartnell College | CCCAA | 3,428 | 13 |
122 | Los Medanos College | CCCAA | 2,892 | 13 |
123 | Mendocino College | CCCAA | 1,095 | 13 |
124 | Monterey Peninsula College | CCCAA | 2,374 | 13 |
125 | Ohlone College | CCCAA | 3,365 | 13 |
126 | Porterville College | CCCAA | 1,664 | 13 |
127 | Shasta College | CCCAA | 3,351 | 13 |
128 | Skyline College | CCCAA | 2,469 | 13 |
129 | Solano Community College | CCCAA | 2,946 | 13 |
130 | Academy of Art University | NCAA Division II without football | 4,813 | 12 |
131 | Columbia College | CCCAA | 689 | 12 |
132 | Cuesta College | CCCAA | 3,461 | 12 |
133 | Diablo Valley College | CCCAA | 7,409 | 12 |
134 | Gavilan College | CCCAA | 1,777 | 12 |
135 | Los Angeles Mission College | CCCAA | 2,314 | 12 |
136 | Napa Valley College | CCCAA | 2,165 | 12 |
137 | Occidental College | NCAA Division III with football | 1,943 | 12 |
138 | Riverside City College | NJCAA Division I | 5,256 | 12 |
139 | San Bernardino Valley College | CCCAA | 3,812 | 12 |
140 | San Diego Miramar College | CCCAA | 2,376 | 12 |
141 | Southwestern College | CCCAA | 7,107 | 12 |
142 | Taft College | CCCAA | 1,164 | 12 |
143 | University of San Francisco | NCAA Division I without football | 6,413 | 12 |
144 | West Hills College-Coalinga | CCCAA | 959 | 12 |
145 | Holy Names University | NCAA Division II without football | 445 | 11 |
146 | Merced College | CCCAA | 4,433 | 11 |
147 | Victor Valley College | CCCAA | 3,888 | 11 |
148 | West Los Angeles College | Other | 2,825 | 11 |
149 | West Valley College | CCCAA | 2,546 | 11 |
150 | Contra Costa College | CCCAA | 1,776 | 10 |
151 | Imperial Valley College | CCCAA | 3,384 | 10 |
152 | Lassen Community College | CCCAA | 608 | 10 |
153 | Life Pacific College | NCCAA Division I | 467 | 10 |
154 | Modesto Junior College | CCCAA | 5,759 | 10 |
155 | Yuba College | CCCAA | 2,234 | 10 |
156 | College of the Redwoods | CCCAA | 1,782 | 9 |
157 | Cosumnes River College | CCCAA | 3,367 | 9 |
158 | Mission College | CCCAA | 1,716 | 9 |
159 | Santa Rosa Junior College | CCCAA | 6,431 | 9 |
160 | Cerro Coso Community College | CCCAA | 839 | 8 |
161 | City College of San Francisco | CCCAA | 5,350 | 8 |
162 | Laney College | CCCAA | 2,009 | 7 |
163 | College of Marin | CCCAA | 1,288 | 6 |