California Lutheran University fields most volleyball players in California

By California Business Daily Reports | Dec 5, 2018

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

Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education

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