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University and College Ballot Bowl Results

Congratulations to Stanford University for winning the 2022 California University and College Ballot Bowl leading up to the 2022 General Election. The California Secretary of State's office applauds their efforts in registering 1,046 students to vote.

Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., California Secretary of State (left), presenting the Ballot Bowl certificate to Cameron Lange, a StanfordVotes student leader (right), accepting the award.

The competition ran from August 15, 2022 to November 8, 2022. One campus was awarded overall champion with the highest number of student voter registrations across all higher education systems. The competition categories and winners are shown below:

Overall Champion:
Highest Number of Students Registered to Vote:
Highest Percentage of Students Registered to Vote:
Most Creative Approach to Register Students to Vote:

Civic and Voter Empowerment Action Plans, as required by the Student Civic and Voter Empowerment Act, were used to determine the winners in the most creative approach to register students to vote category.

*In the spirit of camaraderie, each school could only win one prize. The asterisked schools finished second to a school that won in a separate category*In the spirit of camaraderie, each campus could only win one prize. The asterisked schools finished second to a school that won in a separate category.



Campuses with Highest Student Voter Registrations (Overall)

Institution Count
Stanford University 1046
UC Los Angeles 817
UC Santa Barbara 779
California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) 643
UC Berkeley 597
UC San Diego 551
San Diego State University 533
UC Davis 532
CSU Fullerton 524
UC Irvine 422


Campuses with Highest Student Voter Registration (Broken Down by Higher Education System)


California Community College

Institution Count
Bakersfield College 156
Sierra College 138
Santa Monica College 129
Mt. San Antonio College 116
Long Beach City College 116
Riverside City College 114
American River College 112
Diablo Valley College 109
San Joaquin Delta College 109
Fullerton College 107


California State University

Institution Count
California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) 643
San Diego State University 533
CSU Fullerton 524
San José State University 381
CSU Long Beach 376
San Francisco State University 373
CSU Sacramento 346
CSU Chico 342
CSU Fresno 271
CSU Northridge 261


Independent Colleges and Universities

Institution Count
Stanford University 1046
University of Southern California 288
My Private University is not listed. 166
University of San Francisco 126
Loyola Marymount University 117
Chapman University 102
Santa Clara University 68
University of San Diego 63
California Baptist University 60
Pepperdine University 43


University of California

Institution Count
UC Los Angeles 817
UC Santa Barbara 779
UC Berkeley 597
UC San Diego 551
UC Davis 532
UC Irvine 422
UC Santa Cruz 269
UC Riverside 241
UC Merced 107
UC San Francisco 47

List of Registered Institutions

Institution Count
Stanford University 1046
UC Los Angeles 817
UC Santa Barbara 779
California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) 643
UC Berkeley 597
UC San Diego 551
San Diego State University 533
UC Davis 532
CSU Fullerton 524
UC Irvine 422
San José State University 381
CSU Long Beach 376
San Francisco State University 373
CSU Sacramento 346
CSU Chico 342
University of Southern California 288
CSU Fresno 271
UC Santa Cruz 269
CSU Northridge 261
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 241
UC Riverside 241
CSU Channel Islands 203
My Private University is not listed. 166
Bakersfield College 156
Sierra College 138
CSU Los Angeles 134
Santa Monica College 129
University of San Francisco 126
Loyola Marymount University 117
Long Beach City College 116
Mt. San Antonio College 116
CSU San Bernardino 115
Riverside City College 114
American River College 112
CSU East Bay 111
Diablo Valley College 109
San Joaquin Delta College 109
Humboldt State University 108
Fullerton College 107
UC Merced 107
Saddleback College 106
Orange Coast College 105
CSU San Marcos 104
Chapman University 102
Sacramento City College 100
CSU Bakersfield 97
Pasadena City College 97
Santa Barbara City College 97
Modesto Junior College 93
Butte College 92
Santa Rosa Junior College 92
Sonoma State University 87
CSU Dominguez Hills 86
Chaffey College 84
Irvine Valley College 82
Mt. San Jacinto College 82
Palomar College 82
DeAnza College 80
Fresno City College 77
San Diego Mesa College 77
Moorpark College 76
Antelope Valley College 72
El Camino Community College 72
Cerritos College 71
MiraCosta College 69
Canyons, College of the 68
CSU Monterey Bay 68
San Diego City College 68
San Francisco, City College of 68
Santa Clara University 68
Cabrillo College 65
Los Angeles Pierce College 65
Southwestern College 64
My Community College is not listed. 63
University of San Diego 63
California Baptist University 60
Cosumnes River College 60
Grossmont College 57
Chabot College 56
Cuesta College 56
Los Angeles City College 54
Folsom Lake College 53
CSU Stanislaus 52
Solano Community College 51
Shasta College 50
Victor Valley College 50
Sequoias, College of the 48
Cypress College 47
Glendale Community College 47
Santa Ana College 47
UC San Francisco 47
Skyline College 45
Citrus College 43
Golden West College 43
Los Angeles Valley College 43
Pepperdine University 43
Reedley College 42
Santiago Canyon College 42
University of La Verne 42
University of the Pacific 42
West Valley College 41
Allan Hancock College 40
Las Positas College 40
Merced College 40
Los Angeles Trade-Tech College 39
San Diego Miramar College 39
East Los Angeles College 38
Gavilan College 38
Los Medanos College 38
Ventura College 38
San Mateo, College of 37
Clovis College 36
San Jose City College 35
Foothill College 34
Redwoods, College of the 34
El Camino College Compton Center 33
Evergreen Valley College 33
Desert, College of the 32
No School Identified 32
Oxnard College 32
Contra Costa College 31
Imperial Valley College 31
Azusa Pacific University 30
California Lutheran University 30
Mission College 30
Point Loma Nazarene University 30
Marin, College of 29
Saint Mary's College of California 29
Crafton Hills College 27
No School Identified 27
San Bernardino Valley College 27
National University 26
Norco College 26
Rio Hondo College 26
University of Redlands 24
Coastline Community College 22
Cuyamaca College 22
My CSU is not listed 22
Napa Valley College 22
Monterey Peninsula College 21
Berkeley City College 20
Biola University 20
Los Angeles Mission College 20
California College of the Arts 19
My UC is not listed. 19
Hartnell College 18
West Hills College, Lemoore 18
Alameda College 17
California Institute of Technology 17
Loma Linda University 17
Ohlone College 17
Vanguard University 17
Yuba College 17
Laney College 16
Moreno Valley College 16
West Los Angeles College 16
Dominican University of California 15
Cerro Coso Community College 14
Claremont McKenna College 14
Concordia University Irvine 14
Los Angeles Harbor College 14
Merritt College 14
Canada College 13
Occidental College 13
Westmont College 13
California Maritime Academy 12
No School Identified 12
Pitzer College 12
Barstow Community College 11
Columbia College 11
Harvey Mudd College 11
Los Angeles Southwest College 11
Mount Saint Mary’s University 11
Porterville College 11
Taft College 11
The Master’s University 11
Brandman University 10
Copper Mountain College 10
La Sierra University 10
Mendocino College 10
Otis College of Art and Design 10
Siskiyous, College of the 10
Woodland Community College 10
Art Center 9
California Institute of the Arts 9
Lake Tahoe Community College 9
Western University of Health Sciences 9
Whittier College 9
Holy Names University 8
Lassen College 8
Simpson University 8
William Jessup University 8
Golden Gate University 7
Notre Dame de Namur University 7
Pomona College 7
Fresno Pacific University 6
Palo Alto University 5
Touro University California 5
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 4
Claremont Graduate University 4
Samuel Merrit University 4
Scripps College 4
Southern California University of Health Sciences 4
Hope International University 3
International Technological University 3
Menlo College 3
Pacific Union College 3
San Diego Christian College 3
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 3
California Institute of Integral Studies 2
Columbia College Hollywood 2
Feather River College 2
John Paul the Great Catholic University 2
Keck Graduate Institute 2
Los Angeles Pacific University 2
Marymount California University 2
Palo Verde College 2
West Hills College, Coalinga 2
American Jewish University 1
Antioch University Los Angeles 1
Humphreys University 1
Laguna College of Art & Design 1
Life Pacific University 1
Mills College 1
Pacific Oaks College 1
San Francisco Art Institute 1
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology 1
Thomas Aquinas College 1
Touro University Worldwide 1
University of Saint Katherine 1
University of the West 1
Woodbury University 1