- S1984-1985 #18: Sonoma State University (November 1, 1984–March 1986)3,493 objects
- S1977-1978 #63: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert Fleming Heizer (1978–October 14, 1980)3,366 objects
- S1964-1965 #74: State of California, Division of Beaches and Parks/Francis A. Riddell (March 19, 1965–September 2, 1981)2,565 objects
- S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)2,536 objects
- S1979-1980 #66: Department of Anthropology (CSU Sacramento) (May 13, 1980–July 14, 1980)2,280 objects
- S2005-2006 #6: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (October 12, 2005–November 20, 2020)1,916 objects
- S2001-2002 #15: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Kent Lightfoot (January 23, 2002–January 23, 2003)1,801 objects
- S1981-1982 #8: University of California, Davis/Richard E. Hughes (August 24, 1981–February 9, 1987)1,420 objects
- S1963-1964 #94: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (June 5, 1964–June 12, 1965)1,399 objects
- S2004-2005 #8: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Kent Lightfoot (dates unknown)1,228 objects
- S1980-1981 #3: Department of Anthropology (CSU Sacramento) (July 14, 1980–December 19, 1980)1,090 objects
- S1994-1995 #2: American Museum of Natural History/David Hurst Thomas (August 30, 1994–February 1, 1996)997 objects
- S2023-2024 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lisa Maher (February 7, 2025–unknown)887 objects
- S1990-1991 #3: University of California, Riverside (August 14, 1990–November 20, 1992)839 objects
- S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960)820 objects
- S1950 #1: University of Washington/William Clifford Massey (dates unknown)741 objects
- S1969-1970 #119: University of California, Davis/Jerald Jay Johnson (April 24, 1970–November 8, 1971)731 objects
- S1960-1961 #1 [formerly I-60-B]: Nevada State Museum/Richard Shutler Jr. (October 31, 1960–August 15, 1963)711 objects
- S1997-1998 #8: California State University, Chico/Nette Martinez (March 23, 1998–May 29, 2008)709 objects
- S1971-1972 #120: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert Fleming Heizer (April 3, 1972–October 14, 1980)696 objects