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Best Colleges in California

All 327 colleges in California, ranked by overall quality and led by Stanford University, California Institute of Technology and University of California-Berkeley. 131 public, 196 private. median out-of-state tuition $14,922. lowest in-state tuition $1,104 at Barstow Community College. Each school below shows its acceptance rate, tuition and average SAT.

By major in California

  1. 1. Stanford University — Stanford, CA · 3.6% acceptance · SAT 1,553 · $65,910 tuition · 92% grad rate
  2. 2. California Institute of Technology — Pasadena, CA · 2.6% acceptance · $65,898 tuition · 94% grad rate
  3. 3. University of California-Berkeley — Berkeley, CA · 11% acceptance · $50,547 tuition · 93% grad rate
  4. 4. University of California-Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA · 9% acceptance · $49,403 tuition · 93% grad rate
  5. 5. University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA · 9.8% acceptance · SAT 1,495 · $72,097 tuition · 92% grad rate
  6. 6. University of California-San Diego — La Jolla, CA · 26.7% acceptance · $50,958 tuition · 86% grad rate
  7. 7. University of California-Davis — Davis, CA · 41.8% acceptance · $50,974 tuition · 86% grad rate
  8. 8. University of California-Santa Barbara — Santa Barbara, CA · 33% acceptance · $50,614 tuition · 83% grad rate
  9. 9. University of California-Santa Cruz — Santa Cruz, CA · 66% acceptance · $50,205 tuition · 75% grad rate
  10. 10. University of California-Riverside — Riverside, CA · 76% acceptance · $49,806 tuition · 76% grad rate
  11. 11. University of California-Merced — Merced, CA · 91% acceptance · $49,823 tuition · 69% grad rate
  12. 12. Pomona College — Claremont, CA · 7.1% acceptance · SAT 1,534 · $65,420 tuition · 93% grad rate
  13. 13. Harvey Mudd College — Claremont, CA · 12.7% acceptance · SAT 1,545 · $68,613 tuition · 92% grad rate
  14. 14. Claremont McKenna College — Claremont, CA · 9.6% acceptance · SAT 1,527 · $67,980 tuition · 91% grad rate
  15. 15. San Diego State University — San Diego, CA · 36.2% acceptance · $21,328 tuition · 76% grad rate
  16. 16. Santa Clara University — Santa Clara, CA · 48% acceptance · SAT 1,426 · $61,293 tuition · 88% grad rate
  17. 17. University of San Diego — San Diego, CA · 52.4% acceptance · $59,486 tuition · 84% grad rate
  18. 18. Loyola Marymount University — Los Angeles, CA · 45.1% acceptance · SAT 1,359 · $62,357 tuition · 79% grad rate
  19. 19. Pepperdine University — Malibu, CA · 62.9% acceptance · SAT 1,384 · $69,918 tuition · 83% grad rate
  20. 20. San Jose State University — San Jose, CA · 84.6% acceptance · $21,010 tuition · 69% grad rate
  21. 21. California State University-Fullerton — Fullerton, CA · 90.5% acceptance · $20,070 tuition · 70% grad rate
  22. 22. San Francisco State University — San Francisco, CA · 96.4% acceptance · $20,550 tuition · 50% grad rate
  23. 23. California State University-Sacramento — Sacramento, CA · 94% acceptance · $20,618 tuition · 56% grad rate
  24. 24. California State University-Northridge — Northridge, CA · 93.5% acceptance · $20,058 tuition · 57% grad rate
  25. 25. California State University-Fresno — Fresno, CA · 95.3% acceptance · $19,950 tuition · 57% grad rate
  26. 26. California State University-Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA · 91.3% acceptance · $19,760 tuition · 53% grad rate
  27. 27. University of the Pacific — Stockton, CA · 71.3% acceptance · SAT 1,346 · $57,080 tuition · 69% grad rate
  28. 28. Scripps College — Claremont, CA · 38.3% acceptance · SAT 1,492 · $65,950 tuition · 83% grad rate
  29. 29. University of San Francisco — San Francisco, CA · 61.7% acceptance · SAT 1,295 · $60,492 tuition · 70% grad rate
  30. 30. Chapman University — Orange, CA · 65.4% acceptance · SAT 1,357 · $64,984 tuition · 82% grad rate
  31. 31. California State University-Chico — Chico, CA · 92.7% acceptance · $21,072 tuition · 63% grad rate
  32. 32. California State University-San Bernardino — San Bernardino, CA · 93.7% acceptance · $20,693 tuition · 55% grad rate
  33. 33. Occidental College — Los Angeles, CA · 44.2% acceptance · SAT 1,452 · $66,274 tuition · 81% grad rate
  34. 34. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo — San Luis Obispo, CA · 31.3% acceptance · $34,665 tuition · 86% grad rate
  35. 35. California State University-East Bay — Hayward, CA · 97.4% acceptance · $20,183 tuition · 48% grad rate
  36. 36. California State University-Monterey Bay — Seaside, CA · 97.4% acceptance · $20,379 tuition · 59% grad rate
  37. 37. Sonoma State University — Rohnert Park, CA · 93.4% acceptance · $21,224 tuition · 58% grad rate
  38. 38. California State University-Bakersfield — Bakersfield, CA · 93.9% acceptance · $20,690 tuition · 50% grad rate
  39. 39. California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt — Arcata, CA · 98.2% acceptance · $20,850 tuition · 49% grad rate
  40. 40. California State University-Stanislaus — Turlock, CA · 98.1% acceptance · $20,846 tuition · 53% grad rate
  41. 41. University of Redlands — Redlands, CA · 82.7% acceptance · SAT 1,241 · $60,878 tuition · 67% grad rate
  42. 42. California State University-Dominguez Hills — Carson, CA · 93.3% acceptance · $20,049 tuition · 43% grad rate
  43. 43. Deep Springs College — Deep Springs, CA · 7% acceptance · SAT 1,540 · 98% grad rate
  44. 44. Biola University — La Mirada, CA · 74.4% acceptance · SAT 1,261 · $48,984 tuition · 68% grad rate
  45. 45. Pitzer College — Claremont, CA · 25.2% acceptance · $65,192 tuition · 83% grad rate
  46. 46. California State University-Long Beach — Long Beach, CA · 46.3% acceptance · $19,950 tuition · 69% grad rate
  47. 47. University of La Verne — La Verne, CA · 71.2% acceptance · SAT 1,083 · $49,470 tuition · 63% grad rate
  48. 48. Fresno Pacific University — Fresno, CA · 64.1% acceptance · $36,660 tuition · 50% grad rate
  49. 49. Concordia University-Irvine — Irvine, CA · 66% acceptance · $43,480 tuition · 58% grad rate
  50. 50. Vanguard University of Southern California — Costa Mesa, CA · 62.4% acceptance · $41,700 tuition · 57% grad rate
  51. 51. Mount Saint Mary's University — Los Angeles, CA · 73.1% acceptance · $49,564 tuition · 53% grad rate
  52. 52. California College of the Arts — San Francisco, CA · 91.1% acceptance · $60,226 tuition · 61% grad rate
  53. 53. California Baptist University — Riverside, CA · 84.9% acceptance · $41,228 tuition · 62% grad rate
  54. 54. California State Polytechnic University-Pomona — Pomona, CA · 75.2% acceptance · $20,380 tuition · 68% grad rate
  55. 55. Art Center College of Design — Pasadena, CA · 74.5% acceptance · $54,170 tuition · 79% grad rate
  56. 56. Dominican University of California — San Rafael, CA · 83.5% acceptance · SAT 1,290 · $52,161 tuition · 78% grad rate
  57. 57. Menlo College — Atherton, CA · 68.5% acceptance · $53,630 tuition · 54% grad rate
  58. 58. Academy of Art University — San Francisco, CA · $30,736 tuition · 34% grad rate
  59. 59. College of Alameda — Alameda, CA · $9,898 tuition · 33% grad rate
  60. 60. American River College — Sacramento, CA · $12,616 tuition · 37% grad rate
  61. 61. Antelope Valley Community College District — Lancaster, CA · $9,548 tuition · 34% grad rate
  62. 62. Azusa Pacific University — Azusa, CA · 88.4% acceptance · SAT 1,195 · $44,458 tuition · 62% grad rate
  63. 63. Bakersfield College — Bakersfield, CA · $11,300 tuition · 21% grad rate
  64. 64. Barstow Community College — Barstow, CA · $9,744 tuition · 39% grad rate
  65. 65. Bethesda University — Anaheim, CA · $7,220 tuition · 11% grad rate
  66. 66. Cabrillo College — Aptos, CA · $9,862 tuition · 38% grad rate
  67. 67. California Lutheran University — Thousand Oaks, CA · 75.7% acceptance · SAT 1,266 · $52,560 tuition · 70% grad rate
  68. 68. University of California-Irvine — Irvine, CA · 28.6% acceptance · $49,922 tuition · 87% grad rate
  69. 69. California Institute of the Arts — Valencia, CA · 32.3% acceptance · $58,996 tuition · 67% grad rate
  70. 70. California State University Maritime Academy — Vallejo, CA · 95% acceptance · $22,544 tuition · 60% grad rate
  71. 71. Canada College — Redwood City, CA · $11,384 tuition · 47% grad rate
  72. 72. College of the Canyons — Santa Clarita, CA · $10,958 tuition · 45% grad rate
  73. 73. Casa Loma College-Los Angeles — Sherman Oaks, CA · 42.6% acceptance · 73% grad rate
  74. 74. Cerro Coso Community College — Ridgecrest, CA · $11,254 tuition · 25% grad rate
  75. 75. Chabot College — Hayward, CA · $8,686 tuition · 47% grad rate
  76. 76. Chaffey College — Rancho Cucamonga, CA · $11,120 tuition · 36% grad rate
  77. 77. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science — Los Angeles, CA · 38.7% acceptance · $23,000 tuition · 30% grad rate
  78. 78. Coastline Community College — Fountain Valley, CA · $11,612 tuition · 34% grad rate
  79. 79. University of Silicon Valley — San Jose, CA · 51.2% acceptance · $22,480 tuition · 29% grad rate
  80. 80. Columbia College — Sonora, CA · $9,264 tuition · 27% grad rate
  81. 81. Compton College — Compton, CA · $8,822 tuition · 27% grad rate
  82. 82. Contra Costa College — San Pablo, CA · $10,320 tuition · 28% grad rate
  83. 83. Cosumnes River College — Sacramento, CA · $12,616 tuition · 40% grad rate
  84. 84. Cuyamaca College — El Cajon, CA · $11,314 tuition · 41% grad rate
  85. 85. De Anza College — Cupertino, CA · $12,596 tuition · 68% grad rate
  86. 86. Diablo Valley College — Pleasant Hill, CA · $10,320 tuition · 49% grad rate
  87. 87. East Los Angeles College — Monterey Park, CA · $10,572 tuition · 37% grad rate
  88. 88. El Camino Community College District — Torrance, CA · $7,630 tuition · 42% grad rate
  89. 89. Evergreen Valley College — San Jose, CA · $8,718 tuition · 41% grad rate
  90. 90. Feather River Community College District — Quincy, CA · $10,435 tuition · 35% grad rate
  91. 91. Fresno City College — Fresno, CA · $10,154 tuition · 24% grad rate
  92. 92. Fullerton College — Fullerton, CA · $12,379 tuition · 34% grad rate
  93. 93. Gavilan College — Gilroy, CA · $12,249 tuition · 42% grad rate
  94. 94. Glendale Community College — Glendale, CA · $10,935 tuition · 37% grad rate
  95. 95. Golden Gate University — San Francisco, CA
  96. 96. Golden West College — Huntington Beach, CA · $11,628 tuition · 49% grad rate
  97. 97. Grossmont College — El Cajon, CA · $10,628 tuition · 37% grad rate
  98. 98. Hartnell College — Salinas, CA · $10,374 tuition · 40% grad rate
  99. 99. Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses — Stockton, CA · $13,500 tuition · 62% grad rate
  100. 100. Imperial Valley College — Imperial, CA · $8,852 tuition · 45% grad rate
  101. 101. Irvine Valley College — Irvine, CA · $11,860 tuition · 57% grad rate
  102. 102. Life Pacific University — San Dimas, CA · 95.8% acceptance · $22,118 tuition · 40% grad rate
  103. 103. Laguna College of Art and Design — Laguna Beach, CA · 94.3% acceptance · $37,500 tuition · 52% grad rate
  104. 104. Lake Tahoe Community College — South Lake Tahoe, CA · $11,103 tuition · 45% grad rate
  105. 105. Laney College — Oakland, CA · $9,898 tuition · 31% grad rate
  106. 106. Lassen Community College — Susanville, CA · $9,280 tuition · 31% grad rate
  107. 107. Latin American Bible Institute — La Puente, CA · 54.6% acceptance · $14,050 tuition · 33% grad rate
  108. 108. Lincoln University — Oakland, CA · $13,150 tuition · 100% grad rate
  109. 109. La Sierra University — Riverside, CA · 91.5% acceptance · $37,710 tuition · 60% grad rate
  110. 110. Loma Linda University — Loma Linda, CA
  111. 111. Los Angeles Harbor College — Wilmington, CA · $10,568 tuition · 36% grad rate
  112. 112. Los Angeles Pierce College — Woodland Hills, CA · $10,572 tuition · 46% grad rate
  113. 113. Los Angeles Southwest College — Los Angeles, CA · $10,572 tuition · 34% grad rate
  114. 114. Los Angeles Valley College — Valley Glen, CA · $10,572 tuition · 32% grad rate
  115. 115. The Master's University and Seminary — Santa Clarita, CA · 84% acceptance · $39,020 tuition · 68% grad rate
  116. 116. Los Angeles City College — Los Angeles, CA · $10,572 tuition · 29% grad rate
  117. 117. Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health — Los Angeles, CA
  118. 118. Los Angeles Mission College — Sylmar, CA · $10,572 tuition · 20% grad rate
  119. 119. Los Medanos College — Pittsburg, CA · $10,320 tuition · 41% grad rate
  120. 120. College of Marin — Kentfield, CA · $9,334 tuition · 39% grad rate
  121. 121. Mendocino College — Ukiah, CA · $10,003 tuition · 25% grad rate
  122. 122. Merced College — Merced, CA · $8,520 tuition · 36% grad rate
  123. 123. Northeastern University Oakland — Oakland, CA · 16.7% acceptance · SAT 1,472 · $67,778 tuition
  124. 124. Mission College — Santa Clara, CA · $12,500 tuition · 39% grad rate
  125. 125. Modesto Junior College — Modesto, CA · $9,264 tuition · 30% grad rate
  126. 126. Monterey Peninsula College — Monterey, CA · $10,572 tuition · 40% grad rate
  127. 127. Moorpark College — Moorpark, CA · $9,615 tuition · 44% grad rate
  128. 128. Mt San Antonio College — Walnut, CA · $10,464 tuition · 45% grad rate
  129. 129. Mt San Jacinto Community College District — San Jacinto, CA · $12,728 tuition · 36% grad rate
  130. 130. Napa Valley College — Napa, CA · $11,908 tuition · 43% grad rate
  131. 131. National University — San Diego, CA · $13,284 tuition · 43% grad rate
  132. 132. Newschool of Architecture and Design — San Diego, CA · 100% acceptance · $30,291 tuition · 62% grad rate
  133. 133. San Francisco Bay University — Fremont, CA · 95.8% acceptance · $8,830 tuition
  134. 134. Ohlone College — Fremont, CA · $8,714 tuition · 52% grad rate
  135. 135. Otis College of Art and Design — Los Angeles, CA · 81.8% acceptance · SAT 1,310 · $56,488 tuition · 66% grad rate
  136. 136. Oxnard College — Oxnard, CA · $9,615 tuition · 34% grad rate
  137. 137. Hope International University — Fullerton, CA · 33% acceptance · SAT 1,020 · $38,050 tuition · 49% grad rate
  138. 138. Pacific Oaks College — Pasadena, CA · 34.4% acceptance · $32,520 tuition
  139. 139. Pacific Union College — Angwin, CA · 47.3% acceptance · $37,173 tuition · 58% grad rate
  140. 140. Palo Verde College — Blythe, CA · $12,880 tuition · 31% grad rate
  141. 141. Pasadena City College — Pasadena, CA · $9,820 tuition · 48% grad rate
  142. 142. Point Loma Nazarene University — San Diego, CA · 83.7% acceptance · SAT 1,287 · $46,250 tuition · 77% grad rate
  143. 143. Porterville College — Porterville, CA · $11,308 tuition · 34% grad rate
  144. 144. College of the Redwoods — Eureka, CA · $8,854 tuition · 34% grad rate
  145. 145. Rio Hondo College — Whittier, CA · $9,884 tuition · 25% grad rate
  146. 146. Riverside City College — Riverside, CA · $12,498 tuition · 37% grad rate
  147. 147. Sacramento City College — Sacramento, CA · $12,616 tuition · 33% grad rate
  148. 148. Saddleback College — Mission Viejo, CA · $11,860 tuition · 48% grad rate
  149. 149. Samuel Merritt University — Oakland, CA
  150. 150. San Diego City College — San Diego, CA · $10,002 tuition · 30% grad rate
  151. 151. San Diego Mesa College — San Diego, CA · $10,002 tuition · 35% grad rate
  152. 152. San Diego Miramar College — San Diego, CA · $10,002 tuition · 48% grad rate
  153. 153. San Francisco Conservatory of Music — San Francisco, CA · 54.9% acceptance · $56,150 tuition · 74% grad rate
  154. 154. San Joaquin Delta College — Stockton, CA · $9,772 tuition · 35% grad rate
  155. 155. William Jessup University — Rocklin, CA · 93.3% acceptance · SAT 1,150 · $37,150 tuition · 56% grad rate
  156. 156. San Jose City College — San Jose, CA · $11,922 tuition · 34% grad rate
  157. 157. College of San Mateo — San Mateo, CA · $11,384 tuition · 61% grad rate
  158. 158. Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara, CA · $10,432 tuition · 34% grad rate
  159. 159. Santa Monica College — Santa Monica, CA · $10,708 tuition · 36% grad rate
  160. 160. College of the Sequoias — Visalia, CA · $9,038 tuition · 39% grad rate
  161. 161. Shasta College — Redding, CA · $8,853 tuition · 23% grad rate
  162. 162. Sierra College — Rocklin, CA · $1,446 tuition · 42% grad rate
  163. 163. Simpson University — Redding, CA · 86% acceptance · $39,708 tuition · 49% grad rate
  164. 164. College of the Siskiyous — Weed, CA · $9,394 tuition · 33% grad rate
  165. 165. Skyline College — San Bruno, CA · $9,956 tuition · 44% grad rate
  166. 166. San Bernardino Valley College — San Bernardino, CA · $14,382 tuition · 28% grad rate
  167. 167. Saint Mary's College of California — Moraga, CA · 86.5% acceptance · $57,803 tuition · 70% grad rate
  168. 168. Solano Community College — Fairfield, CA · $9,812 tuition · 36% grad rate
  169. 169. Southwestern College — Chula Vista, CA · $10,640 tuition · 36% grad rate
  170. 170. Southern California Institute of Architecture — Los Angeles, CA · 76.6% acceptance · $56,162 tuition · 71% grad rate
  171. 171. Taft College — Taft, CA · $10,852 tuition · 28% grad rate
  172. 172. Thomas Aquinas College — Santa Paula, CA · 83.1% acceptance · SAT 1,329 · $30,200 tuition · 84% grad rate
  173. 173. Ventura College — Ventura, CA · $9,615 tuition · 38% grad rate
  174. 174. Berkeley City College — Berkeley, CA · $9,898 tuition · 36% grad rate
  175. 175. West Los Angeles College — Culver City, CA · $10,572 tuition · 28% grad rate
  176. 176. West Valley College — Saratoga, CA · $8,702 tuition · 51% grad rate
  177. 177. Westmont College — Santa Barbara, CA · 77.1% acceptance · SAT 1,328 · $53,584 tuition · 70% grad rate
  178. 178. Whittier College — Whittier, CA · 80.8% acceptance · $51,350 tuition · 60% grad rate
  179. 179. Woodbury University — Burbank, CA · 81.7% acceptance · $47,056 tuition · 60% grad rate
  180. 180. Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary — Los Angeles, CA · 58.2% acceptance · $16,900 tuition · 12% grad rate
  181. 181. Yuba College — Marysville, CA · $8,208 tuition · 40% grad rate
  182. 182. Ashford University — San Diego, CA · $11,960 tuition · 11% grad rate
  183. 183. Platt College-Los Angeles — Alhambra, CA · $14,922 tuition · 63% grad rate
  184. 184. University of Massachusetts Global — Aliso Viejo, CA · $12,540 tuition · 43% grad rate
  185. 185. Las Positas College — Livermore, CA · $9,808 tuition · 53% grad rate
  186. 186. California State University-San Marcos — San Marcos, CA · 95.1% acceptance · $20,682 tuition · 55% grad rate
  187. 187. Fremont University — Cerritos, CA · 39% grad rate
  188. 188. Copper Mountain Community College — Joshua Tree, CA · $13,570 tuition · 20% grad rate
  189. 189. Soka University of America — Aliso Viejo, CA · 43.4% acceptance · SAT 1,440 · $38,728 tuition · 92% grad rate
  190. 190. World Mission University — Los Angeles, CA · $6,920 tuition · 100% grad rate
  191. 191. Premiere Career College — Irwindale, CA · 52% grad rate
  192. 192. Pacific College — Costa Mesa, CA · 56% acceptance · 63% grad rate
  193. 193. Platt College-Ontario — Ontario, CA · $14,922 tuition · 58% grad rate
  194. 194. American University of Health Sciences — Signal Hill, CA · 50% acceptance · $24,575 tuition · 50% grad rate
  195. 195. Career Networks Institute — Santa Ana, CA · 89% grad rate
  196. 196. California Aeronautical University — Bakersfield, CA · $37,667 tuition · 30% grad rate
  197. 197. Los Angeles Film School — Hollywood, CA · 41% grad rate
  198. 198. Universal Technical Institute of California Inc — Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 72% grad rate
  199. 199. CBD College — Los Angeles, CA · 82% grad rate
  200. 200. PCI College — Cerritos, CA · 68% grad rate

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