Universities in California
100 accredited institutions in California, ranked by enrollment size.
📊 California Higher Education at a Glance
- Total institutions: 100
- Largest: University of Southern California (52,694 students)
Source: Statvoo analysis of College Scorecard data.
| University | City | Type | Acceptance | Tuition | Earnings (10yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private Nonprofit | 10.0% | $66,640 | $66,100 |
| Ashford University | San Diego | Private For-Profit | — | $12,240 | $37,500 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public | 8.7% | $11,834 | $59,200 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | Public | 11.7% | $11,834 | $62,700 |
| University of the People | Pasadena | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | Public | 86.7% | $5,742 | $46,500 |
| University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | Public | 24.5% | $11,834 | $59,600 |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public | 47.1% | $5,742 | $46,900 |
| University of California-Davis | Davis | Public | 41.6% | $11,834 | $57,100 |
| California State University-Northridge | Northridge | Public | 93.1% | $5,742 | $44,200 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | Public | 34.4% | $5,742 | $48,700 |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | Public | 80.2% | $5,742 | $54,600 |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Public | — | $1,380 | $29,700 |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Public | — | $1,104 | $32,400 |
| University of California-Irvine | Irvine | Public | 25.6% | $11,834 | $55,800 |
| California State University-Sacramento | Sacramento | Public | 93.6% | $5,742 | $46,500 |
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Public | — | — | $31,600 |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica | Public | — | $1,104 | $31,800 |
| National University | San Diego | Private Nonprofit | — | $13,320 | $54,800 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona | Public | 73.7% | $5,742 | $52,000 |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego | Public | — | $1,104 | $34,900 |
| University of California-Riverside | Riverside | Public | 63.3% | $11,834 | $48,700 |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public | 91.9% | $5,742 | $44,900 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | Public | 96.1% | $5,742 | $46,900 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Public | 27.8% | $11,834 | $52,000 |
| American River College | Sacramento | Public | — | — | $27,600 |
| California State University-Fresno | Fresno | Public | 96.4% | $5,742 | $43,200 |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Public | — | — | $33,800 |
| Rio Hondo College | Whittier | Public | — | $1,306 | $32,000 |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | Public | — | — | $36,900 |
| Modesto Junior College | Modesto | Public | — | $1,188 | $27,500 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Public | — | — | $33,500 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Public | 29.8% | $5,742 | $60,900 |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | Public | — | $1,395 | $47,600 |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | Public | — | — | $31,700 |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Public | — | — | $27,800 |
| Fullerton College | Fullerton | Public | — | — | $32,700 |
| El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Public | — | — | $30,200 |
| California State University-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | Public | 98.2% | $5,742 | $45,500 |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento | Public | — | — | $31,000 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Public | 62.5% | $11,834 | $44,600 |
| Stanford University | Stanford | Private Nonprofit | 3.9% | $61,731 | $80,900 |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Public | — | — | $34,800 |
| De Anza College | Cupertino | Public | — | — | $43,600 |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Public | — | — | $31,400 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Public | — | — | $33,900 |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Public | — | — | $33,900 |
| Fresno City College | Fresno | Public | — | — | $26,000 |
| Cypress College | Cypress | Public | — | $1,104 | $33,000 |
| Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill | Public | — | — | $38,300 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | Carson | Public | 91.3% | $5,742 | $42,800 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College | Woodland Hills | Public | — | — | $33,600 |
| West Los Angeles College | Culver City | Public | — | $1,196 | $28,900 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Public | — | — | $28,100 |
| Sierra College | Rocklin | Public | — | — | $29,500 |
| Grossmont College | El Cajon | Public | — | — | $32,300 |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Public | — | — | $34,200 |
| California State University-San Marcos | San Marcos | Public | 95.7% | $5,742 | $45,400 |
| MiraCosta College | Oceanside | Public | — | $1,104 | $29,500 |
| Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles | Public | — | — | $25,600 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Public | — | — | $30,000 |
| Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Glen | Public | — | — | $30,600 |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | Public | — | — | $33,900 |
| California State University-Chico | Chico | Public | 93.7% | $5,742 | $45,100 |
| Skyline College | San Bruno | Public | — | $1,288 | $38,000 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Public | — | $1,104 | $27,000 |
| California State University-East Bay | Hayward | Public | 96.8% | $5,742 | $51,300 |
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | Public | — | — | $29,400 |
| Northcentral University | San Diego | Private Nonprofit | — | $11,064 | — |
| San Diego City College | San Diego | Public | — | — | $27,000 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | Private Nonprofit | 73.6% | $37,570 | $41,800 |
| Moorpark College | Moorpark | Public | — | — | $38,500 |
| University of Massachusetts Global | Irvine | Public | — | $12,000 | — |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Public | — | — | $26,500 |
| Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | Public | — | — | $28,000 |
| Cabrillo College | Aptos | Public | — | — | $32,100 |
| Solano Community College | Fairfield | Public | — | $1,104 | $34,100 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | Private Nonprofit | 49.9% | $65,990 | $61,400 |
| Chabot College | Hayward | Public | — | — | $32,900 |
| Reedley College | Reedley | Public | — | — | $25,200 |
| California State University-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Public | 88.2% | $5,742 | $48,100 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Public | — | — | $26,500 |
| Ventura College | Ventura | Public | — | — | $30,900 |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Public | — | — | $35,200 |
| Golden West College | Huntington Beach | Public | — | — | $31,700 |
| Citrus College | Glendora | Public | — | — | $29,100 |
| California State University-Stanislaus | Turlock | Public | 97.5% | $5,742 | $44,900 |
| Shasta College | Redding | Public | — | $1,104 | $24,900 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco | Private Nonprofit | 50.8% | $57,670 | $61,000 |
| Butte College | Oroville | Public | — | — | $29,800 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | Private Nonprofit | 40.3% | $57,602 | $55,600 |
| San Bernardino Valley College | San Bernardino | Public | — | — | $24,900 |
| San Diego Miramar College | San Diego | Public | — | — | $36,900 |
| Chapman University | Orange | Private Nonprofit | 55.6% | $62,400 | $51,800 |
| Laney College | Oakland | Public | — | — | $27,600 |
| Santiago Canyon College | Orange | Public | — | — | — |
| University of San Diego | San Diego | Private Nonprofit | 46.7% | $55,690 | $56,300 |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville | Public | — | — | $25,800 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | Private Nonprofit | 43.8% | $58,587 | $67,700 |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | Public | — | — | $26,500 |
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