Colleges in
California.
All 139 accredited 4-year colleges and universities in California, 33 public and 106 private. Ranked by 4-year graduation rate. Click any school for full details.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
California Northstate University
California · Private for-profit
California Institute of Technology
California · Private nonprofit
Claremont McKenna College
California · Private nonprofit
Pomona College
California · Private nonprofit
University of California-Berkeley
California · Public
Harvey Mudd College
California · Private nonprofit
University of California-Los Angeles
California · Public
Stanford University
California · Private nonprofit
University of Southern California
California · Private nonprofit
Soka University of America
California · Private nonprofit
Minerva University
California · Private nonprofit
Santa Clara University
California · Private nonprofit
University of California-San Diego
California · Public
University of California-Irvine
California · Public
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
California · Public
University of California-Davis
California · Public
Scripps College
California · Private nonprofit
University of California-Santa Barbara
California · Public
Pepperdine University
California · Private nonprofit
Thomas Aquinas College
California · Private nonprofit
Pitzer College
California · Private nonprofit
Occidental College
California · Private nonprofit
University of San Diego
California · Private nonprofit
Chapman University
California · Private nonprofit
Art Center College of Design
California · Private nonprofit
Loyola Marymount University
California · Private nonprofit
San Diego State University
California · Public
Dominican University of California
California · Private nonprofit
Lincoln University
California · Private nonprofit
University of California-Riverside
California · Public
Point Loma Nazarene University
California · Private nonprofit
University of California-Santa Cruz
California · Public
California Lutheran University
California · Private nonprofit
Southern California Institute of Architecture
California · Private nonprofit
University of San Francisco
California · Private nonprofit
Westmont College
California · Private nonprofit
California State University-Fullerton
California · Public
Saint Mary's College of California
California · Private nonprofit
California State University-Long Beach
California · Public
University of Redlands
California · Private nonprofit
University of California-Merced
California · Public
University of the Pacific
California · Private nonprofit
Biola University
California · Private nonprofit
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
California · Public
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary
California · Private nonprofit
San Jose State University
California · Public
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses
California · Private nonprofit
The Master's University and Seminary
California · Private nonprofit
California Institute of the Arts
California · Private nonprofit
John Paul the Great Catholic University
California · Private nonprofit
University of La Verne
California · Private nonprofit
Otis College of Art and Design
California · Private nonprofit
La Sierra University
California · Private nonprofit
California State University Maritime Academy
California · Public
California State University-Chico
California · Public
Azusa Pacific University
California · Private nonprofit
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
California · Private nonprofit
California College of the Arts
California · Private nonprofit
Whittier College
California · Private nonprofit
Westcliff University
California · Private for-profit
West Coast University-Orange County
California · Private for-profit
California State University-Monterey Bay
California · Public
California Baptist University
California · Private nonprofit
Concordia University-Irvine
California · Private nonprofit
Sonoma State University
California · Public
William Jessup University
California · Private nonprofit
Woodbury University
California · Private nonprofit
Laguna College of Art and Design
California · Private nonprofit
California State University-Northridge
California · Public
Vanguard University of Southern California
California · Private nonprofit
California State University-Sacramento
California · Public
California State University-Fresno
California · Public
California State University-Stanislaus
California · Public
California State University-San Bernardino
California · Public
Pacific Union College
California · Private nonprofit
California State University-San Marcos
California · Public
Newschool of Architecture and Design
California · Private for-profit
Mount Saint Mary's University
California · Private nonprofit
California State University-Los Angeles
California · Public
Fresno Pacific University
California · Private nonprofit
Menlo College
California · Private nonprofit
California State University-Channel Islands
California · Public
San Francisco State University
California · Public
West Coast University-Ontario
California · Private for-profit
California State University-Bakersfield
California · Public
Life Pacific University
California · Private nonprofit
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
California · Public
Hope International University
California · Private nonprofit
West Coast University-Los Angeles
California · Private for-profit
California State University-East Bay
California · Public
Simpson University
California · Private nonprofit
California Miramar University
California · Private for-profit
California State University-Dominguez Hills
California · Public
Los Angeles College of Music
California · Private for-profit
National University
California · Private nonprofit
Los Angeles Film School
California · Private for-profit
Oak Valley College
California · Private nonprofit
Academy of Art University
California · Private for-profit
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
California · Private nonprofit
Touro University Worldwide
California · Private nonprofit
Providence Christian College
California · Private nonprofit
California Aeronautical University
California · Private for-profit
University of the West
California · Private nonprofit
University of Silicon Valley
California · Private for-profit
San Diego Christian College
California · Private nonprofit
Notre Dame de Namur University
California · Private nonprofit
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary
California · Private nonprofit
Bethesda University
California · Private nonprofit
Ashford University
California · Private for-profit
American University of Health Sciences
California · Private for-profit
Antioch University-Los Angeles
California · Private nonprofit
Antioch University-Santa Barbara
California · Private nonprofit
Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario
California · Private for-profit
California College of ASU
California · Private
California Institute of Integral Studies
California · Private nonprofit
Chamberlain University-California
California · Private for-profit
DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY
California · Private nonprofit
Design Institute of San Diego
California · Private for-profit
Epic Bible College & Graduate School
California · Private nonprofit
Gnomon
California · Private for-profit
Golden Gate University
California · Private nonprofit
Grace Mission University
California · Private nonprofit
Haven University
California · Private nonprofit
Loma Linda University
California · Private nonprofit
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
California · Private nonprofit
Northeastern University Oakland
California · Private nonprofit
Pacific Oaks College
California · Private nonprofit
Palo Alto University
California · Private nonprofit
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
California · Private nonprofit
Samuel Merritt University
California · Private nonprofit
San Francisco Bay University
California · Private nonprofit
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School
California · Private nonprofit
Sofia University
California · Private for-profit
Southern California Seminary
California · Private nonprofit
The Chicago School at Los Angeles
California · Private nonprofit
The Chicago School at San Diego
California · Private nonprofit
University of Massachusetts Global
California · Public
University of West Los Angeles
California · Private for-profit
World Mission University
California · Private nonprofit
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