Best colleges and universities in California

There are 785 institutions in California: 599 private colleges and 162 public colleges.
Every university in California have a different amount of degree programs, ranged from 3 (Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences) to 1425 (University of Southern California). Also California colleges have from 1:1 to 56:1 student-to-faculty ratios.

The acceptance rate in California is between 5% and 100%. The most popular test to enter an institution in California state is SAT - 100% of students submitted it.
The average annual total costs of attendance at California universities range between 417$ to 46,701$. The average percent of California students with financial aid is 21%.
The completion of full-time universities education programs in California is between 4% and 100%. Average salary after attending the California’s institutions ranges between $10,100 and $128,800. Please look all the details below.

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Average California State Cost

$13,405

BELOW AVERAGE

The average annual total cost of attendance in California state colleges is 13,405$, that is below the national average by 529 dollars. National average is based on costs of attendance for all institutions in US and includes tuition, fees, books and living, minus the average grant/scholarship aid.

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By Price Acceptance Rate Graduation Rate Salary After Degree

Price
Institution
$417
College of the Sequoias in Visalia
$1,374
Grossmont College in El Cajon
$1,824
Pasadena City College in Pasadena
$1,872
Downey Adult School in Downey
$1,981
Cuyamaca College in El Cajon
$2,177
College of San Mateo in San Mateo
$2,196
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education in Baldwin Park
$2,397
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center in Sacramento
$2,416
California State University-Dominguez Hills in Carson
$2,443
Porterville College in Porterville
$2,636
Moorpark College in Moorpark
$2,668
Canada College in Redwood City
$2,815
Imperial Valley College in Imperial
$2,841
Ventura College in Ventura
$3,000
Mt San Antonio College in Walnut
$3,057
Glendale Community College in Glendale
$3,129
Santiago Canyon College in Orange
$3,179
Citrus College in Glendora
$3,198
Sierra College of Beauty in Merced
$3,241
Oxnard College in Oxnard
$3,287
California State University-Los Angeles in Los Angeles
$3,335
Reedley College in Reedley
$3,591
Palomar College in San Marcos
$3,604
Skyline College in San Bruno
$3,731
City College of San Francisco in San Francisco
$3,849
Bakersfield College in Bakersfield
$4,019
De Anza College in Cupertino
$4,092
Santa Ana College in Santa Ana
$4,205
Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education in Pomona
$4,503
Fresno City College in Fresno

Acc.Rate
Institution
100%
American University of Health Sciences in Signal Hill
100%
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles
100%
North-West College-Long Beach in Long Beach
100%
North-West College-Glendale in Glendale
100%
Beverly Hills Design Institute (ex. Academy of Couture Art) in Beverly Hills
100%
Glendale Career College in Glendale
100%
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill in Pleasant Hill
100%
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School in Redding
100%
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove in Garden Grove
100%
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino in San Bernardino
100%
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood in North Hollywood
100%
North-West College-Riverside in Riverside
100%
Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood
100%
North-West College-Pomona in Pomona
100%
North-West College-West Covina in West Covina
100%
North-West College-Pasadena in Pasadena
100%
North-West College-Santa Ana in Santa Ana
100%
Concorde Career College-San Diego in San Diego
100%
Carrington College-San Jose in San Jose
99%
Carrington College-Stockton in Stockton
99%
Carrington College-Pomona in Pomona
99%
Brooks Institute in Ventura
98%
Newschool of Architecture and Design in San Diego
98%
ITT Technical Institute-Lathrop in Lathrop
97%
ITT Technical Institute-Sylmar in Sylmar
96%
Carrington College-Citrus Heights in Citrus Heights
96%
Carrington College-Sacramento in Sacramento
95%
San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco
95%
ITT Technical Institute-Clovis in Clovis
95%
Modern Technology School in Fountain Valley

Grad.Rate
Institution
100%
Fab School in Rancho Cucamonga
100%
High Desert Medical College in Lancaster
98%
American Institute of Massage Therapy in Santa Ana
98%
David's Academy of Beauty in Pico Rivera
97%
Golf Academy of America-Carlsbad in Carlsbad
97%
Galaxy Medical College in North Hollywood
97%
Career Care Institute in Lancaster
96%
Ashdown College of Health Sciences in Redlands
95%
Career College Consultants in Los Angeles
95%
Stanford University in Stanford
94%
Bay Area Medical Academy in San Francisco
94%
American Medical Sciences Center in Glendale
94%
Pomona College in Claremont
93%
RWM Fiber Optics in Carson
92%
Bristol University in Anaheim
92%
Unitek College in Fremont
92%
NTMA Training Centers of Southern California in Santa Fe Springs
92%
Advanced Computing Institute in Los Angeles
92%
Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College Inc in Santa Rosa
92%
International Culinary Center-California in Campbell
92%
Valley College of Medical Careers in West Hills
92%
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena
91%
University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley
91%
University of California-Los Angeles in Los Angeles
91%
Claremont McKenna College in Claremont
91%
Downey Adult School in Downey
91%
UEI College-Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz
91%
Champion Institute of Cosmetology in Palm Springs
91%
CET-Coachella in Coachella
91%
San Diego Culinary Institute in La Mesa

Salary
Institution
$128,800
Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona
$126,500
University of California-San Francisco in San Francisco
$108,000
Samuel Merritt University in Oakland
$104,800
University of California-Hastings College of Law in San Francisco
$87,200
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health in Los Angeles
$86,000
Stanford University in Stanford
$83,100
California Western School of Law in San Diego
$81,000
Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles
$80,700
Marshall B Ketchum University in Fullerton
$79,400
The California Maritime Academy in Vallejo
$77,800
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena
$75,400
Loma Linda University in Loma Linda
$70,200
Miami Ad School-San Francisco in San Francisco
$68,200
University of the Pacific in Stockton
$67,700
University of Southern California in Los Angeles
$67,600
Santa Clara University in Santa Clara
$67,200
Harvey Mudd College in Claremont
$66,400
Claremont McKenna College in Claremont
$65,600
Golden Gate University-San Francisco in San Francisco
$61,800
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo
$60,800
University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley
$60,300
University of San Francisco in San Francisco
$59,600
University of California-Los Angeles in Los Angeles
$59,400
Claremont Graduate University in Claremont
$59,200
Pepperdine University in Malibu
$59,000
University of California-San Diego in La Jolla
$58,400
Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga
$56,900
University of San Diego in San Diego
$56,900
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles
$56,400
University of California-Davis in Davis

Ac.Prog.
Institution
1425
University of Southern California in Los Angeles
924
University of California-Los Angeles in Los Angeles
828
University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley
825
University of California-Davis in Davis
726
Stanford University in Stanford
711
University of California-Irvine in Irvine
636
National University in La Jolla
606
San Diego State University in San Diego
573
University of California-San Diego in La Jolla
570
Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa
548
Palomar College in San Marcos
543
Saddleback College in Mission Viejo
534
Southwestern College in Chula Vista
522
University of California-Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara
522
City College of San Francisco in San Francisco
519
American River College in Sacramento
504
Long Beach City College in Long Beach
504
Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa
495
Loma Linda University in Loma Linda
489
University of California-Riverside in Riverside
483
Mt San Antonio College in Walnut
471
San Francisco State University in San Francisco
465
California State University-Long Beach in Long Beach
459
Fresno City College in Fresno
459
MiraCosta College in Oceanside
450
Santa Ana College in Santa Ana
445
Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill
444
San Jose State University in San Jose
432
Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga
429
Sacramento City College in Sacramento

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