Best colleges and universities in Los Angeles

There are 235 institutions in Los Angeles: 200 private colleges and 33 public colleges.
Every university in Los Angeles have a different amount of degree programs, ranged from 3 (Elegance International) to 1425 (University of Southern California). Also Los Angeles colleges have from 3:1 to 49:1 student-to-faculty ratios.

The acceptance rate in Los Angeles is between 9% and 100%. The most popular test to enter an institution in Los Angeles county is SAT - 95% of students submitted it.
The average annual total costs of attendance at Los Angeles universities range between 1,824$ to 46,701$. The average percent of Los Angeles students with financial aid is 23%.
The completion of full-time universities education programs in Los Angeles is between 4% and 100%. Average salary after attending the Los Angeles’s institutions ranges between $10,100 and $128,800. Please look all the details below.

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Average Los Angeles County Cost

$15,417

ABOVE AVERAGE

The average annual total cost of attendance in Los Angeles county colleges is 15,417$, that is above the national average by 1,483 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
$1,824
Pasadena City College in Pasadena
$1,872
Downey Adult School in Downey
$2,196
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education in Baldwin Park
$2,416
California State University-Dominguez Hills in Carson
$3,000
Mt San Antonio College in Walnut
$3,057
Glendale Community College in Glendale
$3,179
Citrus College in Glendora
$3,287
California State University-Los Angeles in Los Angeles
$4,205
Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education in Pomona
$4,609
Rio Hondo College in Whittier
$4,741
Long Beach City College in Long Beach
$4,874
Rosemead Beauty School in Rosemead
$5,309
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary in Los Angeles
$5,343
Los Angeles Trade Technical College in Los Angeles
$5,367
Antelope Valley College in Lancaster
$5,507
College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita
$6,021
Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles
$6,040
Santa Monica College in Santa Monica
$6,156
Los Angeles Southwest College in Los Angeles
$6,659
West Los Angeles College in Culver City
$6,731
El Camino College-Compton Center in Compton
$6,773
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education in La Puente
$7,503
Los Angeles Valley College in Valley Glen
$7,549
Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar
$7,591
Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills
$7,772
East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park
$8,081
Flair Beauty College in Canyon Country
$8,504
El Camino Community College District in Torrance
$8,666
Los Angeles Harbor College in Wilmington
$8,918
California State University-Northridge in Northridge

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%
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood in North Hollywood
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
99%
Carrington College-Pomona in Pomona
97%
ITT Technical Institute-Sylmar in Sylmar
94%
ITT Technical Institute-San Dimas in San Dimas
94%
Musicians Institute in Hollywood
88%
Casa Loma College-Van Nuys in Van Nuys
87%
ITT Technical Institute-Culver City in Culver City
86%
ITT Technical Institute-Torrance in Torrance
82%
Azusa Pacific University in Azusa
82%
DeVry University-California in Pomona
81%
Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles
81%
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena
80%
Brand College in Glendale
78%
World Mission University in Los Angeles
78%
Columbia College-Hollywood in Tarzana
78%
Mount Saint Mary's University in Los Angeles
76%
The Master's College and Seminary in Santa Clarita
75%
Biola University in La Mirada
73%
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary in Los Angeles
66%
Life Pacific College in San Dimas

Grad.Rate
Institution
100%
High Desert Medical College in Lancaster
98%
David's Academy of Beauty in Pico Rivera
97%
Galaxy Medical College in North Hollywood
97%
Career Care Institute in Lancaster
95%
Career College Consultants in Los Angeles
94%
American Medical Sciences Center in Glendale
94%
Pomona College in Claremont
93%
RWM Fiber Optics in Carson
92%
NTMA Training Centers of Southern California in Santa Fe Springs
92%
Advanced Computing Institute in Los Angeles
92%
Valley College of Medical Careers in West Hills
92%
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena
91%
University of California-Los Angeles in Los Angeles
91%
Claremont McKenna College in Claremont
91%
Downey Adult School in Downey
91%
University of Southern California in Los Angeles
91%
American Career College-Lynwood in Lynwood
90%
Elegance International in Hollywood
90%
Harvey Mudd College in Claremont
89%
Make-up Designory in Burbank
88%
Academy for Salon Professionals in Canoga Park
88%
American University of Health Sciences in Signal Hill
87%
CES College in Burbank
87%
Career Development Institute Inc in Los Angeles
87%
Los Angeles ORT College-Van Nuys Campus in Van Nuys
86%
Scripps College in Claremont
86%
Diamond Beauty College in South El Monte
86%
Occidental College in Los Angeles
86%
SAE Institute of Technology-Los Angeles in Los Angeles
85%
Coast Career Institute in Los Angeles

Salary
Institution
$128,800
Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona
$87,200
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health in Los Angeles
$81,000
Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles
$77,800
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena
$67,700
University of Southern California in Los Angeles
$67,200
Harvey Mudd College in Claremont
$66,400
Claremont McKenna College in Claremont
$59,600
University of California-Los Angeles in Los Angeles
$59,400
Claremont Graduate University in Claremont
$59,200
Pepperdine University in Malibu
$56,900
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles
$56,100
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena
$54,100
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles
$51,400
Pomona College in Claremont
$50,700
Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles
$50,700
Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus in Van Nuys
$50,700
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona in Pomona
$50,500
Mount Saint Mary's University in Los Angeles
$50,200
University of La Verne in La Verne
$50,100
West Coast Ultrasound Institute in Beverly Hills
$50,000
Azusa Pacific University in Azusa
$50,000
Azusa Pacific University College in San Dimas
$48,500
Occidental College in Los Angeles
$47,800
Scripps College in Claremont
$46,800
Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles
$46,500
California State University-Long Beach in Long Beach
$46,500
Casa Loma College-Van Nuys in Van Nuys
$46,500
Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles
$46,000
Woodbury University in Burbank
$45,100
Pitzer College in Claremont

Ac.Prog.
Institution
1425
University of Southern California in Los Angeles
924
University of California-Los Angeles in Los Angeles
504
Long Beach City College in Long Beach
483
Mt San Antonio College in Walnut
465
California State University-Long Beach in Long Beach
426
El Camino Community College District in Torrance
417
Pasadena City College in Pasadena
415
California State University-Los Angeles in Los Angeles
411
Cerritos College in Norwalk
378
California State University-Northridge in Northridge
348
Glendale Community College in Glendale
324
Antelope Valley College in Lancaster
318
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles
282
Los Angeles Valley College in Valley Glen
276
East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park
273
Los Angeles Trade Technical College in Los Angeles
273
Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles
273
Pepperdine University in Malibu
273
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena
262
Biola University in La Mirada
258
Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills
258
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona in Pomona
256
Pitzer College in Claremont
252
College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita
252
Santa Monica College in Santa Monica
252
University of La Verne in La Verne
246
Rio Hondo College in Whittier
231
West Los Angeles College in Culver City
225
El Camino College-Compton Center in Compton
223
Mount Saint Mary's University in Los Angeles

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