Best Colleges in California
554 colleges in California, ranked by graduate earnings using official federal data. Compare cost, admissions, and outcomes.
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA · Private nonprofit
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- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 718
- Enrolled
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
- $35,924
- Net price
- 13%
- Admit rate
- 921
- Enrolled
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit
- $16,075
- Net price
- 3%
- Admit rate
- 987
- Enrolled
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit
- $13,807
- Net price
- 4%
- Admit rate
- 7,554
- Enrolled
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
Los Angeles, CA · Public
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- Net price
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- Admit rate
- 204
- Enrolled
Gnomon
North Hollywood, CA · Private for-profit
- $51,949
- Net price
- 42%
- Admit rate
- 294
- Enrolled
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA · Private nonprofit
- $50,062
- Net price
- 48%
- Admit rate
- 6,552
- Enrolled
Touro University California
Vallejo, CA · Private nonprofit
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- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 23
- Enrolled
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
- $28,849
- Net price
- 10%
- Admit rate
- 1,388
- Enrolled
West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County
Anaheim, CA · Private for-profit
- $32,879
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 3,192
- Enrolled
West Coast University-Ontario
Ontario, CA · Private for-profit
- $49,590
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 2,671
- Enrolled
Cal Poly Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA · Public
- $20,555
- Net price
- 95%
- Admit rate
- 804
- Enrolled
American University of Health Sciences
Signal Hill, CA · Private for-profit
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- Net price
- 50%
- Admit rate
- 351
- Enrolled
Northeastern University Oakland
Oakland, CA · Private nonprofit
- $25,181
- Net price
- 17%
- Admit rate
- 464
- Enrolled
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit
- $32,740
- Net price
- 10%
- Admit rate
- 20,443
- Enrolled
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
- $13,481
- Net price
- 11%
- Admit rate
- 33,068
- Enrolled
Chamberlain University-California
Rancho Cordova, CA · Private for-profit
- $36,559
- Net price
- 80%
- Admit rate
- 751
- Enrolled
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
- $16,665
- Net price
- 31%
- Admit rate
- 21,996
- Enrolled
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA · Private nonprofit
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- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 909
- Enrolled
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit
- $41,431
- Net price
- 62%
- Admit rate
- 5,287
- Enrolled
Unitek College
Hayward, CA · Private for-profit
- $19,130
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 284
- Enrolled
Unitek College
South San Francisco, CA · Private for-profit
- $23,676
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 191
- Enrolled
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit
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- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 259
- Enrolled
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit
- $30,365
- Net price
- 52%
- Admit rate
- 5,671
- Enrolled