Colleges and universities in California
California is home to 659 Title IV-eligible colleges and universities, enrolling about 2,770,411 students in total.
Of these, 193 are public and 466 private. The largest by enrollment include UCA, USC, and UC. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 65% and the median average net price is $20,898.
How the 659 institutions in California break down
Control and level come from IPEDS institutional characteristics. Pick a tile to see just that slice of the list.
8 institutions have no reported level in IPEDS; they stay in the full list but not in the level slices.
659 institutions
Page 13 of 14UEI College - Garden Grove
Garden Grove, California
UEI College - Gardena
Gardena, California
UEI College - Huntington Park
Huntington Park, California
UEI College - Oceanside
Oceanside, California
UEI College - Ontario
Ontario, California
UEI College - Reseda
Reseda, California
UEI College - Riverside
Riverside, California
UEI College - Sacramento
Sacramento, California
UEI College - Stockton
Stockton, California
UEI College - West Covina
West Covina, California
Ukiah Adult School
Ukiah, California
United States University
San Diego, California
Unitek College
South San Francisco, California
Unitek College
Hayward, California
Unitek College
Fremont, California
Universal College of Beauty Inc - Los Angeles 2
Los Angeles, California
Universal Healthcare Careers College
Los Angeles, California
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc
Sacramento, California
Universal Technical Institute - Southern California
Long Beach, California
University of California College of the Law - San Francisco
San Francisco, California
University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, California
University of California - Davis
Davis, California
University of California - Irvine
Irvine, California
University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
University of California - Merced
Merced, California
University of California - Riverside
Riverside, California
University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, California
University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, California
University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
University of California - System Administration Central Office
Oakland, California
University of East - West Medicine
Sunnyvale, California
University of La Verne
La Verne, California
University of Massachusetts Global
Aliso Viejo, California
University of Phoenix - California
Ontario, California
University of Redlands
Redlands, California
University of San Diego
San Diego, California
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
University of Silicon Andhra
Milpitas, California
University of Silicon Valley
San Jose, California
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
San Marcos, California
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
University of the People
Pasadena, California
University of the West
Rosemead, California
University of West Los Angeles
Inglewood, California
Urban Barber College
Concord, California
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges and universities are in California?
- California has 659 Title IV-eligible institutions in this dataset, drawn from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Together they enroll about 2,770,411 students.
- What are the largest universities in California?
- By total enrollment, the largest institutions in California are UCA, USC, UC, UCD, and CSU.
- What is the average graduation rate and net price in California?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 65%, and the median average net price is $20,898. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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