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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 $19,761.
Institutions
659
indexed
Combined enrollment
2,770,411
students
Median grad rate
65%
reporting
Median net price
$19,761
reporting
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659 institutions
Page 10 of 14BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)
Platt College-Anaheim
Anaheim, California
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
498
Net price
$25,680
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)
Platt College-Los Angeles
Alhambra, California
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
570
Net price
$28,014
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)
Platt College-Ontario
Ontario, California
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
500
Net price
$27,002
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)
Platt College-Riverside
Riverside, California
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
413
Net price
$26,217
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California
Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
81.8%
Enrollment
4,757
Net price
$50,168
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Pomona College
Claremont, California
Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
6.8%
Enrollment
1,700
Net price
$19,424
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Public
Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education
Pomona, California
Grad rate
85%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
71
Net price
$6,005
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Porterville College
Porterville, California
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,784
Net price
$3,728
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Public
Poway Adult School
Poway, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,459
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Premiere Career College
Irwindale, California
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
105
Net price
$23,214
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Private
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
Santa Fe Springs, California
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
223
Net price
—
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Private
Presidio Graduate School
San Anselmo, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
74
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Princess Institute of Beauty
Reedley, California
Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
29
Net price
$12,151
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Special Focus Two-Year: Other FieldsPrivate (for-profit)
Professional Golfers Career College
Temecula, California
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
70
Net price
$31,397
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Private (for-profit)
Professional Institute of Beauty
El Monte, California
Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
93
Net price
$13,152
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BaccalaureatePrivateHSI
Providence Christian College
Pasadena, California
Grad rate
20%
Admit rate
92.5%
Enrollment
168
Net price
$25,378
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Public
Rancho Santiago Community College District Office
Santa Ana, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
—
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Private
RAND School of Public Policy
Santa Monica, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
230
Net price
—
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Private
Reach University
Oakland, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
99.2%
Enrollment
2,230
Net price
$13,305
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Private (for-profit)
Redondo Beach Beauty College
Torrance, California
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
43
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Reedley College
Reedley, California
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
8,796
Net price
$1,584
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Private (for-profit)
Regan Career Institute
El Monte, California
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
56
Net price
—
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Private
Reiss-Davis Graduate School
Los Angeles, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
35
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Riggins Urban Barber College
San Diego, California
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
85
Net price
$21,194
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BaccalaureatePublicHSI
Rio Hondo College
Whittier, California
Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
17,441
Net price
$11,903
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Riverside City College
Riverside, California
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
21,730
Net price
$4,026
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Public
Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education
Riverside, California
Grad rate
82%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
105
Net price
$11,857
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, California
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
19,920
Net price
$3,974
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Private (for-profit)
Sacramento Ultrasound Institute
Sacramento, California
Grad rate
98%
Admit rate
77.1%
Enrollment
212
Net price
$34,414
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, California
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
20,764
Net price
$2,976
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, California
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
88.6%
Enrollment
2,734
Net price
$31,198
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Private (for-profit)
Salon Success Academy-Corona
Corona, California
Grad rate
92%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
196
Net price
$12,983
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Private (for-profit)
Salon Success Academy-Fontana
Fontana, California
Grad rate
96%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
29
Net price
$10,813
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Private (for-profit)
Salon Success Academy-Redlands
Redlands, California
Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
220
Net price
$14,662
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Private (for-profit)
Salon Success Academy-Riverside
Riverside, California
Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
164
Net price
$13,095
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Private (for-profit)
Salon Success Academy-Upland
Upland, California
Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
254
Net price
$16,626
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Private (for-profit)
Salon Success Academy-West Covina
West Covina, California
Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
75
Net price
$16,649
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Private
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,926
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
San Bernardino Beauty College
San Bernardino, California
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
82
Net price
$21,011
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Public
San Bernardino Community College District
San Bernardino, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, California
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
14,055
Net price
$8,234
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
San Diego Christian College
Santee, California
Grad rate
20%
Admit rate
62.8%
Enrollment
96
Net price
$7,871
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Community CollegePublicHSI
San Diego City College
San Diego, California
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
13,242
Net price
—
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Public
San Diego Community College District-District Office
San Diego, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
San Diego Global Knowledge University
San Diego, California
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
193
Net price
—
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BaccalaureatePublicHSI
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, California
Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
19,212
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublicHSI
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego, California
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
14,257
Net price
—
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
34.4%
Enrollment
41,137
Net price
$16,174
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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 $19,761. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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