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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
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UEI College-Garden Grove
Garden Grove, California
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,073
Net price
$23,923
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Private (for-profit)
UEI College-Gardena
Gardena, California
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,332
Net price
$26,611
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Private (for-profit)
UEI College-Huntington Park
Huntington Park, California
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,079
Net price
$26,959
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Private (for-profit)
UEI College-Oceanside
Oceanside, California
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
814
Net price
$25,560
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Private (for-profit)
UEI College-Ontario
Ontario, California
Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,045
Net price
$25,076
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Private (for-profit)
UEI College-Reseda
Reseda, California
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,201
Net price
$25,949
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Private (for-profit)
UEI College-Riverside
Riverside, California
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,616
Net price
$25,704
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Private (for-profit)
UEI College-Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,217
Net price
$26,924
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Private (for-profit)
UEI College-Stockton
Stockton, California
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
868
Net price
$25,283
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Private (for-profit)
UEI College-West Covina
West Covina, California
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
978
Net price
$25,924
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Public
Ukiah Adult School
Ukiah, California
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
18.2%
Enrollment
34
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
United States University
San Diego, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,454
Net price
$21,557
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Private (for-profit)
Unitek College
South San Francisco, California
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
82.0%
Enrollment
191
Net price
$28,283
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Private (for-profit)
Unitek College
Hayward, California
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
95.8%
Enrollment
284
Net price
$27,158
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Private (for-profit)
Unitek College
Fremont, California
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
5,725
Net price
$25,719
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Private (for-profit)
Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 2
Los Angeles, California
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
44
Net price
$18,591
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Private (for-profit)
Universal Healthcare Careers College
Los Angeles, California
Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
82.4%
Enrollment
287
Net price
$33,617
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,553
Net price
$23,526
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc
Sacramento, California
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,214
Net price
$26,671
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California
Long Beach, California
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,701
Net price
$24,867
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Public
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,195
Net price
—
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R1 ResearchPublicLand-grant
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
11.7%
Enrollment
45,882
Net price
$14,979
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R1 ResearchPublicHSILand-grant
University of California-Davis
Davis, California
Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
41.6%
Enrollment
40,065
Net price
$15,288
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R1 ResearchPublicHSILand-grant
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, California
Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
25.6%
Enrollment
37,297
Net price
$12,840
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R1 ResearchPublicHSILand-grant
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
8.7%
Enrollment
47,335
Net price
$14,013
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R2 ResearchPublicHSILand-grant
University of California-Merced
Merced, California
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
39.2%
Enrollment
9,110
Net price
$12,744
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R1 ResearchPublicHSILand-grant
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, California
Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
63.3%
Enrollment
26,384
Net price
$13,707
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R1 ResearchPublicHSILand-grant
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, California
Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
24.5%
Enrollment
44,256
Net price
$11,750
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PublicLand-grant
University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,007
Net price
—
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R1 ResearchPublicHSILand-grant
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
27.8%
Enrollment
26,133
Net price
$13,825
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R1 ResearchPublicHSILand-grant
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
62.5%
Enrollment
19,938
Net price
$16,607
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Public
University of California-System Administration Central Office
Oakland, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
University of East-West Medicine
Sunnyvale, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
81
Net price
—
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivateHSI
University of La Verne
La Verne, California
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
48.5%
Enrollment
5,021
Net price
$26,925
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPublic
University of Massachusetts Global
Aliso Viejo, California
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
92.9%
Enrollment
8,996
Net price
$31,601
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
University of Phoenix-California
Ontario, California
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
34
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
University of Redlands
Redlands, California
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
80.9%
Enrollment
3,087
Net price
$22,867
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R2 ResearchPrivate
University of San Diego
San Diego, California
Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
46.8%
Enrollment
9,714
Net price
$31,265
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
50.8%
Enrollment
8,913
Net price
$39,495
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Private
University of Silicon Andhra
Milpitas, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
95.5%
Enrollment
238
Net price
—
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)
University of Silicon Valley
San Jose, California
Grad rate
29%
Admit rate
51.3%
Enrollment
477
Net price
$30,799
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R1 ResearchPrivate
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Grad rate
92%
Admit rate
10.0%
Enrollment
46,566
Net price
$31,927
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Private (for-profit)
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
San Marcos, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,370
Net price
—
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivateHSI
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
94.9%
Enrollment
6,944
Net price
$25,926
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
University of the People
Pasadena, California
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
41,961
Net price
—
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BaccalaureatePrivate
University of the West
Rosemead, California
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
138
Net price
$11,137
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Private (for-profit)
University of West Los Angeles
Inglewood, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
367
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Urban Barber College
Concord, California
Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
224
Net price
$24,828
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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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