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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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Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont
Fremont, California
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
343
Net price
$25,273
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R2 ResearchPrivateHSI
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, California
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
79.5%
Enrollment
6,272
Net price
$19,798
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BaccalaureatePublicHSI
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, California
Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
30,746
Net price
$4,751
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Public
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education
Baldwin Park, California
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
426
Net price
$7,450
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Barstow Community College
Barstow, California
Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,226
Net price
$12,347
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Private (for-profit)
Bay Area Medical Academy
San Francisco, California
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
209
Net price
$25,327
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Public
Beaumont Adult School
Beaumont, California
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
108
Net price
$30,407
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Private (for-profit)
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista
Chula Vista, California
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
341
Net price
$20,159
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Private (for-profit)
Bellus Academy-El Cajon
El Cajon, California
Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
157
Net price
$29,547
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Private (for-profit)
Bellus Academy-Poway
Poway, California
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
324
Net price
$30,336
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Berkeley City College
Berkeley, California
Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
6,278
Net price
$8,957
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Private
Berkeley School of Theology
Berkeley, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
63.0%
Enrollment
108
Net price
—
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Bethesda University
Anaheim, California
Grad rate
11%
Admit rate
66.9%
Enrollment
263
Net price
$8,388
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Private (for-profit)
Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy
Santa Fe Springs, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
120
Net price
$19,155
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate
Biola University
La Mirada, California
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
60.1%
Enrollment
5,434
Net price
$28,101
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Private (for-profit)
Blake Austin College
Vacaville, California
Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
217
Net price
$30,926
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Private (for-profit)
Borner's Barber College
Los Angeles, California
Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
54
Net price
$22,045
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Private (for-profit)
Brand College
Glendale, California
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
15
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Bridges Beauty College
Victorville, California
Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
98
Net price
$20,849
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Private (for-profit)
Brownson Technical School
Anaheim, California
Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
307
Net price
$32,584
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Butte College
Oroville, California
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
10,968
Net price
$4,632
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Public
Butte County Regional Occupational Program
Chico, California
Grad rate
88%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
41
Net price
$4,357
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Cabrillo College
Aptos, California
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
9,457
Net price
$13,328
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Private (for-profit)
Cal Northern School of Law
Chico, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
55
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
CalCopa Massage School
Huntington Beach, California
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
33
Net price
$36,217
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Private (for-profit)
California Aeronautical University
Bakersfield, California
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
350
Net price
$38,205
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
California Baptist University
Riverside, California
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
73.6%
Enrollment
11,902
Net price
$27,384
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Private (for-profit)
California Barber and Beauty College
San Diego, California
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
50
Net price
$10,032
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Private (for-profit)
California Beauty College
Modesto, California
Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
122
Net price
$11,547
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
California Career College
Canoga Park, California
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
190
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
California Career Institute
Anaheim, California
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
73.9%
Enrollment
628
Net price
—
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Private
California College of ASU
Los Angeles, California
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
49.5%
Enrollment
71
Net price
$30,320
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Private (for-profit)
California College of Barbering and Cosmetology
Stockton, California
Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
227
Net price
$15,580
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Private (for-profit)
California College of Music
Pasadena, California
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
47.4%
Enrollment
60
Net price
$18,922
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Private
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, California
Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
73.4%
Enrollment
1,308
Net price
$42,168
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Private (for-profit)
California Hair Design Academy
La Mesa, California
Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
98
Net price
$40,350
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Private (for-profit)
California Healing Arts College
Carson, California
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
243
Net price
$19,024
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Private (for-profit)
California Health Sciences University
Clovis, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
607
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
California Indian Nations College
Palm Desert, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
154
Net price
—
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Private
California Institute of Advanced Management
Alhambra, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
344
Net price
—
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
California Institute of Arts & Technology
National City, California
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,112
Net price
$34,183
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City
National City, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
$22,688
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate
California Institute of Integral Studies
San Francisco, California
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,874
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
California Institute of Medical Science
Clovis, California
Grad rate
4%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
35
Net price
—
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R1 ResearchPrivate
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Grad rate
94%
Admit rate
3.1%
Enrollment
2,430
Net price
$18,902
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, California
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
25.9%
Enrollment
1,277
Net price
$47,183
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Private
California Jazz Conservatory
Berkeley, California
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
6
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
88.9%
Enrollment
3,351
Net price
$26,433
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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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