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- 648
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466 institutions
Showing 1–30
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
University of the People
Pasadena, California
Ashford University
San Diego, California
National University
San Diego, California
Stanford University
Stanford, California
California Baptist University
Riverside, California
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
Chapman University
Orange, California
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, California
University of San Diego
San Diego, California
Northcentral University
San Diego, California
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Westcliff University
Irvine, California
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, California
Unitek College
Fremont, California
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California
Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, California
Biola University
La Mirada, California
University of La Verne
La Verne, California
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California
West Coast University - Orange County
Anaheim, California
Alliant International University - San Diego
San Diego, California
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
San Marcos, California
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California
Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, California
Concordia University - Irvine
Irvine, California
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
San Jose, California
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California
How the 659 institutions in California break down
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By Carnegie class
Federal Carnegie classification: research universities, master's, baccalaureate, community colleges.
- Community College920
- Master's646
- Baccalaureate493
- Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions230
- Doctoral/Professional185
By designation
Minority-serving and federally designated institutions: HBCUs, HSIs, Land-grant, Tribal.
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