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- 5,994
- institutions
- 401
- programs
- 648
- occupations
289 institutions
Showing 1–30
University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, California
University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, California
California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, California
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, California
University of the People
Pasadena, California
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
University of California - Davis
Davis, California
California State University - Northridge
Northridge, California
San Jose State University
San Jose, California
University of California - Irvine
Irvine, California
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, California
California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, California
Fresno City College
Fresno, California
Ashford University
San Diego, California
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, California
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California
University of California - Riverside
Riverside, California
University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
California State University - Fresno
Fresno, California
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California
California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California
National University
San Diego, California
Cerritos College
Norwalk, California
University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, California
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.
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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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Each institution profile pulls federal data on enrollment, graduation and retention rates, net price and cost, student demographics, and program offerings, drawn from IPEDS and the College Scorecard.
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Clema covers 5,994 U.S. colleges and universities across 59 states and territories, from research universities to community colleges.
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