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5,994
institutions
401
programs
648
occupations
59
states & territories
California · 4-year

289 institutions

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Private (for-profit)

Abraham Lincoln University

Glendale, California

Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
112
Net price
$28,584
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Private (nonprofit)

Academy for Jewish Religion California

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
58
Net price
Grad-only
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
5,498
Net price
$40,613
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Private (nonprofit)

Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences

Oakland, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
114
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (nonprofit)

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
115
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (nonprofit)HSI

Agape College of Business and Science

Fresno, California

Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
43
Net price
$17,755
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Private (nonprofit)

Alder Graduate School of Education

Redwood City, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
558
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

Alhambra Medical University

Alhambra, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
140
Net price
Grad-only
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (for-profit)

Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego, California

Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
Not reported
Enrollment
4,530
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (nonprofit)

America Evangelical University

Gardena, California

Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
307
Net price
$17,854
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Private (nonprofit)

American Film Institute Conservatory

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
379
Net price
Grad-only
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

American Jewish University

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
96.0%
Enrollment
424
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

American Medical Sciences Center

Glendale, California

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
365
Net price
$21,629
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Private (for-profit)

American University of Health Sciences

Signal Hill, California

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
50.0%
Enrollment
473
Net price
Not reported
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Private (for-profit)

Angeles College

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
603
Net price
$28,639
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BaccalaureatePublicHSI

Antelope Valley Community College District

Lancaster, California

Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
13,532
Net price
$3,860
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Antioch University - Los Angeles

Culver City, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
910
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Antioch University - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
263
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (for-profit)

Arizona College of Nursing - Ontario

Ontario, California

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
380
Net price
$44,477
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California

Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
74.5%
Enrollment
2,308
Net price
$48,661
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (for-profit)

Ashford University

San Diego, California

Grad rate
11%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
28,004
Net price
$31,266
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Private (for-profit)

ATI College - Whittier

Whitter, California

Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
149
Net price
$20,467
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R2 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
88.4%
Enrollment
6,272
Net price
$22,212
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BaccalaureatePublicHSI

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, California

Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
30,746
Net price
$14,621
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Private (nonprofit)

Berkeley School of Theology

Berkeley, California

Grad rate
Not reported
Admit rate
88.9%
Enrollment
108
Net price
No freshman cohort
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Bethesda University

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
11%
Admit rate
66.9%
Enrollment
263
Net price
$11,097
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Biola University

La Mirada, California

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
74.4%
Enrollment
5,434
Net price
$31,495
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Private (for-profit)

Cal Northern School of Law

Chico, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
55
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

California Aeronautical University

Bakersfield, California

Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
350
Net price
$36,126
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
84.9%
Enrollment
11,902
Net price
$26,285
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