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5,994
institutions
401
programs
648
occupations
59
states & territories
California

659 institutions

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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

University of La Verne

La Verne, California

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
71.2%
Enrollment
5,021
Net price
$20,161
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Napa Valley College

Napa, California

Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,844
Net price
$14,644
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Community CollegePublic

College of Marin

Kentfield, California

Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,838
Net price
$12,351
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Porterville College

Porterville, California

Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,784
Net price
$12,301
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, California

Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
83.7%
Enrollment
4,757
Net price
$38,729
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Community CollegePublicHSI

College of the Redwoods

Eureka, California

Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,706
Net price
$6,904
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Private (for-profit)

West Coast University - Orange County

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
95.3%
Enrollment
4,586
Net price
$32,879
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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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Community CollegePublicHSI

Taft College

Taft, California

Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,464
Net price
$2,823
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Lemoore College

Lemoore, California

Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,404
Net price
$10,832
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Private (for-profit)

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

San Marcos, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
4,370
Net price
Grad-only
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Mendocino College

Ukiah, California

Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,225
Net price
$8,330
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R2 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
4,210
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Coalinga College

Coalinga, California

Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,175
Net price
$10,477
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Woodland Community College

Woodland, California

Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,128
Net price
$8,356
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Lake Tahoe Community College

South Lake Tahoe, California

Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,040
Net price
$8,516
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Palo Verde College

Blythe, California

Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
3,833
Net price
$18,993
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Private (nonprofit)

Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
3,665
Net price
Grad-only
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Concordia University - Irvine

Irvine, California

Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
66.0%
Enrollment
3,658
Net price
$28,115
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Private (for-profit)

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts

San Jose, California

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
3,437
Net price
$32,427
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
75.7%
Enrollment
3,351
Net price
$30,109
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Private (nonprofit)

The Chicago School at Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
46.3%
Enrollment
3,344
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Barstow Community College

Barstow, California

Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
3,226
Net price
$12,773
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Golden Gate University

San Francisco, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
3,098
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

University of Redlands

Redlands, California

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
82.7%
Enrollment
3,087
Net price
$30,031
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PublicLand-grant

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
3,007
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

Stanbridge University

Irvine, California

Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
10.0%
Enrollment
2,928
Net price
$45,372
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, California

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
64.1%
Enrollment
2,879
Net price
$13,630
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, California

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
84.0%
Enrollment
2,860
Net price
$32,647
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Community CollegePublic

Columbia College

Sonora, California

Grad rate
27%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,828
Net price
$11,316
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