Colleges in California

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Best California Colleges

1. Stanford University

2. California Institute of Technology

3. Pomona College

4. University of Southern California

5. Claremont McKenna College

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California Cities with Most Colleges

184,936 students

145,986 students

107,838 students

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California College By School Categories

39 National Universities

14 Liberal Arts Colleges

182 Community Colleges

210 Trade Schools

409 Online Programs

California Graduate, Law, and Medical Schools

229 Graduate Schools

19 Law Schools

11 Medical Schools

19 Arts, Design, Music Schools

19 Faith-based Colleges

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Undergraduate

University of California-Berkeley Public, 4-year | Berkeley
University of Southern California Private, 4-year | Los Angeles
University of California-Los Angeles Public, 4-year | Los Angeles
Stanford University Private, 4-year | Stanford
California State University-Long Beach Public, 4-year | Long Beach
University of California-Davis Public, 4-year | Davis
University of California-Santa Barbara Public, 4-year | Santa Barbara
San Diego State University Public, 4-year | San Diego
California State University-Fullerton Public, 4-year | Fullerton
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Public, 4-year | San Luis Obispo

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Graduate

University of California-Los Angeles Public, 4-year | Los Angeles
California State University-Northridge Public, 4-year | Northridge
Notre Dame de Namur University Private, 4-year | Belmont
San Francisco State University Public, 4-year | San Francisco
Northcentral University Private, 4-year | San Diego
California State University-Long Beach Public, 4-year | Long Beach
Academy of Art University Private, 4-year | San Francisco
California State University-Fullerton Public, 4-year | Fullerton
University of California-Berkeley Public, 4-year | Berkeley
University of Massachusetts Global Public, 4-year | Aliso Viejo

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Online Schools

San Joaquin College of Law Private, 4-year | Clovis
Diablo Valley College Public, 2-4 year | Pleasant Hill
Northcentral University Private, 4-year | San Diego
National University Private, 4-year | San Diego
Point Loma Nazarene University Private, 4-year | San Diego
University of San Francisco Private, 4-year | San Francisco
University of California-Los Angeles Public, 4-year | Los Angeles
American River College Public, 2-4 year | Sacramento
Pacific College of Health and Science Private, 4-year | San Diego
University of California-Davis Public, 4-year | Davis

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Trade Schools

UEI College-Sacramento Private, Less than 2-year | Sacramento
Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Private, 2-4 year | Sacramento
Contra Costa Medical Career College Private, 2-4 year | Antioch
National Polytechnic College Private, 2-4 year | Lakewood
American Career College-Los Angeles Private, 2-4 year | Los Angeles
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Private, 4-year | Sherman Oaks
ABC Adult School Public, Less than 2-year | Cerritos
Hypnosis Motivation Institute Private, 2-4 year | Tarzana
Hinton Barber and Beauty College Private, Less than 2-year | Vallejo
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Private, 2-4 year | Rancho Cucamonga

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