California 4-Years Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate

Ashford University has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 9% last year.

Bakersfield College with 22% and National University with 22% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California 4-Years Colleges having Lowest Graduation Rate. Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of California 4-Years Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate

Ashford University has the lowest graduation rate of 9% and Bakersfield College has the second lowest graduation rate of 22%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $9,284 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,714 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 California 4-Years Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. California 4-Years Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
	School Name	Graduation Rate	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Total Population	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Ashford University San Diego, CA Private, four-years	9.00% -	$13,160	-	-	-	34,190	19 to 1
2 -	Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA Public, four-years	22.00% 1.00%	$10,310 ($1,430)	-	-	-	26,873	28 to 1
2 15	National University San Diego, CA Private, four-years	22.00% 25.00%	$13,320	-	-	-	18,631	16 to 1
4 -	Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA Public, four-years	24.00% 1.00%	$8,870 ($1,270)	-	-	-	16,224	18 to 1
4 2	Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA Public, four-years	24.00% -	$9,884 ($1,388)	-	-	-	16,139	29 to 1
6 2	Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA Public, four-years	26.00% 2.00%	$9,460 ($1,180)	-	-	-	23,852	31 to 1
7 -	West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA Public, four-years	27.00% 1.00%	$10,130 ($1,238)	-	-	-	8,656	24 to 1
7 3	University of the People Pasadena, CA Private, four-years	27.00% 4.00%	$1,200	-	-	-	34,192	23 to 1
9 -	Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA Public, four-years	30.00% 1.00%	$8,228 ($1,124)	-	-	-	11,840	22 to 1
10 7	Shasta College Redding, CA Public, four-years	31.00% 9.00%	$8,277 ($1,197)	-	-	-	7,363	24 to 1
	Average	24.20%	$9,284 ($1,261)	-	-	-	19,796	23 to 1

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