Academy of Art 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 34% last year.
University of the People with 34% and California State University-Dominguez Hills with 43% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,989 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,113 for the academic year 2024-2025.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Academy of Art University San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34.00% 6.00% | $30,736 | - | - | - | 5,498 | 14 to 1 |
| 1 - | University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34.00% 2.00% | $1,200 | - | - | - | 41,961 | 28 to 1 |
| 3 1 | California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CAPublic, 4-year | 43.00% 3.00% | $20,054 ($7,454) | 9.32% | 93.30% | - | 15,182 | 21 to 1 |
| 3 4 | National University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year | 43.00% 7.00% | $13,284 | - | - | - | 22,115 | 16 to 1 |
| 3 4 | University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CAPublic, 4-year | 43.00% 7.00% | $12,540 ($12,540) | - | - | - | 8,996 | 24 to 1 |
| 6 3 | California State University-East Bay Hayward, CAPublic, 4-year | 48.00% 3.00% | $20,183 ($7,583) | 6.85% | 97.39% | - | 12,326 | 22 to 1 |
| 7 3 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CAPublic, 4-year | 49.00% 3.00% | $20,997 ($8,397) | 5.89% | 98.20% | - | 6,237 | 16 to 1 |
| 8 2 | California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CAPublic, 4-year | 50.00% 1.00% | $20,687 ($8,087) | 10.42% | 93.85% | - | 10,419 | 20 to 1 |
| 8 1 | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CAPublic, 4-year | 50.00% - | $20,446 ($7,846) | 8.60% | 96.44% | - | 22,563 | 19 to 1 |
| 10 1 | California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CAPublic, 4-year | 51.00% 2.00% | $19,759 ($7,159) | 6.23% | 94.81% | - | 5,592 | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 44.50% | $17,989 ($8,438) | 7.89% | 95.67% | - | 15,089 | 20 to 1 |