Best Colleges in California
| School Name | City | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant International University-San Diego four-years, private (for-profit) |
San Diego | $13,918 | $19,129 | - | - | 4 to 1 | 3,599 |
| Ashford University four-years, private (for-profit) |
San Diego | $13,160 | $13,515 | - | 9% | 19 to 1 | 34,190 |
| Azusa Pacific University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Azusa | $43,600 | $17,330 | 87.00% | 61% | 10 to 1 | 7,169 |
| Biola University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
La Mirada | $46,704 | $12,420 | 56.63% | 72% | 13 to 1 | 5,387 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco | $22,334 | $23,610 | - | - | 13 to 1 | 2,145 |
| California Institute of Technology four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Pasadena | $63,255 | $63,063 | 2.69% | 94% | 3 to 1 | 2,401 |
| California Intercontinental University four-years, private (for-profit) |
Irvine | $9,054 | $10,674 | - | - | 12 to 1 | 506 |
| Chapman University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Orange | $62,784 | $38,604 | 72.52% | 83% | 12 to 1 | 10,014 |
| Claremont Graduate University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Claremont | $36,360 | $36,380 | - | - | - | 1,903 |
| Concordia University-Irvine four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Irvine | $41,390 | $8,730 | 68.99% | 63% | 14 to 1 | 3,744 |
| Fielding Graduate University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Barbara | $22,260 | $19,674 | - | - | - | 1,000 |
| Loma Linda University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Loma Linda | $27,900 | $32,900 | - | - | 3 to 1 | 4,280 |
| Loyola Marymount University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles | $58,974 | $21,902 | 41.31% | 81% | 11 to 1 | 10,165 |
| Northcentral University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego | $12,594 | $17,998 | - | - | 1 to 1 | 11,578 |
| Pepperdine University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Malibu | $66,742 | $42,020 | 48.71% | 83% | 13 to 1 | 10,030 |
| Santa Clara University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Clara | $59,241 | $25,873 | 52.11% | 88% | 12 to 1 | 9,178 |
| Saybrook University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Pasadena | $20,856 | $25,206 | - | - | - | 1,013 |
| Stanford University four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Stanford | $62,484 | $59,499 | 3.68% | 95% | 5 to 1 | 18,283 |
| The Master's University and Seminary four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Santa Clarita | $36,930 | $8,550 | 78.18% | 73% | 13 to 1 | 2,606 |
| University of La Verne four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
La Verne | $47,000 | $15,790 | 73.51% | 63% | 11 to 1 | 5,662 |
| University of San Diego four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
San Diego | $56,444 | $29,328 | 52.61% | 82% | 13 to 1 | 8,815 |
| University of San Francisco four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
San Francisco | $58,222 | $29,140 | 71.18% | 74% | 13 to 1 | 9,688 |
| University of Southern California four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Los Angeles | $68,237 | $68,128 | 12.02% | 92% | 9 to 1 | 48,945 |
| University of the Pacific four-years, private (not-for-profit) |
Stockton | $55,340 | $53,544 | 93.23% | 73% | 14 to 1 | 6,277 |
