California 4-Years Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
Stanford University has the highest 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 95% last year.
University of California-Berkeley with 94% and University of California-Los Angeles with 92% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California 4-Years Colleges having Highest Graduation Rate. Colleges having highest graduation rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
Key Admission and Academic Facts of California 4-Years Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
Stanford University has the highest graduation rate of 95% and University of California-Berkeley has the second highest graduation rate of 94%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $49,393 and graduate tuition & fees is $35,309 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 22.62% and the average SAT score is 1,478 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 California 4-Years Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, four-years | 95.00% 1.00% | $62,484 | 83.66% | 3.68% | 1,550 | 18,283 | 5 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, four-years | 94.00% 1.00% | $45,627 ($14,850) | 46.33% | 11.33% | - | 45,307 | 19 to 1 |
| 3 - | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, four-years | 92.00% - | $44,524 ($13,747) | 50.31% | 8.57% | - | 46,430 | 18 to 1 |
| 3 - | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, four-years | 92.00% - | $68,237 | 41.18% | 12.02% | 1,520 | 48,945 | 9 to 1 |
| 5 - | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA Private, four-years | 88.00% 3.00% | $59,241 | 18.91% | 52.11% | 1,364 | 9,178 | 12 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, four-years | 87.00% 2.00% | $46,042 ($15,265) | 21.05% | 23.71% | - | 42,006 | 19 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of California-Davis Davis, CA Public, four-years | 86.00% 1.00% | $46,024 ($15,247) | 18.09% | 37.34% | - | 39,679 | 21 to 1 |
| 7 3 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA Public, four-years | 86.00% 2.00% | $45,014 ($14,237) | 22.47% | 21.15% | - | 35,937 | 18 to 1 |
| 9 1 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA Public, four-years | 85.00% - | $30,995 ($11,075) | 28.57% | 30.43% | - | 22,000 | 20 to 1 |
| 9 1 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public, four-years | 85.00% - | $45,742 ($14,965) | 17.31% | 25.85% | - | 26,420 | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 89.00% | $49,393 ($14,198) | 34.79% | 22.62% | 1,478 | 33,419 | 16 to 1 |
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