California 4-Years Colleges Where More Students Leave Before Graduation

Los Angeles Mission College 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 20% last year.

Bakersfield College with 21% and Shasta College with 23% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California 4-Years 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 $10,565 and graduate tuition & fees is - for the academic year 2024-2025.

Comparison between California 4-Years Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Table. California 4-Years Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
8
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CAPublic, 4-year 20.00%
10.00%
$10,572
($1,238)
---10,69032 to 1
2
-
Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CAPublic, 4-year 21.00%
1.00%
$11,300
($1,430)
---30,74631 to 1
3
5
Shasta College Redding, CAPublic, 4-year 23.00%
6.00%
$8,853
($1,197)
---9,07328 to 1
4
2
Fresno City College Fresno, CAPublic, 4-year 24.00%
4.00%
$8,638
($1,378)
---28,07129 to 1
5
-
Rio Hondo College Whittier, CAPublic, 4-year 25.00%
2.00%
$9,884
($1,388)
---17,44131 to 1
6
5
West Los Angeles College Culver City, CAPublic, 4-year 28.00%
7.00%
$10,572
($1,238)
---9,25526 to 1
7
3
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CAPublic, 4-year 30.00%
4.00%
$9,264
($1,282)
---18,25832 to 1
7
4
San Diego City College San Diego, CAPublic, 4-year 30.00%
6.00%
$10,002
($1,146)
---13,24222 to 1
9
3
Cerritos College Norwalk, CAPublic, 4-year 31.00%
3.00%
$12,004
($1,364)
---21,85926 to 1
9
9
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CAPublic, 4-year 31.00%
5.00%
$14,556
($1,188)
---6,76819 to 1
Average26.30%$10,565
($1,285)
---16,54028 to 1