California Private 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 Southern California with 92% and Santa Clara University with 88% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California Private 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 Private Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
Stanford University has the highest graduation rate of 95% and University of Southern California has the second highest graduation rate of 92%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $59,517 and graduate tuition & fees is $38,046 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 50.40% and the average SAT score is 1,367 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 California Private 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 Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, four-years | 92.00% - | $68,237 | 41.18% | 12.02% | 1,520 | 48,945 | 9 to 1 |
| 3 - | 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 |
| 4 1 | Chapman University Orange, CA Private, four-years | 83.00% 3.00% | $62,784 | 20.91% | 72.52% | 1,300 | 10,014 | 12 to 1 |
| 4 - | Pepperdine University Malibu, CA Private, four-years | 83.00% - | $66,742 | 16.87% | 48.71% | 1,390 | 10,030 | 13 to 1 |
| 6 1 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, four-years | 82.00% 2.00% | $56,444 | 16.36% | 52.61% | - | 8,815 | 13 to 1 |
| 7 - | Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA Private, four-years | 81.00% 2.00% | $58,974 | 17.94% | 41.31% | 1,360 | 10,165 | 11 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Private, four-years | 74.00% 2.00% | $58,222 | 9.46% | 71.18% | 1,310 | 9,688 | 13 to 1 |
| 9 2 | University of the Pacific Stockton, CA Private, four-years | 73.00% 4.00% | $55,340 | 15.42% | 93.23% | 1,255 | 6,277 | 14 to 1 |
| 10 - | Biola University La Mirada, CA Private, four-years | 72.00% 2.00% | $46,704 | 29.52% | 56.63% | 1,250 | 5,387 | 13 to 1 |
| Average | 82.30% | $59,517 | 27.02% | 50.40% | 1,367 | 13,678 | 12 to 1 |
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