California Private Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate
Ashford 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 9% last year.
National University with 22% and University of the People with 27% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California Private Colleges having Lowest Graduation Rate. Colleges having lowest graduation rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
Key Admission and Academic Facts of California Private Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate
Ashford University has the lowest graduation rate of 9% and National University has the second lowest graduation rate of 22%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $34,629 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,696 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 76.91% and the average SAT score is 1,208 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 California Private Colleges Having Lowest Graduation Rate.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Ashford University San Diego, CA Private, four-years | 9.00% - | $13,160 | - | - | - | 34,190 | 19 to 1 |
| 2 2 | National University San Diego, CA Private, four-years | 22.00% 25.00% | $13,320 | - | - | - | 18,631 | 16 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of the People Pasadena, CA Private, four-years | 27.00% 4.00% | $1,200 | - | - | - | 34,192 | 23 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA Private, four-years | 43.00% 5.00% | $28,024 | - | - | - | 6,786 | 15 to 1 |
| 5 4 | Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA Private, four-years | 61.00% 11.00% | $43,600 | 17.32% | 87.00% | 1,110 | 7,169 | 10 to 1 |
| 6 1 | California Baptist University Riverside, CA Private, four-years | 63.00% 6.00% | $39,720 | 21.30% | 79.92% | - | 11,495 | 18 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of La Verne La Verne, CA Private, four-years | 63.00% 6.00% | $47,000 | 14.59% | 73.51% | 1,115 | 5,662 | 11 to 1 |
| 8 - | 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 |
| 9 3 | 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 - | 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 |
| Average | 50.70% | $34,629 | 17.94% | 76.91% | 1,208 | 13,948 | 15 to 1 |
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