California Colleges Where Students Graduate On Time

University of California-Berkeley 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 93% last year.

University of California-Los Angeles with 93% and University of Southern California with 92% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $52,696 and graduate tuition & fees is $37,101 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Among these top-tier California Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 26.22% and the average SAT score is 1,490, reflecting a competitive admissions environment and strong academic performance.

Comparison between California Colleges With The Highest Graduation Rate

Table. California Colleges With The Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, 4-year 93.00%
1.00%
$47,265
($15,377)
45.99%10.98%-45,88218 to 1
1
-
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year 93.00%
1.00%
$46,121
($14,233)
50.40%8.97%-47,33520 to 1
3
1
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year 92.00%
1.00%
$71,64743.34%9.81%1,50046,5669 to 1
3
2
Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year 92.00%
-
$65,91081.91%3.61%1,55018,6256 to 1
5
-
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CAPrivate, 4-year 88.00%
-
$61,29317.69%48.00%1,4209,72811 to 1
6
1
University of California-Irvine Irvine, CAPublic, 4-year 87.00%
2.00%
$46,640
($14,752)
19.22%28.57%-37,29719 to 1
7
-
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CAPublic, 4-year 86.00%
1.00%
$33,230
($12,161)
24.61%31.32%-23,06919 to 1
7
-
University of California-Davis Davis, CAPublic, 4-year 86.00%
1.00%
$47,692
($15,804)
16.36%41.83%-40,06522 to 1
7
1
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CAPublic, 4-year 86.00%
1.00%
$47,676
($15,788)
20.41%26.71%-44,25619 to 1
10
2
University of San Diego San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 84.00%
3.00%
$59,48612.39%52.38%-9,71413 to 1
Average88.70%$52,696
($14,686)
33.23%26.22%1,49032,25416 to 1