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 Colleges with 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 Colleges With 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 $16,417 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,405 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average graduation rate is 38.70% and the students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 California Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. California Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Ashford University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 9.00%
0.46%		$13,160---34,19019 to 1
2
2		National University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 22.00%
24.67%		$13,320---18,63116 to 1
3
1		University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 27.00%
3.61%		$1,200---34,19223 to 1
4
1		Academy of Art University San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year 43.00%
4.98%		$28,024---6,78615 to 1
5
2		California State University-East Bay Hayward, CAPublic, 4-year 45.00%
3.44%		$18,935
($7,055)		7.47%96.20%-13,67322 to 1
5
-		California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CAPublic, 4-year 45.00%
2.50%		$19,793
($7,913)		11.51%98.18%-6,02515 to 1
7
2		California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CAPublic, 4-year 46.00%
6.53%		$18,944
($7,064)		12.07%89.13%-16,42622 to 1
8
2		California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CAPublic, 4-year 49.00%
1.44%		$19,576
($7,696)		9.25%86.55%-9,61319 to 1
9University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CAPublic, 4-year 50.00%$12,520
($12,520)		---8,68918 to 1
10
2		California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year 51.00%
0.90%		$18,698
($6,818)		13.19%86.94%-26,46022 to 1
Average38.70%$16,417
($8,178)		10.70%91.40%-17,46919 to 1