Best Colleges in California
| School Name | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA Public, four-years | 6.80% 0.22% | 89.65% | - | $18,697 ($6,817) | 6,128 | 56.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 2 - | California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA Public, four-years | 7.47% 0.44% | 96.20% | - | $18,935 ($7,055) | 13,673 | 45.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 3 1 | California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA Public, four-years | 7.79% 0.58% | 92.39% | - | $19,317 ($7,437) | 7,045 | 61.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 4 4 | University of California-Merced Merced, CA Public, four-years | 8.94% 1.07% | 89.46% | - | $44,944 ($14,167) | 9,103 | 67.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 5 5 | California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Public, four-years | 9.25% 1.83% | 86.55% | - | $19,576 ($7,696) | 9,613 | 49.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Private, four-years | 9.46% 0.31% | 71.18% | 1,310 | $58,222 | 9,688 | 74.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 4 | Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA Public, four-years | 9.52% 1.25% | 94.00% | - | $20,070 ($8,190) | 6,637 | 59.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 3 | California State University-Chico Chico, CA Public, four-years | 9.93% 1.36% | 95.00% | - | $19,944 ($8,064) | 14,183 | 64.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 9 4 | Whittier College Whittier, CA Private, four-years | 10.95% 0.69% | 75.45% | 1,220 | $49,864 | 1,192 | 65.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 10 3 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA Public, four-years | 11.51% 1.70% | 98.18% | - | $19,793 ($7,913) | 6,025 | 45.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 9.16% | 88.81% | 1,265 | $28,936 ($8,417) | 8,329 | 58.50% | 17 to 1 |
