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California Colleges by the Numbers
133 college profiles in our California directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
In the Fall 2024 filings for California, 1 listed school reported requiring test scores and 72 reported not considering them. 27 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements. California has 133 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from California State University-Fullerton at 38,546 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at California Institute of Technology at 2.6% admitted; the highest is at Providence Christian College at 100%.
Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $3,370 at the cheapest campus to $72,097 at the most expensive — a $68,727 spread inside California alone. California's ten-year earnings benchmark of $64,778 sits 20% above the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students.
Each California profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing California schools.
California medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74.4% | $23,000 | $64,778 | 62.2% |
Medians across 149 active bachelor's-degree institutions in California; the directory below lists 133 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All California colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Art University | San Francisco | — | — | $30,736 | 3,587 | $39,008 |
| Alliant International University-San Diego | San Diego | — | not considered | $14,304 | 391 | $66,666 |
| America Evangelical University | Gardena | — | — | $6,200 | 73 | — |
| American University of Health Sciences | Signal Hill | — | not considered | $24,575 | 351 | $93,610 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario | Ontario | — | not considered | $31,637 | 380 | $34,657 |
| Art Center College of Design | Pasadena | 74.5% | not considered | $54,170 | 2,017 | $71,958 |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | 88.4% | 983–1238 | $44,458 | 2,759 | $66,677 |
| Bethesda University | Anaheim | — | — | $7,220 | 205 | — |
| Biola University | La Mirada | 74.3% | 1160–1370 | $48,984 | 3,474 | $56,778 |
| Cal Poly Maritime Academy | Vallejo | 95% | not considered | $9,944 | 804 | $94,784 |
| California Aeronautical University | Bakersfield | — | — | $37,667 | 347 | $38,361 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | 84.9% | not considered | $41,228 | 8,179 | $61,504 |
| California College of ASU | Los Angeles | — | — | $25,186 | 71 | $42,014 |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco | 91.1% | not considered | $60,226 | 990 | $49,414 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | 2.6% | not considered | $65,898 | 987 | $128,566 |
| California Institute of the Arts | Valencia | 32.3% | not considered | $58,996 | 860 | $41,198 |
| California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks | 75.7% | 1150–1330 | $52,560 | 2,296 | $68,712 |
| California Miramar University | San Diego | 18.5% | not considered | $12,442 | 135 | — |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | 31.3% | not considered | $13,596 | 21,996 | $90,768 |
| California Prestige University | Santa Fe Springs | — | — | $9,329 | 55 | — |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Arcata | 98.2% | not considered | $8,250 | 5,612 | $47,626 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona | 75.2% | not considered | $7,780 | 25,042 | $71,902 |
| California State University-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | 93.9% | not considered | $8,090 | 8,577 | $59,009 |
| California State University-Channel Islands | Camarillo | 94.8% | not considered | $7,159 | 5,013 | $62,152 |
| California State University-Chico | Chico | 92.7% | not considered | $8,472 | 13,631 | $64,172 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | Carson | 93.3% | not considered | $7,449 | 12,538 | $57,162 |
| California State University-East Bay | Hayward | 97.4% | not considered | $7,583 | 9,809 | $71,401 |
| California State University-Fresno | Fresno | 95.3% | not considered | $7,350 | 21,605 | $61,244 |
| California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | 90.5% | not considered | $7,470 | 38,546 | $62,951 |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | 46.3% | not considered | $7,350 | 35,924 | $64,403 |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 91.3% | not considered | $7,160 | 19,562 | $59,211 |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | Seaside | 97.4% | not considered | $7,779 | 6,819 | $59,247 |
| California State University-Northridge | Northridge | 93.4% | not considered | $7,458 | 32,691 | $59,115 |
| California State University-Sacramento | Sacramento | 94% | not considered | $8,018 | 28,350 | $64,876 |
| California State University-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | 93.7% | not considered | $8,093 | 15,023 | $59,977 |
| California State University-San Marcos | San Marcos | 95.1% | not considered | $8,082 | 14,877 | $62,908 |
| California State University-Stanislaus | Turlock | 98.1% | not considered | $8,246 | 8,385 | $63,188 |
| Chamberlain University-California | Rancho Cordova | — | — | $21,271 | 751 | $92,405 |
| Chapman University | Orange | 65.4% | 1260–1440 | $64,984 | 7,478 | $70,070 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science | Los Angeles | 38.7% | not considered | $23,000 | 282 | $83,438 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont | 9.6% | 1470–1560 | $67,980 | 1,388 | $104,736 |
| Concordia University-Irvine | Irvine | 66% | not considered | $43,480 | 1,536 | $65,083 |
| Design Institute of San Diego | San Diego | — | not considered | $29,300 | 77 | $46,920 |
| DeVry University-California | Ontario | — | — | $17,408 | 2,378 | $45,987 |
| Dominican University of California | San Rafael | 83.5% | 1210–1300 | $52,161 | 1,114 | $84,713 |
| Epic Bible College & Graduate School | Sacramento | — | — | $15,072 | 66 | $37,822 |
| Fresno Pacific University | Fresno | 64.1% | not considered | $36,660 | 1,544 | $58,896 |
| Gnomon | North Hollywood | 41.8% | not considered | $37,635 | 294 | $114,785 |
| Golden Gate University | San Francisco | — | — | — | 259 | $87,434 |
| Grace Mission University | Fullerton | — | — | $3,370 | 68 | — |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont | 12.7% | 1500–1570 | $68,613 | 921 | $138,687 |
| Hope International University | Fullerton | 33% | 840–1220 | $38,050 | 564 | $49,697 |
| Humphreys University | Stockton | — | — | $13,500 | 149 | $39,248 |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University | Escondido | 79.6% | 975–1270 | $30,265 | 286 | $56,930 |
| La Sierra University | Riverside | 91.5% | not considered | $37,710 | 1,116 | $61,824 |
| Laguna College of Art and Design | Laguna Beach | 94.3% | not considered | $37,500 | 746 | $47,867 |
| Life Pacific University | San Dimas | 95.8% | not considered | $22,118 | 456 | $43,299 |
| Lionel University | Carpinteria | — | — | $15,265 | 370 | — |
| Los Angeles College of Music | Pasadena | 87.7% | not considered | $30,540 | 227 | $31,758 |
| Los Angeles Film School | Hollywood | — | — | — | 5,472 | $31,632 |
| Los Angeles Pacific University | San Dimas | — | — | $12,360 | 1,483 | — |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | 45.1% | 1260–1430 | $62,357 | 7,094 | $78,349 |
| Menlo College | Atherton | 68.5% | not considered | $53,630 | 752 | $76,419 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles | 73.1% | not considered | $49,564 | 1,719 | $72,379 |
| Musicians Institute | Hollywood | 77.9% | not considered | $34,322 | 759 | $32,778 |
| National University | San Diego | — | — | $13,284 | 10,794 | $67,548 |
| New York Film Academy | Burbank | — | — | $36,920 | 849 | $29,633 |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design | San Diego | — | not considered | $30,291 | 182 | $68,891 |
| Northcentral University | San Diego | — | — | — | 60 | $48,414 |
| Northeastern University Oakland | Oakland | 16.7% | 1420–1520 | $67,778 | 464 | $92,538 |
| Notre Dame de Namur University | Belmont | — | — | — | 33 | $74,576 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles | 44.2% | 1380–1520 | $66,274 | 1,877 | $75,951 |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles | 81.8% | 1265–1395 | $56,488 | 1,223 | $58,152 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science | San Diego | — | — | $11,000 | 143 | $26,209 |
| Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena | 34.4% | — | $32,520 | 312 | $52,485 |
| Pacific States University | Los Angeles | — | — | $10,159 | 44 | — |
| Pacific Union College | Angwin | 47.3% | not considered | $37,173 | 805 | $70,484 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | 62.9% | 1290–1450 | $69,918 | 3,553 | $82,939 |
| Pitzer College | Claremont | 25.2% | not considered | $65,192 | 1,227 | $69,512 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | 83.7% | 1175–1365 | $46,250 | 3,188 | $63,998 |
| Pomona College | Claremont | 7.1% | 1490–1560 | $65,420 | 1,666 | $77,779 |
| Providence Christian College | Pasadena | 100% | not considered | $36,963 | 168 | $46,264 |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga | 86.5% | not considered | $57,803 | 1,947 | $78,812 |
| Samuel Merritt University | Oakland | — | — | — | 718 | $143,238 |
| San Diego Christian College | Santee | — | — | $28,012 | 87 | $49,766 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | 36.2% | not considered | $8,728 | 35,377 | $64,909 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | San Francisco | 54.9% | not considered | $56,150 | 226 | — |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | 96.4% | not considered | $7,950 | 18,639 | $68,077 |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | 84.6% | not considered | $8,410 | 27,601 | $78,988 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | 48% | 1350–1490 | $61,293 | 6,552 | $109,183 |
| Scripps College | Claremont | 38.3% | 1440–1540 | $65,950 | 1,113 | $77,539 |
| Shasta Bible College and Graduate School | Redding | — | not considered | $14,535 | 21 | $28,891 |
| Simpson University | Redding | 86% | not considered | $39,708 | 809 | $54,340 |
| Soka University of America | Aliso Viejo | 43.4% | 1333–1510 | $38,728 | 484 | $55,017 |
| Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park | 93.4% | not considered | $8,624 | 5,166 | $65,986 |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture | Los Angeles | 76.6% | — | $56,162 | 236 | $71,909 |
| Southern California Institute of Technology | Anaheim | 74.2% | not considered | $20,515 | 508 | $53,598 |
| Southern California Seminary | El Cajon | — | — | $19,080 | 32 | $39,607 |
| Stanford University | Stanford | 3.6% | 1510–1580 | $65,910 | 7,554 | $124,080 |
| SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary | El Dorado Hills | 40.7% | not considered | $10,460 | 198 | $35,418 |
| The Chicago School at Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 46.3% | — | $21,780 | 337 | $56,899 |
| The Master's University and Seminary | Santa Clarita | 84% | not considered | $39,020 | 1,622 | $57,106 |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula | 83.1% | 1220–1400 | $30,200 | 566 | $55,619 |
| Touro University Worldwide | Los Alamitos | — | — | $14,600 | 454 | $40,803 |
| United States University | San Diego | — | — | $6,780 | 153 | $80,980 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | 11% | not considered | $16,347 | 33,068 | $92,446 |
| University of California-Davis | Davis | 41.8% | not considered | $16,774 | 32,253 | $80,838 |
| University of California-Irvine | Irvine | 28.6% | not considered | $15,722 | 30,197 | $80,735 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 9% | not considered | $15,203 | 33,475 | $82,511 |
| University of California-Merced | Merced | 90.5% | not considered | $15,623 | 8,372 | $64,368 |
| University of California-Riverside | Riverside | 76.4% | not considered | $15,606 | 22,593 | $67,699 |
| University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | 26.7% | not considered | $16,758 | 34,948 | $84,943 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | 33% | not considered | $16,414 | 23,113 | $74,915 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | 65.8% | not considered | $16,005 | 17,940 | $68,396 |
| University of La Verne | La Verne | 71.2% | 986–1236 | $49,470 | 3,050 | $65,464 |
| University of Massachusetts Global | Aliso Viejo | — | — | $12,540 | 4,491 | $65,703 |
| University of Redlands | Redlands | 82.7% | 1107–1350 | $60,878 | 2,049 | $72,690 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego | 52.4% | not considered | $59,486 | 5,671 | $86,522 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco | 61.7% | 1190–1390 | $60,492 | 5,287 | $89,812 |
| University of Silicon Valley | San Jose | 51.2% | not considered | $22,480 | 455 | $51,017 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | 9.8% | 1450–1550 | $72,097 | 20,443 | $92,498 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton | 71.3% | 1183–1480 | $57,080 | 3,204 | $78,445 |
| University of the West | Rosemead | — | not considered | $15,446 | 32 | — |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | Costa Mesa | 62.4% | not considered | $41,700 | 1,933 | $59,541 |
| West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | Anaheim | — | — | $22,506 | 3,192 | $102,672 |
| West Coast University-Ontario | Ontario | — | — | $36,854 | 2,671 | $102,672 |
| Westcliff University | Irvine | 73.2% | not considered | $17,670 | 2,363 | — |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara | 77% | 1240–1450 | $53,584 | 1,302 | $64,778 |
| Whittier College | Whittier | 80.8% | not considered | $51,350 | 764 | $59,492 |
| William Jessup University | Rocklin | 93.3% | 1041–1228 | $37,150 | 1,294 | $56,257 |
| Woodbury University | Burbank | 81.6% | not considered | $47,056 | 779 | $65,668 |
| World Mission University | Los Angeles | — | — | $6,920 | 207 | — |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary | Los Angeles | 58.2% | not considered | $16,900 | 163 | $48,361 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.