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California Colleges by the Numbers
102 four-year California colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 102, with California medians up top.
In California, 68 schools don't look at test scores at all, while 1 — Thomas Aquinas College — still requires them. California has 102 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from California State University-Fullerton at 38,546 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is Alliant International University-San Diego at 0% admitted; the most open is Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario at 100%.
Published in-state tuition runs from $7,159 at the cheapest campus to $72,097 at the most expensive — a $64,938 spread inside California alone. California's ten-year earnings benchmark of $64,778 sits 20% above the national median for college-goers.
Each California school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in California, bring your saved calculator numbers.
California medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75.7% | $23,000 | $64,778 | 62.2% |
Medians across 149 active bachelor's-degree institutions in California; the table below lists the 102 with complete admissions records.
All California colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant International University-San Diego | San Diego | 0% | not considered | $14,304 | 391 | $66,666 |
| American University of Health Sciences | Signal Hill | 50% | not considered | $24,575 | 351 | $93,610 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario | Ontario | 100% | 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% | 994–1314 | $44,458 | 2,759 | $66,677 |
| Biola University | La Mirada | 74.4% | 1130–1360 | $48,984 | 3,474 | $56,778 |
| Cal Poly Maritime Academy | Vallejo | 95% | not considered | $9,944 | 804 | $94,784 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | 84.9% | not considered | $41,228 | 8,179 | $61,504 |
| 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% | 1134–1320 | $52,560 | 2,296 | $68,712 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | 31.3% | not considered | $13,596 | 21,996 | $90,768 |
| 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 | 93.8% | 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 | 93.5% | 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 | 80% | — | $21,271 | 751 | $92,405 |
| Chapman University | Orange | 65.4% | 1250–1430 | $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% | 1450–1560 | $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 | 100% | not considered | $29,300 | 77 | $46,920 |
| DeVry University-California | Ontario | 98.5% | — | $17,408 | 2,378 | $45,987 |
| Dominican University of California | San Rafael | 83.5% | 1070–1291 | $52,161 | 1,114 | $84,713 |
| 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 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont | 12.7% | 1480–1560 | $68,613 | 921 | $138,687 |
| Hope International University | Fullerton | 33% | — | $38,050 | 564 | $49,697 |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University | Escondido | 79.6% | 1090–1260 | $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 |
| Los Angeles College of Music | Pasadena | 87.7% | not considered | $30,540 | 227 | $31,758 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | 45.1% | not considered | $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 | 78% | not considered | $34,322 | 759 | $32,778 |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design | San Diego | 100% | not considered | $30,291 | 182 | $68,891 |
| Northeastern University Oakland | Oakland | 16.7% | 1390–1520 | $67,778 | 464 | $92,538 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles | 44.2% | 1360–1500 | $66,274 | 1,877 | $75,951 |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles | 81.8% | — | $56,488 | 1,223 | $58,152 |
| Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena | 34.4% | — | $32,520 | 312 | $52,485 |
| Pacific Union College | Angwin | 47.3% | 930–1190 | $37,173 | 805 | $70,484 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | 62.9% | 1250–1450 | $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% | 1140–1410 | $46,250 | 3,188 | $63,998 |
| Pomona College | Claremont | 7.1% | 1480–1560 | $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 |
| San Diego Christian College | Santee | 30.8% | not considered | $28,012 | 87 | $49,766 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | 36.2% | not considered | $8,728 | 35,377 | $64,909 |
| 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% | 1340–1500 | $61,293 | 6,552 | $109,183 |
| Scripps College | Claremont | 38.3% | 1420–1530 | $65,950 | 1,113 | $77,539 |
| Shasta Bible College and Graduate School | Redding | 100% | 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% | 1220–1460 | $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 |
| 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% | 1160–1330 | $30,200 | 566 | $55,619 |
| 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% | 970–1303 | $49,470 | 3,050 | $65,464 |
| University of Redlands | Redlands | 82.7% | 1078–1323 | $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% | 1210–1390 | $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% | 1440–1550 | $72,097 | 20,443 | $92,498 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton | 71.3% | 1160–1420 | $57,080 | 3,204 | $78,445 |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | Costa Mesa | 62.4% | not considered | $41,700 | 1,933 | $59,541 |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara | 77% | 1212–1418 | $53,584 | 1,302 | $64,778 |
| Whittier College | Whittier | 80.8% | not considered | $51,350 | 764 | $59,492 |
| William Jessup University | Rocklin | 93.3% | — | $37,150 | 1,294 | $56,257 |
| Woodbury University | Burbank | 81.7% | — | $47,056 | 779 | $65,668 |
| 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" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.