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Colleges in California: Complete List & Stats (2024)

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635 colleges and universities with tuition, admissions, and earnings data

2024 College Scorecard data · Updated 2026

635
Colleges
$16,916
Avg Tuition
67%
Avg Accept Rate
$47,761
Avg Earnings (10yr)

California is home to 635 colleges and universities, ranging from 177 public institutions to 458 private colleges. Average in-state tuition is $16,916, with costs ranging from $1,104 to $72,097. Graduates from California colleges earn a median of $47,761 ten years after enrollment.The average acceptance rate across California institutions is 67%.

Most Affordable
Barstow Community College
$1,104
Highest Earnings
Samuel Merritt University
$143,238
Best Graduation Rate
California Career College
100%

All 635 Colleges in California

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A

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
ABC Adult School Cerritos N/A N/A N/A
ABC Adult School - Cabrillo Lane Cerritos N/A N/A N/A
ABCO Technology Los Angeles $9,354 N/A N/A
Abraham Lincoln University Glendale $10,440 N/A N/A
Academy for Jewish Religion California Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
Academy for Salon Professionals Northridge N/A N/A N/A
Academy of Art University San Francisco $30,736 N/A $39,008
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences Oakland N/A N/A N/A
Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology San Fernando N/A N/A $35,089
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley Berkeley N/A N/A N/A
Advance Beauty College Garden Grove N/A N/A $11,575
Advance Beauty Techs Academy San Jacinto N/A N/A N/A
Advanced Career Institute Visalia N/A N/A N/A
Agape College of Business and Science Fresno $25,672 N/A N/A
Alder Graduate School of Education Redwood City N/A N/A N/A
Alhambra Medical University Alhambra N/A N/A N/A
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria $1,156 N/A $42,786
Alliant International University-Fresno Fresno N/A N/A $66,666
Alliant International University-Irvine Irvine N/A N/A $66,666
Alliant International University-Los Angeles Alhambra N/A N/A $66,666
Alliant International University-Sacramento Sacramento N/A N/A $66,666
Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego $14,304 0% $66,666
Alliant International University-San Francisco Bay Area Emeryville N/A N/A $66,666
America Evangelical University Gardena $6,200 N/A N/A
American Beauty College West Covina N/A N/A $22,481
American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim N/A N/A $38,430
American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles N/A N/A $38,430
American Career College-Ontario Ontario N/A N/A $38,492
American College of Healthcare and Technology Huntington Park N/A N/A $31,109
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana Santa Ana N/A N/A $31,109
American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
American Institute of Massage Therapy Santa Ana N/A N/A N/A
American Jewish University Los Angeles N/A N/A $61,954
American Medical Sciences Center Glendale N/A N/A $29,972
American River College Sacramento $1,288 N/A $40,162
American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill $24,575 50% $93,610
Angeles College Los Angeles N/A N/A $49,108
Angeles Institute ARTESIA N/A N/A $61,195
Annenberg School of Nursing Reseda N/A 100% N/A
Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster $1,124 N/A $36,526
Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City N/A N/A $51,541
Antioch University-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara N/A N/A $51,541
Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario Ontario $31,637 100% $34,657
Arizona State University - ASU California Center - Broadway Los Angeles $11,663 N/A $62,668
Arizona State University - ASU California Center - Grand Los Angeles $11,663 N/A $62,668
Art Center College of Design Pasadena $54,170 75% $71,958
Asher College Sacramento N/A N/A $45,468
Ashford University San Diego $11,960 N/A $35,404
Asian-American International Beauty College Westminster N/A N/A $12,610
Associated Barber College of San Diego San Diego N/A N/A N/A
Associated Technical College-Los Angeles Los Angeles N/A N/A $24,368
ATI College-Whittier Whitter N/A N/A $38,938
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont Fremont $16,757 N/A N/A
Azusa Pacific University Azusa $44,458 88% $66,677

B

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Bakersfield College Bakersfield $1,430 N/A $37,291
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Baldwin Park N/A N/A $32,069
Barstow Community College Barstow $1,104 N/A $35,104
Bay Area Medical Academy San Francisco N/A N/A N/A
Bay Area Medical Academy - San Jose Satellite Location San Jose N/A N/A N/A
Beaumont Adult School Beaumont N/A N/A $50,801
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista Chula Vista N/A N/A $23,576
Bellus Academy-El Cajon El Cajon N/A N/A $30,807
Bellus Academy-Poway Poway N/A N/A $25,223
Berkeley City College Berkeley $1,258 N/A $41,217
Berkeley School of Theology Berkeley $2,856 89% N/A
Bethesda University Anaheim $7,220 N/A N/A
Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy Santa Fe Springs N/A N/A $25,139
Biola University La Mirada $48,984 74% $56,778
Blake Austin College Vacaville N/A N/A $42,518
Borner's Barber College Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
Brand College Glendale N/A 80% N/A
Bridges Beauty College Victorville N/A N/A $17,287
Brownson Technical School Anaheim N/A N/A $68,767
Butte College Oroville $1,356 N/A $41,810
Butte County Regional Occupational Program Chico N/A N/A N/A

C

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Cabrillo College Aptos $1,270 N/A $44,114
Cal Northern School of Law Chico N/A N/A N/A
CalCopa Massage School Huntington Beach N/A N/A N/A
California Aeronautical University Bakersfield $37,667 N/A $38,361
California Baptist University Riverside $41,228 85% $61,504
California Barber and Beauty College San Diego N/A N/A N/A
California Beauty College Modesto N/A N/A $22,255
California Career College Canoga Park N/A N/A $51,684
California Career Institute Anaheim N/A N/A N/A
California College of Barbering and Cosmetology Stockton N/A N/A N/A
California College of Music Pasadena $21,985 100% N/A
California College of the Arts San Francisco $60,226 91% $49,414
California Hair Design Academy La Mesa N/A N/A $19,347
California Healing Arts College Carson N/A N/A $25,151
California Health Sciences University Clovis N/A N/A N/A
California Indian Nations College Palm Desert $7,743 N/A N/A
California Institute of Advanced Management Alhambra N/A N/A N/A
California Institute of Arts & Technology National City $22,270 N/A N/A
California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco N/A N/A $48,848
California Institute of Technology Pasadena $65,898 3% $128,566
California Institute of the Arts Valencia $58,996 32% $41,198
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks $52,560 76% $68,712
California Miramar University San Diego $12,442 18% N/A
California Northstate University Elk Grove $57,463 92% N/A
California Nurses Educational Institute Rancho Mirage N/A N/A $46,895
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo $13,596 31% $90,768
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata $8,250 98% $47,626
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona $7,780 75% $71,902
California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo $9,944 95% $94,784
California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield $8,090 94% $59,009
California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo $7,159 95% $62,152
California State University-Chico Chico $8,472 93% $64,172
California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson $7,449 93% $57,162
California State University-East Bay Hayward $7,583 97% $71,401
California State University-Fresno Fresno $7,350 95% $61,244
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton $7,470 91% $62,951
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach $7,350 46% $64,403
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles $7,160 91% $59,211
California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside $7,779 97% $59,247
California State University-Northridge Northridge $7,458 93% $59,115
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento $8,018 94% $64,876
California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino $8,093 94% $59,977
California State University-San Marcos San Marcos $8,082 95% $62,908
California State University-Stanislaus Turlock $8,246 98% $63,188
California University of Science and Medicine Colton N/A N/A N/A
California Western School of Law San Diego N/A N/A N/A
Canada College Redwood City $1,332 N/A $50,087
Capstone College Pasadena N/A N/A $35,348
Career Academy of Beauty Garden Grove N/A N/A $24,410
Career Care Institute Lancaster N/A N/A $39,888
Career Development Institute Inc Los Angeles N/A N/A $62,209
Career Networks Institute Santa Ana N/A N/A $45,256
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill N/A N/A $39,633
Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento N/A N/A $39,633
Carrington College-San Jose San Jose N/A N/A $39,633
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro N/A N/A $39,633
Carrington College-Stockton Stockton N/A N/A $39,633
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks N/A 43% $49,854
CBD College Los Angeles N/A N/A $37,237
Central California School of Continuing Education - Coalinga $9,895 N/A $41,223
Central Coast College Salinas N/A N/A $40,823
Central Valley Barber College Riverbank N/A N/A N/A
Cerritos College Norwalk $1,364 N/A $41,156
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest $1,384 N/A $34,963
CET-Coachella Coachella N/A N/A $32,986
CET-Colton Colton N/A N/A $32,986
CET-El Centro El Centro N/A N/A $32,986
CET-Oxnard Oxnard N/A N/A $32,986
CET-Salinas Salinas N/A N/A $32,986
CET-San Diego San Diego N/A N/A $32,986
CET-San Jose San Jose N/A N/A $32,986
CET-Santa Maria Santa Maria N/A N/A $32,986
CET-Soledad Soledad N/A N/A $32,986
CET-Watsonville Watsonville N/A N/A $32,986
Chabot College Hayward $1,150 N/A $48,143
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga $1,184 N/A $42,975
Chamberlain University-California Rancho Cordova $21,271 80% $92,405
Chapman University Orange $64,984 65% $70,070
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento N/A N/A $41,047
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles $23,000 39% $83,438
Church Divinity School of the Pacific Berkeley N/A N/A N/A
Cinta Aveda Institute San Francisco N/A N/A $34,937
Cinta Aveda Institute - San Jose San Jose N/A N/A $34,937
Citrus College Glendora $1,204 N/A $42,065
Citrus Heights Beauty College Citrus Heights N/A N/A N/A
City College of San Francisco San Francisco $1,696 N/A $45,805
Claremont Graduate University Claremont N/A N/A $64,372
Claremont Lincoln University Claremont N/A N/A N/A
Claremont McKenna College Claremont $67,980 10% $104,736
Claremont School of Theology Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
Clovis Adult Education Clovis N/A N/A $50,098
Clovis Community College Fresno $1,378 N/A N/A
Coachella Valley Beauty College La Quinta N/A N/A $19,665
Coachella Valley Beauty College-Hemet Hemet N/A N/A $19,665
Coalinga College Coalinga $1,384 N/A $37,633
Coastline Beauty College Fountain Valley N/A N/A $11,585
Coastline Beauty College - Hemet Hemet N/A N/A $11,585
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley $1,364 N/A $44,483
Coba Academy Anaheim N/A N/A $21,208
College of Alameda Alameda $1,258 N/A $42,563
College of Marin Kentfield $1,558 N/A $42,654
College of San Mateo San Mateo $1,332 N/A $54,172
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita $1,166 N/A $49,022
College of the Desert Palm Desert $1,326 N/A $39,020
College of the Redwoods Eureka $1,198 N/A $36,243
College of the Sequoias Visalia $1,394 N/A $39,092
College of the Siskiyous Weed $1,444 N/A $39,098
Columbia College - Imperial Imperial $8,256 N/A $45,378
Columbia College - San Diego San Diego $8,256 N/A $45,378
Compton College Compton $1,142 N/A $34,181
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove N/A 97% $45,711
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood North Hollywood N/A 100% $50,552
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino N/A 98% $39,993
Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego N/A 100% $39,169
Concordia University-Irvine Irvine $43,480 66% $65,083
Contra Costa College San Pablo $1,312 N/A $40,850
Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch N/A N/A N/A
Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree $1,390 N/A $33,281
Cosumnes River College Sacramento $1,288 N/A $42,446
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa $1,188 N/A $42,553
CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering Garden Grove N/A N/A $20,125
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo $1,350 N/A $46,047
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone St. Helena $39,850 N/A $47,475
Cuyamaca College El Cajon $1,346 N/A $32,435
Cypress College Cypress $1,150 N/A $43,533

D

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Daybreak University Anaheim N/A N/A N/A
De Anza College Cupertino $1,571 N/A $56,596
DeHart Technical School Modesto N/A N/A N/A
Design Institute of San Diego San Diego $29,300 100% $46,920
Design's School of Cosmetology Paso Robles N/A N/A $23,937
DeVry University-California Ontario $17,408 98% $45,987
DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY Ukiah $21,000 41% N/A
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill $1,312 N/A $51,378
Diamond Beauty College South El Monte N/A N/A N/A
Diversified Vocational College Los Angeles N/A N/A $25,328
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Berkeley N/A N/A N/A
Dominican University of California San Rafael $52,161 84% $84,713
Dongguk University Los Angeles Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
Downey Adult School Downey N/A N/A $46,851

E

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park $1,238 N/A $42,006
EDvance College San Francisco $12,300 100% N/A
El Camino Community College District Torrance $1,144 N/A $41,589
Elite Cosmetology School PALM DESERT N/A N/A $17,966
Epic Bible College & Graduate School Sacramento $15,072 N/A $37,822
Escondido Adult School Escondido N/A N/A N/A
Estes Institute of Cosmetology Arts and Science Visalia N/A N/A $26,965
Evergreen Valley College San Jose $1,366 N/A $53,077

F

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Feather River Community College District Quincy $1,465 N/A $38,142
Federico Beauty Institute Sacramento N/A N/A $29,856
Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara N/A N/A N/A
Five Branches University Santa Cruz N/A N/A N/A
Folsom Lake College Folsom $1,288 N/A $42,568
Foothill College Los Altos Hills $1,565 N/A $57,072
Franciscan School of Theology San Diego N/A N/A N/A
Fredrick and Charles Beauty College Eureka N/A N/A $21,826
Fremont University Cerritos N/A N/A $39,003
Fresno City College Fresno $1,334 N/A $37,361
Fresno Pacific University Fresno $36,660 64% $58,896
Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena N/A N/A N/A
Fullerton College Fullerton $1,150 N/A $43,366

G

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood N/A N/A N/A
Gavilan College Gilroy $1,508 N/A $47,169
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad Carlsbad N/A N/A $42,588
Glendale Career College Glendale N/A N/A $41,472
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield Bakersfield N/A N/A $41,472
Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON West Covina N/A N/A $41,472
Glendale Community College Glendale $1,191 N/A $41,540
Gnomon North Hollywood $37,635 42% $114,785
Golden Gate University San Francisco N/A N/A $87,434
Golden West College Huntington Beach $1,380 N/A $43,145
Grace Mission University Fullerton $3,370 N/A N/A
Graduate Theological Union Berkeley N/A N/A N/A
Grossmont College El Cajon $1,332 N/A $40,309
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose N/A N/A $66,844

H

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente N/A 100% $39,271
Hartnell College Salinas $1,404 N/A $44,316
Harvey Mudd College Claremont $68,613 13% $138,687
Haven University Garden Grove $7,010 N/A N/A
Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Escondido N/A N/A $24,366
Healthcare Career College Paramount N/A N/A $32,613
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-Los Angeles Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
High Desert Medical College Lancaster N/A N/A N/A
High Desert Medical College - Bakerfield Bakersfield N/A N/A N/A
High Desert Medical College - Temecula Temecula N/A N/A N/A
High Tech High Graduate School of Education San Diego N/A N/A N/A
Hilltop Beauty School Daly City N/A N/A $25,477
Hinton Barber and Beauty College Vallejo N/A N/A N/A
Hollywood Cultural College Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
Homestead Schools Torrance N/A N/A $59,398
Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa Costa Mesa N/A N/A $59,398
Hope International University Fullerton $38,050 33% $49,697
Hoss Lee Academy Roseville N/A N/A N/A
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton $13,500 N/A $39,248
Hypnosis Motivation Institute Tarzana N/A N/A $24,244

I

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
ICOHS College San Diego N/A N/A N/A
IDEA at ATEP Tustin $1,156 N/A $49,156
Imperial Valley College Imperial $1,148 N/A $34,487
Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program Sacramento N/A N/A N/A
Institute for Business and Technology San Jose N/A N/A $38,015
Institute of Buddhist Studies Berkeley N/A N/A N/A
Institute of Culinary Education Pasadena N/A N/A $47,865
Integrity College of Health Pasadena N/A N/A N/A
InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield Fairfield N/A N/A $36,089
InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova N/A N/A $36,089
InterCoast Colleges-Riverside Riverside N/A N/A $36,089
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina N/A N/A $36,089
Interior Designers Institute Newport Beach $20,250 N/A $54,974
International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
International School of Beauty Inc Palm Desert N/A N/A $19,799
Irvine Valley College Irvine $1,156 N/A $49,156

J

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
J D Academy of Salon and Spa Danville N/A N/A N/A
Jama's Beauty & Barber College West Hills N/A N/A N/A
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University Berkeley N/A N/A $109,183
John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido $30,265 80% $56,930
John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College Long Beach N/A N/A $23,643

K

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
KC Beauty Academy Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
Keck Graduate Institute Claremont N/A N/A N/A

L

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
La Sierra University Riverside $37,710 92% $61,824
Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach $37,500 94% $47,867
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe $1,131 N/A $36,657
Lancaster Beauty School Lancaster N/A N/A $16,220
Laney College Oakland $1,258 N/A $37,282
Las Positas College Livermore $1,168 N/A $51,088
Lassen Community College Susanville $1,144 N/A $35,994
Latin American Bible Institute La Puente $14,050 55% N/A
Laurus College San Luis Obispo N/A N/A $30,896
Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology Selma N/A N/A N/A
Lemoore College Lemoore $1,384 N/A $40,292
Life Chiropractic College West Hayward N/A N/A N/A
Life Pacific University San Dimas $22,118 96% $43,299
Lionel University Carpinteria $15,265 N/A N/A
Loma Linda University Loma Linda N/A N/A $89,816
Long Beach City College Long Beach $1,556 N/A $38,870
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles $1,238 N/A $36,190
Los Angeles College of Aesthetics Los Angeles N/A N/A $16,540
Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena $30,540 88% $31,758
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health Los Angeles N/A N/A $115,318
Los Angeles Film School Hollywood N/A N/A $31,632
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington $1,238 N/A $41,133
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar $1,238 N/A $39,834
Los Angeles Pacific College Los Angeles $7,260 N/A N/A
Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas $12,360 N/A N/A
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills $1,238 N/A $44,521
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles $1,238 N/A $32,172
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles $1,238 N/A $35,233
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen $1,238 N/A $42,678
Los Medanos College Pittsburg $1,312 N/A $42,454
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles $62,357 45% $78,349
Lu Ross Academy Ventura N/A N/A $23,148
Lyle's College of Beauty Fresno N/A N/A $25,913
Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College Santa Rosa N/A N/A $20,358

M

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Madera Community College Madera $1,378 N/A N/A
Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus Los Angeles N/A N/A $63,612
Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus Van Nuys N/A N/A $63,612
Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton N/A N/A N/A
Mayfield College Cathedral City N/A N/A $29,384
Medical Allied Career Center Santa Fe Springs N/A N/A N/A
Medical Career College of Northern California Roseville $19,576 N/A N/A
Mendocino College Ukiah $1,423 N/A $40,243
Menlo College Atherton $53,630 68% $76,419
Merced College Merced $1,200 N/A $37,815
Meridian University Petaluma N/A N/A N/A
Merritt College Oakland $1,258 N/A $44,392
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey N/A N/A $76,310
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Vacaville Vacaville N/A N/A $22,378
Milan Institute-Bakersfield Bakersfield N/A N/A $24,879
Milan Institute-Clovis Clovis N/A N/A $24,879
Milan Institute-Merced Merced N/A N/A $24,879
Milan Institute-Palm Desert Palm Desert N/A N/A $29,491
Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia N/A N/A $32,493
Minerva University San Francisco $23,630 3% N/A
MiraCosta College Oceanside $1,158 N/A $43,845
MiraCosta College - San Elijo Campus Cardiff $1,158 N/A $43,845
Mission College Santa Clara $1,438 N/A $50,936
MIXED Institute of Cosmetology & Barber Sacramento N/A N/A N/A
Modern Beauty Academy Oxnard N/A N/A $22,477
Modern Technology School Fountain Valley N/A N/A $50,667
Modesto Junior College Modesto $1,282 N/A $42,368
Moler Barber College Oakland N/A N/A $15,204
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey $1,188 N/A $42,176
Moorpark College Moorpark $1,426 N/A $49,044
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley $1,428 N/A $52,133
Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles $49,564 73% $72,379
Mount Saint Mary's University - Doheny Campus Los Angeles $49,564 N/A $72,379
Mt San Antonio College Walnut $1,364 N/A $46,283
Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto $1,448 N/A $38,319
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Concord N/A N/A $40,175
MTI College Sacramento N/A 63% $45,328
Musicians Institute Hollywood $34,322 78% $32,778

N

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Napa Valley College Napa $1,156 N/A $49,517
National Career College Panorama City N/A N/A $19,347
National Career Education Citrus Heights N/A N/A $38,015
National Holistic Institute Emeryville N/A N/A $27,978
National Polytechnic College Lakewood N/A N/A $30,781
National University San Diego $13,284 N/A $67,548
Naval Postgraduate School Monterey N/A N/A N/A
New York Film Academy Burbank $36,920 N/A $29,633
Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego $30,291 100% $68,891
Norco College Norco $1,428 N/A $51,206
North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc Modesto N/A N/A $27,269
North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim N/A N/A $39,876
North-West College-Glendale Glendale N/A N/A $37,542
North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach N/A N/A $39,876
North-West College-Pomona Pomona N/A N/A $39,876
North-West College-Riverside Riverside N/A N/A $39,876
North-West College-San Diego San Diego N/A N/A $41,472
North-West College-Van Nuys Van Nuys N/A N/A $32,488
North-West College-West Covina West Covina N/A N/A $37,542
Northcentral University San Diego N/A N/A $48,414
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland $67,778 17% $92,538
Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont N/A N/A $74,576

O

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Oak Valley College Rialto $24,180 N/A N/A
Occidental College Los Angeles $66,274 44% $75,951
Ohlone College Fremont $1,202 N/A $54,278
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa $1,392 N/A $47,348
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles $56,488 82% $58,152
Oxnard College Oxnard $1,426 N/A $41,393

P

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Pacific College Costa Mesa N/A 56% $70,064
Pacific Oaks College Pasadena $32,520 34% $52,485
Pacific School of Religion Berkeley N/A N/A N/A
Pacific States University Los Angeles $10,159 N/A N/A
Pacific Union College Angwin $37,173 47% $70,484
Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria N/A N/A N/A
Palladium Technical Academy Inc Temple City N/A N/A $34,799
Palo Alto University Palo Alto N/A N/A $83,187
Palo Verde College Blythe $1,288 N/A $36,389
Palomar College San Marcos $1,354 N/A $42,300
Palomar Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos N/A N/A $23,451
Pasadena City College Pasadena $1,180 N/A $43,937
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa Costa Mesa N/A N/A $26,897
Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay Pleasant Hill N/A N/A $29,418
Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno Fresno N/A N/A $29,671
Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto Modesto N/A N/A $28,691
Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena Pasadena N/A N/A $25,845
Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento Sacramento N/A N/A $30,336
Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego San Diego N/A N/A $26,897
Paul Mitchell the School-San Jose San Jose N/A N/A N/A
Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks N/A N/A $26,262
Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula Temecula N/A N/A $22,452
PCI College Cerritos N/A N/A $36,141
Pepperdine University Malibu $69,918 63% $82,939
Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista N/A N/A $38,673
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos N/A N/A $38,673
Pitzer College Claremont $65,192 25% $69,512
Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim $14,922 N/A $40,669
Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra $14,922 N/A $40,669
Platt College-Ontario Ontario $14,922 N/A $40,669
Platt College-Riverside Riverside $14,922 N/A $40,669
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego $46,250 84% $63,998
Pomona College Claremont $65,420 7% $77,779
Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education Pomona N/A N/A $34,849
Porterville College Porterville $1,438 N/A $36,328
Poway Adult School Poway N/A N/A N/A
Premiere Career College Irwindale N/A N/A $41,270
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America Santa Fe Springs $9,329 N/A N/A
Princess Institute of Beauty Reedley N/A N/A N/A
Professional Golfers Career College Temecula $18,840 N/A $46,079
Professional Institute of Beauty El Monte N/A N/A $16,886
Providence Christian College Pasadena $36,963 100% $46,264

R

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
RAND School of Public Policy Santa Monica N/A N/A N/A
Reach University Oakland $12,374 100% N/A
Redondo Beach Beauty College Torrance N/A N/A N/A
Reedley College Reedley $1,334 N/A $38,493
Regan Career Institute El Monte N/A N/A N/A
Relay Graduate School of Education - California San Jose N/A N/A N/A
Riggins Urban Barber College San Diego N/A N/A N/A
Rio Hondo College Whittier $1,388 N/A $44,950
Riverside City College Riverside $1,428 N/A $41,091
Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Riverside N/A N/A N/A

S

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Sacramento City College Sacramento $1,288 N/A $42,214
Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Sacramento N/A 71% N/A
Saddleback College Mission Viejo $1,156 N/A $50,874
Saint Mary's College of California Moraga $57,803 87% $78,812
Salon Success Academy-Corona Corona N/A N/A $22,412
Salon Success Academy-Fontana Fontana N/A N/A $22,412
Salon Success Academy-Redlands Redlands N/A N/A $22,412
Salon Success Academy-Riverside Riverside N/A N/A $21,777
Salon Success Academy-Upland Upland N/A N/A $26,956
Salon Success Academy-West Covina West Covina N/A N/A $26,956
Samuel Merritt University Oakland N/A N/A $143,238
San Bernardino Beauty College San Bernardino N/A N/A N/A
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino $1,196 N/A $39,676
San Diego Christian College Santee $28,012 31% $49,766
San Diego City College San Diego $1,146 N/A $38,503
San Diego Global Knowledge University San Diego $13,774 N/A N/A
San Diego Mesa College San Diego $1,146 N/A $45,120
San Diego Miramar College San Diego $1,146 N/A $48,224
San Diego State University San Diego $8,728 36% $64,909
San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus Calexico $7,498 N/A $64,909
San Francisco Bay University Fremont $8,830 96% N/A
San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco $56,150 55% N/A
San Francisco Film School San Francisco N/A N/A N/A
San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc San Francisco N/A N/A $32,926
San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork San Francisco N/A N/A N/A
San Francisco State University San Francisco $7,950 96% $68,077
San Joaquin College of Law Clovis N/A N/A N/A
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton $1,180 N/A $43,212
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Delano Delano N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville Porterville N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria Santa Maria N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno N/A N/A $38,317
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia N/A N/A $38,317
San Jose Campus San Jose N/A N/A N/A
San Jose City College San Jose $1,366 N/A $46,215
San Jose State University San Jose $8,410 85% $78,988
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla N/A N/A N/A
Santa Ana Beauty Academy Santa Ana N/A N/A $28,107
Santa Ana Beauty College Santa Ana N/A N/A N/A
Santa Ana College Santa Ana $1,180 N/A $43,552
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara $1,240 N/A $47,647
Santa Clara University Santa Clara $61,293 48% $109,183
Santa Monica College Santa Monica $1,156 N/A $42,193
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa $1,318 N/A $47,224
Santiago Canyon College Orange $1,164 N/A $44,956
Saybrook University Pasadena N/A N/A N/A
Scripps College Claremont $65,950 38% $77,539
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding $14,535 100% $28,891
Shasta College Redding $1,197 N/A $39,269
Shasta School of Cosmetology Redding N/A N/A N/A
Sierra College Rocklin $1,446 N/A $45,294
Sierra College of Beauty Merced N/A N/A $18,519
Simpson University Redding $39,708 86% $54,340
Skyline College San Bruno $1,272 N/A $55,702
Smith Chason College Los Angeles $19,040 N/A $58,004
Sofia University Palo Alto N/A N/A N/A
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo $38,728 43% $55,017
Solano Community College Fairfield $1,172 N/A $44,170
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park $8,624 93% $65,986
South Baylo University Anaheim N/A N/A N/A
South Coast College Orange $13,494 N/A $44,897
Southern California College of Barber and Beauty Escondido N/A N/A N/A
Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood N/A N/A $34,558
Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles $56,162 77% $71,909
Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim $20,515 74% $53,598
Southern California Seminary El Cajon $19,080 N/A $39,607
Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier $10,476 N/A $70,649
Southwestern Law School Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology Inglewood N/A N/A $61,575
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Riverside N/A N/A $61,575
Sri Sai Krish Institute ORANGE $64,500 N/A N/A
Stanbridge University Irvine N/A 10% $62,144
Stanford University Stanford $65,910 4% $124,080
Starr King School for the Ministry Oakland N/A N/A N/A
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills $10,460 41% $35,418
Summit College San Bernardino N/A N/A $40,187
Sutter County Career Training Center Yuba City N/A N/A $34,846

T

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Taft College Taft $1,108 N/A $38,861
Teachers College of San Joaquin Stockton N/A N/A N/A
Thanh Le College School of Cosmetology Garden Grove N/A N/A $13,265
The Chicago School at Anaheim Anaheim N/A N/A $56,899
The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles $21,780 46% $56,899
The Chicago School at San Diego San Diego $21,780 N/A $56,899
The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara N/A N/A N/A
The Colleges of Law at Ventura Ventura N/A N/A N/A
The Fab School Rancho Cucamonga N/A N/A N/A
The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita $39,020 84% $57,106
The Nurse Academy National City N/A N/A N/A
The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose San Jose N/A N/A N/A
The Wright Institute Berkeley N/A N/A N/A
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula $30,200 83% $55,619
Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego N/A N/A N/A
Touro University California Vallejo $20,005 N/A $104,805
Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos $14,600 N/A $40,803
Tri-Community Adult Education Covina N/A N/A N/A
Trinity Law School Santa Ana N/A N/A $46,989

U

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield N/A N/A $27,688
UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista N/A N/A $31,141
UEI College-Fresno Fresno N/A N/A $27,688
UEI College-Garden Grove Garden Grove N/A N/A $31,141
UEI College-Gardena Gardena N/A N/A $30,848
UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park N/A N/A $31,141
UEI College-Oceanside Oceanside N/A N/A $31,141
UEI College-Ontario Ontario N/A N/A $31,141
UEI College-Reseda Reseda N/A N/A $31,141
UEI College-Riverside Riverside N/A N/A $30,848
UEI College-Sacramento Sacramento N/A N/A $30,848
UEI College-Stockton Stockton N/A N/A $31,141
UEI College-West Covina West Covina N/A N/A $31,141
Ukiah Adult School Ukiah N/A 18% N/A
United States University San Diego $6,780 N/A $80,980
Unitek College Hayward N/A N/A $87,877
Unitek College - Bakersfield Bakersfield N/A N/A $79,550
Unitek College - Concord Concord N/A N/A $79,550
Unitek College - Sacramento Sacramento N/A N/A $79,550
Unitek College - San Jose San Jose N/A N/A $79,550
Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 2 Los Angeles N/A N/A $17,821
Universal Healthcare Careers College Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Rancho Cucamonga N/A N/A $52,873
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc Sacramento N/A N/A $48,341
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Long Beach N/A N/A $52,873
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco San Francisco N/A N/A N/A
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley $16,347 11% $92,446
University of California-Davis Davis $16,774 42% $80,838
University of California-Irvine Irvine $15,722 29% $80,735
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles $15,203 9% $82,511
University of California-Merced Merced $15,623 91% $64,368
University of California-Riverside Riverside $15,606 76% $67,699
University of California-San Diego La Jolla $16,758 27% $84,943
University of California-San Francisco San Francisco N/A N/A N/A
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara $16,414 33% $74,915
University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz $16,005 66% $68,396
University of East-West Medicine Sunnyvale N/A N/A N/A
University of La Verne La Verne $49,470 71% $65,464
University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo $12,540 N/A $65,703
University of Redlands Redlands $60,878 83% $72,690
University of San Diego San Diego $59,486 52% $86,522
University of San Francisco San Francisco $60,492 62% $89,812
University of Silicon Andhra Milpitas N/A 100% N/A
University of Silicon Valley San Jose $22,480 51% $51,017
University of Southern California Los Angeles $72,097 10% $92,498
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos N/A N/A $79,150
University of the Pacific Stockton $57,080 71% $78,445
University of the People Pasadena $1,400 N/A N/A
University of the West Rosemead $15,446 100% N/A
University of West Los Angeles Inglewood N/A N/A N/A
University of West Los Angeles - Chatsworth Woodland Hills N/A N/A N/A
Urban Barber College Concord N/A N/A N/A
Urban Barber College - Modesto Modesto N/A N/A N/A
Urban Barber College - San Jose San Jose N/A N/A N/A

V

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa $41,700 62% $59,541
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Ventura N/A N/A $38,232
Ventura College Ventura $1,426 N/A $43,430
Victor Valley College Victorville $1,425 N/A $36,119
Victor Valley Community College - Aviation Technology Victorville $1,425 N/A $36,119
Victory Career College Carson N/A N/A N/A
Vista Adult School Vista N/A N/A N/A

W

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Waynes College of Beauty Salinas N/A N/A N/A
West Coast Barber College Oceanside N/A N/A N/A
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Los Angeles N/A N/A $102,672
West Coast University-Los Angeles North Hollywood $36,854 N/A $102,672
West Coast University-Ontario Ontario $36,854 N/A $102,672
West Coast University-Orange County Anaheim $22,506 N/A $102,672
West Los Angeles College Culver City $1,238 N/A $38,537
West Valley College Saratoga N/A N/A $51,688
Westcliff University Irvine $17,670 73% N/A
Western Seminary-San Jose San Jose N/A N/A N/A
Western University of Health Sciences Pomona N/A N/A N/A
Westminster Theological Seminary in California Escondido N/A N/A N/A
Westmont College Santa Barbara $53,584 77% $64,778
Whittier College Whittier $51,350 81% $59,492
William Jessup University Rocklin $37,150 93% $56,257
Woodbury University Burbank $47,056 82% $65,668
Woodland Community College Woodland $1,124 N/A $40,042
World Mission University Los Angeles $6,920 N/A N/A
Wright Institute (The) - Berkeley N/A N/A N/A

X

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Xavier College School of Nursing Stockton N/A 36% N/A

Y

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles $16,900 58% $48,361
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A
Young Americans College of the Performing Arts Corona $14,030 100% N/A
Yuba College Marysville $1,128 N/A $39,552

Z

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
ZMS The Academy Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A

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There are 635 colleges and universities in California, including 177 public and 458 private institutions, according to 2024 College Scorecard data.
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The average in-state tuition across California colleges is $16,916. Tuition ranges from $1,104 to $72,097 depending on the institution.
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