California Best Colleges Comparison

The below table compares the 91 best colleges in California with important academic factors. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column name that you want to sort.
RankCollege NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesSAT ScoreAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
1Stanford University
Stanford, CA
$62,484$59,4991,5503.9%18,44693%6 to 1
2California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
$63,255$63,063-3.1%2,46393%3 to 1
3Pomona College
Claremont, CA
$62,326-1,5206.8%1,66493%7 to 1
4University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$68,237$68,1281,51010.0%47,14792%9 to 1
5Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
$64,150$68,5251,51011.1%1,38495%8 to 1
6Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
$66,255-1,53013.1%94994%8 to 1
7Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, CA
$37,450$37,4501,36069.5%47687%7 to 1
8Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Monterey, CA
$47,026$47,026--503-1 to 1
9University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
$44,524$28,985-8.7%46,67893%18 to 1
10University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
$45,627$30,363-11.7%45,69993%18 to 1
11Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
$59,241$25,8731,42043.8%9,34088%10 to 1
12Scripps College
Claremont, CA
$63,434$48,5981,48033.9%1,10387%11 to 1
13Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
$58,489$21,902-40.3%10,25680%11 to 1
14Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
$62,692--16.7%1,20483%10 to 1
15Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
$66,742$42,0201,36049.9%9,54585%13 to 1
16Chapman University
Orange, CA
$62,784$38,6041,34055.6%9,96180%12 to 1
17University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
$45,742$29,555-27.8%26,06885%17 to 1
18University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
$55,340$53,5441,30094.9%6,75568%14 to 1
19University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
$46,042$29,637-24.5%42,37688%19 to 1
20Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
$51,790-1,33579.9%1,31070%10 to 1
21University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
$46,024$29,662-41.6%39,70785%21 to 1
22Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA
$28,700-1,25078.7%53982%10 to 1
23California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
$30,995$22,013-29.8%22,48585%18 to 1
24Biola University
La Mirada, CA
$46,704$12,4201,24060.1%5,29669%14 to 1
25University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
$45,014$29,377-25.6%36,58286%18 to 1
26Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
$63,446$63,4461,45039.9%1,85485%9 to 1
27Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
$43,600$17,3301,14579.5%6,48764%10 to 1
28The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, CA
$36,930$8,550-75.9%2,79964%14 to 1
29University of La Verne
La Verne, CA
$49,450$15,7901,11548.5%5,59665%11 to 1
30University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
$56,444$29,328-46.8%9,11082%14 to 1
31Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA
$39,950$12,718-64.7%2,21956%16 to 1
32Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA
$56,134$33,900-88.6%2,77569%10 to 1
33Whittier College
Whittier, CA
$49,864$14,742-85.4%85963%8 to 1
34Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, CA
$35,558$13,200-57.5%2,92156%8 to 1
35Hope International University
Fullerton, CA
$36,250$17,650-35.4%1,14046%13 to 1
36DeVry University-California
Ontario, CA
$15,032$17,552-43.3%2,11943%18 to 1
37San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
$20,170$19,228-34.4%39,24178%22 to 1
39University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
$57,614$25,0721,20580.9%3,19271%11 to 1
40California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
$18,888$17,946-47.1%40,27870%19 to 1
41La Sierra University
Riverside, CA
$35,910$15,997-93.3%1,61168%11 to 1
42California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
$18,953$18,011-86.7%41,96269%22 to 1
43University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
$45,337$29,957-62.5%19,76474%22 to 1
44California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA
$18,860$17,918-96.4%23,98655%18 to 1
45California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA
$19,319$18,377-73.7%26,84867%23 to 1
46Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA
$41,390$8,730-59.9%3,48163%13 to 1
47San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
$19,872$18,930-80.2%36,06265%18 to 1
48California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
$19,555$18,613-98.3%18,92555%19 to 1
49Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
$43,550$11,8801,27081.8%4,49474%13 to 1
50California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
$18,698$17,756-91.9%25,08053%19 to 1
51California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
$19,482$18,540-93.6%31,17256%21 to 1
52California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
$19,614$18,672-95.7%15,43154%21 to 1
53California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA
$18,975$18,033-93.2%37,76056%21 to 1
54California State University-Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
$19,706$18,764-97.5%9,84158%16 to 1
55Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
$50,666$20,5531,19595.6%2,02676%8 to 1
56University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
$58,222$29,1401,30050.8%9,21271%12 to 1
57California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
$18,944$18,002-91.3%15,18147%18 to 1
58University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA
$44,947$29,468-63.3%26,42677%23 to 1
59San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
$19,304$18,362-96.2%23,90850%16 to 1
60California State University-Chico
Chico, CA
$19,944$19,002-93.7%14,52364%20 to 1
61Woodbury University
Burbank, CA
$44,886$43,242-72.9%89855%9 to 1
62California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
$50,670$22,4981,22088.9%3,41374%13 to 1
63Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
$20,070$19,128-94.7%5,99061%15 to 1
64Holy Names University
Oakland, CA
$42,115$18,590--95953%9 to 1
65California State University-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
$19,576$18,634-88.2%9,78749%16 to 1
66California State University-Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA
$19,317$18,375-94.8%6,74263%16 to 1
67National University
San Diego, CA
$13,320$15,912--19,92450%16 to 1
68Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA
$48,132$13,894-68.7%2,30853%11 to 1
69California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA
$18,935$17,993-96.8%13,33346%17 to 1
70California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA
$19,793$18,851-98.8%6,15647%14 to 1
71California State University-Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA
$18,697$17,755-93.1%5,68853%15 to 1
72Providence Christian College
Pasadena, CA
$35,172--92.5%14753%12 to 1
73American Jewish University
Los Angeles, CA
$10,596$28,162--20931%10 to 1
74Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA
$35,214$35,2141,08042.5%93851%11 to 1
75California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
$39,720$14,914-73.6%11,40760%20 to 1
76University of California-Merced
Merced, CA
$44,944$29,289-39.2%9,14769%21 to 1
77Northcentral University
San Diego, CA
$12,594$17,998--10,518-1 to 1
78University of Massachusetts Global
Irvine, CA
$12,520$13,282--9,06950%28 to 1
79University of Phoenix-California
Ontario, CA
$9,552$16,263--25718%7 to 1
80Antioch University-Los Angeles
Culver City, CA
$16,350$22,116--888-3 to 1
81Simpson University
Redding, CA
$38,522$20,090-99.0%90742%15 to 1
82Antioch University-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
$19,560$32,350--284-5 to 1
83Ashford University
San Diego, CA
$13,160$13,515--32,6049%16 to 1
84Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA
$11,343$17,070--2,262-10 to 1
85California Institute of Integral Studies
San Francisco, CA
$22,334$23,610--2,047-17 to 1
86Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA
-$37,150--1,763--
87Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, CA
$14,640$9,000--2,35742%11 to 1
88Keck Graduate Institute
Claremont, CA
-$41,981--602--
89Notre Dame de Namur University
Belmont, CA
$15,792$15,300--23732%6 to 1
90Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA
----2,600--
92Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, CA
-$22,260--937--
93Alliant International University-San Diego
San Diego, CA
$17,949$19,129--4,14722%10 to 1
Average$36,404$25,3691,33462.6%11,70065%14 to 1