2024 California Colleges Comparison
In California, 643 colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school type, there are 191 public schools and 452 private schools. By school level, 278 4-years (or high) schools, 186 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and 179 less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active this year based on the IPEDS data.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at California colleges is $14,370 for state residents and $20,920 for out-of-state students in 2024. The graduate tuition & fee is $19,933 for state residents and $23,560 for out-of-state students. A total of 3,762 students enrolled in California colleges including 3,637 undergraduate and 1,516 graduate students.
Most Compared California Colleges
The following California college pairs are frequently compared by users. You can compare the schools by their most important academic factors such as acceptance rate and tuition.
2024 Statistics for California Colleges
Of the 643 California schools, Stanford University ranked first and California Institute of Technology ranked second (view more at California college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all California colleges is $14,370 for California residents and $20,920 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 67.01% and the average SAT score is 1,327. The average number of students is 3,762 and the average student to faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for California colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees of California colleges are $20,920 and Laurus College has the highest tuition & fees of $83,400 and University of the People has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,200.
- The average graduate tuition & fees of California colleges are $23,560 and Claremont McKenna College has the highest tuition & fees of $68,525 and Grace Mission University has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,640.
- The average SAT score of California colleges is 1,327 and Stanford University has the highest SAT score of 1,550 and Pacific Union College has the lowest score of 1,080.
- The average acceptance rate of California colleges is 67.01% and California Institute of Technology has the tightest (lowest) rate of 3% and American University of Health Sciences has the loosest (lowest) rate of 100%.
- The average student population of California colleges is 3,762 and University of Southern California has the most students of 48,945 and Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art has the fewest students of 5.
- The average graduation rate of California colleges is 56.59% and Learnet Academy Inc has the highest rate of 100% and DeVry University-California has the lowest rate of 8%.
California Colleges Core Statistics Comparison
The following table lists colleges located in California ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,484 | $59,499 | 1,550 | 4.0% | 18,283 | 95% | 5 to 1 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $63,255 | $63,063 | - | 3.0% | 2,401 | 94% | 3 to 1 |
| Pomona College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,326 | - | 1,520 | 7.0% | 1,716 | 94% | 7 to 1 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $68,237 | $68,128 | 1,510 | 10.0% | 48,945 | 92% | 9 to 1 |
| Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $64,150 | $68,525 | 1,510 | 11.0% | 1,389 | 91% | 8 to 1 |
| Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $66,255 | - | 1,530 | 13.0% | 922 | 92% | 8 to 1 |
| Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,450 | $37,450 | 1,360 | 70.0% | 455 | 87% | 7 to 1 |
| Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $47,026 | $47,026 | - | - | 657 | - | 1 to 1 |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $44,524 | $28,985 | - | 9.0% | 46,430 | 92% | 18 to 1 |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $45,627 | $30,363 | - | 12.0% | 45,307 | 94% | 19 to 1 |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $59,241 | $25,873 | 1,420 | 44.0% | 9,178 | 88% | 12 to 1 |
| Scripps College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $63,434 | $48,598 | 1,480 | 34.0% | 1,099 | 84% | 10 to 1 |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $58,489 | $21,902 | - | 40.0% | 10,165 | 81% | 11 to 1 |
| Pitzer College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,692 | - | - | 17.0% | 1,212 | 85% | 10 to 1 |
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $66,742 | $42,020 | 1,360 | 50.0% | 10,030 | 83% | 13 to 1 |
| Chapman University Orange, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,784 | $38,604 | 1,340 | 56.0% | 10,014 | 83% | 12 to 1 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $45,742 | $29,555 | - | 28.0% | 26,420 | 85% | 17 to 1 |
| University of the Pacific Stockton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $55,340 | $53,544 | 1,300 | 95.0% | 6,277 | 73% | 14 to 1 |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,042 | $29,637 | - | 25.0% | 42,006 | 87% | 19 to 1 |
| Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $51,790 | - | 1,335 | 80.0% | 1,284 | 73% | 10 to 1 |
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,024 | $29,662 | - | 42.0% | 39,679 | 86% | 21 to 1 |
| Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,700 | - | 1,250 | 79.1% | 516 | 85% | 11 to 1 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $30,995 | $22,013 | - | 30.0% | 22,000 | 85% | 20 to 1 |
| Biola University La Mirada, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $46,704 | $12,420 | 1,240 | 60.0% | 5,387 | 72% | 13 to 1 |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $45,014 | $29,377 | - | 26.0% | 35,937 | 86% | 18 to 1 |
| Occidental College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $63,446 | $63,446 | 1,450 | 40.0% | 1,942 | 82% | 9 to 1 |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $43,600 | $17,330 | 1,145 | 79.0% | 7,169 | 61% | 10 to 1 |
| The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,930 | $8,550 | - | 76.0% | 2,606 | 73% | 13 to 1 |
| University of La Verne La Verne, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $49,450 | $15,790 | 1,115 | 48.0% | 5,662 | 63% | 11 to 1 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $56,444 | $29,328 | - | 47.0% | 8,815 | 82% | 13 to 1 |
| Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,950 | $12,718 | - | 65.0% | 2,256 | 59% | 16 to 1 |
| Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $56,134 | $33,900 | - | 89.0% | 2,765 | 72% | 9 to 1 |
| Whittier College Whittier, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $49,864 | $14,742 | - | 85.0% | 1,192 | 65% | 10 to 1 |
| Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,558 | $13,200 | - | 58.0% | 3,032 | 50% | 10 to 1 |
| Hope International University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,250 | $17,650 | - | 35.0% | 1,116 | 50% | 13 to 1 |
| DeVry University-California Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,032 | $17,552 | - | 43.0% | 1,677 | 8% | 16 to 1 |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,170 | $19,228 | - | 34.0% | 37,402 | 78% | 25 to 1 |
| University of Redlands Redlands, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $57,614 | $25,072 | 1,205 | 81.0% | 3,460 | 66% | 10 to 1 |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,888 | $17,946 | - | 47.0% | 38,973 | 72% | 22 to 1 |
| La Sierra University Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,910 | $15,997 | - | 93.0% | 1,614 | 53% | 10 to 1 |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,953 | $18,011 | - | 87.0% | 40,386 | 69% | 24 to 1 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $45,337 | $29,957 | - | 63.0% | 19,478 | 76% | 23 to 1 |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,860 | $17,918 | - | 96.0% | 23,999 | 56% | 21 to 1 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,319 | $18,377 | - | 74.0% | 27,503 | 66% | 25 to 1 |
| Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $41,390 | $8,730 | - | 60.0% | 3,744 | 63% | 14 to 1 |
| San Jose State University San Jose, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,872 | $18,930 | - | 80.0% | 35,751 | 68% | 22 to 1 |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,555 | $18,613 | - | 98.0% | 19,803 | 54% | 23 to 1 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $43,550 | $11,880 | 1,270 | 82.0% | 4,319 | 75% | 13 to 1 |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,698 | $17,756 | - | 92.0% | 26,460 | 51% | 22 to 1 |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,482 | $18,540 | - | 94.0% | 31,818 | 54% | 24 to 1 |
| California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,614 | $18,672 | - | 96.0% | 15,109 | 56% | 23 to 1 |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,975 | $18,033 | - | 93.0% | 37,579 | 55% | 24 to 1 |
| California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,706 | $18,764 | - | 97.0% | 10,154 | 55% | 18 to 1 |
| Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,666 | $20,553 | 1,195 | 96.0% | 1,877 | 78% | 9 to 1 |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $58,222 | $29,140 | 1,300 | 51.0% | 9,688 | 74% | 13 to 1 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,944 | $18,002 | - | 91.0% | 16,426 | 46% | 22 to 1 |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $44,947 | $29,468 | - | 63.0% | 26,809 | 76% | 24 to 1 |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,304 | $18,362 | - | 96.0% | 25,282 | 54% | 19 to 1 |
| California State University-Chico Chico, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,944 | $19,002 | - | 94.0% | 14,183 | 64% | 20 to 1 |
| Woodbury University Burbank, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $44,886 | $43,242 | - | 73.0% | 943 | 54% | 8 to 1 |
| California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,670 | $22,498 | 1,220 | 89.0% | 3,615 | 73% | 14 to 1 |
| Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,070 | $19,128 | - | 95.0% | 6,637 | 59% | 18 to 1 |
| California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,576 | $18,634 | - | 88.0% | 9,613 | 49% | 19 to 1 |
| California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,317 | $18,375 | - | 95.0% | 7,045 | 61% | 20 to 1 |
| National University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,320 | $15,912 | - | - | 18,631 | 22% | 16 to 1 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $48,132 | $13,894 | - | 69.0% | 2,440 | 59% | 11 to 1 |
| California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,935 | $17,993 | - | 97.0% | 13,673 | 45% | 22 to 1 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,793 | $18,851 | - | 99.0% | 6,025 | 45% | 15 to 1 |
| California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,697 | $17,755 | - | 93.0% | 6,128 | 56% | 17 to 1 |
| Providence Christian College Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,172 | - | - | 93.5% | 136 | 35% | 12 to 1 |
| American Jewish University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,596 | $28,162 | - | - | 108 | 50% | 3 to 1 |
| Pacific Union College Angwin, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,214 | $35,214 | 1,080 | 42.0% | 870 | 46% | 13 to 1 |
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,720 | $14,914 | - | 74.0% | 11,495 | 63% | 18 to 1 |
| University of California-Merced Merced, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $44,944 | $29,289 | - | 39.0% | 9,103 | 67% | 19 to 1 |
| Northcentral University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $12,594 | $17,998 | - | - | 11,578 | - | 1 to 1 |
| University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $12,520 | $13,282 | - | - | 8,689 | 50% | 18 to 1 |
| University of Phoenix-California Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,552 | $16,263 | - | - | 635 | 24% | 7 to 1 |
| Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $16,350 | $22,116 | - | - | 867 | - | 2 to 1 |
| Simpson University Redding, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,522 | $20,090 | - | 99.0% | 874 | 46% | 13 to 1 |
| Antioch University-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,560 | $32,350 | - | - | 279 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Ashford University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,160 | $13,515 | - | - | 34,190 | 9% | 19 to 1 |
| Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,343 | $17,070 | - | - | 2,661 | - | 13 to 1 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,334 | $23,610 | - | - | 2,145 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $37,150 | - | - | 1,903 | - | - |
| Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,640 | $9,000 | - | - | 2,249 | 55% | 8 to 1 |
| Keck Graduate Institute Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $41,981 | - | - | 668 | - | - |
| Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,792 | $15,300 | - | - | 201 | 47% | - |
| Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 2,670 | - | - |
| International Technological University Santa Clara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $18,471 | - | - | 137 | - | - |
| Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $22,260 | - | - | 1,000 | - | - |
| Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,949 | $19,129 | - | - | 3,599 | - | 4 to 1 |
| High Tech High Graduate School of Education San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $20,000 | - | - | 108 | - | - |
| SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,460 | $5,895 | - | 64.2% | 662 | 43% | 16 to 1 |
| Yuba College Marysville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,208 | - | - | - | 5,401 | 29% | 21 to 1 |
| North-West College-Pomona Pomona, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,419 | - | - | - | 333 | 61% | 42 to 1 |
| Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $24,477 | - | - | 3,724 | - | - |
| ABC Adult School Cerritos, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $4,800 | - | - | - | 193 | 15% | 5 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Orange County Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,685 | $14,383 | - | - | 4,475 | 73% | 20 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA Private, 2-4 years | $52,543 | - | - | - | 189 | 83% | 27 to 1 |
| Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,515 | - | - | 88.3% | 541 | 78% | 28 to 1 |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus Van Nuys, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $24,644 | - | - | - | 93 | 100% | 12 to 1 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,094 | - | - | - | 18,076 | 33% | 24 to 1 |
| My Le's Beauty College Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $2,600 | - | - | - | 190 | 87% | 30 to 1 |
| Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $51,640 | $54,518 | - | 75.0% | 2,420 | 75% | 8 to 1 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,084 | - | - | - | 10,053 | 41% | 26 to 1 |
| Skyline College San Bruno, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $11,384 | - | - | - | 8,523 | 40% | 27 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Community College District Office Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamberlain University-California Rancho Cordova, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,602 | - | - | 60.0% | 597 | - | 12 to 1 |
| The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,844 | $26,136 | - | 40.2% | 3,326 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Institute of Culinary Education Pasadena, CA Private, 2-4 years | $37,649 | - | - | - | 362 | - | 8 to 1 |
| CET-Coachella Coachella, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 78 | 59% | 20 to 1 |
| Santa Ana Beauty Academy Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $4,500 | - | - | - | 31 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| Pardee RAND Graduate School Santa Monica, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $17,848 | - | - | 126 | - | - |
| San Bernardino Community College District San Bernardino, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Five Branches University Santa Cruz, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $19,675 | - | - | 335 | - | - |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,186 | - | - | - | 12,675 | 39% | 37 to 1 |
| Reedley College Reedley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,454 | - | - | - | 7,086 | 35% | 21 to 1 |
| Community Christian College Redlands, CA Private, 2-4 years | $9,130 | - | - | - | 485 | 15% | 25 to 1 |
| Butte County Regional Occupational Program Chico, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $7,000 | - | - | - | 29 | 73% | 10 to 1 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,676 | - | - | - | 6,122 | 41% | 28 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Vacaville Vacaville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,227 | - | - | - | 169 | 35% | 21 to 1 |
| CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,399 | - | - | - | 112 | 35% | 25 to 1 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,933 | $25,956 | - | 39.0% | 777 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Palo Verde College Blythe, CA Public, 2-4 years | $13,800 | - | - | - | 4,639 | 30% | 24 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 15,372 | 36% | 27 to 1 |
| UEI College-Stockton Stockton, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 813 | 52% | 15 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Administrative Office Sacramento, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $53,564 | $53,564 | - | 83.0% | 507 | 85% | 15 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,750 | - | - | - | 1,140 | 44% | 46 to 1 |
| Lu Ross Academy Ventura, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,170 | - | - | - | 263 | 61% | 20 to 1 |
| Canada College Redwood City, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,508 | - | - | - | 5,388 | 35% | 22 to 1 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys Van Nuys, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,319 | - | - | - | 231 | 57% | 26 to 1 |
| California College of ASU Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,175 | - | - | - | 291 | 47% | 15 to 1 |
| San Bernardino Beauty College San Bernardino, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,000 | - | - | - | 97 | 73% | 30 to 1 |
| Zaytuna College Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,250 | $27,842 | - | - | 43 | - | 3 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,377 | - | - | - | 704 | 53% | 29 to 1 |
| Summit College San Bernardino, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,495 | - | - | - | 1,017 | 74% | 18 to 1 |
| Annenberg School of Nursing Reseda, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $23,525 | - | - | 80.0% | 21 | 57% | 21 to 1 |
| Associated Technical College-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 94 | 65% | 12 to 1 |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Diego Christian College Santee, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,300 | $8,125 | - | 63.1% | 355 | 34% | 11 to 1 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,756 | - | - | - | 21,923 | 41% | 22 to 1 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 27,855 | 29% | 29 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $28,212 | - | - | 591 | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,360 | - | - | - | 363 | 77% | 16 to 1 |
| San Francisco Bay University Fremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $8,775 | $8,955 | - | 69.4% | 164 | - | 3 to 1 |
| CET-Santa Maria Santa Maria, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 109 | 29% | 18 to 1 |
| Bergin University of Canine Studies Penngrove, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,440 | $13,850 | - | - | 24 | - | 5 to 1 |
| South Orange County Community College District Mission Viejo, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $12,320 | - | - | - | 12,434 | 56% | 25 to 1 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,316 | - | - | - | 22,375 | 32% | 26 to 1 |
| Learnet Academy Inc Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,600 | - | - | - | 33 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| Stanbridge University Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,710 | - | - | 11.0% | 2,259 | 62% | 15 to 1 |
| Abraham Lincoln University Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,120 | $6,840 | - | - | 177 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Waynes College of Beauty Salinas, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,075 | - | - | - | 42 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
| Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology San Fernando, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,100 | - | - | - | 21 | 40% | 25 to 1 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,642 | - | - | - | 12,484 | 41% | 27 to 1 |
| National Career Education Citrus Heights, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,002 | - | - | - | 342 | 77% | 34 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 171 | 69% | 15 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 10,377 | 24% | 22 to 1 |
| California Miramar University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,994 | $7,300 | - | 65.5% | 216 | 30% | 13 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Los Angeles North Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,194 | - | - | - | 2,620 | 100% | 20 to 1 |
| ABCO Technology Inglewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $14,775 | - | - | - | 117 | 71% | 9 to 1 |
| Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $19,460 | - | - | 927 | - | - |
| West Hills Community College District Coalinga, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lyle's College of Beauty Fresno, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,520 | - | - | - | 88 | 60% | 14 to 1 |
| Career Academy of Beauty Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,168 | - | - | - | 205 | 74% | 20 to 1 |
| Contra Costa Community College District Office Martinez, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urban Barber College Concord, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,950 | - | - | - | 99 | 100% | 13 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno Fresno, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,633 | - | - | - | 333 | 40% | 23 to 1 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Mission University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $6,920 | $5,600 | - | - | 424 | 33% | 29 to 1 |
| Medical Allied Career Center Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $34,585 | - | - | - | 93 | 54% | 15 to 1 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $54,550 | $54,550 | - | 51.9% | 437 | 62% | 3 to 1 |
| Smith Chason College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,100 | - | - | - | 1,640 | 64% | 21 to 1 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,310 | - | - | - | 26,873 | 22% | 28 to 1 |
| Fremont University Cerritos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $40,565 | - | - | - | 151 | 42% | 24 to 1 |
| Citrus College Glendora, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,844 | - | - | - | 9,975 | 41% | 23 to 1 |
| Peralta Community College System Office Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine Santa Monica, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $20,441 | - | - | 198 | - | - |
| Southern States University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,439 | $7,045 | - | - | 352 | - | 5 to 1 |
| National Career College Panorama City, CA Private, 2-4 years | $14,350 | - | - | - | 292 | 66% | 22 to 1 |
| Medical Career College of Northern California Roseville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,576 | - | - | - | 18 | 100% | 3 to 1 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $2,123 | - | - | 84.1% | 337 | 87% | 27 to 1 |
| Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,700 | - | - | - | 64 | 78% | 20 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland Upland, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 253 | 60% | 15 to 1 |
| American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,575 | $29,349 | - | 100.0% | 510 | 66% | 16 to 1 |
| Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,024 | $31,696 | - | - | 6,786 | 43% | 15 to 1 |
| Fredrick and Charles Beauty College Eureka, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $7,323 | - | - | - | 72 | 63% | 24 to 1 |
| Saybrook University Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $25,206 | - | - | 1,013 | - | - |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,067 | - | - | - | 2,519 | 33% | 17 to 1 |
| Integrity College of Health Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,980 | - | - | - | 150 | 61% | 20 to 1 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,513 | 55% | 21 to 1 |
| Claremont Lincoln University Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $6,000 | $13,825 | - | - | 220 | - | - |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 8,656 | 27% | 24 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena Pasadena, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,150 | - | - | - | 215 | 60% | 19 to 1 |
| Design's School of Cosmetology Paso Robles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,015 | - | - | - | 43 | 69% | 9 to 1 |
| Bellus Academy-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, 2-4 years | $10,655 | - | - | - | 398 | 41% | 20 to 1 |
| South Coast College Orange, CA Private, 2-4 years | $13,409 | - | - | - | 237 | 20% | 15 to 1 |
| Santa Ana Beauty College Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $7,100 | - | - | - | 83 | 80% | 24 to 1 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,800 | - | - | - | 213 | 95% | 30 to 1 |
| Claremont School of Theology Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $26,520 | - | - | 196 | - | - |
| Beaumont Adult School Beaumont, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $30,034 | - | - | - | 81 | 83% | 15 to 1 |
| MTI College Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,000 | - | - | 82.0% | 952 | 61% | 20 to 1 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,804 | - | - | - | 667 | 67% | 21 to 1 |
| CET-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 196 | 79% | 25 to 1 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,992 | - | - | - | 16,614 | 45% | 27 to 1 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,808 | - | - | - | 13,294 | 31% | 27 to 1 |
| Princess Institute of Beauty Reedley, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,360 | - | - | - | 53 | 50% | 18 to 1 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,110 | - | - | - | 2,668 | 70% | 15 to 1 |
| Unitek College South San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,659 | - | - | - | 327 | 78% | 22 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,589 | - | - | - | 1,837 | 46% | 34 to 1 |
| Laurus College San Luis Obispo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $83,400 | - | - | - | 641 | 47% | 14 to 1 |
| Musicians Institute Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $27,194 | $32,470 | - | 71.1% | 864 | 47% | 6 to 1 |
| Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 2 Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,175 | - | - | - | 21 | - | 15 to 1 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public, 2-4 years | $14,656 | - | - | - | 16,134 | 37% | 20 to 1 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,718 | - | - | - | 7,952 | 35% | 25 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Van Nuys, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $31,618 | - | - | - | 5 | 33% | 2 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Redlands Redlands, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 271 | 70% | 15 to 1 |
| Young Americans College of the Performing Arts Corona, CA Private, 2-4 years | $14,030 | - | - | 100.0% | 24 | 6% | 4 to 1 |
| UEI College-Reseda Reseda, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 711 | 70% | 22 to 1 |
| International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,100 | - | - | - | 66 | 100% | 25 to 1 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,884 | - | - | - | 16,139 | 24% | 29 to 1 |
| California Aeronautical University Bakersfield, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,465 | $8,520 | - | - | 333 | 31% | 7 to 1 |
| College of Alameda Alameda, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,684 | - | - | - | 5,673 | 35% | 30 to 1 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,338 | - | - | - | 13,170 | 31% | 28 to 1 |
| Laney College Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,684 | - | - | - | 9,653 | 26% | 26 to 1 |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology Selma, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | - | 42 | 29% | 15 to 1 |
| California Career College Canoga Park, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $70,000 | - | - | - | 150 | 88% | 7 to 1 |
| California Health Sciences University Clovis, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $30,525 | - | - | 391 | - | - |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology Inglewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $47,712 | - | - | - | 336 | 70% | 13 to 1 |
| Advance Beauty Techs Academy San Jacinto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,650 | - | - | - | 88 | 57% | 20 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,072 | - | - | - | 16,168 | 29% | 32 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa Costa Mesa, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,115 | - | - | - | 405 | 73% | 12 to 1 |
| Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $28,140 | - | - | 851 | - | - |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA Private, 2-4 years | $34,005 | - | - | 95.9% | 803 | 75% | 18 to 1 |
| University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | $29,294 | - | - | 3,140 | - | - |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $5,050 | - | - | - | 195 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Riverside, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $12,300 | - | - | - | 230 | 85% | 33 to 1 |
| ATI College-Whittier Whitter, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $34,900 | - | - | - | 114 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Westchester College of Nursing & Allied Health Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $29,080 | - | - | - | 11 | 50% | 6 to 1 |
| Epic Bible College & Graduate School Sacramento, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,484 | $17,952 | - | - | 114 | 33% | 10 to 1 |
| Gnomon Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $34,215 | - | - | 39.7% | 539 | 50% | 11 to 1 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,893 | - | - | - | 3,554 | 30% | 14 to 1 |
| Adrian's Beauty College of Turlock Turlock, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,187 | - | - | - | 97 | 70% | 14 to 1 |
| CET-El Centro El Centro, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 148 | 82% | 13 to 1 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,642 | - | - | - | 6,339 | 32% | 27 to 1 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,000 | - | - | - | 9,908 | 43% | 27 to 1 |
| Victory Career College Carson, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,038 | - | - | - | 103 | 91% | 25 to 1 |
| Los Angeles College of Aesthetics Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,075 | - | - | - | 93 | 97% | 21 to 1 |
| Teachers College of San Joaquin Stockton, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $6,270 | $6,977 | - | - | 1,108 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Career Development Institute Inc Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $31,993 | - | - | - | 176 | 45% | 16 to 1 |
| National Holistic Institute Emeryville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,504 | - | - | - | 1,198 | 78% | 15 to 1 |
| Capstone College Pasadena, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,550 | - | - | - | 151 | 26% | 20 to 1 |
| Porterville College Porterville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,289 | - | - | - | 4,113 | 26% | 24 to 1 |
| Feather River Community College District Quincy, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,925 | - | - | - | 1,383 | 40% | 16 to 1 |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $47,040 | - | - | 77.1% | 99 | 54% | 8 to 1 |
| Homestead Schools Torrance, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,750 | - | - | - | 180 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| Latin American Bible Institute La Puente, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $12,320 | - | - | 68.2% | 45 | 42% | 11 to 1 |
| Alhambra Beauty College Alhambra, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,901 | - | - | - | 48 | 88% | 20 to 1 |
| CET-Soledad Soledad, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,375 | - | - | - | 179 | 86% | 30 to 1 |
| Rosemead Beauty School Rosemead, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $4,890 | - | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $33,130 | - | - | - | 5,588 | 46% | 24 to 1 |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | $39,475 | - | - | 90.3% | 220 | 58% | 12 to 1 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $24,084 | - | - | 2,089 | - | - |
| Shasta College Redding, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $8,277 | - | - | - | 7,363 | 31% | 24 to 1 |
| Life Chiropractic College West Hayward, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 587 | - | - |
| The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,950 | - | - | - | 233 | 77% | 22 to 1 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,230 | - | - | - | 9,095 | 24% | 22 to 1 |
| Estes Institute of Cosmetology Arts and Science Visalia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,040 | - | - | - | 57 | 54% | 12 to 1 |
| Hinton Barber and Beauty College Vallejo, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,660 | - | - | - | 52 | 38% | 25 to 1 |
| William Jessup University Rocklin, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,150 | $13,440 | - | 77.0% | 1,624 | 51% | 11 to 1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | - | - | - | 46 | 70% | 15 to 1 |
| Butte College Oroville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,416 | - | - | - | 9,362 | 33% | 20 to 1 |
| Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,760 | $11,070 | - | - | 393 | 75% | 7 to 1 |
| Starr King School for the Ministry Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $27,790 | - | - | 85 | - | - |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,328 | - | - | - | 7,791 | 38% | 22 to 1 |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology Hanford, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,000 | - | - | - | 60 | 45% | 15 to 1 |
| ATA College El Cajon, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,130 | - | - | - | 54 | 87% | 18 to 1 |
| San Francisco Film School San Francisco, CA Private, 2-4 years | $48,650 | - | - | - | 105 | 32% | 8 to 1 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,173 | 62% | 18 to 1 |
| Valley College of Medical Careers West Hills, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,550 | - | - | - | 70 | 69% | 15 to 1 |
| Merced College Merced, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,154 | - | - | - | 10,214 | 29% | 25 to 1 |
| Palomar Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,800 | - | - | - | 194 | 8% | 24 to 1 |
| CET-Watsonville Watsonville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 103 | 70% | 15 to 1 |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,102 | - | - | 94.0% | 730 | 61% | 22 to 1 |
| Cypress College Cypress, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,399 | - | - | - | 13,523 | 33% | 22 to 1 |
| Reiss-Davis Graduate School Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $27,677 | - | - | 36 | - | - |
| North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,121 | - | - | - | 340 | 53% | 34 to 1 |
| American Career College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 2-4 years | $39,050 | - | - | - | 1,639 | 58% | 29 to 1 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,454 | - | - | - | 7,772 | 35% | 27 to 1 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,184 | - | - | - | 3,441 | 34% | 19 to 1 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,732 | $15,168 | - | - | 989 | 81% | 15 to 1 |
| Clovis Adult Education Clovis, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $12,000 | - | - | - | 210 | 72% | 17 to 1 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,460 | - | - | - | 23,852 | 26% | 31 to 1 |
| Baldy View Regional Occupational Program Ontario, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $34,519 | - | - | - | 21 | 71% | 11 to 1 |
| Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,415 | - | - | - | 122 | 60% | 22 to 1 |
| Bridges Beauty College Victorville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,275 | - | - | - | 86 | 47% | 20 to 1 |
| Asian-American International Beauty College Westminster, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $1,000 | - | - | - | 463 | 83% | 25 to 1 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 999 | 55% | 18 to 1 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,808 | - | - | - | 17,719 | 26% | 25 to 1 |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,799 | - | - | - | 669 | 54% | 21 to 1 |
| American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $68,103 | - | - | 423 | - | - |
| Gavilan College Gilroy, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,246 | - | - | - | 4,561 | 32% | 21 to 1 |
| Sierra College of Beauty Merced, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,000 | - | - | - | 157 | 77% | 13 to 1 |
| Southern California Seminary El Cajon, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,720 | $18,720 | - | - | 153 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Poway Adult School Poway, CA Public, Less than 2 years | - | - | - | - | 110 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-La Quinta La Quinta, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,199 | - | - | - | 130 | 52% | 14 to 1 |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Ventura, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $8,370 | - | - | - | 87 | 68% | 3 to 1 |
| San Jose City College San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,486 | - | - | - | 7,561 | 33% | 23 to 1 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,910 | - | - | - | 9,149 | 33% | 16 to 1 |
| Institute for Business and Technology Santa Clara, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,530 | - | - | - | 614 | 77% | 34 to 1 |
| California Beauty School Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $6,700 | - | - | - | 55 | 94% | 14 to 1 |
| J D Academy of Salon and Spa Danville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $20,210 | - | - | - | 131 | 79% | 10 to 1 |
| Stellar Career College Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,650 | - | - | - | 27 | 72% | 15 to 1 |
| California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,700 | - | - | 100.0% | 23 | 50% | 4 to 1 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood North Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $33,340 | - | - | 99.0% | 676 | 65% | 22 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,575 | - | - | - | 284 | 56% | 14 to 1 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,120 | - | - | - | 10,860 | 42% | 19 to 1 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,004 | - | - | - | 19,469 | 29% | 26 to 1 |
| Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $33,360 | $22,000 | - | 10.0% | 1,068 | - | 4 to 1 |
| International School of Beauty Inc Palm Desert, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 186 | 76% | 25 to 1 |
| American Institute of Massage Therapy Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,315 | - | - | - | 20 | 99% | 14 to 1 |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $3,600 | - | - | 271 | - | - |
| Newberry School of Beauty Granada Hills, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $7,300 | - | - | - | 89 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,964 | - | - | - | 8,077 | 23% | 30 to 1 |
| Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,804 | - | - | - | 418 | 54% | 21 to 1 |
| Angeles College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $32,944 | - | - | - | 369 | 84% | 25 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,377 | - | - | - | 229 | 60% | 29 to 1 |
| Diversified Vocational College Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 276 | 73% | 15 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,975 | $11,880 | - | - | 1,895 | 31% | 21 to 1 |
| Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,934 | $58,126 | - | - | 1,911 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Rancho Cucamonga, CA Private, 2-4 years | $54,950 | - | - | - | 1,401 | 42% | 47 to 1 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | $39,050 | - | - | - | 1,969 | 63% | 31 to 1 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,381 | - | - | - | 10,658 | 31% | 24 to 1 |
| Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $27,900 | $32,900 | - | - | 4,280 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,762 | - | - | - | 611 | 55% | 20 to 1 |
| International College of Cosmetology Oakland, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $3,075 | - | - | - | 200 | 52% | 11 to 1 |
| Pacific College Costa Mesa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,120 | - | - | 50.0% | 272 | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| San Mateo County Community College District Office San Mateo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $57,946 | $61,030 | - | 73.0% | 1,501 | 72% | 7 to 1 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,996 | - | - | - | 10,464 | 55% | 28 to 1 |
| California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $56,724 | $41,790 | - | 26.0% | 1,440 | 63% | 7 to 1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield Fairfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | - | - | - | 172 | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| North-West College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,121 | - | - | - | 620 | 59% | 30 to 1 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont Fremont, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,757 | - | - | - | 240 | 37% | 10 to 1 |
| Ventura College Ventura, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,642 | - | - | - | 10,559 | 39% | 25 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Stockton Stockton, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,799 | - | - | - | 412 | 45% | 27 to 1 |
| Modern Beauty Academy Oxnard, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,200 | - | - | - | 63 | 60% | 15 to 1 |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute Tarzana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,297 | - | - | - | 241 | 91% | 50 to 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,686 | - | - | - | 10,736 | 34% | 21 to 1 |
| Pacific States University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,810 | $7,890 | - | 100.0% | 17 | 14% | 7 to 1 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,586 | - | - | - | 10,382 | 27% | 26 to 1 |
| University of West Los Angeles Inglewood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,795 | $19,168 | - | - | 229 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Blake Austin College Vacaville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,035 | - | - | - | 18 | 88% | 12 to 1 |
| Yosemite Community College District Office Modesto, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Orange County Community College District Anaheim, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coba Academy Anaheim, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,500 | - | - | - | 111 | 49% | 13 to 1 |
| Institute of Buddhist Studies Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $20,400 | - | - | 53 | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula Temecula, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,625 | - | - | - | 397 | 66% | 25 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,377 | - | - | - | 556 | 50% | 40 to 1 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,612 | - | - | - | 11,696 | 45% | 36 to 1 |
| The University of America Temecula, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $8,000 | $16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Diego City College San Diego, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,094 | - | - | - | 12,144 | 23% | 20 to 1 |
| CBD College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $54,191 | - | - | - | 1,214 | 75% | 20 to 1 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $8,228 | - | - | - | 11,840 | 30% | 22 to 1 |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $22,360 | - | - | - | 98 | 48% | 12 to 1 |
| Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,725 | $39,125 | - | - | 1,636 | 100% | 14 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 107 | 44% | 15 to 1 |
| American Medical Sciences Center Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,097 | - | - | - | 161 | 68% | 11 to 1 |
| John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College Long Beach, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,250 | - | - | - | 49 | 67% | 25 to 1 |
| Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,658 | $7,920 | - | - | 9 | 66% | 9 to 1 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,358 | 58% | 21 to 1 |
| Career Care Institute Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | $31,582 | - | - | - | 579 | 61% | 12 to 1 |
| California Institute of Advanced Management Alhambra, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,000 | - | - | - | 131 | - | - |
| Victor Valley College Victorville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,125 | - | - | - | 12,648 | 23% | 28 to 1 |
| Coastline Beauty College Fountain Valley, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $3,850 | - | - | - | 195 | 81% | 20 to 1 |
| Moler Barber College Oakland, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 398 | 35% | 18 to 1 |
| Downey Adult School Downey, CA Public, 2-4 years | $4,499 | - | - | - | 813 | 89% | 30 to 1 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,328 | - | - | - | 16,097 | 46% | 24 to 1 |
| Platt College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,804 | - | - | - | 446 | 62% | 21 to 1 |
| California Healing Arts College Carson, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,995 | - | - | - | 263 | 72% | 20 to 1 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College-Hemet Hemet, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,528 | - | - | - | 117 | 81% | 23 to 1 |
| Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $43,270 | - | - | 685 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Central Administrative Office Visalia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| California Western School of Law San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $32,550 | - | - | 623 | - | - |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,121 | - | - | - | 625 | 61% | 22 to 1 |
| Columbia College Sonora, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,870 | - | - | - | 2,349 | 27% | 14 to 1 |
| California Institute of Medical Science Clovis, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,315 | - | - | - | 10 | 4% | 10 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,194 | - | - | - | 2,579 | 64% | 18 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,997 | - | - | - | 374 | 47% | 29 to 1 |
| Beverly Hills Design Institute Beverly Hills, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,220 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 5 to 1 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,094 | - | - | - | 13,062 | 40% | 27 to 1 |
| PCI College Cerritos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,670 | - | - | - | 182 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| Associated Technical College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 202 | 82% | 15 to 1 |
| Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $24,143 | - | - | 172 | - | - |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,017 | - | - | - | 10,767 | 19% | 16 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 7,384 | 30% | 26 to 1 |
| Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $21,630 | - | - | 62 | - | - |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,040 | - | - | - | 214 | 74% | 10 to 1 |
| California Nurses Educational Institute Palm Springs, CA Private, 2-4 years | $33,500 | - | - | - | 205 | 84% | 18 to 1 |
| Haven University Garden Grove, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,120 | $7,314 | - | - | 80 | - | 12 to 1 |
| CET-Oxnard Oxnard, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 81 | 58% | 27 to 1 |
| Elite Cosmetology School PALM DESERT, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 90 | 73% | 13 to 1 |
| Shasta School of Cosmetology Redding, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,250 | - | - | - | 119 | 72% | 29 to 1 |
| Institute of Technology Clovis, CA Private, 2-4 years | $33,474 | - | - | - | 1,299 | 70% | 16 to 1 |
| Redondo Beach Beauty College Torrance, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,000 | - | - | - | 78 | 100% | 20 to 1 |
| Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,462 | $13,280 | - | 94.0% | 500 | 46% | 12 to 1 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Huntington Park, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,995 | - | - | - | 206 | 75% | 25 to 1 |
| Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $25,650 | $25,650 | - | 80.9% | 239 | 34% | 5 to 1 |
| Alhambra Medical University Alhambra, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,480 | $11,480 | - | - | 143 | - | 15 to 1 |
| West Valley Mission Community College District Office Saratoga, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mayfield College Cathedral City, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,188 | - | - | - | 304 | 63% | 22 to 1 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,924 | - | - | - | 6,514 | 26% | 18 to 1 |
| Modern Technology School Fountain Valley, CA Private, 2-4 years | $32,027 | - | - | - | 115 | 72% | 10 to 1 |
| Palomar College San Marcos, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,650 | - | - | - | 17,655 | 30% | 21 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 4,913 | 18% | 19 to 1 |
| Shiloh University Rancho Cucamonga, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $5,250 | $3,420 | - | - | 49 | - | 2 to 1 |
| NTMA Training Centers of Southern California Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,600 | - | - | - | 98 | 77% | 8 to 1 |
| Associated Barber College of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,245 | - | - | - | 115 | 23% | 15 to 1 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,084 | - | - | - | 3,845 | 42% | 27 to 1 |
| Lyle's College of Beauty Bakersfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,520 | - | - | - | 90 | 32% | 10 to 1 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,232 | - | - | - | 18,075 | 42% | 26 to 1 |
| Compton College Compton, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,822 | - | - | - | 4,082 | 10% | 14 to 1 |
| ICOHS College San Diego, CA Private, 2-4 years | $24,300 | - | - | - | 163 | 75% | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,503 | - | - | - | 292 | 77% | 15 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,997 | - | - | - | 248 | 42% | 62 to 1 |
| Advance Beauty College Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $5,692 | - | - | - | 516 | 92% | 30 to 1 |
| Flair Beauty College Valencia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 44 | 42% | 20 to 1 |
| American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | $39,050 | - | - | - | 1,465 | 64% | 34 to 1 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,628 | - | - | - | 12,862 | 28% | 19 to 1 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $7,028 | - | - | - | 8,426 | 33% | 25 to 1 |
| Church Divinity School of the Pacific Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $17,660 | - | - | 64 | - | - |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA Public, 2-4 years | $7,144 | - | - | - | 19,944 | 35% | 26 to 1 |
| Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $8,839 | $7,927 | - | - | 215 | 50% | 5 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Pacific College Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | $7,130 | - | - | - | 57 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Concord, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $4,070 | - | - | - | 142 | 76% | 8 to 1 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,600 | - | - | - | 94 | 68% | 10 to 1 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,299 | - | - | - | 4,006 | 24% | 15 to 1 |
| Platt College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,804 | - | - | - | 442 | 61% | 21 to 1 |
| Franciscan School of Theology San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $15,046 | - | - | 66 | - | - |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,310 | - | - | - | 15,552 | 30% | 17 to 1 |
| Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,650 | $41,220 | - | 78.0% | 760 | 63% | 9 to 1 |
| The Fab School Rancho Cucamonga, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $31,125 | - | - | - | 148 | 92% | 11 to 1 |
| United States University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,067 | $6,037 | - | - | 2,790 | - | 15 to 1 |
| DeHart Technical School Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,695 | - | - | - | 68 | 54% | 11 to 1 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,084 | - | - | - | 3,061 | 29% | 22 to 1 |
| Borner's Barber College Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,500 | - | - | - | 38 | 50% | 15 to 1 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,212 | - | - | - | 26,256 | 39% | 22 to 1 |
| North-West College-Glendale Glendale, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,121 | - | - | - | 128 | 58% | 43 to 1 |
| Barstow Community College Barstow, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,936 | - | - | - | 2,884 | 30% | 21 to 1 |
| Hartnell College Salinas, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,994 | - | - | - | 8,892 | 31% | 22 to 1 |
| South Baylo University Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $12,340 | - | - | 188 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 15,037 | 32% | 25 to 1 |
| Grace Mission University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $3,500 | $2,640 | - | - | 342 | 83% | 18 to 1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,600 | - | - | - | 449 | 69% | 15 to 1 |
| Lionel University Carpinteria, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,288 | $13,275 | - | - | 510 | 78% | 23 to 1 |
| Taft College Taft, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,076 | - | - | - | 4,508 | 33% | 27 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Clovis Clovis, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,059 | - | - | - | 561 | 47% | 20 to 1 |
| Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College Santa Rosa, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $24,836 | - | - | - | 117 | 73% | 10 to 1 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,799 | - | - | - | 403 | 51% | 34 to 1 |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $42,556 | - | - | 35.9% | 415 | 43% | 19 to 1 |
| Ohlone College Fremont, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,714 | - | - | - | 8,358 | 55% | 25 to 1 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,328 | - | - | - | 5,832 | 25% | 20 to 1 |
| Meridian University Petaluma, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $21,632 | - | - | 195 | - | - |
| Unitek College Fremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,659 | - | - | - | 4,857 | 77% | 82 to 1 |
| California College of Music Pasadena, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,830 | - | - | 47.4% | 19 | 100% | 2 to 1 |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $18,832 | - | - | 107 | - | - |
| Diamond Beauty College South El Monte, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $4,200 | - | - | - | 95 | 67% | 22 to 1 |
| Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope Duarte, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 95 | - | - |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,276 | - | - | - | 15,153 | 32% | 30 to 1 |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education Pomona, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $6,000 | - | - | - | 103 | 80% | 20 to 1 |
| Citrus Heights Beauty College Citrus Heights, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,245 | - | - | - | 143 | 39% | 18 to 1 |
| Empire College Santa Rosa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $17,866 | - | - | 78 | 50% | - |
| America Evangelical University Gardena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $6,200 | $6,200 | - | - | 128 | 66% | 5 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Fontana Fontana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 45 | 50% | 15 to 1 |
| San Diego Global Knowledge University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,774 | $11,415 | - | - | 137 | - | 50 to 1 |
| UEI College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 978 | 50% | 18 to 1 |
| Academy for Salon Professionals Northridge, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,325 | - | - | - | 113 | 70% | 13 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Corona Corona, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 236 | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| Career Networks Institute Santa Ana, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $75,380 | - | - | - | 714 | 77% | 30 to 1 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $20,479 | - | - | 111 | - | - |
| Fresno City College Fresno, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,454 | - | - | - | 22,609 | 24% | 25 to 1 |
| California State University-Chancellors Office Long Beach, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lancaster Beauty School Lancaster, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,117 | - | - | - | 66 | 42% | 22 to 1 |
| Bay Area Medical Academy San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,184 | - | - | - | 211 | 30% | 42 to 1 |
| UEI College-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,500 | - | - | - | 1,208 | 59% | 19 to 1 |
| Hoss Lee Academy Roseville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,000 | - | - | - | 103 | 78% | 17 to 1 |
| West Valley College Saratoga, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,320 | - | - | - | 6,513 | 45% | 17 to 1 |
| San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,040 | - | - | - | 213 | 24% | 23 to 1 |
| San Joaquin College of Law Clovis, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 145 | - | - |
| Bethesda University Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,220 | $6,580 | - | - | 264 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Hilltop Beauty School Daly City, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,245 | - | - | - | 102 | 50% | 15 to 1 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 13,199 | 23% | 27 to 1 |
| Ukiah Adult School Ukiah, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $8,400 | - | - | - | 32 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,808 | - | - | - | 8,796 | 37% | 26 to 1 |
| Theatre of Arts Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,940 | - | - | - | 39 | 100% | 3 to 1 |
| Make-up Designory Burbank, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $20,726 | - | - | - | 119 | - | 3 to 1 |
| College of Marin Kentfield, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,864 | - | - | - | 4,283 | 32% | 16 to 1 |
| CET-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,375 | - | - | - | 183 | 48% | 15 to 1 |
| Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $52,460 | $52,480 | - | 84.0% | 1,312 | 61% | 9 to 1 |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,320 | - | - | - | 5,113 | 33% | 17 to 1 |
| Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,895 | - | - | - | 97 | 81% | 14 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay Pleasant Hill, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,628 | - | - | - | 209 | 51% | 21 to 1 |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $24,644 | - | - | - | 150 | 100% | 17 to 1 |
| Unitek College Hayward, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,659 | - | - | - | 289 | 72% | 24 to 1 |
| Westminster Theological Seminary in California Escondido, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $16,550 | - | - | 101 | - | - |
| Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Escondido, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 254 | 45% | 40 to 1 |
| Napa Valley College Napa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,908 | - | - | - | 4,041 | 31% | 17 to 1 |
| Bellus Academy-Poway Poway, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,548 | - | - | - | 436 | 68% | 16 to 1 |
| FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $34,325 | $43,965 | - | 42.0% | 1,814 | 75% | 17 to 1 |
| Westcliff University Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,000 | $15,214 | - | 45.0% | 5,625 | 44% | 10 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,526 | - | - | - | 432 | 36% | 19 to 1 |
| MIXED Institute of Cosmetology & Barber Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,810 | - | - | - | 128 | 69% | 12 to 1 |
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $13,911 | - | - | 116 | - | - |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,500 | $26,200 | 1,166 | 78.9% | 300 | 72% | 18 to 1 |
| Riverside City College Riverside, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,230 | - | - | - | 19,147 | 32% | 24 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,587 | - | - | - | 684 | 57% | 22 to 1 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,994 | - | - | - | 10,329 | 28% | 22 to 1 |
| Foothill-De Anza Community College District Los Altos Hills, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,535 | $8,585 | - | 100.0% | 33 | 50% | 3 to 1 |
| Lassen Community College Susanville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,224 | - | - | - | 1,694 | 23% | 13 to 1 |
| High Desert Medical College Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | $52,610 | - | - | - | 1,663 | 56% | 20 to 1 |
| Palladium Technical Academy Inc Temple City, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 38 | 97% | 7 to 1 |
| University of Saint Katherine San Marcos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,800 | $14,940 | - | 46.3% | 232 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Premiere Career College Irwindale, CA Private, 2-4 years | $29,600 | - | - | - | 126 | 57% | 15 to 1 |
| Brand College Glendale, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $2,500 | - | - | 100.0% | 21 | 100% | 10 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,655 | - | - | - | 2,265 | 32% | 31 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert Palm Desert, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,528 | - | - | - | 241 | 63% | 16 to 1 |
| Brownson Technical School Anaheim, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,295 | - | - | - | 264 | 87% | 15 to 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,492 | - | - | - | 16,530 | 31% | 22 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 9,283 | 23% | 28 to 1 |
| Xavier College School of Nursing Stockton, CA Private, 2-4 years | $28,000 | - | - | - | 88 | 75% | 15 to 1 |
| Advanced College South Gate, CA Private, 2-4 years | $31,257 | - | - | - | 59 | - | 6 to 1 |
| ZMS The Academy Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,395 | - | - | - | 122 | 48% | 25 to 1 |
| University of California-System Administration Central Office Oakland, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College La Quinta, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,140 | - | - | - | 120 | 70% | 24 to 1 |
| Menlo College Atherton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $51,070 | $22,000 | - | 68.0% | 800 | 56% | 15 to 1 |
| California Career School Anaheim, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $6,290 | - | - | - | 79 | - | 4 to 1 |
| CET-Colton Colton, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,375 | - | - | - | 96 | 54% | 14 to 1 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,636 | - | - | - | 8,043 | 31% | 23 to 1 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch, CA Private, 2-4 years | $9,935 | - | - | - | 924 | 87% | 25 to 1 |
| Touro University California Vallejo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $32,265 | - | - | 1,144 | - | - |
| National Polytechnic College Lakewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $41,267 | - | - | - | 263 | 42% | 20 to 1 |
| University of the People Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $1,200 | - | - | - | 34,192 | 27% | 23 to 1 |
| The Chicago School at Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $26,136 | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Central Coast College Salinas, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,560 | - | - | - | 446 | 84% | 25 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,369 | - | - | - | 489 | 42% | 17 to 1 |
| Professional Institute of Beauty El Monte, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,075 | - | - | - | 119 | 44% | 20 to 1 |
| Federico Beauty Institute Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,230 | - | - | - | 293 | 79% | 15 to 1 |
| Regan Career Institute El Monte, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,115 | - | - | - | 42 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | - | - | - | 120 | 71% | 15 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, 2-4 years | $52,543 | - | - | - | 831 | 43% | 25 to 1 |
| UEI College-Gardena Gardena, CA Private, 2-4 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,288 | 62% | 25 to 1 |
| UEI College-Oceanside Oceanside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 848 | 64% | 13 to 1 |
| Dongguk University Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,899 | $9,899 | - | - | 94 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Professional Golfers Career College Temecula, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,310 | - | - | - | 90 | 45% | 17 to 1 |
| Berkeley School of Theology Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $2,856 | $19,640 | - | 63.0% | 88 | - | 2 to 1 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,399 | - | - | - | 18,370 | 32% | 23 to 1 |
| Sierra College Rocklin, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,988 | - | - | - | 15,766 | 33% | 23 to 1 |
| Lincoln University Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,900 | $10,310 | - | - | 377 | 81% | 16 to 1 |
| Tri-Community Adult Education Covina, CA Public, 2-4 years | $16,000 | - | - | - | 217 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Norco College Norco, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,230 | - | - | - | 9,467 | 33% | 26 to 1 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Baldwin Park, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $1,665 | - | - | - | 405 | 54% | 16 to 1 |
| Advanced Career Institute Visalia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $5,970 | - | - | - | 910 | 62% | 14 to 1 |
| San Jose-Evergreen Community College District San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of Antelope Valley Lancaster, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $1,465 | - | - | - | 517 | 68% | 12 to 1 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA Public, 2-4 years | $7,990 | - | - | - | 7,747 | 37% | 31 to 1 |
| State Center Community College District Fresno, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sofia University Palo Alto, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,575 | $14,195 | - | - | 948 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Los Rios Community College District Office Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| California Career Institute Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | $36,900 | - | - | - | 339 | - | 15 to 1 |
| CES College Burbank, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $30,950 | - | - | 60.0% | 77 | 43% | 8 to 1 |
| Presidio Graduate School San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $33,990 | - | - | 159 | - | - |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,845 | - | - | 98.1% | 825 | 56% | 20 to 1 |
| University of the West Rosemead, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,718 | $13,639 | - | 100.0% | 164 | 20% | 5 to 1 |
| Merritt College Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,703 | - | - | - | 6,514 | 20% | 26 to 1 |
| Las Positas College Livermore, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,176 | - | - | - | 6,724 | 46% | 20 to 1 |
| CET-Salinas Salinas, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 157 | 53% | 26 to 1 |
| Palo Alto University Palo Alto, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,096 | $49,200 | - | - | 1,129 | - | 12 to 1 |
| De Anza College Cupertino, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,317 | - | - | - | 16,335 | 66% | 27 to 1 |
| Escondido Adult School Escondido, CA Public, Less than 2 years | - | - | - | - | 174 | - | 15 to 1 |
| North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach, CA Private, 2-4 years | $37,419 | - | - | - | 533 | 55% | 25 to 1 |
| Asher College Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $31,690 | - | - | - | 802 | 66% | 26 to 1 |
| The Wright Institute Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $41,400 | - | - | 520 | - | - |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,291 | $32,295 | - | 100.0% | 294 | 41% | 6 to 1 |
| Coast Community College District Office Costa Mesa, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| California Institute of Arts & Technology San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,390 | - | - | - | 356 | 57% | 13 to 1 |
| Academy for Jewish Religion California Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $29,670 | - | - | 68 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,997 | - | - | - | 435 | 53% | 29 to 1 |
| Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,050 | - | - | - | 1,402 | 22% | 13 to 1 |
| UEI College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,268 | 50% | 21 to 1 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $13,732 | - | - | - | 16,660 | 46% | 24 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,799 | - | - | - | 466 | 50% | 26 to 1 |
| American Beauty College West Covina, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,000 | - | - | - | 234 | 40% | 25 to 1 |
| Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad Carlsbad, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $23,453 | - | - | - | 154 | 42% | 6 to 1 |
| Trinity Law School Santa Ana, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $13,650 | - | - | 382 | - | - |
| Vista Adult School Vista, CA Public, Less than 2 years | - | - | - | - | 192 | - | 18 to 1 |
| New York Film Academy Burbank, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,738 | $39,808 | - | - | 1,285 | 68% | 3 to 1 |
| Central California School of Continuing Education San Luis Obispo, CA Private, 2-4 years | $9,895 | - | - | - | 82 | 86% | 12 to 1 |
| Interior Designers Institute Newport Beach, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,250 | $20,400 | - | - | 96 | 100% | 8 to 1 |
| California Hair Design Academy La Mesa, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,250 | - | - | - | 144 | 81% | 18 to 1 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 44 | - | - |
| California Barber and Beauty College San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,750 | - | - | - | 71 | 80% | 25 to 1 |
| Ventura County Community College System Office Camarillo, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $23,066 | - | - | - | 263 | 58% | 13 to 1 |
| Mission College Santa Clara, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,798 | - | - | - | 5,747 | 34% | 15 to 1 |
| University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $28,433 | - | - | 5,152 | - | - |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,264 | - | - | - | 4,919 | 29% | 23 to 1 |
| Pacific School of Religion Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $19,530 | - | - | 109 | - | - |
| Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre Blue Lake, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,650 | $17,300 | - | - | 8 | 100% | 6 to 1 |
| Minerva University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,700 | $19,500 | - | 4.0% | 660 | 83% | 13 to 1 |
| University of East-West Medicine Sunnyvale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $17,688 | - | - | 93 | - | - |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $16,900 | - | - | 61.7% | 142 | 18% | 20 to 1 |
| North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,895 | - | - | - | 193 | 55% | 24 to 1 |
| University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,480 | $10,579 | - | 51.0% | 390 | 43% | 11 to 1 |
| The Chicago School at San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,844 | $26,136 | - | 100.0% | 139 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Angeles Institute ARTESIA, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $31,715 | - | - | - | 97 | 40% | 10 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,377 | - | - | - | 969 | 49% | 19 to 1 |
| UEI College-Fresno Fresno, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,150 | 49% | 17 to 1 |
| The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 76 | - | - |
| San Diego Community College District-District Office San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rancho Santiago Community College District Office Santa Ana, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American River College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,808 | - | - | - | 27,422 | 27% | 27 to 1 |
| Glendale Career College Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $76,757 | - | - | - | 661 | 65% | 14 to 1 |
| College of the Siskiyous Weed, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,394 | - | - | - | 1,204 | 25% | 13 to 1 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,440 | - | - | - | 22,402 | 21% | 26 to 1 |
| California College of Barbering and Cosmetology Stockton, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,650 | - | - | - | 246 | 50% | 17 to 1 |
| Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,400 | - | - | - | 49 | 94% | 10 to 1 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,995 | - | - | - | 280 | 66% | 25 to 1 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,384 | - | - | - | 7,512 | 47% | 21 to 1 |
| University of California College of the Law-San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | $46,753 | - | - | 1,193 | - | - |
| Bellus Academy-El Cajon El Cajon, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,548 | - | - | - | 187 | 68% | 14 to 1 |
| California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,552 | $17,994 | - | 99.1% | 849 | 63% | 12 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Merced Merced, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,527 | - | - | - | 238 | 49% | 13 to 1 |
| Sutter County Career Training Center Yuba City, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,000 | - | - | - | 56 | 89% | 20 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Long Beach, CA Private, 2-4 years | $43,150 | - | - | - | 1,507 | 28% | 40 to 1 |
| The Colleges of Law at Ventura Ventura, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 255 | - | - |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,830 | - | - | - | 326 | 54% | 10 to 1 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $8,870 | - | - | - | 16,224 | 24% | 18 to 1 |
| Thanh Le College School of Cosmetology Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,100 | - | - | - | 53 | 63% | 20 to 1 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,120 | - | - | - | 19,238 | 28% | 22 to 1 |
| Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,350 | $27,100 | - | 87.5% | 101 | 75% | 7 to 1 |
| Average | $20,920 | $23,560 | 1,327 | 67.0% | 3,762 | 57% | 18 to 1 |