Best Colleges in California, US 2018

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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

NameLocationRankTuition and FeesEnrollment
Stanford University（Stanford, CA)#5 in National Universities$49,6177,034
California Institute of Technology（Pasadena, CA)#10 in National Universities$49,908979
University of California--Berkeley（Berkeley, CA)#21 in National Universities$42,112 (out-of-state), $14,098 (in-state)29,311
University of California--Los Angeles（Los Angeles, CA)#21 in National Universities$41,270 (out-of-state), $13,256 (in-state)30,873
University of Southern California（Los Angeles, CA)#21 in National Universities$54,25918,794
University of California--Santa Barbara（Santa Barbara, CA)#37 in National Universities$42,423 (out-of-state), $14,409 (in-state)21,574
University of California--Irvine（Irvine, CA)#42 in National Universities$43,530 (out-of-state), $15,516 (in-state)27,331
University of California--San Diego（La Jolla, CA)#42 in National Universities$44,197 (out-of-state), $16,183 (in-state)28,127
Pepperdine University（Malibu, CA)#46 in National Universities$51,9923,542
University of California--Davis（Davis, CA)#46 in National Universities$42,396 (out-of-state), $14,382 (in-state)29,546
University of California--Santa Cruz（Santa Cruz, CA)#81 in National Universities$42,042 (out-of-state), $14,028 (in-state)16,962
University of San Diego（San Diego, CA)#90 in National Universities$47,7085,711
University of San Francisco（San Francisco, CA)#110 in National Universities$46,2506,745
University of the Pacific（Stockton, CA)#110 in National Universities$46,3463,483
University of California--Riverside（Riverside, CA)#124 in National Universities$41,931 (out-of-state), $13,917 (in-state)19,799
San Diego State University（San Diego, CA)#140 in National Universities$19,340 (out-of-state), $7,460 (in-state)29,853
Biola University（La Mirada, CA)#159 in National Universities$38,4484,091
University of La Verne（La Verne, CA)#159 in National Universities$41,4502,809
University of California--Merced（Merced, CA)#165 in National Universities$41,612 (out-of-state), $13,598 (in-state)6,815
Azusa Pacific University（Azusa, CA)#187 in National Universities$36,1205,770
California State University--Fullerton（Fullerton, CA)#202 in National Universities$17,460 (out-of-state), $6,850 (in-state)34,576
California State University--Fresno（Fresno, CA)#223 in National Universities$17,929 (out-of-state), $6,583 (in-state)21,528
Pomona College（Claremont, CA)#6 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$51,0751,660
Claremont McKenna College（Claremont, CA)#8 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$52,8251,347
Harvey Mudd College（Claremont, CA)#12 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$54,886829
Scripps College（Claremont, CA)#26 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$52,9661,039
Pitzer College（Claremont, CA)#33 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$50,4301,089
Soka University of America（Aliso Viejo, CA)#39 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$31,776419
Occidental College（Los Angeles, CA)#44 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$52,8382,062
Thomas Aquinas College（Santa Paula, CA)#58 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$24,500389
Westmont College（Santa Barbara, CA)#96 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$44,0441,298
Whittier College（Whittier, CA)#128 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$46,1201,615
Santa Clara University（Santa Clara, CA)#2 in Regional Universities West$49,8585,438
California State University--Maritime Academy（Vallejo, CA)#3 in Regional Colleges West$17,968 (out-of-state), $6,808 (in-state)1,107
Loyola Marymount University（Los Angeles, CA)#3 in Regional Universities West$46,1366,261
Chapman University（Orange, CA)#5 in Regional Universities West$50,5946,410
William Jessup University（Rocklin, CA)#7 in Regional Colleges West$30,5501,165
Mills College（Oakland, CA)#9 in Regional Universities West$45,907808
St. Mary's College of California（Moraga, CA)#9 in Regional Universities West$45,6862,802
California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo（San Luis Obispo, CA)#11 in Regional Universities West$21,312 (out-of-state), $9,432 (in-state)20,426
San Diego Christian College（Santee, CA)#11 in Regional Colleges West$29,550695
University of Redlands（Redlands, CA)#12 in Regional Universities West$48,0723,237
California Lutheran University（Thousand Oaks, CA)#14 in Regional Universities West$41,3632,892
Marymount California University（Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)#15 in Regional Colleges West$35,309942
Point Loma Nazarene University（San Diego, CA)#17 in Regional Universities West$34,6003,053
Mount Saint Mary's University（Los Angeles, CA)#29 in Regional Universities West$37,7222,831
Dominican University of California（San Rafael, CA)#30 in Regional Universities West$44,6901,391
California Baptist University（Riverside, CA)#31 in Regional Universities West$32,2566,937
California State Polytechnic University--Pomona（Pomona, CA)#31 in Regional Universities West$19,177 (out-of-state), $7,297 (in-state)23,733
San Jose State University（San Jose, CA)#35 in Regional Universities West$13,859 (out-of-state), $9,700 (in-state)26,432
California State University--Chico（Chico, CA)#37 in Regional Universities West$19,776 (out-of-state), $8,616 (in-state)16,471
The Master's University and Seminary（Santa Clarita, CA)#37 in Regional Universities West$33,0401,390
California State University--Long Beach（Long Beach, CA)#39 in Regional Universities West$16,196 (out-of-state), $6,524 (in-state)32,246
Concordia University（Irvine, CA)#41 in Regional Universities West$34,1001,925
Fresno Pacific University（Fresno, CA)#41 in Regional Universities West$29,1702,439
Notre Dame de Namur University（Belmont, CA)#41 in Regional Universities West$34,196982
La Sierra University(Riverside, CA)#44 in Regional Universities West$31,590N/A
California State University--Monterey Bay（Seaside, CA)#47 in Regional Universities West$17,539 (out-of-state), $6,379 (in-state)6,923
Humboldt State University（Arcata, CA)#47 in Regional Universities West$19,372 (out-of-state), $7,492 (in-state)7,968
California State University--Stanislaus（Turlock, CA)#55 in Regional Universities West$18,918 (out-of-state), $7,038 (in-state)8,620
Holy Names University（Oakland, CA)#55 in Regional Universities West$38,188526
Sonoma State University（Rohnert Park, CA)#57 in Regional Universities West$19,604 (out-of-state), $7,724 (in-state)8,606
California State University--Los Angeles（Los Angeles, CA)#59 in Regional Universities West$18,513 (out-of-state), $6,613 (in-state)24,059
Vanguard University of Southern California（Costa Mesa, CA)#59 in Regional Universities West$31,4301,791
California State University--San Bernardino（San Bernardino, CA)#63 in Regional Universities West$13,009 (out-of-state), $6,601 (in-state)18,453
California State University--Channel Islands(Camarillo, CA)#66 in Regional Universities West$17,707 (out-of-state), $6,547 (in-state)N/A
Woodbury University（Burbank, CA)#66 in Regional Universities West$38,4601,135
California State University--Sacramento（Sacramento, CA)#70 in Regional Universities West$19,084 (out-of-state), $7,204 (in-state)27,876
California State University--Northridge（Northridge, CA)#73 in Regional Universities West$17,729 (out-of-state), $6,569 (in-state)35,552
California State University--San Marcos（San Marcos, CA)#76 in Regional Universities West$16,292 (out-of-state), $7,364 (in-state)12,562
Simpson University（Redding, CA)#81 in Regional Universities West$27,700790
California State University--Bakersfield（Bakersfield, CA)#94 in Regional Universities West$18,054 (out-of-state), $8,550 (in-state)8,093
American Jewish University(Bel-Air, CA)Rank Not Published$30,938N/A
California State University--Dominguez Hills（Carson, CA)Rank Not Published$17,426 (out-of-state), $7,922 (in-state)12,632
California State University--East Bay（Hayward, CA)Rank Not Published$18,714 (out-of-state), $6,834 (in-state)13,340
Hope International University（Fullerton, CA)Rank Not Published$31,800853
Pacific Union College（Angwin, CA)Rank Not Published$29,4691,435
Providence Christian College(Pasadena, CA)Rank Not Published$28,164N/A
San Francisco State University（San Francisco, CA)Rank Not Published$19,134 (out-of-state), $7,254 (in-state)25,945
Academy of Art University（San Francisco, CA)Unranked$26,4908,303
Alliant International University（San Diego, CA)Unranked$17,5101,264
Argosy University(Orange, CA)Unranked$13,152N/A
ArtCenter College of Design（Pasadena, CA)Unranked$42,0081,908
Ashford University(San Diego, CA)Unranked$11,032N/A
Brandman University（Irvine, CA)Unranked$15,5403,586
California College of the Arts（San Francisco, CA)Unranked$47,2661,528
California Institute of Integral Studies(San Francisco, CA)Unranked$28,467N/A
California Institute of the Arts（Valencia, CA)Unranked$45,646959
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science（Los Angeles, CA)UnrankedN/A92
Cogswell Polytechnical College（San Jose, CA)Unranked$19,096656
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising（Los Angeles, CA)Unranked$31,7603,133
Golden Gate University（San Francisco, CA)Unranked$19,970422
Hult International Business School（San Francisco, CA)Unranked$41,5501,147
Humphreys College(Stockton, CA)Unranked$14,004N/A
John F. Kennedy University(Pleasant Hill, CA)Unranked$23,400N/A
John Paul the Great Catholic University（Escondido, CA)Unranked$24,900227
Laguna College of Art and Design（Laguna Beach, CA)Unranked$29,800567
Life Pacific College(San Dimas, CA)UnrankedN/AN/A
Loma Linda University(Loma Linda, CA)UnrankedN/AN/A
Menlo College（Atherton, CA)Unranked$41,350777
Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute(San Francisco, CA)UnrankedN/AN/A
National University(La Jolla, CA)Unranked$13,016N/A
NewSchool of Architecture and Design（San Diego, CA)Unranked$26,463414
Otis College of Art and Design（Los Angeles, CA)Unranked$44,020N/A
Pacific Oaks College(Pasadena, CA)UnrankedN/AN/A
Samuel Merritt University(Oakland, CA)UnrankedN/AN/A
San Francisco Art Institute（San Francisco, CA)Unranked$44,778338
San Francisco Conservatory of Music（San Francisco, CA)Unranked$44,810188
Southern California Institute of Architecture(Los Angeles, CA)Unranked$42,900N/A
Trident University International(Cypress, CA)Unranked$9,000N/A
United States University(Chula Vista, CA)UnrankedN/AN/A
University of the Antelope Valley(Lancaster, CA)Unranked$13,100 (out-of-state), $13,100 (in-state)N/A
University of the West（Rosemead, CA)Unranked$11,990157

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