Best Graduation Rate Universities in California

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in California.

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#	Institution	Tuition	Avg Earnings	Grad Rate	State
1	Stanford University Private Non-Profit	$62,484	$102,887	94%	CA
2	Pomona College Private Non-Profit	$62,326	$60,850	94%	CA
3	California Institute of Technology Private Non-Profit	$63,255	$132,140	94%	CA
4	University of California-Berkeley Public	$14,850	$74,919	94%	CA
5	Claremont McKenna College Private Non-Profit	$64,150	$87,603	93%	CA
6	Harvey Mudd College Private Non-Profit	$66,255	$115,107	93%	CA
7	University of California-Los Angeles Public	$13,747	$59,063	93%	CA
8	University of Southern California Private Non-Profit	$68,237	$74,461	92%	CA
9	Santa Clara University Private Non-Profit	$59,241	$91,198	89%	CA
10	University of California-San Diego Public	$15,265	$65,669	88%	CA
11	Soka University of America Private Non-Profit	$37,450	$42,696	87%	CA
12	University of California-Irvine Public	$14,237	$56,210	86%	CA
13	Minerva University Private Non-Profit	$18,700	$0	86%	CA
14	University of California-Davis Public	$15,247	$58,461	86%	CA
15	Scripps College Private Non-Profit	$63,434	$68,027	86%	CA
16	University of California-Santa Barbara Public	$14,965	$56,852	86%	CA
17	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Public	$11,075	$72,358	85%	CA
18	Pepperdine University Private Non-Profit	$66,742	$64,934	84%	CA
19	Pitzer College Private Non-Profit	$62,692	$51,784	84%	CA
20	Occidental College Private Non-Profit	$63,446	$52,209	84%	CA
21	Thomas Aquinas College Private Non-Profit	$28,700	$40,605	84%	CA
22	California Northstate University Private For-Profit	$56,501	$0	83%	CA
23	University of San Diego Private Non-Profit	$56,444	$64,995	82%	CA
24	Chapman University Private Non-Profit	$62,784	$58,080	82%	CA
25	Loyola Marymount University Private Non-Profit	$58,974	$62,763	81%	CA
26	Art Center College of Design Private Non-Profit	$51,640	$53,562	79%	CA
27	San Diego State University Public	$8,290	$52,620	78%	CA
28	Dominican University of California Private Non-Profit	$50,666	$71,477	78%	CA
29	Southern California Institute of Architecture Private Non-Profit	$53,564	$53,274	77%	CA
30	University of California-Riverside Public	$14,170	$48,593	76%	CA
31	University of California-Santa Cruz Public	$14,560	$49,716	76%	CA
32	Point Loma Nazarene University Private Non-Profit	$43,550	$54,811	75%	CA
33	California Lutheran University Private Non-Profit	$50,670	$54,981	74%	CA
34	University of San Francisco Private Non-Profit	$58,222	$69,951	73%	CA
35	Westmont College Private Non-Profit	$51,790	$53,737	72%	CA
36	California State University-Long Beach Public	$7,008	$50,062	71%	CA
37	University of the Pacific Private Non-Profit	$55,340	$62,672	71%	CA
38	Biola University Private Non-Profit	$46,704	$45,752	70%	CA
39	Saint Mary's College of California Private Non-Profit	$56,134	$60,388	70%	CA
40	California State University-Fullerton Public	$7,073	$48,558	69%	CA
41	John Paul the Great Catholic University Private Non-Profit	$29,500	$34,360	69%	CA
42	University of Redlands Private Non-Profit	$57,614	$61,686	69%	CA
43	The Master's University and Seminary Private Non-Profit	$36,930	$41,665	69%	CA
44	University of California-Merced Public	$14,167	$48,475	68%	CA
45	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Public	$7,439	$54,466	67%	CA
46	San Jose State University Public	$7,992	$62,448	66%	CA
47	California College of the Arts Private Non-Profit	$57,946	$38,308	66%	CA
48	California State University Maritime Academy Public	$7,672	$84,676	65%	CA
49	La Sierra University Private Non-Profit	$35,910	$42,617	65%	CA
50	University of La Verne Private Non-Profit	$47,000	$53,806	64%	CA

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by best graduation rate metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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