Highest Earning 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	Samuel Merritt University Private Non-Profit	$0	$143,353	N/A	CA
2	California Institute of Technology Private Non-Profit	$63,255	$132,140	94%	CA
3	Harvey Mudd College Private Non-Profit	$66,255	$115,107	93%	CA
4	American University of Health Sciences Private For-Profit	$24,575	$111,064	N/A	CA
5	Stanford University Private Non-Profit	$62,484	$102,887	94%	CA
6	West Coast University-Orange County Private For-Profit	$22,685	$96,114	61%	CA
7	West Coast University-Ontario Private For-Profit	$37,194	$96,114	60%	CA
8	Santa Clara University Private Non-Profit	$59,241	$91,198	89%	CA
9	Gnomon Private For-Profit	$34,215	$90,652	N/A	CA
10	Loma Linda University Private Non-Profit	$0	$88,185	N/A	CA
11	Claremont McKenna College Private Non-Profit	$64,150	$87,603	93%	CA
12	California State University Maritime Academy Public	$7,672	$84,676	65%	CA
13	Chamberlain University-California Private For-Profit	$20,462	$84,533	N/A	CA
14	Golden Gate University Private Non-Profit	$31,243	$81,704	N/A	CA
15	Northeastern University Oakland Private Non-Profit	$63,949	$78,413	N/A	CA
16	University of California-Berkeley Public	$14,850	$74,919	94%	CA
17	University of Southern California Private Non-Profit	$68,237	$74,461	92%	CA
18	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Public	$11,075	$72,358	85%	CA
19	Dominican University of California Private Non-Profit	$50,666	$71,477	78%	CA
20	University of San Francisco Private Non-Profit	$58,222	$69,951	73%	CA
21	Scripps College Private Non-Profit	$63,434	$68,027	86%	CA
22	University of California-San Diego Public	$15,265	$65,669	88%	CA
23	University of San Diego Private Non-Profit	$56,444	$64,995	82%	CA
24	Pepperdine University Private Non-Profit	$66,742	$64,934	84%	CA
25	National University Private Non-Profit	$13,320	$64,331	44%	CA
26	Palo Alto University Private Non-Profit	$0	$63,310	N/A	CA
27	Loyola Marymount University Private Non-Profit	$58,974	$62,763	81%	CA
28	University of the Pacific Private Non-Profit	$55,340	$62,672	71%	CA
29	San Jose State University Public	$7,992	$62,448	66%	CA
30	University of Redlands Private Non-Profit	$57,614	$61,686	69%	CA
31	Mount Saint Mary's University Private Non-Profit	$48,132	$61,335	57%	CA
32	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Private Non-Profit	$18,933	$60,939	N/A	CA
33	Pomona College Private Non-Profit	$62,326	$60,850	94%	CA
34	Menlo College Private Non-Profit	$51,070	$60,608	54%	CA
35	Saint Mary's College of California Private Non-Profit	$56,134	$60,388	70%	CA
36	University of California-Los Angeles Public	$13,747	$59,063	93%	CA
37	University of California-Davis Public	$15,247	$58,461	86%	CA
38	Chapman University Private Non-Profit	$62,784	$58,080	82%	CA
39	Notre Dame de Namur University Private Non-Profit	$0	$57,676	39%	CA
40	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Private Non-Profit	$0	$57,291	N/A	CA
41	Newschool of Architecture and Design Private For-Profit	$30,291	$57,073	47%	CA
42	University of California-Santa Barbara Public	$14,965	$56,852	86%	CA
43	Azusa Pacific University Private Non-Profit	$43,600	$56,794	63%	CA
44	California Institute of Integral Studies Private Non-Profit	$0	$56,360	N/A	CA
45	University of California-Irvine Public	$14,237	$56,210	86%	CA
46	California State University-East Bay Public	$7,055	$55,546	46%	CA
47	University of Massachusetts Global Public	$12,520	$55,438	N/A	CA
48	California Lutheran University Private Non-Profit	$50,670	$54,981	74%	CA
49	Point Loma Nazarene University Private Non-Profit	$43,550	$54,811	75%	CA
50	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Public	$7,439	$54,466	67%	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 highest earning metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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