Most Selective 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	California Institute of Technology Private Non-Profit	$63,255	$132,140	94%	CA
2	Minerva University Private Non-Profit	$18,700	$0	86%	CA
3	Stanford University Private Non-Profit	$62,484	$102,887	94%	CA
4	Pomona College Private Non-Profit	$62,326	$60,850	94%	CA
5	University of California-Los Angeles Public	$13,747	$59,063	93%	CA
6	Pacific Oaks College Private Non-Profit	$33,360	$47,962	N/A	CA
7	University of Southern California Private Non-Profit	$68,237	$74,461	92%	CA
8	Claremont McKenna College Private Non-Profit	$64,150	$87,603	93%	CA
9	University of California-Berkeley Public	$14,850	$74,919	94%	CA
10	Harvey Mudd College Private Non-Profit	$66,255	$115,107	93%	CA
11	Northeastern University Oakland Private Non-Profit	$63,949	$78,413	N/A	CA
12	Pitzer College Private Non-Profit	$62,692	$51,784	84%	CA
13	University of California-San Diego Public	$15,265	$65,669	88%	CA
14	University of California-Irvine Public	$14,237	$56,210	86%	CA
15	California Institute of the Arts Private Non-Profit	$56,724	$28,018	64%	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	Scripps College Private Non-Profit	$63,434	$68,027	86%	CA
19	San Diego State University Public	$8,290	$52,620	78%	CA
20	Hope International University Private Non-Profit	$36,250	$36,030	48%	CA
21	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Private Non-Profit	$18,933	$60,939	N/A	CA
22	University of California-Merced Public	$14,167	$48,475	68%	CA
23	Gnomon Private For-Profit	$34,215	$90,652	N/A	CA
24	Occidental College Private Non-Profit	$63,446	$52,209	84%	CA
25	The Chicago School at Los Angeles Private Non-Profit	$20,844	$51,817	N/A	CA
26	Loyola Marymount University Private Non-Profit	$58,974	$62,763	81%	CA
27	University of California-Davis Public	$15,247	$58,461	86%	CA
28	Pacific Union College Private Non-Profit	$35,214	$52,713	49%	CA
29	DeVry University-California Private For-Profit	$17,488	$42,178	18%	CA
30	Santa Clara University Private Non-Profit	$59,241	$91,198	89%	CA
31	Westcliff University Private For-Profit	$21,000	$0	50%	CA
32	University of San Diego Private Non-Profit	$56,444	$64,995	82%	CA
33	California State University-Long Beach Public	$7,008	$50,062	71%	CA
34	University of La Verne Private Non-Profit	$47,000	$53,806	64%	CA
35	Pepperdine University Private Non-Profit	$66,742	$64,934	84%	CA
36	University of San Francisco Private Non-Profit	$58,222	$69,951	73%	CA
37	University of Silicon Valley Private For-Profit	$22,480	$39,802	41%	CA
38	San Francisco Conservatory of Music Private Non-Profit	$54,550	$23,988	57%	CA
39	Chapman University Private Non-Profit	$62,784	$58,080	82%	CA
40	Fresno Pacific University Private Non-Profit	$35,558	$51,422	53%	CA
41	Concordia University-Irvine Private Non-Profit	$41,390	$53,777	63%	CA
42	Chamberlain University-California Private For-Profit	$20,462	$84,533	N/A	CA
43	Biola University Private Non-Profit	$46,704	$45,752	70%	CA
44	Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Private Non-Profit	$16,900	$17,439	19%	CA
45	University of California-Santa Cruz Public	$14,560	$49,716	76%	CA
46	San Diego Christian College Private Non-Profit	$26,300	$39,848	29%	CA
47	University of California-Riverside Public	$14,170	$48,593	76%	CA
48	SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary Private Non-Profit	$10,460	$30,871	45%	CA
49	Vanguard University of Southern California Private Non-Profit	$39,950	$43,464	58%	CA
50	California Miramar University Private For-Profit	$9,994	$0	44%	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 most selective metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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