Colleges with the Highest Former-Student Earnings in California

Colleges with the Highest Former-Student Earnings in California, ranked by median 10-year earnings. Median earnings of federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled, 10 years after entry; includes students who did not graduate. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 87 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Samuel Merritt UniversityOakland, California———$143k—7182 mi 2Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California13%1545$36k$139k92%92134 mi 3California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California3%—$16k$129k94%98722 mi 4Stanford UniversityStanford, California4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 5Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California48%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 6Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California10%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 7West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim, California——$33k$103k60%3,19211 mi 8West Coast University-OntarioOntario, California——$50k$103k39%2,67137 mi 9Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo, California95%—$21k$95k60%804< 1 mi 10University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 11University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 12Chamberlain University-CaliforniaRancho Cordova, California80%—$37k$92k—75138 mi 13California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 14Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, California———$90k—90947 mi 15University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 16University of San DiegoSan Diego, California52%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 17University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 18Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California84%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi 19Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 20University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 21University of California-DavisDavis, California42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 22University of California-IrvineIrvine, California29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 23San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 24Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California87%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 25University of the PacificStockton, California71%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 26Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California45%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 27Pomona CollegeClaremont, California7%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 28Scripps CollegeClaremont, California38%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 29Menlo CollegeAtherton, California68%—$31k$76k54%7524 mi 30Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California44%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 31University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 32University of RedlandsRedlands, California83%1241$30k$73k67%2,04951 mi 33Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 34Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California75%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 35California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 36California State University-East BayHayward, California97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 37Chapman UniversityOrange, California65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 38Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California25%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 39California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California76%1266$30k$69k70%2,29613 mi 40University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 41San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 42University of California-RiversideRiverside, California76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 43National UniversitySan Diego, California——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 44Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California88%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 45Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 46University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 47Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California82%—$34k$66k60%77916 mi 48University of La VerneLa Verne, California71%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 49Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California66%—$28k$65k58%1,5366 mi 50San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 51California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 52Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California77%1328$29k$65k70%1,3022 mi 53California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 54University of California-MercedMerced, California91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 55California State University-ChicoChico, California93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 56Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California84%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 57California State University-StanislausTurlock, California98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 58California State University-FullertonFullerton, California91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 59California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 60California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 61Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California10%—$45k$62k62%2,6436 mi 62La Sierra UniversityRiverside, California92%—$46k$62k60%1,11630 mi 63California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California85%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi 64California State University-FresnoFresno, California95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 65California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 66Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California62%—$21k$60k57%1,9334 mi 67Whittier CollegeWhittier, California81%—$26k$59k60%76417 mi 68California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 69California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 70California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 71California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 72Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California64%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 73Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, California82%1310$51k$58k66%1,2232 mi 74California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 75The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California84%—$33k$57k68%1,62224 mi 76Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California74%1261$31k$57k68%3,47413 mi 77William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California93%1150$28k$56k56%1,29451 mi 78Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, California83%1329$26k$56k84%56616 mi 79Simpson UniversityRedding, California86%—$28k$54k49%80993 mi 80Hope International UniversityFullerton, California33%1020$29k$50k49%56415 mi 81California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California91%—$54k$49k61%9901 mi 82Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, California94%—$43k$48k52%7462 mi 83California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California98%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 84California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California32%—$46k$41k67%86024 mi 85Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California——$41k$39k34%3,5871 mi 86Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California——$31k$32k41%5,47211 mi 87New York Film AcademyBurbank, California——$39k$30k68%84913 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.