Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rates in California

Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rates in California, ranked by graduation rate. Reported College Scorecard completion rate. 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 85 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California3%—$16k$129k94%98722 mi 2Pomona CollegeClaremont, California7%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 3University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 4University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 5Stanford UniversityStanford, California4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 6Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California13%1545$36k$139k92%92134 mi 7University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 8Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California10%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 9Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California48%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 10University of California-IrvineIrvine, California29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 11California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 12University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 13University of California-DavisDavis, California42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 14Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, California83%1329$26k$56k84%56616 mi 15University of San DiegoSan Diego, California52%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 16Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California25%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 17Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 18University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 19Scripps CollegeClaremont, California38%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 20Chapman UniversityOrange, California65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 21Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California44%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 22Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California75%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 23Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California45%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 24Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California84%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi 25Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California84%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 26San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 27University of California-RiversideRiverside, California76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 28University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 29Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California77%1328$29k$65k70%1,3022 mi 30Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California87%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 31California State University-FullertonFullerton, California91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 32University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 33California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California76%1266$30k$69k70%2,29613 mi 34San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 35University of the PacificStockton, California71%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 36California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 37University of California-MercedMerced, California91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 38California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 39The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California84%—$33k$57k68%1,62224 mi 40New York Film AcademyBurbank, California——$39k$30k68%84913 mi 41Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California74%1261$31k$57k68%3,47413 mi 42University of RedlandsRedlands, California83%1241$30k$73k67%2,04951 mi 43California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California32%—$46k$41k67%86024 mi 44Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, California82%1310$51k$58k66%1,2232 mi 45University of La VerneLa Verne, California71%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 46California State University-ChicoChico, California93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 47Westcliff UniversityIrvine, California73%—$35k—62%2,3637 mi 48Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California10%—$45k$62k62%2,6436 mi 49California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California85%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi 50Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California88%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 51California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California91%—$54k$49k61%9901 mi 52West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim, California——$33k$103k60%3,19211 mi 53Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California82%—$34k$66k60%77916 mi 54Whittier CollegeWhittier, California81%—$26k$59k60%76417 mi 55La Sierra UniversityRiverside, California92%—$46k$62k60%1,11630 mi 56Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo, California95%—$21k$95k60%804< 1 mi 57California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 58Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California66%—$28k$65k58%1,5366 mi 59Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 60California State University-FresnoFresno, California95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 61California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 62Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California62%—$21k$60k57%1,9334 mi 63California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 64William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California93%1150$28k$56k56%1,29451 mi 65California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 66California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 67Menlo CollegeAtherton, California68%—$31k$76k54%7524 mi 68California State University-StanislausTurlock, California98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 69Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 70California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 71Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, California94%—$43k$48k52%7462 mi 72California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 73San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 74Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California64%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 75California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 76Hope International UniversityFullerton, California33%1020$29k$50k49%56415 mi 77Simpson UniversityRedding, California86%—$28k$54k49%80993 mi 78California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California98%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 79California State University-East BayHayward, California97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 80National UniversitySan Diego, California——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 81University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 82California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 83Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California——$31k$32k41%5,47211 mi 84West Coast University-OntarioOntario, California——$50k$103k39%2,67137 mi 85Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California——$41k$39k34%3,5871 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.