Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in California

Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in California, ranked by median federal student debt. Debt among federal borrowers; excludes private borrowing. 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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1Pomona CollegeClaremont, California$11,7827%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 2Stanford UniversityStanford, California$12,0004%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 3California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$12,75097%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 4University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,00011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 5University of California-DavisDavis, California$13,00042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 6California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$13,00091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 7Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California$13,50010%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 8Scripps CollegeClaremont, California$13,50038%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 9California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$13,54098%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 10California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$13,75091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 11California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$13,80793%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 12California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$13,87293%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 13University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$13,99333%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 14University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$14,0009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 15California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$14,28946%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 16California State University-FresnoFresno, California$14,50595%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 17California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$14,71594%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 18San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$15,00036%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 19University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$15,00029%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 20California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,00094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 21San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$15,00085%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 22California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$15,00095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 23San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$15,37196%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 24University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$15,50027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 25California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$16,00075%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 26New York Film AcademyBurbank, California$16,000——$39k$30k68%84913 mi 27University of California-MercedMerced, California$16,14491%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 28California State University-East BayHayward, California$16,54497%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 29California State University-ChicoChico, California$16,55293%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 30California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California$16,60094%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 31University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$16,66666%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 32Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$16,70593%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 33Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California$16,75025%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 34California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$17,35095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 35University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$17,50076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 36University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$18,00010%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 37California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California$18,00098%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 38Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, California$18,00083%1329$26k$56k84%56616 mi 39California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$18,50031%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 40Simpson UniversityRedding, California$18,75086%—$28k$54k49%80993 mi 41Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$19,16248%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 42Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$19,50045%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 43University of the PacificStockton, California$19,50071%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 44Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California$20,00010%—$45k$62k62%2,6436 mi 45Chapman UniversityOrange, California$20,50065%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 46The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California$20,50084%—$33k$57k68%1,62224 mi 47Samuel Merritt UniversityOakland, California$20,825———$143k—7182 mi 48Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, California$20,854———$90k—90947 mi 49Chamberlain University-CaliforniaRancho Cordova, California$20,91980%—$37k$92k—75138 mi 50California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California$21,66976%1266$30k$69k70%2,29613 mi 51Menlo CollegeAtherton, California$21,75068%—$31k$76k54%7524 mi 52Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California$22,00062%—$21k$60k57%1,9334 mi 53University of San DiegoSan Diego, California$22,94052%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 54Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California$22,99084%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 55University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$23,00062%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 56Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California$23,00044%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 57Hope International UniversityFullerton, California$23,00033%1020$29k$50k49%56415 mi 58Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California$23,14664%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 59Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California$23,21988%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 60Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California$23,25077%1328$29k$65k70%1,3022 mi 61University of La VerneLa Verne, California$23,50071%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 62Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California$23,51063%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 63Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California$23,69187%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 64William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California$23,70093%1150$28k$56k56%1,29451 mi 65Westcliff UniversityIrvine, California$23,75073%—$35k—62%2,3637 mi 66Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California$23,87574%1261$31k$57k68%3,47413 mi 67Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, California$24,24766%—$28k$65k58%1,5366 mi 68University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California$24,276——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 69Whittier CollegeWhittier, California$24,93781%—$26k$59k60%76417 mi 70Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo, California$24,96595%—$21k$95k60%804< 1 mi 71National UniversitySan Diego, California$25,000——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 72Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California$25,00013%1545$36k$139k92%92134 mi 73California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California$25,00032%—$46k$41k67%86024 mi 74Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California$25,250——$31k$32k41%5,47211 mi 75Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California$25,94973%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 76University of RedlandsRedlands, California$26,00083%1241$30k$73k67%2,04951 mi 77California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California$26,06385%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi 78Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California$26,96082%—$34k$66k60%77916 mi 79Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, California$27,00082%1310$51k$58k66%1,2232 mi 80La Sierra UniversityRiverside, California$27,00092%—$46k$62k60%1,11630 mi 81Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California$27,00084%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi 82California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California$27,00091%—$54k$49k61%9901 mi 83Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, California$27,00094%—$43k$48k52%7462 mi 84Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California$31,000——$41k$39k34%3,5871 mi 85Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California$31,00075%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 86West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim, California$32,946——$33k$103k60%3,19211 mi 87West Coast University-OntarioOntario, California$32,946——$50k$103k39%2,67137 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.