Colleges
Colleges in California
617 colleges and universities in California that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in California, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): California State University-Los Angeles (26.2×), California State University-Stanislaus (18.4×), California State University-San Bernardino (15.7×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | Public | 38,546 | $5,115 | 68% | $69,015 | $13,594 |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public | 35,924 | $9,426 | 70% | $69,554 | $14,195 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | Public | 35,377 | $13,243 | 78% | $73,494 | $14,500 |
| University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | Public | 34,948 | $14,794 | 86% | $96,197 | $13,000 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public | 33,475 | $14,659 | 93% | $88,581 | $13,750 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | Public | 33,068 | $14,538 | 94% | $100,212 | $12,416 |
| California State University-Northridge | Northridge | Public | 32,691 | $6,346 | 57% | $63,721 | $15,000 |
| University of California-Davis | Davis | Public | 32,253 | $14,318 | 86% | $86,999 | $12,038 |
| University of California-Irvine | Irvine | Public | 30,197 | $13,866 | 87% | $83,432 | $12,821 |
| California State University-Sacramento | Sacramento | Public | 28,350 | $11,186 | 54% | $69,014 | $15,000 |
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Public | 27,753 | $3,737 | — | $47,339 | $10,500 |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | Public | 27,601 | $14,241 | 68% | $83,493 | $14,750 |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Public | 26,140 | $1,676 | 45% | $49,600 | $10,000 |
| American River College | Sacramento | Public | 25,621 | $5,730 | 39% | $44,544 | $16,189 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona | Public | 25,042 | $9,404 | 68% | $77,464 | $15,500 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Public | 23,113 | $16,807 | 84% | $82,568 | $11,776 |
| University of the People | Pasadena | Private nonprofit | 22,688 | — | 36% | — | — |
| University of California-Riverside | Riverside | Public | 22,593 | $12,672 | 75% | $72,974 | $16,368 |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Public | 22,485 | $7,224 | 31% | $48,917 | $9,500 |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Public | 22,427 | $1,192 | 31% | $44,903 | $13,969 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Public | 21,996 | $18,832 | 87% | $96,304 | $16,500 |
| California State University-Fresno | Fresno | Public | 21,605 | $5,418 | 58% | $62,756 | $13,156 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Public | 21,466 | $16,993 | 48% | $47,494 | $10,500 |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica | Public | 21,440 | $1,693 | 23% | $46,589 | — |
| Fresno City College | Fresno | Public | 21,251 | $3,839 | 24% | $39,674 | $4,500 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 20,443 | $33,056 | 90% | $103,420 | $17,000 |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public | 19,562 | $2,385 | 55% | $62,555 | $14,576 |
| El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Public | 19,210 | $13,761 | 40% | $47,561 | — |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Public | 18,870 | $1,577 | 29% | $46,657 | $14,250 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | Public | 18,639 | $9,803 | 50% | $73,299 | $15,000 |
| Southwestern College | Chula Vista | Public | 18,614 | $5,663 | 39% | $47,535 | $7,244 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Public | 18,346 | $24,678 | 41% | $44,956 | $9,000 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Public | 18,132 | $24,504 | 34% | $45,674 | — |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Public | 17,940 | $18,549 | 74% | $73,362 | $15,000 |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | Public | 17,712 | $1,839 | 41% | $48,110 | $6,525 |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Public | 17,684 | $23,913 | 51% | $51,222 | $10,500 |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento | Public | 17,657 | $5,713 | 34% | $45,109 | $14,500 |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | Public | 17,348 | $5,852 | 40% | $53,794 | $9,000 |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Public | 17,280 | $4,330 | 20% | $41,011 | $9,914 |
| Fullerton College | Fullerton | Public | 17,121 | $1,302 | 42% | $49,216 | $9,000 |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego | Public | 16,098 | $21,767 | 42% | $50,947 | $5,225 |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Public | 16,091 | $1,850 | 49% | $53,930 | $9,500 |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Public | 15,832 | $19,542 | 43% | $52,411 | $6,649 |
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | Public | 15,781 | $2,451 | 34% | $46,256 | $5,250 |
| Rio Hondo College | Whittier | Public | 15,684 | $15,389 | 23% | $48,362 | $9,500 |
| Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill | Public | 15,358 | $710 | 55% | $56,684 | $10,500 |
| De Anza College | Cupertino | Public | 15,264 | $3,801 | 67% | $62,175 | $10,500 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Public | 15,259 | $8,198 | 40% | $43,175 | $9,975 |
| Modesto Junior College | Modesto | Public | 15,109 | $5,954 | 29% | $45,551 | — |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Public | 15,080 | $6,765 | 36% | $52,482 | $10,500 |
| California State University-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | Public | 15,023 | $3,946 | 53% | $61,951 | $14,625 |
| California State University-San Marcos | San Marcos | Public | 14,877 | $10,939 | 55% | $67,217 | $16,000 |
| Sierra College | Rocklin | Public | 14,122 | $27,774 | 44% | $48,499 | — |
| Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | Public | 14,023 | $3,676 | 43% | $46,541 | $14,875 |
| California State University-Chico | Chico | Public | 13,631 | $14,157 | 60% | $70,012 | $14,259 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College | Woodland Hills | Public | 13,436 | $3,150 | 47% | $47,028 | $16,612 |
| Cypress College | Cypress | Public | 13,354 | $759 | 41% | $50,380 | $10,300 |
| Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Glen | Public | 12,601 | $7,478 | 32% | $46,096 | $13,000 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | Carson | Public | 12,538 | $7,244 | 42% | $62,587 | $15,000 |
| San Bernardino Valley College | San Bernardino | Public | 12,234 | $17,782 | 32% | $43,912 | — |
| Grossmont College | El Cajon | Public | 12,163 | $3,900 | 39% | $45,404 | $10,125 |
| Moorpark College | Moorpark | Public | 12,082 | — | 42% | $52,317 | $9,625 |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | Public | 11,562 | $1,096 | 42% | $43,147 | $8,641 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Public | 11,534 | $85 | 33% | $39,944 | $18,507 |
| Chabot College | Hayward | Public | 11,392 | $9,873 | 51% | $53,180 | — |
| San Diego Miramar College | San Diego | Public | 11,271 | $21,008 | 40% | $53,737 | $6,750 |
| Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles | Public | 11,198 | $4,875 | 32% | $42,194 | $14,250 |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | Public | 11,137 | $2,851 | 61% | $64,467 | — |
| National University | San Diego | Private nonprofit | 10,794 | $24,008 | 43% | $73,988 | $25,000 |
| Santiago Canyon College | Orange | Public | 10,579 | $2,040 | 48% | $52,421 | — |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Public | 10,509 | $9,554 | 41% | $46,476 | — |
| San Diego City College | San Diego | Public | 10,441 | $18,693 | 24% | $44,127 | $10,500 |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Public | 10,286 | $21,874 | 58% | $53,719 | $8,000 |
| MiraCosta College | Oceanside | Public | 10,278 | $5,146 | 40% | $49,887 | — |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Public | 10,207 | $17,769 | 33% | $44,228 | $8,750 |
| Ventura College | Ventura | Public | 10,150 | — | 41% | $46,592 | $13,844 |
| Merced College | Merced | Public | 10,001 | $714 | 35% | $43,058 | — |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Public | 9,998 | $3,531 | 33% | $42,277 | $10,000 |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | Public | 9,889 | $2,684 | 32% | $53,616 | $12,000 |
| California State University-East Bay | Hayward | Public | 9,809 | $6,858 | 49% | $73,868 | $16,500 |
| Hartnell College | Salinas | Public | 9,453 | — | 39% | $49,016 | — |
| Folsom Lake College | Folsom | Public | 9,414 | $4,339 | 51% | $47,048 | $12,500 |
| Moreno Valley College | Moreno Valley | Public | 9,346 | $26,725 | 38% | $45,741 | — |
| Golden West College | Huntington Beach | Public | 9,034 | — | 51% | $50,592 | $9,000 |
| Butte College | Oroville | Public | 8,890 | $4,734 | 46% | $44,807 | $10,000 |
| Norco College | Norco | Public | 8,779 | $27,120 | 40% | $48,582 | — |
| California State University-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Public | 8,577 | $4,001 | 48% | $62,381 | $13,246 |
| California State University-Stanislaus | Turlock | Public | 8,385 | $3,565 | 52% | $65,560 | $13,000 |
| University of California-Merced | Merced | Public | 8,372 | $11,583 | 68% | $69,352 | $13,500 |
| Citrus College | Glendora | Public | 8,286 | $850 | 49% | $46,835 | $9,500 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | Private nonprofit | 8,179 | $24,138 | 60% | $67,633 | $25,000 |
| Solano Community College | Fairfield | Public | 8,061 | $2,905 | 34% | $47,449 | $11,310 |
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | Public | 8,052 | $3,975 | 34% | $46,603 | $9,295 |
| Cabrillo College | Aptos | Public | 8,002 | $17,735 | 41% | $48,956 | $10,500 |
| Los Angeles Mission College | Sylmar | Public | 7,999 | $3,881 | 24% | $45,697 | — |
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo | Public | 7,977 | — | 53% | $60,507 | $10,500 |
| Clovis Community College | Fresno | Public | 7,956 | $2,122 | 51% | — | — |
| Evergreen Valley College | San Jose | Public | 7,688 | $9,375 | 44% | $55,874 | — |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | Public | 7,652 | $1,562 | 45% | $40,691 | — |
| Skyline College | San Bruno | Public | 7,620 | $616 | 47% | $62,578 | — |
| Stanford University | Stanford | Private nonprofit | 7,554 | $12,307 | 92% | $125,340 | $10,750 |
| Chapman University | Orange | Private nonprofit | 7,478 | $46,708 | 83% | $80,694 | $19,500 |
| Coastline Community College | Fountain Valley | Public | 7,393 | $12,259 | 37% | $51,338 | $9,500 |
| Los Medanos College | Pittsburg | Public | 7,320 | $25,231 | 46% | $49,834 | $12,875 |
| Las Positas College | Livermore | Public | 7,299 | $22,259 | 54% | $57,379 | — |
| West Los Angeles College | Culver City | Public | 7,284 | $5,238 | 25% | $45,826 | $12,970 |
| Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo | Public | 7,180 | $5,891 | 53% | $53,127 | $14,500 |
| Cuyamaca College | El Cajon | Public | 7,177 | $7,178 | 34% | $45,171 | — |
| San Jose City College | San Jose | Public | 7,105 | $15,965 | 38% | $52,460 | — |
| Ohlone College | Fremont | Public | 7,099 | $6,828 | 56% | $61,853 | — |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 7,094 | $50,518 | 79% | $86,034 | $19,500 |
| Laney College | Oakland | Public | 6,842 | $9,315 | 30% | $42,812 | — |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | Seaside | Public | 6,819 | $13,861 | 63% | $63,891 | $11,000 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College | Wilmington | Public | 6,694 | $2,680 | 41% | $47,368 | — |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | Private nonprofit | 6,552 | $36,116 | 87% | $117,193 | $19,500 |
| West Valley College | Saratoga | Public | 6,416 | $1,033 | 52% | $55,251 | — |
| Oxnard College | Oxnard | Public | 6,240 | — | 39% | $46,485 | — |
| Shasta College | Redding | Public | 6,128 | $7,225 | 24% | $43,608 | $14,750 |
| Mission College | Santa Clara | Public | 5,784 | $4,223 | 44% | $56,661 | — |
| Crafton Hills College | Yucaipa | Public | 5,687 | $11,754 | 34% | $47,391 | — |
| University of San Diego | San Diego | Private nonprofit | 5,671 | $29,539 | 81% | $93,069 | $21,250 |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey | Public | 5,624 | $35,126 | 42% | $49,579 | — |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Arcata | Public | 5,612 | $13,751 | 44% | $54,882 | $17,297 |
| Reedley College | Reedley | Public | 5,504 | $6,055 | 47% | $42,903 | — |
| Los Angeles Film School | Hollywood | Private for-profit | 5,472 | $48,481 | 37% | $37,849 | $32,147 |
| Merritt College | Oakland | Public | 5,288 | $6,360 | 26% | $46,743 | — |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco | Private nonprofit | 5,287 | $30,496 | 66% | $94,613 | $22,956 |
| Contra Costa College | San Pablo | Public | 5,203 | $25,657 | 37% | $45,857 | — |
| Canada College | Redwood City | Public | 5,175 | $365 | 49% | $57,796 | — |
| Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park | Public | 5,166 | $10,759 | 55% | $71,264 | $15,000 |
| California State University-Channel Islands | Camarillo | Public | 5,013 | $8,534 | 55% | $66,328 | $14,000 |
| Unitek College | Fremont | Private for-profit | 4,972 | $27,942 | 72% | $81,243 | $10,700 |
| Madera Community College | Madera | Public | 4,808 | $1,879 | 37% | — | — |
| Gavilan College | Gilroy | Public | 4,786 | $22,074 | 45% | $49,087 | — |
| Yuba College | Marysville | Public | 4,779 | $691 | 40% | $43,464 | $10,750 |
| University of Massachusetts Global | Aliso Viejo | Public | 4,491 | $35,957 | 0% | $68,286 | $23,000 |
| College of Alameda | Alameda | Public | 4,487 | $294 | 31% | $47,627 | — |
| Berkeley City College | Berkeley | Public | 4,456 | $1,987 | 42% | $48,574 | — |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville | Public | 4,210 | $1,182 | — | $39,827 | $8,500 |
| College of Marin | Kentfield | Public | 4,042 | $23,388 | 40% | $49,787 | $15,625 |
| College of the Redwoods | Eureka | Public | 3,829 | $20,206 | 35% | $40,798 | $11,500 |
| Napa Valley College | Napa | Public | 3,813 | $3,152 | 35% | $55,399 | — |
| Los Angeles Southwest College | Los Angeles | Public | 3,706 | $10,836 | 28% | $37,913 | — |
| Lake Tahoe Community College | South Lake Tahoe | Public | 3,660 | $10,673 | 56% | $44,569 | — |
| Academy of Art University | San Francisco | Private for-profit | 3,587 | $41,747 | 33% | $44,567 | $31,000 |
| Taft College | Taft | Public | 3,556 | $4,362 | 34% | $44,265 | — |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | Private nonprofit | 3,553 | $48,065 | 78% | $89,410 | $21,500 |
| Biola University | La Mirada | Private nonprofit | 3,474 | $32,530 | 68% | $64,126 | $22,250 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | San Jose | Private for-profit | 3,421 | $33,054 | 79% | $75,979 | $17,317 |
| Palo Verde College | Blythe | Public | 3,381 | $23,756 | 83% | $42,518 | — |
| Lemoore College | Lemoore | Public | 3,373 | $11,802 | 49% | $46,575 | $9,500 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton | Private nonprofit | 3,204 | $24,186 | 73% | $88,053 | $18,500 |
| West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | Anaheim | Private for-profit | 3,192 | $36,240 | 25% | $104,344 | $33,500 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | Private nonprofit | 3,188 | $40,555 | 77% | $68,713 | $21,895 |
| Cerro Coso Community College | Ridgecrest | Public | 3,171 | $12,913 | 31% | $42,042 | — |
| Woodland Community College | Woodland | Public | 3,154 | $4,005 | 41% | $44,947 | — |
| Compton College | Compton | Public | 3,142 | $22,662 | 28% | $41,664 | $12,000 |
| University of La Verne | La Verne | Private nonprofit | 3,050 | $20,523 | 61% | $74,115 | $23,250 |
| Mendocino College | Ukiah | Public | 2,870 | $11,640 | 27% | $42,256 | $10,836 |
| Porterville College | Porterville | Public | 2,834 | $3,071 | 34% | $41,156 | — |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | Private nonprofit | 2,759 | $22,597 | 63% | $71,595 | $22,000 |
| West Coast University-Ontario | Ontario | Private for-profit | 2,671 | $47,072 | 56% | $104,344 | $33,500 |
| Barstow Community College | Barstow | Public | 2,657 | $7,373 | 43% | $39,138 | $6,250 |
| Stanbridge University | Irvine | Private for-profit | 2,643 | $25,124 | 51% | $67,293 | $24,315 |
| Coalinga College | Coalinga | Public | 2,522 | $9,339 | 47% | $42,656 | — |
| Smith Chason College | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 2,447 | $35,227 | 68% | $60,886 | $23,947 |
| DeVry University-California | Ontario | Private for-profit | 2,378 | $36,531 | 39% | $51,716 | $17,038 |
| Westcliff University | Irvine | Private for-profit | 2,363 | $30,505 | 61% | — | $26,486 |
| California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks | Private nonprofit | 2,296 | $26,445 | 69% | $77,620 | $21,000 |
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster | Private for-profit | 2,245 | $29,845 | 57% | $48,874 | $9,500 |
| American Career College-Ontario | Ontario | Private for-profit | 2,242 | $34,185 | 72% | $45,256 | $10,332 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | Visalia | Private for-profit | 2,207 | $30,383 | 38% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 2,168 | $35,032 | 76% | $44,917 | $10,339 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 2,168 | $46,644 | 47% | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| California Institute of Arts & Technology | National City | Private for-profit | 2,112 | $41,778 | 62% | — | $13,000 |
| University of Redlands | Redlands | Private nonprofit | 2,049 | $30,924 | 65% | $80,659 | $25,000 |
| Art Center College of Design | Pasadena | Private nonprofit | 2,017 | $48,389 | 81% | $75,975 | $27,651 |
| MTI College | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 2,000 | $23,294 | 72% | $45,221 | $8,691 |
| Columbia College | Sonora | Public | 1,984 | $9,054 | 28% | $39,958 | — |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga | Private nonprofit | 1,947 | $32,200 | 67% | $83,501 | $22,500 |
| Reach University | Oakland | Private nonprofit | 1,946 | $22,412 | — | — | — |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | Costa Mesa | Private nonprofit | 1,933 | $23,231 | 55% | $62,456 | $20,500 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 1,877 | $37,470 | 79% | $79,660 | $21,500 |
| Feather River Community College District | Quincy | Public | 1,828 | $7,537 | 54% | $40,728 | $9,519 |
| Lassen Community College | Susanville | Public | 1,741 | $13,459 | 30% | $42,005 | — |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 1,719 | $27,235 | 56% | $78,572 | $25,000 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern California | Long Beach | Private for-profit | 1,701 | $31,974 | 68% | $62,466 | $12,000 |
| Pomona College | Claremont | Private nonprofit | 1,666 | $18,978 | 92% | $84,281 | $14,000 |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Private for-profit | 1,644 | $35,222 | 76% | $44,917 | $10,339 |
| The Master's University and Seminary | Santa Clarita | Private nonprofit | 1,622 | $33,777 | 58% | $58,794 | $20,500 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | Private for-profit | 1,616 | $31,892 | 79% | $36,742 | $9,500 |
| CBD College | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 1,581 | $25,702 | 72% | $49,527 | $20,000 |
| Universal Technical Institute of California Inc | Rancho Cucamonga | Private for-profit | 1,553 | $28,050 | 79% | $62,466 | $12,000 |
| Fresno Pacific University | Fresno | Private nonprofit | 1,544 | $17,491 | 49% | $66,140 | $24,250 |
| Concordia University-Irvine | Irvine | Private nonprofit | 1,536 | $29,761 | 47% | $72,184 | $21,500 |
| Los Angeles Pacific University | San Dimas | Private nonprofit | 1,483 | $28,427 | 28% | — | $28,347 |
| Escondido Adult School | Escondido | Public | 1,476 | — | — | — | — |
| Poway Adult School | Poway | Public | 1,459 | — | — | — | — |
| Vista Adult School | Vista | Public | 1,426 | — | — | — | — |
| UEI College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Private for-profit | 1,415 | $33,327 | 75% | $32,404 | $9,500 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont | Private nonprofit | 1,388 | $26,039 | 90% | $127,532 | $13,450 |
| Institute of Technology | Clovis | Private for-profit | 1,377 | $31,938 | 78% | $39,839 | $9,500 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Private for-profit | 1,373 | $36,023 | 76% | $36,421 | $9,500 |
| UEI College-Gardena | Gardena | Private for-profit | 1,332 | $33,175 | 65% | $36,742 | $9,500 |
| Copper Mountain Community College | Joshua Tree | Public | 1,323 | $9,404 | 32% | $40,986 | $10,500 |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara | Private nonprofit | 1,302 | $29,343 | 68% | $70,327 | $21,609 |
| William Jessup University | Rocklin | Private nonprofit | 1,294 | $26,418 | 48% | $60,855 | $20,450 |
| National Holistic Institute | Emeryville | Private for-profit | 1,258 | $21,849 | 73% | $39,384 | $9,500 |
| Pitzer College | Claremont | Private nonprofit | 1,227 | $36,135 | 83% | $72,270 | $15,625 |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 1,223 | $50,943 | 58% | $70,469 | $26,500 |
| UEI College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 1,217 | $31,166 | 67% | $36,742 | $9,500 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 1,214 | $31,551 | 73% | $53,540 | $13,132 |
| UEI College-Reseda | Reseda | Private for-profit | 1,201 | $32,114 | 83% | $36,421 | $9,500 |
| College of the Siskiyous | Weed | Public | 1,190 | $18,459 | 39% | $43,783 | $15,043 |
| Career Networks Institute | Santa Ana | Private for-profit | 1,133 | $57,145 | 86% | $54,373 | $26,615 |
| La Sierra University | Riverside | Private nonprofit | 1,116 | $22,767 | 52% | $65,403 | $25,500 |
| Laurus College | San Luis Obispo | Private for-profit | 1,116 | $26,056 | 33% | $40,324 | $35,333 |
| Dominican University of California | San Rafael | Private nonprofit | 1,114 | $35,567 | 73% | $90,053 | $23,250 |
| Scripps College | Claremont | Private nonprofit | 1,113 | $29,998 | 84% | $84,025 | $13,500 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park | Huntington Park | Private for-profit | 1,079 | $29,961 | 73% | $36,421 | $9,500 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Private for-profit | 1,073 | $31,051 | 73% | $36,421 | $9,500 |
| UEI College-Ontario | Ontario | Private for-profit | 1,045 | $33,510 | 72% | $36,421 | $9,500 |
| UEI College-Fresno | Fresno | Private for-profit | 1,009 | $30,755 | 68% | $32,404 | $9,500 |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco | Private nonprofit | 990 | $41,109 | 64% | $58,957 | $23,917 |
| Summit College | San Bernardino | Private for-profit | 989 | $29,181 | 64% | $47,523 | $9,497 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | Private nonprofit | 987 | $8,509 | 90% | $166,642 | $7,500 |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | Private for-profit | 978 | $31,276 | 72% | $36,421 | $9,500 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont | Private nonprofit | 921 | $39,347 | 93% | $164,248 | $25,000 |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda | Private nonprofit | 909 | $25,018 | — | $99,540 | $21,500 |
| Glendale Career College | Glendale | Private for-profit | 896 | $52,725 | 42% | $46,721 | $18,740 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | Private for-profit | 895 | $28,000 | 72% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| Downey Adult School | Downey | Public | 875 | $24,327 | 32% | $45,598 | — |
| UEI College-Stockton | Stockton | Private for-profit | 868 | $33,601 | 78% | $36,421 | $9,500 |
| California Institute of the Arts | Valencia | Private nonprofit | 860 | $49,996 | 62% | $45,380 | $24,000 |
| New York Film Academy | Burbank | Private for-profit | 849 | $38,975 | 51% | $43,578 | $25,250 |
| UEI College-Oceanside | Oceanside | Private for-profit | 814 | $33,307 | 77% | $36,421 | $9,500 |
| Simpson University | Redding | Private nonprofit | 809 | $28,219 | 35% | $62,250 | $18,250 |
| Pacific Union College | Angwin | Private nonprofit | 805 | $25,891 | 52% | $72,023 | $27,000 |
| Cal Poly Maritime Academy | Vallejo | Public | 804 | $17,793 | 58% | $105,475 | $23,644 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Private for-profit | 798 | $22,588 | 57% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| Woodbury University | Burbank | Private nonprofit | 779 | $44,337 | 45% | $65,896 | $27,000 |
| Institute for Business and Technology | San Jose | Private for-profit | 765 | $27,097 | 76% | $45,236 | $8,867 |
| Whittier College | Whittier | Private nonprofit | 764 | $24,940 | 55% | $68,254 | $20,000 |
| Musicians Institute | Hollywood | Private for-profit | 759 | $57,321 | 42% | $37,883 | $9,500 |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles | Sherman Oaks | Private nonprofit | 758 | $37,420 | 44% | $53,301 | $27,291 |
| Menlo College | Atherton | Private nonprofit | 752 | $32,324 | 52% | $76,858 | $21,063 |
| Chamberlain University-California | Rancho Cordova | Private for-profit | 751 | $46,658 | — | $96,897 | $19,746 |
| Laguna College of Art and Design | Laguna Beach | Private nonprofit | 746 | $50,349 | 60% | $49,168 | $27,000 |
| Samuel Merritt University | Oakland | Private nonprofit | 718 | — | — | $151,150 | $20,825 |
| North-West College-Riverside | Riverside | Private for-profit | 717 | $35,030 | 67% | $43,549 | $9,500 |
| Advanced Career Institute | Visalia | Private for-profit | 664 | — | 73% | $47,832 | $6,333 |
| North-West College-West Covina | West Covina | Private for-profit | 653 | $35,100 | 67% | $40,041 | $9,500 |
| North-West College-Long Beach | Long Beach | Private for-profit | 652 | $39,118 | 44% | $43,549 | $9,500 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | Private for-profit | 650 | $26,534 | 80% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| Asher College | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 649 | $20,632 | 77% | $47,699 | $15,471 |
| Carrington College-San Jose | San Jose | Private for-profit | 644 | $46,680 | 60% | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Teachers College of San Joaquin | Stockton | Public | 642 | — | — | — | — |
| Minerva University | San Francisco | Private nonprofit | 637 | — | 93% | — | — |
| North-West College-San Diego | San Diego | Private for-profit | 636 | $52,050 | — | $46,721 | $18,740 |
| Milan Institute-Visalia | Visalia | Private for-profit | 635 | $21,838 | 68% | $38,492 | $6,333 |
| California Career Institute | Anaheim | Private for-profit | 628 | $35,222 | — | $64,286 | $17,363 |
| Career Care Institute | Lancaster | Private for-profit | 620 | $60,867 | 39% | $46,289 | $17,180 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto | Salida | Private for-profit | 598 | $26,323 | 73% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| Angeles College | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 598 | $27,587 | 86% | $64,146 | $20,000 |
| Milan Institute-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Private for-profit | 582 | $22,208 | 63% | $30,613 | $6,333 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos | San Marcos | Private for-profit | 573 | $42,339 | 83% | $44,191 | $9,500 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles | Alhambra | Private for-profit | 570 | $22,226 | 56% | $49,629 | $19,508 |
| Central Coast College | Salinas | Private for-profit | 569 | $28,749 | 73% | $45,918 | $9,500 |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula | Private nonprofit | 566 | $30,972 | 83% | $59,595 | $19,000 |
| Hope International University | Fullerton | Private nonprofit | 564 | $31,029 | 53% | $51,254 | $19,500 |
| Milan Institute-Clovis | Clovis | Private for-profit | 560 | $20,939 | 66% | $30,613 | $6,333 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College | Antioch | Private for-profit | 556 | — | 83% | — | $4,658 |
| Institute of Culinary Education | Pasadena | Private for-profit | 553 | — | 71% | $52,129 | $6,439 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Private for-profit | 537 | $48,917 | 63% | $44,191 | $9,500 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina | West Covina | Private for-profit | 535 | $29,948 | 70% | $48,046 | $12,125 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Private for-profit | 528 | $29,089 | 74% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| National Polytechnic College | Lakewood | Private for-profit | 516 | $35,305 | 70% | $36,845 | $19,610 |
| National Career Education | Citrus Heights | Private for-profit | 515 | $24,267 | 82% | $45,236 | $8,867 |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Private for-profit | 513 | $30,040 | 54% | $43,549 | $9,500 |
| Southern California Institute of Technology | Anaheim | Private for-profit | 508 | $32,201 | 76% | $72,606 | $11,083 |
| Platt College-Ontario | Ontario | Private for-profit | 500 | $23,246 | 36% | $49,629 | $19,508 |
| Platt College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Private for-profit | 498 | $22,685 | 51% | $49,629 | $19,508 |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Private for-profit | 493 | $52,725 | 44% | $46,721 | $18,740 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education | La Puente | Public | 491 | $3,294 | 77% | $46,693 | — |
| Soka University of America | Aliso Viejo | Private nonprofit | 484 | $16,383 | 88% | $66,071 | $20,500 |
| Northeastern University Oakland | Oakland | Private nonprofit | 464 | $27,275 | — | $99,371 | $20,000 |
| Life Pacific University | San Dimas | Private nonprofit | 456 | $26,892 | 49% | $43,561 | $21,500 |
| University of Silicon Valley | San Jose | Private for-profit | 455 | $34,100 | 53% | $59,124 | $31,000 |
| Touro University Worldwide | Los Alamitos | Private nonprofit | 454 | $12,436 | 37% | $77,590 | $22,000 |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount | Private for-profit | 447 | — | 50% | $36,592 | $11,007 |
| Asian-American International Beauty College | Westminster | Private for-profit | 442 | — | 94% | $17,379 | — |
| Carrington College-Stockton | Stockton | Private for-profit | 436 | $46,119 | 61% | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education | Baldwin Park | Public | 426 | $9,288 | 77% | $40,990 | — |
| Platt College-Riverside | Riverside | Private for-profit | 413 | $21,508 | 50% | $49,629 | $19,508 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus | Pleasant Hill | Private for-profit | 412 | $47,124 | 62% | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Moler Barber College | Oakland | Private for-profit | 411 | $25,305 | 63% | — | $9,500 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology | Inglewood | Private for-profit | 411 | $35,589 | 75% | $73,493 | $20,000 |
| National Career College | Panorama City | Private for-profit | 398 | $28,885 | 75% | $44,808 | $10,020 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa | Private for-profit | 395 | $20,740 | 86% | $17,963 | $7,992 |
| Alliant International University-San Diego | San Diego | Private for-profit | 391 | — | — | $67,985 | $11,462 |
| North-West College-Pomona | Pomona | Private for-profit | 381 | $33,725 | 62% | $43,549 | $9,500 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario | Ontario | Private for-profit | 380 | — | — | $41,223 | $28,791 |
| Lionel University | Carpinteria | Private for-profit | 370 | $46,466 | 100% | — | $21,875 |
| American Medical Sciences Center | Glendale | Private for-profit | 365 | $41,467 | 100% | $30,594 | $16,771 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center | Fresno | Private for-profit | 364 | $28,609 | 68% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| Milan Institute-Merced | Merced | Private for-profit | 359 | $21,818 | 64% | $30,613 | $6,333 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert | Private for-profit | 356 | $23,665 | 58% | $34,532 | $6,333 |
| American University of Health Sciences | Signal Hill | Private for-profit | 351 | — | — | $113,922 | $42,378 |
| California Aeronautical University | Bakersfield | Private for-profit | 347 | $46,310 | 41% | $46,345 | $28,667 |
| Advance Beauty College | Garden Grove | Private for-profit | 346 | $10,949 | 90% | $17,233 | — |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont | Fremont | Private for-profit | 343 | $29,245 | 83% | — | $28,500 |
| Bellus Academy-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Private for-profit | 341 | $22,900 | 71% | $28,438 | $6,333 |
| The Chicago School at Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 337 | — | — | $60,280 | $26,430 |
| American Beauty College | West Covina | Private for-profit | 334 | $33,634 | 88% | $30,742 | $6,333 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus | San Leandro | Private for-profit | 326 | $46,849 | 56% | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Bellus Academy-Poway | Poway | Private for-profit | 324 | $33,464 | 70% | $33,999 | $8,717 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula | Temecula | Private for-profit | 320 | $30,324 | 88% | $30,011 | $6,222 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | Riverside | Private for-profit | 317 | $37,157 | 74% | $73,493 | $20,000 |
| Associated Technical College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 315 | $24,049 | 89% | $30,773 | $8,150 |
| Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena | Private nonprofit | 312 | — | — | $53,848 | $32,844 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 309 | $15,474 | 87% | $30,488 | $6,333 |
| Brownson Technical School | Anaheim | Private for-profit | 307 | $33,997 | 89% | $74,023 | $9,500 |
| South Coast College | Orange | Private for-profit | 306 | $12,131 | 50% | $50,899 | $40,955 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Private for-profit | 305 | $29,479 | 64% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys | Private for-profit | 294 | $36,818 | 39% | $44,412 | $9,500 |
| Gnomon | North Hollywood | Private for-profit | 294 | $57,379 | 90% | $124,464 | $28,166 |
| Mayfield College | Cathedral City | Private for-profit | 292 | $26,045 | 79% | $39,143 | $9,500 |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON | West Covina | Private for-profit | 290 | $50,349 | — | $46,721 | $18,740 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 287 | $27,952 | 85% | — | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks | Sherman Oaks | Private for-profit | 286 | $27,819 | 69% | $31,213 | $7,000 |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University | Escondido | Private nonprofit | 286 | $24,156 | 66% | $53,787 | $23,375 |
| Unitek College | Hayward | Private for-profit | 284 | $25,128 | 61% | $78,478 | $8,921 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 282 | $31,400 | 36% | $79,596 | $23,750 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology | Riverside | Private for-profit | 272 | $23,009 | 78% | $33,866 | $9,500 |
| CET-San Jose | San Jose | Private nonprofit | 266 | $21,150 | 73% | $39,846 | $7,685 |
| Diversified Vocational College | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 264 | $21,379 | 86% | $29,472 | $8,350 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Vacaville | Vacaville | Private for-profit | 260 | $19,377 | 74% | $27,516 | $6,333 |
| Golden Gate University | San Francisco | Private nonprofit | 259 | — | — | $90,346 | $28,217 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster | Lancaster | Private for-profit | 257 | $28,061 | 71% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland | Upland | Private for-profit | 254 | $18,639 | 94% | $27,670 | $6,427 |
| California Healing Arts College | Carson | Private for-profit | 243 | $20,970 | 74% | $33,901 | $9,500 |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 236 | $28,753 | 86% | $73,810 | $31,500 |
| Lu Ross Academy | Ventura | Private for-profit | 229 | $32,087 | 79% | $31,618 | $6,333 |
| Los Angeles College of Music | Pasadena | Private for-profit | 227 | $42,853 | 47% | $44,742 | $29,094 |
| California College of Barbering and Cosmetology | Stockton | Private for-profit | 227 | $29,103 | 80% | — | $6,333 |
| Clovis Adult Education | Clovis | Public | 226 | — | 77% | $51,957 | — |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | San Francisco | Private nonprofit | 226 | $48,678 | 60% | $47,172 | $25,000 |
| Pacific College | Costa Mesa | Private for-profit | 225 | $24,579 | — | $74,972 | $20,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego | San Diego | Private for-profit | 225 | $27,599 | 96% | $17,963 | $7,992 |
| Integrity College of Health | Pasadena | Private for-profit | 225 | $31,233 | 31% | — | $9,500 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | Private for-profit | 224 | $27,631 | 88% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| Urban Barber College | Concord | Private for-profit | 224 | $23,342 | 86% | — | $10,667 |
| CET-San Diego | San Diego | Private nonprofit | 223 | $23,892 | 73% | $39,846 | $7,685 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno | Fresno | Private for-profit | 223 | $19,751 | 85% | $30,837 | $9,000 |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | Private for-profit | 222 | $26,869 | 70% | $47,316 | $9,500 |
| Federico Beauty Institute | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 220 | $36,236 | 90% | $31,804 | $6,222 |
| Sierra College of Beauty | Merced | Private for-profit | 220 | $12,597 | 71% | $31,864 | — |
| Healing Hands School of Holistic Health | Escondido | Private for-profit | 220 | $65,880 | 59% | $30,980 | $6,333 |
| Salon Success Academy-Redlands | Redlands | Private for-profit | 220 | $18,541 | 91% | $28,854 | $6,506 |
| Career Academy of Beauty | Garden Grove | Private for-profit | 219 | $15,669 | 92% | $31,606 | $6,333 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto | Modesto | Private for-profit | 218 | $21,844 | 83% | $27,122 | $6,333 |
| Blake Austin College | Vacaville | Private for-profit | 217 | $29,592 | 88% | $51,432 | $17,900 |
| Tri-Community Adult Education | Covina | Public | 217 | — | — | — | — |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Private for-profit | 214 | $26,077 | 77% | $50,569 | $14,404 |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute | Tarzana | Private nonprofit | 209 | $52,680 | 77% | $38,119 | $9,500 |
| Bay Area Medical Academy | San Francisco | Private for-profit | 209 | $32,426 | 44% | — | $5,234 |
| North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc | Modesto | Private for-profit | 207 | $16,524 | 71% | $32,759 | $6,333 |
| World Mission University | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 207 | $15,820 | 59% | $24,300 | — |
| Bethesda University | Anaheim | Private nonprofit | 205 | $10,963 | 19% | $51,202 | $12,250 |
| Lincoln University | Oakland | Private nonprofit | 204 | — | 80% | $77,205 | — |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | Los Angeles | Public | 204 | — | — | $121,652 | $11,290 |
| Coastline Beauty College | Fountain Valley | Private for-profit | 203 | $27,433 | 93% | $16,432 | — |
| EDvance College | San Francisco | Private nonprofit | 201 | — | — | — | — |
| California Nurses Educational Institute | Rancho Mirage | Private for-profit | 200 | $25,738 | 94% | $53,163 | $20,000 |
| SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary | El Dorado Hills | Private nonprofit | 198 | $24,260 | 86% | $41,407 | $21,334 |
| Salon Success Academy-Corona | Corona | Private for-profit | 196 | $14,656 | 92% | $28,854 | $6,506 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose | San Jose | Private for-profit | 196 | $28,229 | 82% | — | $6,333 |
| Palomar Institute of Cosmetology | San Marcos | Private for-profit | 193 | $22,365 | 95% | $33,498 | — |
| Unitek College | South San Francisco | Private for-profit | 191 | $31,483 | 75% | $78,478 | $8,921 |
| California Career College | Canoga Park | Private for-profit | 190 | $55,316 | 100% | $51,210 | $32,500 |
| Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad | Carlsbad | Private nonprofit | 186 | $27,633 | 84% | $53,288 | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay | Pleasant Hill | Private for-profit | 184 | $24,569 | 81% | $31,030 | $6,333 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield | Fairfield | Private for-profit | 183 | $24,694 | 81% | $48,046 | $12,125 |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design | San Diego | Private for-profit | 182 | $51,582 | 56% | $75,045 | $30,332 |
| ABC Adult School | Cerritos | Public | 173 | $12,847 | 36% | — | — |
| San Diego Global Knowledge University | San Diego | Private for-profit | 173 | $28,623 | 50% | — | — |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD | Concord | Public | 172 | $14,786 | 89% | $42,399 | — |
| Career Development Institute Inc | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 172 | $26,250 | 65% | $65,186 | $16,873 |
| CET-Salinas | Salinas | Private nonprofit | 171 | $13,616 | 70% | $39,846 | $7,685 |
| ICOHS College | San Diego | Private nonprofit | 171 | $52,776 | 70% | — | $6,650 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena | Pasadena | Private for-profit | 170 | $36,669 | 74% | $32,219 | $6,333 |
| San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc | San Francisco | Private for-profit | 167 | $24,401 | 80% | $42,178 | $6,333 |
| Salon Success Academy-Riverside | Riverside | Private for-profit | 164 | $15,389 | 89% | $21,938 | $9,484 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 163 | $15,235 | 27% | $35,665 | — |
| CET-Colton | Colton | Private nonprofit | 162 | $22,471 | 77% | $39,846 | $7,685 |
| The Fab School | Rancho Cucamonga | Private for-profit | 161 | $39,558 | 98% | — | — |
| Southern California University of Health Sciences | Whittier | Private nonprofit | 158 | — | — | $56,233 | $21,300 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood | North Hollywood | Private for-profit | 158 | $26,872 | 70% | $51,562 | $12,691 |
| Bellus Academy-El Cajon | El Cajon | Private for-profit | 157 | $36,248 | 75% | $31,143 | $9,418 |
| Fremont University | Cerritos | Private for-profit | 157 | $36,821 | 45% | $43,085 | $20,000 |
| Homestead Schools | Torrance | Private nonprofit | 157 | $16,597 | 83% | $60,911 | $18,040 |
| Southern California Health Institute | North Hollywood | Private for-profit | 156 | $30,624 | 73% | $33,422 | $9,500 |
| CET-Soledad | Soledad | Private nonprofit | 155 | $14,518 | 80% | $39,846 | $7,685 |
| United States University | Sandy Springs | Private for-profit | 153 | — | 0% | $72,456 | $13,782 |
| Lancaster Beauty School | Lancaster | Private for-profit | 150 | $26,990 | 79% | $30,573 | $6,333 |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 150 | $28,215 | 82% | $76,305 | $15,326 |
| My Le's Beauty College | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 150 | — | 97% | $24,387 | — |
| Humphreys University | Stockton | Private nonprofit | 149 | $13,473 | 67% | $45,846 | $32,451 |
| PCI College | Cerritos | Private for-profit | 149 | $37,951 | 69% | $31,215 | $14,722 |
| ATI College-Whittier | Whitter | Private for-profit | 149 | $32,364 | 56% | $42,922 | $18,839 |
| Capstone College | Pasadena | Private for-profit | 148 | $17,601 | 86% | $41,395 | $9,453 |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego | San Diego | Private for-profit | 147 | $27,490 | 83% | $48,059 | $9,500 |
| ZMS The Academy | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 144 | $6,862 | 68% | — | — |
| CET-Watsonville | Watsonville | Private nonprofit | 142 | $5,084 | 80% | $39,846 | $7,685 |
| CET-Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Private nonprofit | 142 | $8,372 | 72% | $39,846 | $7,685 |
| California Indian Nations College | Palm Desert | Public | 142 | — | 67% | — | — |
| San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork | San Francisco | Private for-profit | 139 | $43,439 | 75% | — | $6,333 |
| MIXED Institute of Cosmetology & Barber | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 138 | $18,258 | 78% | — | $8,810 |
| California Miramar University | San Diego | Private for-profit | 135 | $15,988 | 43% | — | $22,800 |
| Academy for Salon Professionals | Northridge | Private for-profit | 134 | $21,006 | 96% | $31,029 | $5,433 |
| International School of Beauty Inc | Palm Desert | Private for-profit | 132 | $18,631 | 92% | $28,230 | $5,500 |
| CET-El Centro | El Centro | Private nonprofit | 130 | $18,063 | 83% | $39,846 | $7,685 |
| San Francisco Film School | San Francisco | Private for-profit | 127 | $31,768 | 51% | — | — |
| San Francisco Bay University | Fremont | Private nonprofit | 126 | — | — | — | — |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology | Huntington Park | Private for-profit | 125 | $18,015 | 89% | $33,866 | $9,500 |
| California Beauty College | Modesto | Private for-profit | 122 | $15,174 | 90% | $33,336 | $6,222 |
| Central Valley Barber College | Riverbank | Private for-profit | 122 | $15,838 | 87% | — | $6,222 |
| Associated Barber College of San Diego | San Diego | Private for-profit | 121 | $26,450 | 77% | — | $13,677 |
| Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy | Santa Fe Springs | Private for-profit | 120 | $32,445 | 94% | $31,081 | — |
| Los Angeles College of Aesthetics | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 117 | $26,616 | 77% | $27,512 | $6,222 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute | San Francisco | Private for-profit | 117 | $19,183 | 64% | $41,669 | $6,333 |
| Elite Cosmetology School | PALM DESERT | Private for-profit | 115 | $25,992 | 92% | $21,742 | $6,333 |
| Citrus Heights Beauty College | Citrus Heights | Private for-profit | 114 | $27,475 | 84% | — | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Private for-profit | 114 | $20,870 | 69% | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| Angeles Institute | ARTESIA | Private for-profit | 113 | $27,607 | 86% | $56,002 | $17,783 |
| Shasta School of Cosmetology | Redding | Private for-profit | 112 | $38,345 | 68% | $21,856 | — |
| Hoss Lee Academy | Roseville | Private for-profit | 112 | $25,984 | 91% | — | — |
| Latin American Bible Institute | La Puente | Private nonprofit | 111 | $12,248 | 62% | — | — |
| Galaxy Medical College | North Hollywood | Private for-profit | 111 | $11,113 | 92% | $30,716 | — |
| Coba Academy | Anaheim | Private for-profit | 109 | $28,831 | 72% | $27,403 | $6,333 |
| Beaumont Adult School | Beaumont | Public | 108 | $31,171 | 87% | $50,003 | — |
| Xavier College School of Nursing | Stockton | Private for-profit | 106 | $16,617 | — | $85,276 | $15,250 |
| Premiere Career College | Irwindale | Private for-profit | 105 | $26,680 | 92% | $47,067 | $14,947 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education | Riverside | Public | 105 | $14,995 | 79% | — | $3,850 |
| Modern Technology School | Fountain Valley | Private for-profit | 101 | $33,251 | 74% | $51,175 | $12,475 |
| Victory Career College | Carson | Private for-profit | 100 | $17,352 | 75% | — | $6,333 |
| Santa Ana Beauty College | Santa Ana | Private for-profit | 99 | $7,871 | 79% | $22,109 | — |
| DeHart Technical School | Modesto | Private for-profit | 99 | $39,314 | 83% | — | $5,500 |
| California Hair Design Academy | La Mesa | Private for-profit | 98 | $22,930 | 92% | $28,861 | — |
| Bridges Beauty College | Victorville | Private for-profit | 98 | $27,898 | 84% | $26,284 | $4,667 |
| Interior Designers Institute | Newport Beach | Private for-profit | 97 | $33,187 | — | — | $19,803 |
| CET-Coachella | Coachella | Private nonprofit | 96 | $11,322 | 89% | $39,846 | $7,685 |
| CET-Oxnard | Oxnard | Private nonprofit | 95 | $10,657 | 64% | $39,846 | $7,685 |
| MJ Barber & Beauty Academy | Hemet | Private for-profit | 94 | $20,120 | 84% | $31,920 | $5,624 |
| Professional Institute of Beauty | El Monte | Private for-profit | 93 | $24,874 | 76% | $19,737 | $2,787 |
| Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 92 | $20,089 | 94% | — | — |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education Center | Sacramento | Public | 91 | $15,646 | 74% | $47,280 | — |
| CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering | Garden Grove | Private for-profit | 91 | $29,044 | 77% | $27,593 | $7,771 |
| J D Academy of Salon and Spa | Danville | Private for-profit | 91 | $34,856 | 92% | — | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Jose | San Jose | Private for-profit | 91 | $22,464 | 23% | — | $9,775 |
| Lyle's College of Beauty | Fresno | Private for-profit | 90 | $21,108 | 0% | $22,684 | $6,333 |
| Modern Beauty Academy | Oxnard | Private for-profit | 90 | $30,985 | 83% | $27,957 | — |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus | Van Nuys | Private for-profit | 90 | $23,192 | 60% | $76,305 | $15,326 |
| Advance Beauty Techs Academy | Corona | Private for-profit | 90 | $28,800 | 68% | $22,521 | $6,222 |
| San Diego Christian College | Santee | Private nonprofit | 87 | $31,898 | 27% | $50,007 | $19,750 |
| Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College | Santa Rosa | Private for-profit | 86 | $27,257 | 91% | $31,703 | — |
| Riggins Urban Barber College | San Diego | Private for-profit | 85 | $21,675 | 50% | — | $10,083 |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute | Sacramento | Private for-profit | 83 | $45,428 | 100% | — | — |
| San Bernardino Beauty College | San Bernardino | Private for-profit | 82 | $44,126 | 79% | — | — |
| ATA College | El Cajon | Private for-profit | 80 | $17,259 | 82% | $33,153 | $7,598 |
| Los Angeles Pacific College | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 78 | — | — | — | — |
| Design Institute of San Diego | San Diego | Private for-profit | 77 | $32,832 | 57% | $52,715 | $29,973 |
| Hilltop Beauty School | Daly City | Private for-profit | 77 | $22,426 | 82% | $27,300 | — |
| ABCO Technology | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 75 | $7,594 | 100% | — | — |
| Oak Valley College | Rialto | Private nonprofit | 75 | $10,656 | 52% | — | — |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education | Ventura | Public | 74 | $17,101 | 89% | $45,284 | — |
| Design's School of Cosmetology | Paso Robles | Private for-profit | 73 | $18,268 | 88% | $34,060 | $5,877 |
| America Evangelical University | Gardena | Private nonprofit | 73 | $22,479 | 33% | — | — |
| North-West College-Glendale | Glendale | Private for-profit | 71 | $38,196 | 60% | $40,041 | $9,500 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | Private for-profit | 71 | $22,363 | 75% | $48,046 | $12,125 |
| Lyle's College of Beauty | Bakersfield | Private for-profit | 70 | $17,973 | 88% | $22,684 | $6,333 |
| Professional Golfers Career College | Temecula | Private for-profit | 70 | $36,384 | 69% | $54,420 | $14,750 |
| Fredrick and Charles Beauty College | Eureka | Private for-profit | 69 | $17,660 | 74% | — | — |
| Grace Mission University | Fullerton | Private nonprofit | 68 | $3,148 | 33% | $22,112 | — |
| Diamond Beauty College | South El Monte | Private for-profit | 67 | $13,608 | 95% | $15,038 | — |
| Epic Bible College & Graduate School | Sacramento | Private nonprofit | 66 | — | 0% | $42,300 | — |
| MJ Barber & Beauty Academy | La Quinta | Private for-profit | 66 | $15,931 | 91% | $31,920 | $5,624 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside | Riverside | Private for-profit | 65 | $24,129 | 54% | $48,046 | $12,125 |
| International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 62 | $23,374 | 100% | $21,837 | — |
| Sri Sai Krish Institute | ORANGE | Private for-profit | 61 | $67,574 | 100% | — | — |
| American Jewish University | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | 60 | — | — | $43,649 | — |
| Antioch University-Los Angeles | Culver City | Private nonprofit | 60 | — | — | $54,447 | $25,884 |
| Northcentral University | San Diego | Private nonprofit | 60 | — | — | $49,778 | $5,500 |
| California College of Music | Pasadena | Private for-profit | 60 | — | 22% | — | — |
| Southern California College of Barber and Beauty | Escondido | Private for-profit | 59 | $33,528 | 86% | — | $6,333 |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education | Pomona | Public | 57 | $5,651 | 86% | $31,533 | — |
| John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College | Long Beach | Private for-profit | 57 | $26,539 | 33% | $25,853 | $6,998 |
| Jama's Beauty & Barber College | West Hills | Private for-profit | 57 | $29,701 | — | — | — |
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte | Private for-profit | 56 | — | — | — | $7,714 |
| Antioch University-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Private nonprofit | 55 | — | — | $54,447 | $25,884 |
| California Prestige University | Santa Fe Springs | Private nonprofit | 55 | $26,707 | — | — | — |
| The Nurse Academy | National City | Private for-profit | 55 | — | — | — | — |
| Sutter County Career Training Center | Yuba City | Public | 54 | $17,567 | 86% | $42,505 | — |
| Claremont Lincoln University | Claremont | Private nonprofit | 54 | — | — | — | — |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana | Santa Ana | Private for-profit | 51 | $20,010 | 78% | $33,866 | $9,500 |
| Hinton Barber and Beauty College | Vallejo | Private for-profit | 50 | $17,716 | 75% | $19,950 | $9,446 |
| California Barber and Beauty College | San Diego | Private for-profit | 50 | $25,471 | 71% | — | — |
| Palladium Technical Academy Inc | Temple City | Private for-profit | 49 | $18,343 | 92% | $36,445 | — |
| Medical Allied Career Center | Santa Fe Springs | Private for-profit | 48 | $38,112 | 92% | $62,453 | — |
| Waynes College of Beauty | Salinas | Private for-profit | 46 | $26,401 | 67% | — | — |
| Stellar Career College | Modesto | Private for-profit | 46 | $17,430 | 70% | $38,693 | $12,198 |
| Alhambra Medical University | Alhambra | Private for-profit | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 2 | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 44 | $33,573 | 50% | $18,475 | — |
| Redondo Beach Beauty College | Torrance | Private for-profit | 43 | — | 100% | — | — |
| Thanh Le College School of Cosmetology | Garden Grove | Private for-profit | 43 | $4,795 | 80% | $20,172 | — |
| Agape College of Business and Science | Fresno | Private nonprofit | 43 | $35,965 | 57% | — | — |
| Estes Institute of Cosmetology Arts and Science | Visalia | Private for-profit | 41 | $19,333 | 72% | $29,614 | — |
| Central California School of Continuing Education | San Luis Obispo | Private for-profit | 41 | $14,812 | 92% | $46,973 | $7,761 |
| Butte County Regional Occupational Program | Chico | Public | 41 | $10,237 | 92% | — | — |
| KC Beauty Academy | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 41 | $26,276 | 64% | — | $5,649 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies | San Francisco | Private nonprofit | 38 | — | — | $45,809 | $18,750 |
| Hollywood Cultural College | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | 38 | — | — | — | — |
| California Northstate University | Elk Grove | Private for-profit | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| Santa Ana Beauty Academy | Santa Ana | Private for-profit | 35 | $18,464 | 87% | $23,101 | — |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology | Hanford | Private for-profit | 34 | $14,739 | 87% | $34,108 | — |
| Notre Dame de Namur University | Belmont | Private nonprofit | 33 | — | 0% | $75,789 | $23,036 |
| CalCopa Massage School | Huntington Beach | Private for-profit | 33 | $36,737 | — | — | $6,333 |
| Southern California Seminary | El Cajon | Private nonprofit | 32 | — | 0% | $49,860 | — |
| University of the West | Rosemead | Private nonprofit | 32 | — | 43% | $47,273 | — |
| Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa | Private nonprofit | 32 | $14,972 | — | $60,911 | $18,040 |
| Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology | San Fernando | Private for-profit | 30 | $31,593 | 80% | — | — |
| Salon Success Academy-Fontana | Fontana | Private for-profit | 29 | $14,536 | 100% | $28,854 | $6,506 |
| Princess Institute of Beauty | Reedley | Private for-profit | 29 | $14,266 | 89% | — | — |
| Haven University | Garden Grove | Private nonprofit | 28 | — | 100% | — | — |
| Abraham Lincoln University | Glendale | Private for-profit | 25 | $34,094 | 50% | — | $32,500 |
| Touro University California | Vallejo | Private nonprofit | 23 | — | — | $89,700 | — |
| Shasta Bible College and Graduate School | Redding | Private nonprofit | 21 | $15,245 | 100% | $52,967 | — |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology | Selma | Private for-profit | 21 | $23,123 | 73% | — | $6,333 |
| West Coast Barber College | Oceanside | Private for-profit | 21 | $29,417 | — | — | — |
| American Institute of Massage Therapy | Santa Ana | Private for-profit | 19 | — | 99% | $44,737 | — |
| Berkeley School of Theology | Berkeley | Private nonprofit | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| Brand College | Glendale | Private for-profit | 15 | — | 100% | — | — |
| Palo Alto University | Palo Alto | Private nonprofit | 14 | — | — | $70,028 | — |
| Medical Career College of Northern California | Roseville | Private for-profit | 14 | $33,117 | 92% | — | — |
| Annenberg School of Nursing | Reseda | Private nonprofit | 7 | $23,641 | — | — | — |
| University of West Los Angeles | Inglewood | Private for-profit | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Sofia University | Palo Alto | Private for-profit | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | Monterey | Private nonprofit | 4 | — | — | $85,077 | $18,437 |
| The Chicago School at San Diego | San Diego | Private nonprofit | 2 | — | — | $60,280 | $26,430 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences | Oakland | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| American Film Institute Conservatory | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| University of California College of the Law-San Francisco | San Francisco | Public | — | — | — | — | — |
| University of California-San Francisco | San Francisco | Public | — | — | — | — | — |
| California Western School of Law | San Diego | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Church Divinity School of the Pacific | Berkeley | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Western University of Health Sciences | Pomona | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology | Berkeley | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fielding Graduate University | Santa Barbara | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Five Branches University | Santa Cruz | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franciscan School of Theology | San Diego | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fuller Theological Seminary | Pasadena | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graduate Theological Union | Berkeley | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pacifica Graduate Institute | Santa Barbara CA | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Life Chiropractic College West | Hayward | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naval Postgraduate School | Monterey | Public | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pacific School of Religion | Berkeley | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| RAND School of Public Policy | Santa Monica | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dongguk University Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| San Joaquin College of Law | Clovis | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saybrook University | Pasadena | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trinity Law School | Santa Ana | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | $51,278 | $27,250 |
| South Baylo University | Anaheim | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Starr King School for the Ministry | Oakland | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marshall B Ketchum University | Fullerton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Law School | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claremont School of Theology | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Colleges of Law at Ventura | Ventura | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westminster Theological Seminary in California | Escondido | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Wright Institute | Berkeley | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Law | San Diego | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences | San Marcos | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley | Berkeley | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keck Graduate Institute | Claremont | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| University of East-West Medicine | Sunnyvale | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Chicago School at Anaheim | Anaheim | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | $60,280 | $26,430 |
| Academy for Jewish Religion California | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute | La Jolla | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| High Tech High Graduate School of Education | San Diego | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| California Institute of Advanced Management | Alhambra | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| California Health Sciences University | Clovis | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Institute of Buddhist Studies | Berkeley | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | — | — | — | $104,344 | $33,500 |
| Meridian University | Petaluma | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Northern School of Law | Chico | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alder Graduate School of Education | Redwood City | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| California University of Science and Medicine | Colton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daybreak University | Anaheim | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carrington College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Private for-profit | — | $47,092 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Carrington College-Fresno | Fresno | Private for-profit | — | $48,389 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Carrington College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Private for-profit | — | $48,662 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Carrington College-Lancaster | Lancaster | Private for-profit | — | $48,514 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Carrington College-Modesto | Salida | Private for-profit | — | $48,514 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Carrington College-Ontario | Ontario | Private for-profit | — | $51,085 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Carrington College-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | Private for-profit | — | $50,520 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Carrington College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Private for-profit | — | $49,438 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Carrington College-Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Private for-profit | — | $48,514 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Carrington College-Temecula | Temecula | Private for-profit | — | $49,155 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Carrington College-Visalia | Visalia | Private for-profit | — | $48,514 | — | $46,253 | $12,125 |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON-Riverside | Riverside | Private for-profit | — | $56,874 | — | $46,721 | $18,740 |
| Neihule Academy of Beauty | Los Angeles | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Coast University-Los Angeles | North Hollywood | Private for-profit | — | $50,529 | 57% | $104,344 | $33,500 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-San Leandro | San Leandro | Private for-profit | — | — | — | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Private for-profit | — | — | — | $43,313 | $11,411 |
| Riggins Urban Barber College-Palm Avenue | San Diego | Private for-profit | — | $25,627 | — | — | $10,083 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
