2024 California Colleges Comparison
In California, 663 colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school type, there are 191 public schools and 472 private schools. By school level, 283 4-years (or high) schools, 195 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and 185 less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active this year based on the IPEDS data.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at California colleges is $14,509 for state residents and $21,040 for out-of-state students in 2024. The graduate tuition & fee is $20,114 for state residents and $23,288 for out-of-state students. A total of 3,641 students enrolled in California colleges including 3,511 undergraduate and 1,482 graduate students.
Most Compared California Colleges
The following California college pairs are frequently compared by users. You can compare the schools by their most important academic factors such as acceptance rate and tuition.
2024 Statistics for California Colleges
Of the 663 California schools, Stanford University ranked first and California Institute of Technology ranked second (view more at California college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all California colleges is $14,509 for California residents and $21,040 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 65.69% and the average SAT score is 1,305. The average number of students is 3,641 and the average student to faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for California colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees of California colleges are $21,040 and Laurus College has the highest tuition & fees of $83,400 and Thomas Jefferson School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,200.
- The average graduate tuition & fees of California colleges are $23,288 and Claremont McKenna College has the highest tuition & fees of $68,525 and Grace Mission University has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,640.
- The average SAT score of California colleges is 1,305 and Stanford University has the highest SAT score of 1,550 and Pacific Union College has the lowest score of 1,080.
- The average acceptance rate of California colleges is 65.69% and Minerva University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 1% and Design Institute of San Diego has the loosest (lowest) rate of 100%.
- The average student population of California colleges is 3,641 and University of Southern California has the most students of 48,945 and Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art has the fewest students of 5.
- The average graduation rate of California colleges is 53.17% and Southern California University of Health Sciences has the highest rate of 100% and DeVry University-California has the lowest rate of 8%.
California Colleges Core Statistics Comparison
The following table lists colleges located in California ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,484 | $59,499 | 1,550 | 3.7% | 18,283 | 95% | 5 to 1 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $63,255 | $63,063 | - | 2.7% | 2,401 | 94% | 3 to 1 |
| Pomona College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,326 | - | 1,520 | 7.0% | 1,716 | 94% | 7 to 1 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $68,237 | $68,128 | 1,520 | 12.0% | 48,945 | 92% | 9 to 1 |
| Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $64,150 | $68,525 | 1,510 | 10.4% | 1,389 | 91% | 8 to 1 |
| Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $66,255 | - | 1,530 | 13.4% | 922 | 92% | 8 to 1 |
| Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,450 | $37,450 | 1,350 | 56.6% | 455 | 87% | 7 to 1 |
| Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $47,026 | $47,026 | - | - | 657 | - | 1 to 1 |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $44,524 | $28,985 | - | 8.6% | 46,430 | 92% | 18 to 1 |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $45,627 | $30,363 | - | 11.3% | 45,307 | 94% | 19 to 1 |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $59,241 | $25,873 | 1,364 | 52.1% | 9,178 | 88% | 12 to 1 |
| Scripps College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $63,434 | $48,598 | 1,460 | 27.9% | 1,099 | 84% | 10 to 1 |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $58,974 | $21,902 | 1,360 | 41.3% | 10,165 | 81% | 11 to 1 |
| Pitzer College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,692 | - | - | 18.4% | 1,212 | 85% | 10 to 1 |
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $66,742 | $42,020 | 1,390 | 48.7% | 10,030 | 83% | 13 to 1 |
| Chapman University Orange, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,784 | $38,604 | 1,300 | 72.5% | 10,014 | 83% | 12 to 1 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $45,742 | $29,555 | - | 25.9% | 26,420 | 85% | 17 to 1 |
| University of the Pacific Stockton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $55,340 | $53,544 | 1,255 | 93.2% | 6,277 | 73% | 14 to 1 |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,042 | $29,637 | - | 23.7% | 42,006 | 87% | 19 to 1 |
| Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $51,790 | - | 1,375 | 82.0% | 1,284 | 73% | 10 to 1 |
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,024 | $29,662 | - | 37.3% | 39,679 | 86% | 21 to 1 |
| Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,700 | - | 1,310 | 84.7% | 516 | 85% | 11 to 1 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $30,995 | $22,013 | - | 30.4% | 22,000 | 85% | 20 to 1 |
| Biola University La Mirada, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $46,704 | $12,420 | 1,250 | 56.6% | 5,387 | 72% | 13 to 1 |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $45,014 | $29,377 | - | 21.2% | 35,937 | 86% | 18 to 1 |
| Occidental College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $63,446 | $63,446 | 1,430 | 39.4% | 1,942 | 82% | 9 to 1 |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $43,600 | $17,330 | 1,110 | 87.0% | 7,169 | 61% | 10 to 1 |
| The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,930 | $8,550 | - | 78.2% | 2,606 | 73% | 13 to 1 |
| University of La Verne La Verne, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $47,000 | $15,790 | 1,115 | 73.5% | 5,662 | 63% | 11 to 1 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $56,444 | $29,328 | - | 52.6% | 8,815 | 82% | 13 to 1 |
| Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,950 | $12,718 | - | 74.8% | 2,256 | 59% | 16 to 1 |
| Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $56,134 | $33,900 | - | 87.9% | 2,765 | 72% | 9 to 1 |
| Whittier College Whittier, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $49,864 | $14,742 | 1,220 | 75.5% | 1,192 | 65% | 10 to 1 |
| Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,558 | $13,200 | - | 75.0% | 3,032 | 50% | 10 to 1 |
| Hope International University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,250 | $17,650 | - | 32.2% | 1,116 | 50% | 13 to 1 |
| DeVry University-California Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,488 | $17,552 | - | 40.1% | 1,677 | 8% | 16 to 1 |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,170 | $19,228 | - | 39.3% | 37,402 | 78% | 25 to 1 |
| Mills College at Northeastern University Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,950 | $36,443 | - | - | 817 | 64% | 8 to 1 |
| University of Redlands Redlands, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $57,614 | $25,072 | 1,190 | 81.9% | 3,460 | 66% | 10 to 1 |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,888 | $17,946 | - | 40.0% | 38,973 | 72% | 22 to 1 |
| La Sierra University Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,910 | $15,997 | - | 91.9% | 1,614 | 53% | 10 to 1 |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,953 | $18,011 | - | 66.7% | 40,386 | 69% | 24 to 1 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $45,337 | $29,957 | - | 46.9% | 19,478 | 76% | 23 to 1 |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,860 | $17,918 | - | 95.4% | 23,999 | 56% | 21 to 1 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,319 | $18,377 | - | 55.4% | 27,503 | 66% | 25 to 1 |
| Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $41,390 | $8,730 | - | 69.0% | 3,744 | 63% | 14 to 1 |
| San Jose State University San Jose, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,872 | $18,930 | - | 76.7% | 35,751 | 68% | 22 to 1 |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,555 | $18,613 | - | 91.1% | 19,803 | 54% | 23 to 1 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $43,550 | $11,880 | - | 81.9% | 4,319 | 75% | 13 to 1 |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,698 | $17,756 | - | 86.9% | 26,460 | 51% | 22 to 1 |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,482 | $18,540 | - | 93.2% | 31,818 | 54% | 24 to 1 |
| California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,619 | $18,672 | - | 95.2% | 15,109 | 56% | 23 to 1 |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,975 | $18,033 | - | 91.2% | 37,579 | 55% | 24 to 1 |
| California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,706 | $18,764 | - | 96.6% | 10,154 | 55% | 18 to 1 |
| Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,666 | $20,553 | 1,175 | 93.2% | 1,877 | 78% | 9 to 1 |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $58,222 | $29,140 | 1,310 | 71.2% | 9,688 | 74% | 13 to 1 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,944 | $18,002 | - | 89.1% | 16,426 | 46% | 22 to 1 |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $44,947 | $29,468 | - | 68.7% | 26,809 | 76% | 24 to 1 |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,304 | $18,362 | - | 94.2% | 25,282 | 54% | 19 to 1 |
| California State University-Chico Chico, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,944 | $19,002 | - | 95.0% | 14,183 | 64% | 20 to 1 |
| Woodbury University Burbank, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $44,886 | $43,242 | - | 62.6% | 943 | 54% | 8 to 1 |
| California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,670 | $22,498 | 1,230 | 87.2% | 3,615 | 73% | 14 to 1 |
| Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,070 | $19,128 | - | 94.0% | 6,637 | 59% | 18 to 1 |
| California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,576 | $18,634 | - | 86.6% | 9,613 | 49% | 19 to 1 |
| California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,317 | $18,375 | - | 92.4% | 7,045 | 61% | 20 to 1 |
| National University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,320 | $15,912 | - | - | 18,631 | 22% | 16 to 1 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $48,132 | $13,894 | - | 75.8% | 2,440 | 59% | 11 to 1 |
| California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,935 | $17,993 | - | 96.2% | 13,673 | 45% | 22 to 1 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,793 | $18,851 | - | 98.2% | 6,025 | 45% | 15 to 1 |
| California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $18,697 | $17,755 | - | 89.7% | 6,128 | 56% | 17 to 1 |
| Providence Christian College Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,147 | - | - | 87.1% | 136 | 35% | 12 to 1 |
| American Jewish University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,596 | $28,162 | - | - | 108 | 50% | 3 to 1 |
| Pacific Union College Angwin, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,214 | $35,214 | 1,080 | 48.5% | 870 | 46% | 13 to 1 |
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,720 | $14,914 | - | 79.9% | 11,495 | 63% | 18 to 1 |
| University of California-Merced Merced, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $44,944 | $29,289 | - | 89.5% | 9,103 | 67% | 19 to 1 |
| Northcentral University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $12,594 | $17,998 | - | - | 11,578 | - | 1 to 1 |
| University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $12,520 | $13,282 | - | - | 8,689 | 50% | 18 to 1 |
| University of Phoenix-California Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,552 | $16,263 | - | - | 635 | 24% | 7 to 1 |
| Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $16,350 | $22,116 | - | - | 867 | - | 2 to 1 |
| Simpson University Redding, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,522 | $20,090 | - | - | 874 | 46% | 13 to 1 |
| Antioch University-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,560 | $32,350 | - | - | 279 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Ashford University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,160 | $13,515 | - | - | 34,190 | 9% | 19 to 1 |
| Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $31,243 | $17,070 | - | - | 2,661 | - | 13 to 1 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,334 | $23,610 | - | - | 2,145 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,360 | $36,380 | - | - | 1,903 | - | - |
| Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,600 | $9,000 | - | - | 2,249 | 55% | 8 to 1 |
| Keck Graduate Institute Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $41,981 | $39,377 | - | - | 668 | - | - |
| Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,792 | $15,300 | - | - | 201 | 47% | - |
| Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 2,670 | - | - |
| International Technological University Santa Clara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $18,471 | - | - | 137 | - | - |
| Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,260 | $19,674 | - | - | 1,000 | - | - |
| Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,918 | $19,129 | - | - | 3,599 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Shasta School of Cosmetology Redding, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,250 | - | - | - | 119 | - | 29 to 1 |
| CET-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 196 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Unitek College South San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,659 | - | - | - | 327 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,186 | - | - | - | 12,675 | 39% | 37 to 1 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,808 | - | - | - | 13,294 | 31% | 27 to 1 |
| Tri-Community Adult Education Covina, CA Public, 2-4 years | $16,000 | - | - | - | 217 | - | 15 to 1 |
| CET-Santa Maria Santa Maria, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 109 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $78,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Orange County Community College District Mission Viejo, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Merced College Merced, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,154 | - | - | - | 10,214 | 29% | 25 to 1 |
| Associated Technical College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 202 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Bergin University of Canine Studies Penngrove, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,440 | $13,850 | - | - | 24 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,084 | - | - | - | 10,053 | 41% | 26 to 1 |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,845 | - | - | 100.0% | 825 | 56% | 20 to 1 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,040 | - | - | - | 214 | 74% | 10 to 1 |
| Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,769 | $39,125 | - | - | 1,636 | 100% | 14 to 1 |
| Palomar Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,800 | - | - | - | 194 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Stellar Career College Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,650 | - | - | - | 27 | - | 15 to 1 |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,500 | $26,200 | 1,092 | 79.6% | 300 | 72% | 18 to 1 |
| Citrus Heights Beauty College Citrus Heights, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,245 | - | - | - | 143 | - | 18 to 1 |
| California Career Institute Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | $36,900 | - | - | - | 339 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute Tarzana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,297 | - | - | - | 241 | - | 50 to 1 |
| American Fitness and Nutrition Academy Pasadena, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,327 | - | - | - | 25 | 90% | 6 to 1 |
| Empire College Santa Rosa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,501 | $15,761 | - | - | 78 | 50% | - |
| Advance Beauty College Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $5,692 | - | - | - | 516 | - | 30 to 1 |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,830 | - | - | - | 326 | 54% | 10 to 1 |
| National Holistic Institute Emeryville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,504 | - | - | - | 1,198 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Cosmo Beauty Academy Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,943 | - | - | - | 114 | - | 22 to 1 |
| South Coast College Orange, CA Private, 2-4 years | $13,409 | - | - | - | 237 | 20% | 15 to 1 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont Fremont, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,757 | - | - | - | 240 | 37% | 10 to 1 |
| Bellus Academy-El Cajon El Cajon, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,548 | - | - | - | 187 | 68% | 14 to 1 |
| California Institute of Medical Science Clovis, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,315 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 to 1 |
| American Career College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 2-4 years | $39,050 | - | - | - | 1,639 | 58% | 29 to 1 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys Van Nuys, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,319 | - | - | - | 231 | - | 26 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-La Quinta La Quinta, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,199 | - | - | - | 130 | 52% | 14 to 1 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,664 | $22,980 | - | - | 2,089 | - | - |
| Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,460 | $18,710 | - | - | 927 | - | - |
| Hoss Lee Academy Roseville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,000 | - | - | - | 103 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Lassen Community College Susanville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,224 | - | - | - | 1,694 | 23% | 13 to 1 |
| Reiss-Davis Graduate School Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $27,677 | - | - | 36 | - | - |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina W. Covina, CA Private, 2-4 years | $24,600 | - | - | - | 449 | 69% | 15 to 1 |
| West Hills Community College District Coalinga, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,808 | - | - | - | 17,719 | 26% | 25 to 1 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,120 | - | - | - | 19,238 | 28% | 22 to 1 |
| California Miramar University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,994 | $7,300 | - | 22.4% | 216 | 30% | 13 to 1 |
| California College of Barbering and Cosmetology Stockton, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,650 | - | - | - | 246 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Sierra College Rocklin, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,988 | - | - | - | 15,766 | 33% | 23 to 1 |
| Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,350 | $27,100 | - | 100.0% | 101 | 75% | 7 to 1 |
| Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,050 | - | - | - | 1,402 | 22% | 13 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,799 | - | - | - | 466 | 50% | 26 to 1 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,924 | - | - | - | 6,514 | 26% | 18 to 1 |
| Butte College Oroville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,416 | - | - | - | 9,362 | 33% | 20 to 1 |
| Angeles College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $32,944 | - | - | - | 369 | 84% | 25 to 1 |
| Theatre of Arts Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,940 | - | - | - | 39 | 100% | 3 to 1 |
| Palomar College San Marcos, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,650 | - | - | - | 17,655 | 30% | 21 to 1 |
| West Hills College-Coalinga Coalinga, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,082 | - | - | - | 3,061 | 29% | 22 to 1 |
| Baldy View Regional Occupational Program Ontario, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $34,519 | - | - | - | 21 | 71% | 11 to 1 |
| PCI College Cerritos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,670 | - | - | - | 182 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| SAE Expression College Emeryville, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,679 | - | - | - | 253 | 53% | 15 to 1 |
| Platt College-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,310 | - | - | - | 69 | 86% | 12 to 1 |
| California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $56,724 | $41,790 | - | 24.8% | 1,440 | 63% | 7 to 1 |
| The University of America Temecula, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $8,000 | $16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| William Jessup University Rocklin, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,150 | $13,440 | 1,130 | 65.9% | 1,624 | 51% | 11 to 1 |
| Coba Academy Anaheim, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,500 | - | - | - | 111 | - | 13 to 1 |
| The Fab School Rancho Cucamonga, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $31,125 | - | - | - | 148 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 2 Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,175 | - | - | - | 21 | - | 15 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,377 | - | - | - | 969 | 49% | 19 to 1 |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Ventura, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $8,370 | - | - | - | 87 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Lyle's College of Beauty Bakersfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,520 | - | - | - | 90 | - | 10 to 1 |
| American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $64,221 | $65,800 | - | - | 423 | - | - |
| Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Escondido, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 254 | - | 40 to 1 |
| American Institute of Massage Therapy Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,315 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 14 to 1 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka, CA Public, 2-4 years | $7,783 | - | - | - | 4,006 | 24% | 15 to 1 |
| CET-El Centro El Centro, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 148 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Advance Beauty Techs Academy San Jacinto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,650 | - | - | - | 88 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,316 | - | - | - | 22,375 | 32% | 26 to 1 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,000 | - | - | - | 9,908 | 43% | 27 to 1 |
| North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach, CA Private, 2-4 years | $37,419 | - | - | - | 533 | 55% | 25 to 1 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente, CA Public, 2-4 years | $2,123 | - | - | 94.1% | 337 | 87% | 27 to 1 |
| American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,575 | $29,349 | - | - | 510 | 66% | 16 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Fontana Fontana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 45 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Palo Alto University Palo Alto, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,096 | $49,200 | - | - | 1,129 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,700 | - | - | - | 64 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ventura County Community College System Office Camarillo, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $8,839 | $7,927 | - | - | 215 | 50% | 5 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,050 | - | - | - | 7,384 | 30% | 26 to 1 |
| Las Positas College Livermore, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,176 | - | - | - | 6,724 | 46% | 20 to 1 |
| North-West College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,121 | - | - | - | 620 | 59% | 30 to 1 |
| CET-Soledad Soledad, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,375 | - | - | - | 179 | - | 30 to 1 |
| San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $46,064 | $48,250 | - | - | 70 | 32% | 4 to 1 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 44 | - | - |
| Downey Adult School Downey, CA Public, 2-4 years | $4,499 | - | - | - | 813 | 89% | 30 to 1 |
| Young Americans College of the Performing Arts Corona, CA Private, 2-4 years | $14,030 | - | - | 40.0% | 24 | 6% | 4 to 1 |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,592 | $16,227 | - | - | 107 | - | - |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 13,199 | 23% | 27 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Vacaville Vacaville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,227 | - | - | - | 169 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Unitek College Fremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,659 | - | - | - | 4,857 | 77% | 82 to 1 |
| Redondo Beach Beauty College Torrance, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,000 | - | - | - | 78 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA Private, 2-4 years | $34,005 | - | - | 96.3% | 803 | 75% | 18 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Long Beach, CA Private, 2-4 years | $43,150 | - | - | - | 1,507 | 28% | 40 to 1 |
| Reedley College Reedley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,454 | - | - | - | 7,086 | 35% | 21 to 1 |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $1,200 | $3,300 | - | - | 271 | - | - |
| ICOHS College San Diego, CA Private, 2-4 years | $24,300 | - | - | - | 163 | 75% | 15 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert Palm Desert, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,528 | - | - | - | 241 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Pacific College Costa Mesa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,120 | - | - | 33.3% | 272 | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College Santa Rosa, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $24,836 | - | - | - | 117 | - | 10 to 1 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | $39,050 | - | - | - | 1,969 | 63% | 31 to 1 |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,624 | $24,894 | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| International College of Cosmetology Oakland, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $3,075 | - | - | - | 200 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,246 | - | - | - | 4,561 | 32% | 21 to 1 |
| Claremont School of Theology Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,520 | $26,520 | - | - | 196 | - | - |
| University of Saint Katherine San Marcos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,800 | $14,940 | - | 65.6% | 232 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Lincoln University Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,420 | $10,310 | - | - | 377 | 81% | 16 to 1 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,804 | - | - | - | 667 | 67% | 21 to 1 |
| Poway Adult School Poway, CA Public, Less than 2 years | - | - | - | - | 110 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,808 | - | - | - | 8,796 | 37% | 26 to 1 |
| Beaumont Adult School Beaumont, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $30,034 | - | - | - | 81 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,934 | $58,126 | - | - | 1,911 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,933 | $25,956 | - | 80.5% | 777 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Santa Ana Beauty College Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $7,100 | - | - | - | 83 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Institute of Culinary Education Pasadena, CA Private, 2-4 years | $37,649 | - | - | - | 362 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Trinity Law School Santa Ana, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,500 | $13,650 | - | - | 382 | - | - |
| UEI College-Fresno Fresno, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,150 | - | 17 to 1 |
| University of the West Rosemead, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,718 | $13,639 | - | 78.3% | 164 | 20% | 5 to 1 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,212 | - | - | - | 26,256 | 39% | 22 to 1 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,910 | - | - | - | 9,149 | 33% | 16 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula Temecula, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,625 | - | - | - | 397 | - | 25 to 1 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,017 | - | - | - | 10,767 | 19% | 16 to 1 |
| ZMS The Academy Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,395 | - | - | - | 122 | - | 25 to 1 |
| California Beauty School Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $6,700 | - | - | - | 55 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA Public, 2-4 years | $7,990 | - | - | - | 7,747 | 37% | 31 to 1 |
| West Valley College Saratoga, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,702 | - | - | - | 6,513 | 45% | 17 to 1 |
| My Beauty & Barber College Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,108 | - | - | - | 106 | 33% | 64 to 1 |
| Miami Ad School-San Francisco San Francisco, CA Private, 2-4 years | $19,400 | - | - | - | 12 | - | 5 to 1 |
| UEI College-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,500 | - | - | - | 1,208 | - | 19 to 1 |
| California Western School of Law San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $32,400 | $32,550 | - | - | 623 | - | - |
| Beverly Hills Design Institute Beverly Hills, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,220 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 5 to 1 |
| San Jose City College San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,486 | - | - | - | 7,561 | 33% | 23 to 1 |
| Columbia College Sonora, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,870 | - | - | - | 2,349 | 27% | 14 to 1 |
| California Technical Academy Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,905 | - | - | - | 385 | 94% | 21 to 1 |
| Capstone College Pasadena, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,550 | - | - | - | 151 | - | 20 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA Private, 2-4 years | $52,543 | - | - | - | 189 | 83% | 27 to 1 |
| Meridian University Petaluma, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,632 | $21,632 | - | - | 195 | - | - |
| University of Antelope Valley Lancaster, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $1,465 | - | - | - | 517 | 68% | 12 to 1 |
| Blake Austin College Vacaville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,035 | - | - | - | 18 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Corona Corona, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 236 | - | 15 to 1 |
| CET-Watsonville Watsonville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 103 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Hinton Barber and Beauty College Vallejo, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,660 | - | - | - | 52 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Saybrook University Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,856 | $25,206 | - | - | 1,013 | - | - |
| Cypress College Cypress, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,399 | - | - | - | 13,523 | 33% | 22 to 1 |
| Minerva University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,700 | $19,500 | - | 1.0% | 660 | 83% | 13 to 1 |
| UEI College-Reseda Reseda, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 711 | - | 22 to 1 |
| California Aeronautical University Bakersfield, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,465 | $8,520 | - | - | 333 | 31% | 7 to 1 |
| Mission College Santa Clara, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,220 | - | - | - | 5,747 | 34% | 15 to 1 |
| Barstow Community College Barstow, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,936 | - | - | - | 2,884 | 30% | 21 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,526 | - | - | - | 432 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Associated Barber College of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,245 | - | - | - | 115 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Pacific School of Religion Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,960 | $17,175 | - | - | 109 | - | - |
| Salon Success Academy-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 171 | - | 15 to 1 |
| The Colleges of Law at Ventura Ventura, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 255 | - | - |
| America Evangelical University Gardena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $6,200 | $6,200 | - | - | 128 | 66% | 5 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 4,913 | 18% | 19 to 1 |
| University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,928 | $27,171 | - | - | 5,152 | - | - |
| Career Care Institute Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | $31,582 | - | - | - | 579 | 61% | 12 to 1 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 999 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,369 | - | - | - | 489 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Merced Merced, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,527 | - | - | - | 238 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Modern Technology School Fountain Valley, CA Private, 2-4 years | $32,027 | - | - | - | 115 | 72% | 10 to 1 |
| Latin American Bible Institute La Puente, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $12,320 | - | - | 100.0% | 45 | 42% | 11 to 1 |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $24,644 | - | - | - | 150 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 9,283 | 23% | 28 to 1 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,879 | $17,991 | - | - | 111 | - | - |
| Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology San Fernando, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,100 | - | - | - | 21 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Newberry School of Beauty Granada Hills, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $7,300 | - | - | - | 89 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay Pleasant Hill, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,628 | - | - | - | 209 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Franciscan School of Theology San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,796 | $15,226 | - | - | 66 | - | - |
| Starr King School for the Ministry Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $27,750 | $26,290 | - | - | 85 | - | - |
| Butte County Regional Occupational Program Chico, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $7,000 | - | - | - | 29 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Yosemite Community College District Office Modesto, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,732 | $15,168 | - | - | 989 | 81% | 15 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hanford Classroom Hanford, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,357 | - | - | - | 74 | - | 37 to 1 |
| John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College Long Beach, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,250 | - | - | - | 49 | - | 25 to 1 |
| College of Marin Kentfield, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,828 | - | - | - | 4,283 | 32% | 16 to 1 |
| American River College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,808 | - | - | - | 27,422 | 27% | 27 to 1 |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,844 | $26,136 | - | 54.1% | 3,326 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,992 | - | - | - | 16,614 | 45% | 27 to 1 |
| American Medical Sciences Center Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,097 | - | - | - | 161 | 68% | 11 to 1 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,381 | - | - | - | 10,658 | 31% | 24 to 1 |
| Epic Bible College & Graduate School Sacramento, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,072 | $17,952 | - | - | 114 | 33% | 10 to 1 |
| University of the People Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $1,200 | - | - | - | 34,192 | 27% | 23 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,762 | - | - | - | 611 | 55% | 20 to 1 |
| Advanced College South Gate, CA Private, 2-4 years | $31,257 | - | - | - | 59 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Gnomon Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $34,215 | - | - | 49.2% | 539 | 50% | 11 to 1 |
| San Diego City College San Diego, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,094 | - | - | - | 12,144 | 23% | 20 to 1 |
| San Diego Christian College Spring Valley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,300 | $8,125 | - | - | 355 | 34% | 11 to 1 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Riverside, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $12,300 | - | - | - | 230 | - | 33 to 1 |
| San Francisco Bay University Fremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $8,775 | $8,955 | - | 69.4% | 164 | - | 3 to 1 |
| College of the Siskiyous Weed, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,394 | - | - | - | 1,204 | 25% | 13 to 1 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 27,855 | 29% | 29 to 1 |
| Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,515 | - | - | - | 541 | 78% | 28 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $23,066 | - | - | - | 263 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,276 | - | - | - | 15,153 | 32% | 30 to 1 |
| California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $57,946 | $61,030 | - | 75.7% | 1,501 | 72% | 7 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,194 | - | - | - | 2,579 | 64% | 18 to 1 |
| FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $34,325 | $43,965 | - | 41.7% | 1,814 | 75% | 17 to 1 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $8,900 | - | - | - | 8,426 | 33% | 25 to 1 |
| Presidio Graduate School San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $33,240 | $32,880 | - | - | 159 | - | - |
| Interior Designers Institute Newport Beach, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,250 | $20,400 | - | - | 96 | 100% | 8 to 1 |
| Westminster Theological Seminary in California Escondido, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $16,350 | $15,800 | - | - | 101 | - | - |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,844 | $26,136 | - | 100.0% | 139 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Smith Chason College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,100 | - | - | - | 1,640 | 64% | 21 to 1 |
| Palladium Technical Academy Inc Temple City, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 38 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Professional Institute of Beauty El Monte, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,075 | - | - | - | 119 | - | 20 to 1 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,232 | - | - | - | 18,075 | 42% | 26 to 1 |
| Flair Beauty College Valencia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 44 | - | 20 to 1 |
| San Mateo County Community College District Office San Mateo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Compton College Compton, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,822 | - | - | - | 4,082 | 10% | 14 to 1 |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology Selma, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | - | 42 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Abraham Lincoln University Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,440 | $6,840 | - | - | 177 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,067 | - | - | - | 2,519 | 33% | 17 to 1 |
| Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,895 | - | - | - | 97 | - | 14 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Central Administrative Office Visalia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Riverside City College Riverside, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,230 | - | - | - | 19,147 | 32% | 24 to 1 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,004 | - | - | - | 19,469 | 29% | 26 to 1 |
| Platt College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,804 | - | - | - | 446 | 62% | 21 to 1 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,338 | - | - | - | 13,170 | 31% | 28 to 1 |
| International School of Beauty Inc Palm Desert, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 186 | - | 25 to 1 |
| High Tech High Graduate School of Education San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,000 | $20,000 | - | - | 108 | - | - |
| Alhambra Beauty College Alhambra, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,901 | - | - | - | 48 | 88% | 20 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $33,130 | - | - | - | 5,588 | 46% | 24 to 1 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $8,870 | - | - | - | 16,224 | 24% | 18 to 1 |
| Bethesda University Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,220 | $6,580 | - | - | 264 | - | 15 to 1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | - | - | - | 120 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Lionel University Carpinteria, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,288 | $13,275 | - | - | 510 | 78% | 23 to 1 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,684 | - | - | - | 6,122 | 41% | 28 to 1 |
| Westcliff University Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,000 | $15,214 | - | 67.4% | 5,625 | 44% | 10 to 1 |
| Rancho Santiago Community College District Office Santa Ana, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 15,037 | 32% | 25 to 1 |
| Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $25,650 | $25,650 | - | 82.8% | 239 | 34% | 5 to 1 |
| UEI College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,268 | - | 21 to 1 |
| San Joaquin College of Law Clovis, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 145 | - | - |
| Coast Community College District Office Costa Mesa, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North-West College-Glendale Glendale, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,121 | - | - | - | 128 | - | 43 to 1 |
| Bridges Beauty College Victorville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,275 | - | - | - | 86 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Premiere Career College Irwindale, CA Private, 2-4 years | $29,600 | - | - | - | 126 | 57% | 15 to 1 |
| Los Rios Community College District Office Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,436 | - | - | - | 10,329 | 28% | 22 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena Pasadena, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,150 | - | - | - | 215 | - | 19 to 1 |
| North Orange County Community College District Anaheim, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Touro University California Vallejo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $31,865 | $31,545 | - | - | 1,144 | - | - |
| Fresno City College Fresno, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,454 | - | - | - | 22,609 | 24% | 25 to 1 |
| Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,820 | $38,408 | - | - | 685 | - | - |
| Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,658 | $7,920 | - | - | 9 | 66% | 9 to 1 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,012 | - | - | - | 5,832 | 25% | 20 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,950 | - | - | - | 233 | - | 22 to 1 |
| CET-Oxnard Oxnard, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 81 | - | 27 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,997 | - | - | - | 248 | 42% | 62 to 1 |
| Institute of Technology Clovis, CA Private, 2-4 years | $33,474 | - | - | - | 1,299 | 70% | 16 to 1 |
| Menlo College Atherton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $51,070 | $22,000 | - | 61.7% | 800 | 56% | 15 to 1 |
| Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $51,640 | $54,518 | - | 71.0% | 2,420 | 75% | 8 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,360 | - | - | - | 363 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,179 | - | - | - | 6,339 | 32% | 27 to 1 |
| Elite Cosmetology School PALM DESERT, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 90 | - | 13 to 1 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,173 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Chamberlain University-California Rancho Cordova, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,462 | - | - | - | 597 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,440 | - | - | - | 22,402 | 21% | 26 to 1 |
| California Career School Anaheim, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $6,290 | - | - | - | 79 | - | 4 to 1 |
| CES College Burbank, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $30,950 | - | - | 63.1% | 77 | - | 8 to 1 |
| International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,100 | - | - | - | 66 | - | 25 to 1 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,094 | - | - | - | 13,062 | 40% | 27 to 1 |
| Citrus College Glendora, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,844 | - | - | - | 9,975 | 41% | 23 to 1 |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology Hanford, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,000 | - | - | - | 60 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Medical Career College of Northern California Roseville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,576 | - | - | 66.7% | 18 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Skyline College San Bruno, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $11,384 | - | - | - | 8,523 | 40% | 27 to 1 |
| Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine Santa Monica, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,742 | $20,108 | - | - | 198 | - | - |
| Summit College San Bernardino, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,495 | - | - | - | 1,017 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Citrus Heights Citrus Heights, CA Private, 2-4 years | $19,918 | - | - | - | 34 | 45% | - |
| Napa Valley College Napa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,908 | - | - | - | 4,041 | 31% | 17 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,503 | - | - | - | 292 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Federico Beauty Institute Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,230 | - | - | - | 293 | - | 15 to 1 |
| South Baylo University Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,865 | $12,340 | - | - | 188 | - | 9 to 1 |
| California Barber and Beauty College San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,750 | - | - | - | 71 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,996 | - | - | - | 10,464 | 55% | 28 to 1 |
| ABC Adult School Cerritos, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $4,800 | - | - | - | 193 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Design's School of Cosmetology Paso Robles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,015 | - | - | - | 43 | - | 9 to 1 |
| National Polytechnic College Lakewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $41,267 | - | - | - | 263 | 42% | 20 to 1 |
| Pardee RAND Graduate School Santa Monica, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,848 | $15,157 | - | - | 126 | - | - |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $42,556 | - | - | 40.0% | 415 | 43% | 19 to 1 |
| Diamond Beauty College South El Monte, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $4,200 | - | - | - | 95 | - | 22 to 1 |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,121 | - | - | - | 625 | 61% | 22 to 1 |
| Norco College Norco, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,230 | - | - | - | 9,467 | 33% | 26 to 1 |
| Foothill-De Anza Community College District Los Altos Hills, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Claremont Lincoln University Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $6,000 | $13,825 | - | - | 220 | - | - |
| Laney College Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,684 | - | - | - | 9,653 | 26% | 26 to 1 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch, CA Private, 2-4 years | $9,935 | - | - | - | 924 | 87% | 25 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Los Angeles North Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,194 | - | - | - | 2,620 | 100% | 20 to 1 |
| West Hills College-Lemoore Lemoore, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,082 | - | - | - | 3,845 | 42% | 27 to 1 |
| Dongguk University Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,899 | $9,899 | - | - | 94 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,686 | - | - | - | 10,736 | 34% | 21 to 1 |
| Shiloh University Rancho Cucamonga, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $5,250 | $3,420 | - | - | 49 | - | 2 to 1 |
| Shasta College Redding, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $8,277 | - | - | - | 7,363 | 31% | 24 to 1 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,586 | - | - | - | 10,382 | 27% | 26 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Administrative Office Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian-American International Beauty College Westminster, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $1,000 | - | - | - | 463 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,799 | - | - | - | 669 | 54% | 21 to 1 |
| Brownson Technical School Anaheim, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,295 | - | - | - | 264 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Academy for Jewish Religion-California Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,170 | $27,730 | - | - | 68 | - | - |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,800 | - | - | - | 213 | - | 30 to 1 |
| Palo Verde College Blythe, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,880 | - | - | - | 4,639 | 30% | 24 to 1 |
| Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,140 | $27,100 | - | - | 851 | - | - |
| Waynes College of Beauty Salinas, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,075 | - | - | - | 42 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Regan Career Institute El Monte, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,115 | - | - | - | 42 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| My Le's Beauty College Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $2,600 | - | - | - | 190 | - | 30 to 1 |
| United States University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $6,600 | $6,037 | - | - | 2,790 | - | 15 to 1 |
| California Hair Design Academy La Mesa, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,250 | - | - | - | 144 | - | 18 to 1 |
| The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 76 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,655 | - | - | - | 2,265 | 32% | 31 to 1 |
| University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,480 | $10,579 | - | 64.7% | 390 | 43% | 11 to 1 |
| Learnet Academy Inc Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,600 | - | - | - | 33 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education Pomona, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $6,000 | - | - | - | 103 | - | 20 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,377 | - | - | - | 229 | 60% | 29 to 1 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Baldwin Park, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $1,665 | - | - | - | 405 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Lu Ross Academy Ventura, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,170 | - | - | - | 263 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Berkeley School of Theology Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $2,896 | $19,640 | - | 66.7% | 88 | - | 2 to 1 |
| Laurus College San Luis Obispo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $83,400 | - | - | - | 641 | 47% | 14 to 1 |
| Asher College Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $31,690 | - | - | - | 802 | 66% | 26 to 1 |
| CET-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,375 | - | - | - | 183 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Unitek College Hayward, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,659 | - | - | - | 289 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,320 | - | - | - | 5,113 | 33% | 17 to 1 |
| North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,121 | - | - | - | 340 | 53% | 34 to 1 |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Concord, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $4,070 | - | - | - | 142 | - | 8 to 1 |
| California College of Music Pasadena, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,830 | - | - | 69.2% | 19 | 100% | 2 to 1 |
| Platt College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,804 | - | - | - | 442 | 61% | 21 to 1 |
| Merritt College Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,703 | - | - | - | 6,514 | 20% | 26 to 1 |
| Associated Technical College-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 94 | - | 12 to 1 |
| National Career College Panorama City, CA Private, 2-4 years | $14,350 | - | - | - | 292 | 66% | 22 to 1 |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,102 | - | - | 95.8% | 730 | 61% | 22 to 1 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,600 | - | - | - | 94 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,143 | $22,817 | - | - | 172 | - | - |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood North Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $33,340 | - | - | 96.9% | 676 | 65% | 22 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,364 | $29,838 | - | - | 591 | - | - |
| Los Angeles Community College District Office Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| InterCoast Colleges-Santa Ana Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | - | - | - | 31 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 2-4 years | $36,919 | - | - | - | 40 | 18% | 13 to 1 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public, 2-4 years | $14,656 | - | - | - | 16,134 | 37% | 20 to 1 |
| J D Academy of Salon and Spa Danville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $20,210 | - | - | - | 131 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Thanh Le College School of Cosmetology Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,100 | - | - | - | 53 | - | 20 to 1 |
| San Diego Global Knowledge University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,774 | $11,415 | - | - | 137 | - | 50 to 1 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,718 | - | - | - | 7,952 | 35% | 25 to 1 |
| World Mission University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $6,920 | $5,600 | - | - | 424 | 33% | 29 to 1 |
| Coastline Beauty College Fountain Valley, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $3,850 | - | - | - | 195 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno Fresno, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,633 | - | - | - | 333 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Five Branches University Santa Cruz, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,360 | $19,363 | - | - | 335 | - | - |
| Hussian College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $41,596 | $17,358 | - | 47.7% | 262 | 51% | 12 to 1 |
| The Wright Institute Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $41,400 | $39,500 | - | - | 520 | - | - |
| San Bernardino Beauty College San Bernardino, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,000 | - | - | - | 97 | - | 30 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa Costa Mesa, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,115 | - | - | - | 405 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Lyle's College of Beauty Fresno, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,520 | - | - | - | 88 | - | 14 to 1 |
| American Beauty College West Covina, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,000 | - | - | - | 234 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Career Development Institute Inc Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $31,993 | - | - | - | 176 | - | 16 to 1 |
| New York Film Academy Burbank, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,738 | $39,808 | - | - | 1,285 | 68% | 3 to 1 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,399 | - | - | - | 18,370 | 32% | 23 to 1 |
| Taft College Taft, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,076 | - | - | - | 4,508 | 33% | 27 to 1 |
| California Health Sciences University Clovis, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $30,525 | - | - | 391 | - | - |
| Life Chiropractic College West Hayward, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 587 | - | - |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,799 | - | - | - | 403 | 51% | 34 to 1 |
| Escondido Adult School Escondido, CA Public, Less than 2 years | - | - | - | - | 174 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Clovis Clovis, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,059 | - | - | - | 561 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $13,732 | - | - | - | 16,660 | 46% | 24 to 1 |
| Grace Mission University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $3,480 | $2,640 | - | - | 342 | 83% | 18 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 107 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Sierra College of Beauty Merced, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,000 | - | - | - | 157 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,012 | - | - | - | 16,097 | 46% | 24 to 1 |
| Diversified Vocational College Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 276 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Valley College of Medical Careers West Hills, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,550 | - | - | - | 70 | 69% | 15 to 1 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,179 | - | - | - | 12,484 | 41% | 27 to 1 |
| Angeles Institute ARTESIA, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $31,715 | - | - | - | 97 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Westchester College of Nursing & Allied Health Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $29,080 | - | - | - | 11 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,756 | - | - | - | 21,923 | 41% | 22 to 1 |
| Sofia University Palo Alto, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,575 | $14,195 | - | - | 948 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,760 | $11,070 | - | - | 393 | 75% | 7 to 1 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 8,656 | 27% | 24 to 1 |
| California Institute of Arts & Technology San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,390 | - | - | - | 356 | 57% | 13 to 1 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,513 | - | 21 to 1 |
| California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,552 | $17,994 | - | 95.5% | 849 | 63% | 12 to 1 |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus Van Nuys, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $24,644 | - | - | - | 93 | - | 12 to 1 |
| San Jose-Evergreen Community College District San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,437 | $23,137 | - | - | 3,724 | - | - |
| Integrity College of Health Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,980 | - | - | - | 150 | 61% | 20 to 1 |
| Bellus Academy-Poway Poway, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,548 | - | - | - | 436 | 68% | 16 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,377 | - | - | - | 556 | 50% | 40 to 1 |
| Central California School of Continuing Education San Luis Obispo, CA Private, 2-4 years | $9,895 | - | - | - | 82 | 86% | 12 to 1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | - | - | - | 46 | - | 15 to 1 |
| University of East-West Medicine Sunnyvale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,098 | $17,688 | - | - | 93 | - | - |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland Upland, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 253 | - | 15 to 1 |
| CET-Colton Colton, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,375 | - | - | - | 96 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Brand College Glendale, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $2,500 | - | - | 50.0% | 21 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,308 | - | - | - | 15,552 | 30% | 17 to 1 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,636 | - | - | - | 8,043 | 31% | 23 to 1 |
| UEI College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 978 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Career Networks Institute Santa Ana, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $75,380 | - | - | - | 714 | 77% | 30 to 1 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,120 | - | - | - | 10,860 | 42% | 19 to 1 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,310 | - | - | - | 26,873 | 22% | 28 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Redlands Redlands, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,900 | - | - | - | 271 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $33,360 | $22,000 | - | 39.7% | 1,068 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Academy for Salon Professionals Northridge, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,325 | - | - | - | 113 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,628 | - | - | - | 12,862 | 28% | 19 to 1 |
| Ventura College Ventura, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,179 | - | - | - | 10,559 | 39% | 25 to 1 |
| Southern States University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,439 | $7,045 | - | - | 352 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 15,372 | 36% | 27 to 1 |
| Sutter County Career Training Center Yuba City, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,000 | - | - | - | 56 | - | 20 to 1 |
| UEI College-Oceanside Oceanside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 848 | - | 13 to 1 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $54,550 | $54,550 | - | 41.6% | 437 | 62% | 3 to 1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield Fairfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | - | - | - | 172 | - | 15 to 1 |
| CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,399 | - | - | - | 112 | - | 25 to 1 |
| MIXED Institute of Cosmetology & Barber Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,810 | - | - | - | 128 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $5,050 | - | - | - | 195 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,024 | $31,696 | - | - | 6,786 | 43% | 15 to 1 |
| Mayfield College Cathedral City, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,188 | - | - | - | 304 | 63% | 22 to 1 |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,291 | $32,295 | - | 45.0% | 294 | 41% | 6 to 1 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Mateo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,110 | - | - | - | 2,668 | 70% | 15 to 1 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $12,320 | - | - | - | 12,434 | 56% | 25 to 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,492 | - | - | - | 16,530 | 31% | 22 to 1 |
| California Institute of Advanced Management Alhambra, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,000 | - | - | - | 131 | - | - |
| Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,462 | $13,280 | - | 94.5% | 500 | 46% | 12 to 1 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $16,900 | - | - | 61.5% | 142 | 18% | 20 to 1 |
| Urban Barber College Concord, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,950 | - | - | - | 99 | - | 13 to 1 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,995 | - | - | - | 280 | 66% | 25 to 1 |
| MTI College Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,000 | - | - | 94.1% | 952 | 61% | 20 to 1 |
| American Conservatory Theater San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,285 | $30,285 | - | - | 24 | 100% | 6 to 1 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,184 | - | - | - | 3,441 | 34% | 19 to 1 |
| Ohlone College Fremont, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,714 | - | - | - | 8,358 | 55% | 25 to 1 |
| Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,400 | - | - | 90.0% | 49 | 94% | 10 to 1 |
| Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad Carlsbad, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $23,453 | - | - | - | 154 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Teachers College of San Joaquin Stockton, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $6,270 | $6,977 | - | - | 1,108 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Southern California Seminary El Cajon, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,720 | $18,720 | - | - | 153 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Bethel Seminary-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $8,520 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Vista Adult School Vista, CA Public, Less than 2 years | - | - | - | - | 192 | - | 18 to 1 |
| ATI College-Whittier Whitter, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $34,900 | - | - | - | 114 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Make-up Designory Burbank, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $20,726 | - | - | - | 119 | - | 3 to 1 |
| San Diego Community College District-District Office San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukiah Adult School Ukiah, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $8,400 | - | - | - | 32 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Haven University Garden Grove, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,010 | $7,314 | - | - | 80 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,480 | $20,550 | - | - | 62 | - | - |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,612 | - | - | - | 11,696 | 45% | 36 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,575 | - | - | - | 284 | - | 14 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Orange County Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,685 | $14,383 | - | - | 4,475 | 73% | 20 to 1 |
| San Francisco Film School San Francisco, CA Private, 2-4 years | $48,650 | - | - | - | 105 | 32% | 8 to 1 |
| California Christian College Fresno, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,890 | - | - | 100.0% | 13 | - | 1 to 1 |
| Institute for Business and Technology Santa Clara, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,530 | - | - | - | 614 | 77% | 34 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,589 | - | - | - | 1,837 | 46% | 34 to 1 |
| Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,804 | - | - | - | 418 | 54% | 21 to 1 |
| American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | $39,050 | - | - | - | 1,465 | 64% | 34 to 1 |
| California Career College Canoga Park, CA Private, 2-4 years | $70,000 | - | - | - | 150 | 88% | 7 to 1 |
| Porterville College Porterville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,289 | - | - | - | 4,113 | 26% | 24 to 1 |
| Canada College Redwood City, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,508 | - | - | - | 5,388 | 35% | 22 to 1 |
| Annenberg School of Nursing Reseda, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $23,525 | - | - | - | 21 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Columbia College Hollywood Tarzana, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,175 | - | - | - | 291 | 47% | 15 to 1 |
| Bay Area Medical Academy San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,184 | - | - | - | 211 | - | 42 to 1 |
| Central Coast College Salinas, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,560 | - | - | - | 446 | 84% | 25 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,997 | - | - | - | 374 | 47% | 29 to 1 |
| Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,650 | $41,220 | - | 88.4% | 760 | 63% | 9 to 1 |
| Yuba College Marysville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,208 | - | - | - | 5,401 | 29% | 21 to 1 |
| Princess Institute of Beauty Reedley, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,360 | - | - | - | 53 | - | 18 to 1 |
| California Healing Arts College Carson, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,995 | - | - | - | 263 | - | 20 to 1 |
| SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,460 | $5,895 | - | 83.5% | 662 | 43% | 16 to 1 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,884 | - | - | - | 16,139 | 24% | 29 to 1 |
| CET-Salinas Salinas, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 157 | - | 26 to 1 |
| Advanced Career Institute Visalia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $5,970 | - | - | - | 910 | - | 14 to 1 |
| De Anza College Cupertino, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,317 | - | - | - | 16,335 | 66% | 27 to 1 |
| University of West Los Angeles Inglewood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,795 | $19,168 | - | - | 229 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,786 | $13,911 | - | - | 116 | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,587 | - | - | - | 684 | 57% | 22 to 1 |
| Modern Beauty Academy Oxnard, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,200 | - | - | - | 63 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Bellus Academy-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, 2-4 years | $10,655 | - | - | - | 398 | 41% | 20 to 1 |
| Homestead Schools Torrance, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,750 | - | - | - | 180 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| ABCO Technology Inglewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $14,775 | - | - | - | 117 | 71% | 9 to 1 |
| Pacific States University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,810 | $7,890 | - | 33.3% | 17 | 14% | 7 to 1 |
| Hartnell College Salinas, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,994 | - | - | - | 8,892 | 31% | 22 to 1 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,125 | - | - | - | 12,648 | 23% | 28 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Van Nuys, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $31,618 | - | - | - | 5 | 33% | 2 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Rancho Cucamonga, CA Private, 2-4 years | $54,950 | - | - | - | 1,401 | 42% | 47 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,130 | - | - | - | 10,377 | 24% | 22 to 1 |
| Community Christian College Redlands, CA Private, 2-4 years | $9,695 | - | - | - | 485 | 15% | 25 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,275 | - | - | - | 24 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Clovis Adult Education Clovis, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $12,000 | - | - | - | 210 | - | 17 to 1 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,358 | - | 21 to 1 |
| National Career Education Citrus Heights, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,002 | - | - | - | 342 | - | 34 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, 2-4 years | $52,543 | - | - | - | 831 | 43% | 25 to 1 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology Inglewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $47,712 | - | - | - | 336 | 70% | 13 to 1 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,012 | - | - | - | 7,791 | 38% | 22 to 1 |
| College of Alameda Alameda, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,684 | - | - | - | 5,673 | 35% | 30 to 1 |
| Borner's Barber College Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,500 | - | - | - | 38 | - | 15 to 1 |
| North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,895 | - | - | - | 193 | - | 24 to 1 |
| California State University-Chancellors Office Long Beach, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fredrick and Charles Beauty College Eureka, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $7,323 | - | - | - | 72 | - | 24 to 1 |
| State Center Community College District Fresno, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alhambra Medical University Alhambra, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,480 | $11,480 | - | - | 143 | - | 15 to 1 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,384 | - | - | - | 7,512 | 47% | 21 to 1 |
| Contra Costa Community College District Office Martinez, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High Desert Medical College Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | $52,610 | - | - | - | 1,663 | 56% | 20 to 1 |
| CET-Coachella Coachella, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 78 | - | 20 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,377 | - | - | - | 704 | 53% | 29 to 1 |
| San Bernardino Community College District San Bernardino, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mendocino College Ukiah, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,893 | - | - | - | 3,554 | 30% | 14 to 1 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $8,228 | - | - | - | 11,840 | 30% | 22 to 1 |
| California Nurses Educational Institute Palm Springs, CA Private, 2-4 years | $33,500 | - | - | - | 205 | 84% | 18 to 1 |
| Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $55,513 | $52,480 | - | 83.3% | 1,312 | 61% | 9 to 1 |
| Santa Ana Beauty Academy Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $4,500 | - | - | - | 31 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Glendale Career College Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $76,757 | - | - | - | 661 | 65% | 14 to 1 |
| University of California-System Administration Central Office Oakland, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clovis Community College Fresno, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,454 | - | - | - | 7,772 | 35% | 27 to 1 |
| Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $27,900 | $32,900 | - | - | 4,280 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Adrian's Beauty College of Turlock Turlock, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,187 | - | - | - | 97 | - | 14 to 1 |
| ATA College El Cajon, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,130 | - | - | - | 54 | 87% | 18 to 1 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College La Quinta, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,140 | - | - | - | 120 | - | 24 to 1 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,094 | - | - | - | 18,076 | 33% | 24 to 1 |
| Church Divinity School of the Pacific Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $16,800 | $17,660 | - | - | 64 | - | - |
| Xavier College School of Nursing Stockton, CA Private, 2-4 years | $28,000 | - | - | - | 88 | 75% | 15 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Pacific College Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | $7,130 | - | - | - | 57 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $22,360 | - | - | - | 98 | - | 12 to 1 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA Public, 2-4 years | $7,144 | - | - | - | 19,944 | 35% | 26 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Stockton Stockton, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,799 | - | - | - | 412 | 45% | 27 to 1 |
| Musicians Institute Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,400 | $32,470 | - | 78.5% | 864 | 47% | 6 to 1 |
| University of California-Hastings College of Law San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | $46,753 | - | - | 1,193 | - | - |
| Zaytuna College Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,250 | $27,842 | - | - | 43 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Feather River Community College District Quincy, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,925 | - | - | - | 1,383 | 40% | 16 to 1 |
| California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,700 | - | - | - | 23 | 50% | 4 to 1 |
| International School of Cosmetology Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,534 | - | - | - | 116 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Institute of Buddhist Studies Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,400 | $19,800 | - | - | 53 | - | - |
| Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope Duarte, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 95 | - | - |
| Los Angeles College of Aesthetics Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,075 | - | - | - | 93 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,460 | - | - | - | 23,852 | 26% | 31 to 1 |
| Career Academy of Beauty Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,168 | - | - | - | 205 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Medical Allied Career Center Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $34,585 | - | - | - | 93 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $53,564 | $53,564 | 1,100 | 59.8% | 507 | 85% | 15 to 1 |
| DeHart Technical School Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,695 | - | - | - | 68 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Lancaster Beauty School Lancaster, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,117 | - | - | - | 66 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Victory Career College Torrance, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,038 | - | - | - | 103 | - | 25 to 1 |
| NTMA Training Centers of Southern California Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,600 | - | - | - | 98 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,750 | - | - | - | 1,140 | 44% | 46 to 1 |
| Rosemead Beauty School Rosemead, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $4,890 | - | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,264 | - | - | - | 4,919 | 29% | 23 to 1 |
| UEI College-Stockton Stockton, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 813 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,535 | $8,585 | - | 100.0% | 33 | 50% | 3 to 1 |
| Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre Blue Lake, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,650 | $17,300 | - | - | 8 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Coachella Valley Beauty College-Hemet Hemet, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,528 | - | - | - | 117 | - | 23 to 1 |
| UEI College-Gardena Gardena, CA Private, 2-4 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,288 | 62% | 25 to 1 |
| Professional Golfers Career College Temecula, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,310 | - | - | - | 90 | 45% | 17 to 1 |
| Moler Barber College Oakland, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 398 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,415 | - | - | - | 122 | - | 22 to 1 |
| California Intercontinental University Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,054 | $10,674 | - | - | 506 | - | 12 to 1 |
| University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | $29,294 | - | - | 3,140 | - | - |
| Hilltop Beauty School Daly City, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,245 | - | - | - | 102 | - | 15 to 1 |
| West Valley Mission Community College District Office Saratoga, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $47,040 | - | - | - | 99 | 54% | 8 to 1 |
| CBD College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $54,191 | - | - | - | 1,214 | 75% | 20 to 1 |
| Stanbridge University Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,710 | - | - | 10.1% | 2,259 | 62% | 15 to 1 |
| Peralta Community College System Office Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,976 | $11,880 | - | - | 1,895 | 31% | 21 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,072 | - | - | - | 16,168 | 29% | 32 to 1 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,964 | - | - | - | 8,077 | 23% | 30 to 1 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Huntington Park, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,995 | - | - | - | 206 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Fremont University Cerritos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $40,565 | - | - | - | 151 | 42% | 24 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,997 | - | - | - | 435 | 53% | 29 to 1 |
| Estes Institute of Cosmetology Arts and Science Visalia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,040 | - | - | - | 57 | - | 12 to 1 |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | $39,475 | - | - | 90.1% | 220 | 58% | 12 to 1 |
| San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,040 | - | - | - | 213 | - | 23 to 1 |
| North-West College-Pomona Pomona, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,419 | - | - | - | 333 | - | 42 to 1 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,230 | - | - | - | 9,095 | 24% | 22 to 1 |
| Average | $21,040 | $23,288 | 1,305 | 65.7% | 3,641 | 53% | 18 to 1 |