2024 California Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate at California colleges is 53.2%. The graduation rate is calculated by number of completers by dividing number of candidates. The completers have completed their degree/certificate within 150% of normal time, for example within 6 years for 4-years BS degree program. The average transfer-out rate is 11.6% and the average retention rate is 75.3% (full-time students).
California College Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Statistics
The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest graduation rate and more relative statistics. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.
- Southern California University of Health Sciences has the highest graduation rate of 100% and DeVry University-California has the lowest graduation rate of 8% and .
- Pacific Union College has the highest transfer-out rate of 50% and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo has the lowest transfer-out rate of 1% and .
- West Los Angeles College has the highest retention rate of 100% and Los Angeles Pacific University has the lowest retention rate of 25% and .
Graduation Rate Comparison Between California Colleges
The following table lists California colleges with graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate. The graduation rate is based on the number of completers who completed their program within 150% normal time (i.e. within 6 years for 4 years B.S. degrees).
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College Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time) | Retention Rate (part-time) |
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Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 43% | 16% | 70% | 40 |
College of Alameda Alameda, CA Public, 2-4 years | 35% | 14% | 56% | 26 |
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA Public, 2-4 years | 28% | 4% | 65% | 36 |
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | 58% | 4% | 82% | - |
American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | 63% | - | 74% | - |
American Conservatory Theater San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 100% | - | - | - |
American River College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | 27% | 7% | 69% | 40 |
Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 30% | 8% | - | - |
Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 75% | - | 86% | - |
Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 61% | - | 78% | 20 |
Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 22% | 9% | - | - |
Barstow Community College Barstow, CA Public, 2-4 years | 30% | 9% | 64% | 32 |
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, 2-4 years | 41% | - | 75% | - |
Biola University La Mirada, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 72% | - | 84% | 33 |
Butte College Oroville, CA Public, 2-4 years | 33% | 7% | 70% | 30 |
Cabrillo College Aptos, CA Public, 2-4 years | 33% | 8% | 74% | 39 |
California Baptist University Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 63% | 23% | 73% | 33 |
California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 72% | - | 78% | - |
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 94% | 3% | 98% | - |
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 73% | 22% | 81% | - |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 85% | 1% | 94% | 64 |
California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 49% | 2% | 73% | 46 |
California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 55% | 3% | 81% | 47 |
California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 54% | 1% | 80% | 53 |
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 66% | 2% | 87% | 55 |
California State University-Chico Chico, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 64% | 3% | 80% | 38 |
California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 46% | 3% | 70% | 32 |
California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 56% | 1% | 76% | 42 |
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 69% | 2% | 86% | 47 |
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 45% | 5% | 75% | 50 |
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 72% | 2% | 85% | 67 |
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 51% | 2% | 73% | 39 |
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 55% | 5% | 75% | 45 |
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 54% | 3% | 80% | 53 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 94% | - | 96% | 85 |
University of California-Davis Davis, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 86% | - | 92% | 75 |
University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 86% | 6% | 91% | 75 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 92% | 3% | 97% | 53 |
University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 76% | 15% | 87% | 34 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 87% | - | 93% | 78 |
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 85% | - | 92% | 57 |
University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 76% | 5% | 88% | 52 |
California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 63% | 18% | 85% | - |
California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 63% | 5% | 73% | - |
Canada College Redwood City, CA Public, 2-4 years | 35% | 10% | 75% | 36 |
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA Public, 2-4 years | 42% | 8% | 71% | 36 |
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 43% | - | 80% | - |
Cerritos College Norwalk, CA Public, 2-4 years | 29% | 9% | 66% | 44 |
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA Public, 2-4 years | 29% | 12% | 45% | 28 |
Chabot College Hayward, CA Public, 2-4 years | 34% | 8% | 73% | 42 |
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA Public, 2-4 years | 28% | 8% | 68% | 44 |
Chapman University Orange, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 83% | - | 91% | 62 |
Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 63% | - | 70% | - |
San Diego Christian College Spring Valley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 34% | 26% | 60% | 100 |
Citrus College Glendora, CA Public, 2-4 years | 41% | 5% | 68% | 48 |
City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public, 2-4 years | 37% | 7% | 67% | 34 |
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 91% | - | 96% | - |
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA Public, 2-4 years | 23% | 19% | 55% | 26 |
University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 43% | 14% | 50% | 50 |
Columbia College Sonora, CA Public, 2-4 years | 27% | 9% | 57% | 23 |
Columbia College Hollywood Tarzana, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 47% | 2% | 36% | 67 |
Compton College Compton, CA Public, 2-4 years | 10% | 9% | 64% | 40 |
Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA Public, 2-4 years | 25% | 5% | 65% | 38 |
Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | 31% | 8% | 72% | 41 |
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA Public, 2-4 years | 33% | 7% | 68% | 45 |
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA Public, 2-4 years | 43% | 9% | 68% | 41 |
Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | 31% | 6% | 77% | 39 |
Cypress College Cypress, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 33% | 15% | - | - |
De Anza College Cupertino, CA Public, 2-4 years | 66% | 5% | 78% | 38 |
College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA Public, 2-4 years | 27% | 5% | 64% | 41 |
Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 75% | - | 33% | 100 |
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA Public, 2-4 years | 46% | 8% | 80% | 47 |
Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 78% | 12% | 85% | 100 |
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA Public, 2-4 years | 29% | 6% | 68% | 33 |
El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA Public, 2-4 years | 35% | 7% | 71% | 42 |
Empire College Santa Rosa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 50% | 3% | - | - |
Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | 35% | 6% | 78% | 45 |
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 75% | - | - | - |
Feather River Community College District Quincy, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 40% | 19% | 81% | - |
Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 56% | 9% | - | - |
Fresno City College Fresno, CA Public, 2-4 years | 24% | 5% | 66% | 36 |
Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 50% | - | 75% | - |
Fullerton College Fullerton, CA Public, 2-4 years | 32% | 10% | 72% | 40 |
Gavilan College Gilroy, CA Public, 2-4 years | 32% | 7% | 78% | 41 |
Glendale Community College Glendale, CA Public, 2-4 years | 31% | 9% | 68% | 33 |
Glendale Career College Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 65% | - | - | - |
Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA Public, 2-4 years | 41% | 8% | 74% | 36 |
Grossmont College El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | 28% | 10% | 71% | 47 |
Hartnell College Salinas, CA Public, 2-4 years | 31% | 3% | 72% | 29 |
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 92% | 5% | 97% | - |
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 45% | 9% | 74% | 60 |
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 75% | 12% | - | - |
Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA Public, 2-4 years | 37% | 3% | 76% | 55 |
Institute for Business and Technology Santa Clara, CA Private, 2-4 years | 77% | - | 85% | - |
Interior Designers Institute Newport Beach, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 100% | - | - | - |
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA Public, 2-4 years | 55% | 8% | 80% | 49 |
Bellus Academy-El Cajon El Cajon, CA Private, 2-4 years | 68% | - | 67% | - |
American Jewish University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 50% | 50% | - | - |
Reedley College Reedley, CA Public, 2-4 years | 35% | 4% | 59% | 37 |
Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 46% | 33% | 69% | 75 |
University of La Verne La Verne, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 63% | - | 77% | 75 |
Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 63% | - | 79% | 100 |
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, CA Public, 2-4 years | 33% | 8% | 53% | 20 |
Laney College Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | 26% | 13% | 48% | 30 |
Lassen Community College Susanville, CA Public, 2-4 years | 23% | 15% | 50% | 27 |
Lincoln University Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 81% | 18% | 100% | - |
La Sierra University Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 53% | 12% | 76% | 50 |
Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA Public, 2-4 years | 21% | 7% | 68% | 33 |
Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 100% | - | - | - |
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, CA Public, 2-4 years | 30% | 9% | 70% | 25 |
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA Public, 2-4 years | 36% | 9% | 79% | 41 |
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | 18% | 13% | 65% | 25 |
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | 24% | 7% | 69% | 32 |
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA Public, 2-4 years | 32% | 6% | 74% | 40 |
The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 73% | - | 86% | - |
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | 23% | 8% | 63% | 25 |
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA Public, 2-4 years | 23% | 5% | 70% | 34 |
Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA Public, 2-4 years | 38% | 6% | 71% | 49 |
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 81% | - | 88% | 50 |
MTI College Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | 61% | - | 90% | - |
College of Marin Kentfield, CA Public, 2-4 years | 32% | 13% | 73% | 44 |
Mendocino College Ukiah, CA Public, 2-4 years | 30% | 8% | 50% | 28 |
Menlo College Atherton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 56% | - | 71% | - |
Merced College Merced, CA Public, 2-4 years | 29% | 4% | 69% | 32 |
Merritt College Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | 20% | 15% | 57% | 26 |
Mills College at Northeastern University Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 64% | - | 62% | - |
MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 42% | 10% | 84% | - |
Mission College Santa Clara, CA Public, 2-4 years | 34% | 6% | 68% | 42 |
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 24% | 12% | - | - |
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA Public, 2-4 years | 26% | 11% | 67% | 37 |
Moorpark College Moorpark, CA Public, 2-4 years | 41% | 14% | 79% | 45 |
Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA Public, 2-4 years | 39% | 6% | 82% | 54 |
Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 59% | 31% | 77% | - |
Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA Public, 2-4 years | 32% | 9% | 64% | 32 |
Musicians Institute Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 47% | - | 83% | - |
Napa Valley College Napa, CA Public, 2-4 years | 31% | 10% | 74% | 42 |
National University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 22% | 22% | 64% | 26 |
Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 41% | - | 64% | - |
North-West College-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, 2-4 years | 61% | - | 71% | - |
Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 47% | 42% | - | - |
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 82% | 12% | 89% | - |
Ohlone College Fremont, CA Public, 2-4 years | 55% | 7% | 77% | 39 |
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA Public, 2-4 years | 45% | 9% | 70% | 47 |
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 61% | - | 76% | 50 |
Oxnard College Oxnard, CA Public, 2-4 years | 32% | 2% | 71% | 39 |
Hope International University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 50% | 18% | 60% | 50 |
Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 2-4 years | 61% | - | 78% | - |
Pacific States University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 14% | - | - | - |
Pacific Union College Angwin, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 46% | 50% | 75% | - |
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 73% | - | 88% | - |
Palo Verde College Blythe, CA Public, 2-4 years | 30% | 12% | 59% | 44 |
Palomar College San Marcos, CA Public, 2-4 years | 30% | 8% | 66% | 43 |
Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA Public, 2-4 years | 41% | 6% | 78% | 46 |
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 83% | - | 88% | - |
Pitzer College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 85% | - | 89% | - |
Platt College-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 86% | - | - | - |
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 75% | 19% | 85% | - |
Pomona College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 94% | - | 96% | - |
Porterville College Porterville, CA Public, 2-4 years | 26% | 3% | 68% | 29 |
Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 26% | 7% | - | - |
University of Redlands Redlands, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 66% | 5% | 80% | 3 |
College of the Redwoods Eureka, CA Public, 2-4 years | 24% | 11% | 67% | 45 |
Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 24% | 9% | - | - |
Riverside City College Riverside, CA Public, 2-4 years | 32% | 7% | 69% | 43 |
Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | 26% | 11% | 70% | 28 |
Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA Public, 2-4 years | 46% | 9% | 74% | 44 |
San Diego City College San Diego, CA Public, 2-4 years | 23% | 8% | 63% | 34 |
San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 33% | 13% | - | - |
San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA Public, 2-4 years | 40% | 11% | 70% | 40 |
San Diego State University San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 78% | 1% | 89% | 58 |
University of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 82% | - | 90% | 100 |
San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 32% | - | - | - |
San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 62% | - | 90% | - |
San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 54% | 6% | 85% | 52 |
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 74% | 16% | 81% | 20 |
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA Public, 2-4 years | 29% | 8% | 70% | 52 |
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 32% | 3% | - | - |
William Jessup University Rocklin, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 51% | - | 67% | 17 |
San Jose City College San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | 33% | 8% | 68% | 36 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 68% | 2% | 85% | 56 |
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA Public, 2-4 years | 47% | 10% | 81% | 53 |
Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 66% | - | - | - |
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA Public, 2-4 years | 39% | 14% | 68% | 46 |
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 88% | - | 92% | 100 |
Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 32% | 18% | - | - |
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA Public, 2-4 years | 30% | 8% | 66% | 41 |
Scripps College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 84% | - | 91% | - |
College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA Public, 2-4 years | 31% | 5% | 69% | 51 |
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 50% | 50% | - | - |
Shasta College Redding, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 31% | 11% | - | - |
Sierra College Rocklin, CA Public, 2-4 years | 33% | 8% | 69% | 41 |
Simpson University Redding, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 46% | 18% | 65% | - |
College of the Siskiyous Weed, CA Public, 2-4 years | 25% | 20% | 49% | 22 |
Skyline College San Bruno, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 40% | 10% | - | - |
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA Public, 2-4 years | 19% | 6% | 63% | 51 |
Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 72% | - | 86% | 100 |
Solano Community College Fairfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 33% | 8% | - | - |
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 59% | 6% | 76% | 47 |
South Coast College Orange, CA Private, 2-4 years | 20% | - | 67% | 33 |
Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 59% | - | 72% | 100 |
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA Private, 2-4 years | 75% | - | 88% | 65 |
Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA Public, 2-4 years | 31% | 6% | 75% | 48 |
Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 85% | - | 77% | - |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 92% | - | 97% | 33 |
Taft College Taft, CA Public, 2-4 years | 33% | 9% | 73% | 16 |
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 85% | 12% | 92% | - |
Epic Bible College & Graduate School Sacramento, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 33% | 33% | - | 100 |
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Private, 2-4 years | 56% | - | 76% | - |
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood North Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | 65% | - | 78% | - |
Ventura College Ventura, CA Public, 2-4 years | 39% | 5% | 76% | 37 |
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA Public, 2-4 years | 23% | 7% | 71% | 51 |
Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA Public, 2-4 years | 41% | 15% | 57% | 38 |
West Hills College-Coalinga Coalinga, CA Public, 2-4 years | 29% | 15% | 61% | 25 |
West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 27% | 12% | 100% | 100 |
West Valley College Saratoga, CA Public, 2-4 years | 45% | 8% | 80% | 38 |
Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | 46% | - | 54% | - |
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 73% | - | 86% | - |
Whittier College Whittier, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 65% | 26% | 70% | - |
Woodbury University Burbank, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 54% | - | 71% | - |
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 18% | 80% | 55% | - |
Yuba College Marysville, CA Public, 2-4 years | 29% | 10% | 72% | 42 |
Ashford University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 9% | 19% | 30% | 11 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 95% | - | 98% | - |
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro, CA Private, 2-4 years | 51% | - | 65% | - |
Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 67% | - | - | - |
University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 50% | - | 40% | 50 |
Las Positas College Livermore, CA Public, 2-4 years | 46% | 13% | 79% | 50 |
California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 56% | 3% | 72% | 36 |
Downey Adult School Downey, CA Public, 2-4 years | 89% | 10% | 17% | 56 |
Modern Technology School Fountain Valley, CA Private, 2-4 years | 72% | - | 74% | - |
Fremont University Cerritos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 42% | 28% | - | - |
Bellus Academy-Poway Poway, CA Private, 2-4 years | 68% | 5% | 79% | - |
Central Coast College Salinas, CA Private, 2-4 years | 84% | - | 70% | 69 |
Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 81% | - | - | - |
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente, CA Public, 2-4 years | 87% | - | 83% | 87 |
Alhambra Beauty College Alhambra, CA Private, Less than 2 years | 88% | - | 89% | - |
UEI College-Gardena Gardena, CA Private, 2-4 years | 62% | - | 69% | - |
Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, CA Public, 2-4 years | 22% | 10% | 58% | 35 |
Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA Public, 2-4 years | 45% | 8% | 73% | 48 |
Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 78% | - | 95% | - |
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 87% | - | 93% | - |
World Mission University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 33% | 33% | 100% | 50 |
California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 61% | 6% | 79% | 42 |
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology Inglewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | 70% | 28% | 78% | - |
Premiere Career College Irwindale, CA Private, 2-4 years | 57% | - | 50% | - |
Central California School of Continuing Education San Luis Obispo, CA Private, 2-4 years | 86% | - | 77% | - |
Pacific College Costa Mesa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 75% | - | - | - |
American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | 66% | - | 67% | - |
Institute of Technology Clovis, CA Private, 2-4 years | 70% | - | 72% | - |
Platt College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 61% | - | - | - |
American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 66% | - | - | - |
Career Networks Institute Santa Ana, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 77% | - | 84% | - |
California Aeronautical University Bakersfield, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 31% | - | 75% | - |
Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, 2-4 years | 57% | - | 74% | - |
Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 46% | 1% | 56% | - |
Professional Golfers Career College Temecula, CA Private, 2-4 years | 45% | - | 50% | - |
Carrington College-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, 2-4 years | 54% | 2% | 54% | - |
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill, CA Private, 2-4 years | 50% | 1% | 61% | - |
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Rancho Cucamonga, CA Private, 2-4 years | 42% | - | 50% | - |
CBD College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 75% | - | - | - |
PCI College Cerritos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 83% | - | - | - |
American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | 64% | - | 67% | - |
Smith Chason College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 64% | - | 83% | - |
California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 56% | 5% | 75% | 62 |
University of Antelope Valley Lancaster, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 68% | - | 58% | - |
West Coast University-Los Angeles North Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 100% | - | 100% | - |
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina W. Covina, CA Private, 2-4 years | 69% | - | 74% | - |
Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA Public, 2-4 years | 37% | 14% | 71% | 34 |
ATA College El Cajon, CA Private, 2-4 years | 87% | - | 70% | - |
University of California-Merced Merced, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 67% | 22% | 82% | 10 |
North-West College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | 59% | - | 89% | - |
Career Care Institute Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | 61% | - | 59% | - |
Community Christian College Redlands, CA Private, 2-4 years | 15% | 43% | 35% | 57 |
Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 34% | 2% | 66% | - |
Stanbridge University Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 62% | - | 90% | - |
SAE Expression College Emeryville, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 53% | - | 50% | - |
California Career College Canoga Park, CA Private, 2-4 years | 88% | - | 100% | - |
National Polytechnic College Lakewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | 42% | - | 75% | 50 |
American Career College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 2-4 years | 58% | - | 70% | - |
Asher College Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | 66% | - | 20% | 48 |
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 43% | - | 56% | 13 |
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | 44% | - | 65% | - |
West Hills College-Lemoore Lemoore, CA Public, 2-4 years | 42% | 4% | 76% | 37 |
Gnomon Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 50% | 50% | 80% | - |
Valley College of Medical Careers West Hills, CA Private, 2-4 years | 69% | - | 65% | - |
University of the West Rosemead, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 20% | 10% | 60% | 100 |
Carrington College-Stockton Stockton, CA Private, 2-4 years | 45% | 6% | 62% | - |
Carrington College-Citrus Heights Citrus Heights, CA Private, 2-4 years | 45% | 4% | 64% | - |
Healthcare Career College Paramount, CA Private, 2-4 years | 54% | - | 75% | 92 |
Mayfield College Cathedral City, CA Private, 2-4 years | 63% | - | 84% | - |
Laurus College San Luis Obispo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 47% | 2% | 60% | 67 |
Woodland Community College Woodland, CA Public, 2-4 years | 34% | 10% | 72% | 40 |
California Nurses Educational Institute Palm Springs, CA Private, 2-4 years | 84% | - | 85% | - |
Providence Christian College Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 35% | - | 77% | - |
National Career College Panorama City, CA Private, 2-4 years | 66% | - | 86% | - |
Homestead Schools Torrance, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 100% | - | - | - |
Angeles College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 84% | - | 100% | - |
West Coast University-Orange County Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 73% | - | 100% | - |
West Coast University-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 64% | - | 78% | - |
Unitek College Fremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 77% | - | 88% | - |
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Mateo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 70% | - | 86% | - |
Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 55% | 5% | 90% | 20 |
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, CA Public, 2-4 years | 24% | 6% | 62% | 40 |
Norco College Norco, CA Public, 2-4 years | 33% | 8% | 69% | 44 |
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-La Quinta La Quinta, CA Private, Less than 2 years | 52% | - | 41% | - |
New York Film Academy Burbank, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 68% | - | 72% | - |
Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | 94% | - | 100% | - |
American Medical Sciences Center Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 68% | - | - | - |
John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 72% | - | 84% | 43 |
Carrington College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 2-4 years | 18% | - | - | - |
Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 31% | - | 25% | 20 |
Platt College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 62% | - | - | - |
California Miramar University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 30% | 10% | 67% | - |
Grace Mission University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 83% | - | 100% | - |
Xavier College School of Nursing Stockton, CA Private, 2-4 years | 75% | - | 100% | - |
DeVry University-California Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 8% | 41% | 66% | 50 |
Learnet Academy Inc Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 100% | - | 100% | - |
Integrity College of Health Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 61% | - | 71% | 56 |
California Technical Academy Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | 94% | - | 95% | - |
High Desert Medical College Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | 56% | - | 81% | 7 |
North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | 53% | - | 81% | - |
North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach, CA Private, 2-4 years | 55% | - | 80% | - |
University of Phoenix-California Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 24% | - | - | - |
Minerva University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 83% | - | 87% | - |
ABCO Technology Inglewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | 71% | - | 100% | 90 |
Lionel University Carpinteria, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 78% | 21% | 67% | 100 |
Theatre of Arts Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | 100% | - | 50% | - |
San Francisco Film School San Francisco, CA Private, 2-4 years | 32% | - | 38% | - |
California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 50% | - | 100% | - |
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont Fremont, CA Private, 2-4 years | 37% | - | 66% | - |
Hussian College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 51% | 14% | 74% | - |
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Long Beach, CA Private, 2-4 years | 28% | - | 71% | - |
University of the People Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 27% | 2% | 74% | 50 |
Clovis Community College Fresno, CA Public, 2-4 years | 35% | 5% | 71% | 39 |
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | 74% | - | 19% | - |
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 50% | 50% | 75% | 100 |
America Evangelical University Gardena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 66% | - | 100% | 100 |
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Van Nuys, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 33% | - | 50% | - |
Westcliff University Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 44% | 1% | 74% | - |
Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | 54% | - | 100% | - |
Regan Career Institute El Monte, CA Private, 2-4 years | 100% | - | 100% | - |
Baldy View Regional Occupational Program Ontario, CA Public, Less than 2 years | 71% | - | 80% | - |
California Institute of Arts & Technology San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 57% | - | - | - |
My Beauty & Barber College Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | 33% | - | 50% | 100 |
Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 54% | - | - | - |
ICOHS College San Diego, CA Private, 2-4 years | 75% | - | 63% | - |
Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch, CA Private, 2-4 years | 87% | - | 100% | 100 |
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos, CA Private, 2-4 years | 55% | 2% | 73% | - |
American Fitness and Nutrition Academy Pasadena, CA Private, Less than 2 years | 90% | - | - | - |
Young Americans College of the Performing Arts Corona, CA Private, 2-4 years | 6% | 73% | 83% | 100 |
Latin American Bible Institute La Puente, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 42% | - | - | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, 2-4 years | 43% | - | 67% | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno, CA Private, 2-4 years | 53% | 2% | 64% | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno, CA Private, 2-4 years | 60% | - | 76% | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 2-4 years | 49% | - | 76% | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida, CA Private, 2-4 years | 50% | - | 84% | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA Private, 2-4 years | 83% | - | 100% | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia, CA Private, 2-4 years | 47% | 2% | 61% | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula, CA Private, 2-4 years | 53% | - | 88% | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | 42% | 1% | 64% | - |
Oak Valley College Rialto, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 38% | 7% | 67% | - |
California College of Music Pasadena, CA Private, 2-4 years | 100% | - | 11% | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage, CA Private, 2-4 years | 57% | - | 79% | - |
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria Santa Maria, CA Private, 2-4 years | 48% | - | 58% | - |
Agape College of Business and Science Fresno, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 100% | - | - | - |
California Northstate University Elk Grove, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 76% | - | 100% | - |
Dharma Realm Buddhist University Ukiah, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 100% | - | - | - |
Average | 53% | 12% | 75% | 58 |
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