2025 California Colleges Comparison
In California, 647 colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school type, there are 193 public schools and 454 private schools. By school level, 294 4-years (or high) schools, 175 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and 178 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 $14,270 for state residents and $22,055 for out-of-state students in 2025. The graduate tuition & fee is $19,996 for state residents and $24,866 for out-of-state students. A total of 4,076 students enrolled in California colleges including 3,970 undergraduate and 1,457 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.
2025 Statistics for California Colleges
Of the 647 California schools, North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc ranked first and Healthcare Career College ranked second (view more at California college rankings).
The 2025 average tuition & fees of all California colleges is $14,270 for California residents and $22,055 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 68.09% and the average SAT score is 1,329. The average number of students is 4,076 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 $22,055 and Career Networks Institute has the highest tuition & fees of $143,276 and University of the People has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,200.
- The average graduate tuition & fees of California colleges are $24,866 and Claremont McKenna College has the highest tuition & fees of $72,294 and Grace Mission University has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,460.
- The average SAT score of California colleges is 1,329 and Stanford University has the highest SAT score of 1,550 and Hope International University has the lowest score of 1,020.
- The average acceptance rate of California colleges is 68.09% and California Institute of Technology has the tightest (lowest) rate of 3% and Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario has the loosest (lowest) rate of 100%.
- The average student population of California colleges is 4,076 and University of California-Los Angeles has the most students of 47,335 and Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art has the fewest students of 2.
- The average graduation rate of California colleges is 63.32% and Pacific States University has the highest rate of 100% and Notre Dame de Namur University has the lowest rate of 7%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,145 | - | - | - | 207 | 70% | 26 to 1 |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,260 | - | - | - | 447 | 71% | 10 to 1 |
| Unitek College Fremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,903 | - | - | - | 5,725 | 73% | 26 to 1 |
| Unitek College South San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $38,903 | - | - | - | 191 | 73% | 13 to 1 |
| Canada College Redwood City, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,384 | - | - | - | 6,625 | 47% | 27 to 1 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,079 | 70% | 25 to 1 |
| North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach, CA Private, 2-4 years | $37,419 | - | - | - | 652 | 58% | 36 to 1 |
| California College of ASU Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $25,186 | - | - | - | 71 | 37% | 7 to 1 |
| University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $27,307 | $28,791 | - | - | 4,370 | - | - |
| West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,364 | $27,997 | - | - | 548 | - | - |
| Foothill-De Anza Community College District Los Altos Hills, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Advance Beauty College Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $6,995 | - | - | - | 346 | 67% | 30 to 1 |
| San Diego Global Knowledge University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,774 | $11,415 | - | - | 193 | 45% | 50 to 1 |
| Lassen Community College Susanville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,280 | - | - | - | 2,038 | 31% | 16 to 1 |
| American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,900 | - | - | - | 1,644 | 70% | 30 to 1 |
| Sri Sai Krish Institute ORANGE, CA Private, 2-4 years | $70,000 | - | - | - | 61 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Mission College Santa Clara, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,500 | - | - | - | 6,909 | 39% | 26 to 1 |
| University of East-West Medicine Sunnyvale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $18,188 | - | - | 81 | - | - |
| Pacific States University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,890 | $7,890 | - | - | 101 | 100% | 12 to 1 |
| Associated Technical College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 315 | 90% | 13 to 1 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $56,150 | $56,150 | - | 54.9% | 439 | 74% | 5 to 1 |
| Academy for Salon Professionals Northridge, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,325 | - | - | - | 134 | 94% | 13 to 1 |
| South Baylo University Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $12,340 | - | - | 198 | - | 9 to 1 |
| J D Academy of Salon and Spa Danville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,350 | - | - | - | 91 | 79% | 12 to 1 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont Fremont, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,757 | - | - | - | 343 | 57% | 14 to 1 |
| CET-Oxnard Oxnard, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 95 | 42% | 24 to 1 |
| Meridian University Petaluma, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,632 | $21,632 | - | - | 297 | - | - |
| Pacifica Graduate Institute Santa Barbara CA, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,200 | $29,200 | - | - | 833 | - | - |
| South Orange County Community College District Mission Viejo, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | $22,052 | - | - | - | 257 | 57% | 51 to 1 |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $5,050 | - | - | - | 204 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Integrity College of Health Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,248 | - | - | - | 225 | 60% | 20 to 1 |
| Clovis Adult Education Clovis, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $12,000 | - | - | - | 238 | 68% | 10 to 1 |
| California Health Sciences University Clovis, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $31,580 | - | - | 607 | - | - |
| Five Branches University Santa Cruz, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,360 | $19,675 | - | - | 321 | - | - |
| Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, CA Public, 2-4 years | $13,590 | - | - | - | 2,019 | 20% | 18 to 1 |
| California College of Barbering and Cosmetology Stockton, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,950 | - | - | - | 227 | 79% | 17 to 1 |
| Reedley College Reedley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,638 | - | - | - | 8,796 | 42% | 23 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill, CA Private, 2-4 years | $22,404 | - | - | - | 416 | 59% | 15 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria Santa Maria, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,582 | - | - | - | 114 | 63% | 14 to 1 |
| MTI College Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,000 | - | - | 63.4% | 2,000 | 77% | 30 to 1 |
| California Career College Canoga Park, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $71,000 | - | - | - | 190 | 100% | 7 to 1 |
| Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $56,488 | $56,488 | 1,310 | 81.8% | 1,267 | 66% | 9 to 1 |
| Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Escondido, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 220 | 58% | 33 to 1 |
| Berkeley School of Theology Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $2,856 | $19,640 | - | 88.9% | 108 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,138 | $49,786 | - | - | 1,926 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,960 | - | - | - | 111 | 86% | 15 to 1 |
| College of the Siskiyous Weed, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,394 | - | - | - | 1,575 | 33% | 13 to 1 |
| Grace Mission University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $3,210 | $2,460 | - | - | 301 | 100% | 19 to 1 |
| CET-Salinas Salinas, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 171 | 68% | 21 to 1 |
| Waynes College of Beauty Salinas, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,075 | - | - | - | 46 | 93% | 15 to 1 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,800 | - | - | - | 287 | 91% | 30 to 1 |
| De Anza College Cupertino, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $12,596 | - | - | - | 17,425 | 68% | 28 to 1 |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education Pomona, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $6,000 | - | - | - | 71 | 85% | 20 to 1 |
| The Chicago School at San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,780 | $35,328 | - | - | 112 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $25,042 | $25,042 | - | - | 150 | - | - |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Ventura, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $7,050 | - | - | - | 74 | 97% | 4 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno, CA Private, 2-4 years | $22,052 | - | - | - | 447 | 62% | 28 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,568 | - | - | - | 9,463 | 36% | 27 to 1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,600 | - | - | - | 535 | 97% | 15 to 1 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,850 | - | - | - | 51 | 72% | 15 to 1 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,728 | - | - | - | 17,627 | 36% | 32 to 1 |
| Gnomon North Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,635 | - | - | 41.8% | 526 | 100% | 11 to 1 |
| Angeles College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $32,862 | - | - | - | 603 | 93% | 25 to 1 |
| Butte College Oroville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,276 | - | - | - | 10,968 | 45% | 21 to 1 |
| The University of America Temecula, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $8,000 | $16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,575 | $33,649 | - | 50.0% | 473 | 50% | 16 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,205 | - | - | - | 91 | 28% | 8 to 1 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,320 | - | - | - | 8,455 | 41% | 23 to 1 |
| Sutter County Career Training Center Yuba City, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $14,000 | - | - | - | 54 | 86% | 20 to 1 |
| North-West College-Pomona Pomona, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,419 | - | - | - | 381 | 71% | 38 to 1 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Vacaville Vacaville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,625 | - | - | - | 260 | 57% | 14 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Upland Upland, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,100 | - | - | - | 254 | 91% | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay Pleasant Hill, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $20,075 | - | - | - | 184 | 78% | 14 to 1 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,038 | - | - | - | 14,494 | 39% | 29 to 1 |
| Advance Beauty Techs Academy Corona, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,650 | - | - | - | 90 | 80% | 20 to 1 |
| Career Academy of Beauty Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,625 | - | - | - | 219 | 92% | 19 to 1 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood North Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $34,979 | - | - | 100.0% | 158 | 78% | 16 to 1 |
| University of West Los Angeles Inglewood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,795 | $21,205 | - | - | 367 | - | 1 to 1 |
| Contra Costa Community College District Office Martinez, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thanh Le College School of Cosmetology Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,100 | - | - | - | 43 | 94% | 20 to 1 |
| America Evangelical University Gardena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $6,200 | $6,200 | - | - | 307 | 33% | 15 to 1 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,379 | - | - | - | 19,521 | 34% | 25 to 1 |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,592 | $18,832 | - | - | 166 | - | - |
| MIXED Institute of Cosmetology & Barber Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,060 | - | - | - | 138 | 73% | 12 to 1 |
| Lincoln University Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,150 | $11,260 | - | - | 436 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope Duarte, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 95 | - | - |
| Madera Community College Madera, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,638 | - | - | - | 6,636 | 35% | 27 to 1 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,264 | - | - | - | 18,258 | 30% | 32 to 1 |
| SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,460 | $5,895 | - | 40.7% | 319 | 85% | 18 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Fontana Fontana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,100 | - | - | - | 29 | 96% | 15 to 1 |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,265 | $26,200 | 1,080 | 79.6% | 286 | 64% | 15 to 1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield Fairfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | - | - | - | 183 | 71% | 15 to 1 |
| Church Divinity School of the Pacific Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $17,660 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| The Wright Institute Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $42,350 | $42,350 | - | - | 518 | - | - |
| California Institute of Advanced Management Alhambra, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,652 | - | - | - | 344 | - | - |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA Public, 2-4 years | $7,630 | - | - | - | 21,664 | 42% | 28 to 1 |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Concord, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $4,882 | - | - | - | 172 | 80% | 9 to 1 |
| Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,895 | - | - | - | 92 | 92% | 13 to 1 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,428 | - | - | - | 9,901 | 61% | 24 to 1 |
| Beverly Hills Design Institute Beverly Hills, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,220 | - | - | - | 14 | - | 1 to 1 |
| California Beauty College Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,550 | - | - | - | 122 | 83% | 14 to 1 |
| Taft College Taft, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,852 | - | - | - | 4,464 | 28% | 28 to 1 |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology Selma, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,100 | - | - | - | 21 | 70% | 20 to 1 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,612 | - | - | - | 9,008 | 34% | 39 to 1 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,847 | - | - | - | 570 | 63% | 21 to 1 |
| Teachers College of San Joaquin Stockton, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $6,303 | $7,454 | - | - | 974 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $12,590 | - | - | - | 12,949 | 56% | 26 to 1 |
| UEI College-Fresno Fresno, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,009 | 61% | 23 to 1 |
| Institute of Culinary Education Pasadena, CA Private, 2-4 years | $38,803 | - | - | - | 553 | 77% | 16 to 1 |
| Rancho Santiago Community College District Office Santa Ana, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| California University of Science and Medicine Colton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $41,300 | - | - | 590 | - | - |
| Mendocino College Ukiah, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,003 | - | - | - | 4,225 | 25% | 16 to 1 |
| Los Angeles College of Aesthetics Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,075 | - | - | - | 117 | 85% | 21 to 1 |
| The Chicago School at Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $33,816 | $35,328 | - | - | 523 | - | - |
| American Beauty College West Covina, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,000 | - | - | - | 334 | 69% | 25 to 1 |
| San Diego City College San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,002 | - | - | - | 13,242 | 30% | 22 to 1 |
| Santa Ana Beauty Academy Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $4,500 | - | - | - | 35 | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| Skyline College San Bruno, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,956 | - | - | - | 9,572 | 44% | 29 to 1 |
| Ukiah Adult School Ukiah, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $8,400 | - | - | 18.2% | 34 | 100% | 6 to 1 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,254 | - | - | - | 5,549 | 25% | 24 to 1 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,572 | - | - | - | 9,255 | 28% | 26 to 1 |
| ZMS The Academy Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,395 | - | - | - | 144 | 40% | 25 to 1 |
| Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre Blue Lake, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,650 | $17,300 | - | - | 8 | 100% | 6 to 1 |
| Bellus Academy-Poway Poway, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,465 | - | - | - | 324 | 73% | 15 to 1 |
| ABC Adult School Cerritos, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $5,000 | - | - | - | 173 | 29% | 5 to 1 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,628 | - | - | - | 14,440 | 37% | 24 to 1 |
| Pacific College Costa Mesa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,025 | - | - | 56.0% | 243 | 63% | 9 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,444 | - | - | - | 941 | 64% | 14 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,572 | - | - | - | 5,371 | 34% | 22 to 1 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,616 | - | - | - | 11,098 | 44% | 29 to 1 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $31,637 | - | - | 100.0% | 380 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Napa Valley College Napa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,908 | - | - | - | 4,844 | 43% | 21 to 1 |
| Valley College of Medical Careers West Hills, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,550 | - | - | - | 57 | 79% | 15 to 1 |
| Porterville College Porterville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,308 | - | - | - | 4,784 | 34% | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula Temecula, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,175 | - | - | - | 320 | 69% | 20 to 1 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,862 | - | - | - | 9,457 | 38% | 20 to 1 |
| UEI College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,045 | 66% | 25 to 1 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch, CA Private, 2-4 years | $10,335 | - | - | - | 556 | 100% | 25 to 1 |
| Institute for Business and Technology San Jose, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,000 | - | - | - | 765 | 84% | 40 to 1 |
| California Aeronautical University Bakersfield, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,667 | $8,520 | - | - | 350 | 30% | 8 to 1 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education Redwood City, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,610 | $22,610 | - | - | 558 | - | - |
| Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,190 | $29,190 | - | 87.7% | 261 | 41% | 3 to 1 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys Van Nuys, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,419 | - | - | - | 294 | 60% | 37 to 1 |
| Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology San Fernando, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,100 | - | - | - | 30 | 67% | 25 to 1 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,884 | - | - | - | 17,441 | 25% | 31 to 1 |
| Touro University California Vallejo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,005 | $33,867 | - | - | 1,144 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Shasta College Redding, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $8,853 | - | - | - | 9,073 | 23% | 28 to 1 |
| Hinton Barber and Beauty College Vallejo, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,600 | - | - | - | 50 | 63% | 17 to 1 |
| CET-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 223 | 87% | 19 to 1 |
| Ventura College Ventura, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,615 | - | - | - | 12,222 | 38% | 29 to 1 |
| MJ Barber & Beauty Academy Hemet, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,500 | - | - | - | 94 | 92% | 19 to 1 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,616 | - | - | - | 15,744 | 40% | 29 to 1 |
| CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,750 | - | - | - | 91 | 68% | 25 to 1 |
| Westcliff University Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,670 | $15,565 | - | 73.2% | 7,686 | 62% | 11 to 1 |
| Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad Carlsbad, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $23,884 | - | - | - | 186 | 91% | 6 to 1 |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $27,712 | - | - | - | 150 | 67% | 19 to 1 |
| KC Beauty Academy Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,000 | - | - | - | 41 | 90% | 21 to 1 |
| DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY Ukiah, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,000 | $14,000 | - | 41.4% | 52 | 100% | 5 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $44,050 | - | - | - | 1,214 | 65% | 40 to 1 |
| Palomar College San Marcos, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,650 | - | - | - | 19,550 | 38% | 25 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,309 | - | - | - | 582 | 59% | 22 to 1 |
| Barstow Community College Barstow, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,744 | - | - | - | 3,226 | 39% | 26 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,772 | - | - | - | 20,969 | 35% | 45 to 1 |
| UEI College-Oceanside Oceanside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,500 | - | - | - | 814 | 69% | 24 to 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,640 | - | - | - | 20,986 | 35% | 26 to 1 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,415 | 68% | 26 to 1 |
| Citrus Heights Beauty College Citrus Heights, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,245 | - | - | - | 114 | 77% | 14 to 1 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $16,900 | - | - | 58.2% | 163 | 12% | 12 to 1 |
| Alhambra Medical University Alhambra, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,530 | $11,530 | - | - | 140 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Empire College Santa Rosa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $17,866 | - | - | 48 | 65% | - |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,756 | - | - | - | 27,248 | 31% | 33 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,854 | - | - | - | 2,671 | 39% | 19 to 1 |
| California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $60,226 | $63,430 | - | 91.1% | 1,308 | 61% | 8 to 1 |
| Flair Beauty College Valencia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 44 | 42% | 20 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,950 | - | - | - | 196 | 95% | 24 to 1 |
| Coba Academy Anaheim, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,625 | - | - | - | 109 | 76% | 13 to 1 |
| Palomar Institute of Cosmetology San Marcos, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,250 | - | - | - | 193 | 89% | 24 to 1 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,638 | - | - | - | 10,358 | 45% | 30 to 1 |
| Fredrick and Charles Beauty College Eureka, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,100 | - | - | - | 69 | 79% | 17 to 1 |
| Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,515 | - | - | 74.2% | 510 | 74% | 20 to 1 |
| San Francisco Bay University Fremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $8,830 | $9,010 | - | 95.8% | 389 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,103 | - | - | - | 4,040 | 45% | 25 to 1 |
| My Le's Beauty College Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $2,600 | - | - | - | 150 | 97% | 25 to 1 |
| Agape College of Business and Science Fresno, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $12,866 | - | - | - | 43 | 78% | 5 to 1 |
| Merced College Merced, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,520 | - | - | - | 12,472 | 36% | 28 to 1 |
| American Career College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,900 | - | - | - | 2,242 | 66% | 30 to 1 |
| Palo Alto University Palo Alto, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,604 | $50,166 | - | - | 1,065 | - | 15 to 1 |
| The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,780 | $35,328 | - | 46.3% | 3,344 | - | 11 to 1 |
| American River College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,616 | - | - | - | 30,462 | 37% | 29 to 1 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,002 | - | - | - | 14,257 | 48% | 27 to 1 |
| Bergin University of Canine Studies Penngrove, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,440 | $13,850 | - | - | 18 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Xavier College School of Nursing Stockton, CA Private, 2-4 years | $28,000 | - | - | 35.6% | 106 | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,120 | - | - | - | 22,460 | 36% | 25 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,182 | - | - | - | 2,207 | 51% | 28 to 1 |
| Presidio Graduate School San Anselmo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $34,320 | $35,045 | - | - | 74 | - | - |
| Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,300 | $28,930 | - | 100.0% | 94 | 80% | 8 to 1 |
| Central Coast College Salinas, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,614 | - | - | - | 631 | 67% | 30 to 1 |
| San Bernardino Beauty College San Bernardino, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,000 | - | - | - | 82 | 75% | 16 to 1 |
| Hartnell College Salinas, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,398 | - | - | - | 11,273 | 40% | 22 to 1 |
| John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College Long Beach, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,790 | - | - | - | 57 | 60% | 25 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA Private, 2-4 years | $55,063 | - | - | - | 224 | 76% | 20 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,572 | - | - | - | 15,999 | 32% | 28 to 1 |
| ATA College El Cajon, CA Private, 2-4 years | $15,590 | - | - | - | 80 | 89% | 18 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,575 | - | - | - | 225 | 99% | 16 to 1 |
| DeHart Technical School Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,656 | - | - | - | 99 | 93% | 16 to 1 |
| Feather River Community College District Quincy, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,435 | - | - | - | 2,055 | 35% | 17 to 1 |
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,000 | $14,150 | - | - | 115 | - | - |
| Poway Adult School Poway, CA Public, Less than 2 years | - | - | - | - | 1,459 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,860 | - | - | - | 13,018 | 57% | 31 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $61,500 | - | - | - | 5,472 | 41% | 31 to 1 |
| California College of Music Pasadena, CA Private, 2-4 years | $21,985 | - | - | 100.0% | 60 | 70% | 1 to 1 |
| Lyle's College of Beauty Bakersfield, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,075 | - | - | - | 70 | 83% | 9 to 1 |
| United States University Sandy Springs, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,108 | $6,543 | - | - | 2,454 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena Pasadena, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,237 | - | - | - | 170 | 38% | 19 to 1 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,879 | $20,479 | - | - | 114 | - | - |
| Dongguk University Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,207 | $10,688 | - | - | 102 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Norco College Norco, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,498 | - | - | - | 11,351 | 42% | 29 to 1 |
| Sierra College of Beauty Merced, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,000 | - | - | - | 220 | 84% | 13 to 1 |
| Platt College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,847 | - | - | - | 413 | 58% | 21 to 1 |
| CET-El Centro El Centro, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 130 | 93% | 13 to 1 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,125 | - | - | - | 8,423 | 62% | 23 to 1 |
| Associated Barber College of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,245 | - | - | - | 121 | 81% | 15 to 1 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,010 | - | - | - | 11,283 | 48% | 27 to 1 |
| National Career Education Citrus Heights, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,444 | - | - | - | 515 | 83% | 32 to 1 |
| Regan Career Institute El Monte, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,175 | - | - | - | 56 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| Glendale Career College Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $76,557 | - | - | - | 896 | 63% | 21 to 1 |
| Premiere Career College Irwindale, CA Private, 2-4 years | $29,285 | - | - | - | 105 | 52% | 15 to 1 |
| Latin American Bible Institute La Puente, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,050 | - | - | 54.6% | 112 | 33% | 8 to 1 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,544 | - | - | - | 24,985 | 30% | 29 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert Palm Desert, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,500 | - | - | - | 356 | 48% | 16 to 1 |
| Southern California College of Barber and Beauty Escondido, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,575 | - | - | - | 59 | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,615 | - | - | - | 14,583 | 44% | 31 to 1 |
| West Hills Community College District Coalinga, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | - | - | - | 71 | 67% | 15 to 1 |
| Bethesda University Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,220 | $6,580 | - | - | 263 | 11% | 7 to 1 |
| UEI College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,500 | - | - | - | 1,616 | 71% | 24 to 1 |
| State Center Community College District Fresno, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Huntington Park, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,850 | - | - | - | 125 | 76% | 25 to 1 |
| Yuba College Marysville, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,208 | - | - | - | 6,320 | 40% | 21 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Stockton Stockton, CA Private, 2-4 years | $22,404 | - | - | - | 436 | 54% | 26 to 1 |
| Shasta School of Cosmetology Redding, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,150 | - | - | - | 112 | 78% | 18 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno Fresno, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,550 | - | - | - | 223 | 84% | 25 to 1 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,308 | - | - | - | 17,854 | 37% | 20 to 1 |
| Diamond Beauty College South El Monte, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $4,200 | - | - | - | 67 | 90% | 19 to 1 |
| California Western School of Law San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $32,550 | - | - | 650 | - | - |
| University of California-System Administration Central Office Oakland, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,491 | - | - | - | 513 | 60% | 39 to 1 |
| Columbia College Sonora, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,264 | - | - | - | 2,828 | 27% | 21 to 1 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,040 | - | - | - | 317 | 68% | 18 to 1 |
| Summit College San Bernardino, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,995 | - | - | - | 989 | 62% | 26 to 1 |
| Medical Career College of Northern California Roseville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,576 | - | - | - | 14 | 100% | 3 to 1 |
| Laney College Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,898 | - | - | - | 9,328 | 31% | 31 to 1 |
| California Northstate University Elk Grove, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $61,600 | $34,893 | - | 92.5% | 981 | 100% | 3 to 1 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,750 | - | - | - | 11,478 | 41% | 18 to 1 |
| American Institute of Massage Therapy Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $8,315 | - | - | - | 19 | 98% | 15 to 1 |
| Pacific School of Religion Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,560 | $20,310 | - | - | 124 | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,360 | - | - | - | 309 | 79% | 10 to 1 |
| Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $14,700 | - | - | - | 156 | 87% | 18 to 1 |
| California Career Institute Anaheim, CA Private, 2-4 years | $36,900 | - | - | - | 628 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,000 | $38,973 | - | 38.7% | 852 | 30% | 4 to 1 |
| California Barber and Beauty College San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,450 | - | - | - | 50 | 59% | 25 to 1 |
| CET-Coachella Coachella, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 96 | 84% | 19 to 1 |
| Urban Barber College Concord, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,950 | - | - | - | 224 | 78% | 14 to 1 |
| Hilltop Beauty School Daly City, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,245 | - | - | - | 77 | 73% | 15 to 1 |
| Institute of Technology Clovis, CA Private, 2-4 years | $33,517 | - | - | - | 1,377 | 73% | 17 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,444 | - | - | - | 650 | 82% | 23 to 1 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,572 | - | - | - | 14,611 | 29% | 30 to 1 |
| Stellar Career College Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,652 | - | - | - | 46 | 79% | 12 to 1 |
| The Fab School Rancho Cucamonga, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $31,125 | - | - | - | 161 | 95% | 10 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,905 | - | - | - | 635 | 51% | 12 to 1 |
| Hoss Lee Academy Roseville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,500 | - | - | - | 112 | 92% | 13 to 1 |
| Asian-American International Beauty College Westminster, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $1,400 | - | - | - | 442 | 90% | 22 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,567 | - | - | - | 573 | 71% | 25 to 1 |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, 2-4 years | $22,404 | - | - | - | 645 | 60% | 14 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,444 | - | - | - | 342 | 70% | 14 to 1 |
| Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College Santa Rosa, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $24,836 | - | - | - | 86 | 82% | 10 to 1 |
| UEI College-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,500 | - | - | - | 978 | 67% | 20 to 1 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,640 | - | - | - | 17,096 | 48% | 27 to 1 |
| Laurus College San Luis Obispo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $83,400 | - | - | - | 1,116 | 43% | 23 to 1 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,892 | - | - | - | 11,463 | 26% | 28 to 1 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $14,812 | - | - | - | 20,764 | 48% | 27 to 1 |
| International College of Cosmetology Oakland, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $3,075 | - | - | - | 113 | 62% | 11 to 1 |
| California Miramar University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,994 | $7,300 | - | 18.5% | 247 | 50% | 10 to 1 |
| CET-Watsonville Watsonville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 142 | 83% | 24 to 1 |
| West Valley Mission Community College District Office Saratoga, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lionel University Carpinteria, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,265 | $13,480 | - | - | 403 | 67% | 24 to 1 |
| Cypress College Cypress, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $12,379 | - | - | - | 15,924 | 37% | 25 to 1 |
| Fremont University Cerritos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,186 | - | - | - | 174 | 39% | 22 to 1 |
| Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,847 | - | - | - | 498 | 64% | 21 to 1 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,628 | - | - | - | 10,721 | 49% | 29 to 1 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Baldwin Park, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $1,665 | - | - | - | 426 | 71% | 17 to 1 |
| Bridges Beauty College Victorville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,275 | - | - | - | 98 | 90% | 20 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Community College District Office Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| California Healing Arts College Carson, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,850 | - | - | - | 243 | 70% | 25 to 1 |
| California University-Silicon Valley Sunnyvale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $6,980 | - | - | 22 | - | - |
| Beaumont Adult School Beaumont, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $31,206 | - | - | - | 108 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| Academy for Jewish Religion California Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,170 | $29,670 | - | - | 58 | - | - |
| Brownson Technical School Anaheim, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,895 | - | - | - | 307 | 89% | 22 to 1 |
| San Jose City College San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,922 | - | - | - | 8,609 | 34% | 26 to 1 |
| The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 78 | - | - |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $56,162 | $56,162 | - | 76.6% | 418 | 71% | 9 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,572 | - | - | - | 10,690 | 20% | 32 to 1 |
| North-West College-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | $37,419 | - | - | - | 717 | 72% | 38 to 1 |
| North Orange County Community College District Anaheim, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coastline Beauty College Fountain Valley, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $7,600 | - | - | - | 203 | 87% | 21 to 1 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,852 | - | - | - | 4,706 | 34% | 17 to 1 |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts San Jose, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,638 | - | - | - | 3,437 | 64% | 18 to 1 |
| Unitek College Hayward, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,518 | - | - | - | 284 | 63% | 14 to 1 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,958 | - | - | - | 18,075 | 45% | 25 to 1 |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,070 | - | - | 98.3% | 222 | 76% | 17 to 1 |
| Minerva University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,630 | $19,500 | - | 3.0% | 669 | 89% | 14 to 1 |
| Compton College Compton, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,822 | - | - | - | 5,225 | 27% | 17 to 1 |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute Tarzana, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,297 | - | - | - | 209 | 77% | 50 to 1 |
| California Prestige University Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,329 | $9,017 | - | - | 223 | 80% | 5 to 1 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,240 | $24,760 | - | - | 1,890 | - | - |
| World Mission University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $6,920 | $5,600 | - | - | 510 | 100% | 42 to 1 |
| Young Americans College of the Performing Arts Corona, CA Private, 2-4 years | $14,030 | - | - | 100.0% | 15 | 71% | 4 to 1 |
| Life Chiropractic College West Hayward, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $38,448 | - | - | 618 | - | - |
| Smith Chason College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,040 | - | - | - | 2,447 | 72% | 21 to 1 |
| Riggins Urban Barber College San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,000 | - | - | - | 85 | 41% | 4 to 1 |
| Modern Beauty Academy Oxnard, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,200 | - | - | - | 90 | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| Blake Austin College Vacaville, CA Private, 2-4 years | $37,035 | - | - | - | 217 | 89% | 20 to 1 |
| Pacific Union College Angwin, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,173 | $37,173 | - | 47.3% | 974 | 58% | 12 to 1 |
| National Career College Panorama City, CA Private, 2-4 years | $31,325 | - | - | - | 398 | 74% | 22 to 1 |
| Associated Technical College-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 77 | 84% | 15 to 1 |
| International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,100 | - | - | - | 62 | 88% | 25 to 1 |
| South Coast College Orange, CA Private, 2-4 years | $13,494 | - | - | - | 306 | 17% | 15 to 1 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 52 | - | - |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Long Beach, CA Private, 2-4 years | $44,450 | - | - | - | 1,701 | 63% | 46 to 1 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,572 | - | - | - | 33,677 | 37% | 33 to 1 |
| CET-Santa Maria Santa Maria, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,249 | - | - | - | 142 | 77% | 24 to 1 |
| Princess Institute of Beauty Reedley, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,075 | - | - | - | 29 | 91% | 7 to 1 |
| Platt College-Ontario Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,847 | - | - | - | 500 | 58% | 21 to 1 |
| Oak Valley College Rialto, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $16,120 | - | - | - | 75 | 43% | 7 to 1 |
| Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus Van Nuys, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $27,712 | - | - | - | 90 | 71% | 15 to 1 |
| Sofia University Palo Alto, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,700 | $14,195 | - | - | 1,145 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,240 | $20,240 | - | - | 1,006 | - | - |
| Bay Area Medical Academy San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,184 | - | - | - | 209 | 52% | 23 to 1 |
| Coast Community College District Office Costa Mesa, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro, CA Private, 2-4 years | $22,404 | - | - | - | 326 | 59% | 20 to 1 |
| University of Saint Katherine San Marcos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,800 | $14,940 | - | - | 262 | 43% | 14 to 1 |
| Redondo Beach Beauty College Torrance, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,100 | - | - | - | 43 | 100% | 20 to 1 |
| Diversified Vocational College Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,000 | - | - | - | 264 | 96% | 13 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,100 | - | - | - | 75 | 87% | 15 to 1 |
| Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,118 | $12,728 | - | 95.8% | 621 | 40% | 12 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Rancho Cucamonga, CA Private, 2-4 years | $56,600 | - | - | - | 1,553 | 72% | 43 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville Porterville, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,052 | - | - | - | 78 | 48% | 39 to 1 |
| College of Marin Kentfield, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,334 | - | - | - | 4,838 | 39% | 17 to 1 |
| Palladium Technical Academy Inc Temple City, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,500 | - | - | - | 49 | 92% | 10 to 1 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,615 | - | - | - | 7,361 | 34% | 28 to 1 |
| Career Development Institute Inc Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $33,578 | - | - | - | 172 | 79% | 16 to 1 |
| American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $66,469 | $70,487 | - | - | 379 | - | - |
| San Diego Community College District-District Office San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American Medical Sciences Center Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,975 | - | - | - | 365 | 75% | 15 to 1 |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $25,000 | - | - | - | 91 | 65% | 15 to 1 |
| Santa Ana Beauty College Santa Ana, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $7,100 | - | - | - | 99 | 89% | 24 to 1 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $12,004 | - | - | - | 21,859 | 31% | 26 to 1 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,954 | - | - | - | 4,175 | 43% | 28 to 1 |
| Westchester College of Nursing & Allied Health Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $29,080 | - | - | - | 11 | 100% | 6 to 1 |
| International School of Beauty Inc Palm Desert, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 132 | 92% | 25 to 1 |
| Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 2 Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $20,175 | - | - | - | 44 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| Institute of Buddhist Studies Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,000 | $21,000 | - | - | 65 | - | - |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central California School of Continuing Education San Luis Obispo, CA Private, 2-4 years | $9,895 | - | - | - | 41 | 86% | 12 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,444 | - | - | - | 364 | 80% | 33 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,572 | - | - | - | 16,906 | 46% | 30 to 1 |
| San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,250 | - | - | - | 139 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Musicians Institute Hollywood, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $32,414 | $36,115 | - | 78.0% | 824 | 53% | 6 to 1 |
| MJ Barber & Beauty Academy La Quinta, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,100 | - | - | - | 66 | 83% | 13 to 1 |
| Angeles Institute ARTESIA, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $31,715 | - | - | - | 113 | 47% | 10 to 1 |
| San Mateo County Community College District Office San Mateo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,830 | - | - | - | 8,873 | 45% | 31 to 1 |
| Career Networks Institute Santa Ana, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $143,276 | - | - | - | 1,133 | 89% | 30 to 1 |
| Hollywood Cultural College Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $7,600 | - | - | - | 38 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Los Rios Community College District Office Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career Care Institute Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | $31,717 | - | - | - | 620 | 71% | 12 to 1 |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina, CA Private, 2-4 years | $37,419 | - | - | - | 653 | 68% | 26 to 1 |
| Mayfield College Cathedral City, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,188 | - | - | - | 292 | 82% | 21 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Corona Corona, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,100 | - | - | - | 196 | 92% | 15 to 1 |
| Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,535 | $8,585 | - | 100.0% | 25 | 100% | 3 to 1 |
| Brand College Glendale, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $2,500 | - | - | 80.0% | 15 | 100% | 10 to 1 |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $43,648 | - | - | 42.6% | 759 | 73% | 19 to 1 |
| Ventura County Community College System Office Camarillo, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High Tech High Graduate School of Education San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,000 | $20,000 | - | - | 99 | - | - |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,320 | - | - | - | 6,538 | 28% | 22 to 1 |
| Downey Adult School Downey, CA Public, 2-4 years | $4,499 | - | - | - | 953 | 31% | 30 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Van Nuys, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $31,618 | - | - | - | 2 | 100% | 1 to 1 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,249 | - | - | - | 6,083 | 42% | 27 to 1 |
| UEI College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,217 | 60% | 22 to 1 |
| Southern California Seminary El Cajon, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $19,080 | $19,080 | - | - | 161 | 50% | 9 to 1 |
| Design's School of Cosmetology Paso Robles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,975 | - | - | - | 73 | 76% | 15 to 1 |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, 2-4 years | $76,557 | - | - | - | 493 | 50% | 33 to 1 |
| Moler Barber College Oakland, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,393 | - | - | - | 411 | 23% | 21 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Central Administrative Office Visalia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palo Verde College Blythe, CA Public, 2-4 years | $13,800 | - | - | - | 3,833 | 31% | 22 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Redlands Redlands, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,100 | - | - | - | 220 | 89% | 15 to 1 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $11,300 | - | - | - | 30,746 | 21% | 31 to 1 |
| San Joaquin College of Law Clovis, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 154 | - | - |
| CET-Soledad Soledad, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,375 | - | - | - | 155 | 81% | 20 to 1 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA Private, 2-4 years | $35,777 | - | - | 97.4% | 214 | 84% | 13 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Merced Merced, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,309 | - | - | - | 359 | 55% | 13 to 1 |
| Citrus College Glendora, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,636 | - | - | - | 10,429 | 41% | 24 to 1 |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $3,692 | - | - | 262 | - | - |
| Butte County Regional Occupational Program Chico, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $7,000 | - | - | - | 41 | 88% | 9 to 1 |
| Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine Santa Monica, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,705 | $21,425 | - | - | 150 | - | - |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $2,123 | - | - | 100.0% | 491 | 77% | 25 to 1 |
| Victory Career College Carson, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $12,600 | - | - | - | 100 | 94% | 23 to 1 |
| West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,506 | $16,178 | - | - | 4,586 | 60% | 14 to 1 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,432 | - | - | - | 12,334 | 34% | 24 to 1 |
| Annenberg School of Nursing Reseda, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $23,525 | - | - | 100.0% | 7 | 100% | 24 to 1 |
| California Hair Design Academy La Mesa, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,250 | - | - | - | 98 | 87% | 14 to 1 |
| Claremont School of Theology Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,520 | $26,520 | - | - | 213 | - | - |
| High Desert Medical College Lancaster, CA Private, 2-4 years | $52,047 | - | - | - | 2,280 | 68% | 30 to 1 |
| University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,480 | $10,579 | - | 51.2% | 477 | 29% | 13 to 1 |
| Franciscan School of Theology San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,570 | $15,870 | - | - | 89 | - | - |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,612 | - | - | - | 11,897 | 48% | 34 to 1 |
| Haven University Garden Grove, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $7,010 | $7,314 | - | - | 123 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,500 | $43,290 | - | 94.3% | 775 | 52% | 9 to 1 |
| CBD College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $60,285 | - | - | - | 1,581 | 82% | 20 to 1 |
| California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City National City, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,390 | - | - | - | 1,410 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Menlo College Atherton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $53,630 | $19,960 | - | 68.5% | 810 | 54% | 14 to 1 |
| National Polytechnic College Lakewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,520 | - | - | - | 516 | 47% | 20 to 1 |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,689 | - | - | 100.0% | 147 | 76% | 15 to 1 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland, CA Public, 2-4 years | $7,656 | - | - | - | 4,128 | 43% | 19 to 1 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,900 | - | - | - | 2,168 | 75% | 29 to 1 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,002 | - | - | - | 19,212 | 35% | 23 to 1 |
| Elite Cosmetology School PALM DESERT, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,000 | - | - | - | 115 | 88% | 8 to 1 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA Public, 2-4 years | $4,528 | - | - | - | 14,055 | 28% | 25 to 1 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Riverside, CA Public, Less than 2 years | $12,300 | - | - | - | 105 | 82% | 15 to 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,686 | - | - | - | 12,842 | 47% | 24 to 1 |
| West Valley College Saratoga, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,320 | - | - | - | 7,655 | 51% | 29 to 1 |
| San Francisco Film School San Francisco, CA Private, 2-4 years | $48,650 | - | - | - | 127 | 67% | 8 to 1 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,174 | - | - | - | 12,861 | 31% | 26 to 1 |
| Capstone College Pasadena, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,950 | - | - | - | 148 | 64% | 24 to 1 |
| California Institute of Medical Science Clovis, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,000 | - | - | - | 35 | 4% | 12 to 1 |
| Salon Success Academy-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,100 | - | - | - | 164 | 81% | 15 to 1 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,850 | - | - | - | 272 | 65% | 25 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida, CA Private, 2-4 years | $26,444 | - | - | - | 598 | 77% | 50 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,572 | - | - | - | 12,519 | 35% | 26 to 1 |
| ATI College-Whittier Whitter, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $34,900 | - | - | - | 149 | 72% | 25 to 1 |
| National Holistic Institute Emeryville, CA Private, 2-4 years | $16,656 | - | - | - | 1,258 | 80% | 23 to 1 |
| Professional Institute of Beauty El Monte, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,075 | - | - | - | 93 | 76% | 20 to 1 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,718 | - | - | - | 9,336 | 41% | 27 to 1 |
| UEI College-Reseda Reseda, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,500 | - | - | - | 1,201 | 74% | 25 to 1 |
| Escondido Adult School Escondido, CA Public, Less than 2 years | - | - | - | - | 1,476 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Interior Designers Institute Newport Beach, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,250 | $20,400 | - | - | 102 | 88% | 7 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, 2-4 years | $17,567 | - | - | - | 537 | 62% | 25 to 1 |
| California Indian Nations College Palm Desert, CA Public, 2-4 years | $7,743 | - | - | - | 154 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Lu Ross Academy Ventura, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $17,750 | - | - | - | 229 | 65% | 20 to 1 |
| Stanbridge University Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,610 | - | - | 10.0% | 2,928 | 62% | 15 to 1 |
| Borner's Barber College Los Angeles, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,500 | - | - | - | 54 | 78% | 15 to 1 |
| Riverside City College Riverside, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,498 | - | - | - | 21,730 | 37% | 26 to 1 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,498 | - | - | - | 11,920 | 34% | 29 to 1 |
| California State University-Chancellors Office Long Beach, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sierra College Rocklin, CA Public, 2-4 years | $1,446 | - | - | - | 19,125 | 42% | 25 to 1 |
| Advanced Career Institute Visalia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $5,970 | - | - | - | 664 | 81% | 14 to 1 |
| CET-San Jose San Jose, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,375 | - | - | - | 266 | 81% | 20 to 1 |
| The Colleges of Law at Ventura Ventura, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 288 | - | - |
| Carrington College-Administrative Office Sacramento, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $14,556 | - | - | - | 6,768 | 31% | 19 to 1 |
| Modern Technology School Fountain Valley, CA Private, 2-4 years | $32,027 | - | - | - | 101 | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $53,760 | - | - | 70.7% | 212 | 98% | 8 to 1 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,935 | - | - | - | 12,075 | 37% | 28 to 1 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology Inglewood, CA Private, 2-4 years | $47,712 | - | - | - | 411 | 64% | 15 to 1 |
| North-West College-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $76,557 | - | - | - | 636 | - | 27 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa Costa Mesa, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $10,765 | - | - | - | 395 | 82% | 12 to 1 |
| Aria University Milpitas, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $27,000 | $27,100 | - | 100.0% | 238 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,532 | - | - | - | 7,173 | 40% | 23 to 1 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,954 | - | - | - | 4,404 | 49% | 30 to 1 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,924 | - | - | - | 24,597 | 48% | 23 to 1 |
| Homestead Schools Torrance, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $35,750 | - | - | - | 158 | 93% | 15 to 1 |
| Bellus Academy-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, 2-4 years | $9,917 | - | - | - | 341 | 68% | 13 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,052 | - | - | - | 2,318 | 36% | 28 to 1 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,500 | - | - | - | 1,073 | 63% | 21 to 1 |
| Starr King School for the Ministry Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,813 | $20,853 | - | - | 77 | - | - |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public, 2-4 years | $14,656 | - | - | - | 19,267 | 40% | 24 to 1 |
| Yosemite Community College District Office Modesto, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abraham Lincoln University Glendale, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,440 | $8,160 | - | - | 112 | - | 2 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,060 | - | - | - | 286 | 75% | 18 to 1 |
| RAND School of Public Policy Santa Monica, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $50,000 | $50,000 | - | - | 230 | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto Modesto, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $9,400 | - | - | - | 218 | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| University of California College of the Law-San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | $48,296 | - | - | 1,195 | - | - |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,708 | - | - | - | 23,453 | 36% | 27 to 1 |
| Medical Allied Career Center Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $37,000 | - | - | - | 48 | 81% | 12 to 1 |
| Cal Poly Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $22,159 | $17,994 | - | 95.0% | 837 | 60% | 11 to 1 |
| Epic Bible College & Graduate School Sacramento, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,484 | $17,952 | - | - | 98 | 33% | 9 to 1 |
| Tri-Community Adult Education Covina, CA Public, 2-4 years | $16,000 | - | - | - | 217 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $36,400 | - | - | 3,665 | - | - |
| Las Positas College Livermore, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,808 | - | - | - | 8,103 | 53% | 25 to 1 |
| Chamberlain University-California Rancho Cordova, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,024 | - | - | 80.0% | 751 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Fresno City College Fresno, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $8,638 | - | - | - | 28,071 | 24% | 29 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Pacific College Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | $7,260 | - | - | - | 78 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Lancaster Beauty School Lancaster, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,200 | - | - | - | 150 | 68% | 25 to 1 |
| PCI College Cerritos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,670 | - | - | - | 149 | 68% | 10 to 1 |
| Daybreak University Anaheim, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,968 | $13,768 | - | - | 145 | - | - |
| Merritt College Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,898 | - | - | - | 7,022 | 26% | 33 to 1 |
| Asher College Sacramento, CA Private, 2-4 years | $31,690 | - | - | - | 649 | 56% | 26 to 1 |
| California Nurses Educational Institute Rancho Mirage, CA Private, 2-4 years | $33,500 | - | - | - | 200 | 80% | 17 to 1 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,548 | - | - | - | 13,532 | 34% | 23 to 1 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,600 | - | - | - | 117 | 62% | 10 to 1 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,772 | - | - | - | 9,282 | 36% | 27 to 1 |
| Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology Hanford, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $14,000 | - | - | - | 34 | 81% | 15 to 1 |
| Westminster Theological Seminary in California Escondido, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,100 | $17,300 | - | - | 108 | - | - |
| California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,000 | - | - | 66.7% | 6 | 100% | 4 to 1 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,320 | - | - | - | 17,228 | 49% | 25 to 1 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,000 | $15,075 | - | - | 786 | 77% | 15 to 1 |
| ICOHS College San Diego, CA Private, 2-4 years | $24,300 | - | - | - | 171 | 80% | 13 to 1 |
| San Bernardino Community College District San Bernardino, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia, CA Private, 2-4 years | $22,052 | - | - | - | 528 | 63% | 31 to 1 |
| CES College Burbank, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $30,950 | - | - | 68.0% | 118 | 56% | 13 to 1 |
| Claremont Lincoln University Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,000 | $18,150 | - | - | 271 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Federico Beauty Institute Sacramento, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,250 | - | - | - | 220 | 88% | 15 to 1 |
| UEI College-Gardena Gardena, CA Private, 2-4 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,332 | 60% | 23 to 1 |
| Vista Adult School Vista, CA Public, Less than 2 years | - | - | - | - | 1,426 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Bellus Academy-El Cajon El Cajon, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $15,465 | - | - | - | 157 | 72% | 11 to 1 |
| Professional Golfers Career College Temecula, CA Private, 2-4 years | $18,840 | - | - | - | 70 | 63% | 17 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Delano Delano, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,052 | - | - | - | 69 | 80% | 35 to 1 |
| Lyle's College of Beauty Fresno, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,075 | - | - | - | 90 | 64% | 11 to 1 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,373 | 71% | 25 to 1 |
| Ohlone College Fremont, CA Public, 2-4 years | $8,714 | - | - | - | 9,061 | 52% | 26 to 1 |
| San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc San Francisco, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,215 | - | - | - | 167 | 87% | 11 to 1 |
| College of Alameda Alameda, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,898 | - | - | - | 6,141 | 33% | 38 to 1 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA Public, 2-4 years | $12,616 | - | - | - | 19,920 | 33% | 26 to 1 |
| New York Film Academy Burbank, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,122 | $36,320 | - | - | 1,132 | 68% | 4 to 1 |
| Trinity Law School Santa Ana, CA Private, 4 years four-years | - | $13,650 | - | - | 273 | - | - |
| UEI College-Stockton Stockton, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $21,500 | - | - | - | 868 | 71% | 22 to 1 |
| CET-Colton Colton, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,375 | - | - | - | 162 | 72% | 20 to 1 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA Public, 2-4 years | $9,898 | - | - | - | 6,278 | 36% | 33 to 1 |
| ABCO Technology Los Angeles, CA Private, 2-4 years | $8,904 | - | - | - | 75 | 100% | 36 to 1 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA Public, 2-4 years | $11,314 | - | - | - | 8,905 | 41% | 28 to 1 |
| North-West College-Glendale Glendale, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $18,491 | - | - | - | 71 | 63% | 38 to 1 |
| California Institute of Arts & Technology National City, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,270 | - | - | - | 2,112 | 56% | 15 to 1 |
| Estes Institute of Cosmetology Arts and Science Visalia, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $13,600 | - | - | - | 41 | 85% | 10 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Private, 2-4 years | $42,582 | - | - | - | 798 | 58% | 19 to 1 |
| Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,390 | $38,775 | - | - | 2,008 | 50% | 14 to 1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside Riverside, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $22,500 | - | - | - | 65 | 60% | 15 to 1 |
| Reach University Oakland, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $12,374 | - | - | 100.0% | 2,230 | - | 30 to 1 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA Public, 2-4 years | $10,464 | - | - | - | 29,971 | 45% | 26 to 1 |
| Milan Institute-Clovis Clovis, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $11,859 | - | - | - | 560 | 63% | 16 to 1 |
| Peralta Community College System Office Oakland, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy Santa Fe Springs, CA Private, Less than 2 years | $16,415 | - | - | - | 120 | 60% | 24 to 1 |
| San Jose-Evergreen Community College District San Jose, CA Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | $29,840 | - | - | 3,007 | - | - |
| Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $44,525 | $48,709 | - | - | 653 | - | - |
| Learnet Academy Inc Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,600 | - | - | - | 33 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $65,910 | $61,878 | 1,550 | 3.6% | 18,625 | 92% | 6 to 1 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $65,898 | $65,706 | - | 2.6% | 2,430 | 94% | 3 to 1 |
| Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $48,654 | $48,654 | - | - | 526 | - | 1 to 1 |
| Pomona College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $65,420 | - | 1,540 | 7.1% | 1,700 | 93% | 7 to 1 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $71,647 | $71,515 | 1,500 | 9.8% | 46,566 | 92% | 9 to 1 |
| Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $67,980 | $72,294 | 1,530 | 9.6% | 1,393 | 91% | 8 to 1 |
| Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $68,613 | - | 1,540 | 12.7% | 951 | 92% | 8 to 1 |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $47,265 | $30,968 | - | 11.0% | 45,882 | 93% | 18 to 1 |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,121 | $29,578 | - | 9.0% | 47,335 | 93% | 20 to 1 |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $61,293 | $31,694 | 1,420 | 48.0% | 9,728 | 88% | 11 to 1 |
| Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $32,520 | $22,260 | - | 34.4% | 1,068 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $69,918 | $44,056 | 1,370 | 62.9% | 8,976 | 83% | 12 to 1 |
| University of the Pacific Stockton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $57,080 | $55,452 | 1,345 | 71.3% | 6,944 | 69% | 13 to 1 |
| Northcentral University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $12,594 | $17,998 | - | - | 9,489 | - | 1 to 1 |
| Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,960 | $34,460 | - | - | 4,210 | - | 3 to 1 |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $47,676 | $30,199 | - | 26.7% | 44,256 | 86% | 19 to 1 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $47,332 | $30,226 | - | 33.0% | 26,133 | 83% | 17 to 1 |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $61,867 | $23,172 | 1,350 | 45.1% | 10,179 | 79% | 10 to 1 |
| Scripps College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $65,950 | $48,598 | 1,500 | 38.3% | 1,137 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $33,230 | $23,765 | - | 31.3% | 23,069 | 86% | 19 to 1 |
| Pitzer College Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $65,192 | - | - | 25.2% | 1,242 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $47,692 | $30,243 | - | 41.8% | 40,065 | 86% | 22 to 1 |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,640 | $29,929 | - | 28.6% | 37,297 | 87% | 19 to 1 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $59,486 | $31,240 | - | 52.4% | 9,714 | 84% | 13 to 1 |
| Chapman University Orange, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $64,984 | $39,868 | 1,350 | 65.4% | 9,760 | 82% | 12 to 1 |
| Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $53,584 | - | 1,330 | 77.1% | 1,310 | 70% | 10 to 1 |
| University of Redlands Redlands, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $60,878 | $25,172 | 1,240 | 82.7% | 3,087 | 67% | 10 to 1 |
| Biola University La Mirada, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $48,984 | $12,672 | 1,265 | 74.4% | 5,434 | 68% | 15 to 1 |
| Occidental College Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $66,274 | $66,274 | 1,440 | 44.2% | 1,881 | 81% | 9 to 1 |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $60,522 | $29,960 | 1,290 | 61.7% | 8,913 | 70% | 11 to 1 |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $44,458 | $17,015 | 1,105 | 88.4% | 6,272 | 62% | 9 to 1 |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $21,328 | $20,332 | - | 36.2% | 41,137 | 76% | 27 to 1 |
| DeVry University-California Ontario, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,008 | $9,832 | - | 98.5% | 2,403 | 22% | 26 to 1 |
| University of La Verne La Verne, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $49,470 | $15,318 | 1,095 | 71.2% | 5,021 | 63% | 10 to 1 |
| Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $54,170 | $57,188 | - | 74.5% | 2,308 | 79% | 9 to 1 |
| Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,291 | $32,295 | - | 100.0% | 273 | 62% | 8 to 1 |
| San Jose State University San Jose, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $21,010 | $20,014 | - | 84.6% | 37,661 | 69% | 25 to 1 |
| Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $11,343 | $17,070 | - | - | 3,098 | - | 7 to 1 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,923 | $30,512 | - | 65.8% | 19,938 | 75% | 22 to 1 |
| The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,020 | $10,410 | - | 84.0% | 2,860 | 68% | 13 to 1 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,381 | $19,385 | - | 75.2% | 27,636 | 68% | 25 to 1 |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,974 | $18,978 | - | 46.3% | 42,003 | 69% | 23 to 1 |
| Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $52,161 | $21,071 | 1,290 | 83.5% | 1,900 | 78% | 8 to 1 |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,070 | $19,074 | - | 90.5% | 43,662 | 70% | 26 to 1 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $49,564 | $14,520 | - | 73.1% | 2,312 | 53% | 8 to 1 |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,524 | $30,014 | - | 76.4% | 26,384 | 76% | 22 to 1 |
| Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $41,700 | $16,853 | - | 62.4% | 2,246 | 57% | 13 to 1 |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,618 | $19,622 | - | 94.0% | 31,943 | 56% | 24 to 1 |
| Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,390 | $37,180 | - | - | 1,771 | - | - |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,688 | $19,692 | - | 93.7% | 18,492 | 55% | 22 to 1 |
| Woodbury University Burbank, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $47,056 | $46,148 | - | 81.7% | 849 | 60% | 13 to 1 |
| California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,682 | $19,686 | - | 95.1% | 16,237 | 55% | 24 to 1 |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,446 | $19,450 | - | 96.4% | 22,563 | 50% | 19 to 1 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $46,250 | $11,880 | 1,260 | 83.7% | 4,757 | 77% | 13 to 1 |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,941 | $18,945 | - | 95.3% | 24,427 | 57% | 22 to 1 |
| California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $58,996 | $58,996 | - | 32.3% | 1,277 | 67% | 7 to 1 |
| California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,842 | $19,846 | - | 98.1% | 9,724 | 53% | 18 to 1 |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,764 | $18,768 | - | 91.3% | 23,163 | 53% | 21 to 1 |
| Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $43,480 | $8,895 | - | 66.0% | 3,658 | 58% | 13 to 1 |
| California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,183 | $19,187 | - | 97.4% | 12,326 | 48% | 22 to 1 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,054 | $19,058 | - | 93.3% | 15,182 | 43% | 21 to 1 |
| Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,460 | $42,828 | - | - | 910 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $21,224 | $20,228 | - | 93.4% | 5,891 | 58% | 17 to 1 |
| California State University-Chico Chico, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $21,072 | $20,076 | - | 92.7% | 15,257 | 63% | 23 to 1 |
| Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,200 | - | 1,310 | 83.1% | 566 | 84% | 11 to 1 |
| California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $52,560 | $22,046 | 1,270 | 75.7% | 3,351 | 70% | 13 to 1 |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,058 | $19,062 | - | 93.5% | 38,313 | 57% | 25 to 1 |
| California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,687 | $19,691 | - | 93.9% | 10,419 | 50% | 20 to 1 |
| Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,728 | $38,728 | 1,440 | 43.4% | 495 | 92% | 7 to 1 |
| Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $57,803 | $38,500 | - | 86.5% | 2,734 | 70% | 10 to 1 |
| California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $19,759 | $18,763 | - | 94.8% | 5,592 | 51% | 16 to 1 |
| California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,379 | $19,383 | - | 97.4% | 7,713 | 59% | 24 to 1 |
| Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,736 | $34,768 | - | - | 5,498 | 34% | 14 to 1 |
| Simpson University Redding, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,708 | $20,090 | - | 86.0% | 992 | 49% | 17 to 1 |
| Antioch University-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,080 | $36,880 | - | - | 263 | - | 5 to 1 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $20,997 | $20,001 | - | 98.2% | 6,237 | 49% | 16 to 1 |
| La Sierra University Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,710 | $18,450 | - | 91.5% | 1,574 | 60% | 12 to 1 |
| William Jessup University Rocklin, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,150 | $13,240 | 1,150 | 93.3% | 1,865 | 56% | 10 to 1 |
| National University San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,284 | $16,416 | - | - | 22,115 | 43% | 16 to 1 |
| Whittier College Whittier, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $51,350 | $14,742 | - | 80.8% | 795 | 60% | 8 to 1 |
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $41,228 | $15,562 | - | 84.9% | 11,902 | 62% | 21 to 1 |
| Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,660 | $13,780 | - | 64.1% | 2,879 | 50% | 10 to 1 |
| Hope International University Fullerton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $38,125 | $18,504 | 1,020 | 33.0% | 1,025 | 49% | 13 to 1 |
| Humphreys University Stockton, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $13,500 | $11,286 | - | - | 699 | 62% | 5 to 1 |
| Providence Christian College Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $36,963 | - | - | 100.0% | 168 | 20% | 17 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $12,360 | $12,240 | - | - | 1,881 | 21% | 24 to 1 |
| Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,254 | $19,690 | - | - | 4,530 | 22% | 9 to 1 |
| University of the West Rosemead, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,446 | $14,298 | - | 100.0% | 138 | 38% | 4 to 1 |
| Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $15,792 | $15,300 | - | - | 306 | 7% | 6 to 1 |
| University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $12,540 | $13,680 | - | - | 8,996 | 43% | 24 to 1 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $23,124 | $24,464 | - | - | 1,874 | - | 15 to 1 |
| University of California-Merced Merced, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,541 | $29,855 | - | 90.5% | 9,110 | 69% | 20 to 1 |
| Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 2,441 | - | - |
| Keck Graduate Institute Claremont, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $44,745 | $44,745 | - | - | 622 | - | - |
| San Diego Christian College Santee, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,012 | $8,736 | - | 30.8% | 96 | 20% | 9 to 1 |
| Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $24,649 | $24,689 | - | - | 915 | - | - |
| Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Berkeley, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $22,080 | $22,260 | - | - | 55 | - | - |
| University of the People Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $1,200 | - | - | - | 41,961 | 34% | 28 to 1 |
| Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,640 | $9,000 | - | - | 2,358 | 29% | 10 to 1 |
| Saybrook University Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,388 | $23,888 | - | - | 1,057 | - | - |
| American Jewish University Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $10,870 | $28,870 | - | - | 424 | 44% | 10 to 1 |
| Average | $22,055 | $24,866 | 1,329 | 68.1% | 4,076 | 63% | 18 to 1 |