California Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In California Statistics

There are 779 colleges in California - 193 public and 586 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,745 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $22,020. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,174 and the average acceptance rate is 65% for California Best Colleges Comparison.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in California. You may want to check more statistics and compare all California colleges at California Statistics page.

2019-2020 Colleges In California Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in California	All colleges in California
Number of Schools	20 schools (6 public, 14 private)	779 schools (193 public, 586 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$14,161 (in-state) $50,226 (out-of-state)	$3,820 (in-state) $19,745 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$13,554 (in-state) $39,303 (out-of-state)	$11,470 (in-state) $22,020 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$29,942	$7,001
Test Scores	1,393 SAT, 31 ACT	1,174 SAT, 25 ACT
Acceptance Rate	27.30%	65.17%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	38.10%	39.51%
Population	326,959	2,779,749
Undergraduate	229,297	2,468,707
Graduate	97,662	311,042
Graduation Rate	88.70%	60.29%
Transfer-out Rate	5.83%	12.10%
Students to Faculty Ratio	12.10 to 1	17.88 to 1

Top Colleges In California Comparison

Next table lists the top 20 colleges in California for academic year 2019-2020. Stanford University ranked top in the California Best Colleges Comparison and California Institute of Technology and Pomona College follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $50,226 for undergraduate programs $39,303 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in California is 1,393 and the acceptance rate is 27.30%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12.10 to 1 for top colleges in California. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in California Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Stanford University Request Info Private, 4 yearsStanford, CA	$56,169	$47,106	17,381	4%	1,505 SAT 34 ACT	5 to 1
2	California Institute of Technology Request Info Private, 4 yearsPasadena, CA	$56,862	$39,500	2,233	6%	1,545 SAT 36 ACT	3 to 1
3	Pomona College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$54,774	$49,900	1,573	7%	1,465 SAT 34 ACT	7 to 1
4	Claremont McKenna College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$56,475	$41,960	1,327	10%	1,435 SAT 33 ACT	8 to 1
5	University of California-Los Angeles Request Info Public, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$43,003 ($13,249)	$18,913	44,537	12%	1,415 SAT 32 ACT	18 to 1
6	University of California-Berkeley Request Info Public, 4 yearsBerkeley, CA	$44,066 ($14,312)	$18,993	42,501	16%	1,430 SAT 33 ACT	20 to 1
7	University of Southern California Request Info Private, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$60,275	$37,647	47,310	11%	1,445 SAT 33 ACT	9 to 1
8	Harvey Mudd College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$58,660	$34,661	902	14%	1,530 SAT 34 ACT	8 to 1
9	Soka University of America Request Info Private, 4 yearsAliso Viejo, CA	$33,962	$34,570	442	40%	1,335 SAT 29 ACT	8 to 1
10	Scripps College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$57,188	$31,329	1,071	32%	1,412 SAT 32 ACT	10 to 1
11	University of California-San Diego Request Info Public, 4 yearsLa Jolla, CA	$44,402 ($14,648)	$18,306	37,887	31%	1,370 SAT 30 ACT	19 to 1
12	Thomas Aquinas College Request Info Private, 4 yearsSanta Paula, CA	$26,000	$13,303	407	79%	1,270 SAT 29 ACT	11 to 1
13	Pitzer College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$55,878	$40,297	1,072	14%	-	10 to 1
14	University of California-Santa Barbara Request Info Public, 4 yearsSanta Barbara, CA	$44,160 ($14,406)	$18,427	25,976	30%	1,355 SAT 31 ACT	22 to 1
15	University of California-Irvine Request Info Public, 4 yearsIrvine, CA	$43,507 ($13,753)	$18,644	36,032	27%	1,295 SAT 29 ACT	18 to 1
16	University of California-Davis Request Info Public, 4 yearsDavis, CA	$44,351 ($14,597)	$17,917	38,167	39%	1,290 SAT 28 ACT	20 to 1
17	Santa Clara University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSanta Clara, CA	$52,998	$26,392	8,642	49%	1,360 SAT 30 ACT	10 to 1
18	Pepperdine University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMalibu, CA	$58,002	$30,372	7,961	32%	1,340 SAT 30 ACT	14 to 1
19	Chapman University Request Info Private, 4 yearsOrange, CA	$57,214	$24,669	9,608	56%	1,285 SAT 28 ACT	13 to 1
20	Occidental College Request Info Private, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$56,576	$35,931	1,930	37%	1,390 SAT 30 ACT	9 to 1
	Average	$50,226 ($14,161)	$29,942	326,959	27.30%	1,393 SAT 31.3158 ACT	12.10 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.