California Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In California Statistics

There are 861 colleges in California - 201 public and 660 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,208 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $22,352. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,273 and the average acceptance rate is 66% for California Best Colleges Comparison.

The 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.

2021-2022 Colleges In California Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in California	All colleges in California
Number of Schools	20 schools (6 public, 14 private)	861 schools (201 public, 660 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$14,353 (in-state) $52,954 (out-of-state)	$3,888 (in-state) $20,208 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$13,854 (in-state) $41,792 (out-of-state)	$11,472 (in-state) $22,352 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$29,579	$7,059
Test Scores	1,436 SAT, 32 ACT	1,273 SAT, 28 ACT
Acceptance Rate	28.91%	66.07%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	38.14%	36.89%
Population	343,881	2,600,794
Undergraduate	238,246	2,265,795
Graduate	105,635	334,999
Graduation Rate	88.75%	60.10%
Transfer-out Rate	5.75%	9.60%
Students to Faculty Ratio	11.80 to 1	17.67 to 1

Top Colleges In California Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in California for academic year 2021-2022. Stanford University ranked top in the California Best Colleges Comparison and California Institute of Technology and Pomona College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $52,954 for undergraduate programs $41,792 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in California is 1,436 and the acceptance rate is 28.91%. The average students to faculty ratio is 11.80 to 1 for top colleges in California. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2021-2022 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	$58,416	$50,762	18,283	4%	1,550 SAT 35 ACT	5 to 1
2	California Institute of Technology Request Info Private, 4-yearsPasadena, CA	$60,864	$43,064	2,401	3%	-	3 to 1
3	Pomona College Request Info Private, 4-yearsClaremont, CA	$59,238	$51,797	1,716	7%	1,520 SAT 34 ACT	7 to 1
4	Claremont McKenna College Request Info Private, 4-yearsClaremont, CA	$60,715	$39,810	1,389	10%	1,510 SAT 34 ACT	8 to 1
5	University of California-Los Angeles Request Info Public, 4-yearsLos Angeles, CA	$43,473 ($13,401)	$19,994	46,430	9%	-	18 to 1
6	University of California-Berkeley Request Info Public, 4-yearsBerkeley, CA	$44,467 ($14,395)	$21,056	45,307	11%	-	19 to 1
7	University of Southern California Request Info Private, 4-yearsLos Angeles, CA	$64,726	$41,493	48,945	12%	1,520 SAT 34 ACT	9 to 1
8	Harvey Mudd College Request Info Private, 4-yearsClaremont, CA	$62,817	$32,162	922	13%	1,530 SAT 35 ACT	8 to 1
9	Soka University of America Request Info Private, 4-yearsAliso Viejo, CA	$35,544	$30,934	455	57%	1,350 SAT 26 ACT	7 to 1
10	Scripps College Request Info Private, 4-yearsClaremont, CA	$60,712	$20,560	1,099	28%	1,460 SAT 33 ACT	10 to 1
11	University of California-San Diego Request Info Public, 4-yearsLa Jolla, CA	$44,978 ($14,906)	$19,225	42,006	24%	-	19 to 1
12	Thomas Aquinas College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSanta Paula, CA	$27,000	$13,790	516	85%	1,310 SAT 30 ACT	11 to 1
13	Pitzer College Request Info Private, 4-yearsClaremont, CA	$60,578	$38,317	1,212	18%	-	10 to 1
14	University of California-Santa Barbara Request Info Public, 4-yearsSanta Barbara, CA	$44,689 ($14,617)	$18,341	26,420	26%	-	17 to 1
15	University of California-Irvine Request Info Public, 4-yearsIrvine, CA	$44,011 ($13,939)	$18,687	35,937	21%	-	18 to 1
16	University of California-Davis Request Info Public, 4-yearsDavis, CA	$44,930 ($14,858)	$18,164	39,679	37%	-	21 to 1
17	Santa Clara University Request Info Private, 4-yearsSanta Clara, CA	$57,534	$26,457	9,178	52%	1,364 SAT 31 ACT	12 to 1
18	Pepperdine University Request Info Private, 4-yearsMalibu, CA	$63,142	$30,938	10,030	49%	1,390 SAT 31 ACT	13 to 1
19	Chapman University Request Info Private, 4-yearsOrange, CA	$60,672	$26,741	10,014	73%	1,300 SAT 29 ACT	12 to 1
20	Occidental College Request Info Private, 4-yearsLos Angeles, CA	$60,566	$29,286	1,942	39%	1,430 SAT 32 ACT	9 to 1
	Average	$52,954 ($14,353)	$29,579	343,881	28.91%	1,436 SAT 32.0000 ACT	11.80 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.