California Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In California Statistics

There are 800 colleges in California - 193 public and 607 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,928 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $22,218. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,188 and the average acceptance rate is 68% 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)	800 schools (193 public, 607 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$14,170 (in-state) $51,230 (out-of-state)	$3,938 (in-state) $19,928 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$13,551 (in-state) $40,659 (out-of-state)	$11,486 (in-state) $22,218 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$31,378	$7,192
Test Scores	1,408 SAT, 32 ACT	1,188 SAT, 26 ACT
Acceptance Rate	30.15%	68.07%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	38.55%	41.22%
Population	328,636	2,692,376
Undergraduate	229,939	2,362,131
Graduate	98,697	330,245
Graduation Rate	88.50%	61.28%
Transfer-out Rate	7.00%	10.19%
Students to Faculty Ratio	11.50 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 $51,230 for undergraduate programs $40,659 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in California is 1,408 and the acceptance rate is 30.15%. The average students to faculty ratio is 11.50 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	$53,346	15,953	4%	1,520 SAT 35 ACT	4 to 1
2	California Institute of Technology Request Info Private, 4 yearsPasadena, CA	$58,680	$42,648	2,240	4%	1,555 SAT 36 ACT	3 to 1
3	Pomona College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$56,686	$45,628	1,475	7%	1,520 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
4	Claremont McKenna College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$58,111	$48,767	1,264	11%	1,475 SAT 34 ACT	8 to 1
5	University of California-Los Angeles Request Info Public, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$43,012 ($13,258)	$16,180	44,589	11%	1,415 SAT 32 ACT	18 to 1
6	University of California-Berkeley Request Info Public, 4 yearsBerkeley, CA	$43,980 ($14,226)	$19,359	42,327	14%	1,420 SAT 33 ACT	19 to 1
7	University of Southern California Request Info Private, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$61,503	$39,909	46,287	13%	1,475 SAT 34 ACT	9 to 1
8	Harvey Mudd College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$60,703	$38,365	854	10%	1,520 SAT 35 ACT	8 to 1
9	Soka University of America Request Info Private, 4 yearsAliso Viejo, CA	$34,166	$37,120	403	52%	1,303 SAT 26 ACT	7 to 1
10	Scripps College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$58,442	$40,756	958	30%	1,450 SAT 33 ACT	9 to 1
11	University of California-San Diego Request Info Public, 4 yearsLa Jolla, CA	$44,454 ($14,700)	$18,914	39,576	34%	1,375 SAT 31 ACT	19 to 1
12	Thomas Aquinas College Request Info Private, 4 yearsSanta Paula, CA	$26,000	$11,348	462	83%	1,275 SAT 28 ACT	11 to 1
13	Pitzer College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$57,978	$41,614	922	18%	-	9 to 1
14	University of California-Santa Barbara Request Info Public, 4 yearsSanta Barbara, CA	$44,171 ($14,417)	$18,590	26,179	29%	1,345 SAT 31 ACT	18 to 1
15	University of California-Irvine Request Info Public, 4 yearsIrvine, CA	$43,529 ($13,775)	$18,273	36,303	29%	1,330 SAT 30 ACT	18 to 1
16	University of California-Davis Request Info Public, 4 yearsDavis, CA	$44,399 ($14,645)	$17,476	39,074	49%	1,280 SAT 29 ACT	20 to 1
17	Santa Clara University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSanta Clara, CA	$55,860	$26,780	8,616	54%	1,410 SAT 32 ACT	11 to 1
18	Pepperdine University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMalibu, CA	$59,702	$29,601	9,554	53%	1,350 SAT 28 ACT	13 to 1
19	Chapman University Request Info Private, 4 yearsOrange, CA	$58,634	$26,129	9,761	60%	1,310 SAT 29 ACT	12 to 1
20	Occidental College Request Info Private, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$58,426	$36,748	1,839	38%	1,415 SAT 32 ACT	8 to 1
	Average	$51,230 ($14,170)	$31,378	328,636	30.15%	1,408 SAT 31.6842 ACT	11.50 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.