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 1,165 and the average acceptance rate is 67% 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	$31,378	$7,192
Test Scores	1,386 SAT, 31 ACT	1,165 SAT, 25 ACT
Acceptance Rate	31.55%	67.09%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	38.10%	39.51%
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 $50,226 for undergraduate programs $39,303 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in California is 1,386 and the acceptance rate is 31.55%. 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	5%	1,495 SAT 33 ACT	4 to 1
2	California Institute of Technology Request Info Private, 4 yearsPasadena, CA	$56,862	$42,648	2,240	7%	1,555 SAT 36 ACT	3 to 1
3	Pomona College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$54,774	$45,628	1,475	9%	1,465 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
4	Claremont McKenna College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$56,475	$48,767	1,264	13%	1,415 SAT 33 ACT	8 to 1
5	University of California-Los Angeles Request Info Public, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$43,003 ($13,249)	$16,180	44,589	14%	1,415 SAT 32 ACT	18 to 1
6	University of California-Berkeley Request Info Public, 4 yearsBerkeley, CA	$44,066 ($14,312)	$19,359	42,327	17%	1,420 SAT 33 ACT	19 to 1
7	University of Southern California Request Info Private, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$60,275	$39,909	46,287	16%	1,435 SAT 32 ACT	9 to 1
8	Harvey Mudd College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$58,660	$38,365	854	18%	1,530 SAT 35 ACT	8 to 1
9	Soka University of America Request Info Private, 4 yearsAliso Viejo, CA	$33,962	$37,120	403	52%	1,295 SAT 29 ACT	7 to 1
10	Scripps College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$57,188	$40,756	958	35%	1,400 SAT 31 ACT	9 to 1
11	University of California-San Diego Request Info Public, 4 yearsLa Jolla, CA	$44,402 ($14,648)	$18,914	39,576	37%	1,375 SAT 31 ACT	19 to 1
12	Thomas Aquinas College Request Info Private, 4 yearsSanta Paula, CA	$26,000	$11,348	462	86%	1,290 SAT 28 ACT	11 to 1
13	Pitzer College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClaremont, CA	$55,878	$41,614	922	17%	-	9 to 1
14	University of California-Santa Barbara Request Info Public, 4 yearsSanta Barbara, CA	$44,160 ($14,406)	$18,590	26,179	37%	1,345 SAT 31 ACT	18 to 1
15	University of California-Irvine Request Info Public, 4 yearsIrvine, CA	$43,507 ($13,753)	$18,273	36,303	30%	1,330 SAT 30 ACT	18 to 1
16	University of California-Davis Request Info Public, 4 yearsDavis, CA	$44,351 ($14,597)	$17,476	39,074	46%	1,280 SAT 29 ACT	20 to 1
17	Santa Clara University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSanta Clara, CA	$52,998	$26,780	8,616	51%	1,360 SAT 30 ACT	11 to 1
18	Pepperdine University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMalibu, CA	$58,002	$29,601	9,554	42%	1,305 SAT 29 ACT	13 to 1
19	Chapman University Request Info Private, 4 yearsOrange, CA	$57,214	$26,129	9,761	58%	1,260 SAT 28 ACT	12 to 1
20	Occidental College Request Info Private, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA	$56,576	$36,748	1,839	41%	1,365 SAT 31 ACT	8 to 1
	Average	$50,226 ($14,161)	$31,378	328,636	31.55%	1,386 SAT 31.3158 ACT	11.50 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.