California Colleges Statistics

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2023 California Colleges Statistics

In California State, there are 48 California Colleges - 6 public and 42 private schools. Among them, 23 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 31 schools have graduate programs. 17 California Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities and 1 schools are online completely schools that all degree programs can be completed by online educationin California.
Total 19,548 students are attending California Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 10.53 to 1. The 2023 average tuition & fees at California Colleges is $3,456 for California residents and $22,405 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is - for California residents and $15,380 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2022-2023 statistics for California Colleges.
California Colleges Statistics
academic year 2022-2023
Number of Schools48 schools
By Types6 public, 42 private
By Levels35 four(4) years
3 two but less than four years
10 less than two(2) years
By Categories1 National Universities
3 Community Colleges
Tuition & fees
Undergraduate$3,456 California residents
$22,405 out-of-state
Graduate$15,380
Average Financial Aid$7,419
Student Population19,548
Undergraduate2,822
Graduate16,726
Acceptance Rate75.56%
Test Scores0 SAT, 0 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio10.53 to 1

California Colleges Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

The following table lists California Colleges ordered by rank. The number in rank column refers to the rank in the California college ranking. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
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2022-2023 California Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
64 Holy Names University
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Private, 4-yearsOakland, CA
$42,115 $30,810 959100% - 9 to 1
77 Northcentral University
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Private, 4-yearsSan Diego, CA
$12,594 $3,475 11,578- - 1 to 1
90 Naval Postgraduate School
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Public, 4-yearsMonterey, CA
- - 2,670- - -
- Carrington College-Ontario
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Private, 2-4 yearsOntario, CA
$36,919 $3,516 40- - 13 to 1
- Life Chiropractic College West
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Private, 4-yearsHayward, CA
- - 587- - -
- Escondido Adult School
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Public, Less than 2 yearsEscondido, CA
- $2,395 174- - 15 to 1
- The Colleges of Law at Ventura
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Private, 4-yearsVentura, CA
- - 255- - -
- Cosmo Beauty Academy
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSacramento, CA
$16,943 $3,415 114- - 22 to 1
- International School of Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsLos Angeles, CA
$16,534 $4,762 116- - 12 to 1
- Southern States University
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Private, 4-yearsSan Diego, CA
$7,439 $5,478 352- - 5 to 1
- San Joaquin College of Law
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Private, 4-yearsClovis, CA
- - 145- - -
- Carrington College-Citrus Heights
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Private, 2-4 yearsCitrus Heights, CA
$19,918 $3,926 34- - -
- Hussian College-Los Angeles
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Private, 4-yearsLos Angeles, CA
$41,596 $12,588 26248% - 12 to 1
- Platt College-San Diego
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Private, 4-yearsSan Diego, CA
$15,310 $3,688 69- - 12 to 1
- Cedars Sinai Medical Center
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Private, 4-yearsLos Angeles, CA
$78,000 - -- - -
- SAE Expression College
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Private, 4-yearsEmeryville, CA
$17,679 $5,101 253- - 15 to 1
- California Western School of Law
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Private, 4-yearsSan Diego, CA
$32,400 - 623- - -
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
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Private, 4-yearsLa Jolla, CA
- - 44- - -
- American Fitness and Nutrition Academy
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Private, Less than 2 yearsPasadena, CA
$11,327 $3,469 25- - 6 to 1
- California Christian College
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Private, 4-yearsFresno, CA
$10,890 $8,683 13100% - 1 to 1
- The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara
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Private, 4-yearsSanta Barbara, CA
- - 76- - -
- Marymount California University
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Private, 4-yearsRancho Palos Verdes, CA
$36,908 $19,979 514- - 16 to 1
- Vista Adult School
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Public, Less than 2 yearsVista, CA
- $491 192- - 18 to 1
- Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope
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Private, 4-yearsDuarte, CA
- - 95- - -
- Aveda Institute-Los Angeles
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Private, Less than 2 yearsLos Angeles, CA
$14,275 $4,764 24- - 8 to 1
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
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Public, 2-4 yearsLos Angeles, CA
$5,050 $2,998 195- - 3 to 1
- Poway Adult School
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Public, Less than 2 yearsPoway, CA
- $1,295 110- - 11 to 1
- Bethel Seminary-San Diego
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Private, 4-yearsSan Diego, CA
- - 7- - -
Average$22,405
($3,456)
$7,419 19,54875.56% - 10.53 to 1
*California college ranking
**Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023