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Colleges in California

All 198 California colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in California ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Stanford University Stanford Elite 4% 90
2 California Institute of Technology Pasadena Elite 3% 88
3 University of California-Berkeley Berkeley Highly Selective 11% 84
4 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles Elite 9% 84
5 Pomona College Claremont Elite 7% 83
6 Claremont McKenna College Claremont Elite 10% 83
7 University of Southern California Los Angeles Elite 10% 79
8 Harvey Mudd College Claremont Highly Selective 13% 79
9 University of California-San Diego La Jolla Selective 27% 78
10 University of California-Irvine Irvine Selective 29% 77
11 University of California-Davis Davis Moderate 42% 74
12 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Selective 33% 73
13 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo Selective 31% 72
14 Scripps College Claremont Selective 38% 71
15 Santa Clara University Santa Clara Moderate 48% 69
16 Pitzer College Claremont Selective 25% 66
17 San Diego State University San Diego Selective 36% 66
18 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach Moderate 46% 65
19 Soka University of America Aliso Viejo Moderate 43% 65
20 Occidental College Los Angeles Moderate 44% 64
21 University of San Diego San Diego Moderate 52% 63
22 University of the Pacific Stockton Open 71% 63
23 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles Moderate 45% 63
24 University of California-Riverside Riverside Open 76% 61
25 University of San Francisco San Francisco Moderate 62% 60
26 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Open 66% 60
27 Rio Hondo College Whittier Open — 60
28 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona Open 75% 59
29 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles Selective 39% 59
30 MiraCosta College Oceanside Open — 58
31 Pepperdine University Malibu Moderate 63% 58
32 Chapman University Orange Open 65% 58
33 San Jose State University San Jose Open 85% 58
34 University of California-Merced Merced Open 91% 57
35 Shasta College Redding Open — 56
36 San Diego Christian College Santee Selective 31% 55
37 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton Open 91% 55
38 Dominican University of California San Rafael Open 84% 55
39 University of Redlands Redlands Open 83% 55
40 California State University-Stanislaus Turlock Open 98% 54
41 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks Open 76% 54
42 California State University-Fresno Fresno Open 95% 53
43 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento Open 94% 53
44 Modesto Junior College Modesto Open — 53
45 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles Open 91% 53
46 Westmont College Santa Barbara Open 77% 53
47 California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo Open 95% 53
48 California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino Open 94% 53
49 San Francisco State University San Francisco Open 96% 53
50 Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles Moderate 58% 53
51 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park Open 93% 52
52 Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula Open 83% 52
53 California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo Open 95% 52
54 California State University-East Bay Hayward Open 97% 52
55 California State University-Chico Chico Open 93% 52
56 National University San Diego Open — 52
57 California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside Open 97% 51
58 California State University-Northridge Northridge Open 93% 51
59 University of La Verne La Verne Open 71% 51
60 Azusa Pacific University Azusa Open 88% 51
61 Saint Mary's College of California Moraga Open 87% 51
62 California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield Open 94% 51
63 California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson Open 93% 51
64 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego Open 84% 51
65 Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles Open 73% 51
66 Pacific Union College Angwin Moderate 47% 50
67 California State University-San Marcos San Marcos Open 95% 50
68 Biola University La Mirada Open 74% 50
69 Whittier College Whittier Open 81% 49
70 Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles Open 77% 49
71 Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa Moderate 62% 49
72 Fresno Pacific University Fresno Moderate 64% 48
73 Feather River Community College District Quincy Open — 48
74 Menlo College Atherton Open 68% 48
75 Concordia University-Irvine Irvine Open 66% 47
76 Woodbury University Burbank Open 82% 47
77 John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido Open 80% 47
78 Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton Open — 46
79 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata Open 98% 45
80 La Sierra University Riverside Open 92% 44
81 California Baptist University Riverside Open 85% 44
82 Minerva University San Francisco Elite 3% 43
83 William Jessup University Rocklin Open 93% 43
84 Hope International University Fullerton Selective 33% 43
85 The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita Open 84% 41
86 Simpson University Redding Open 86% 40
87 SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills Moderate 41% 40
88 Agape College of Business and Science Fresno Open — 38
89 Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos Open — 38
90 Lincoln University Oakland Open — 34
91 Latin American Bible Institute La Puente Moderate 55% 33
92 Life Pacific University San Dimas Open 96% 32
93 Oak Valley College Rialto Open — 32
94 Providence Christian College Pasadena Open 100% 29
95 Bethesda University Anaheim Open — 28
96 University of the West Rosemead Open 100% 26
97 Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas Open — 25
— Academy for Jewish Religion California Los Angeles Open — —
— Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences Oakland Open — —
— Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley Berkeley Open — —
— Alder Graduate School of Education Redwood City Open — —
— America Evangelical University Gardena Open — —
— American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles Open — —
— American Jewish University Los Angeles Open — —
— Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster Open — —
— Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City Open — —
— Antioch University-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Open — —
— Art Center College of Design Pasadena Open 75% —
— Bakersfield College Bakersfield Open — —
— Berkeley School of Theology Berkeley Open 89% —
— California College of ASU Los Angeles Open — —
— California College of the Arts San Francisco Open 91% —
— California Institute of Advanced Management Alhambra Open — —
— California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco Open — —
— California Institute of the Arts Valencia Selective 32% —
— California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley Open 67% —
— California University of Science and Medicine Colton Open — —
— California Western School of Law San Diego Open — —
— CBD College Los Angeles Open — —
— Church Divinity School of the Pacific Berkeley Open — —
— Claremont Graduate University Claremont Open — —
— Claremont Lincoln University Claremont Open — —
— Claremont School of Theology Los Angeles Open — —
— Cypress College Cypress Open — —
— Daybreak University Anaheim Open — —
— DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY Ukiah Moderate 41% —
— Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Berkeley Open — —
— Dongguk University Los Angeles Los Angeles Open — —
— EDvance College San Francisco Open 100% —
— Epic Bible College & Graduate School Sacramento Open — —
— Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara Open — —
— Foothill College Los Altos Hills Open — —
— Franciscan School of Theology San Diego Open — —
— Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena Open — —
— Golden Gate University San Francisco Open — —
— Grace Mission University Fullerton Open — —
— Graduate Theological Union Berkeley Open — —
— Haven University Garden Grove Open — —
— High Tech High Graduate School of Education San Diego Open — —
— Homestead Schools Torrance Open — —
— Institute of Buddhist Studies Berkeley Open — —
— Keck Graduate Institute Claremont Open — —
— Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach Open 94% —
— Life Chiropractic College West Hayward Open — —
— Loma Linda University Loma Linda Open — —
— Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton Open — —
— Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey Open — —
— Naval Postgraduate School Monterey Open — —
— Northcentral University San Diego Open — —
— Northeastern University Oakland Oakland Highly Selective 17% —
— Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont Open — —
— Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles Open 82% —
— Pacific Oaks College Pasadena Selective 34% —
— Pacific School of Religion Berkeley Open — —
— Pacific States University Los Angeles Open — —
— Palo Alto University Palo Alto Open — —
— Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America Santa Fe Springs Open — —
— Presidio Graduate School San Anselmo Open — —
— RAND School of Public Policy Santa Monica Open — —
— Reach University Oakland Open 100% —
— Reiss-Davis Graduate School Los Angeles Open — —
— Samuel Merritt University Oakland Open — —
— San Diego Mesa College San Diego Open — —
— San Francisco Bay University Fremont Open 96% —
— San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco Moderate 55% —
— San Joaquin College of Law Clovis Open — —
— Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla Open — —
— Santa Ana College Santa Ana Open — —
— Santa Monica College Santa Monica Open — —
— Saybrook University Pasadena Open — —
— Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding Open 100% —
— Skyline College San Bruno Open — —
— Solano Community College Fairfield Open — —
— South Baylo University Anaheim Open — —
— Southern California Seminary El Cajon Open — —
— Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier Open — —
— Southwestern Law School Los Angeles Open — —
— Starr King School for the Ministry Oakland Open — —
— Teachers College of San Joaquin Stockton Open — —
— The Chicago School at Anaheim Anaheim Open — —
— The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles Moderate 46% —
— The Chicago School at San Diego San Diego Open — —
— The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Open — —
— The Colleges of Law at Ventura Ventura Open — —
— The Wright Institute Berkeley Open — —
— Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego Open — —
— Touro University California Vallejo Open — —
— Trinity Law School Santa Ana Open — —
— University of California College of the Law-San Francisco San Francisco Open — —
— University of California-San Francisco San Francisco Open — —
— University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo Open — —
— University of Silicon Andhra Milpitas Open 100% —
— University of the People Pasadena Open — —
— West Los Angeles College Culver City Open — —
— Western University of Health Sciences Pomona Open — —
— Westminster Theological Seminary in California Escondido Open — —
— World Mission University Los Angeles Open — —
— Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Los Angeles Open — —

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