Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in California
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Career College Canoga Park · private | $46,880 | 98.0% | $51,684 | — |
| 2 | Stanford University Stanford · private | $13,807 | 97.0% | $124,080 | 3.6% |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena · private | $16,075 | 95.0% | $128,566 | 2.6% |
| 4 | Pomona College Claremont · private | $19,285 | 94.6% | $77,779 | 7.1% |
| 5 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley · public | $13,481 | 94.3% | $92,446 | 11.0% |
| 6 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles · public | $12,548 | 93.4% | $82,511 | 9.0% |
| 7 | Homestead Schools Torrance · private | $15,962 | 93.4% | $59,398 | — |
| 8 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont · private | $35,924 | 93.3% | $138,687 | 12.7% |
| 9 | University of Southern California Los Angeles · private | $32,740 | 93.3% | $92,498 | 9.8% |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont · private | $28,849 | 91.8% | $104,736 | 9.6% |
| 11 | Santa Clara University Santa Clara · private | $50,062 | 89.7% | $109,183 | 48.0% |
| 12 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla · public | $12,470 | 89.6% | $84,943 | 26.7% |
| 13 | Soka University of America Aliso Viejo · private | $18,260 | 89.5% | $55,017 | 43.4% |
| 14 | Healthcare Career College Paramount · private | $13,756 | 88.9% | $32,613 | — |
| 15 | University of California-Davis Davis · public | $14,741 | 88.9% | $80,838 | 41.8% |
| 16 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara · public | $16,109 | 87.5% | $74,915 | 33.0% |
| 17 | University of California-Irvine Irvine · public | $14,251 | 87.3% | $80,735 | 28.6% |
| 18 | Pitzer College Claremont · private | $34,191 | 87.1% | $69,512 | 25.2% |
| 19 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo · public | $16,665 | 87.1% | $90,768 | 31.3% |
| 20 | Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula · private | $26,196 | 85.8% | $55,619 | 83.1% |
| 21 | Angeles College Los Angeles · private | $28,639 | 84.6% | $49,108 | — |
| 22 | Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove · private | $24,698 | 84.4% | $45,711 | 97.4% |
| 23 | Pepperdine University Malibu · private | $58,098 | 84.0% | $82,939 | 62.9% |
| 24 | Chamberlain University-California Rancho Cordova · private | $36,559 | 84.0% | $92,405 | 80.0% |
| 25 | CBD College Los Angeles · private | $23,033 | 83.9% | $37,237 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.