Stanford University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 95% last year.
University of California-Berkeley with 94% and University of California-Los Angeles with 92% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $49,393 and graduate tuition & fees is $35,309 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 22.74% and the average SAT score is 1,493 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year | 95.00% 0.52% | $62,484 | 80.94% | 3.91% | 1,550 | 18,283 | 5 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, 4-year | 94.00% 1.19% | $45,627 ($14,850) | 45.25% | 11.66% | - | 45,307 | 19 to 1 |
| 3 - | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year | 92.00% 0.13% | $44,524 ($13,747) | 51.70% | 8.73% | - | 46,430 | 18 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year | 92.00% 0.01% | $68,237 | 44.89% | 10.02% | 1,510 | 48,945 | 9 to 1 |
| 5 - | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CAPrivate, 4-year | 88.00% 2.87% | $59,241 | 18.79% | 43.84% | 1,420 | 9,178 | 12 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CAPublic, 4-year | 87.00% 2.35% | $46,042 ($15,265) | 21.85% | 24.52% | - | 42,006 | 19 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of California-Davis Davis, CAPublic, 4-year | 86.00% 0.94% | $46,024 ($15,247) | 16.70% | 41.63% | - | 39,679 | 21 to 1 |
| 7 3 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CAPublic, 4-year | 86.00% 2.33% | $45,014 ($14,237) | 21.95% | 25.57% | - | 35,937 | 18 to 1 |
| 9 1 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CAPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 0.39% | $30,995 ($11,075) | 27.83% | 29.75% | - | 22,000 | 20 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CAPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 0.38% | $45,742 ($14,965) | 16.37% | 27.78% | - | 26,420 | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 89.00% | $49,393 ($14,198) | 34.63% | 22.74% | 1,493 | 33,419 | 16 to 1 |