California 4-Years Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

Ashford University has the lowest 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 9% last year.

Bakersfield College with 22% and National University with 22% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California 4-Years Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $9,284 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,714 for the academic year 2023-2024.

Table. California 4-Years Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Ashford University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 9.00%
0.46%		$13,160---34,19019 to 1
2
-		Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CAPublic, 4-year 22.00%
1.39%		$10,310
($1,430)		---26,87328 to 1
2
15		National University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 22.00%
24.67%		$13,320---18,63116 to 1
4
-		Modesto Junior College Modesto, CAPublic, 4-year 24.00%
1.44%		$8,870
($1,270)		---16,22418 to 1
4
2		Rio Hondo College Whittier, CAPublic, 4-year 24.00%
0.07%		$9,884
($1,388)		---16,13929 to 1
6
2		Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CAPublic, 4-year 26.00%
1.85%		$9,460
($1,180)		---23,85231 to 1
7
-		West Los Angeles College Culver City, CAPublic, 4-year 27.00%
1.36%		$10,130
($1,238)		---8,65624 to 1
7
2		University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 27.00%
3.61%		$1,200---34,19223 to 1
9
-		Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CAPublic, 4-year 30.00%
1.12%		$8,228
($1,124)		---11,84022 to 1
10
7		Shasta College Redding, CAPublic, 4-year 31.00%
8.78%		$8,277
($1,197)		---7,36324 to 1
Average24.20%$9,284
($1,261)		---19,79623 to 1