California Private Colleges where Students Complete in Time

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 Southern California with 92% and Santa Clara University with 88% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California Private 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 $59,469 and graduate tuition & fees is $38,046 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 45.70% and the average SAT score is 1,378 at the schools.

Table. California Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year 95.00%
0.52%
$62,48481.01%4.00%1,55018,2835 to 1
2
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University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year 92.00%
0.01%
$68,23744.99%10.00%1,51048,9459 to 1
3
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Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CAPrivate, 4-year 88.00%
2.87%
$59,24119.00%44.00%1,4209,17812 to 1
4
2
Chapman University Orange, CAPrivate, 4-year 83.00%
3.10%
$62,78420.00%56.00%1,34010,01412 to 1
4
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Pepperdine University Malibu, CAPrivate, 4-year 83.00%
0.05%
$66,74211.99%50.00%1,36010,03013 to 1
6
1
University of San Diego San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 82.00%
1.98%
$56,44417.00%47.00%-8,81513 to 1
7
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Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year 81.00%
2.23%
$58,48916.00%40.00%-10,16511 to 1
8
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University of San Francisco San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year 74.00%
1.61%
$58,2229.00%51.00%1,3009,68813 to 1
9
2
University of the Pacific Stockton, CAPrivate, 4-year 73.00%
3.51%
$55,34014.01%95.00%1,3006,27714 to 1
10
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Biola University La Mirada, CAPrivate, 4-year 72.00%
2.06%
$46,70431.02%60.00%1,2405,38713 to 1
Average82.30%$59,46926.40%45.70%1,37813,67812 to 1