California Private 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.

National University with 22% and University of the People with 27% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of California Private 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 $34,874 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,696 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 67.84% and the average SAT score is 1,220 at the schools.

Table. California Private Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Ashford University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 9.00%
0.46%
$13,160---34,19019 to 1
2
2
National University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 22.00%
24.67%
$13,320---18,63116 to 1
3
1
University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 27.00%
3.61%
$1,200---34,19223 to 1
4
1
Academy of Art University San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year 43.00%
4.98%
$28,024---6,78615 to 1
5
4
Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CAPrivate, 4-year 61.00%
10.51%
$43,60014.00%79.01%1,1457,16910 to 1
6
1
California Baptist University Riverside, CAPrivate, 4-year 63.00%
6.26%
$39,72022.00%74.00%-11,49518 to 1
6
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University of La Verne La Verne, CAPrivate, 4-year 63.00%
6.36%
$49,45014.01%48.00%1,1155,66211 to 1
8
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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
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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University of San Francisco San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year 74.00%
1.61%
$58,2229.00%51.00%1,3009,68813 to 1
Average50.70%$34,87417.34%67.84%1,22013,94815 to 1