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 | Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch · private | — | 100.0% | — | — |
| 2 | Central Valley Barber College Riverbank · private | $14,762 | 98.2% | — | — |
| 3 | California Career College Canoga Park · private | $46,880 | 98.0% | $51,684 | — |
| 4 | Stanford University Stanford · private | $13,807 | 97.0% | $124,080 | 3.6% |
| 5 | The Fab School Rancho Cucamonga · private | $37,713 | 96.6% | — | — |
| 6 | Teachers College of San Joaquin Stockton · public | — | 96.5% | — | — |
| 7 | Samuel Merritt University Oakland · private | — | 95.6% | $143,238 | — |
| 8 | Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood · private | $11,687 | 95.2% | — | — |
| 9 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena · private | $16,075 | 95.0% | $128,566 | 2.6% |
| 10 | My Le's Beauty College Sacramento · private | — | 94.6% | $15,070 | — |
| 11 | Pomona College Claremont · private | $19,285 | 94.6% | $77,779 | 7.1% |
| 12 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley · public | $13,481 | 94.3% | $92,446 | 11.0% |
| 13 | Xavier College School of Nursing Stockton · private | $14,918 | 94.0% | — | 35.6% |
| 14 | Beaumont Adult School Beaumont · public | $31,099 | 93.8% | $50,801 | — |
| 15 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles · public | $12,548 | 93.4% | $82,511 | 9.0% |
| 16 | Homestead Schools Torrance · private | $15,962 | 93.4% | $59,398 | — |
| 17 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont · private | $35,924 | 93.3% | $138,687 | 12.7% |
| 18 | University of Southern California Los Angeles · private | $32,740 | 93.3% | $92,498 | 9.8% |
| 19 | The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose San Jose · private | $18,418 | 92.5% | — | — |
| 20 | Loma Linda University Loma Linda · private | — | 92.4% | $89,816 | — |
| 21 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont · private | $28,849 | 91.8% | $104,736 | 9.6% |
| 22 | Academy for Salon Professionals Northridge · private | $17,137 | 91.2% | — | — |
| 23 | CET-El Centro El Centro · private | $11,405 | 91.2% | $32,986 | — |
| 24 | Associated Technical College-Los Angeles Los Angeles · private | $23,629 | 90.9% | $24,368 | — |
| 25 | Salon Success Academy-Upland Upland · private | $17,658 | 90.3% | $26,956 | — |
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