Colleges in California
California is home to 469 colleges and universities, from large flagship research institutions to small liberal arts colleges and community colleges. Known for beach campuses and ski resort access, California offers a range of environments for every type of student. Use the filters below to find the right fit by campus lifestyle, safety, tuition, and more.
Top Colleges by Enrollment
469 total in California
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
91% admit · Open39K students
Lifestyle
Ski TownGreek LifeNCAA Division IWarm ClimateSafe Campus
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
46% admit · Moderate36K students
Lifestyle
Beach TownSki TownNCAA Division IWarm ClimateSafe Campus
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
36% admit · Moderate35K students
Lifestyle
Beach TownGreek LifeNCAA Division IWarm Climate
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
27% admit · Moderate35K students
Lifestyle
Beach TownWarm Climate
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
9% admit · Selective33K students
Lifestyle
Beach TownSki TownNCAA Division IWarm Climate
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
11% admit · Selective33K students
Lifestyle
NCAA Division IWarm Climate
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA
93% admit · Open33K students
Lifestyle
Ski TownGreek LifeNCAA Division IWarm ClimateSafe Campus
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
42% admit · Moderate32K students
Lifestyle
NCAA Division IWarm Climate
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
29% admit · Moderate30K students
Lifestyle
Beach TownSki TownNCAA Division IWarm Climate
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
94% admit · Open28K students
Lifestyle
Greek LifeNCAA Division IWarm Climate
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
85% admit · Open28K students
Lifestyle
Greek LifeNCAA Division IWarm Climate
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA
75% admit · Open25K students
Lifestyle
Ski TownGreek LifeWarm ClimateSafe Campus
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
33% admit · Moderate23K students
Lifestyle
Beach TownNCAA Division IWarm Climate
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA
76% admit · Open23K students
Lifestyle
Ski TownNCAA Division IWarm Climate
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
31% admit · Moderate22K students
Lifestyle
Beach TownGreek LifeNCAA Division IWarm Climate
California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA
95% admit · Open22K students
Lifestyle
Ski TownGreek LifeNCAA Division IWarm ClimateSafe Campus
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
10% admit · Selective20K students
Lifestyle
Ski TownGreek LifeNCAA Division IWarm Climate
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
91% admit · Open20K students
Lifestyle
Ski TownGreek LifeNCAA Division IIWarm ClimateSafe Campus
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
96% admit · Open19K students
Lifestyle
Beach TownNCAA Division IIWarm Climate
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
66% admit · Open18K students
Lifestyle
Beach TownWarm Climate
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
94% admit · Open15K students
Lifestyle
Ski TownGreek LifeNCAA Division IIWarm ClimateSafe Campus
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
95% admit · Open15K students
Lifestyle
Greek LifeNCAA Division IIWarm Climate
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA
93% admit · Open14K students
Lifestyle
Greek LifeNCAA Division IIWarm ClimateSafe Campus
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
93% admit · Open13K students
Lifestyle
Beach TownSki TownGreek LifeNCAA Division IIWarm Climate
All Colleges in California, A to Z
- Abraham Lincoln University · Glendale
- Academy for Jewish Religion California · Los Angeles
- Academy of Art University · San Francisco
- Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences · Oakland
- Agape College of Business and Science · Fresno
- Alder Graduate School of Education · Redwood City
- Alhambra Medical University · Alhambra
- Allan Hancock College · Santa Maria
- Alliant International University-San Diego · San Diego
- America Evangelical University · Gardena
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles · Los Angeles
- American College of Healthcare and Technology · Huntington Park
- American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana · Santa Ana
- American Film Institute Conservatory · Los Angeles
- American Jewish University · Los Angeles
- American Medical Sciences Center · Glendale
- American River College · Sacramento
- American University of Health Sciences · Signal Hill
- Angeles College · Los Angeles
- Angeles Institute · ARTESIA
- Annenberg School of Nursing · Reseda
- Antelope Valley Community College District · Lancaster
- Antioch University-Los Angeles · Culver City
- Antioch University-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara
- Arizona State University - ASU California Center - Broadway · Los Angeles
- Arizona State University - ASU California Center - Grand · Los Angeles
- Art Center College of Design · Pasadena
- Ashford University · San Diego
- ATI College-Whittier · Whitter
- Azusa Pacific University · Azusa
- Bakersfield College · Bakersfield
- Barstow Community College · Barstow
- Bay Area Medical Academy · San Francisco
- Berkeley City College · Berkeley
- Berkeley School of Theology · Berkeley
- Bethesda University · Anaheim
- Biola University · La Mirada
- Brand College · Glendale
- Brownson Technical School · Anaheim
- Butte College · Oroville
- Butte County Regional Occupational Program · Chico
- Cabrillo College · Aptos
- Cal Northern School of Law · Chico
- California Aeronautical University · Bakersfield
- California Baptist University · Riverside
- California College of ASU · Los Angeles
- California College of the Arts · San Francisco
- California Healing Arts College · Carson
- California Health Sciences University · Clovis
- California Indian Nations College · Palm Desert
- California Institute of Advanced Management · Alhambra
- California Institute of Arts & Technology · National City
- California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City · National City
- California Institute of Integral Studies · San Francisco
- California Institute of Medical Science · Clovis
- California Institute of Technology · Pasadena
- California Institute of the Arts · Valencia
- California Jazz Conservatory · Berkeley
- California Lutheran University · Thousand Oaks
- California Miramar University · San Diego
- California Northstate University · Elk Grove
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo
- California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt · Arcata
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona
- California State University Maritime Academy · Vallejo
- California State University-Bakersfield · Bakersfield
- California State University-Chancellors Office · Long Beach
- California State University-Channel Islands · Camarillo
- California State University-Chico · Chico
- California State University-Dominguez Hills · Carson
- California State University-East Bay · Hayward
- California State University-Fresno · Fresno
- California State University-Fullerton · Fullerton
- California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach
- California State University-Los Angeles · Los Angeles
- California State University-Monterey Bay · Seaside
- California State University-Northridge · Northridge
- California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento
- California State University-San Bernardino · San Bernardino
- California State University-San Marcos · San Marcos
- California State University-Stanislaus · Turlock
- California University of Science and Medicine · Colton
- California Western School of Law · San Diego
- Canada College · Redwood City
- Capstone College · Pasadena
- Career Development Institute Inc · Los Angeles
- Career Networks Institute · Santa Ana
- Carrington College-Administrative Office · Sacramento
- Carrington College-Sacramento · Sacramento
- Casa Loma College-Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks
- Cerritos College · Norwalk
- Cerro Coso Community College · Ridgecrest
- CES College · Burbank
- Chabot College · Hayward
- Chaffey College · Rancho Cucamonga
- Chamberlain University-California · Rancho Cordova
- Chapman University · Orange
- Charles A Jones Career and Education Center · Sacramento
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science · Los Angeles
- Church Divinity School of the Pacific · Berkeley
- Citrus College · Glendora
- City College of San Francisco · San Francisco
- Claremont Graduate University · Claremont
- Claremont Lincoln University · Claremont
- Claremont McKenna College · Claremont
- Claremont School of Theology · Los Angeles
- Clovis Community College · Fresno
- Coalinga College · Coalinga
- Coast Community College District Office · Costa Mesa
- Coastline Community College · Fountain Valley
- Coba Academy · Anaheim
- College of Alameda · Alameda
- College of Marin · Kentfield
- College of San Mateo · San Mateo
- College of the Canyons · Santa Clarita
- College of the Desert · Palm Desert
- College of the Redwoods · Eureka
- College of the Sequoias · Visalia
- College of the Siskiyous · Weed
- Columbia College · Sonora
- Compton College · Compton
- Concordia University-Irvine · Irvine
- Contra Costa College · San Pablo
- Contra Costa Community College District Office · Martinez
- Copper Mountain Community College · Joshua Tree
- Cosumnes River College · Sacramento
- Crafton Hills College · Yucaipa
- Cuesta College · San Luis Obispo
- Cuyamaca College · El Cajon
- Cypress College · Cypress
- Daybreak University · Anaheim
- De Anza College · Cupertino
- DeHart Technical School · Modesto
- Design Institute of San Diego · San Diego
- DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY · Ukiah
- Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill
- Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology · Berkeley
- Dominican University of California · San Rafael
- Dongguk University Los Angeles · Los Angeles
- East Los Angeles College · Monterey Park
- EDvance College · San Francisco
- El Camino Community College District · Torrance
- Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine · Santa Monica
- Epic Bible College & Graduate School · Sacramento
- Evergreen Valley College · San Jose
- Feather River Community College District · Quincy
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising · Los Angeles
- Fielding Graduate University · Santa Barbara
- Five Branches University · Santa Cruz
- Folsom Lake College · Folsom
- Foothill College · Los Altos Hills
- Foothill-De Anza Community College District · Los Altos Hills
- Franciscan School of Theology · San Diego
- Fremont University · Cerritos
- Fresno City College · Fresno
- Fresno Pacific University · Fresno
- Fuller Theological Seminary · Pasadena
- Fullerton College · Fullerton
- Gavilan College · Gilroy
- Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad · Carlsbad
- Glendale Community College · Glendale
- Gnomon · North Hollywood
- Golden Gate University · San Francisco
- Golden West College · Huntington Beach
- Grace Mission University · Fullerton
- Graduate Theological Union · Berkeley
- Grossmont College · El Cajon
- Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District · El Cajon
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts · San Jose
- Hartnell College · Salinas
- Harvey Mudd College · Claremont
- Haven University · Garden Grove
- Healing Hands School of Holistic Health · Escondido
- High Tech High Graduate School of Education · San Diego
- Hollywood Cultural College · Los Angeles
- Homestead Schools · Torrance
- Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa
- Hope International University · Fullerton
- Hoss Lee Academy · Roseville
- Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses · Stockton
- Hypnosis Motivation Institute · Tarzana
- ICOHS College · San Diego
- Imperial Valley College · Imperial
- Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program · Sacramento
- Institute of Buddhist Studies · Berkeley
- Integrity College of Health · Pasadena
- InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield · Fairfield
- InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova · Rancho Cordova
- InterCoast Colleges-Riverside · Riverside
- InterCoast Colleges-West Covina · West Covina
- Interior Designers Institute · Newport Beach
- Irvine Valley College · Irvine
- John Paul the Great Catholic University · Escondido
- Keck Graduate Institute · Claremont
- La Sierra University · Riverside
- Laguna College of Art and Design · Laguna Beach
- Lake Tahoe Community College · South Lake Tahoe
- Laney College · Oakland
- Las Positas College · Livermore
- Lassen Community College · Susanville
- Latin American Bible Institute · La Puente
- Laurus College · San Luis Obispo
- Learnet Academy Inc · Los Angeles
- Lemoore College · Lemoore
- Life Chiropractic College West · Hayward
- Life Pacific University · San Dimas
- Lincoln University · Oakland
- Lionel University · Carpinteria
- Loma Linda University · Loma Linda
- Long Beach City College · Long Beach
- Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art · Van Nuys
- Los Angeles City College · Los Angeles
- Los Angeles College of Music · Pasadena
- Los Angeles Community College District Office · Los Angeles
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health · Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Film School · Hollywood
- Los Angeles Harbor College · Wilmington
- Los Angeles Mission College · Sylmar
- Los Angeles Pacific University · San Dimas
- Los Angeles Pierce College · Woodland Hills
- Los Angeles Southwest College · Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College · Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Valley College · Valley Glen
- Los Medanos College · Pittsburg
- Los Rios Community College District Office · Sacramento
- Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles
- Lu Ross Academy · Ventura
- Madera Community College · Madera
- Marshall B Ketchum University · Fullerton
- Mayfield College · Cathedral City
- Mendocino College · Ukiah
- Menlo College · Atherton
- Merced College · Merced
- Meridian University · Petaluma
- Merritt College · Oakland
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey · Monterey
- Milan Institute-Bakersfield · Bakersfield
- Milan Institute-Clovis · Clovis
- Milan Institute-Merced · Merced
- Milan Institute-Palm Desert · Palm Desert
- Milan Institute-Visalia · Visalia
- Minerva University · San Francisco
- MiraCosta College · Oceanside
- Mission College · Santa Clara
- Modesto Junior College · Modesto
- Monterey Peninsula College · Monterey
- Moorpark College · Moorpark
- Moreno Valley College · Moreno Valley
- Mount Saint Mary's University · Los Angeles
- Mt San Antonio College · Walnut
- Mt San Jacinto Community College District · San Jacinto
- Musicians Institute · Hollywood
- Napa Valley College · Napa
- National Career Education · Citrus Heights
- National Holistic Institute · Emeryville
- National University · San Diego
- Naval Postgraduate School · Monterey
- New York Film Academy · Burbank
- Newschool of Architecture and Design · San Diego
- Norco College · Norco
- North Orange County Community College District · Anaheim
- North-West College-Glendale · Glendale
- North-West College-Pomona · Pomona
- North-West College-San Diego · San Diego
- North-West College-Van Nuys · Van Nuys
- Northcentral University · San Diego
- Northeastern University Oakland · Oakland
- Notre Dame de Namur University · Belmont
- Oak Valley College · Rialto
- Occidental College · Los Angeles
- Ohlone College · Fremont
- Orange Coast College · Costa Mesa
- Otis College of Art and Design · Los Angeles
- Oxnard College · Oxnard
- Pacific College · Costa Mesa
- Pacific College of Health and Science · San Diego
- Pacific Oaks College · Pasadena
- Pacific School of Religion · Berkeley
- Pacific States University · Los Angeles
- Pacific Union College · Angwin
- Pacifica Graduate Institute · Carpinteria
- Palladium Technical Academy Inc · Temple City
- Palo Alto University · Palo Alto
- Palo Verde College · Blythe
- Palomar College · San Marcos
- Pasadena City College · Pasadena
- Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa
- Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay · Pleasant Hill
- Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno · Fresno
- Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto · Modesto
- Paul Mitchell the School-North Tahoe · Truckee
- Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena · Pasadena
- Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento · Sacramento
- Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego · San Diego
- Paul Mitchell the School-San Jose · San Jose
- Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks · Sherman Oaks
- Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula · Temecula
- PCI College · Cerritos
- Pepperdine University · Malibu
- Peralta Community College System Office · Oakland
- Pitzer College · Claremont
- Platt College-Anaheim · Anaheim
- Platt College-Los Angeles · Alhambra
- Platt College-Ontario · Ontario
- Platt College-Riverside · Riverside
- Point Loma Nazarene University · San Diego
- Pomona College · Claremont
- Porterville College · Porterville
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America · Santa Fe Springs
- Presidio Graduate School · San Anselmo
- Providence Christian College · Pasadena
- Rancho Santiago Community College District Office · Santa Ana
- RAND School of Public Policy · Santa Monica
- Reach University · Oakland
- Reedley College · Reedley
- Reiss-Davis Graduate School · Los Angeles
- Rio Hondo College · Whittier
- Riverside City College · Riverside
- Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education · Riverside
- Sacramento City College · Sacramento
- Saddleback College · Mission Viejo
- Saint Mary's College of California · Moraga
- Samuel Merritt University · Oakland
- San Bernardino Community College District · San Bernardino
- San Bernardino Valley College · San Bernardino
- San Diego Christian College · Santee
- San Diego City College · San Diego
- San Diego Community College District-District Office · San Diego
- San Diego Global Knowledge University · San Diego
- San Diego Mesa College · San Diego
- San Diego Miramar College · San Diego
- San Diego State University · San Diego
- San Francisco Bay University · Fremont
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music · San Francisco
- San Francisco State University · San Francisco
- San Joaquin College of Law · Clovis
- San Joaquin Delta College · Stockton
- San Joaquin Valley College-Central Administrative Office · Visalia
- San Joaquin Valley College-Delano · Delano
- San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville · Porterville
- San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia · Visalia
- San Jose City College · San Jose
- San Jose State University · San Jose
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District · San Jose
- San Mateo County Community College District Office · San Mateo
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · La Jolla
- Santa Ana College · Santa Ana
- Santa Barbara City College · Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara University · Santa Clara
- Santa Monica College · Santa Monica
- Santa Rosa Junior College · Santa Rosa
- Santiago Canyon College · Orange
- Saybrook University · Pasadena
- Scripps College · Claremont
- Shasta Bible College and Graduate School · Redding
- Shasta College · Redding
- Sierra College · Rocklin
- Simpson University · Redding
- Skyline College · San Bruno
- Smith Chason College · Los Angeles
- Sofia University · Palo Alto
- Soka University of America · Aliso Viejo
- Solano Community College · Fairfield
- Sonoma State University · Rohnert Park
- South Baylo University · Anaheim
- South Orange County Community College District · Mission Viejo
- Southern California Institute of Architecture · Los Angeles
- Southern California Institute of Technology · Anaheim
- Southern California Seminary · El Cajon
- Southern California University of Health Sciences · Whittier
- Southwestern College · Chula Vista
- Southwestern Law School · Los Angeles
- Stanbridge University · Irvine
- Stanford University · Stanford
- Starr King School for the Ministry · Oakland
- State Center Community College District · Fresno
- SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary · El Dorado Hills
- Summit College · San Bernardino
- Taft College · Taft
- Teachers College of San Joaquin · Stockton
- The Chicago School at Anaheim · Anaheim
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles · Los Angeles
- The Chicago School at San Diego · San Diego
- The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara
- The Colleges of Law at Ventura · Ventura
- The Fab School · Rancho Cucamonga
- The Master's University and Seminary · Santa Clarita
- The Nurse Academy · National City
- The University of America · Temecula
- The Wright Institute · Berkeley
- Thomas Aquinas College · Santa Paula
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law · San Diego
- Touro University California · Vallejo
- Touro University Worldwide · Los Alamitos
- Trinity Law School · Santa Ana
- UEI College-Bakersfield · Bakersfield
- UEI College-Chula Vista · Chula Vista
- UEI College-Fresno · Fresno
- UEI College-Garden Grove · Garden Grove
- UEI College-Huntington Park · Huntington Park
- UEI College-Oceanside · Oceanside
- UEI College-Ontario · Ontario
- UEI College-Reseda · Reseda
- UEI College-Riverside · Riverside
- UEI College-Sacramento · Sacramento
- UEI College-Stockton · Stockton
- UEI College-West Covina · West Covina
- United States University · San Diego
- Unitek College · Hayward
- Unitek College · South San Francisco
- Unitek College · Fremont
- Unitek College - Bakersfield · Bakersfield
- Unitek College - Concord · Concord
- Unitek College - Sacramento · Sacramento
- University of Antelope Valley · Lancaster
- University of California College of the Law-San Francisco · San Francisco
- University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley
- University of California-Davis · Davis
- University of California-Irvine · Irvine
- University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles
- University of California-Merced · Merced
- University of California-Riverside · Riverside
- University of California-San Diego · La Jolla
- University of California-San Francisco · San Francisco
- University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara
- University of California-Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz
- University of California-System Administration Central Office · Oakland
- University of East-West Medicine · Sunnyvale
- University of La Verne · La Verne
- University of Massachusetts Global · Aliso Viejo
- University of Redlands · Redlands
- University of Saint Katherine · San Marcos
- University of San Diego · San Diego
- University of San Francisco · San Francisco
- University of Silicon Andhra · Milpitas
- University of Silicon Valley · San Jose
- University of Southern California · Los Angeles
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences · San Marcos
- University of the Pacific · Stockton
- University of the People · Pasadena
- University of the West · Rosemead
- University of West Los Angeles · Inglewood
- Vanguard University of Southern California · Costa Mesa
- Ventura College · Ventura
- Ventura County Community College System Office · Camarillo
- Victor Valley College · Victorville
- West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies · Los Angeles
- West Coast University-Los Angeles · North Hollywood
- West Coast University-Ontario · Ontario
- West Coast University-Orange County · Anaheim
- West Hills Community College District · Coalinga
- West Los Angeles College · Culver City
- West Valley College · Saratoga
- West Valley Mission Community College District Office · Saratoga
- Westcliff University · Irvine
- Western University of Health Sciences · Pomona
- Westminster Theological Seminary in California · Escondido
- Westmont College · Santa Barbara
- Whittier College · Whittier
- William Jessup University · Rocklin
- Woodbury University · Burbank
- Woodland Community College · Woodland
- World Mission University · Los Angeles
- Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary · Los Angeles
- Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Los Angeles
- Yosemite Community College District Office · Modesto
- Young Americans College of the Performing Arts · Corona
- Yuba College · Marysville
- ZMS The Academy · Los Angeles
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