Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate in California
Ranked by graduation rate (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Graduation rate | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch, CA · Private for-profit | 100% | — | — |
| 2 | Gnomon North Hollywood, CA · Private for-profit | 100% | $51,949 | $114,785 |
| 3 | World Mission University Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | 100% | $15,785 | — |
| 4 | Lincoln University Oakland, CA · Private nonprofit | 100% | — | $53,695 |
| 5 | Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego San Diego, CA · Private for-profit | 99% | $35,975 | $26,897 |
| 6 | InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina, CA · Private for-profit | 97% | $27,536 | $36,089 |
| 7 | Diversified Vocational College Los Angeles, CA · Private for-profit | 96% | $21,711 | $25,328 |
| 8 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit | 94% | $16,075 | $128,566 |
| 9 | Pomona College Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit | 93% | $19,285 | $77,779 |
| 10 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | 93% | $13,481 | $92,446 |
| 11 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | 93% | $12,548 | $82,511 |
| 12 | Angeles College Los Angeles, CA · Private for-profit | 93% | $28,639 | $49,108 |
| 13 | Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | 92% | $13,807 | $124,080 |
| 14 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit | 92% | $35,924 | $138,687 |
| 15 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | 92% | $32,740 | $92,498 |
| 16 | Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA · Private nonprofit | 92% | $18,260 | $55,017 |
| 17 | Career Academy of Beauty Garden Grove, CA · Private for-profit | 92% | $17,769 | $24,410 |
| 18 | Salon Success Academy-Upland Upland, CA · Private for-profit | 91% | $17,658 | $26,956 |
| 19 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit | 91% | $28,849 | $104,736 |
| 20 | Universal Healthcare Careers College Los Angeles, CA · Private for-profit | 91% | $25,414 | — |
| 21 | Associated Technical College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Private for-profit | 90% | $23,629 | $24,368 |
| 22 | Asian-American International Beauty College Westminster, CA · Private for-profit | 90% | — | $12,610 |
| 23 | Brownson Technical School Anaheim, CA · Private for-profit | 89% | $30,513 | $68,767 |
| 24 | Career Networks Institute Santa Ana, CA · Private for-profit | 89% | $49,677 | $45,256 |
| 25 | Blake Austin College Vacaville, CA · Private for-profit | 89% | $29,136 | $42,518 |
| 26 | Salon Success Academy-Redlands Redlands, CA · Private for-profit | 89% | $18,357 | $22,412 |
| 27 | Federico Beauty Institute Sacramento, CA · Private for-profit | 88% | $24,028 | $29,856 |
| 28 | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA · Private nonprofit | 88% | $50,062 | $109,183 |
| 29 | Coastline Beauty College Fountain Valley, CA · Private for-profit | 87% | $22,007 | $11,585 |
| 30 | CET-San Diego San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit | 87% | $22,035 | $32,986 |
| 31 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · Public | 87% | $14,251 | $80,735 |
| 32 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA · Public | 86% | $16,665 | $90,768 |
| 33 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | 86% | $12,470 | $84,943 |
| 34 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA · Public | 86% | $14,741 | $80,838 |
| 35 | Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA · Private for-profit | 84% | $24,698 | $45,711 |
| 36 | Sierra College of Beauty Merced, CA · Private for-profit | 84% | $10,794 | $18,519 |
| 37 | Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA · Private nonprofit | 84% | $26,196 | $55,619 |
| 38 | Institute for Business and Technology San Jose, CA · Private for-profit | 84% | $27,207 | $38,015 |
| 39 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit | 84% | $30,365 | $86,522 |
| 40 | Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno Fresno, CA · Private for-profit | 84% | $22,624 | $29,671 |
| 41 | Pitzer College Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit | 83% | $34,191 | $69,512 |
| 42 | Pepperdine University Malibu, CA · Private nonprofit | 83% | $58,098 | $82,939 |
| 43 | National Career Education Citrus Heights, CA · Private for-profit | 83% | $25,380 | $38,015 |
| 44 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA · Public | 83% | $16,109 | $74,915 |
| 45 | Scripps College Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit | 83% | $36,294 | $77,539 |
| 46 | Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa Costa Mesa, CA · Private for-profit | 82% | $21,920 | $26,897 |
| 47 | Mayfield College Cathedral City, CA · Private for-profit | 82% | $24,948 | $29,384 |
| 48 | CBD College Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | 82% | $23,033 | $37,237 |
| 49 | San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula, CA · Private for-profit | 82% | $25,869 | $38,317 |
| 50 | Chapman University Orange, CA · Private nonprofit | 82% | $46,555 | $70,070 |
| 51 | Occidental College Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | 81% | $38,263 | $75,951 |
| 52 | Advanced Career Institute Visalia, CA · Private for-profit | 81% | — | — |
| 53 | CET-San Jose San Jose, CA · Private nonprofit | 81% | $16,101 | $32,986 |
| 54 | California Nurses Educational Institute Rancho Mirage, CA · Private for-profit | 80% | $23,231 | $46,895 |
| 55 | National Holistic Institute Emeryville, CA · Private for-profit | 80% | $33,287 | $27,978 |
| 56 | Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto Modesto, CA · Private for-profit | 80% | $17,246 | $28,691 |
| 57 | San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno, CA · Private for-profit | 80% | $27,887 | $38,317 |
| 58 | California College of Barbering and Cosmetology Stockton, CA · Private for-profit | 79% | $16,245 | — |
| 59 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit | 79% | $48,661 | $71,958 |
| 60 | Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | 79% | $48,381 | $78,349 |
| 61 | Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Private for-profit | 79% | $16,717 | $30,336 |
| 62 | Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA · Private nonprofit | 78% | $35,333 | $84,713 |
| 63 | Urban Barber College Concord, CA · Private for-profit | 78% | $24,250 | — |
| 64 | Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente, CA · Public | 77% | $3,536 | $39,271 |
| 65 | Institute of Culinary Education Pasadena, CA · Private for-profit | 77% | — | $47,865 |
| 66 | Hypnosis Motivation Institute Tarzana, CA · Private nonprofit | 77% | $48,328 | $24,244 |
| 67 | Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit | 77% | $38,729 | $63,998 |
| 68 | San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida, CA · Private for-profit | 77% | $26,706 | $38,317 |
| 69 | MTI College Sacramento, CA · Private for-profit | 77% | $21,740 | $45,328 |
| 70 | San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA · Private for-profit | 76% | $29,811 | $38,317 |
| 71 | San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public | 76% | $15,364 | $64,909 |
| 72 | University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · Public | 76% | $14,304 | $67,699 |
| 73 | Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · Private for-profit | 76% | $26,029 | $39,993 |
| 74 | University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · Public | 75% | $17,890 | $68,396 |
| 75 | Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, CA · Private for-profit | 75% | $27,101 | $26,262 |
| 76 | American Medical Sciences Center Glendale, CA · Private for-profit | 75% | $21,629 | $29,972 |
| 77 | American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Private for-profit | 75% | $32,408 | $38,430 |
| 78 | National Career College Panorama City, CA · Private for-profit | 74% | $27,850 | $19,347 |
| 79 | UEI College-Reseda Reseda, CA · Private for-profit | 74% | $27,464 | $31,141 |
| 80 | Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim, CA · Private for-profit | 74% | $33,392 | $53,598 |
| 81 | San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit | 74% | $42,607 | — |
| 82 | Institute of Technology Clovis, CA · Private for-profit | 73% | $23,159 | $35,095 |
| 83 | Casa Loma College-Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, CA · Private nonprofit | 73% | $27,596 | $49,854 |
| 84 | Unitek College Fremont, CA · Private for-profit | 73% | $25,179 | $79,550 |
| 85 | Bellus Academy-Poway Poway, CA · Private for-profit | 73% | $32,767 | $25,223 |
| 86 | Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Private for-profit | 72% | $26,360 | $52,873 |
| 87 | Smith Chason College Los Angeles, CA · Private for-profit | 72% | $34,367 | $58,004 |
| 88 | North-West College-Riverside Riverside, CA · Private for-profit | 72% | $33,139 | $39,876 |
| 89 | Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | 71% | $43,923 | $71,909 |
| 90 | Career Care Institute Lancaster, CA · Private for-profit | 71% | $50,201 | $39,888 |
| 91 | Healthcare Career College Paramount, CA · Private for-profit | 71% | $13,756 | $32,613 |
| 92 | North-West College-Pomona Pomona, CA · Private for-profit | 71% | $30,851 | $39,876 |
| 93 | Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos, CA · Private for-profit | 71% | $27,365 | $38,673 |
| 94 | UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA · Private for-profit | 71% | $28,606 | $31,141 |
| 95 | Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Baldwin Park, CA · Public | 71% | $6,665 | $32,069 |
| 96 | UEI College-Stockton Stockton, CA · Private for-profit | 71% | $28,455 | $31,141 |
| 97 | UEI College-Riverside Riverside, CA · Private for-profit | 71% | $29,702 | $30,848 |
| 98 | American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA · Private for-profit | 70% | $31,218 | $38,430 |
| 99 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA · Private nonprofit | 70% | $29,053 | $64,778 |
| 100 | Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA · Private nonprofit | 70% | $30,378 | $78,812 |