25
Schools Ranked
$56,204
Avg. Program Earnings
78.0%
Avg. Graduation Rate
Top 25 Schools
| # | School | Median Earnings | Graduation Rate | School Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, California
|
$87,754 | 95.2% | private-nonprofit |
| 2 |
Stanford University
Stanford, California
|
$85,391 | 92.8% | private-nonprofit |
| 3 |
Pomona College
Claremont, California
|
$77,213 | 93.2% | private-nonprofit |
| 4 |
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, California
|
$70,379 | 92.9% | public |
| 5 |
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, California
|
$68,379 | 88.5% | private-nonprofit |
| 6 |
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
|
$60,790 | 85.3% | public |
| 7 |
Northeastern University Oakland
Oakland, California
|
$60,046 | private-nonprofit | |
| 8 |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
|
$59,124 | 85.2% | public |
| 9 |
California State University-Channel Islands
Camarillo, California
|
$58,221 | 53.5% | public |
| 10 |
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, California
|
$55,512 | 60.5% | public |
| 11 |
Occidental College
Los Angeles, California
|
$55,078 | 85.1% | private-nonprofit |
| 12 |
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, California
|
$52,733 | 69.2% | public |
| 13 |
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
|
$51,899 | 92.7% | public |
| 14 |
University of San Diego
San Diego, California
|
$50,856 | 81.6% | private-nonprofit |
| 15 |
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
|
$49,962 | 92.0% | private-nonprofit |
| 16 |
California State University-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California
|
$49,683 | 49.3% | public |
| 17 |
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
|
$48,432 | 71.1% | private-nonprofit |
| 18 |
University of California-Davis
Davis, California
|
$47,553 | 85.1% | public |
| 19 |
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
|
$47,260 | 79.8% | private-nonprofit |
| 20 |
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
|
$47,260 | 84.7% | private-nonprofit |
| 21 |
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, California
|
$46,300 | 87.6% | public |
| 22 |
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
|
$44,356 | 74.5% | public |
| 23 |
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
|
$44,356 | 67.8% | private-nonprofit |
| 24 |
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, California
|
$43,319 | 54.2% | public |
| 25 |
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California
|
$43,240 | 50.1% | public |
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