| Rankings |
Schools |
| 1 |
Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Tuition: $41,787
Total enrollment: 19,945
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 7.1%
Average freshman retention rate: 98%
6-year graduation rate: 96%
Classes with under 20 students: 68.9%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1360-1550 |
| 2 |
California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
Tuition: $39,588
Total enrollment: 2,231
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 12.8%
Average freshman retention rate: 98%
6-year graduation rate: 87%
Classes with under 20 students: 63.4%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1460-1590 |
| 3 |
University of California: Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: 36,142
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 21.6%
Average freshman retention rate: 97%
6-year graduation rate: 90%
Classes with under 20 students: 64.2%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1250-1490 |
| 4 |
University of California: Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuition: in-state: $12,692, out-of-state: $35,570
Total enrollment: 40,675
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 25.5%
Average freshman retention rate: 97%
6-year graduation rate: 90%
Classes with under 20 students: 50.9%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1180-1440 |
| 5 |
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuition: $44,463
Total enrollment: 38,010
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 23.0%
Average freshman retention rate: 97%
6-year graduation rate: 90%
Classes with under 20 students: 60.8%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1280-1490 |
| 6 |
University of California: Davis
(Davis, CA)
Tuition: in-state: $13,877, out-of-state: $36,755
Total enrollment: 31,732
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 46.0%
Average freshman retention rate: 92%
6-year graduation rate: 86%
Classes with under 20 students: 32.6%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1090-1340 |
| 7 |
University of California: San Diego (La Jolla, CA)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: 28,593
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 35.5%
Average freshman retention rate: 95%
6-year graduation rate: 85%
Classes with under 20 students: 37.3%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1110-1360 |
| 8 |
University of California: Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
Tuition: in-state: $13,671, out-of-state: $36,549
Total enrollment: 21,685
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 45.7%
Average freshman retention rate: 91%
6-year graduation rate: 86%
Classes with under 20 students: 46.8%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1120-1360 |
| 9 |
University of California: Irvine (Irvine, CA)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: 27,189
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 47.5%
Average freshman retention rate: 94%
6-year graduation rate: 85%
Classes with under 20 students: 47.0%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile:
1060-1310 |
| 10 |
Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
Tuition: $42,772
Total enrollment: 7,539
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 31.6%
Average freshman retention rate: 90%
6-year graduation rate: 81%
Classes with under 20 students: 67.7%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1100-1330 |
| 11 |
University of California: Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
Tuition: in-state: $13,416, out-of-state: $36,294
Total enrollment: 17,454
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 67.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 90%
6-year graduation rate: 77%
Classes with under 20 students: 44.1%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1020-1270 |
| 12 |
University of San Diego (San Diego, CA)
Tuition: $39,970
Total enrollment: 8,317
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 47.5%
Average freshman retention rate: 86%
6-year graduation rate: 75%
Classes with under 20 students: 39.5%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1130-1320 |
| 13 |
University of California: Riverside (Riverside, CA)
Tuition: in-state: $12,923, out-of-state: $35,801
Total enrollment: 20,901
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 69.0%
Average freshman retention rate: 86%
6-year graduation rate: 70%
Classes with under 20 students: 31.4%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 950-1210 |
| 14 |
University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Tuition: $38,884
Total enrollment: 9,734
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 58.0%
Average freshman retention rate: 84%
6-year graduation rate: 70%
Classes with under 20 students: 52.9%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1030-1250 |
| 15 |
University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)
Tuition: $38,320
Total enrollment: 6,710
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 35.8%
Average freshman retention rate: 84%
6-year graduation rate: 69%
Classes with under 20 students: 54.0%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1050-1318 |
| 16 |
San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
Tuition: in-state: $7,076,
out-of-state: $18,236
Total enrollment: 31,303
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 32.9%
Average freshman retention rate: 84%
6-year graduation rate: 66%
Classes with under 20 students: 27.7%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 980-1190 |
| 17 |
University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)
Tuition: $33,350
Total enrollment: 4,692
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 39.9%
Average freshman retention rate: 82%
6-year graduation rate: 58%
Classes with under 20 students: 62.1%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 920-1100 |
| 18 |
Biola University (La Mirada, CA)
Tuition: $31,004
Total enrollment: 6,250
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 76.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 85%
6-year graduation rate: 66%
Classes with under 20 students: 45.7%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1000-1250 |
| 19 |
Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA)
Tuition: $31,076
Total enrollment: 9,929
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 49.2%
Average freshman retention rate: 85%
6-year graduation rate: 63%
Classes with under 20 students: 68.6%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 980-1210 |
| 20 |
Alliant International University (San Diego, CA)
Tuition: $16,810
Total enrollment: 4,330
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: N/A
Average freshman retention rate: N/A
6-year graduation rate: 29%
Classes with under 20 students: 93.5%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: N/A |
| 21 |
California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco, CA)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: 1,428
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: N/A
Average freshman retention rate: N/A
6-year graduation rate: N/A
Classes with under 20 students: 100.0%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: N/A |
| 22 |
Trident University International (Cypress, CA)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: N/A
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: N/A
Average freshman retention rate: N/A
6-year graduation rate: N/A
Classes with under 20 students: N/A
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: N/A |
