Top Colleges In California

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
U.S. News rank: 4 (tie) Tier: 1
Institutional type: private
Setting: suburban
Total enrollment: 2,126
Tuition and fees: $34,584

Stanford University, Stanford
U.S. News rank: 4 (tie) Tier: 1
Institutional type: private
Setting: suburban
Total enrollment: 17,833
Tuition and fees: $37,881

University of California—Berkeley,Berkeley
U.S. News rank: 21 Tier: 1
Institutional type: public
Setting: urban
Total enrollment: 35,409
Tuition and fees: In-state: $8,352; Out-of-state: $30,022

University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles
U.S. News rank: 24 Tier: 1
Institutional type: public
Setting: urban
Total enrollment: 39,650
Tuition and fees: In-state: $8,228; Out-of-state: $29,897

University of Southern California, Los Angeles
U.S. News rank: 26 Tier: 1
Institutional type: private
Setting: urban
Total enrollment: 33,747
Tuition and fees: $39,124

University of California—San Diego, La Jolla
U.S. News rank: 35 Tier: 1
Institutional type: public
Setting: urban
Total enrollment: 27,520
Tuition and fees: In-state: $8,798; Out-of-state: $30,819

University of California—Davis, Davis
U.S. News rank: 42 (tie) Tier: 1
Institutional type: public
Setting: urban
Total enrollment: 30,568
Tuition and fees: $9,364; Out-of-state: $31,385

University of California—Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
U.S. News rank: 42 (tie) Tier: 1
Institutional type: public
Setting: suburban
Total enrollment: 21,868
Tuition and fees: In-state: $9,055; Out-of-state: $30,724

University of California—Irvine, Irvine
U.S. News rank: 46 Tier: 1
Institutional type: public
Setting: suburban
Total enrollment: 26,984
Tuition and fees: In-state: $8,775; Out-of-state: $28,796

Pepperdine University, Malibu
U.S. News rank: 58 Tier: 1
Institutional type: private
Setting: suburban
Total enrollment: 7,614
Tuition and fees: $37,850