List of colleges and universities in California

This is a list of colleges and universities in California.

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Federal institutions

Graduate institutions

Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey

Other academic institutions

Defense Language Institute, Monterey
Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica (only research PhD programs)

State institutions

Two-year institutions

See California Community Colleges System

Four-year institutions

University of California

Name	City	County	System	Founded
University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley	Alameda	University of California	1868
University of California, Davis	Davis	Yolo	University of California	1908
University of California, Irvine	Irvine	Orange	University of California	1965
University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	University of California	1920
University of California, Merced	Merced	Merced	University of California	2005
University of California, Riverside	Riverside	Riverside	University of California	1954
University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, San Diego	San Diego	University of California	1960
University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara-Goleta	Santa Barbara	University of California	1891**
University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	University of California	1965

University of California, Santa Barbara was founded in 1891 as an independent teachers' college. It joined the University of California system in 1944.
University of California, Los Angeles was founded in 1882 as the southern branch of the California State Normal School. It joined the University of California system in 1919 as the southern branch of the University of California.

California State University

Name	City	County	System	Founded
California Maritime Academy	Vallejo	Solano	California State University	1929
California Polytechnic State University	San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	California State University	1901
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona	Los Angeles	California State University	1938
California State University, Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Kern	California State University	1965
California State University, Channel Islands	Camarillo	Ventura County	California State University	2002
California State University, Chico	Chico	Butte	California State University	1887
California State University, Dominguez Hills	Carson	Los Angeles	California State University	1960
California State University, East Bay	Hayward	Alameda	California State University	1959
California State University, Fresno	Fresno	Fresno	California State University	1911
California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton	Orange	California State University	1957
California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach	Los Angeles	California State University	1949
California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	California State University	1947
California State University, Monterey Bay	Seaside	Monterey	California State University	1994
California State University, Northridge	Northridge	Los Angeles	California State University	1958
California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento	Sacramento County	California State University	1947
California State University, San Bernardino	San Bernardino	San Bernardino	California State University	1965
California State University, San Marcos	San Marcos	San Diego	California State University	1988
California State University, Stanislaus	Turlock	Stanislaus	California State University	1957
Humboldt State University	Arcata	Humboldt	California State University	1913
San Diego State University	San Diego	San Diego	California State University	1897
San Francisco State University	San Francisco	San Francisco	California State University	1899
San José State University	San José	Santa Clara	California State University	1857
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park	Sonoma	California State University	1960

California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo was founded as a vocational high school. It became a vocational school in 1924, and then started awarding bachelor's degrees in 1940.
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, was founded as a southern branch of California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo in 1938, but became independent in 1966.

State graduate institutions

California State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (Moss Landing)
University of California, Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco)
University of California, San Francisco (San Francisco)

Private colleges and universities

Name	City	County	Founded	Carnegie Classification^[1]	Type^[2]	Athletics	Affiliation	Notes
42	Fremont	Alameda	2016	Special Focus Institutions (Software Engineer)	not-for-profit	---	---	Free
Academy of Art University	San Francisco	San Francisco	1929	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	NCAA Div. II	---	---
Alliant International University	San Diego	San Diego	1952	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	---	---	---
American Heritage University of Southern California	Ontario	San Bernardino	2003	---	for-profit	---	---	---
American International Pan Pacific University	Online		2015
American Jewish University	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1947	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	---	Judaism	---
Anaheim University	Anaheim	Orange	1996	Master's Colleges and Universities	for-profit	---	---	---
Antioch University Los Angeles	Culver City	Los Angeles	1972	Master's Colleges and Universities	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Argosy University	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	2001	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	for-profit	---	---	---
Art Center College of Design	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1930	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Azusa Pacific University	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1899	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	Christian (Inter-denominational)	---
Berean Bible College	Poway	San Diego	1971	---	---	---	---	---
Biola University	La Mirada	Los Angeles	1908	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NAIA	Evangelical Christian	---
Brandman University	Irvine	Orange	2009	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Brooks Institute	Ventura	Ventura	1945	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	---	---	Arts
California Baptist University	Riverside	Riverside	1950	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	---	---
California College of the Arts	San Francisco	San Francisco	1907	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
California College San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	1978	Special Focus Institutions (Health)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
California Institute of Integral Studies	San Francisco	San Francisco	1968	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	---	---	---
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1891	Research University (Very High)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
California Institute of the Arts	Valencia	Los Angeles	1961	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
California Lutheran University	Thousand Oaks	Ventura	1959	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
California Miramar University	San Diego	San Diego	2005	---	for-profit	---	---	---
California Pacific University	Pinole	Contra Costa	1976	---	---	---	---	---
California South Bay University	Sunnyvale	Santa Clara	2007	---	---	---	---	unaccredited
California Southern Law School	Riverside	Riverside	1971	---	---	---	---	Law
California University of Management and Sciences	Anaheim	Orange	1998	---	not-for-profit	---	---	---
California University of Management and Technology	San Jose	Santa Clara	---	---	---	---	---	---
Chapman University	Orange	Orange	1861	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	---
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science	Willowbrook	Los Angeles	1966	Special Focus Institutions (Health)	not-for-profit	---	HBCU	---
Claremont Graduate University	Claremont	Los Angeles	1925	Research University (Very High)	not-for-profit	---	Claremont Colleges	---
Claremont McKenna College	Claremont	Los Angeles	1946	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Claremont Colleges	---
Cogswell Polytechnical College	Sunnyvale	Santa Clara	1887	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Concordia University Irvine	Irvine	Orange	1976	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NAIA	Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod	---
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone	St. Helena	Napa	1995	Special Focus Institutions (Other)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Deep Springs College	Deep Springs	Inyo	1917	---	---	---	---	---
Design Institute of San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	---	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	---	---	---
Dominican University of California	San Rafael	Marin	1890	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	---	---
Drexel University (satellite campus in Sacramento)	Sacramento	Sacramento	2009	Research University (Very High)	not-for-profit	---	---	Closed
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	1983	Special Focus Institutions (Health)	not-for-profit	---	---	Oriental medicine
Epic Bible College	Sacramento	Sacramento	1974	---	---	---	---	---
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1969	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	---	---	---
Fresno Pacific University	Fresno	Fresno	1944	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	---	---
Fuller Theological Seminary	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1947	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Golden Gate University	San Francisco	San Francisco	1901	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Graduate Theological Union	Berkeley	Alameda	1962	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Harvey Mudd College	Claremont	Los Angeles	1955	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Claremont Colleges	---
Herguan University	Sunnyvale	Santa Clara	2008	---	---	---	---	---
Holy Names University	Oakland	Alameda	1868	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	---	Roman Catholic (Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary)	---
Hope International University	Fullerton	Orange	1928	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Hult International Business School	San Francisco	San Francisco	1964	Master's Colleges and Universities	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Humphreys College	Stockton	San Joaquin	1896	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
ICDC College	Huntington Park	Los Angeles	1995	Associate's (Private For-Profit)	for-profit	---	---	---
Imago Dei College	Oak Glen	San Bernardino	2010	---	---	---	Evangelical	---
International Technological University	San Jose	Santa Clara	1994	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
John F. Kennedy University	Pleasant Hill	Contra Costa	1964	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
John Paul the Great Catholic University	Escondido	San Diego	2003	---	---	---	---	---
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences	Claremont	Los Angeles	1997	S-Postbac/Other: Single postbaccalaureate (other field)	not-for-profit	---	Claremont Colleges	---
La Sierra University	Riverside	Riverside	1992	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	---	Seventh-day Adventist Church	---
Laguna College of Art and Design	Laguna Beach	Orange	1961	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Life Pacific College	San Dimas	Los Angeles	1923	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Lincoln University	Oakland	Alameda	1926	Master's Colleges and Universities (Small)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda	San Bernardino	1905	Special Focus Institutions (Medical)	not-for-profit	---	Seventh-day Adventist Church	---
Los Angeles College of Music	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1996	---	for-profit	---	---	Music
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1911	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	Roman Catholic	---
Marymount College	Rancho Palos Verdes	Los Angeles	1932	Associate's (Private For-Profit)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Master's College	Santa Clarita	Los Angeles	1927	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Menlo College	Atherton	San Mateo	1927	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Mills College	Oakland	Alameda	1852	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
Monterey Institute of International Studies	Monterey	Monterey	1955	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Mount St. Mary's College	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1925	Master's Colleges and Universities (Small)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
National Hispanic University	San Jose	Santa Clara	1981	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	---	---	Closed
National University	La Jolla	San Diego	1971	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
New York Film Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1992	---	for-profit	---	---	Film
NewSchool of Architecture and Design	San Diego	San Diego	1980	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	---	---	---
Northwestern Polytechnic University	Fremont	Alameda	1984	Special Focus Institutions (Engineering)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont	San Mateo	1851	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	Roman Catholic	---
Occidental College	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1887	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
Otis College of Art and Design	Westchester	Los Angeles	1918	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Pacific Oaks College	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1958	Special Focus Institutions (Other)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Pacific School of Religion	Berkeley	Alameda	1866	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Pacific Union College	Angwin	Napa	1882	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Pacifica Graduate Institute	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	1976	Doctoral/Research University	for-profit	---	---	---
Palo Alto University	Palo Alto	Santa Clara	1975	Special Focus Institutions (Health)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Patten University	Oakland	Alameda	1944	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	for-profit	---	---	---
Pepperdine University	Malibu	Los Angeles	1937	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	Churches of Christ	---
Pitzer College	Claremont	Los Angeles	1963	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Claremont Colleges	---
Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego	San Diego	1902	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	Nazarene	---
Pomona College	Claremont	Los Angeles	1887	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Claremont Colleges	---
Providence Christian College	Pasadena	Los Angeles	2002	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Saint Mary's College of California	Moraga	Contra Costa	1863	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	Roman Catholic	---
Samuel Merritt University	Oakland	Alameda	1909	Special Focus Institutions (Health)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
San Diego Christian College	Santee	San Diego	1970	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
San Diego University for Integrative Studies	San Diego	San Diego	1999	---	---	---	---	---
San Francisco Institute of Architecture	Berkeley	Alameda	1990	---	---	---	---	---
San Joaquin College of Law	Clovis	Fresno	1969	Special Focus Institutions (Law)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
San Luis Rey College	Oceanside	San Diego	1950	---	---	---	---	Closed
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara	Santa Clara	1851	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)	---
Saybrook University	Oakland	Alameda	1971	---	---	---	---	---
Scripps College	Claremont	Los Angeles	1926	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Claremont Colleges	---
Silicon Valley University	San Jose	Santa Clara	2015	Master's Colleges and Universities (Small)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Simpson University	Redding	Shasta	1921	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Soka University of America	Aliso Viejo	Orange	2001	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Southern California Institute of Architecture	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1972	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	Architecture
Southern States University	San Diego	San Diego	1983	---	for-profit	---	---	---
Stanford University	Stanford	Santa Clara	1891	Research University (Very High)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I FBS	---	---
Starr King School for the Ministry	Berkeley	Alameda	1904	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
The Art Institute of California - San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	1997	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	---	---	---
Thomas Aquinas College	Santa Paula	Ventura	1971	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Touro University California	Vallejo	Solano	1997	---	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Trident University International	Cypress	Orange	1998	Doctoral University	for profit	---	---	---
University of Antelope Valley	Lancaster	Los Angeles	1997	---	for-profit	NAIA	---	---
University of La Verne	La Verne	Los Angeles	1891	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Church of the Brethren	---
University of Northern California	Petaluma	Sonoma	1993	---	---	---	---	---
University of Redlands	Redlands	San Bernardino	1907	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
University of San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	1949	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I FCS	Roman Catholic	---
University of San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	1855	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)	---
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1880	Research University (Very High)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I FBS	---	---
University of the Pacific	Stockton	San Joaquin	1851	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	---	---
University of the West	Rosemead	Los Angeles	1990	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
University of West Los Angeles	Inglewood	Los Angeles	1966	Special Focus Institutions (Law)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Vanguard University of Southern California	Costa Mesa	Orange	1920	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	NAIA	Assemblies of God	---
Western Seminary Sacramento Campus	Sacramento	Sacramento	1927	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Western Seminary San Jose Campus	Santa Clara	Santa Clara	1927	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Western University of Health Sciences	Pomona	Los Angeles	1977	Special Focus Institutions (Medical)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Westmont College	Montecito	Santa Barbara	1937	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Whittier College	Whittier	Los Angeles	1887	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
William Jessup University	Rocklin	Sacramento	1939	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Woodbury University	Burbank	Los Angeles	1884	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Zaytuna College	Berkeley	Alameda	2008	---	not-for-profit	---	---	---

Defunct institutions

Eldorado College, Escondido
Bethany University, Scotts Valley (closed in 2011)
Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, California (closed in 1981)
Upland College, Upland (merged with Messiah College)
University of Northern California, Lorenzo Patiño School of Law

References

↑ Classification are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
↑ School types are based on the control classification of the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

External links

Lists of American institutions of higher education

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Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

State of California

Sacramento (capital)

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