univstats

Graduation Comparison Between California Colleges

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of Colleges in California is 71.49% where 100,927 students out of 141,178 candidates have complete their courses and degrees. The rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time (for example, 6 years for 4 years BS program) divided by the candidates. The numbers in parenthesis() represent data by gender (men/women) for each cell respectively. The following table compares the graduation rates between Colleges in California.
Among the Colleges in California, Antelope Valley Community College District has the most highest graduation rate of 100.00%, while Ashford University has the lowest rate of 9.40%.
Compare Selected Schools
Prev Next
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Colleges In California
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Academy of Art University 44.70%
(35.89% / 51.57%)
253
(89 / 164)
566
(248 / 318)
Antelope Valley Community College District 100.00%
(100.00% / 0.00%)
3
(3 / 0)
3
(3 / 0)
Art Center College of Design 75.47%
(68.92% / 78.99%)
160
(51 / 109)
212
(74 / 138)
Azusa Pacific University 61.27%
(56.91% / 63.33%)
693
(206 / 487)
1,131
(362 / 769)
Bakersfield College 100.00%
(100.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
Bethesda University No completers information available at the school.
Biola University 72.06%
(72.67% / 71.74%)
619
(218 / 401)
859
(300 / 559)
California Baptist University 63.25%
(61.46% / 64.25%)
704
(244 / 460)
1,113
(397 / 716)
California College of the Arts 72.16%
(61.90% / 77.19%)
184
(52 / 132)
255
(84 / 171)
California Institute of Technology 94.04%
(92.19% / 96.26%)
221
(118 / 103)
235
(128 / 107)
California Lutheran University 73.20%
(69.70% / 75.67%)
467
(184 / 283)
638
(264 / 374)
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 85.47%
(81.65% / 89.31%)
3,693
(1,771 / 1,922)
4,321
(2,169 / 2,152)
California State University-Bakersfield 49.69%
(40.84% / 54.85%)
641
(194 / 447)
1,290
(475 / 815)
California State University-Stanislaus 55.26%
(50.82% / 57.36%)
735
(217 / 518)
1,330
(427 / 903)
California State University-San Bernardino 54.42%
(49.05% / 57.80%)
1,489
(518 / 971)
2,736
(1,056 / 1,680)
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona 66.32%
(63.85% / 69.07%)
2,705
(1,376 / 1,329)
4,079
(2,155 / 1,924)
California State University-Chico 64.18%
(60.23% / 67.37%)
1,749
(733 / 1,016)
2,725
(1,217 / 1,508)
California State University-Dominguez Hills 46.46%
(38.56% / 51.21%)
584
(182 / 402)
1,257
(472 / 785)
California State University-Fresno 56.23%
(50.20% / 60.25%)
1,804
(643 / 1,161)
3,208
(1,281 / 1,927)
California State University-Fullerton 69.30%
(63.83% / 73.15%)
2,962
(1,126 / 1,836)
4,274
(1,764 / 2,510)
California State University-East Bay 45.52%
(38.73% / 49.45%)
721
(225 / 496)
1,584
(581 / 1,003)
California State University-Long Beach 72.65%
(68.15% / 75.65%)
3,010
(1,130 / 1,880)
4,143
(1,658 / 2,485)
California State University-Los Angeles 51.43%
(46.45% / 55.12%)
1,890
(727 / 1,163)
3,675
(1,565 / 2,110)
California State University-Northridge 55.99%
(49.77% / 60.95%)
2,476
(976 / 1,500)
4,422
(1,961 / 2,461)
California State University-Sacramento 54.46%
(47.60% / 59.53%)
2,004
(745 / 1,259)
3,680
(1,565 / 2,115)
University of California-Berkeley 94.03%
(92.57% / 95.41%)
5,829
(2,792 / 3,037)
6,199
(3,016 / 3,183)
University of California-Davis 86.34%
(83.92% / 87.73%)
4,919
(1,743 / 3,176)
5,697
(2,077 / 3,620)
University of California-Irvine 86.61%
(84.42% / 88.53%)
5,664
(2,584 / 3,080)
6,540
(3,061 / 3,479)
University of California-Los Angeles 92.48%
(90.95% / 93.48%)
6,036
(2,352 / 3,684)
6,527
(2,586 / 3,941)
University of California-Riverside 76.02%
(72.59% / 78.46%)
4,062
(1,610 / 2,452)
5,343
(2,218 / 3,125)
University of California-San Diego 87.73%
(85.26% / 89.90%)
5,013
(2,279 / 2,734)
5,714
(2,673 / 3,041)
University of California-Santa Barbara 85.67%
(83.90% / 86.98%)
4,268
(1,777 / 2,491)
4,982
(2,118 / 2,864)
University of California-Santa Cruz 76.91%
(74.77% / 79.14%)
3,225
(1,594 / 1,631)
4,193
(2,132 / 2,061)
California Institute of the Arts 63.82%
(61.22% / 66.34%)
127
(60 / 67)
199
(98 / 101)
California State University Maritime Academy 63.14%
(63.37% / 61.76%)
149
(128 / 21)
236
(202 / 34)
Chapman University 83.57%
(79.79% / 85.85%)
1,241
(446 / 795)
1,485
(559 / 926)
Concordia University-Irvine 63.05%
(57.97% / 65.67%)
256
(80 / 176)
406
(138 / 268)
San Diego Christian College 35.42%
(32.00% / 39.13%)
17
(8 / 9)
48
(25 / 23)
Claremont McKenna College 91.28%
(90.42% / 92.21%)
293
(151 / 142)
321
(167 / 154)
University of Silicon Valley 43.81%
(39.06% / 51.22%)
46
(25 / 21)
105
(64 / 41)
Columbia College Hollywood 49.28%
(53.33% / 41.67%)
34
(24 / 10)
69
(45 / 24)
Design Institute of San Diego 75.00%
(0.00% / 75.00%)
3
(0 / 3)
4
(0 / 4)
Dominican University of California 78.93%
(68.75% / 82.23%)
206
(44 / 162)
261
(64 / 197)
Feather River Community College District 50.00%
(0.00% / 50.00%)
4
(0 / 4)
8
(0 / 8)
Fresno Pacific University 50.24%
(46.25% / 52.67%)
106
(37 / 69)
211
(80 / 131)
Harvey Mudd College 92.02%
(93.04% / 90.82%)
196
(107 / 89)
213
(115 / 98)
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 45.55%
(38.25% / 51.02%)
584
(210 / 374)
1,282
(549 / 733)
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses 100.00%
(0.00% / 100.00%)
2
(0 / 2)
2
(0 / 2)
Interior Designers Institute 100.00%
(0.00% / 100.00%)
1
(0 / 1)
1
(0 / 1)
American Jewish University 50.00%
(100.00% / 33.33%)
2
(1 / 1)
4
(1 / 3)
Life Pacific University 46.43%
(45.00% / 47.22%)
26
(9 / 17)
56
(20 / 36)
University of La Verne 63.22%
(58.85% / 66.26%)
349
(133 / 216)
552
(226 / 326)
Laguna College of Art and Design 63.10%
(54.55% / 66.13%)
53
(12 / 41)
84
(22 / 62)
Lincoln University 81.25%
(75.00% / 87.50%)
13
(6 / 7)
16
(8 / 8)
Southern California Seminary No completers information available at the school.
La Sierra University 54.85%
(55.00% / 54.72%)
113
(55 / 58)
206
(100 / 106)
The Master's University and Seminary 73.26%
(75.00% / 71.59%)
126
(63 / 63)
172
(84 / 88)
Loyola Marymount University 81.52%
(75.21% / 86.69%)
1,081
(449 / 632)
1,326
(597 / 729)
Menlo College 56.95%
(51.90% / 62.50%)
86
(41 / 45)
151
(79 / 72)
Mount Saint Mary's University 61.72%
(62.50% / 61.67%)
187
(10 / 177)
303
(16 / 287)
Musicians Institute 40.74%
(46.67% / 33.33%)
11
(7 / 4)
27
(15 / 12)
National University 22.22%
(50.00% / 0.00%)
2
(2 / 0)
9
(4 / 5)
Newschool of Architecture and Design 41.67%
(28.57% / 60.00%)
15
(6 / 9)
36
(21 / 15)
Notre Dame de Namur University 47.44%
(50.00% / 46.15%)
74
(26 / 48)
156
(52 / 104)
Occidental College 82.67%
(76.26% / 87.63%)
415
(167 / 248)
502
(219 / 283)
Otis College of Art and Design 61.58%
(60.00% / 62.32%)
125
(39 / 86)
203
(65 / 138)
Hope International University 51.58%
(50.00% / 52.83%)
49
(21 / 28)
95
(42 / 53)
Pacific States University 14.29%
(25.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
7
(4 / 3)
Pacific Union College 42.86%
(37.33% / 47.31%)
72
(28 / 44)
168
(75 / 93)
University of the Pacific 73.72%
(69.91% / 76.73%)
533
(223 / 310)
723
(319 / 404)
Pepperdine University 83.98%
(74.58% / 90.18%)
624
(220 / 404)
743
(295 / 448)
Pitzer College 85.45%
(84.30% / 86.39%)
229
(102 / 127)
268
(121 / 147)
Point Loma Nazarene University 75.93%
(70.89% / 78.74%)
451
(151 / 300)
594
(213 / 381)
Pomona College 94.63%
(93.53% / 95.69%)
388
(188 / 200)
410
(201 / 209)
University of Redlands 66.90%
(58.50% / 73.33%)
390
(148 / 242)
583
(253 / 330)
San Diego State University 78.01%
(72.15% / 82.82%)
3,754
(1,565 / 2,189)
4,812
(2,169 / 2,643)
University of San Diego 82.62%
(79.75% / 84.71%)
932
(378 / 554)
1,128
(474 / 654)
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 62.96%
(53.33% / 75.00%)
34
(16 / 18)
54
(30 / 24)
San Francisco State University 54.69%
(51.54% / 56.82%)
1,931
(735 / 1,196)
3,531
(1,426 / 2,105)
University of San Francisco 74.37%
(71.60% / 75.94%)
1,178
(411 / 767)
1,584
(574 / 1,010)
William Jessup University 51.52%
(48.57% / 53.13%)
102
(34 / 68)
198
(70 / 128)
San Jose State University 68.42%
(64.35% / 72.38%)
2,097
(973 / 1,124)
3,065
(1,512 / 1,553)
Santa Clara University 88.52%
(84.75% / 92.19%)
1,164
(550 / 614)
1,315
(649 / 666)
Scripps College 84.07%
(0.00% / 84.07%)
227
(0 / 227)
270
(0 / 270)
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School 50.00%
(0.00% / 66.67%)
2
(0 / 2)
4
(1 / 3)
Shasta College 100.00%
(0.00% / 100.00%)
6
(0 / 6)
6
(0 / 6)
Simpson University 46.55%
(45.95% / 46.84%)
54
(17 / 37)
116
(37 / 79)
Saint Mary's College of California 72.06%
(72.81% / 71.56%)
405
(166 / 239)
562
(228 / 334)
Sonoma State University 59.70%
(54.65% / 62.36%)
1,059
(335 / 724)
1,774
(613 / 1,161)
Vanguard University of Southern California 59.51%
(55.56% / 61.45%)
244
(75 / 169)
410
(135 / 275)
Southern California Institute of Architecture 85.71%
(90.91% / 80.00%)
18
(10 / 8)
21
(11 / 10)
University of Southern California 92.50%
(90.78% / 93.91%)
2,824
(1,251 / 1,573)
3,053
(1,378 / 1,675)
Thomas Aquinas College 85.06%
(73.68% / 93.88%)
74
(28 / 46)
87
(38 / 49)
Epic Bible College & Graduate School No completers information available at the school.
Westmont College 73.56%
(68.46% / 76.61%)
256
(89 / 167)
348
(130 / 218)
Whittier College 65.57%
(56.16% / 74.21%)
278
(114 / 164)
424
(203 / 221)
Woodbury University 54.81%
(50.00% / 60.00%)
74
(35 / 39)
135
(70 / 65)
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary 18.00%
(18.00% / 0.00%)
9
(9 / 0)
50
(50 / 0)
Ashford University 9.40%
(10.13% / 8.98%)
275
(109 / 166)
2,924
(1,076 / 1,848)
Stanford University 95.11%
(93.68% / 96.49%)
1,653
(800 / 853)
1,738
(854 / 884)
University of Massachusetts Global No completers information available at the school.
California State University-San Marcos 56.66%
(48.63% / 61.05%)
1,166
(354 / 812)
2,058
(728 / 1,330)
Southern California Institute of Technology 70.55%
(70.42% / 75.00%)
103
(100 / 3)
146
(142 / 4)
Soka University of America 87.50%
(81.40% / 91.80%)
91
(35 / 56)
104
(43 / 61)
World Mission University 33.33%
(50.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
3
(2 / 1)
California State University-Monterey Bay 61.45%
(55.64% / 64.50%)
491
(153 / 338)
799
(275 / 524)
American University of Health Sciences 66.67%
(100.00% / 60.00%)
4
(1 / 3)
6
(1 / 5)
California Aeronautical University 66.67%
(66.67% / 0.00%)
2
(2 / 0)
3
(3 / 0)
Los Angeles Film School 42.59%
(41.89% / 44.19%)
371
(253 / 118)
871
(604 / 267)
Smith Chason College 61.54%
(100.00% / 58.33%)
8
(1 / 7)
13
(1 / 12)
California State University-Channel Islands 56.68%
(49.35% / 60.12%)
547
(152 / 395)
965
(308 / 657)
University of Antelope Valley 37.11%
(28.26% / 45.10%)
36
(13 / 23)
97
(46 / 51)
West Coast University-Los Angeles 100.00%
(100.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
University of California-Merced 67.45%
(65.61% / 69.14%)
1,376
(639 / 737)
2,040
(974 / 1,066)
Los Angeles College of Music 34.88%
(24.14% / 57.14%)
15
(7 / 8)
43
(29 / 14)
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary 43.86%
(39.62% / 47.54%)
50
(21 / 29)
114
(53 / 61)
University of the West 20.00%
(20.00% / 20.00%)
4
(2 / 2)
20
(10 / 10)
Providence Christian College 35.59%
(30.77% / 39.39%)
21
(8 / 13)
59
(26 / 33)
West Coast University-Orange County 73.33%
(50.00% / 76.92%)
11
(1 / 10)
15
(2 / 13)
West Coast University-Ontario 64.29%
(62.50% / 66.67%)
9
(5 / 4)
14
(8 / 6)
Touro University Worldwide 57.14%
(100.00% / 50.00%)
8
(2 / 6)
14
(2 / 12)
New York Film Academy 67.74%
(64.86% / 75.00%)
105
(72 / 33)
155
(111 / 44)
John Paul the Great Catholic University 72.97%
(76.09% / 67.86%)
54
(35 / 19)
74
(46 / 28)
Los Angeles Pacific University 43.75%
(50.00% / 42.86%)
7
(1 / 6)
16
(2 / 14)
Beverly Hills Design Institute No completers information available at the school.
California Miramar University 22.22%
(25.00% / 0.00%)
2
(2 / 0)
9
(8 / 1)
Grace Mission University 83.33%
(80.00% / 100.00%)
10
(8 / 2)
12
(10 / 2)
DeVry University-California 10.00%
(13.79% / 4.76%)
5
(4 / 1)
50
(29 / 21)
University of Phoenix-California 24.49%
(25.00% / 24.00%)
12
(6 / 6)
49
(24 / 25)
Minerva University 83.13%
(77.14% / 87.78%)
133
(54 / 79)
160
(70 / 90)
California Jazz Conservatory 100.00%
(100.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
Abraham Lincoln University No completers information available at the school.
University of the People 26.12%
(27.98% / 22.45%)
76
(54 / 22)
291
(193 / 98)
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America 50.00%
(100.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
2
(1 / 1)
America Evangelical University 66.67%
(66.67% / 66.67%)
4
(2 / 2)
6
(3 / 3)
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art No completers information available at the school.
Westcliff University 44.44%
(39.42% / 57.50%)
64
(41 / 23)
144
(104 / 40)
Oak Valley College 38.46%
(50.00% / 28.57%)
5
(3 / 2)
13
(6 / 7)
California Northstate University 76.00%
(85.71% / 72.22%)
19
(6 / 13)
25
(7 / 18)
Average71.49%
(68.42% / 73.82%)
100,927
(41,629 / 59,298)
141,178
(60,847 / 80,331)
Number of schools to show Prev Next

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of Colleges in California is 6.36% where 6,394 students have transferred out from schools out of 100,586 graduation candidates. The transfer-out rate is calculated as the number of transfer-out students divided by total number of graduation candidates. The following table compares the transfer-out rates between Colleges in California.
Among the Colleges in California, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.46%, while Epic Bible College & Graduate School has the highest rate of 100.00% (more students transferred out from the school).
Compare Selected Schools
Prev Next
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Colleges In California
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
Academy of Art University 17.31%
(17.74% / 16.98%)
98
(44 / 54)
566
(248 / 318)
Antelope Valley Community College District 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3
(3 / 0)
Art Center College of Design 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
212
(74 / 138)
Azusa Pacific University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,131
(362 / 769)
Bakersfield College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
Bethesda University 21.74%
(14.29% / 33.33%)
5
(2 / 3)
23
(14 / 9)
Biola University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
859
(300 / 559)
California Baptist University 23.36%
(24.18% / 22.91%)
260
(96 / 164)
1,113
(397 / 716)
California College of the Arts 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
255
(84 / 171)
California Institute of Technology 3.40%
(3.13% / 3.74%)
8
(4 / 4)
235
(128 / 107)
California Lutheran University 22.73%
(24.62% / 21.39%)
145
(65 / 80)
638
(264 / 374)
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 1.43%
(1.71% / 1.16%)
62
(37 / 25)
4,321
(2,169 / 2,152)
California State University-Bakersfield 2.95%
(3.16% / 2.82%)
38
(15 / 23)
1,290
(475 / 815)
California State University-Stanislaus 3.23%
(2.58% / 3.54%)
43
(11 / 32)
1,330
(427 / 903)
California State University-San Bernardino 1.13%
(1.23% / 1.07%)
31
(13 / 18)
2,736
(1,056 / 1,680)
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona 2.43%
(1.81% / 3.12%)
99
(39 / 60)
4,079
(2,155 / 1,924)
California State University-Chico 3.74%
(2.96% / 4.38%)
102
(36 / 66)
2,725
(1,217 / 1,508)
California State University-Dominguez Hills 3.66%
(3.81% / 3.57%)
46
(18 / 28)
1,257
(472 / 785)
California State University-Fresno 1.68%
(1.80% / 1.61%)
54
(23 / 31)
3,208
(1,281 / 1,927)
California State University-Fullerton 2.20%
(1.93% / 2.39%)
94
(34 / 60)
4,274
(1,764 / 2,510)
California State University-East Bay 5.05%
(4.30% / 5.48%)
80
(25 / 55)
1,584
(581 / 1,003)
California State University-Long Beach 2.03%
(1.27% / 2.54%)
84
(21 / 63)
4,143
(1,658 / 2,485)
California State University-Los Angeles 2.53%
(1.85% / 3.03%)
93
(29 / 64)
3,675
(1,565 / 2,110)
California State University-Northridge 5.97%
(5.61% / 6.26%)
264
(110 / 154)
4,422
(1,961 / 2,461)
California State University-Sacramento 3.02%
(2.24% / 3.59%)
111
(35 / 76)
3,680
(1,565 / 2,115)
University of California-Berkeley 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,199
(3,016 / 3,183)
University of California-Davis 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
5,697
(2,077 / 3,620)
University of California-Irvine 6.87%
(7.22% / 6.55%)
449
(221 / 228)
6,540
(3,061 / 3,479)
University of California-Los Angeles 3.46%
(3.63% / 3.35%)
226
(94 / 132)
6,527
(2,586 / 3,941)
University of California-Riverside 15.05%
(16.68% / 13.89%)
804
(370 / 434)
5,343
(2,218 / 3,125)
University of California-San Diego 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
5,714
(2,673 / 3,041)
University of California-Santa Barbara 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4,982
(2,118 / 2,864)
University of California-Santa Cruz 5.15%
(5.02% / 5.29%)
216
(107 / 109)
4,193
(2,132 / 2,061)
California Institute of the Arts 18.59%
(17.35% / 19.80%)
37
(17 / 20)
199
(98 / 101)
California State University Maritime Academy 5.93%
(5.45% / 8.82%)
14
(11 / 3)
236
(202 / 34)
Chapman University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,485
(559 / 926)
Concordia University-Irvine 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
406
(138 / 268)
San Diego Christian College 27.08%
(24.00% / 30.43%)
13
(6 / 7)
48
(25 / 23)
Claremont McKenna College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
321
(167 / 154)
University of Silicon Valley 14.29%
(15.63% / 12.20%)
15
(10 / 5)
105
(64 / 41)
Columbia College Hollywood 2.90%
(2.22% / 4.17%)
2
(1 / 1)
69
(45 / 24)
Design Institute of San Diego 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4
(0 / 4)
Dominican University of California 12.64%
(14.06% / 12.18%)
33
(9 / 24)
261
(64 / 197)
Feather River Community College District 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
8
(0 / 8)
Fresno Pacific University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
211
(80 / 131)
Harvey Mudd College 5.63%
(2.61% / 9.18%)
12
(3 / 9)
213
(115 / 98)
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 9.05%
(8.56% / 9.41%)
116
(47 / 69)
1,282
(549 / 733)
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2
(0 / 2)
Interior Designers Institute 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1
(0 / 1)
American Jewish University 50.00%
(0.00% / 66.67%)
2
(0 / 2)
4
(1 / 3)
Life Pacific University 33.93%
(25.00% / 38.89%)
19
(5 / 14)
56
(20 / 36)
University of La Verne 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
552
(226 / 326)
Laguna College of Art and Design 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
84
(22 / 62)
Lincoln University 18.75%
(25.00% / 12.50%)
3
(2 / 1)
16
(8 / 8)
Southern California Seminary 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
La Sierra University 12.62%
(13.00% / 12.26%)
26
(13 / 13)
206
(100 / 106)
The Master's University and Seminary 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
172
(84 / 88)
Loyola Marymount University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,326
(597 / 729)
Menlo College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
151
(79 / 72)
Mount Saint Mary's University 34.32%
(31.25% / 34.49%)
104
(5 / 99)
303
(16 / 287)
Musicians Institute 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
27
(15 / 12)
National University 22.22%
(25.00% / 20.00%)
2
(1 / 1)
9
(4 / 5)
Newschool of Architecture and Design 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
36
(21 / 15)
Notre Dame de Namur University 42.31%
(44.23% / 41.35%)
66
(23 / 43)
156
(52 / 104)
Occidental College 12.95%
(16.89% / 9.89%)
65
(37 / 28)
502
(219 / 283)
Otis College of Art and Design 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
203
(65 / 138)
Hope International University 18.95%
(23.81% / 15.09%)
18
(10 / 8)
95
(42 / 53)
Pacific States University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
7
(4 / 3)
Pacific Union College 54.76%
(57.33% / 52.69%)
92
(43 / 49)
168
(75 / 93)
University of the Pacific 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
723
(319 / 404)
Pepperdine University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
743
(295 / 448)
Pitzer College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
268
(121 / 147)
Point Loma Nazarene University 19.87%
(23.47% / 17.85%)
118
(50 / 68)
594
(213 / 381)
Pomona College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
410
(201 / 209)
University of Redlands 5.66%
(7.11% / 4.55%)
33
(18 / 15)
583
(253 / 330)
San Diego State University 1.91%
(1.80% / 2.01%)
92
(39 / 53)
4,812
(2,169 / 2,643)
University of San Diego 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,128
(474 / 654)
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
54
(30 / 24)
San Francisco State University 6.00%
(5.05% / 6.65%)
212
(72 / 140)
3,531
(1,426 / 2,105)
University of San Francisco 16.54%
(15.16% / 17.33%)
262
(87 / 175)
1,584
(574 / 1,010)
William Jessup University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
198
(70 / 128)
San Jose State University 2.94%
(2.25% / 3.61%)
90
(34 / 56)
3,065
(1,512 / 1,553)
Santa Clara University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,315
(649 / 666)
Scripps College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
270
(0 / 270)
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School 50.00%
(100.00% / 33.33%)
2
(1 / 1)
4
(1 / 3)
Shasta College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6
(0 / 6)
Simpson University 18.97%
(18.92% / 18.99%)
22
(7 / 15)
116
(37 / 79)
Saint Mary's College of California 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
562
(228 / 334)
Sonoma State University 6.54%
(4.57% / 7.58%)
116
(28 / 88)
1,774
(613 / 1,161)
Vanguard University of Southern California 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
410
(135 / 275)
Southern California Institute of Architecture 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
21
(11 / 10)
University of Southern California 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,053
(1,378 / 1,675)
Thomas Aquinas College 12.64%
(21.05% / 6.12%)
11
(8 / 3)
87
(38 / 49)
Epic Bible College & Graduate School 100.00%
(100.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
Westmont College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
348
(130 / 218)
Whittier College 26.18%
(32.51% / 20.36%)
111
(66 / 45)
424
(203 / 221)
Woodbury University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
135
(70 / 65)
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary 80.00%
(80.00% / 0.00%)
40
(40 / 0)
50
(50 / 0)
Ashford University 18.71%
(11.43% / 22.94%)
547
(123 / 424)
2,924
(1,076 / 1,848)
Stanford University 0.46%
(0.82% / 0.11%)
8
(7 / 1)
1,738
(854 / 884)
University of Massachusetts Global 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2
(1 / 1)
California State University-San Marcos 3.06%
(2.88% / 3.16%)
63
(21 / 42)
2,058
(728 / 1,330)
Southern California Institute of Technology 1.37%
(1.41% / 0.00%)
2
(2 / 0)
146
(142 / 4)
Soka University of America 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
104
(43 / 61)
World Mission University 33.33%
(50.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
3
(2 / 1)
California State University-Monterey Bay 6.13%
(3.64% / 7.44%)
49
(10 / 39)
799
(275 / 524)
American University of Health Sciences 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6
(1 / 5)
California Aeronautical University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3
(3 / 0)
Los Angeles Film School 1.38%
(0.99% / 2.25%)
12
(6 / 6)
871
(604 / 267)
Smith Chason College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
13
(1 / 12)
California State University-Channel Islands 5.60%
(5.19% / 5.78%)
54
(16 / 38)
965
(308 / 657)
University of Antelope Valley 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
97
(46 / 51)
West Coast University-Los Angeles 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
University of California-Merced 22.50%
(23.31% / 21.76%)
459
(227 / 232)
2,040
(974 / 1,066)
Los Angeles College of Music 2.33%
(3.45% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
43
(29 / 14)
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
114
(53 / 61)
University of the West 10.00%
(10.00% / 10.00%)
2
(1 / 1)
20
(10 / 10)
Providence Christian College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
59
(26 / 33)
West Coast University-Orange County 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
15
(2 / 13)
West Coast University-Ontario 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
14
(8 / 6)
Touro University Worldwide 7.14%
(0.00% / 8.33%)
1
(0 / 1)
14
(2 / 12)
New York Film Academy 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
155
(111 / 44)
John Paul the Great Catholic University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
74
(46 / 28)
Los Angeles Pacific University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
16
(2 / 14)
Beverly Hills Design Institute 100.00%
(0.00% / 100.00%)
1
(0 / 1)
1
(0 / 1)
California Miramar University 11.11%
(12.50% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
9
(8 / 1)
Grace Mission University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
12
(10 / 2)
DeVry University-California 42.00%
(37.93% / 47.62%)
21
(11 / 10)
50
(29 / 21)
University of Phoenix-California 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
49
(24 / 25)
Minerva University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
160
(70 / 90)
California Jazz Conservatory 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
Abraham Lincoln University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
University of the People 2.41%
(2.59% / 2.04%)
7
(5 / 2)
291
(193 / 98)
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America 50.00%
(0.00% / 100.00%)
1
(0 / 1)
2
(1 / 1)
America Evangelical University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6
(3 / 3)
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
Westcliff University 1.39%
(1.92% / 0.00%)
2
(2 / 0)
144
(104 / 40)
Oak Valley College 7.69%
(0.00% / 14.29%)
1
(0 / 1)
13
(6 / 7)
California Northstate University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
25
(7 / 18)
Average6.36%
(5.92% / 6.69%)
6,394
(2,577 / 3,817)
100,586
(43,528 / 57,058)
Number of schools to show Prev Next

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of Colleges in California is 78.17% for full-time students and 55.46% for part-time students. Retention rate is the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year (Sophomore year). The following table compares the retention rates between Colleges in California.
Among the Colleges in California, Lincoln University has the most highest retention rate of 100%, while Bethesda University has the lowest rate of 18%.
Compare Selected Schools
Prev Next
Retention Rate Comparison Between Colleges In California
NameFull-timePart-time
Academy of Art University 70%40%
Antelope Valley Community College District No retention information available at the school.
Art Center College of Design 86%-
Azusa Pacific University 78%20%
Bakersfield College No retention information available at the school.
Bethesda University 18%-
Biola University 84%33%
California Baptist University 73%33%
California College of the Arts 78%-
California Institute of Technology 98%-
California Lutheran University 81%-
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 94%64%
California State University-Bakersfield 73%46%
California State University-Stanislaus 81%47%
California State University-San Bernardino 80%53%
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona 87%55%
California State University-Chico 80%38%
California State University-Dominguez Hills 70%32%
California State University-Fresno 76%42%
California State University-Fullerton 86%47%
California State University-East Bay 75%50%
California State University-Long Beach 85%67%
California State University-Los Angeles 73%39%
California State University-Northridge 75%45%
California State University-Sacramento 80%53%
University of California-Berkeley 96%85%
University of California-Davis 92%75%
University of California-Irvine 91%75%
University of California-Los Angeles 97%53%
University of California-Riverside 87%34%
University of California-San Diego 93%78%
University of California-Santa Barbara 92%57%
University of California-Santa Cruz 88%52%
California Institute of the Arts 85%-
California State University Maritime Academy 73%-
Chapman University 91%62%
Concordia University-Irvine 70%-
San Diego Christian College 60%100%
Claremont McKenna College 96%-
University of Silicon Valley 50%50%
Columbia College Hollywood 36%67%
Design Institute of San Diego 33%100%
Dominican University of California 85%100%
Feather River Community College District 81%-
Fresno Pacific University 75%-
Harvey Mudd College 97%-
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 74%60%
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses No retention information available at the school.
Interior Designers Institute No retention information available at the school.
American Jewish University No retention information available at the school.
Life Pacific University 69%75%
University of La Verne 77%75%
Laguna College of Art and Design 79%100%
Lincoln University 100%-
Southern California Seminary -67%
La Sierra University 76%50%
The Master's University and Seminary 86%-
Loyola Marymount University 88%50%
Menlo College 71%-
Mount Saint Mary's University 77%-
Musicians Institute 83%-
National University 64%26%
Newschool of Architecture and Design 64%-
Notre Dame de Namur University No retention information available at the school.
Occidental College 89%-
Otis College of Art and Design 76%50%
Hope International University 60%50%
Pacific States University No retention information available at the school.
Pacific Union College 75%-
University of the Pacific 88%-
Pepperdine University 88%-
Pitzer College 89%-
Point Loma Nazarene University 85%-
Pomona College 96%-
University of Redlands 80%3%
San Diego State University 89%58%
University of San Diego 90%100%
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 90%-
San Francisco State University 85%52%
University of San Francisco 81%20%
William Jessup University 67%17%
San Jose State University 85%56%
Santa Clara University 92%100%
Scripps College 91%-
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School No retention information available at the school.
Shasta College No retention information available at the school.
Simpson University 65%-
Saint Mary's College of California 86%100%
Sonoma State University 76%47%
Vanguard University of Southern California 72%100%
Southern California Institute of Architecture 77%-
University of Southern California 97%33%
Thomas Aquinas College 92%-
Epic Bible College & Graduate School -100%
Westmont College 86%-
Whittier College 70%-
Woodbury University 71%-
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary 55%-
Ashford University 30%11%
Stanford University 98%-
University of Massachusetts Global 40%50%
California State University-San Marcos 72%36%
Southern California Institute of Technology 95%-
Soka University of America 93%-
World Mission University 100%50%
California State University-Monterey Bay 79%42%
American University of Health Sciences No retention information available at the school.
California Aeronautical University 75%-
Los Angeles Film School 56%-
Smith Chason College 83%-
California State University-Channel Islands 75%62%
University of Antelope Valley 58%-
West Coast University-Los Angeles 100%-
University of California-Merced 82%10%
Los Angeles College of Music 66%-
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary 56%13%
University of the West 60%100%
Providence Christian College 77%-
West Coast University-Orange County 100%-
West Coast University-Ontario 78%-
Touro University Worldwide 90%20%
New York Film Academy 72%-
John Paul the Great Catholic University 84%43%
Los Angeles Pacific University 25%20%
Beverly Hills Design Institute No retention information available at the school.
California Miramar University 67%-
Grace Mission University 100%-
DeVry University-California 66%50%
University of Phoenix-California No retention information available at the school.
Minerva University 87%-
California Jazz Conservatory 100%-
Abraham Lincoln University 67%-
University of the People 74%50%
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America 75%100%
America Evangelical University 100%100%
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art 50%-
Westcliff University 74%-
Oak Valley College 67%-
California Northstate University 100%-
Average78.17% 55.46%
Number of schools to show Prev Next