How Many Public Colleges Are in California?
There are 171 Public colleges in California. By school level, there are 53 four-year, 107 community colleges (2-4 years schools), and 11 trade schools (less than 2 years schools) that are Public.
Academic & Tuition Statistics for Public
The average acceptance rate of the Public is 70.18% and the admission yield is 19%.
A total of 2,035,255 students are attending one of the schools. With 108,772 faculties, the average students to faculty ratio is 22 to 1.
The 2024 average tuition & fees at Public is $3,743 for state residents and $13,241 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $11,723 for state residents and $21,930 for out-of-state students.
59.73% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $5,751 at Public.
The following table shows the Public. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
School Name | Location | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate |
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College of Alameda Public, 2-4 years | Alameda, CA | $8,684 ($1,148) | 5,673 | - | 35% |
Allan Hancock College Public, 2-4 years | Santa Maria, CA | $9,436 ($1,156) | 10,329 | - | 28% |
American River College Public, 2-4 years | Sacramento, CA | $12,808 ($1,288) | 27,422 | - | 27% |
Antelope Valley Community College District Public, four-years | Lancaster, CA | $8,228 ($1,124) | 11,840 | - | 30% |
Bakersfield College Public, four-years | Bakersfield, CA | $10,310 ($1,430) | 26,873 | - | 22% |
Barstow Community College Public, 2-4 years | Barstow, CA | $9,936 ($1,104) | 2,884 | - | 30% |
Butte College Public, 2-4 years | Oroville, CA | $8,416 ($1,336) | 9,362 | - | 33% |
Cabrillo College Public, 2-4 years | Aptos, CA | $9,910 ($1,270) | 9,149 | - | 33% |
University of California-Hastings College of Law Public, four-years | San Francisco, CA | - | 1,193 | - | - |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Public, four-years | San Luis Obispo, CA | $30,995 ($11,075) | 22,000 | 30.43% | 85% |
California State University-Bakersfield Public, four-years | Bakersfield, CA | $19,576 ($7,696) | 9,613 | 86.55% | 49% |
California State University-Stanislaus Public, four-years | Turlock, CA | $19,706 ($7,826) | 10,154 | 96.61% | 55% |
California State University-San Bernardino Public, four-years | San Bernardino, CA | $19,555 ($7,675) | 19,803 | 91.08% | 54% |
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Public, four-years | Pomona, CA | $19,319 ($7,439) | 27,503 | 55.38% | 66% |
California State University-Chico Public, four-years | Chico, CA | $19,944 ($8,064) | 14,183 | 95.00% | 64% |
California State University-Dominguez Hills Public, four-years | Carson, CA | $18,944 ($7,064) | 16,426 | 89.13% | 46% |
California State University-Fresno Public, four-years | Fresno, CA | $18,860 ($6,980) | 23,999 | 95.43% | 56% |
California State University-Fullerton Public, four-years | Fullerton, CA | $18,953 ($7,073) | 40,386 | 66.72% | 69% |
California State University-East Bay Public, four-years | Hayward, CA | $18,935 ($7,055) | 13,673 | 96.20% | 45% |
California State University-Long Beach Public, four-years | Long Beach, CA | $18,888 ($7,008) | 38,973 | 39.95% | 72% |
California State University-Los Angeles Public, four-years | Los Angeles, CA | $18,698 ($6,818) | 26,460 | 86.94% | 51% |
California State University-Northridge Public, four-years | Northridge, CA | $18,975 ($7,095) | 37,579 | 91.23% | 55% |
California State University-Sacramento Public, four-years | Sacramento, CA | $19,482 ($7,602) | 31,818 | 93.21% | 54% |
University of California-Berkeley Public, four-years | Berkeley, CA | $45,627 ($14,850) | 45,307 | 11.33% | 94% |
University of California-Davis Public, four-years | Davis, CA | $46,024 ($15,247) | 39,679 | 37.34% | 86% |
University of California-Irvine Public, four-years | Irvine, CA | $45,014 ($14,237) | 35,937 | 21.15% | 86% |
University of California-Los Angeles Public, four-years | Los Angeles, CA | $44,524 ($13,747) | 46,430 | 8.57% | 92% |
University of California-Riverside Public, four-years | Riverside, CA | $44,947 ($14,170) | 26,809 | 68.69% | 76% |
University of California-San Diego Public, four-years | La Jolla, CA | $46,042 ($15,265) | 42,006 | 23.71% | 87% |
University of California-San Francisco Public, four-years | San Francisco, CA | - | 3,140 | - | - |
University of California-Santa Barbara Public, four-years | Santa Barbara, CA | $45,742 ($14,965) | 26,420 | 25.85% | 85% |
University of California-Santa Cruz Public, four-years | Santa Cruz, CA | $45,337 ($14,560) | 19,478 | 46.92% | 76% |
California State University Maritime Academy Public, four-years | Vallejo, CA | $19,552 ($7,672) | 849 | 95.50% | 63% |
Canada College Public, 2-4 years | Redwood City, CA | $9,508 ($1,332) | 5,388 | - | 35% |
College of the Canyons Public, 2-4 years | Santa Clarita, CA | $11,232 ($1,176) | 18,075 | - | 42% |
Cerritos College Public, 2-4 years | Norwalk, CA | $12,004 ($1,364) | 19,469 | - | 29% |
Cerro Coso Community College Public, 2-4 years | Ridgecrest, CA | $10,264 ($1,384) | 4,919 | - | 29% |
Chabot College Public, 2-4 years | Hayward, CA | $8,686 ($1,150) | 10,736 | - | 34% |
Chaffey College Public, 2-4 years | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $11,120 ($1,184) | 19,238 | - | 28% |
Citrus College Public, 2-4 years | Glendora, CA | $9,844 ($1,204) | 9,975 | - | 41% |
City College of San Francisco Public, 2-4 years | San Francisco, CA | $14,656 ($1,696) | 16,134 | - | 37% |
Clovis Adult Education Public, less than 2-years | Clovis, CA | $12,000 ($12,000) | 210 | - | - |
Coastline Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fountain Valley, CA | $9,964 ($1,180) | 8,077 | - | 23% |
Columbia College Public, 2-4 years | Sonora, CA | $8,870 ($1,547) | 2,349 | - | 27% |
Compton College Public, 2-4 years | Compton, CA | $8,822 ($1,142) | 4,082 | - | 10% |
Contra Costa College Public, 2-4 years | San Pablo, CA | $9,012 ($1,312) | 5,832 | - | 25% |
Cosumnes River College Public, 2-4 years | Sacramento, CA | $12,808 ($1,288) | 13,294 | - | 31% |
Crafton Hills College Public, 2-4 years | Yucaipa, CA | $12,320 ($1,188) | 5,113 | - | 33% |
Cuesta College Public, 2-4 years | San Luis Obispo, CA | $11,000 ($1,340) | 9,908 | - | 43% |
Cuyamaca College Public, 2-4 years | El Cajon, CA | $10,636 ($1,340) | 8,043 | - | 31% |
Cypress College Public, four-years | Cypress, CA | $9,399 ($1,150) | 13,523 | - | 33% |
De Anza College Public, 2-4 years | Cupertino, CA | $12,317 ($1,562) | 16,335 | - | 66% |
College of the Desert Public, 2-4 years | Palm Desert, CA | $9,586 ($1,326) | 10,382 | - | 27% |
Diablo Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Pleasant Hill, CA | $9,012 ($1,312) | 16,097 | - | 46% |
East Los Angeles College Public, 2-4 years | Monterey Park, CA | $10,130 ($1,238) | 27,855 | - | 29% |
El Camino Community College District Public, 2-4 years | Torrance, CA | $7,144 ($1,144) | 19,944 | - | 35% |
Evergreen Valley College Public, 2-4 years | San Jose, CA | $8,718 ($1,366) | 7,952 | - | 35% |
Feather River Community College District Public, four-years | Quincy, CA | $9,925 ($1,465) | 1,383 | - | 40% |
Foothill College Public, four-years | Los Altos Hills, CA | $12,320 ($1,565) | 12,434 | - | 56% |
Fresno City College Public, 2-4 years | Fresno, CA | $9,454 ($1,334) | 22,609 | - | 24% |
Fullerton College Public, 2-4 years | Fullerton, CA | $9,399 ($1,150) | 18,370 | - | 32% |
Gavilan College Public, 2-4 years | Gilroy, CA | $12,246 ($1,506) | 4,561 | - | 32% |
Glendale Community College Public, 2-4 years | Glendale, CA | $8,381 ($1,181) | 10,658 | - | 31% |
Golden West College Public, 2-4 years | Huntington Beach, CA | $11,084 ($1,196) | 10,053 | - | 41% |
Grossmont College Public, 2-4 years | El Cajon, CA | $10,628 ($1,332) | 12,862 | - | 28% |
Hartnell College Public, 2-4 years | Salinas, CA | $8,994 ($1,404) | 8,892 | - | 31% |
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Public, four-years | Arcata, CA | $19,793 ($7,913) | 6,025 | 98.18% | 45% |
Imperial Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Imperial, CA | $7,990 ($1,126) | 7,747 | - | 37% |
Irvine Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Irvine, CA | $10,996 ($1,156) | 10,464 | - | 55% |
Reedley College Public, 2-4 years | Reedley, CA | $9,454 ($1,334) | 7,086 | - | 35% |
Lake Tahoe Community College Public, 2-4 years | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $11,067 ($1,131) | 2,519 | - | 33% |
Laney College Public, 2-4 years | Oakland, CA | $8,684 ($1,148) | 9,653 | - | 26% |
Lassen Community College Public, 2-4 years | Susanville, CA | $8,224 ($1,144) | 1,694 | - | 23% |
Long Beach City College Public, 2-4 years | Long Beach, CA | $11,440 ($1,556) | 22,402 | - | 21% |
Los Angeles Harbor College Public, 2-4 years | Wilmington, CA | $10,050 ($1,238) | 7,384 | - | 30% |
Los Angeles Pierce College Public, 2-4 years | Woodland Hills, CA | $10,130 ($1,238) | 15,372 | - | 36% |
Los Angeles Southwest College Public, 2-4 years | Los Angeles, CA | $10,130 ($1,238) | 4,913 | - | 18% |
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Los Angeles, CA | $10,130 ($1,238) | 10,377 | - | 24% |
Los Angeles Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Valley Glen, CA | $10,130 ($1,238) | 15,037 | - | 32% |
Los Angeles City College Public, 2-4 years | Los Angeles, CA | $10,130 ($1,238) | 13,199 | - | 23% |
Los Angeles Mission College Public, 2-4 years | Sylmar, CA | $10,130 ($1,238) | 9,283 | - | 23% |
Los Medanos College Public, 2-4 years | Pittsburg, CA | $9,012 ($1,312) | 7,791 | - | 38% |
College of Marin Public, 2-4 years | Kentfield, CA | $10,828 ($1,558) | 4,283 | - | 32% |
Mendocino College Public, 2-4 years | Ukiah, CA | $8,893 ($1,423) | 3,554 | - | 30% |
Merced College Public, 2-4 years | Merced, CA | $8,154 ($1,194) | 10,214 | - | 29% |
Merritt College Public, 2-4 years | Oakland, CA | $8,703 ($1,167) | 6,514 | - | 20% |
MiraCosta College Public, four-years | Oceanside, CA | $9,120 ($1,152) | 10,860 | - | 42% |
Mission College Public, 2-4 years | Santa Clara, CA | $12,220 ($1,438) | 5,747 | - | 34% |
Modesto Junior College Public, four-years | Modesto, CA | $8,870 ($1,270) | 16,224 | - | 24% |
Monterey Peninsula College Public, 2-4 years | Monterey, CA | $9,924 ($1,188) | 6,514 | - | 26% |
Moorpark College Public, 2-4 years | Moorpark, CA | $8,179 ($1,416) | 12,484 | - | 41% |
Mt San Antonio College Public, 2-4 years | Walnut, CA | $10,212 ($1,364) | 26,256 | - | 39% |
Mt San Jacinto Community College District Public, 2-4 years | San Jacinto, CA | $11,276 ($1,406) | 15,153 | - | 32% |
Napa Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Napa, CA | $11,908 ($1,156) | 4,041 | - | 31% |
Ohlone College Public, 2-4 years | Fremont, CA | $8,714 ($1,202) | 8,358 | - | 55% |
Orange Coast College Public, 2-4 years | Costa Mesa, CA | $9,992 ($1,208) | 16,614 | - | 45% |
Oxnard College Public, 2-4 years | Oxnard, CA | $8,179 ($1,416) | 6,339 | - | 32% |
Palo Verde College Public, 2-4 years | Blythe, CA | $12,880 ($1,288) | 4,639 | - | 30% |
Palomar College Public, 2-4 years | San Marcos, CA | $10,650 ($1,354) | 17,655 | - | 30% |
Pasadena City College Public, 2-4 years | Pasadena, CA | $10,756 ($1,180) | 21,923 | - | 41% |
Porterville College Public, 2-4 years | Porterville, CA | $10,289 ($1,409) | 4,113 | - | 26% |
Santa Ana College Public, four-years | Santa Ana, CA | $9,460 ($1,180) | 23,852 | - | 26% |
College of the Redwoods Public, 2-4 years | Eureka, CA | $7,783 ($1,147) | 4,006 | - | 24% |
Rio Hondo College Public, four-years | Whittier, CA | $9,884 ($1,388) | 16,139 | - | 24% |
Riverside City College Public, 2-4 years | Riverside, CA | $11,230 ($1,420) | 19,147 | - | 32% |
Sacramento City College Public, 2-4 years | Sacramento, CA | $12,808 ($1,288) | 17,719 | - | 26% |
Saddleback College Public, 2-4 years | Mission Viejo, CA | $13,732 ($1,432) | 16,660 | - | 46% |
San Diego City College Public, 2-4 years | San Diego, CA | $9,094 ($1,150) | 12,144 | - | 23% |
San Diego Mesa College Public, four-years | San Diego, CA | $9,094 ($1,150) | 18,076 | - | 33% |
San Diego Miramar College Public, 2-4 years | San Diego, CA | $9,094 ($1,150) | 13,062 | - | 40% |
San Diego State University Public, four-years | San Diego, CA | $20,170 ($8,290) | 37,402 | 39.26% | 78% |
San Francisco State University Public, four-years | San Francisco, CA | $19,304 ($7,424) | 25,282 | 94.20% | 54% |
San Joaquin Delta College Public, 2-4 years | Stockton, CA | $9,072 ($1,288) | 16,168 | - | 29% |
San Jose City College Public, 2-4 years | San Jose, CA | $9,486 ($1,366) | 7,561 | - | 33% |
San Jose State University Public, four-years | San Jose, CA | $19,872 ($7,992) | 35,751 | 76.71% | 68% |
College of San Mateo Public, 2-4 years | San Mateo, CA | $11,384 ($1,332) | 7,512 | - | 47% |
Santa Barbara City College Public, 2-4 years | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,186 ($1,234) | 12,675 | - | 39% |
Santa Monica College Public, four-years | Santa Monica, CA | $9,316 ($1,156) | 22,375 | - | 32% |
Santa Rosa Junior College Public, 2-4 years | Santa Rosa, CA | $11,308 ($1,318) | 15,552 | - | 30% |
College of the Sequoias Public, 2-4 years | Visalia, CA | $8,338 ($1,394) | 13,170 | - | 31% |
Shasta College Public, four-years | Redding, CA | $8,277 ($1,197) | 7,363 | - | 31% |
Sierra College Public, 2-4 years | Rocklin, CA | $9,988 ($1,156) | 15,766 | - | 33% |
College of the Siskiyous Public, 2-4 years | Weed, CA | $9,394 ($1,444) | 1,204 | - | 25% |
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Public, less than 2-years | Sacramento, CA | $22,360 ($22,360) | 98 | - | - |
Skyline College Public, four-years | San Bruno, CA | $11,384 ($1,332) | 8,523 | - | 40% |
San Bernardino Valley College Public, 2-4 years | San Bernardino, CA | $10,017 ($1,185) | 10,767 | - | 19% |
Solano Community College Public, four-years | Fairfield, CA | $8,900 ($1,172) | 8,426 | - | 33% |
Sonoma State University Public, four-years | Rohnert Park, CA | $20,070 ($8,190) | 6,637 | 94.00% | 59% |
Southwestern College Public, 2-4 years | Chula Vista, CA | $9,492 ($1,344) | 16,530 | - | 31% |
Taft College Public, 2-4 years | Taft, CA | $9,076 ($1,108) | 4,508 | - | 33% |
Ventura College Public, 2-4 years | Ventura, CA | $8,179 ($1,416) | 10,559 | - | 39% |
Victor Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Victorville, CA | $10,125 ($1,425) | 12,648 | - | 23% |
Berkeley City College Public, 2-4 years | Berkeley, CA | $8,684 ($1,148) | 6,122 | - | 41% |
West Hills College-Coalinga Public, 2-4 years | Coalinga, CA | $10,082 ($1,382) | 3,061 | - | 29% |
West Los Angeles College Public, four-years | Culver City, CA | $10,130 ($1,238) | 8,656 | - | 27% |
West Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Saratoga, CA | $8,702 ($1,490) | 6,513 | - | 45% |
Yuba College Public, 2-4 years | Marysville, CA | $8,208 ($1,128) | 5,401 | - | 29% |
University of Massachusetts Global Public, four-years | Irvine, CA | $12,520 ($12,520) | 8,689 | - | 50% |
Las Positas College Public, 2-4 years | Livermore, CA | $8,176 ($1,168) | 6,724 | - | 46% |
California State University-San Marcos Public, four-years | San Marcos, CA | $19,619 ($7,739) | 15,109 | 95.19% | 56% |
Downey Adult School Public, 2-4 years | Downey, CA | $4,499 ($4,499) | 813 | - | 89% |
Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education Public, less than 2-years | Pomona, CA | $6,000 ($6,000) | 103 | - | - |
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Public, less than 2-years | Concord, CA | $4,070 ($4,070) | 142 | - | - |
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education Public, 2-4 years | La Puente, CA | $2,123 ($2,123) | 337 | 94.07% | 87% |
Copper Mountain Community College Public, 2-4 years | Joshua Tree, CA | $11,050 ($1,114) | 1,402 | - | 22% |
Santiago Canyon College Public, 2-4 years | Orange, CA | $9,612 ($1,164) | 11,696 | - | 45% |
California State University-Monterey Bay Public, four-years | Seaside, CA | $19,317 ($7,437) | 7,045 | 92.39% | 61% |
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Public, less than 2-years | Baldwin Park, CA | $1,665 ($1,665) | 405 | - | - |
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Public, less than 2-years | Ventura, CA | $8,370 ($8,370) | 87 | - | - |
California State University-Channel Islands Public, four-years | Camarillo, CA | $18,697 ($6,817) | 6,128 | 89.65% | 56% |
Folsom Lake College Public, 2-4 years | Folsom, CA | $12,808 ($1,288) | 8,796 | - | 37% |
University of California-Merced Public, four-years | Merced, CA | $44,944 ($14,167) | 9,103 | 89.46% | 67% |
West Hills College-Lemoore Public, 2-4 years | Lemoore, CA | $10,082 ($1,382) | 3,845 | - | 42% |
Beaumont Adult School Public, less than 2-years | Beaumont, CA | $30,034 ($30,034) | 81 | - | - |
Woodland Community College Public, 2-4 years | Woodland, CA | $8,184 ($1,124) | 3,441 | - | 34% |
Moreno Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Moreno Valley, CA | $11,230 ($1,420) | 9,095 | - | 24% |
Norco College Public, 2-4 years | Norco, CA | $11,230 ($1,420) | 9,467 | - | 33% |
Ukiah Adult School Public, less than 2-years | Ukiah, CA | $8,400 ($8,400) | 32 | - | - |
Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education Public, less than 2-years | Riverside, CA | $12,300 ($12,300) | 230 | - | - |
Tri-Community Adult Education Public, 2-4 years | Covina, CA | $16,000 ($16,000) | 217 | - | - |
Butte County Regional Occupational Program Public, less than 2-years | Chico, CA | $7,000 ($7,000) | 29 | - | - |
Teachers College of San Joaquin Public, four-years | Stockton, CA | $6,270 ($5,896) | 1,108 | - | - |
Clovis Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fresno, CA | $9,454 ($1,334) | 7,772 | - | 35% |
ABC Adult School Public, less than 2-years | Cerritos, CA | $4,800 ($4,800) | 193 | - | - |
California Indian Nations College Public, 2-4 years | Palm Desert, CA | $7,743 ($7,742) | 76 | - | - |
Victor Valley Community College - Aviation Technology Public, 2-4 years | Victorville, CA | $10,125 ($1,425) | - | - | - |
San Joaquin General Hospital School of Radiation Technology Public, 2-4 years | French Camp, CA | $9,072 ($1,288) | - | - | - |
San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus Public, four-years | Calexico, CA | $18,940 ($7,060) | - | - | - |
IDEA at ATEP Public, 2-4 years | Tustin, CA | $10,996 ($1,156) | - | - | - |
MiraCosta College - San Elijo Campus Public, four-years | Cardiff, CA | $9,120 ($1,152) | - | - | - |
Madera Community College Public, 2-4 years | Madera, CA | $9,454 ($1,334) | 5,522 | - | - |