Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in California

Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in California

Stanford University has the highest graduation rate of 95% for academic year 2019-2020 in California. Pomona College is ranked second with 94% and Harvey Mudd College follows them with 93%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in California.

Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in California
	Name	Graduation Rate	Transfer-out Rate	Retention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1	Stanford University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStanford, CA	95%	-	86%
2	Pomona College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	94%	-	86%
3	Harvey Mudd College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	93%	6%	92%
4	California Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPasadena, CA	92%	4%	94%
5	University of California-Berkeley Public, four-yearsBerkeley, CA	92%	-	96%
6	Claremont McKenna College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	92%	5%	87%
7	Santa Clara University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSanta Clara, CA	92%	-	93%
8	University of Southern California Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	92%	-	91%
9	University of California-Los Angeles Public, four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	91%	4%	96%
10	Pepperdine University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMalibu, CA	89%	-	85%
11	Scripps College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	88%	-	80%
12	University of California-San Diego Public, four-yearsLa Jolla, CA	87%	-	94%
13	University of California-Davis Public, four-yearsDavis, CA	86%	-	93%
14	University of California-Irvine Public, four-yearsIrvine, CA	85%	8%	94%
15	University of California-Santa Barbara Public, four-yearsSanta Barbara, CA	84%	-	91%
16	Occidental College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	84%	12%	82%
17	Thomas Aquinas College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSanta Paula, CA	84%	10%	93%
18	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Public, four-yearsSan Luis Obispo, CA	83%	2%	94%
19	Loyola Marymount University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	83%	-	83%
20	Pitzer College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	83%	-	81%

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