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), 4 or more yearsStanford, CA	95%	-	99%
2	Pomona College Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsClaremont, CA	94%	-	97%
3	Harvey Mudd College Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsClaremont, CA	93%	6%	97%
4	California Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsPasadena, CA	92%	4%	98%
5	University of California-Berkeley Public, 4 or more yearsBerkeley, CA	92%	-	97%
6	Claremont McKenna College Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsClaremont, CA	92%	5%	96%
7	Santa Clara University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsSanta Clara, CA	92%	-	95%
8	University of Southern California Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsLos Angeles, CA	92%	-	97%
9	University of California-Los Angeles Public, 4 or more yearsLos Angeles, CA	91%	4%	97%
10	Pepperdine University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsMalibu, CA	89%	-	91%
11	Scripps College Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsClaremont, CA	88%	-	92%
12	University of California-San Diego Public, 4 or more yearsLa Jolla, CA	87%	-	94%
13	University of California-Davis Public, 4 or more yearsDavis, CA	86%	-	92%
14	University of California-Irvine Public, 4 or more yearsIrvine, CA	85%	8%	93%
15	University of California-Santa Barbara Public, 4 or more yearsSanta Barbara, CA	84%	-	92%
16	Occidental College Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsLos Angeles, CA	84%	12%	90%
17	Thomas Aquinas College Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsSanta Paula, CA	84%	10%	91%
18	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Public, 4 or more yearsSan Luis Obispo, CA	83%	2%	94%
19	Loyola Marymount University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsLos Angeles, CA	83%	-	90%
20	Pitzer College Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsClaremont, CA	83%	-	91%

Highest Graduation Rate In California

Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in California

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