Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in California

Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in California

Stanford University has the highest graduation rate of 96% for academic year 2021-2022 in California. Harvey Mudd College is ranked second with 94% and California Institute of Technology 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	96%	1%	86%
2	Harvey Mudd College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	94%	5%	92%
3	California Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPasadena, CA	93%	2%	94%
4	University of California-Berkeley Public, four-yearsBerkeley, CA	93%	-	96%
5	Claremont McKenna College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	93%	-	87%
6	Pomona College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	93%	3%	86%
7	University of California-Los Angeles Public, four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	92%	4%	96%
8	University of Southern California Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	92%	-	91%
9	Santa Clara University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSanta Clara, CA	91%	-	93%
10	University of California-San Diego Public, four-yearsLa Jolla, CA	89%	-	94%
11	Pitzer College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	88%	-	81%
12	University of California-Davis Public, four-yearsDavis, CA	87%	-	93%
13	Thomas Aquinas College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSanta Paula, CA	86%	9%	93%
14	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Public, four-yearsSan Luis Obispo, CA	85%	1%	94%
15	University of California-Santa Barbara Public, four-yearsSanta Barbara, CA	85%	-	91%
16	University of California-Irvine Public, four-yearsIrvine, CA	84%	9%	94%
17	Occidental College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	83%	13%	82%
18	Pepperdine University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMalibu, CA	83%	-	85%
19	Scripps College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClaremont, CA	82%	-	80%
20	Chapman University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrange, CA	80%	-	85%

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