Lowest Graduation Rate Colleges in California

Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in California

Ashford University has the lowest graduation rate of 9% for academic year 2021-2022 in California. Pacific Union College is ranked second with 40% and Hope International University follows them with 42%. 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 low graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the highest graduation rates in California.

Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in California
	Name	Graduation Rate	Transfer-out Rate	Retention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1	Ashford University Public, four-yearsSan Diego, CA	9%	2%	26%
2	Pacific Union College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAngwin, CA	40%	20%	70%
3	Hope International University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFullerton, CA	42%	-	85%
4	University of Silicon Valley Private (for-profit), four-yearsSan Jose, CA	44%	-	63%
5	La Sierra University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRiverside, CA	45%	18%	79%
6	Simpson University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRedding, CA	45%	36%	72%
7	San Diego Christian College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSantee, CA	47%	-	59%
8	National University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLa Jolla, CA	47%	3%	45%
9	California State University-Bakersfield Public, four-yearsBakersfield, CA	48%	2%	83%
10	California State University-East Bay Public, four-yearsHayward, CA	48%	4%	78%
11	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Public, four-yearsArcata, CA	48%	8%	73%
12	American Jewish University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	50%	-	-
13	California State University-Los Angeles Public, four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	52%	3%	83%
14	California State University-Dominguez Hills Public, four-yearsCarson, CA	53%	4%	78%
15	California State University-Northridge Public, four-yearsNorthridge, CA	54%	6%	83%
16	San Francisco State University Public, four-yearsSan Francisco, CA	54%	7%	82%
17	Menlo College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAtherton, CA	55%	-	71%
18	Notre Dame de Namur University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBelmont, CA	55%	40%	-
19	California Baptist University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRiverside, CA	57%	28%	76%
20	California State University-San Bernardino Public, four-yearsSan Bernardino, CA	57%	1%	85%

Lowest Graduation Rate In California

Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in California

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