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 2022-2023 in California. National University is ranked second with 22% and San Diego Christian College follows them with 34%. 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 Private (for-profit), four-yearsSan Diego, CA	9%	19%	30%
2	National University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSan Diego, CA	22%	22%	64%
3	San Diego Christian College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpring Valley, CA	34%	26%	60%
4	University of Silicon Valley Private (for-profit), four-yearsSan Jose, CA	43%	14%	50%
5	California State University-East Bay Public, four-yearsHayward, CA	45%	5%	75%
6	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Public, four-yearsArcata, CA	45%	9%	74%
7	California State University-Dominguez Hills Public, four-yearsCarson, CA	46%	3%	70%
8	Pacific Union College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAngwin, CA	46%	50%	75%
9	Simpson University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRedding, CA	46%	18%	65%
10	Notre Dame de Namur University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBelmont, CA	47%	42%	-
11	California State University-Bakersfield Public, four-yearsBakersfield, CA	49%	2%	73%
12	Fresno Pacific University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFresno, CA	50%	-	75%
13	American Jewish University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	50%	50%	-
14	Hope International University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFullerton, CA	50%	18%	60%
15	California State University-Los Angeles Public, four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	51%	2%	73%
16	Holy Names University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOakland, CA	53%	35%	65%
17	La Sierra University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRiverside, CA	53%	12%	76%
18	California State University-San Bernardino Public, four-yearsSan Bernardino, CA	54%	1%	80%
19	California State University-Sacramento Public, four-yearsSacramento, CA	54%	3%	80%
20	San Francisco State University Public, four-yearsSan Francisco, CA	54%	6%	85%

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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in California

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