Lowest Graduation Rate Colleges in California

Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in California

Notre Dame de Namur University has the lowest graduation rate of 7% for academic year 2023-2024 in California. Ashford University is ranked second with 11% and San Diego Christian College follows them with 20%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded 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	Notre Dame de Namur University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBelmont, CA	7%	70%	-
2	Ashford University Private (for-profit), four-yearsSan Diego, CA	11%	2%	35%
3	San Diego Christian College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSantee, CA	20%	23%	86%
4	University of Silicon Valley Private (for-profit), four-yearsSan Jose, CA	29%	2%	69%
5	National University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSan Diego, CA	43%	-	53%
6	California State University-Dominguez Hills Public, four-yearsCarson, CA	43%	3%	74%
7	American Jewish University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	44%	-	-
8	California State University-East Bay Public, four-yearsHayward, CA	48%	5%	76%
9	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Public, four-yearsArcata, CA	49%	6%	76%
10	Simpson University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRedding, CA	49%	-	60%
11	Hope International University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFullerton, CA	49%	-	52%
12	Fresno Pacific University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFresno, CA	50%	29%	72%
13	California State University-Bakersfield Public, four-yearsBakersfield, CA	50%	3%	79%
14	San Francisco State University Public, four-yearsSan Francisco, CA	50%	6%	83%
15	California State University-Los Angeles Public, four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	53%	2%	72%
16	Holy Names University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOakland, CA	53%	35%	65%
17	Mount Saint Mary's University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLos Angeles, CA	53%	4%	71%
18	California State University-Stanislaus Public, four-yearsTurlock, CA	53%	2%	82%
19	Menlo College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAtherton, CA	54%	-	70%
20	California State University-San Marcos Public, four-yearsSan Marcos, CA	55%	4%	79%

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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in California

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