In California, there are 56 religiously affiliated colleges which are mostly private, not for profit, and four-year schools. Of them, 46 schools have undergraduate programs and 50 schools have graduate programs. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $29,786 and the average graduate tuition is $18,362.
Roman Catholic has the most affiliated college of 13 schools. Undenominational and Assemblies of God Church also have many affiliated college of 5 and 4 schools respectively.
The following table lists the number of California colleges by religious affiliation. You can see the list of colleges for each affiliation by following the link on the number in the column. Furthermore, you can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column that you desire.
| Religious Affiliation | Number of Schools | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Population | Students to Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Baptist | 1 | $2,896 | $19,640 | 88 | 2 to 1 |
| Assemblies of God Church | 4 | $19,451 | $12,188 | 3,077 | 13 to 1 |
| Baptist | 2 | $16,628 | $13,653 | 186 | 6 to 1 |
| Christ and Missionary Alliance Church | 1 | $38,522 | $20,090 | 874 | 13 to 1 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | 1 | $62,784 | $38,604 | 10,014 | 12 to 1 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | 1 | $36,250 | $17,650 | 1,116 | 13 to 1 |
| Church of the Nazarene | 1 | $43,550 | $11,880 | 4,319 | 13 to 1 |
| Churches of Christ | 1 | $66,742 | $42,020 | 10,030 | 13 to 1 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1 | $50,670 | $22,498 | 3,615 | 14 to 1 |
| Greek Orthodox | 1 | $28,800 | $14,940 | 232 | 12 to 1 |
| Interdenominational | 1 | $36,930 | $8,550 | 2,606 | 13 to 1 |
| Jewish | 3 | $23,544 | $29,146 | 1,320 | 3 to 1 |
| Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | 1 | $41,390 | $8,730 | 3,744 | 14 to 1 |
| Mennonite Brethren Church | 1 | $35,558 | $13,200 | 3,032 | 10 to 1 |
| Multiple Protestant Denomination | 2 | $21,312 | $20,078 | 2,198 | - |
| Muslim | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Non-Denominational | 3 | $24,967 | $7,314 | 1,409 | 10 to 1 |
| Other (none of the above) | 2 | $7,070 | $6,090 | 688 | 22 to 1 |
| Other Protestant | 3 | $23,704 | $13,457 | 2,506 | 12 to 1 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 2 | $6,160 | $5,284 | 557 | 12 to 1 |
| Protestant Episcopal | 1 | $16,800 | $17,660 | 64 | - |
| Roman Catholic | 11 | $40,674 | $23,131 | 44,196 | 12 to 1 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 3 | $33,008 | $28,037 | 6,764 | 9 to 1 |
| Southern Baptist | 1 | $39,720 | $14,914 | 11,495 | 18 to 1 |
| Undenominational | 5 | $32,745 | $12,439 | 14,942 | 13 to 1 |
| Unitarian Universalist | 1 | $27,750 | $26,290 | 85 | - |
| United Methodist | 1 | $26,520 | $26,520 | 196 | - |
| Wesleyan | 1 | $6,200 | $6,200 | 128 | 5 to 1 |
| African Methodist Episcopal | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| American Evangelical Lutheran Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Brethren Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Christian Methodist Episcopal | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Christian Reformed Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Church of Brethren | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Church of God | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Cumberland Presbyterian | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Episcopal Church, Reformed | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Christian | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Congregational Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Covenant Church of America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Free Church of America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Free Methodist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Free Will Baptist Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Friends | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| General Baptist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Lutheran Church in America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Mennonite Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Missionary Church Inc | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Moravian Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| North American Baptist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Original Free Will Baptist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Pentecostal Holiness Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Plymouth Brethren | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Presbyterian | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Reformed Church in America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Reformed Presbyterian Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Russian Orthodox | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| The Presbyterian Church in America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| United Brethren Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| United Church of Christ | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | No affiliated Schools. | ||||