List of colleges and universities in California

This is a list of colleges and universities in California.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Federal institutions

Graduate institutions

• Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey

Other academic institutions

• Defense Language Institute, Monterey

State institutions

Two-year institutions

• See California Community Colleges System

Four-year institutions

Name	City	County	System
California Maritime Academy	Vallejo	Solano	California State University
California Polytechnic State University	San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	California State University
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona	Los Angeles	California State University
California State University, Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Kern	California State University
California State University, Channel Islands	Camarillo	Ventura County	California State University
California State University, Chico	Chico	Butte	California State University
California State University, Dominguez Hills	Carson	Los Angeles	California State University
California State University, East Bay	Hayward	Alameda	California State University
California State University, Fresno	Fresno	Fresno	California State University
California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton	Orange	California State University
California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach	Los Angeles	California State University
California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	California State University
California State University, Monterey Bay	Seaside	Monterey	California State University
California State University, Northridge	Northridge	Los Angeles	California State University
California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento	Sacramento County	California State University
California State University, San Bernardino	San Bernardino	San Bernardino	California State University
California State University, San Marcos	San Marcos	San Diego	California State University
California State University, Stanislaus	Turlock	Stanislaus	California State University
Humboldt State University	Arcata	Humboldt	California State University
San Diego State University	San Diego	San Diego	California State University
San Francisco State University	San Francisco	San Francisco	California State University
San Jose State University	San Jose	Santa Clara	California State University
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park	Sonoma	California State University
University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley	Alameda	University of California
University of California, Davis	Davis	Yolo	University of California
University of California, Irvine	Irvine	Orange	University of California
University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	University of California
University of California, Merced	Merced	Merced County	University of California
University of California, Riverside	Riverside	Riverside	University of California
University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, San Diego	San Diego	University of California
University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara-Goleta	Santa Barbara	University of California
University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	University of California

State graduate institutions

• California State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (Moss Landing)
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco)
• University of California, San Francisco (San Francisco)

Private colleges and universities

• Academy of Art University, San Francisco
• Alliant International University, San Diego
• Allied American University, Laguna Hills (Online)
• American Heritage University of Southern California, San Bernardino, California
• American Jewish University, Los Angeles
• American Sports University, San Bernardino
• Anaheim University, Anaheim (Online)
• Antioch University, Culver City
• Apollos University, Huntington Beach (Online)
• Argosy University, Alameda
• Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
• The Art Institute of California - San Francisco, San Francisco
• Azusa Pacific University, Azusa
• Berean Bible College, Poway
• Biola University, La Mirada
• Brandman University, Irvine
• Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara
• California Baptist University, Riverside
• California Coast University, Santa Ana
• California College of the Arts, San Francisco
• California College San Diego (CCSD), San Diego
• California Desert Trial Academy College of Law, Indio
• California Institute of the Arts, Valencia
• California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
• California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
• California InterContinental University, Diamond Bar (Online)
• International Technological University, San Jose, California
• California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks
• California Miramar University (formerly Pacific Western University), San Diego
• California Pacific University, Escondido
• California South Bay University, Sunnyvale
• California Southern Law School, Riverside
• California Southern University, Santa Ana (online)
• California University of Management and Technology, San Jose
• California University of Management and Sciences, Anaheim
• Chapman University, Orange
• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles
• Claremont Colleges, Claremont
  • Claremont McKenna College
  • Harvey Mudd College
  • Pitzer College
  • Pomona College
  • Scripps College
  • Claremont Graduate University
  • Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
• Cogswell College, Sunnyvale
• Columbia College (Missouri)
• Concordia University Irvine, Irvine
• Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, St. Helena
• Deep Springs College, Deep Springs
• Dominican University of California, San Rafael
• Drexel University Sacramento
• Design Institute of San Diego
• Epic Bible College (formerly Trinity Life Bible College), Sacramento
• Fresno Pacific University, Fresno
• Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena
• Golden Gate University, San Francisco
• Herguan University, Sunnyvale
• Holy Names University, Oakland
• Hope International University, Fullerton
• Hult International Business School, San Francisco
• Humphreys College, Stockton
• ICDC College, Culver City
• Imago Dei College, Oak Glen
• John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill
• John Paul the Great Catholic University, San Diego
• Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach
• La Sierra University, Riverside
• Life Pacific College, San Dimas
• Lincoln University, Oakland
• Loma Linda University, Loma Linda
• Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
• Master's College, Newhall
• Marymount College, Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
• Mayfield College, Cathedral City
• Menlo College, Atherton
• Mills College, Oakland
• Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey
• Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles
• National Hispanic University, San Jose
• National University, San Diego (La Jolla, San Diego)
• NewSchool of Architecture and Design, San Diego
• New York Film Academy, Universal City
• Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont
• Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont
• Occidental College, Los Angeles
• Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
• Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena
• Pacific Union College, Angwin
• Patten College, Oakland
• Pepperdine University, Malibu
• Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego
• San Francisco Institute of Architecture, Berkeley
• Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga
• Samuel Merritt University, Oakland
• San Diego University for Integrative Studies
• San Diego Christian College, El Cajon
• San Joaquin College of Law, Clovis
• San Luis Rey College, Oceanside
• Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
• Saybrook University, San Francisco
• Silicon Valley University, San Jose
• Simpson University, Redding
• Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo
• Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles
• St. Mary's College of California, Moraga
• Stanford University, Stanford
• Starr King School for the Ministry, Berkeley
• Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula
• Trinity International University
• Touro University California, Vallejo
• Trident University International (TUI), Cypress (Online)
• University of La Verne, La Verne
• University of Northern California, Santa Rosa
• University of Northern California, Lorenzo Patiño School of Law, Sacramento
• University of Redlands, Redlands
• University of the Pacific, Stockton
• University of San Diego, San Diego
• University of San Francisco, San Francisco
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles
• University of West Los Angeles
  • Inglewood
  • Woodland Hills
• University of the West, Rosemead
• Vanguard University of Southern California, Costa Mesa
• Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona
• Westmont College, Santa Barbara
• Whittier College, Whittier
• William Howard Taft University, Santa Ana
• William Jessup University, Rocklin
• Woodbury University, Burbank
• Zaytuna College, Berkeley

Defunct institutions

• Bethany University, Scotts Valley (closed in 2011)
• Upland College, Upland merged with Messiah College

• Los Angeles University (closed 1949)

See also

• Higher education in the United States
• List of American institutions of higher education
• List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
• List of colleges and universities
• List of colleges and universities by country
• List of colleges and universities in San Francisco

External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in California