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Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
G
VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

University of the Pacific

http://www.pacific.edu
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, California
(209) 946-2211

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1851

3,867

38%

55.3%

43.4%

$39,810

$39,810

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.54

550

520

520

23

0%

NC

 

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2

San Jose State University

http://www.sjsu.edu
One Washington Square
San Jose, California
(408) 283-7500

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1857

25,157

63%

28.8%

7.9%

$7,303

$18,463

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.29

470

440

450

19

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

3

California College of the Arts

http://www.cca.edu
1111 Eighth Street
San Francisco, California
(415) 703-9523

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1907

1,465

90%

37.7%

28.3%

$40,334

$40,334

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.16

545

533

522

23

0%

NC

 

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4

Biola University

http://www.biola.edu
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada, California
(562) 903-4752

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1908

4,337

75%

57.9%

46.8%

$32,142

$32,142

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.53

559

559

552

25

0%

NC

 

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5

San Diego State University

http://www.sdsu.edu
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, California
(619) 594-6336

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1897

26,624

31%

52.9%

32.1%

$6,766

$17,926

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.6

526

505

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Contenders

6

University of Southern California

http://www.usc.edu
University Park Campus
Los Angeles, California
(213) 740-1111

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1880

18,316

20%

84.2%

74.2%

$46,363

$46,363

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

650

620

640

29

0%

NC

 

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7

Otis College of Art and Design

http://www.otis.edu
9045 Lincoln Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
(310) 665-6820

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1918

1,105

55%

49.8%

44.7%

$38,300

$38,300

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

460

430

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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8

La Sierra University

http://www.lasierra.edu
4500 Riverwalk Parkway
Riverside, California
(951) 785-2176

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1922

2,048

48%

36.4%

24.1%

$29,103

$29,103

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.33

470

470

460

19

0%

NC

 

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9

Golden Gate University

http://www.ggu.edu
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, California
(415) 442-7800

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1901

414

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$18,000

$18,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

N/A

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10

Woodbury University

http://www.woodbury.edu
7500 Glenoaks Boulevard
Burbank, California
(818) 767-0888 x221

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1884

1,488

65%

43%

27.8%

$33,150

$33,150

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.24

485

479

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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