College ROI Rankings: California

Sorted by break-even years · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

#	College	ROI Score	Break-Even	10-yr Salary	Grad Rate
1	Stanford University Stanford	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.1 yrs	$124,080	91.9%
2	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.2 yrs	$92,446	92.8%
3	Claremont McKenna College Claremont	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.2 yrs	$104,736	91.4%
4	Samuel Merritt University Oakland	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.2 yrs	$143,238	—
5	Touro University California Vallejo	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.2 yrs	$104,805	—
6	University of California-Davis Davis	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$80,838	85.7%
7	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$82,511	92.6%
8	University of California-San Diego La Jolla	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$84,943	86.1%
9	Harvey Mudd College Claremont	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$138,687	91.9%
10	Pomona College Claremont	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$77,779	93.2%
11	Santa Clara University Santa Clara	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$109,183	87.9%
12	Scripps College Claremont	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$77,539	82.5%
13	University of Southern California Los Angeles	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$92,498	91.8%
14	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$90,768	86.4%
15	University of California-Irvine Irvine	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$80,735	86.9%
16	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$74,915	83%
17	California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$94,784	59.7%
18	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$83,438	29.6%
19	Loma Linda University Loma Linda	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$89,816	—
20	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$76,310	—
21	San Jose State University San Jose	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$78,988	69.2%
22	Gnomon North Hollywood	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$114,785	100%
23	Chamberlain University-California Rancho Cordova	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.4 yrs	$92,405	—
24	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$71,902	68.4%
25	California State University-East Bay Hayward	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$71,401	48%
26	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$78,349	78.9%
27	Northeastern University Oakland Oakland	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$92,538	—
28	Palo Alto University Palo Alto	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$83,187	—
29	University of the Pacific Stockton	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$78,445	69.1%
30	Pepperdine University Malibu	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$82,939	83.4%
31	Pitzer College Claremont	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$69,512	83.4%
32	University of San Diego San Diego	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$86,522	83.7%
33	San Francisco State University San Francisco	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$68,077	50.4%
34	University of San Francisco San Francisco	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$89,812	70.1%
35	West Coast University-Los Angeles North Hollywood	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$102,672	31.3%
36	West Coast University-Orange County Anaheim	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$102,672	60%
37	West Coast University-Ontario Ontario	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$102,672	38.9%
38	West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Los Angeles	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$102,672	—
39	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$63,188	53.5%
40	California State University-Fresno Fresno	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$61,244	57%
41	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$62,951	70.2%
42	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$64,403	68.9%
43	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$59,211	53%
44	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$64,876	56.3%
45	University of California-Riverside Riverside	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$67,699	76%
46	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$68,396	75.1%
47	Dominican University of California San Rafael	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$84,713	78.1%
48	Golden Gate University San Francisco	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$87,434	—
49	Menlo College Atherton	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$76,419	53.5%
50	Occidental College Los Angeles	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$75,951	80.9%
51	San Diego State University San Diego	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$64,909	76.4%
52	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$78,812	70.3%
53	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$65,986	57.6%
54	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$59,247	59.1%
55	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$62,152	51.3%
56	University of California-Merced Merced	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$64,368	68.7%
57	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$68,712	69.6%
58	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$59,977	54.9%
59	California State University-Chico Chico	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$64,172	62.8%
60	California State University-Northridge Northridge	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$59,115	57%
61	Chapman University Orange	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$70,070	81.9%
62	Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$74,576	6.7%
63	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$62,908	54.6%
64	American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$93,610	50%
65	Azusa Pacific University Azusa	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$66,677	61.8%
66	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$59,009	49.8%
67	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$57,162	42.8%
68	Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$72,379	53.3%
69	University of Redlands Redlands	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$72,690	67.3%
70	Art Center College of Design Pasadena	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$71,958	79.2%
71	Concordia University-Irvine Irvine	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$65,083	58.3%
72	University of La Verne La Verne	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$65,464	63.1%
73	National University San Diego	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$67,548	42.9%
74	Pacific Union College Angwin	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$70,484	58.3%
75	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$63,998	77.2%
76	Westmont College Santa Barbara	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$64,778	70.4%
77	University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$65,703	42.9%
78	Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$68,891	61.9%
79	Woodbury University Burbank	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$65,668	60%
80	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$55,017	91.8%
81	California Baptist University Riverside	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$61,504	61.9%
82	The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$57,106	67.7%
83	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$59,541	56.8%
84	Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$55,619	84.3%
85	The Chicago School at Anaheim Anaheim	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$56,899	—
86	The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$56,899	—
87	The Chicago School at San Diego San Diego	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$56,899	—
88	Fresno Pacific University Fresno	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$58,896	50%
89	La Sierra University Riverside	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$61,824	59.7%
90	Simpson University Redding	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$54,340	48.8%
91	Whittier College Whittier	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$59,492	60%
92	Biola University La Mirada	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$56,778	67.6%
93	Northcentral University San Diego	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$48,414	—
94	Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$58,152	66.3%
95	William Jessup University Rocklin	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$56,257	56%
96	John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.5 yrs	$56,930	63.9%
97	Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.8 yrs	$51,541	—
98	Antioch University-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.8 yrs	$51,541	—
99	California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.9 yrs	$48,848	—
100	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata	🟢 Excellent ROI	2 yrs	$47,626	48.6%
101	Hope International University Fullerton	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.1 yrs	$49,697	49.4%
102	Pacific Oaks College Pasadena	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.1 yrs	$52,485	—
103	San Diego Christian College Santee	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.3 yrs	$49,766	19.7%
104	California College of the Arts San Francisco	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.5 yrs	$49,414	61.2%
105	University of Silicon Valley San Jose	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.5 yrs	$51,017	28.7%
106	California Institute of Technology Pasadena	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.9 yrs	$128,566	94.4%
107	Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach	🟢 Excellent ROI	3 yrs	$47,867	51.7%
108	Trinity Law School Santa Ana	🔵 Good ROI	3.2 yrs	$46,989	—
109	Providence Christian College Pasadena	🔵 Good ROI	3.3 yrs	$46,264	20%
110	Lincoln University Oakland	🔵 Good ROI	3.5 yrs	$53,695	100%
111	Design Institute of San Diego San Diego	🔵 Good ROI	4.5 yrs	$46,920	80%
112	Life Pacific University San Dimas	🔵 Good ROI	5 yrs	$43,299	40.4%
113	Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles	🟡 Fair ROI	6.8 yrs	$71,909	71.4%
114	Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary Los Angeles	🟡 Fair ROI	7.1 yrs	$48,361	11.9%
115	California College of ASU Los Angeles	🟡 Fair ROI	7.8 yrs	$42,014	37.2%
116	California Institute of the Arts Valencia	🔴 Slow ROI	10.4 yrs	$41,198	66.7%
117	Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos	🔴 Slow ROI	12.4 yrs	$40,803	28.6%
118	Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton	🔴 Slow ROI	77.9 yrs	$39,248	61.5%
119	Southern California Seminary El Cajon	🔴 Slow ROI	93.6 yrs	$39,607	50%
120	Academy of Art University San Francisco	🔴 Slow ROI	143.5 yrs	$39,008	34.3%
121	Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences Oakland	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
122	American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
123	Bethesda University Anaheim	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	11.1%
124	University of California College of the Law-San Francisco San Francisco	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
125	University of California-San Francisco San Francisco	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
126	Sofia University Palo Alto	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
127	Haven University Garden Grove	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
128	California Western School of Law San Diego	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
129	Church Divinity School of the Pacific Berkeley	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
130	Claremont Graduate University Claremont	⚪ Limited Data	—	$64,372	—
131	Western University of Health Sciences Pomona	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
132	DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY Ukiah	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
133	Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Berkeley	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
134	Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine Santa Monica	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
135	Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
136	Five Branches University Santa Cruz	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
137	Franciscan School of Theology San Diego	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
138	Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
139	Graduate Theological Union Berkeley	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
140	Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
141	Life Chiropractic College West Hayward	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
142	Naval Postgraduate School Monterey	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
143	San Francisco Bay University Fremont	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
144	Pacific School of Religion Berkeley	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
145	Pacific States University Los Angeles	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	100%
146	RAND School of Public Policy Santa Monica	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
147	Dongguk University Los Angeles Los Angeles	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
148	San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	73.7%
149	San Joaquin College of Law Clovis	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
150	Saybrook University Pasadena	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
151	Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding	⚪ Limited Data	—	$28,891	100%
152	South Baylo University Anaheim	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
153	Starr King School for the Ministry Oakland	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
154	Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
155	Southwestern Law School Los Angeles	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
156	Claremont School of Theology Los Angeles	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
157	Epic Bible College & Graduate School Sacramento	⚪ Limited Data	—	$37,822	—
158	The Colleges of Law at Ventura Ventura	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
159	Westminster Theological Seminary in California Escondido	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
160	The Wright Institute Berkeley	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
161	Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
162	Ashford University San Diego	⚪ Limited Data	—	$35,404	10.7%
163	University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos	⚪ Limited Data	—	$79,150	—
164	Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley Berkeley	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
165	World Mission University Los Angeles	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	100%
166	Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Los Angeles	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
167	California Aeronautical University Bakersfield	⚪ Limited Data	—	$38,361	30.2%
168	Los Angeles Film School Hollywood	⚪ Limited Data	—	$31,632	41.3%
169	Keck Graduate Institute Claremont	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
170	Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena	⚪ Limited Data	—	$31,758	41.3%
171	University of East-West Medicine Sunnyvale	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
172	SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills	⚪ Limited Data	—	$35,418	84.8%
173	University of the West Rosemead	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	37.5%
174	Academy for Jewish Religion California Los Angeles	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
175	Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	21.1%
176	The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
177	California Miramar University San Diego	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	50%
178	Grace Mission University Fullerton	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	100%
179	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
180	University of Phoenix-California Ontario	⚪ Limited Data	—	$37,752	22%
181	Minerva University San Francisco	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
182	University of West Los Angeles Inglewood	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
183	High Tech High Graduate School of Education San Diego	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
184	Lionel University Carpinteria	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	67.1%
185	Presidio Graduate School San Anselmo	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
186	California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	100%
187	California Institute of Advanced Management Alhambra	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
188	Alhambra Medical University Alhambra	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
189	Abraham Lincoln University Glendale	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
190	Claremont Lincoln University Claremont	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
191	California Health Sciences University Clovis	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
192	Institute of Buddhist Studies Berkeley	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
193	Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America Santa Fe Springs	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
194	America Evangelical University Gardena	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	33.3%
195	Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Van Nuys	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	100%
196	Westcliff University Irvine	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	62.2%
197	Meridian University Petaluma	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
198	Reiss-Davis Graduate School Los Angeles	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
199	Cal Northern School of Law Chico	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
200	Oak Valley College Rialto	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
201	Alder Graduate School of Education Redwood City	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
202	California University of Science and Medicine Colton	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
203	Daybreak University Anaheim	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
204	California Northstate University Elk Grove	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	100%
205	Reach University Oakland	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
206	Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario Ontario	⚪ Limited Data	—	$34,657	—
207	EDvance College San Francisco	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—

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