List of colleges and universities in California
It has been suggested that List of colleges and universities in the San Francisco Bay Area be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since June 2021. |
It has been suggested that List of colleges and universities in southern California be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since June 2021. |
This is a list of colleges and universities in California.
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
California Community Colleges State system
Four-year institutions[]
University of California[]
Name | City | County | Enrollment (fall 2018) |
Founded |
---|---|---|---|---|
University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | Alameda | 42,519 | 1869 |
University of California, Davis | Davis | Yolo | 39,152 | 1905 |
University of California, Irvine | Irvine | Orange | 35,220 | 1965 |
University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 45,428 | 1882* |
University of California, Merced | Merced | Merced | 8,544 | 2005 |
University of California, Riverside | Riverside | Riverside | 23,278 | 1954 |
University of California, San Diego | San Diego | San Diego | 38,798 | 1960 |
University of California, Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | 24,346 | 1891** |
University of California, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | 19,700 | 1965 |
*University of California, Los Angeles was founded in 1882 as the southern branch of the California State Normal School. It joined the University of California system in 1919 as the southern branch of the University of California.
**University of California, Santa Barbara was founded in 1891 as an independent teachers' college. It joined the University of California system in 1944.
California State University[]
Name | City | County | Enrollment (fall 2018)[1][2] |
Founded |
---|---|---|---|---|
California State University Maritime Academy | Vallejo | Solano | 1,017 | 1929 |
California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | 21,812 | 1901 |
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Pomona | Los Angeles | 26,443 | 1938 |
California State University, Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Kern | 10,493 | 1965 |
California State University Channel Islands | Camarillo | Ventura | 7,095 | 2002 |
California State University, Chico | Chico | Butte | 17,488 | 1887 |
California State University, Dominguez Hills | Carson | Los Angeles | 15,741 | 1960 |
California State University, East Bay | Hayward | Alameda | 14,525 | 1957 |
California State University, Fresno | Fresno | Fresno | 24,995 | 1911 |
California State University, Fullerton | Fullerton | Orange | 39,774 | 1957 |
California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach | Los Angeles | 36,846 | 1949 |
California State University, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 27,685 | 1947 |
California State University, Monterey Bay | Seaside-Marina | Monterey | 7,079 | 1994 |
California State University, Northridge | Northridge | Los Angeles | 38,716 | 1958 |
California State University, Sacramento | Sacramento | Sacramento | 31,131 | 1947 |
California State University, San Bernardino | San Bernardino | San Bernardino | 19,973 | 1965 |
California State University San Marcos | San Marcos | San Diego | 14,511 | 1988 |
California State University, Stanislaus | Turlock | Stanislaus | 10,214 | 1957 |
Humboldt State University | Arcata | Humboldt | 7,774 | 1913 |
San Diego State University | San Diego | San Diego | 34,881 | 1897 |
San Francisco State University | San Francisco | San Francisco | 29,586 | 1899 |
San Jose State University | San Jose | Santa Clara | 32,828 | 1857 |
Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park | Sonoma | 9,201 | 1960 |
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo was founded as a vocational high school. It became a vocational school in 1924, and then started awarding bachelor's degrees in 1940.
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, was founded as a southern branch of California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo in 1938, but became independent in 1966.
State graduate institutions[]
Name | City | County | Founded |
---|---|---|---|
California State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories | Moss Landing | Monterey | 1966 |
University of California, Hastings College of the Law | San Francisco | San Francisco | 1878 |
University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | San Francisco | 1899 |
Private colleges and universities[]
Name | City | County | Founded | Carnegie Classification[3] | Profit[4] | Athletics | Affiliation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Academy of Art University | San Francisco | San Francisco | 1929 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | for-profit | NCAA Div. II | --- | Arts & design |
Alliant International University | San Diego | San Diego | 1952 | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
American Heritage University of Southern California | Ontario | San Bernardino | 2003 | Not classified | for-profit | --- | --- | Business |
American Jewish University | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1947 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | --- | Judaism | --- |
American Management University | West Covina | Los Angeles | 2018 | Not classified | Exempt verified private university | non-profit sponsored | International Alliance of Business Professionals (IABP) | Graduate-level Business, Leadership |
Anaheim University | Anaheim | Orange | 1996 | Not classified | for-profit | --- | --- | Graduate school |
Antioch University | --- | 1972 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- | |
ArtCenter College of Design | Pasadena | Los Angeles | 1930 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Arts & design |
Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | Los Angeles | 1899 | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. II | Christian (Inter-denominational) | --- |
Berean Bible College | Poway | San Diego | 1971 | Not classified | --- | --- | Christian (non-denominational) | Religion, unaccredited |
Biola University | La Mirada | Los Angeles | 1908 | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. II | Evangelical Christian | --- |
Brandman University | Irvine | Orange | 2009 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
California Baptist University | Riverside | Riverside | 1950 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. I | Christian (Southern Baptist) | --- |
California College of the Arts | Oakland, San Francisco |
Alameda, San Francisco |
1907 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Arts & design |
California College San Diego | San Diego | San Diego | 1978 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Healthcare, business & technology |
California Health Sciences University | Clovis | Fresno | 2012 | Doctoral Universities: Health Professions Schools | For-profit | --- | --- | Healthcare, business & technology |
California Institute of Integral Studies | San Francisco | San Francisco | 1968 | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | Los Angeles | 1891 | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | --- | --- |
California Institute of the Arts | Valencia | Los Angeles | 1961 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Arts, music & design |
California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks | Ventura | 1959 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | --- |
California Miramar University | San Diego | San Diego | 2005 | Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools | for-profit | --- | --- | Business |
California Metropolitan University | Montclair | San Bernandino | 2020 | Exempt verified private university | non-profit sponsored | International Alliance of Business Professionals (IABP) | Business, Management | |
California South Bay University | Sunnyvale | Santa Clara | 2007 | Not classified | --- | --- | --- | unaccredited |
California Southern University | Costa Mesa | Orange | 1978 | Not classified | for-profit | --- | --- | Online |
California University of Management and Sciences | Anaheim | Orange | 1998 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
California University of Management and Technology | San Jose | Santa Clara | --- | Not classified | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Cambridge College | Rancho Cucamonga | San Bernardino | 1971 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Satellite campus |
Chapman University | Orange | Orange | 1861 | Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity | NCAA Div. III | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | --- | |
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | Willowbrook | Los Angeles | 1966 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools | not-for-profit | --- | HBCU | Health sciences |
Claremont Graduate University | Claremont | Los Angeles | 1925 | Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity | not-for-profit | --- | Claremont Colleges | --- |
Claremont Lincoln University | Claremont | Los Angeles | 2011 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Online |
Claremont McKenna College | Claremont | Los Angeles | 1946 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | Claremont Colleges | --- |
Cogswell Polytechnical College | Sunnyvale | Santa Clara | 1887 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields | for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
Concordia University Irvine | Irvine | Orange | 1976 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. II | Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod | --- |
The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone | St. Helena | Napa | 1995 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Culinary |
Deep Springs College | Deep Springs | Inyo | 1917 | Not classified | --- | --- | --- | 2-year degree |
San Diego | San Diego | 1977 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | for-profit | --- | --- | Interior design | |
DeVry University | various | various | 1931 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | for-profit | --- | --- | 10 locations in California |
Dharma Realm Buddhist University | Ukiah | Mendocino | 1976 | NC | Private, not-for-profit | Dharma Realm Buddhist Association | --- | |
Dominican University of California | San Rafael | Marin | 1890 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. II | Roman Catholic (Dominican Order) | --- |
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine | Santa Monica | Los Angeles | 1983 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Oriental medicine |
Epic Bible College | Sacramento | Sacramento | 1974 | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | Christian (non-denominational) | --- |
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1969 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | for-profit | --- | --- | Design |
Fielding Graduate University | Santa Barbara | 1974 | Doctoral Universities | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- | |
Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School | Santa Monica | Los Angeles | 1970 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Public policy |
Fresno Pacific University | Fresno | Fresno | 1944 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. II | Mennonite Brethren Church | --- |
Fuller Theological Seminary | Pasadena | Los Angeles | 1947 | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | Christian (multidenominational) | Religion |
Gateway Seminary | Ontario | San Bernardino | 1944 | --- | not-for-profit | --- | Christian (Southern Baptist) | --- |
Golden Gate University | San Francisco | San Francisco | 1901 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
Graduate Theological Union | Berkeley | Alameda | 1962 | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Multifaith |
Gurnick Academy | San Mateo, California | San Mateo County | 2004 | Four or more years (Baccalaureate or higher degree) | for-profit | --- | --- | Medical school |
Harvey Mudd College | Claremont | Los Angeles | 1955 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | Claremont Colleges | Science & engineering |
Holy Names University | Oakland | Alameda | 1868 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. II | Roman Catholic (Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary) | --- |
Hope International University | Fullerton | Orange | 1928 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | not-for-profit | NAIA | Christian churches and churches of Christ | --- |
Hult International Business School | San Francisco | San Francisco | 1964 | Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Business |
Humphreys University | Stockton | San Joaquin | 1896 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
Oak Glen | San Bernardino | 2010 | Not classified | --- | --- | Evangelical | --- | |
International Technological University | San Jose | Santa Clara | 1994 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
Institute of Buddhist Studies | Berkeley | Alameda | 1966 | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | Buddhism | Graduate School |
John Paul the Great Catholic University | Escondido | San Diego | 2003 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields | not-for-profit | --- | Roman Catholic | --- |
Keck Graduate Institute | Claremont | Los Angeles | 1997 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | not-for-profit | --- | Claremont Colleges | --- |
La Sierra University | Riverside | Riverside | 1992 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | not-for-profit | NAIA | Seventh-day Adventist Church | --- |
Laguna College of Art and Design | Laguna Beach | Orange | 1961 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Arts & design |
Life Pacific College | San Dimas | Los Angeles | 1923 | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions | not-for-profit | NAIA | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | --- |
Lincoln University | Oakland | Alameda | 1926 | Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
Loma Linda University | Loma Linda | San Bernardino | 1905 | Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers | not-for-profit | --- | Seventh-day Adventist Church | --- |
Los Angeles College of Music | Pasadena | Los Angeles | 1996 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | for-profit | --- | --- | Music |
Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1911 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. I | Roman Catholic (Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (Marymount Sisters), Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange) | --- |
Make School | San Francisco | San Francisco | 2012 | Special Focus Four-Year: Applied Computer Science | for profit (B Corp) | --- | --- | --- |
Marymount California University | Rancho Palos Verdes | Los Angeles | 1932 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields | not-for-profit | NAIA | Roman Catholic (Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary) | --- |
The Master's University | Santa Clarita | Los Angeles | 1927 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | not-for-profit | NAIA | Christian (non-denominational) | --- |
Menlo College | Atherton | San Mateo | 1927 | Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools | not-for-profit | NAIA | --- | --- |
Mills College | Oakland | Alameda | 1852 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | --- | --- |
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | Monterey | Monterey | 1955 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | --- | Middlebury College | --- |
San Francisco | San Francisco, California | 2011 | Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools | for profit | --- | --- | --- | |
Mount St. Mary's University | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1925 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | not-for-profit | --- | Roman Catholic (Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet) | --- |
National University | La Jolla | San Diego | 1971 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
New York Film Academy | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1992 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | for-profit | --- | --- | Film |
NewSchool of Architecture and Design | San Diego | San Diego | 1980 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | for-profit | --- | Laureate International Universities | Arts & design |
Northwestern Polytechnic University | Fremont | Alameda | 1984 | Not classified | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Business & engineering |
Notre Dame de Namur University | Belmont | San Mateo | 1851 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | --- | Roman Catholic (Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur) | --- |
San Dimas | San Bernardino | 2016 | Not classified | not-for-profit | --- | Christian | Business | |
Occidental College | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1887 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | --- | --- |
Oikos University | Oakland | Alameda | 2004 | Not classified | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
Otis College of Art and Design | Westchester | Los Angeles | 1918 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Arts & design |
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary | Berkeley | Alameda | 1950 | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, California Lutheran University | --- |
Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena | Los Angeles | 1958 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Education, psychology, social justice |
Pacific School of Religion | Berkeley | Alameda | 1866 | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, Disciples of Christ | --- |
Pacific Union College | Angwin | Napa | 1882 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NAIA | Seventh-day Adventist Church | --- |
Pacifica Graduate Institute | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | 1976 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools | for-profit | --- | --- | Psychology |
Palmer College of Chiropractic | San Jose | Santa Clara | 1980 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Doctor of Chiropractic |
Palo Alto University | Palo Alto | Santa Clara | 1975 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Psychology |
Patten University | Oakland | Alameda | 1944 | Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields) | for-profit | --- | --- | No longer enrolling students |
Pepperdine University | Malibu | Los Angeles | 1937 | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. I | Churches of Christ | --- |
Pitzer College | Claremont | Los Angeles | 1963 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | Claremont Colleges | --- |
Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | San Diego | 1902 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. II | Church of the Nazarene | --- |
Pomona College | Claremont | Los Angeles | 1887 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | Claremont Colleges | --- |
Providence Christian College | Pasadena | Los Angeles | 2002 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NAIA | Christian (non-denominational) | --- |
Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga | Contra Costa | 1863 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. I | Roman Catholic (De La Salle Brothers) | --- |
Samuel Merritt University | Oakland | Alameda | 1909 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Nursing, health sciences |
San Diego Christian College | Santee | San Diego | 1970 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields | not-for-profit | NAIA | Christian | --- |
San Diego University for Integrative Studies | San Diego | San Diego | 1999 | Not classified | --- | --- | --- | --- |
San Francisco Institute of Architecture | Berkeley | Alameda | 1990 | Not classified | --- | --- | --- | Online |
San Joaquin College of Law | Clovis | Fresno | 1969 | Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 1851 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. I | Roman Catholic (Society of Jesus (Jesuits)) | --- |
Saybrook University | Oakland | Alameda | 1971 | Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Psychology & health sciences; online |
Scripps College | Claremont | Los Angeles | 1926 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | Claremont Colleges | --- |
Simpson University | Redding | Shasta | 1921 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | not-for-profit | NAIA | Christian and Missionary Alliance | --- |
Soka University of America | Aliso Viejo | Orange | 2001 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NAIA | --- | --- |
Southern California Institute of Architecture | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1972 | Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Architecture |
Southern States University | San Diego | San Diego | 1983 | Not classified | for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
Southwestern Law School | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1972 | Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Law School |
Stanford University | Stanford | Santa Clara | 1891 | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. I FBS | --- | --- |
Berkeley | Alameda | 1904 | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | Unitarian Universalist | --- | |
Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula | Ventura | 1971 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | --- | Roman Catholic | --- |
Touro University California | Vallejo | Solano | 1997 | Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers | not-for-profit | --- | Judaism | --- |
Trident University International | Cypress | Orange | 1998 | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | for profit | --- | --- | Online |
Union Institute & University | --- | 1964 | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- | |
University of Antelope Valley | Lancaster | Los Angeles | 1997 | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's | for-profit | NAIA | --- | --- |
University of La Verne | La Verne | Los Angeles | 1891 | Doctoral/Professional Universities | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | Church of the Brethren | --- |
University of Redlands | Redlands | San Bernardino | 1907 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | --- | --- |
University of San Diego | San Diego | San Diego | 1949 | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. I FCS | Roman Catholic | --- |
University of San Francisco | San Francisco | San Francisco | 1855 | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. I | Roman Catholic (Society of Jesus (Jesuits)) | --- |
University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1880 | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. I FBS | --- | --- |
University of the Pacific | Stockton | San Joaquin | 1851 | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. I | --- | --- |
University of the People | Pasadena | Los Angeles | 2009 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | not-for-profit | --- | --- | Online |
University of the West | Rosemead | Los Angeles | 1990 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields | not-for-profit | --- | Buddhism | --- |
University of West Los Angeles | Inglewood | Los Angeles | 1966 | Special Focus Institutions (Law) | for-profit | --- | --- | Law & business |
Vanguard University | Costa Mesa | Orange | 1920 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | not-for-profit | NAIA | Assemblies of God | --- |
Western Seminary - Sacramento Campus | Sacramento | Sacramento | 1927 | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | Christian | --- |
Western Seminary - San Jose Campus | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 1927 | Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions | not-for-profit | --- | Christian | --- |
Western State College of Law | Fullerton | Orange | 1966 | Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools | for-profit | --- | Westcliff University | Law |
Western University of Health Sciences | Pomona | Los Angeles | 1977 | Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
Westcliff University | Irvine | Orange | 1993 | Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools | for-profit | NAIA | --- | Business and education |
Westmont College | Montecito | Santa Barbara | 1937 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NAIA | Evangelical Christian | --- |
Whittier College | Whittier | Los Angeles | 1887 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | not-for-profit | NCAA Div. III | --- | --- |
William Jessup University | Rocklin | Placer | 1939 | Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields | not-for-profit | NAIA | Evangelical Christian | --- |
Woodbury University | Burbank | Los Angeles | 1884 | Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | not-for-profit | --- | --- | --- |
Zaytuna College | Berkeley | Alameda | 2008 | Not classified | not-for-profit | --- | Islam | --- |
Defunct institutions[]
- Bethany University - Scotts Valley (founded in 1911, closed in 2011)
- Bristol University - (founded in 1991 as Kensington College, became Bristol University in 2011, closed in 2017)
- Brooks Institute - Ventura (founded in 1945, closed in 2016)
- California Pacific University - Pinole (founded in 1976, closed in 2016)
- California Southern Law School, Riverside (founded in 1971, closed in 2020)
- Coleman University - San Diego (founded in 1963, closed in 2018) [5]
- Drexel University Sacramento - satellite campus of Drexel University, Sacramento (founded in 2009, closed in 2016)
- Eldorado College - Escondido (founded in 1961, closed in 1997)
- Herguan University, Sunnyvale, (founded in 2008, closed in 2019)
- ICDC College - Huntington Park (founded in 1995, closed in 2016)
- Immaculate Heart College - Los Angeles (closed in 1981)
- John F. Kennedy University - (founded in 1964, closed in 2021)
- National Hispanic University - San Jose (founded in 1981, closed in 2015)
- San Luis Rey College - Oceanside (founded in 1950, closed in 1968)
- Shepherd University (closed in 2017) [5]
- Silicon Valley University - San Jose (founded in 1997, closed in 2018)
- University of Beverly Hills - Beverly Hills (closed in 2007)
- University of Northern California, Lorenzo Patiño School of Law - Sacramento
- University of Northern California - Petaluma (founded in 1993)
- Upland College - Upland (merged with Messiah College)
- Washington College of Science and Industry - Irvington (founded in 1871 as state's pioneer in coeducational technical education, transitioned 1883 under the auspices of the Disciples of Christ, closed 1894)
- Windsor University - Los Angeles (closed in 1982)
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
- List of colleges and universities in the San Francisco Bay Area
- List of colleges and universities in southern California
References[]
- ^ "Institutional Research & Analyses | CSU".
- ^ "Institutional Research & Analyses | CSU".
- ^ Classification are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School types are based on the control classification of the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ a b "How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?". Education Dive. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
External links[]
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