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CA · 664 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in California

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

90Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$64,649Median observed year-5 earnings
$26,196Median annual net price
−24%Median modeled 10-year ROI
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

90 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1California Institute of TechnologyPasadena · Private nonprofit+276%2Stanford UniversityStanford · Private nonprofit+274%3Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont · Private nonprofit+237%4Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo · Public+141%5University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley · Public+116%6Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont · Private nonprofit+114%7West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim · Private for-profit+104%8California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo · Public+80%9University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla · Public+72%10West Coast University-OntarioOntario · Private for-profit+68%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1California State University, Los AngelesLos Angeles · Public15.1×2California State University, San BernardinoSan Bernardino · Public12.4×3California State University, BakersfieldBakersfield · Public10.9×4Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills · Public10.3×5California State University, StanislausTurlock · Public10.0×6Stanford UniversityStanford · Private nonprofit9.6×7California State University, FullertonFullerton · Public9.6×8California State University, FresnoFresno · Public8.6×9California State University, NorthridgeNorthridge · Public8.6×10California Institute of TechnologyPasadena · Private nonprofit8.5×
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CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff
Downey Adult SchoolDowney · Public$34,065$13,695−147%−$344,130Mayfield CollegeCathedral City · Private for-profit$31,956$24,948−147%−$410,232UEI College-ResedaReseda · Private for-profit$31,471$27,464−147%−$425,146UEI College-West CovinaWest Covina · Private for-profit$31,471$27,414−147%−$424,946Palladium Technical Academy IncTemple City · Private for-profit$32,993$18,756−147%−$375,094UEI College-OntarioOntario · Private for-profit$31,471$26,394−147%−$420,866PCI CollegeCerritos · Private for-profit$30,996$27,439−148%−$429,796CET-SalinasSalinas · Private nonprofit$34,875$6,924−149%−$308,946Milan Institute-VisaliaVisalia · Private for-profit$31,501$24,040−149%−$411,150San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco · Private nonprofit$27,850$42,607−149%−$521,928Central California School of Continuing EducationSan Luis Obispo · Private for-profit$33,847$11,840−149%−$338,890UEI College-RiversideRiverside · Private for-profit$30,026$29,702−150%−$448,548CET-Santa MariaSanta Maria · Private nonprofit$34,875$5,446−150%−$303,034Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career EducationRiverside · Public$31,968$19,842−150%−$389,688CET-WatsonvilleWatsonville · Private nonprofit$34,875$5,198−150%−$302,042UEI College-GardenaGardena · Private for-profit$30,026$28,691−151%−$444,504UEI College-SacramentoSacramento · Private for-profit$30,026$28,670−151%−$444,420California Healing Arts CollegeCarson · Private for-profit$30,695$21,504−154%−$409,066New York Film AcademyBurbank · Private for-profit$26,298$39,011−156%−$523,064American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa AnaSanta Ana · Private for-profit$30,472$20,090−156%−$405,640Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood · Private for-profit$27,993$30,980−156%−$473,990American College of Healthcare and TechnologyRiverside · Private for-profit$30,472$19,649−156%−$403,876Paul Mitchell the School-East BayPleasant Hill · Private for-profit$27,463$30,680−158%−$478,090American College of Healthcare and TechnologyHuntington Park · Private for-profit$30,472$17,589−158%−$395,636Beyond 21st Century Beauty AcademySanta Fe Springs · Private for-profit$28,124$27,156−158%−$457,384

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution located in California, including historical records marked as not currently operating. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.