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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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664 matching colleges · page 27 of 27

CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff
Victory Career CollegeCarson · Private for-profitNot availableNot availableWithheldWithheldVista Adult SchoolVista · PublicNot availableNot availableWithheldWithheldWest Coast Barber CollegeOceanside · Private for-profitNot available$14,344WithheldWithheldWest Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesLos Angeles · Private for-profit$108,697Not availableWithheldWithheldWest Coast University-Los AngelesNorth Hollywood · Private for-profit$108,697Not availableWithheldWithheldWestcliff UniversityIrvine · Private for-profitNot available$35,426WithheldWithheldWestern Seminary-San JoseSan Jose · Private nonprofitNot availableNot availableWithheldWithheldWestern University of Health SciencesPomona · Private nonprofit$125,550Not availableWithheldWithheldWestminster Theological Seminary in CaliforniaEscondido · Private nonprofitNot availableNot availableWithheldWithheldWoodland Community CollegeWoodland · PublicNot available$8,356WithheldWithheldWorld Mission UniversityLos Angeles · Private nonprofitNot available$15,785WithheldWithheldWright Institute (The)Berkeley · Private nonprofitNot availableNot availableWithheldWithheldYeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryLos Angeles · Private nonprofitNot available$14,959WithheldWithheldYo San University of Traditional Chinese MedicineLos Angeles · Private nonprofitNot availableNot availableWithheldWithheld

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to California, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “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.