Best Colleges in California by ROI
104 schools analyzed. Average ROI score: 64/100.
104
Schools
64
Avg ROI Score
$26,029
Avg Net Price
99
Top Score
Top ROI School in California
Stanford University (99/100)All California Schools by ROI Score
104 schools
99
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Exceptional ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$13,807
Earnings
$124,080
Completion
92%
97
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Exceptional ValuePublic
Net Price
$13,481
Earnings
$92,446
Completion
93%
96
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
Exceptional ValuePublic
Net Price
$16,665
Earnings
$90,768
Completion
86%
96
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional ValuePublic
Net Price
$12,548
Earnings
$82,511
Completion
93%
96
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Exceptional ValuePublic
Net Price
$12,470
Earnings
$84,943
Completion
86%
95
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
Exceptional ValuePublic
Net Price
$14,741
Earnings
$80,838
Completion
86%
94
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Exceptional ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$16,075
Earnings
$128,566
Completion
94%
94
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
Exceptional ValuePublic
Net Price
$14,251
Earnings
$80,735
Completion
87%
92
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Exceptional ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$28,849
Earnings
$104,736
Completion
91%
92
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
Exceptional ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$35,924
Earnings
$138,687
Completion
92%
91
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Exceptional ValuePublic
Net Price
$13,760
Earnings
$78,988
Completion
69%
91
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$32,740
Earnings
$92,498
Completion
92%
90
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Exceptional ValuePublic
Net Price
$16,109
Earnings
$74,915
Completion
83%
90
California State University Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA
Exceptional ValuePublic
Net Price
$20,555
Earnings
$94,784
Completion
60%
90
Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Exceptional ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$19,285
Earnings
$77,779
Completion
93%
90
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Exceptional ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$50,062
Earnings
$109,183
Completion
88%
89
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$11,531
Earnings
$71,902
Completion
68%
88
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$6,555
Earnings
$62,951
Completion
70%
88
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Strong ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$30,365
Earnings
$86,522
Completion
84%
86
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$10,440
Earnings
$64,403
Completion
69%
85
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$17,890
Earnings
$68,396
Completion
75%
85
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
Strong ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$25,447
Earnings
$78,445
Completion
69%
84
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$15,364
Earnings
$64,909
Completion
76%
84
University of California-Merced
Merced, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$11,983
Earnings
$64,368
Completion
69%
83
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$9,338
Earnings
$64,876
Completion
56%
83
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$14,304
Earnings
$67,699
Completion
76%
83
West Coast University-Orange County
Anaheim, CA
Strong ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$32,879
Earnings
$102,672
Completion
60%
82
California State University-Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$6,067
Earnings
$63,188
Completion
53%
82
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$14,480
Earnings
$64,172
Completion
63%
81
California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$7,000
Earnings
$61,244
Completion
57%
81
California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$9,320
Earnings
$71,401
Completion
48%
81
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
Strong ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$35,333
Earnings
$84,713
Completion
78%
81
Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA
Strong ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$30,378
Earnings
$78,812
Completion
70%
81
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$12,885
Earnings
$65,986
Completion
58%
80
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$3,967
Earnings
$59,211
Completion
53%
80
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$7,021
Earnings
$59,115
Completion
57%
80
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$12,278
Earnings
$68,077
Completion
50%
80
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Strong ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$41,431
Earnings
$89,812
Completion
70%
80
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$10,229
Earnings
$62,908
Completion
55%
79
California State University-Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$9,849
Earnings
$62,152
Completion
51%
78
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$4,564
Earnings
$59,977
Completion
55%
78
Scripps College
Claremont, CA
Strong ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$36,294
Earnings
$77,539
Completion
83%
78
Gnomon
North Hollywood, CA
Strong ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$51,949
Earnings
$114,785
Completion
100%
76
California State University-Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$13,663
Earnings
$59,247
Completion
59%
75
California State University-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Strong ValuePublic
Net Price
$5,652
Earnings
$59,009
Completion
50%
75
Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA
Strong ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$21,413
Earnings
$72,379
Completion
53%
74
Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$34,191
Earnings
$69,512
Completion
83%
73
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$38,263
Earnings
$75,951
Completion
81%
72
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$48,381
Earnings
$78,349
Completion
79%
71
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$22,212
Earnings
$66,677
Completion
62%
71
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$30,109
Earnings
$68,712
Completion
70%
71
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
Fair ValuePublic
Net Price
$8,615
Earnings
$57,162
Completion
43%
71
Menlo College
Atherton, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$31,100
Earnings
$76,419
Completion
54%
71
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$30,031
Earnings
$72,690
Completion
67%
71
West Coast University-Ontario
Ontario, CA
Fair ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$49,590
Earnings
$102,672
Completion
39%
70
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$20,161
Earnings
$65,464
Completion
63%
69
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$58,098
Earnings
$82,939
Completion
83%
69
West Coast University-Los Angeles
North Hollywood, CA
Fair ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$53,020
Earnings
$102,672
Completion
31%
67
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Los Angeles, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$35,558
Earnings
$83,438
Completion
30%
67
Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$18,260
Earnings
$55,017
Completion
92%
65
Southern California Institute of Architecture
Los Angeles, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$43,923
Earnings
$71,909
Completion
71%
65
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$29,053
Earnings
$64,778
Completion
70%
64
Chapman University
Orange, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$46,555
Earnings
$70,070
Completion
82%
64
National University
San Diego, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$22,878
Earnings
$67,548
Completion
43%
62
Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$28,115
Earnings
$65,083
Completion
58%
62
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$13,630
Earnings
$58,896
Completion
50%
62
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$38,729
Earnings
$63,998
Completion
77%
61
Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$21,241
Earnings
$59,541
Completion
57%
57
Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$41,008
Earnings
$70,484
Completion
58%
56
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$48,661
Earnings
$71,958
Completion
79%
54
The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$32,647
Earnings
$57,106
Completion
68%
54
Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$26,196
Earnings
$55,619
Completion
84%
53
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$26,285
Earnings
$61,504
Completion
62%
52
Whittier College
Whittier, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$25,757
Earnings
$59,492
Completion
60%
52
University of Massachusetts Global
Aliso Viejo, CA
Below Average ValuePublic
Net Price
$32,654
Earnings
$65,703
Completion
43%
51
San Diego Christian College
Santee, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$992
Earnings
$49,766
Completion
20%
51
Woodbury University
Burbank, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$33,692
Earnings
$65,668
Completion
60%
50
Biola University
La Mirada, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$31,495
Earnings
$56,778
Completion
68%
46
John Paul the Great Catholic University
Escondido, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$34,666
Earnings
$56,930
Completion
64%
45
William Jessup University
Rocklin, CA
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$28,062
Earnings
$56,257
Completion
56%
44
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA
Poor ValuePublic
Net Price
$13,171
Earnings
$47,626
Completion
49%
44
Simpson University
Redding, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$27,817
Earnings
$54,340
Completion
49%
41
La Sierra University
Riverside, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$45,566
Earnings
$61,824
Completion
60%
39
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary
Los Angeles, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$14,959
Earnings
$48,361
Completion
12%
38
Newschool of Architecture and Design
San Diego, CA
Poor ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$52,570
Earnings
$68,891
Completion
62%
36
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$51,248
Earnings
$58,152
Completion
66%
33
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School
Redding, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$30,437
Earnings
$28,891
Completion
100%
32
Hope International University
Fullerton, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$29,310
Earnings
$49,697
Completion
49%
28
Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Poor ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$44,010
Earnings
$46,920
Completion
80%
28
Providence Christian College
Pasadena, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$25,163
Earnings
$46,264
Completion
20%
27
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$53,909
Earnings
$49,414
Completion
61%
25
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$46,080
Earnings
$41,198
Completion
67%
25
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses
Stockton, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$5,524
Earnings
$39,248
Completion
62%
24
Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$19,058
Earnings
$40,803
Completion
29%
23
University of Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA
Poor ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$27,815
Earnings
$51,017
Completion
29%
22
Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$20,898
Earnings
$43,299
Completion
40%
22
Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$42,505
Earnings
$47,867
Completion
52%
19
Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, CA
Poor ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$43,590
Earnings
$31,758
Completion
41%
19
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary
El Dorado Hills, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$21,680
Earnings
$35,418
Completion
85%
14
California College of ASU
Los Angeles, CA
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$17,683
Earnings
$42,014
Completion
37%
10
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
Poor ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$40,613
Earnings
$39,008
Completion
34%
9
Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, CA
Poor ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$30,980
Earnings
$31,632
Completion
41%
7
California Aeronautical University
Bakersfield, CA
Poor ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$36,126
Earnings
$38,361
Completion
30%
6
Ashford University
San Diego, CA
Poor ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$31,266
Earnings
$35,404
Completion
11%