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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

Four-year institutions

• California State University
  • California Maritime Academy, (Vallejo)
  • California Polytechnic State University, (San Luis Obispo)
  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, (Pomona)
  • California State University, Bakersfield, (Bakersfield)
  • California State University, Channel Islands, (Camarillo)
  • California State University, Chico, (Chico)
  • California State University, Dominguez Hills, (Carson)
  • California State University, East Bay, (Hayward)
  • California State University, Fresno, (Fresno)
  • California State University, Fullerton, (Fullerton)
  • California State University, Long Beach, (Long Beach)
  • California State University, Los Angeles, (Los Angeles)
  • California State University, Monterey Bay, (Seaside)
  • California State University, Northridge, (Northridge)
  • California State University, Sacramento, (Sacramento)
  • California State University, San Bernardino, (San Bernardino)
  • California State University, San Marcos, (San Marcos)
  • California State University, Stanislaus, (Turlock)
  • Humboldt State University, (Arcata)
  • San Diego State University, (San Diego)
  • San Francisco State University, San Francisco
  • San José State University, (San Jose)
  • Sonoma State University, (Rohnert Park)
• University of California
  • University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley)
  • University of California, Davis (Davis)
  • University of California, Irvine (Irvine)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles)
  • University of California, Merced (Merced)
  • University of California, Riverside (Riverside)
  • University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, San Diego)
  • University of California, San Francisco (San Francisco)
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara-Goleta)
  • University of California, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz)

State Graduate Institutions

• • University of California, Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco)
  • University of California, San Francisco (San Francisco)

Private institutions

Private liberal arts colleges

• Biola University
• Claremont Colleges, Claremont
  • Claremont McKenna College, Claremont
  • Harvey Mudd College, Claremont
  • Pitzer College, Claremont
  • Pomona College, Claremont
  • Scripps College, Claremont
• Imago Dei College
• Menlo College
• Mills College
• Mount St. Mary's College
• Occidental College
• Point Loma Nazarene University
• St. Mary's College of California
• Thomas Aquinas College
• Westmont College
• Whittier College
• Woodbury University, Burbank
• William Jessup University, Rocklin, California

Private colleges and universities

• Academy of Art University, San Francisco
• Allied American University
• American Jewish University, Los Angeles
• Anaheim University
• Antioch University
• Apollos University, Huntington Beach (Online)
• Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
• The Art Institute of California - San Francisco, San Francisco
• Azusa Pacific University, Azusa
• Bethany University, Scotts Valley
• Biola University, La Mirada
• Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara
• California Baptist University, Riverside
• California College of the Arts, San Francisco
• California College San Diego (CCSD), San Diego
• California Institute of the Arts, Valencia
• California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
• California InterContinental University, Diamond Bar
• California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks
• California National University, Northridge
• California Pacific University, Escondido
• California University of Management and Technology, San Jose
• California Southern University, Santa Ana (online)
• Capital Bible College, Sacramento
• Chapman University, Orange
• CapStone University, Riverside, California/Riverside
• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles
• Cogswell College, Sunnyvale
• Concordia University Irvine, Irvine
• Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, St. Helena
• West Hills, Los Angeles, California
• Dominican University of California, San Rafael
• Fresno Pacific University, Fresno
• Golden Gate University, San Francisco
• Herguan University, Sunnyvale
• Holy Names University, Oakland
• Hope International University, Fullerton
• Humphreys College, Stockton
• John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill
• John Paul the Great Catholic University, San Diego
• Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach
• La Sierra University, Riverside
• Life Pacific College, San Dimas
• Lincoln University, Oakland
• Loma Linda University, Loma Linda
• Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
• Master's College, Newhall
• Mayfield College, Palm Springs and Cathedral City
• Monsbey College, Watsonville
• Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey
• National Hispanic University, San Jose
• National University (California), San Diego
• NewSchool of Architecture and Design, San Diego
• Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont
• Northern Coastal College, Crescent City, California
• Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont
• Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
• Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena
• Pacific Union College, Angwin
• Pacific Western University, San Diego
• Patten College, Oakland
• Pepperdine University, Malibu
• Remington College, San Diego
• San Francisco Institute of Architecture, Berkeley
• Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga
• Samuel Merritt College, Oakland
• San Diego Christian College, El Cajon
• San Luis Rey College, Oceanside
• Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
• Silicon Valley University, San Jose
• Simpson University, Redding
• Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo
• Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles
• Stanford University, Stanford
• Trinity International University
• Trinity Life Bible College, Sacramento
• Touro University, Vallejo
• Touro University International, Cypress
• University of La Verne, La Verne
• University of Northern California, Petaluma
• University of Redlands, Redlands
• University of the Pacific, Stockton
• University of San Diego, San Diego
• University of San Francisco, San Francisco
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles
• University of West Los Angeles
  • Inglewood
  • Woodland Hills
• Vanguard University of Southern California, Costa Mesa
• Western Institute for Social Research, Berkeley
• William Howard Taft University, Santa Ana
• William Jessup University, Rocklin

See also

• List of colleges and universities
• List of colleges and universities by country

External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in California

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