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Private colleges and universities in California

Private colleges and universities in California, largest first.

52 colleges

52 colleges

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CollegeStateUndergraduatesDistance
University of Southern CaliforniaCA20,443
National UniversityCA10,794
California Baptist UniversityCA8,179
Stanford UniversityCA7,554
Chapman UniversityCA7,478
Loyola Marymount UniversityCA7,094
Santa Clara UniversityCA6,552
University of San DiegoCA5,671
University of San FranciscoCA5,287
Pepperdine UniversityCA3,553
Biola UniversityCA3,474
University of the PacificCA3,204
Point Loma Nazarene UniversityCA3,188
University of La VerneCA3,050
Azusa Pacific UniversityCA2,759
California Lutheran UniversityCA2,296
University of RedlandsCA2,049
Art Center College of DesignCA2,017
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaCA1,947
Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCA1,933
Occidental CollegeCA1,877
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityCA1,719
Pomona CollegeCA1,666
The Master's University and SeminaryCA1,622
Fresno Pacific UniversityCA1,544
Concordia University-IrvineCA1,536
Claremont McKenna CollegeCA1,388
Westmont CollegeCA1,302
William Jessup UniversityCA1,294
Pitzer CollegeCA1,227
Otis College of Art and DesignCA1,223
La Sierra UniversityCA1,116
Dominican University of CaliforniaCA1,114
Scripps CollegeCA1,113
California College of the ArtsCA990
California Institute of TechnologyCA987
Harvey Mudd CollegeCA921
California Institute of the ArtsCA860
Simpson UniversityCA809
Pacific Union CollegeCA805
Woodbury UniversityCA779
Whittier CollegeCA764
Laguna College of Art and DesignCA746
Thomas Aquinas CollegeCA566
Hope International UniversityCA564
Soka University of AmericaCA484
Life Pacific UniversityCA456
John Paul the Great Catholic UniversityCA286
Golden Gate UniversityCA259
San Francisco Conservatory of MusicCA226
Bethesda UniversityCA205
San Diego Christian CollegeCA87

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