College ROI

Smarter Choices, Brighter Futures

bachelor Institutions in California

Comparing financial ROI and outcomes for 137 institutions.

Institution
Net Price
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)
Value Added (Med Cost)
Social ROI
Pell ROI
Pasadena
$16,075
/yr
$152,843
Nat: $60,428
+$700k
+360.3%
+43.0%
Stanford
$13,807
/yr
$136,959
Nat: $60,428
+$588k
+283.3%
+19.2%
Claremont
$35,924
/yr
$137,100
Nat: $60,428
+$510k
+274.0%
+16.3%
Vallejo
$20,555
/yr
$108,757
Nat: $60,428
+$351k
+651.5%
+136.8%
Claremont
$28,849
/yr
$110,798
Nat: $60,428
+$337k
+168.7%
-15.5%
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Los Angeles
$35,558
/yr
$112,516
Nat: $60,428
+$326k
+500.8%
+88.7%
West Coast University-Orange County
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Anaheim
$32,879
/yr
$110,100
Nat: $60,428
+$317k
+558.4%
+107.2%
Oakland
$25,181
/yr
$101,903
Nat: $60,428
+$282k
+130.7%
-26.7%
Berkeley
$13,481
/yr
$96,018
Nat: $60,428
+$280k
+280.5%
+22.1%
West Coast University-Ontario
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ontario
$49,590
/yr
$110,100
Nat: $60,428
+$257k
+327.7%
+34.6%
West Coast University-Los Angeles
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
North Hollywood
$53,020
/yr
$110,100
Nat: $60,428
+$245k
+310.6%
+29.2%
Santa Clara
$50,062
/yr
$108,517
Nat: $60,428
+$243k
+172.3%
-14.2%
San Jose
$13,760
/yr
$89,614
Nat: $60,428
+$230k
+456.8%
+81.2%
San Luis Obispo
$16,665
/yr
$90,662
Nat: $60,428
+$227k
+371.8%
+53.1%
Los Angeles
$32,740
/yr
$95,739
Nat: $60,428
+$208k
+91.0%
-38.7%
Chamberlain University-California
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rancho Cordova
$36,559
/yr
$97,262
Nat: $60,428
+$206k
+379.5%
+53.5%
San Rafael
$35,333
/yr
$95,437
Nat: $60,428
+$197k
+138.7%
-23.3%
La Jolla
$12,470
/yr
$83,130
Nat: $60,428
+$185k
+215.8%
+4.8%
Gnomon
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
North Hollywood
$51,949
/yr
$97,872
Nat: $60,428
+$155k
+229.3%
+5.3%
San Francisco
$41,431
/yr
$91,483
Nat: $60,428
+$144k
+94.0%
-37.1%
Los Angeles
$12,548
/yr
$77,677
Nat: $60,428
+$143k
+160.3%
-11.7%
San Diego
$30,365
/yr
$85,309
Nat: $60,428
+$137k
+66.3%
-45.2%
National University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
$22,878
/yr
$81,115
Nat: $60,428
+$132k
+236.1%
+12.3%
Stockton
$25,447
/yr
$81,820
Nat: $60,428
+$128k
+63.6%
-45.5%
Concordia University-Irvine
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Irvine
$28,115
/yr
$83,064
Nat: $60,428
+$128k
+107.8%
-31.0%
Los Angeles
$21,413
/yr
$79,546
Nat: $60,428
+$125k
+61.8%
-45.6%
Pacific Union College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Angwin
$41,008
/yr
$88,027
Nat: $60,428
+$120k
+186.9%
-6.3%
Claremont
$19,285
/yr
$77,544
Nat: $60,428
+$118k
+17.2%
-60.2%
Hayward
$9,320
/yr
$72,596
Nat: $60,428
+$116k
+251.3%
+23.2%
Irvine
$14,251
/yr
$74,438
Nat: $60,428
+$112k
+126.8%
-21.6%
Davis
$14,741
/yr
$73,086
Nat: $60,428
+$100k
+99.4%
-30.4%
Pomona
$11,531
/yr
$71,138
Nat: $60,428
+$97k
+210.8%
+10.3%
Atherton
$31,100
/yr
$79,903
Nat: $60,428
+$93k
+51.9%
-49.0%
San Marcos
$10,229
/yr
$67,891
Nat: $60,428
+$76k
+184.2%
+4.5%
Santa Barbara
$16,109
/yr
$70,323
Nat: $60,428
+$74k
+71.3%
-38.7%
San Francisco
$12,278
/yr
$67,804
Nat: $60,428
+$68k
+130.9%
-14.9%
Redlands
$30,031
/yr
$75,863
Nat: $60,428
+$66k
+21.7%
-58.3%
California Miramar University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
$12,480
/yr
$67,386
Nat: $60,428
+$65k
+212.1%
+15.6%
Azusa Pacific University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Azusa
$22,212
/yr
$71,925
Nat: $60,428
+$64k
+37.8%
-51.4%
San Diego
$15,364
/yr
$68,268
Nat: $60,428
+$61k
+126.8%
-16.9%
Fullerton
$6,555
/yr
$63,753
Nat: $60,428
+$58k
+146.5%
-1.9%
Sacramento
$9,338
/yr
$64,511
Nat: $60,428
+$53k
+109.4%
-18.2%
Moraga
$30,378
/yr
$74,325
Nat: $60,428
+$53k
+12.2%
-61.1%
Rohnert Park
$12,885
/yr
$65,997
Nat: $60,428
+$52k
+119.0%
-17.1%
Merced
$11,983
/yr
$65,410
Nat: $60,428
+$51k
+30.2%
-50.1%
University of Massachusetts Global
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Aliso Viejo
$32,654
/yr
$74,838
Nat: $60,428
+$49k
+152.5%
-12.9%
Santa Cruz
$17,890
/yr
$67,085
Nat: $60,428
+$43k
+41.6%
-47.3%
Touro University Worldwide
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Los Alamitos
$19,058
/yr
$67,614
Nat: $60,428
+$43k
+108.2%
-23.1%
Chico
$14,480
/yr
$65,228
Nat: $60,428
+$41k
+93.7%
-25.5%
Claremont
$36,294
/yr
$75,301
Nat: $60,428
+$39k
+4.0%
-64.2%
Riverside
$14,304
/yr
$64,926
Nat: $60,428
+$39k
+27.6%
-50.6%
Long Beach
$10,440
/yr
$63,140
Nat: $60,428
+$39k
+87.8%
-24.0%
Los Angeles Pacific University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Dimas
$22,677
/yr
$68,736
Nat: $60,428
+$38k
+117.1%
-21.0%
Los Angeles
$3,967
/yr
$59,756
Nat: $60,428
+$35k
+58.2%
-26.3%
Malibu
$58,098
/yr
$84,459
Nat: $60,428
+$31k
+36.4%
-55.0%
Fresno Pacific University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fresno
$13,630
/yr
$63,285
Nat: $60,428
+$28k
-2.4%
-60.7%
Fresno
$7,000
/yr
$59,992
Nat: $60,428
+$26k
+49.5%
-31.2%
Riverside
$26,285
/yr
$68,600
Nat: $60,428
+$24k
+19.1%
-56.6%
Bakersfield
$5,652
/yr
$59,109
Nat: $60,428
+$24k
+35.9%
-34.0%
Northridge
$7,021
/yr
$59,664
Nat: $60,428
+$23k
+40.3%
-34.2%
Costa Mesa
$21,241
/yr
$65,874
Nat: $60,428
+$21k
+1.5%
-61.4%
Turlock
$6,067
/yr
$58,952
Nat: $60,428
+$21k
+31.2%
-35.6%
Seaside
$13,663
/yr
$62,324
Nat: $60,428
+$21k
+45.8%
-39.5%
Thousand Oaks
$30,109
/yr
$69,695
Nat: $60,428
+$19k
+0.4%
-63.8%
Los Angeles
$48,381
/yr
$78,039
Nat: $60,428
+$17k
+21.4%
-58.9%
San Diego
$38,729
/yr
$72,880
Nat: $60,428
+$12k
+34.6%
-52.9%
California State University-Dominguez Hills
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Carson
$8,615
/yr
$58,922
Nat: $60,428
+$12k
+11.2%
-45.3%
University of La Verne
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
La Verne
$20,161
/yr
$64,109
Nat: $60,428
+$11k
-25.4%
-70.6%
Camarillo
$9,849
/yr
$59,304
Nat: $60,428
+$10k
+15.9%
-44.4%
Claremont
$34,191
/yr
$69,786
Nat: $60,428
+$5k
-20.1%
-71.3%
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Stockton
$5,524
/yr
$56,489
Nat: $60,428
+$3k
-23.1%
-51.4%
California Institute of Integral Studies
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Francisco
-
/yr
$52,742
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Sofia University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Palo Alto
-
/yr
$49,940
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Design Institute of San Diego
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
$44,010
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Golden Gate University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Francisco
-
/yr
$115,758
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Lincoln University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oakland
-
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Southern California Seminary
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
El Cajon
-
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Loma Linda University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Loma Linda
-
/yr
$99,611
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Monterey
-
/yr
$71,188
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Belmont
-
/yr
$71,954
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Palo Alto University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Palo Alto
-
/yr
$88,171
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Pacific Oaks College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pasadena
-
/yr
$56,852
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Samuel Merritt University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oakland
-
/yr
$148,182
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Redding
$30,437
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Epic Bible College & Graduate School
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sacramento
-
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Antioch University-Los Angeles
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Culver City
-
/yr
$63,882
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Antioch University-Santa Barbara
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Barbara
-
/yr
$63,882
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
American University of Health Sciences
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Signal Hill
-
/yr
$120,258
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Northcentral University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
-
/yr
$75,912
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
The Chicago School at Los Angeles
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Los Angeles
-
/yr
$82,068
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Grace Mission University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fullerton
-
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Inglewood
-
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Abraham Lincoln University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Glendale
$28,584
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Santa Fe Springs
-
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
America Evangelical University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gardena
$17,854
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Irvine
$35,426
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
The Chicago School at San Diego
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
-
/yr
$82,068
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
San Bernardino
$4,564
/yr
$55,441
Nat: $60,428
-$2k
-31.6%
-47.8%
Los Angeles
$43,923
/yr
$73,456
Nat: $60,428
-$2k
+16.9%
-59.3%
Orange
$46,555
/yr
$73,336
Nat: $60,428
-$13k
+0.1%
-65.1%
Pasadena
$48,661
/yr
$74,009
Nat: $60,428
-$15k
+13.5%
-60.6%
Burbank
$33,692
/yr
$66,794
Nat: $60,428
-$16k
-1.5%
-63.2%
Los Angeles
$38,263
/yr
$68,467
Nat: $60,428
-$20k
-24.8%
-72.5%
Santa Barbara
$29,053
/yr
$64,044
Nat: $60,428
-$21k
-35.1%
-74.4%
San Diego Christian College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santee
$992
/yr
$50,741
Nat: $60,428
-$28k
-121.5%
-85.9%
San Diego
$52,570
/yr
$74,029
Nat: $60,428
-$29k
+38.7%
-51.9%
Rosemead
$6,845
/yr
$52,247
Nat: $60,428
-$37k
-103.8%
-72.1%
La Mirada
$31,495
/yr
$61,363
Nat: $60,428
-$51k
-43.4%
-75.6%
Simpson University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Redding
$27,817
/yr
$59,198
Nat: $60,428
-$55k
-50.8%
-76.3%
Whittier
$25,757
/yr
$57,988
Nat: $60,428
-$58k
-65.3%
-81.6%
Arcata
$13,171
/yr
$51,571
Nat: $60,428
-$65k
-113.9%
-79.0%
Aliso Viejo
$18,260
/yr
$53,646
Nat: $60,428
-$66k
-91.4%
-86.7%
San Jose
$27,815
/yr
$56,708
Nat: $60,428
-$75k
-52.5%
-70.9%
Ashford University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
$31,266
/yr
$56,883
Nat: $60,428
-$86k
-53.0%
-71.9%
Rocklin
$28,062
/yr
$55,374
Nat: $60,428
-$87k
-78.3%
-83.2%
Santa Clarita
$32,647
/yr
$55,487
Nat: $60,428
-$103k
-77.9%
-83.3%
Hope International University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fullerton
$29,310
/yr
$53,687
Nat: $60,428
-$106k
-90.5%
-85.8%
Santa Paula
$26,196
/yr
$49,755
Nat: $60,428
-$127k
-124.7%
-91.9%
Riverside
$45,566
/yr
$57,898
Nat: $60,428
-$130k
-57.8%
-77.4%
San Dimas
$20,898
/yr
$47,070
Nat: $60,428
-$131k
-161.1%
-97.1%
Lionel University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Carpinteria
$29,453
/yr
$50,674
Nat: $60,428
-$131k
-122.3%
-86.1%
Providence Christian College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pasadena
$25,163
/yr
$46,288
Nat: $60,428
-$153k
-145.9%
-99.4%
Bethesda University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Anaheim
$11,097
/yr
$38,703
Nat: $60,428
-$167k
-503.5%
-146.8%
Academy of Art University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Francisco
$40,613
/yr
$50,255
Nat: $60,428
-$175k
-118.2%
-91.6%
California Aeronautical University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bakersfield
$36,126
/yr
$47,702
Nat: $60,428
-$180k
-140.9%
-96.5%
San Francisco
$42,607
/yr
$50,407
Nat: $60,428
-$181k
-110.3%
-94.7%
Laguna Beach
$42,505
/yr
$48,922
Nat: $60,428
-$193k
-124.2%
-95.3%
San Francisco
$53,909
/yr
$53,517
Nat: $60,428
-$196k
-94.7%
-91.0%
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Los Angeles
$14,959
/yr
$36,185
Nat: $60,428
-$203k
-307.0%
-127.0%
Los Angeles
$51,248
/yr
$50,900
Nat: $60,428
-$208k
-108.1%
-93.9%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
El Dorado Hills
$21,680
/yr
$38,089
Nat: $60,428
-$210k
-329.3%
-127.5%
Escondido
$34,666
/yr
$40,588
Nat: $60,428
-$235k
-190.3%
-109.1%
Los Angeles Film School
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hollywood
$30,980
/yr
$33,557
Nat: $60,428
-$283k
-296.6%
-127.6%
Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ontario
$44,477
/yr
$38,251
Nat: $60,428
-$291k
-207.8%
-112.8%
Valencia
$46,080
/yr
$35,256
Nat: $60,428
-$323k
-188.3%
-111.9%
Pasadena
$43,590
/yr
$33,938
Nat: $60,428
-$325k
-248.4%
-120.7%
World Mission University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Los Angeles
$15,785
/yr
$16,438
Nat: $60,428
-$380k
-737.5%
-203.9%