2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  San Francisco, CA

California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit university based in San Francisco, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 273 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 63%.

#49 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  San Francisco, CA

California Institute of Integral Studies is a private not-for-profit university based in San Francisco, California.

#50 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  San Francisco, CA  • 

San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a private not-for-profit university based in San Francisco, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 61 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 43%.

#51 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  San Diego, CA  • 

Northcentral University is a private for-profit university based in San Diego, California.

#52 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  Belmont, CA

Notre Dame de Namur University is a private not-for-profit university based in Belmont, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 170 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 93%.

#53 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  Pleasant Hill, CA

John F. Kennedy University is a private not-for-profit university based in Pleasant Hill, California.

#54 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  Tarzana, CA

Columbia College Hollywood is a private not-for-profit university based in Tarzana, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 95 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 49%.

#55 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  Los Angeles, CA

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is a private not-for-profit university based in Los Angeles, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 16 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 90%.

#56 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  San Dimas, CA

Life Pacific College is a private not-for-profit university based in San Dimas, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 88 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 96%.

#57 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  Los Angeles, CA

Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary is a private not-for-profit university based in Los Angeles, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 45 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 65%.

#58 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Art Institute is a private not-for-profit university based in San Francisco, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 53 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 74%.

#59 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California

4 Year  •  Fresno, CA

California Christian College is a private not-for-profit university based in Fresno, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 3 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 100%.

#60 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in California