Private Colleges and Universities in California

Private Colleges and Universities in California.

Name	City	County	Founded	Carnegie Classification [1]	Type[2]	Athletics	Affiliation	Notes
Academy of Art University	San Francisco	San Francisco	1929	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	NCAA Div. II	---	---
Alliant International University	San Diego	San Diego	1952	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	---	---	---
American Heritage University of Southern California	Ontario	San Bernardino	2003	---	for-profit	---	---	---
American Jewish University	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1947	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	---	Judaism	---
Anaheim University	Anaheim	Orange	1996	Master's Colleges and Universities	for-profit	---	---	---
Antioch University Los Angeles	Culver City	Los Angeles	1972	Master's Colleges and Universities	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Argosy University	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	2001	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	for-profit	---	---	---
Art Center College of Design	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1930	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Azusa Pacific University	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1899	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	Christian (Inter-denominational)	---
Berean Bible College	Poway	San Diego	1971	---	---	---	---	---
Biola University	La Mirada	Los Angeles	1908	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NAIA	Evangelical Christian	---
Brandman University	Irvine	Orange	2009	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Brooks Institute	Ventura	Ventura	1945	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	---	---	Arts
California Baptist University	Riverside	Riverside	1950	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	---	---
California College of the Arts	San Francisco	San Francisco	1907	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
California College San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	1978	Special Focus Institutions (Health)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
California Institute of Integral Studies	San Francisco	San Francisco	1968	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	---	---	---
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1891	Research University (Very High)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
California Institute of the Arts	Valencia	Los Angeles	1961	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
California Lutheran University	Thousand Oaks	Ventura	1959	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
California Miramar University	San Diego	San Diego	2005	---	for-profit	---	---	---
California Pacific University	Pinole	Contra Costa	1976	---	---	---	---	---
California South Bay University	Sunnyvale	Santa Clara	2007	---	---	---	---	unaccredited
California Southern Law School	Riverside	Riverside	1971	---	---	---	---	Law
California University of Management and Sciences	Anaheim	Orange	1998	---	not-for-profit	---	---	---
California University of Management and Technology	San Jose	Santa Clara	---	---	---	---	---	---
Chapman University	Orange	Orange	1861	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	---
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science	Willowbrook	Los Angeles	1966	Special Focus Institutions (Health)	not-for-profit	---	HBCU	---
Claremont Graduate University	Claremont	Los Angeles	1925	Research University (Very High)	not-for-profit	---	Claremont Colleges	---
Claremont McKenna College	Claremont	Los Angeles	1946	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Claremont Colleges	---
Cogswell Polytechnical College	Sunnyvale	Santa Clara	1887	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Concordia University Irvine	Irvine	Orange	1976	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NAIA	Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod	---
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone	St. Helena	Napa	1995	Special Focus Institutions (Other)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Deep Springs College	Deep Springs	Inyo	1917	---	---	---	---	---
Design Institute of San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	---	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	---	---	---
Dominican University of California	San Rafael	Marin	1890	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	---	---
Drexel University Sacramento	Sacramento	Sacramento	2009	Research University (Very High)	not-for-profit	---	---	Closed
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	1983	Special Focus Institutions (Health)	not-for-profit	---	---	Oriental medicine
Epic Bible College	Sacramento	Sacramento	1974	---	---	---	---	---
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1969	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	---	---	---
Fresno Pacific University	Fresno	Fresno	1944	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	---	---
Fuller Theological Seminary	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1947	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Golden Gate University	San Francisco	San Francisco	1901	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Graduate Theological Union	Berkeley	Alameda	1962	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Harvey Mudd College	Claremont	Los Angeles	1955	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Claremont Colleges	---
Herguan University	Sunnyvale	Santa Clara	2008	---	---	---	---	---
Holy Names University	Oakland	Alameda	1868	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	---	Roman Catholic (Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary)	---
Hope International University	Fullerton	Orange	1928	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Hult International Business School	San Francisco	San Francisco	1964	Master's Colleges and Universities	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Humphreys College	Stockton	San Joaquin	1896	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
ICDC College	Huntington Park	Los Angeles	1995	Associate's (Private For-Profit)	for-profit	---	---	---
Imago Dei College	Oak Glen	San Bernardino	2010	---	---	---	Evangelical	---
International Technological University	San Jose	Santa Clara	1994	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
John F. Kennedy University	Pleasant Hill	Contra Costa	1964	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
John Paul the Great Catholic University	Escondido	San Diego	2003	---	---	---	---	---
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences	Claremont	Los Angeles	1997	S-Postbac/Other: Single postbaccalaureate (other field)	not-for-profit	---	Claremont Colleges	---
La Sierra University	Riverside	Riverside	1992	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	---	Seventh-day Adventist Church	---
Laguna College of Art and Design	Laguna Beach	Orange	1961	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Life Pacific College	San Dimas	Los Angeles	1923	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Lincoln University	Oakland	Alameda	1926	Master's Colleges and Universities (Small)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda	San Bernardino	1905	Special Focus Institutions (Medical)	not-for-profit	---	Seventh-day Adventist Church	---
Los Angeles College of Music	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1996	---	for-profit	---	---	Music
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1911	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	Roman Catholic	---
Marymount College	Rancho Palos Verdes	Los Angeles	1932	Associate's (Private For-Profit)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Master's College	Santa Clarita	Los Angeles	1927	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Menlo College	Atherton	San Mateo	1927	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Mills College	Oakland	Alameda	1852	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
Monterey Institute of International Studies	Monterey	Monterey	1955	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Mount St. Mary's College	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1925	Master's Colleges and Universities (Small)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
National Hispanic University	San Jose	Santa Clara	1981	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	---	---	Closed
National University	La Jolla	San Diego	1971	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
New York Film Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1992	---	for-profit	---	---	Film
NewSchool of Architecture and Design	San Diego	San Diego	1980	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	---	---	---
Northwestern Polytechnic University	Fremont	Alameda	1984	Special Focus Institutions (Engineering)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont	San Mateo	1851	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	Roman Catholic	---
Occidental College	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1887	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
Otis College of Art and Design	Westchester	Los Angeles	1918	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Pacific Oaks College	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1958	Special Focus Institutions (Other)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Pacific School of Religion	Berkeley	Alameda	1866	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Pacific Union College	Angwin	Napa	1882	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Pacifica Graduate Institute	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	1976	Doctoral/Research University	for-profit	---	---	---
Palo Alto University	Palo Alto	Santa Clara	1975	Special Focus Institutions (Health)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Patten University	Oakland	Alameda	1944	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	for-profit	---	---	---
Pepperdine University	Malibu	Los Angeles	1937	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	Churches of Christ	---
Pitzer College	Claremont	Los Angeles	1963	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Claremont Colleges	---
Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego	San Diego	1902	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. II	Nazarene	---
Pomona College	Claremont	Los Angeles	1887	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Claremont Colleges	---
Providence Christian College	Pasadena	Los Angeles	2002	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Saint Mary's College of California	Moraga	Contra Costa	1863	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	Roman Catholic	---
Samuel Merritt University	Oakland	Alameda	1909	Special Focus Institutions (Health)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
San Diego Christian College	Santee	San Diego	1970	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
San Diego University for Integrative Studies	San Diego	San Diego	1999	---	---	---	---	---
San Francisco Institute of Architecture	Berkeley	Alameda	1990	---	---	---	---	---
San Joaquin College of Law	Clovis	Fresno	1969	Special Focus Institutions (Law)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
San Luis Rey College	Oceanside	San Diego	1950	---	---	---	---	Closed
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara	Santa Clara	1851	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)	---
Saybrook University	Oakland	Alameda	1971	---	---	---	---	---
Scripps College	Claremont	Los Angeles	1926	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Claremont Colleges	---
Silicon Valley University	San Jose	Santa Clara	2015	Master's Colleges and Universities (Small)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Simpson University	Redding	Shasta	1921	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Soka University of America	Aliso Viejo	Orange	2001	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Southern California Institute of Architecture	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1972	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	not-for-profit	---	---	Architecture
Southern States University	San Diego	San Diego	1983	---	for-profit	---	---	---
Stanford University	Stanford	Santa Clara	1891	Research University (Very High)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I FBS	---	---
Starr King School for the Ministry	Berkeley	Alameda	1904	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
The Art Institute of California - San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	1997	Special Focus Institutions (Arts)	for-profit	---	---	---
Thomas Aquinas College	Santa Paula	Ventura	1971	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Touro University California	Vallejo	Solano	1997	---	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Trident University International	Orange	---
University of La Verne	La Verne	Los Angeles	1891	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	Church of the Brethren	---
University of Northern California	Petaluma	Sonoma	1993	---	---	---	---	---
University of Redlands	Redlands	San Bernardino	1907	Master's Colleges and Universities (Large)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
University of San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	1949	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I FCS	Roman Catholic	---
University of San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	1855	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)	---
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	1880	Research University (Very High)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I FBS	---	---
University of the Pacific	Stockton	San Joaquin	1851	Doctoral/Research University	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. I	---	---
University of the West	Rosemead	Los Angeles	1990	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
University of West Los Angeles	Inglewood	Los Angeles	1966	Special Focus Institutions (Law)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Vanguard University of Southern California	Costa Mesa	Orange	1920	Baccalaureate Colleges (Diverse Fields)	not-for-profit	NAIA	Assemblies of God	---
Western Seminary Sacramento Campus	Sacramento	Sacramento	1927	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Western Seminary San Jose Campus	Santa Clara	Santa Clara	1927	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Western University of Health Sciences	Pomona	Los Angeles	1977	Special Focus Institutions (Medical)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Westmont College	Montecito	Santa Barbara	1937	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Whittier College	Whittier	Los Angeles	1887	Baccalaureate Colleges (Arts & Sciences)	not-for-profit	NCAA Div. III	---	---
William Jessup University	Rocklin	Sacramento	1939	Special Focus Institutions (Faith)	not-for-profit	NAIA	---	---
Woodbury University	Burbank	Los Angeles	1884	Master's Colleges and Universities (Medium)	not-for-profit	---	---	---
Zaytuna College	Berkeley	Alameda	2008	---	not-for-profit	---	---	---