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California colleges and universities

There are 370 colleges, universities, and technical schools in California. Combined, these Californian colleges and universities employ 233,658 people, earn more than $34 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $133 billion.
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Types of colleges and universities in California

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Colleges, universities, and technical schools
 
370
 
$33,562,296,956
Undergraduate colleges
 
197
 
$7,397,921,313
Universities
 
99
 
$26,100,579,764
Community colleges
 
18
 
$41,077,099
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Colleges and universities by major California cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Los Angeles
 
158
 
$17,095,703,873
San Francisco
 
57
 
$11,093,277,850
San Diego
 
33
 
$1,601,158,562
Riverside
 
31
 
$1,551,210,001
Sacramento
 
20
 
$73,518,774
San Jose
 
19
 
$195,422,292
Oxnard
 
9
 
$272,609,875
Redding
 
5
 
$44,894,059
Santa Rosa
 
4
 
$1,294
Santa Maria
 
4
 
$144,206,552
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Job trends for California colleges and universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
53
1-10
 
31
11-25
 
18
26-100
 
35
101 to 1,000
 
46
1,000+
 
46
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Sizes of colleges and universities in California

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
47
$250k to $1M
 
39
$1M to $5M
 
60
$5M to $25M
 
34
$25M to $100M
 
35
$100M+
 
38
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Directory of colleges and universities in California

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Pomona College

Pomona College, a premier liberal arts college in SoCal, has a diverse, tight-knit community with small classes, driven students & superb resources.
Revenue
$501.7m
Assets
$4.2b
Employees
2,985
EIN
95-1664112
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Simpson University

Simpson University, a school of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, is a Christ-centered learning community with an enduring commitment to world service and faith-infused education in professional studies and liberal arts.
Revenue
$43.5m
Assets
$53.7m
Employees
539
EIN
94-1339635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Umass Global

Umass Global provides flexible, career-relevant online degrees and certificates, supporting diverse learners with accessible, inclusive education, advising, financial aid guidance, and career coaching.
Revenue
$116.9m
Assets
$44.3m
Employees
1,423
EIN
26-0152908
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Otis College of Art and Design

Otis College of Art and Design is a private art school and design school in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Established in 1918, it was the city's first independent professional school of art.
Revenue
$82.3m
Assets
$128.2m
Employees
1,112
EIN
13-2981115
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of San Francisco (USF)

The University of San Francisco (USF) is a Jesuit Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. They offer more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, professional, and certificate programs on its main Hilltop Campus.
Revenue
$555.1m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
4,952
EIN
94-1156628
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Azusa Pacific University (APU)

Azusa Pacific University (APU) is committed to excellence in higher education. They offer more than 100 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs on campus, online, and at six regional locations across Southern California.
Revenue
$229.1m
Assets
$395.8m
Employees
2,959
EIN
95-1744369
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Occidental College

To provide a gifted and diverse group of students with a total educational experience of the highest quality--one that prepares them for leadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent and pluralistic world.
Revenue
$241.3m
Assets
$1.0b
Employees
2,542
EIN
95-1667177
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Claremont Graduate University (CGU)

Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university located in Claremont, California. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges Consortium.
Revenue
$71.6m
Assets
$355.9m
Employees
976
EIN
95-1664100
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers a uniquely dynamic curriculum, cultivating individual achievement, developing business acumen, and connecting students directly with world-class artists allowing students to succeed in any career they choose.
Revenue
$58.7m
Assets
$393.5m
Employees
820
EIN
94-1156610
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Master's University and Seminary

The mission of The Master's University is to empower students for a life of enduring commitment to Christ, biblical fidelity, moral integrity, intellectual growth and lasting contribution to the Kingdom of God worldwide.
Revenue
$85.1m
Assets
$166.7m
Employees
1,262
EIN
95-6001907
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Bay University (NPU)

To provide an advanced education and a high technology learning environment that motivates students to pursue intellectual growth and promote professional career development, and to prepare them to become high technology and global leaders.
Revenue
$18.3m
Assets
$325.1m
Employees
185
EIN
94-2933165
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Samuel Merritt University (SMU)

Samuel Merritt University educates students to become highly skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals who positively transform the experience of care in diverse communities.
Revenue
$134.8m
Assets
$595.6m
Employees
1,051
EIN
94-2992642
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stanford University / The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University

Stanford University advances discovery and learning, fosters expansive inquiry and critical thinking, and drives pioneering research that develops treatments, technologies, and global leaders.
Revenue
$9.5b
Assets
$63.3b
Employees
43.0k
EIN
94-1156365
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California College of the Arts (CCA)

California College of the Arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing.
Revenue
$139.3m
Assets
$329.2m
Employees
1,231
EIN
94-1156485
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Biola University

Biola University champions biblically centered education, equipping students for vibrant lives and careers within a Christian community across diverse academic programs.
Revenue
$257.5m
Assets
$543.7m
Employees
3,248
EIN
95-0549600
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southwestern Law School

Southwestern Law School delivers a flexible, innovative J.D. with 200+ electives, clinics and externships, and a strong commitment to inclusion and pro bono service.
Revenue
$71.2m
Assets
$148.0m
Employees
754
EIN
95-1246140
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of Southern California (USC)

The University of Southern California is one of the world's leading private research universities. An anchor institution in Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international business,.
Revenue
$5.9b
Assets
$17.0b
Employees
46.3k
EIN
95-1642394
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI)

Keck Graduate Institute's (KGI) unique mission, its innovative culture, and the core values that underpin both were developed collaboratively by essentially all faculty, staff, and students then at KGI.
Revenue
$37.0m
Assets
$139.1m
Employees
354
EIN
95-4625327
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Scripps College

Scripps College empowers women through a rigorous liberal arts education, fostering critical thinking and leadership within a supportive community of scholars.
Revenue
$161.4m
Assets
$818.8m
Employees
1,444
EIN
95-1664123
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Claremont McKenna College (CMC)

Established in 1946, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is a highly selective, independent, coeducational, residential, undergraduate liberal arts college with a curricular emphasis on economics, government, and public affairs.
Revenue
$275.7m
Assets
$2.7b
Employees
2,025
EIN
95-1664101
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "B40: Higher Education Institutions" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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