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There are 209 undergraduate colleges in California. Combined, these Californian colleges employ 74,150 people, earn more than $6 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $25 billion.
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Colleges by major California cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Los Angeles
 
87
 
$2,961,596,125
San Francisco
 
33
 
$1,052,665,298
San Diego
 
19
 
$686,201,481
Riverside
 
14
 
$1,087,079,076
Sacramento
 
9
 
$69,882,433
San Jose
 
7
 
$46,178,260
Oxnard
 
6
 
$225,097,314
Fresno
 
4
 
$95,003,108
Santa Rosa
 
3
 
$13,992,174
Santa Maria
 
3
 
$108,321,854
Showing 10 of 19 metros

Job trends for California colleges

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
41
1-10
 
26
11-25
 
10
26-100
 
23
101 to 1,000
 
48
1,000+
 
29
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Sizes of colleges in California

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
33
$250k to $1M
 
29
$1M to $5M
 
43
$5M to $25M
 
30
$25M to $100M
 
30
$100M+
 
24
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Directory of colleges in California

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1-20 of 209

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
$243.7m
Assets
$3.7b
Employees
2,882
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
$37.2m
Assets
$52.0m
Employees
537
EIN
94-1339635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southwestern Law School

Founded in 1911, Southwestern is the only law school to offer four JD courses of study that differ in scheduling and instructional approach, including a unique two-year alternative, as well as a JD/MBA program and two LLM degree programs.
Revenue
$59.3m
Assets
$135.8m
Employees
665
EIN
95-1246140
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
$42.1m
Assets
$131.4m
Employees
401
EIN
95-4625327
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
$127.9m
Assets
$383.7m
Employees
735
EIN
94-1156610
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Vanguard University of Southern California

Vanguard University is a private, Christian university of liberal arts and professional studies in Costa Mesa, California equipping students for a Spirit-empowered life of Christ-centered leadership and service.
Revenue
$94.8m
Assets
$106.6m
Employees
1,130
EIN
95-6002998
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
$222.7m
Assets
$2.4b
Employees
2,041
EIN
95-1664101
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Western University of Health Sciences

To produce, in a humanistic tradition, health care professionals and biomedical knowledge that will enhance and extend the quality of life in our communities.
Revenue
$253.3m
Assets
$546.3m
Employees
1,918
EIN
95-3127273
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Scripps College

Scripps College, founded in 1926, is a liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States, with an enrollment of 989 students. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges, a liberal arts consortium.
Revenue
$113.4m
Assets
$717.1m
Employees
1,308
EIN
95-1664123
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
$160.5m
Assets
$530.3m
Employees
1,019
EIN
94-2992642
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
$107.2m
Assets
$277.3m
Employees
1,419
EIN
94-1156485
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)

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
$77.4m
Assets
$118.2m
Employees
1,150
EIN
13-2981115
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
$205.1m
Assets
$924.2m
Employees
2,592
EIN
95-1667177
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Artcenter College of Design

ArtCenter College of Design offers a new model for art and design education in the 21st century. Their visionary approach is based on the College's conservatory-like approach to teaching and learning.
Revenue
$145.0m
Assets
$392.6m
Employees
2,151
EIN
95-1921340
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Wright Institute

The Wright Institute is a fully-accredited graduate school of psychology with a mission of educating clinicians to serve society. It offers both master's and doctoral level degrees and provides direct training in a variety of clinical settings.
Revenue
$16.7m
Assets
$31.5m
Employees
352
EIN
94-1674865
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pacific Oaks College and Children's School

Pacific Oaks College is private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, college offering full and part-time undergraduate and graduate courses throughout Pacific Oaks' California campuses as well as online.
Revenue
$23.7m
Assets
$44.7m
Employees
357
EIN
95-1716809
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Golden Gate University (GGU)

Golden Gate University (GGU) is a private, not-for-profit university that has been powering the San Francisco Bay Area business and legal communities for more than 110 years.
Revenue
$51.8m
Assets
$126.9m
Employees
786
EIN
94-1585735
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Harvey Mudd College

To educate engineers, scientists and mathematicians well versed in all of these areas and in the humanities and the social sciences so that they may assume leadership in their fields with a clear understanding of the impact of their work on society.
Revenue
$122.0m
Assets
$634.1m
Employees
1,187
EIN
95-1911219
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pacific School of Religion (PSR)

Pacific School of Religion (PSR) is a progressive, multidenominational seminary and center for social justice that prepares spiritually rooted leaders to work for the well-being of all.
Revenue
$10.9m
Assets
$70.6m
Employees
78
EIN
94-1186179
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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