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Tra­di­tion­al Schools in California

alphabetical / by state

108 Traditional Schools in California

Hands down, no state has a higher proportion of elite colleges and universities than California. In a much shorter period of time, California has built up its own Ivy League, a class that includes globally-influential public universities like UCLA and UC Berkeley, prestigious private research institutions like Stanford and Caltech, and world-class liberal arts colleges and universities like the Claremont Colleges. Unlike the traditional New England Ivy League, however, California’s Ivy League features year-round sunshine and virtually no winter - a serious selling point for students around the world. California is a large state - the third largest in land mass - and it contains multitudes, both in terms of geography and in its people. The highest population of any state lives in California, in a landscape ranging from deserts to snowy mountains, wet forests, and southern California’s famous mild, sunny weather. California may well be the most diverse state as well, from its earliest Native American inhabitants, the Hispanic heritage of the Spanish settlers, Asian and Pacific Islanders from across the Pacific Ocean, and European-American and African-American pioneers brought by the promise of gold, fertile land, and the chance to make their way in freedom. California delivered. From the avocados, oranges, and wine of the state’s fertile valleys, to the technologically fertile Silicon Valley, birthplace of the modern world, California has shaped the American lifestyle for generations. America’s dreams and entertainment have centered around California in the same way, including not only Hollywood movies, but the music industry, television, and the earliest days of the internet. Preparing students for their places in this multi-faceted, complex environment - government and business, entertainment and agriculture, education and entrepreneurship - is the role of California’s best colleges and universities.
San Francisco, California

Academy of Art University

Fresno, California

Agape College of Business and Science

Ontario, California

Arizona College-Ontario

Pasadena, California

Art Center College of Design

San Diego, California

Ashford University

Azusa, California
45.3
College Consensus
77.6
Student Consensus
13.1
Publisher Consensus

Azusa Pacific University

Bakersfield, California

Bak­ers­field College

Anaheim, California

Bethesda University

La Mirada, California

Biola University

Riverside, California

California Baptist University

Berkeley, California
87.8
College Consensus
83.2
Student Consensus
92.3
Publisher Consensus

University of California-Berkeley

San Francisco, California

California College of the Arts

Davis, California
82.2
College Consensus
84.1
Student Consensus
80.4
Publisher Consensus

University of California-Davis

National City, California

California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City

San Diego, California

California Institute of Arts & Technology

San Francisco, California

California Institute of Integral Studies

Pasadena, California
88.1
College Consensus
84.6
Student Consensus
91.7
Publisher Consensus

California Institute of Technology

Valencia, California

California Institute of the Arts

Irvine, California

California In­ter­con­ti­nen­tal University

Irvine, California
79.3
College Consensus
82.1
Student Consensus
76.5
Publisher Consensus

University of California-Irvine