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Highest graduate earnings in California
265 colleges in California with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Samuel Merritt University · CA · Private (nonprofit)$143,2382Harvey Mudd College · CA · Private (nonprofit)$138,6873California Institute of Technology · CA · Private (nonprofit)$128,5664Stanford University · CA · Private (nonprofit)$124,0805Santa Clara University · CA · Private (nonprofit)$109,1836Claremont McKenna College · CA · Private (nonprofit)$104,7367West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County · CA · Private (for-profit)$102,6728West Coast University-Ontario · CA · Private (for-profit)$102,6729Cal Poly Maritime Academy · CA · Public$94,78410University of Southern California · CA · Private (nonprofit)$92,49811University of California-Berkeley · CA · Public$92,44612Chamberlain University-California · CA · Private (for-profit)$92,40513California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · CA · Public$90,76814Loma Linda University · CA · Private (nonprofit)$89,81615University of San Francisco · CA · Private (nonprofit)$89,81216University of San Diego · CA · Private (nonprofit)$86,52217University of California-San Diego · CA · Public$84,94318Dominican University of California · CA · Private (nonprofit)$84,71319Pepperdine University · CA · Private (nonprofit)$82,93920University of California-Los Angeles · CA · Public$82,51121University of California-Davis · CA · Public$80,83822University of California-Irvine · CA · Public$80,73523Unitek College · CA · Private (for-profit)$79,55024San Jose State University · CA · Public$78,98825Saint Mary's College of California · CA · Private (nonprofit)$78,81226University of the Pacific · CA · Private (nonprofit)$78,44527Loyola Marymount University · CA · Private (nonprofit)$78,34928Pomona College · CA · Private (nonprofit)$77,77929Scripps College · CA · Private (nonprofit)$77,53930Menlo College · CA · Private (nonprofit)$76,41931Occidental College · CA · Private (nonprofit)$75,95132University of California-Santa Barbara · CA · Public$74,91533University of Redlands · CA · Private (nonprofit)$72,69034Mount Saint Mary's University · CA · Private (nonprofit)$72,37935Art Center College of Design · CA · Private (nonprofit)$71,95836California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · CA · Public$71,90237California State University-East Bay · CA · Public$71,40138Pacific Union College · CA · Private (nonprofit)$70,48439Chapman University · CA · Private (nonprofit)$70,07040Pitzer College · CA · Private (nonprofit)$69,512
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted only by highest graduate earnings — this is not an overall quality ranking.