Universities and Colleges in California:
Following are the list of Universities and Colleges in California
| Federal institutions |
| Graduate institutions |
| Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey) |
| Other academic institutions |
| Defense Language Institute (Monterey) |
| State institutions |
| Two-year institutions |
| California Community Colleges system |
| Four-year institutions |
| University of California |
| University of California, Berkeley |
| University of California, Davis |
| University of California, Irvine |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
| University of California, Merced |
| University of California, Riverside |
| University of California, San Diego |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
| University of California, Santa Cruz |
| California State University |
| California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
| California State University, Bakersfield |
| California State University Channel Islands |
| California State University, Chico |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills |
| California State University, East Bay |
| California State University, Fresno |
| California State University, Fullerton |
| California State University, Long Beach |
| California State University, Los Angeles |
| California State University Maritime Academy |
| California State University, Monterey Bay |
| California State University, Northridge |
| California State University, Sacramento |
| California State University, San Bernardino |
| California State University San Marcos |
| California State University, Stanislaus |
| San Diego State University |
| San Francisco State University |
| San Jose State University |
| Sonoma State University |
| State graduate institutions |
| California State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories |
| University of California College of the Law, San Francisco |
| University of California, San Francisco |
| Private colleges and universities |
| Academy of Art University |
| Alliant International University |
| American Heritage University of Southern California |
| American Jewish University |
| American Management University |
| Anaheim University |
| Antioch University |
| ArtCenter College of Design |
| Azusa Pacific University |
| Berean Bible College |
| Biola University |
| California Coast University |
| California Baptist University |
| California Coast University |
| California College of the Arts |
| California Health Sciences University |
| California Institute of Integral Studies |
| California Institute of Technology |
| California Institute of the Arts |
| California Lutheran University |
| California Miramar University |
| California Metropolitan University |
| California South Bay University |
| California Southern University |
| California University of Management and Sciences |
| California University of Management and Technology |
| Cambridge College |
| Chapman University |
| Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |
| Claremont Graduate University |
| Claremont Lincoln University |
| Claremont McKenna College |
| Concordia University Irvine |
| The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone |
| Deep Springs College |
| Design Institute of San Diego |
| DeVry University |
| Dharma Realm Buddhist University |
| Dominican University of California |
| Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine |
| Epic Bible College |
| Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising |
| Fielding Graduate University |
| Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School |
| Fresno Pacific University |
| Fuller Theological Seminary |
| Gateway Seminary |
| Golden Gate University |
| Graduate Theological Union |
| Gurnick Academy |
| Harvey Mudd College |
| Hope International University |
| Hult International Business School |
| Humphreys University |
| Imago Dei College |
| International Technological University |
| Institute of Buddhist Studies |
| Jessup University |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University |
| Keck Graduate Institute |
| La Sierra University |
| Laguna College of Art and Design |
| Life Pacific University |
| Lincoln University |
| Loma Linda University |
| Los Angeles College of Music |
| Loyola Marymount University |
| Make School |
| The Master’s University |
| Menlo College |
| Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey |
| Minerva University |
| Mount St. Mary’s University |
| National University |
| New York Film Academy |
| NewSchool of Architecture and Design |
| Northwestern Polytechnic University |
| Notre Dame de Namur University |
| Oak Valley College |
| Occidental College |
| Oikos University |
| Open Christian University |
| Otis College of Art and Design |
| Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary |
| Pacific Oaks College |
| Pacific School of Religion |
| Pacific Union College |
| Pacifica Graduate Institute |
| Palmer College of Chiropractic |
| Palo Alto University |
| Patten University |
| Pepperdine University |
| Pitzer College |
| Point Loma Nazarene University |
| Pomona College |
| Providence Christian College |
| Saint Mary’s College of California |
| St. Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary |
| Samuel Merritt University |
| San Diego Christian College |
| San Diego University for Integrative Studies |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music |
| San Francisco Institute of Architecture |
| San Joaquin College of Law |
| Santa Clara University |
| Saybrook University |
| Scripps College |
| Simpson University |
| Soka University of America |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture |
| Southern States University |
| Southwestern Law School |
| Stanford University |
| Starr King School for Ministry |
| Thomas Aquinas College |
| Touro University California |
| Trident University International |
| University of Massachusetts Global |
| Union Institute & University |
| University of Antelope Valley |
| University of La Verne |
| University of Redlands |
| University of San Diego |
| University of San Francisco |
| University of Silicon Valley |
| University of Southern California |
| University of the Pacific |
| University of the People |
| University of the West |
| University of West Los Angeles |
| Vanguard University |
| Western Seminary, Sacramento Campus |
| Western Seminary, San Jose Campus |
| Western State College of Law |
| Western University of Health Sciences |
| Westcliff University |
| Westmont College |
| Whittier College |
| Woodbury University |
| Zaytuna College |
| Defunct institutions |
| Bethany University |
| Bristol University |
| Brooks Institute |
| California College San Diego |
| California Concordia College |
| California Pacific University |
| California Southern Law School |
| Coleman University |
| Drexel University Sacramento |
| Eldorado College |
| Herguan University |
| Holy Names University |
| ICDC College |
| Immaculate Heart College |
| John F. Kennedy University |
| Marymount California University |
| Mills College |
| Mt Sierra College |
| National Hispanic University |
| San Luis Rey College |
| Shepherd University |
| Silicon Valley University |
| University of Beverly Hills |
| University of Northern California, Lorenzo Patiño School of Law |
| University of Northern California |
| Upland College |
| Washington College of Science and Industry |
| Windsor University |