A list of accredited private 4-year colleges and universities in California. Click on the links for profiles of each school, including information about the campus, academics, athletics, tuition & financial aid, and admissions.
- Art Center College of Design
- Azusa Pacific University
- Biola University
- Brandman University
- California Baptist University
- California College of the Arts
- California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech)
- California Lutheran University
- Chapman University
- Claremont McKenna College
- Concordia University-Irvine
- Dominican University of California
- Fresno Pacific University
- Harvey Mudd College
- Holy Names University
- Hope International University
- John Paul the Great Catholic University
- La Sierra University
- Loma Linda University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Marymount California University
- Menlo College
- Mills College
- Mount St. Mary’s University
- National University
- Notre Dame de Namur University
- Occidental College
- Otis College of Art and Design
- Pacific Oaks College
- Pacific Union College
- Palo Alto University
- Pepperdine University
- Pitzer College
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Pomona College
- Saint Mary’s College of California
- San Diego Christian College
- Santa Clara University
- Scripps College
- Simpson University
- Soka University of America
- Stanford University
- Thomas Aquinas College
- The Master’s College
- University of La Verne
- University of the Pacific
- University of Redlands
- University of San Diego
- University of San Francisco
- University of Southern California
- Vanguard University of Southern California
- Westmont College
- Whittier College
- William Jessup University
- Woodbury University
