Private Universities

Independent California Colleges and Universities

School	Location
Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities
Alliant International University	San Diego, CA
American Jewish University	Bel Air, CA
Antioch University Los Angeles	Culver City, CA
Art Center College of Design	Pasadena, CA
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa, CA
Biola University	La Mirada, Ca
Brandman University	Irvine, CA
California Baptist University	Riverside, CA
California College of the Arts	San Francisco, CA
California College of Integral Studies	San Francisco, CA
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena, CA
California Institutes of the Arts	Valencia, CA
California Lutheran University	Thousand Oaks, CA
CETYS University System	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Chapman University	Orange, CA
Charles R. Drew University	Los Angeles, CA
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology	Los Angeles, CA
Claremont McKenna University	Claremont, CA
Concordia University Irvine	Irvine, CA
Dominican University of California	San Rafael, CA
Fresno Pacific University	Fresno, CA
Golden Gate University	San Francisco, CA
Harvey Mudd College	Claremont, CA
Holy Names University	Oakland, CA
Hope International University	Fullerton, CA
Humphreys College	Stockton, CA
La Sierra University	Riverside, CA
Laguna College of Art & Design	Laguna Beach, CA
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda, CA
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles, CA
Marymount College	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
The Master's College	Santa Clarita, CA
Menlo College	Atherton, CA
Mills College	Oakland, CA
Mount St. Mary's College	Los Angeles, CA
National University	La Jolla, CA
Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont, CA
Occidental College	Los Angeles, CA
Otis College of Art and Design	Los Angeles, CA
Pacific Oaks College	Pasadena, CA
Pacific Union College	Angwin, CA
Palo Alto University	Palo Alto, CA
Pepperdine University	Malibu, CA
Pitzer College	Claremont, CA
Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego, CA
Pomona College	Claremont, CA
Saint Mary's College of California	Moraga, CA
Samuel Merrit University	Oakland, CA
San Diego Christian College	Santee, CA
San Francisco Art Institute	San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Conservatory of Music	San Francisco, CA
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, CA
Saybrook University	San Francisco, CA
Scripps College	Claremont, CA
Simpson University	Redding, CA
Sofia University	Palo Alto, CA
Soka University of America	Aliso Viejo, CA
Southern California University of Health Sciences	Whittier, CA
Stanford University	Stanford, CA
Thomas Aquinas University	Santa Paula, CA
Touro University California	Vallejo, CA
Universidad Anahuac Mayab	Yucatan, Mexico
Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte	Extado de Mexico
Universidad Anahuac Xalapa	Veracruz, Mexico
Universidad Del Pedregal	Mexico City, Mexico
University of La Verne	La Verne, CA
University of Redlands	Redlands, CA
University of San Diego	San Diego, CA
University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA
University of Southern California (USC)	Los Angeles, CA
University of Pacific	Stockton, CA
Vanguard University	Costa Mesa, CA
Western University of Health Sciences	Pomona, CA
Westmont College	Santa Barbara, CA
Whittier College	Whittier, CA
William Jessup University	Rocklin, CA
Woodbury University	Burbank, CA

Independent California Colleges and Universities

The independent school advantage

Choosing an independent college or university in California provides access to a rich diversity of students, residential campus life, and alumni/ae networks that can provide lifelong benefits after you graduate.

Explore the breadth of offerings at AICCU’s 78 member colleges and universities, and don’t let the sticker price of college deter you from the school of your choice. California’s private, nonprofit colleges and universities offer scholarships and grants from their own institutional resources, access to federal and secondary grant and loan programs, work-study opportunities, a variety of tuition payment plans, and other ways to help students pay for college. For more information, see Affording College. Also, check out the links below and the information links on other student pages.

Private Universities

Independent California Colleges and Universities

Independent California Colleges and Universities

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