Religious colleges in California

35 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment

These 35 faith-affiliated colleges in California, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 14 at Notre Dame de Namur University to 7,914 at California Baptist University. All 35 are private institutions.

#	College	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance	Net price / yr
1	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	Private	7,914	74%	$27,384
2	Chapman University Orange, CA	Private	7,629	56%	$47,527
3	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	Private	7,171	40%	$45,723
4	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	Private	6,235	44%	$50,959
5	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	Private	5,697	51%	$39,495
6	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	5,619	47%	$31,265
7	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	Private	3,629	50%	$45,409
8	Biola University La Mirada, CA	Private	3,390	60%	$28,101
9	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	Private	3,132	82%	$50,168
10	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	Private	2,977	79%	$19,798
11	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	Private	2,374	89%	$26,433
12	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	Private	2,024	89%	$31,198
13	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	Private	1,975	65%	$19,761
14	Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA	Private	1,746	69%	$25,009
15	Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA	Private	1,614	58%	$14,317
16	Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA	Private	1,456	60%	$28,046
17	Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	Private	1,310	80%	$32,926
18	La Sierra University Riverside, CA	Private	1,155	93%	$26,217
19	William Jessup University Rocklin, CA	Private	1,021	77%	$25,300
20	Pacific Union College Angwin, CA	Private	910	42%	$20,979
21	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	Private	867	—	—
22	Simpson University Redding, CA	Private	751	99%	$27,923
23	Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	Private	539	79%	$25,032
24	Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA	Private	393	94%	$22,343
25	John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA	Private	297	79%	$29,124
26	University of Saint Katherine San Marcos, CA	Private	230	46%	$33,072
27	Bethesda University Anaheim, CA	Private	212	—	$8,388
28	World Mission University Los Angeles, CA	Private	180	—	$16,598
29	Providence Christian College Pasadena, CA	Private	144	93%	$25,378
30	San Diego Christian College Santee, CA	Private	91	63%	$7,871
31	Grace Mission University Fullerton, CA	Private	72	—	—
32	America Evangelical University Gardena, CA	Private	71	—	$24,088
33	Oak Valley College Rialto, CA	Private	52	—	$5,805
34	Haven University Garden Grove, CA	Private	22	—	—
35	Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA	Private	14	—	—

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