Colleges with the smallest classes in California

50 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio

These 50 smallest-class colleges in California, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 1:1 at Beverly Hills Design Institute to 10:1 at Westcliff University. 1 is public and 49 are private.

#	College	Type	Student:faculty	Undergrads	Acceptance
1	Beverly Hills Design Institute Beverly Hills, CA	Private	1:1	14	—
2	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	Private	3:1	1,023	3%
3	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	Private	3:1	867	—
4	Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA	Private	3:1	346	10%
5	San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA	Private	3:1	215	52%
6	California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA	Private	4:1	20	100%
7	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	Private	4:1	233	39%
8	University of West Los Angeles Inglewood, CA	Private	4:1	6	—
9	Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton, CA	Private	5:1	178	—
10	Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA	Private	5:1	267	81%
11	University of the West Rosemead, CA	Private	5:1	41	100%
12	Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA	Private	6:1	212	100%
13	Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA	Private	6:1	14	—
14	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Private	6:1	7,841	4%
15	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	Private	7:1	1,004	73%
16	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	Private	7:1	881	26%
17	California Northstate University Elk Grove, CA	Private	7:1	69	85%
18	Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	7:1	92	88%
19	Oak Valley College Rialto, CA	Private	7:1	52	—
20	Pacific States University Los Angeles, CA	Private	7:1	17	—
21	Pomona College Claremont, CA	Private	7:1	1,638	7%
22	Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA	Private	7:1	712	—
23	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	Private	7:1	464	70%
24	The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Private	7:1	324	40%
25	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	Private	8:1	2,054	75%
26	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	Private	8:1	1,379	11%
27	Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA	Private	8:1	1,178	96%
28	Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA	Private	8:1	1,614	58%
29	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	Private	8:1	915	13%
30	Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	Private	8:1	1,242	84%
31	Whittier College Whittier, CA	Private	8:1	812	85%
32	California College of ASU Los Angeles, CA	Private	9:1	149	—
33	Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA	Private	9:1	776	78%
34	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	Private	9:1	1,844	40%
35	Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA	Private	9:1	236	83%
36	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	Private	9:1	20,817	10%
37	William Jessup University Rocklin, CA	Private	9:1	1,021	77%
38	Woodbury University Burbank, CA	Private	9:1	825	73%
39	Alhambra Medical University Alhambra, CA	Private	10:1	35	—
40	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	Private	10:1	2,977	79%
41	California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA	Public	10:1	761	99%
42	Dongguk University Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Private	10:1	4	—
43	Gnomon North Hollywood, CA	Private	10:1	302	40%
44	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	Private	10:1	550	—
45	Pitzer College Claremont, CA	Private	10:1	1,191	17%
46	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	Private	10:1	2,024	89%
47	San Diego Christian College Santee, CA	Private	10:1	91	63%
48	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	Private	10:1	6,235	44%
49	Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	Private	10:1	539	79%
50	Westcliff University Irvine, CA	Private	10:1	2,037	45%

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