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Best Colleges in California

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#1 Best Colleges in California

Stanford University

Stanford, CA | www.stanford.edu/

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#2 Best Colleges in California

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA | www.caltech.edu/

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#3 Best Colleges in California

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA | https://www.hmc.edu/

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#4 Best Colleges in California

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA | www.cmc.edu/

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#5 Best Colleges in California

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA | www.usc.edu/

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#6 Best Colleges in California

Pomona College

Claremont, CA | www.pomona.edu/

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#7 Best Colleges in California

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA | www.ucla.edu/

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#8 Best Colleges in California

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA | www.berkeley.edu/

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#9 Best Colleges in California

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA | www.ucsd.edu/

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#10 Best Colleges in California

University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA | www.uci.edu/

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#11 Best Colleges in California

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA | www.scu.edu/

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#12 Best Colleges in California

Scripps College

Claremont, CA | www.scrippscollege.edu/

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#13 Best Colleges in California

Pitzer College

Claremont, CA | https://www.pitzer.edu/

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#14 Best Colleges in California

Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA | https://www.oxy.edu/

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#15 Best Colleges in California

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA | ucdavis.edu/

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#16 Best Colleges in California

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA | www.ucsb.edu/

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#17 Best Colleges in California

Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo, CA | www.soka.edu/

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#18 Best Colleges in California

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA | www.pepperdine.edu/

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#19 Best Colleges in California

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA | calpoly.edu/

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#20 Best Colleges in California

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA | https://www.lmu.edu/

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#21 Best Colleges in California

Chapman University

Orange, CA | https://www.chapman.edu/

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#22 Best Colleges in California

Samuel Merritt University

Oakland, CA | www.samuelmerritt.edu/

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#23 Best Colleges in California

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, CA | https://sfcm.edu/

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#24 Best Colleges in California

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA | www.sdsu.edu/

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#25 Best Colleges in California

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA | www.sandiego.edu/

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