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This is a list of colleges and universities in California.


Federal institutions


Graduate institutions

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Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a Naval command with a graduate university mission, operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California. The NPS mission is to provide "defense-focused graduate education, including clas ...
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Monterey Monterey ( ; ) is a city situated on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast of California. Located in Monterey County, the city occupies a land area of and recorded a population of 30,218 in the 2020 census. The city was fou ...
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Other academic institutions

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Defense Language Institute The Defense Language Institute (DLI) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) educational and research institution consisting of two separate entities which provide linguistic and cultural instruction to the Department of Defense, other f ...
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Monterey Monterey ( ; ) is a city situated on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast of California. Located in Monterey County, the city occupies a land area of and recorded a population of 30,218 in the 2020 census. The city was fou ...
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State institutions


Two-year institutions

* See: List of California Community Colleges


Four-year institutions


University of California

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University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
was founded in 1882 as the southern branch of the
California State Normal School San Jose State University, San José State University traces back to 1857 when the institution operated as a normal school for the San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco public school system. It grew in size and scope until May 2, 1862 ...
. It joined the
University of California The University of California (UC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university, research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland, California, Oakland, the system is co ...
system in 1919 as the southern branch of the University of California. **
University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an ...
was founded in 1891 as an independent teachers' college. It joined the
University of California The University of California (UC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university, research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland, California, Oakland, the system is co ...
system in 1944.


California State University

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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or Cal Poly) is a public university in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States, - Cites the location of the university and shows that the university ...
was founded as a vocational high school. It became a vocational school in 1924, and then started awarding bachelor's degrees in 1940. **
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State Polytechnic University Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) is a Public university, public Institute of Technology (United States)#Polytechnic universities, polytechnic research university in Pomona, California, United States. It is the l ...
, was founded as a southern branch of California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo in 1938, but became independent in 1966.


State graduate institutions


Private colleges and universities


List of defunct institutions


See also

* List of college athletic programs in California *
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* List of colleges and universities in San Francisco *
List of colleges and universities in the San Francisco Bay Area This is a list of colleges and universities in California. Federal institutions Graduate institutions * Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, California, Monterey) Other academic institutions * Defense Language Institute (Monterey, California ...
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Notes


References


External links


Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in California
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