Colleges

Colleges in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California has 7 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 2 public and 5 private. The largest is University of California-Los Angeles, with 33,475 undergraduates.

School	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
University of California-Los Angeles	public	33,475	9%		$15,203	$12,548	92.6%
University of Southern California	private	20,443	9.8%	1450–1550	$72,097	$32,740	91.8%
California State University-Los Angeles	public	19,562	91.3%		$7,160	$3,967	53%
Loyola Marymount University	private	7,094	45.1%	1260–1430	$62,357	$48,381	78.9%
Occidental College	private	1,877	44.2%	1380–1520	$66,274	$38,263	80.9%
Mount Saint Mary's University	private	1,719	73.1%		$49,564	$21,413	53.3%
Otis College of Art and Design	private	1,223	81.8%	1265–1395	$56,488	$51,248	66.3%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Los Angeles, California?

7 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 2 public and 5 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Los Angeles, California?

By acceptance rate, University of California-Los Angeles (9%), University of Southern California (9.8%), Occidental College (44.2%), Loyola Marymount University (45.1%), Mount Saint Mary's University (73.1%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Los Angeles, California?

California State University-Los Angeles has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $7,160 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.