College Rankings - Local Atmosphere in California

Making the grade: A high Local Atmosphere grade indicates that the area surrounding campus is safe and scenic. Other factors include nearby attractions, proximity to other schools, and the town’s attitude toward students. How exactly does CP calculate these grades?

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Grade Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size
A+
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
$35,419 5,833
A+
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
$36,292 5,111
A+
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
$37,424 5,327
A
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
$24,654 3,222
A
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
$16,062 26,796
A-
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA
$17,658 18,316
A-
California State University - Chico
Chico, CA
$16,780 15,609
A-
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
$38,935 1,972
A-
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
$15,900 25,430
A-
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
$30,935 26,556
A-
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
$31,461 24,217
A-
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
$31,746 19,805
B+
Biola University
La Mirada, CA
$28,852 4,106
B+
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
$34,584 947
B+
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
$32,610 2,775
B+
Cal State Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
$16,018 30,737
B+
Cal State Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
$15,530 29,348
B+
Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA
$16,060 24,389
B+
Mills College
Oakland, CA
$37,485 921
B+
Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
$39,330 1,043
B+
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
$16,530 24,280
B+
Scripps College
Claremont, CA
$38,700 898
B+
University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
$31,022 25,534
B+
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$39,183 16,751
B
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
$16,009 10,888