College Rankings - Best Areas to Live In After Graduation in California

Some students love their college experience so much that they never want to leave-literally. Here's a look at the schools that have the most livable post-graduate options.

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1
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
$36,292
10.00 / 10
2
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
$16,062
9.96 / 10
3
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
$39,840
9.47 / 10
4
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
$31,461
9.47 / 10
5
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
$30,935
9.43 / 10
6
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
$35,419
9.39 / 10
7
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
$17,988
9.26 / 10
8
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
$15,900
9.26 / 10
9
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
$38,676
9.18 / 10
10
Cal State Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
$15,530
9.14 / 10
11
Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA
$25,965
9.14 / 10
12
Vanguard Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA
$26,342
9.06 / 10
13
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$39,183
9.02 / 10
14
William Jessup University
Rocklin, CA
$22,900
9.02 / 10
15
Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA
$16,632
9.02 / 10
16
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
$39,048
8.85 / 10
17
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
$35,650
8.81 / 10
18
Concordia University Irvine
Irvine, CA
$27,300
8.81 / 10
19
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
$37,850
8.77 / 10
20
Cal State San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
$15,810
8.77 / 10
21
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
$28,310
8.73 / 10
22
Cal State Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
$17,255
8.73 / 10
23
California College of the Arts
Oakland, CA
$38,448
8.69 / 10
24
Brandman University
Irvine, CA
Unknown
8.69 / 10
25
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA
$31,300
8.65 / 10