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Best California Men's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 170 California men's Basketball programs by academic score — a composite of acceptance rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average acceptance rate across California men's Basketball programs is 87%, with an average graduation rate of 51%, and median earnings around $54,050.
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Programs
170
Avg. Accept. Rate
87%
Avg. Grad Rate
51%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$54,050
Top programs
Showing 10 of 170 programs.
Rank
Program
Accept. Rate
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$128,566
2
2. Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$124,080
3
3. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
91%
Earnings (10YR)
$104,736
4
4. College of San Mateo
San Mateo, CA
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
61%
Earnings (10YR)
$54,172
5
5. Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
Retention
N/A
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$57,072
6
6. Las Positas College
Livermore, CA
Retention
81%
Grad Rate
53%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,088
7
7. Ohlone College
Fremont, CA
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
52%
Earnings (10YR)
$54,278
8
8. MiraCosta College
Oceanside, CA
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$43,845
9
9. Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$77,779
10
10. West Valley College
Saratoga, CA
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
51%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,688
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