Health Professions and Related Programs colleges in California, ranked by graduates
42 colleges in California awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in health professions and related programs in 2023: 10,516 degrees, 6.6% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (10% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Sacramento State University graduated the most (1,095, 14.5% of its class). 24 of the 42 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 84%; the most selective is UCLA at 9%.
Health Professions and Related Programs colleges in California
Every California college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in health professions and related programs, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its health professions and related programs page.
| # | College | Type | Degrees (2023) | Share of grads | Acceptance rate | SAT 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento State University | Public | 1,095 | 14.5% | 94% | 1170 |
| 2 | Cal State Fullerton | Public | 773 | 8.2% | 91% | 1230 |
| 3 | Azusa Pacific University | Private | 635 | 53% | 88% | 1200 |
| 4 | Cal State Long Beach | Public | 602 | 6.8% | 46% | 1280 |
| 5 | Cal State Northridge | Public | 554 | 6.7% | 93% | 1150 |
| 6 | San Diego State University | Public | 510 | 5.9% | 36% | 1340 |
| 7 | UC Irvine | Public | 506 | 6.2% | 29% | 1420 |
| 8 | Cal State Los Angeles | Public | 455 | 8.6% | 91% | 1150 |
| 9 | Cal State East Bay | Public | 378 | 11.8% | 97% | 1080 |
| 10 | Fresno State University | Public | 377 | 7.3% | 95% | 1160 |
| 11 | San Jose State University | Public | 372 | 5.9% | 85% | 1220 |
| 12 | San Francisco State University | Public | 367 | 7.3% | 96% | 1180 |
| 13 | Cal State San Marcos | Public | 364 | 11% | 95% | 1190 |
| 14 | California Baptist University | Private | 331 | 17.5% | 85% | 1170 |
| 15 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Public | 325 | 10.3% | 93% | 1020 |
| 16 | UC San Diego | Public | 317 | 3.6% | 27% | 1490 |
| 17 | Cal State San Bernardino | Public | 286 | 6.6% | 94% | 1090 |
| 18 | Cal State Chico | Public | 266 | 8.2% | 93% | 1170 |
| 19 | University of San Francisco | Private | 258 | 19.6% | 62% | 1340 |
| 20 | Cal State Stanislaus | Public | 213 | 8.6% | 98% | 1080 |
| 21 | University of California, Berkeley | Public | 170 | 1.8% | 11% | 1530 |
| 22 | Point Loma Nazarene University | Private | 150 | 18.8% | 84% | 1290 |
| 23 | Concordia University Irvine | Private | 134 | 32% | 66% | 1150 |
| 24 | University of Southern California | Private | 133 | 2.3% | 10% | 1530 |
| 25 | Dominican University (CA) | Private | 128 | 43.1% | 84% | 1150 |
| 26 | Biola University | Private | 115 | 14.9% | 74% | 1260 |
| 27 | Chapman University | Private | 80 | 4.4% | 65% | 1380 |
| 28 | UC Davis | Public | 61 | 0.7% | 42% | 1380 |
| 29 | Pacific Union College | Private | 60 | 42.6% | 47% | 1120 |
| 30 | University of the Pacific | Private | 54 | 6.8% | 71% | 1300 |
| 31 | Vanguard University | Private | 54 | 10.8% | 62% | 1150 |
| 32 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Public | 52 | 1% | 31% | 1420 |
| 33 | Cal State Monterey Bay | Public | 52 | 2.9% | 97% | 1130 |
| 34 | UCLA | Public | 50 | 0.5% | 9% | 1510 |
| 35 | Simpson University | Private | 47 | 26.1% | 86% | 1060 |
| 36 | Fresno Pacific University | Private | 38 | 7.3% | 64% | 1150 |
| 37 | Westmont College | Private | 37 | 11.4% | 77% | 1150 |
| 38 | Santa Clara University | Private | 32 | 2.4% | 48% | 1430 |
| 39 | Saint Mary's College of California | Private | 27 | 4% | 87% | 1290 |
| 40 | La Sierra University | Private | 23 | 10.5% | 92% | 1120 |
| 41 | UC Santa Cruz | Public | 19 | 0.4% | 66% | 1180 |
| 42 | Cal Poly Humboldt | Public | 16 | 1.2% | 98% | 1150 |
Questions about health professions and related programs colleges in California
What is the best college for health professions and related programs in California?
By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest health professions and related programs programs in California are Sacramento State University (1,095), Cal State Fullerton (773), Azusa Pacific University (635). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every California college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.
How many colleges in California offer health professions and related programs?
42 four-year colleges in California awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in health professions and related programs in 2023, 24 public and 18 private, for 10,516 graduates in total.
Is in-state status an advantage for health professions and related programs in California?
At the 24 public universities on this list, California residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.
Health Professions and Related Programs elsewhere
The same field in other states, and the national ranking.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.