Best Catholic life at the 50 largest four-year universities in California

The 50 largest four-year, non-Catholic colleges by enrollment, ranked by the Catholic Life Score.

Best Catholic life at the 50 largest four-year universities in California5 schools

5 schools qualify, ranked by the Catholic Life Score.

How this list is made

Schools in California.
Non-Catholic colleges with a Catholic Life Score (Catholic life on campus 75%, academics 25%). Catholic colleges are on the Catholic college lists.
The 50 largest four-year, non-Catholic colleges by fall enrollment (federal data), then rated for Catholic life.
Ordered by Catholic Life Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Updated Oct. 8, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.

1
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofitCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
2
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass every weekday
- Full-time priest chaplain
3
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public
- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
4
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain
5
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA · PublicCampus Ministry Honor Roll
- Mass on some weekdays
- Full-time priest chaplain

School	Net price a year	Median debt	Earnings 10 years out	Graduation rate
University of Southern California	$32,740	$18,000	$92,498	92%
University of California-Berkeley	$13,481	$13,000	$92,446	93%
University of California-San Diego	$12,470	$15,500	$84,943	86%
University of California-Los Angeles	$12,548	$14,000	$82,511	93%
California State University-Fullerton	$6,555	$13,750	$62,951	70%

Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.