公立大学
  加利福尼亚大学(University of California)
  柏克莱加州大学(University of California, Berkeley)
  戴维斯加州大学(University of California, Davis)
  尔湾加州大学(University of California, Irvine)
  洛杉矶加州大学(University of California, Los Angeles)
  美熹德加州大学(University of California, Merced)
  河滨加州大学(University of California, Riverside)
  圣地牙哥加州大学(University of California, San Diego)
  旧金山加州大学(University of California, San Francisco)
  圣塔芭芭拉加州大学(University of California, Santa Barbara)
  圣塔克鲁兹加州大学(University of California, Santa Cruz)
  加利福尼亚州立大学(California State University)
  California State University, Bakersfield
  California State University, Channel Islands
  California State University, Chico
  California State University, Dominguez Hills
  California State University, East Bay
  California State University, Fresno
  California State University, Fullerton
  Humboldt State University
  California State University, Long Beach
  California State University, Los Angeles
  California Maritime Academy
  California State University, Monterey Bay
  California State University, Northridge
  California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  California State University, Sacramento
  California State University, San Bernardino
  圣地牙哥州立大学(San Diego State University)
  旧金山州立大学(San Francisco State University)
  圣荷西州立大学(San Jose State University)
  California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
  California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  California State University, San Marcos
  Sonoma State University
  California State University, Stanislaus
  加利福尼亚社区学院(California Community Colleges)
  加州各地都设有社区学院,其中较著名的有:
  Los Angeles City College (LACC)
  DeAnza College
  Foothill College
  Sacramento City College
  

私立大学
 
 加州理工学院(CalTech)
  Pepperdine University
  斯坦福大学(Stanford University)
  南加州大学(University of Southern California)