This is a list of notable colleges and universities in southern California.
Colleges
Liberal arts colleges
- Antioch University Los Angeles
- Claremont Colleges
- Claremont McKenna College
- Harvey Mudd College
- Pitzer College
- Pomona College
- Scripps College
- Loyola Marymount University
- Occidental College
- Soka University of America
- Thomas Aquinas College
- University of Redlands
- University of the West
- Westmont College
- Whittier College
- Woodbury University
Law schools
- Abraham Lincoln University School of Law â" Los Angeles (Distance-learning)
- American College of Law â" Orange
- American Heritage University School of Law and Public Policy â" San Bernardino (Distance-learning)
- California Desert Trial Academy College of Law, Indio
- California Midland School of Law â" Carlsbad (fixed facility & Distance-learning)
- California School of Law â" Santa Barbara (Distance-learning)
- California Southern Law School â" Riverside
- California Southern University â" Irvine (Correspondence)
- California Western School of Law â" San Diego
- Chapman University School of Law â" Orange
- Concord Law School of Kaplan University â" Los Angeles (Distance-learning)
- Glendale University College of Law â" Glendale
- Inland Valley University College of Law â" Upland
- Irvine University College of Law â" Cerritos
- International Pacific School of Law â" Los Angeles (Correspondence)
- Loyola Law School â" Los Angeles
- McMillan Academy of Law â" La Mesa
- MD Kirk School of Law â" Los Angeles (Correspondence)
- Pacific Coast University School of Law â" Long Beach
- Pacific West College of Law â" Orange
- Peoples College of Law â" Los Angeles
- Pepperdine University School of Law â" Malibu
- Santa Barbara College of Law â" Santa Barbara
- Southern California Institute of Law â" Ventura & Santa Barbara
- Southwestern Law School â" Los Angeles
- Taft Law School â" Santa Ana (Correspondence)
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law â" San Diego
- Trinity Law School â" Santa Ana
- University of California, Irvine School of Law â" Irvine
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law â" Los Angeles
- University of La Verne College of Law â" La Verne
- University of Southern California Law School â" Los Angeles
- University of West Los Angeles â" Chatsworth & Inglewood
- University of San Diego School of Law â" San Diego
- Ventura College of Law â" Ventura
- Western Sierra Law School â" San Diego
- Western State University College of Law â" Fullerton
- Whittier Law School â" Whittier
Medical schools
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- Keck School of Medicine of USC
- UCI School of Medicine
- UCR School of Medicine
- UCSD School of Medicine
- Loma Linda School of Medicine
- Western University of Health Sciences
- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Graphic design schools
- Otis Institute for the Arts.
- California Institute of the Arts.
- Art Center.
Dental schools
- Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
- UCLA School of Dentistry
- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
- Western University of Health Sciences
Art schools
- Chapman University, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
- Musicians Institute
- Otis College of Art & Design
- The Los Angeles Film School
- UCLA The School of the Arts and Architecture, School of Theatre, Film and Television
- USC School of Architecture, School of Music & Theatre
- Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
- California Institute of the Arts
Universities
University of California
- University of California
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, Merced
- University of California, Riverside
- University of California, San Diego
- University of California, Santa Barbara
California State University
- California State University
- California State University, Bakersfield
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- California State University, Channel Islands
- California State University, Dominguez Hills
- California State University, Fullerton
- California State University, Long Beach
- California State University, Los Angeles
- California State University, Northridge
- California State University, San Bernardino
- California State University, San Marcos
- California State University, San Diego
Private colleges and universities
- American Jewish University
- Anaheim University
- Antioch University Los Angeles
- Argosy University
- Azusa Pacific University
- Biola University
- California Institute of Technology
- California Institute of the Arts
- California Coast University
- California Baptist University
- California Lutheran University
- California Southern University
- Chapman University
- Claremont Graduate University
- Concordia University, Irvine
- Everest College
- Fielding Graduate University
- Hope International University
- Inland Valley University, Upland and online
- Keck Graduate Institute
- La Sierra University
- Loma Linda University
- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
- Marymount California University, Rancho Palos Verdes
- Mayfield College, Cathedral City
- Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles
- Mt Sierra College, Monrovia
- National University (California)
- New York Film Academy, Universal Studios
- NTMA Training Centers of Southern California
- Pepperdine University
- Pacific States University
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Santa Barbara Business College
- Soka University of America
- Southern California University of Health Sciences
- The American University for Science and Technology
- University of La Verne
- University of the People
- University of Redlands
- University of Riverside
- University of San Diego
- University of Southern California
- Vanguard University of Southern California
- Westmont College
- William Carey International University, Pasadena
- Woodbury University