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2021 Best Colleges in California for Students from Israel

10 Colleges
$36,431 Avg Tuition & Fees*
49% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Israeli Students in California ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 10 schools in California, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Israeli students in California. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall quality.

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Top Colleges in California for Students from Israel

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for Israeli students in California in this year’s ranking. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,511 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 23.9% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Stanford are China, India, and Canada.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Berkeley, California, the large public school handed out 10,523 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 16.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to UC Berkeley to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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A rank of #3 on our list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for Israeli students in California working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Los Angeles, California, the large public school awarded 10,102 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 13.8% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UCLA are China, South Korea, and India.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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A rank of #4 on our list means University of Southern California is a great place for Israeli students in California working on their bachelor’s degree. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5,745 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 22.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at USC are China, India, and South Korea.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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A rank of #5 on our list means San Diego State University is a great place for Israeli students in California working on their bachelor’s degree. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,719 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.4% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Kuwait come to SDSU to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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California Institute of the Arts ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Israeli Students in California list. CalArts is located in Valencia, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 26.7% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at CalArts come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Canada.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #7 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Israeli Students in California. Pomona, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,526 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.3% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Cal Poly Pomona are China, Kuwait, and South Korea.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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The Master’s University and Seminary did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Israeli Students in California ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Santa Clarita, California, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 270 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.3% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at The Master’s University are Canada, South Africa, and South Korea.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Northridge did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Israeli Students in California. This large public school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 9,572 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 6.2% are international. Students studying at CSUN come from such countries as Kuwait, China, and India.

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With a ranking of #10, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Israeli Students in California. Located in San Francisco, California, the large public school handed out 6,627 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 6.8% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at SFSU are China, India, and Japan.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 10 schools only.

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