Match #1
San Diego Global Knowledge University
San Diego, CA
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate—
- 173 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
The colleges most similar to Southern States University-California are San Diego Global Knowledge University, Westcliff University, and DeVry College of New York. Southern States University-California admits 100% of applicants; 0 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Southern States University-California. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Southern States University-California
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Match #2
Westcliff University
Irvine, CA
Profile closeness35/100
Admit rate73%
- 2,363 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #3
DeVry College of New York
New York, NY
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate100%
- 86 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 86 students, close to 88
- Acceptance rate 100%, close to 100%
Match #4
San Ignacio University
Doral, FL
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 77 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Small
- Enrollment 77 students, close to 88
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
United International College
Miramar, FL
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate—
- 113 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 113 students, close to 88
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
Jamestown Business College
Jamestown, NY
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate86%
- 287 students
- Private for-profit
- Town: Distant
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #7
Schiller International University
Tampa, FL
Profile closeness49/100
Admit rate—
- 43 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #8
Millennia Atlantic University
Doral, FL
Profile closeness49/100
Admit rate—
- 184 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #9
LIM College
New York, NY
Profile closeness42/100
Admit rate96%
- 1,187 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 96%, close to 100%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Strayer University-Texas
Farmers Branch, TX
Profile closeness33/100
Admit rate—
- 2,293 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Questions about Southern States University-California alternatives
What colleges are similar to Southern States University-California?
The closest matches to Southern States University-California are San Diego Global Knowledge University, Westcliff University, DeVry College of New York, San Ignacio University, and United International College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Southern States University-California hard to get into?
Southern States University-California admitted 100% of its 28 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 0 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
