By the Numbers
There are 39 private 4-year colleges and universities that offer a bachelor’s, master’s, and/or doctoral degree in political science. Most of these institutions are members of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities.
| Name | Website |
| Ashford University | www.uagc.edu/ |
| Azusa Pacific University | www.apu.edu/ |
| Biola University | https://www.biola.edu/ |
| California Baptist University | www.calbaptist.edu/ |
| California Institute of Technology | www.caltech.edu/ |
| California Lutheran University | www.callutheran.edu/ |
| Chapman University | https://www.chapman.edu/ |
| Claremont Graduate University | www.cgu.edu/ |
| Claremont McKenna College | www.cmc.edu/ |
| Concordia University-Irvine | www.cui.edu/ |
| Dominican University of California | https://www.dominican.edu/ |
| Fresno Pacific University | www.fresno.edu/ |
| Harvey Mudd College | https://www.hmc.edu/ |
| Loyola Marymount University | https://www.lmu.edu/ |
| Mount Saint Mary’s University | https://www.msmu.edu/ |
| National University | www.nu.edu/ |
| Notre Dame de Namur University | www.ndnu.edu/ |
| Occidental College | https://www.oxy.edu/ |
| Pacific Union College | https://www.puc.edu/ |
| Pepperdine University | www.pepperdine.edu/ |
| Pitzer College | https://www.pitzer.edu/ |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | www.pointloma.edu/ |
| Pomona College | www.pomona.edu/ |
| Saint Mary’s College of California | https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/ |
| Santa Clara University | www.scu.edu/ |
| Scripps College | www.scrippscollege.edu/ |
| Simpson University | www.simpsonu.edu/ |
| Stanford University | www.stanford.edu/ |
| The Master’s University and Seminary | www.masters.edu/ |
| University of La Verne | https://www.laverne.edu/ |
| University of Redlands | www.redlands.edu/ |
| University of San Diego | www.sandiego.edu/ |
| University of San Francisco | https://www.usfca.edu/ |
| University of Southern California | www.usc.edu/ |
| University of the Pacific | www.pacific.edu/ |
| Westmont College | www.westmont.edu/ |
| Whittier College | www.whittier.edu/ |
| William Jessup University | www.jessup.edu/ |
| Woodbury University | https://woodbury.edu/ |