California Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

Below is a ranking of the 278 colleges in California with the highest percent of black students. Los Angeles Southwest College leads the list with African Americans comprising 57% of the student population.

List of California Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students
College	% Black
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, California	57.1%
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, California	38.8%
Homestead Schools Torrance, California	34.1%
Compton College Compton, California	30.6%
Merritt College Oakland, California	28.5%
West Los Angeles College Culver City, California	28.5%
Epic Bible College & Graduate School Sacramento, California	27.8%
Laney College Oakland, California	23.8%
Southern California Seminary El Cajon, California	21.7%
Contra Costa College San Pablo, California	20.9%
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, California	20.5%
College of Alameda Alameda, California	19.0%
Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, California	18.3%
Bethesda University Anaheim, California	18.6%
Lassen Community College Susanville, California	18.1%
Smith Chason College Los Angeles, California	17.0%
Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, California	16.5%
California College of ASU Los Angeles, California	15.6%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.