Private Colleges and Universities

There are thousands of private colleges and universities across the country. They vary in size, location, majors/field of study and price. They also vary in their application and eligibility requirements.

Typically most private colleges and universities will require the same minimum requirements as the CSU's and/or UC's. However some colleges are more competitive and have higher criteria, while some are less competitive and don't have as many requirements.

Best way to learn the requirements is to visit the college's website!

Here are a list of websites to learn more about private colleges to get you started:

AICCU (private CA colleges/universities) - http://www.aiccu.edu/member-colleges/
College Board Big Future - https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search?
California Colleges - https://www.californiacolleges.edu/#/
Peterson's College Search - https://www.petersons.com/college-search/private-college.aspx

Here is a list of schools that DO NOT require the SAT or ACT to apply: http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional

CSS Profile

The College Board's CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE® is an online application that collects information used by almost 300 colleges and scholarship programs to award financial aid from sources outside of the federal government. Many private colleges require students to complete the CSS Profile in addition to the FAFSA/Dream Act application.

The CSS Profile is put out by the College Board and there is a fee. It costs $25 to submit for the first school applied to and $16 per school after that. Fee waivers are available for students who used a fee waiver for the SAT. They can use the fee waiver for up to 8 schools to send the CSS profile to.

Click on the following link to fill out and CSS Profile: https://student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile