Christian colleges with the strongest missions and service in California
Christian colleges ranked by the missions and service pillar: service offices, service learning, missions trips and church partnerships.
Christian colleges with the strongest missions and service in California11 schools
11 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in California.
- Christian undergraduate colleges on the Compass. Seminaries and graduate-only schools are not counted.
- Has a graded missions and service pillar and a complete Compass Score.
- Ordered by the missions and service pillar score alone, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1Tie
Biola University
La Mirada, CA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Missions and service: grade A
- Many missions trips
- 1Tie
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Missions and service: grade A
- Many missions trips
- 1Tie
La Sierra University
Riverside, CA · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade A
- Many missions trips
- 4
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Missions and service: grade A
- Many missions trips
- 5Tie
- 5Tie
Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade A
- Many missions trips
- 7
Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade A
- Missions trips offered
- 8
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade B
- Missions trips offered
- 9
- 10
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA · Private nonprofitHonor Roll- Missions and service: grade B
- Missions trips offered
- 11
William Jessup University
Rocklin, CA · Private nonprofit- Missions and service: grade C
- Missions trips offered
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biola University | $31,495 | $23,875 | $56,778 | 68% |
| Westmont College | $29,053 | $23,250 | $64,778 | 70% |
| La Sierra University | $45,566 | $27,000 | $61,824 | 60% |
| Azusa Pacific University | $22,212 | $23,219 | $66,677 | 62% |
| Hope International University | $29,310 | $23,000 | $49,697 | 49% |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | $21,241 | $22,000 | $59,541 | 57% |
| Life Pacific University | $20,898 | $22,395 | $43,299 | 40% |
| California Baptist University | $26,285 | $26,063 | $61,504 | 62% |
| Pepperdine University | $58,098 | $23,510 | $82,939 | 83% |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | $38,729 | $22,990 | $63,998 | 77% |
| William Jessup University | $28,062 | $23,700 | $56,257 | 56% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.