Humphreys University

Private · CA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationCA · West

SettingUrban

Undergrads149

Student:faculty5:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate66.7%

6-yr grad rate61.5%

Drop-out rate0%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$14k

Out-of-state tuition$14k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity71.8%

Gender diversity89.3%

International0%

Identity—

Overview

Humphreys University is a small private university in Stockton, in California's Central Valley, that has operated since 1896 as a career-oriented alternative to the region's larger public universities. It offers undergraduate business and legal-studies programs alongside continuing-education and paralegal tracks, and its identity has always leaned practical — training students for specific professional roles rather than pursuing a broad liberal-arts mission.

Academics

Its most distinctive feature is an in-house law school, the Laurence Drivon School of Law, which lets students in the Stockton legal community pursue a J.D. without leaving the area — an unusual offering for a university this size. Undergraduate programs in business administration and legal studies are similarly geared toward direct entry into local firms, courts, and businesses, often with evening or flexible scheduling built around working students.

Worth knowing

Because much of the student body is commuting or working adults, campus culture centers less on residential traditions and more on flexible scheduling and a fairly direct path from classroom to local employment in the Stockton and San Joaquin Valley job market.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate—

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot reported

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

Applying