13 Best colleges for Animation in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Animation. A graph of 207K citations received by 3.79K academic papers made by 13 universities in California was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Stanford University

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

3. California Institute of Technology

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

5. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

6. University of Southern California

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

7. University of California-San Diego

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

8. University of California - Davis

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

9. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

10. University of California - Riverside

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

11. University of California - Irvine

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

12. University of California - Merced

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$24,868
Enrollment
9,147

13. Naval Postgraduate School

For Animation

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,600
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

Closest to California states to learn Animation

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Utah 3 19
Washington 3 7
Colorado 4 37
Kansas 2 88
Texas 11 11
Oklahoma 2 69
Iowa 2 44
Missouri 3 46
Wisconsin 2 18
Illinois 6 6
Indiana 4 21
Michigan 4 10
Tennessee 4 52
Alabama 3 103
Ohio 9 14
Georgia 5 3
South Carolina 2 61
North Carolina 4 22
Virginia 7 24
Pennsylvania 8 4
Florida 8 39
Maryland 4 28
New York 12 13
New Jersey 3 15
Connecticut 2 38
Massachusetts 7 2