19 Best Architecture schools in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 106M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 19 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. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
2. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
3. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
4. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
5. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
6. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
7. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $18,107
- Enrollment
- 26,124
8. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,162
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $47,556
9. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
10. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,787
- Male:Female
- 79:21
- Founded
- 1909
11. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $9,184
- Enrollment
- 37,133
12. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $18,676
- Enrollment
- 26,847
13. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $19,199
- Enrollment
- 19,841
14. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Enrollment
- 3,165
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
15. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $5,988
- Enrollment
- 22,231
16. Newschool of Architecture and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Net Price
- $48,752
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $6,934
17. Santa Clara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $48,469
18. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $9,026
- Enrollment
- 36,484
19. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,433
- Enrollment
- 40,190
Closest to California states to learn Architecture
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 3 | 70 |
| Utah | 3 | 42 |
| Washington | 3 | 10 |
| Colorado | 3 | 38 |
| Kansas | 2 | 82 |
| Texas | 10 | 15 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 138 |
| Missouri | 4 | 40 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 104 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 19 |
| Illinois | 8 | 9 |
| Indiana | 4 | 23 |
| Michigan | 5 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 46 |
| Alabama | 4 | 116 |
| Ohio | 8 | 12 |
| Georgia | 5 | 5 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 28 |
| Virginia | 5 | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 1 |
| Florida | 7 | 29 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 66 |
| Maryland | 5 | 21 |
| New York | 10 | 17 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 63 |