10 Best Film schools in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Cinematography. A graph of 14.5K citations received by 1.21K academic papers made by 10 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 Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $43,412
2. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $24,695
- Enrollment
- 26,133
3. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $25,627
- Enrollment
- 47,335
4. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $24,591
- Enrollment
- 40,065
5. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $29,608
- Enrollment
- 45,882
6. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,078
7. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
- Average Aid
- $25,757
- Enrollment
- 44,256
8. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $23,110
- Enrollment
- 37,297
9. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
- Average Aid
- $22,774
- Enrollment
- 19,938
10. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $24,355
- Enrollment
- 26,384
Closest to California states to learn Cinematography
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 4 | 139 |
| Utah | 3 | 136 |
| Arizona | 3 | 31 |
| Washington | 4 | 16 |
| Colorado | 3 | 64 |
| Kansas | 2 | 44 |
| Texas | 12 | 10 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 47 |
| Iowa | 2 | 27 |
| Missouri | 3 | 69 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 71 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 5 |
| Illinois | 10 | 12 |
| Indiana | 7 | 40 |
| Michigan | 6 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 55 |
| Alabama | 2 | 179 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 178 |
| Ohio | 8 | 18 |
| Georgia | 6 | 36 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 75 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 28 |
| Virginia | 8 | 39 |
| Pennsylvania | 22 | 6 |
| Florida | 8 | 11 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 86 |
| Maryland | 7 | 72 |
| New York | 35 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 33 |
| Vermont | 2 | 57 |
| Connecticut | 5 | 17 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 24 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 91 |
| Maine | 3 | 62 |