33 Best colleges for Animal Science in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Animal Science. A graph of 700K citations received by 19K academic papers made by 33 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.

1. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Animal Science

#4 in the United States

#5 in North America

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Animal Science

#35 in the United States

#43 in North America

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#42 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Animal Science

#54 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

5. Stanford University

Stanford

For Animal Science

#56 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

6. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Animal Science

#69 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

7. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Animal Science

#70 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

8. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#82 in the United States

#100 in North America

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

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Animal Science

#97 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Animal Science

#116 in the United States

#135 in North America

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

11. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Animal Science

#125 in the United States

#146 in North America

Enrollment: 4,202
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

12. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Animal Science

#126 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Animal Science

#137 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

14. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Animal Science

#140 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,625
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

15. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Animal Science

#152 in the United States

#175 in North America

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

16. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Animal Science

#165 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Animal Science

#198 in the United States

#228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

18. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Animal Science

#250 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

19. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Animal Science

#253 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Animal Science

#264 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

21. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Animal Science

#276 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

22. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Animal Science

#278 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,247
Enrollment: 15,431

23. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#283 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

24. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Animal Science

#284 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,046
Enrollment: 6,156

25. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Animal Science

#287 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $10,441
Enrollment: 26,848

26. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#310 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,113

27. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Animal Science

#320 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 18,925

28. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#335 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

29. University of the West

Rosemead

For Animal Science

#338 in the United States

#377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,137
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,807

30. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Animal Science

#345 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,546
Enrollment: 5,990

31. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Animal Science

#349 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,331
Enrollment: 14,523

32. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Animal Science

#389 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

33. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Animal Science

#393 in the United States

#438 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

Closest to California states to learn Animal Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	26
Utah	3	40
Arizona	3	32
Idaho	3	43
Washington	5	25
Colorado	4	18
Nebraska	5	14
South Dakota	3	33
Kansas	5	8
Texas	33	9
Oklahoma	6	28
North Dakota	2	47
Minnesota	5	11
Missouri	9	19
Arkansas	6	24
Louisiana	6	45
Wisconsin	10	5
Illinois	13	3
Mississippi	4	22
Indiana	7	16
Michigan	11	12
Tennessee	11	29
Alabama	10	21
Kentucky	5	20
Ohio	14	13
Georgia	12	7
South Carolina	6	50
North Carolina	10	10
Virginia	10	17
Alaska	3	86
Pennsylvania	17	15
Florida	18	2
District of Columbia	4	178
Maryland	8	36
New York	37	1
New Jersey	3	39
Connecticut	4	44
Massachusetts	15	23
New Hampshire	3	84
Rhode Island	3	101
Puerto Rico	4	202

Closest to California states to learn Animal Science

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