33 Best colleges for Animal Science in California, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 723K citations received by 19.2K 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: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Animal Science

#35 in the United States

#43 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

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: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

4. Stanford University

Stanford

For Animal Science

#54 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Animal Science

#55 in the United States

#66 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

6. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Animal Science

#69 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

7. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Animal Science

#70 in the United States

#82 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

8. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#84 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Animal Science

#98 in the United States

#117 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Animal Science

#117 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

11. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Animal Science

#124 in the United States

#145 in North America

Enrollment: 4,210
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1905

12. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Animal Science

#126 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Animal Science

#137 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

14. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Animal Science

#141 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,665
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1977

15. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Animal Science

#154 in the United States

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

16. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Animal Science

#163 in the United States

#188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $14,338
Enrollment: 23,069

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Animal Science

#197 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

18. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Animal Science

#247 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $12,326
Enrollment: 24,427

19. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Animal Science

#253 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $12,996
Enrollment: 22,563

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Animal Science

#267 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,795
Enrollment: 42,003

21. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Animal Science

#274 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

22. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Animal Science

#276 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,123
Enrollment: 16,237

23. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#283 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

24. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Animal Science

#284 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,748
Enrollment: 6,237

25. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Animal Science

#288 in the United States

#324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

26. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#314 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $48,400

27. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Animal Science

#324 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,167
Enrollment: 18,492

28. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#337 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

29. University of the West

Rosemead

For Animal Science

#341 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,713
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,445

30. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Animal Science

#345 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $9,094
Enrollment: 5,891

31. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Animal Science

#346 in the United States

#386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $11,509
Enrollment: 15,257

32. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Animal Science

#383 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,292
Enrollment: 9,110

33. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Animal Science

#394 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,767
Enrollment: 31,943

Closest to California states to learn Animal Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	27
Utah	3	40
Arizona	3	33
Idaho	4	43
Washington	5	25
Colorado	4	18
Nebraska	5	14
South Dakota	3	32
Kansas	5	8
Texas	33	9
Oklahoma	6	28
North Dakota	2	45
Minnesota	5	11
Missouri	9	19
Arkansas	6	24
Louisiana	6	47
Wisconsin	10	5
Illinois	13	3
Mississippi	4	22
Indiana	7	15
Michigan	11	12
Tennessee	11	29
Alabama	10	20
Kentucky	5	21
Ohio	14	13
Georgia	12	7
South Carolina	6	51
North Carolina	10	10
Virginia	10	17
Alaska	3	87
Pennsylvania	16	16
Florida	18	2
District of Columbia	5	178
Maryland	8	36
New York	37	1
New Jersey	3	39
Connecticut	4	44
Massachusetts	15	23
New Hampshire	3	83
Rhode Island	3	103
Puerto Rico	4	202

Closest to California states to learn Animal Science

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