32 Best colleges for Animal Science in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 566K citations received by 17.9K academic papers made by 32 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

#5 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Animal Science

#36 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

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: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Animal Science

#55 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

5. Stanford University

Stanford

For Animal Science

#60 in the United States

#71 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

6. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Animal Science

#63 in the United States

#74 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

7. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Animal Science

#72 in the United States

#84 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

8. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#79 in the United States

#97 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Animal Science

#101 in the United States

#120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Animal Science

#117 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Animal Science

#120 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

12. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Animal Science

#132 in the United States

#153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 4,280
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Animal Science

#139 in the United States

#161 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

14. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Animal Science

#176 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

15. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Animal Science

#195 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

16. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Animal Science

#202 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

17. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Animal Science

#238 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

18. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Animal Science

#240 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

19. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Animal Science

#252 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

20. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#260 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

21. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Animal Science

#262 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

22. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Animal Science

#269 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $8,922
Enrollment: 15,109

23. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Animal Science

#276 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

24. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#285 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,853

25. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Animal Science

#297 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,262
Enrollment: 6,025

26. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Animal Science

#306 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,724
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

27. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Animal Science

#320 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,871
Enrollment: 19,803

28. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Animal Science

#340 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

29. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Animal Science

#344 in the United States

#384 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $9,162
Enrollment: 14,183

30. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Animal Science

#353 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $7,287
Enrollment: 6,637

31. University of the West

Rosemead

For Animal Science

#363 in the United States

#405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $19,028
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,190

32. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Animal Science

#374 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,868
Enrollment: 9,103

Closest to California states to learn Animal Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	26
Utah	3	43
Arizona	3	32
Idaho	3	44
Washington	5	24
Colorado	4	18
Nebraska	5	14
South Dakota	3	34
Kansas	4	10
Texas	33	8
Oklahoma	5	28
North Dakota	2	46
Minnesota	5	11
Missouri	10	19
Arkansas	6	25
Louisiana	6	47
Wisconsin	9	6
Illinois	13	3
Mississippi	4	22
Indiana	7	17
Michigan	10	13
Tennessee	9	30
Alabama	10	20
Kentucky	5	21
Ohio	13	12
Georgia	12	7
South Carolina	6	50
North Carolina	10	9
Virginia	11	16
Alaska	3	82
Pennsylvania	17	15
Florida	17	2
District of Columbia	3	178
Maryland	8	35
New York	35	1
New Jersey	3	38
Connecticut	3	45
Massachusetts	14	23
Rhode Island	3	98

Closest to California states to learn Animal Science

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