100 Best colleges for Biochemistry in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Biochemistry. A graph of 58.1M citations received by 904K academic papers made by 101 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. Stanford University

For Biochemistry

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

2. University of California - San Francisco

For Biochemistry

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

3. University of California-San Diego

For Biochemistry

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Biochemistry

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

5. University of California - Berkeley

For Biochemistry

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Biochemistry

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

7. University of Southern California

For Biochemistry

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Biochemistry

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

9. California Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

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

10. University of California - Riverside

For Biochemistry

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

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Biochemistry

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

13. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Biochemistry

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

14. Loma Linda University

For Biochemistry

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

15. San Diego State University

For Biochemistry

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

16. University of California - Merced

For Biochemistry

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

17. West Los Angeles College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$6,817
Enrollment
9,299

18. Humboldt State University

For Biochemistry

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

19. Western University of Health Sciences

For Biochemistry

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

20. San Francisco State University

For Biochemistry

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

22. Palo Alto University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,223
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1975

23. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$27,789
Receiving Aid
43%
Average Aid
$6,184

24. California State University - Long Beach

For Biochemistry

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

25. California State University - Fullerton

For Biochemistry

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

26. San Jose State University

For Biochemistry

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

27. University of the Pacific

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,975

28. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Biochemistry

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

29. California State University - Northridge

For Biochemistry

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

30. California State University - Los Angeles

For Biochemistry

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

31. Pomona College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,423

32. University of San Diego

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
47%
Net Price
$37,675
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$37,444

33. University of San Francisco

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$44,104

34. Chapman University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$48,037

35. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Biochemistry

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

36. California State University - Fresno

For Biochemistry

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

37. Keck Graduate Institute

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
602
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

38. Santa Clara University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$49,651

39. Touro University California

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,090
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1997

40. Occidental College

For Biochemistry

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

41. California State University - San Bernardino

For Biochemistry

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

42. Loyola Marymount University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$54,471
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,575

43. Naval Postgraduate School

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,600
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

44. California State University - Sacramento

For Biochemistry

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

45. Harvey Mudd College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$42,720

46. California State University - Chico

For Biochemistry

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

47. Sonoma State University

For Biochemistry

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

48. California State University - San Marcos

For Biochemistry

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

49. Whittier College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$32,436
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,008

50. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
2,262
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1901

51. John F. Kennedy University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

52. University of the West

For Biochemistry

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

53. Pepperdine University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$52,216

54. Claremont Graduate University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,763
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

55. Soka University of America

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$18,807
Receiving Aid
100%

56. Graduate Theological Union

For Biochemistry

Enrollment
178
Male:Female
50:50

57. California State University Maritime Academy

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$11,063
Enrollment
805

58. California State University - East Bay

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$10,886
Enrollment
13,333

59. Claremont McKenna College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,978

60. California State University - Bakersfield

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$12,437
Enrollment
9,787

61. Simpson University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
99%
Net Price
$28,453
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,842

62. Ashford University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,771
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,234

63. California State University - Stanislaus

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,362
Enrollment
9,841

64. Scripps College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,505

65. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$11,074
Enrollment
15,181

66. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
0%
Net Price
$25,481
Receiving Aid
33%
Average Aid
$9,411

67. Saint Mary's College of California

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$31,615
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,080

68. Master's University and Seminary

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$33,463
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$15,528

69. United States University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$20,197
Receiving Aid
32%
Average Aid
$8,161

70. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$36,370

71. Dominican University of California

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1181
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$51,292

72. La Sierra University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$28,076
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$21,762

73. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,480
Enrollment
6,742

74. Fielding Graduate University

For Biochemistry

Enrollment
937
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1974

75. Azusa Pacific University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1154
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$26,117

76. University of Redlands

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1201
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,054

77. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
686
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1904

78. Mills College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$25,283

79. California State University - Channel Islands

For Biochemistry

#1013 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,804
Enrollment
5,688

80. California Baptist University

For Biochemistry

#1028 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$28,596
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,828

81. Westmont College

For Biochemistry

#1031 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,412

82. Biola University

For Biochemistry

#1034 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,510

83. Pitzer College

For Biochemistry

#1040 in North America
Acceptance Rate
17%
Net Price
$34,801
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$48,031

84. California Lutheran University

For Biochemistry

#1055 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1227
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,080

85. Bethesda University

For Biochemistry

#1074 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,965
Receiving Aid
45%
Average Aid
$2,647

86. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Biochemistry

#1098 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,443
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$10,217

87. University of La Verne

For Biochemistry

#1102 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$27,216

88. Cypress College

For Biochemistry

#1135 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$7,660
Enrollment
13,992

89. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Biochemistry

#1142 in North America
Enrollment
1,935
Male:Female
52:48

90. Antioch University

For Biochemistry

#1180 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
888
Male:Female
28:72

91. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Biochemistry

#1216 in North America
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
131
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

92. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Biochemistry

#1219 in North America
Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

93. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Biochemistry

#1227 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
244
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

94. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Biochemistry

#1232 in North America
Acceptance Rate
65%
Net Price
$20,273
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,955

95. Samuel Merritt University

For Biochemistry

#1244 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,894
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1909

96. Concordia University - Irvine

For Biochemistry

#1260 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$29,413
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,988

97. Woodbury University

For Biochemistry

#1297 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$31,257
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$27,165

98. West Coast University - Orange County

For Biochemistry

#1307 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$36,263
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$2,938

99. Wright Institute

For Biochemistry

#1309 in North America
Enrollment
511
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

100. Southern States University

For Biochemistry

#1313 in North America
Net Price
$2,640
Receiving Aid
6%
Average Aid
$5,478
Enrollment
358

Closest to California states to learn Biochemistry

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 5 139
Oregon 18 57
Utah 9 36
Arizona 8 46
Idaho 5 172
Washington 20 8
Colorado 17 60
New Mexico 7 103
Montana 5 149
Nebraska 10 104
South Dakota 8 209
Kansas 12 98
Texas 66 18
Oklahoma 15 123
North Dakota 5 169
Minnesota 26 20
Iowa 18 41
Missouri 29 16
Arkansas 17 106
Louisiana 22 75
Wisconsin 26 13
Illinois 53 23
Mississippi 12 138
Indiana 28 48
Michigan 30 6
Tennessee 30 35
Alabama 24 42
Kentucky 20 61
Ohio 47 26
Georgia 33 28
West Virginia 16 126
South Carolina 23 83
North Carolina 31 17
Virginia 36 45
Alaska 3 259
Pennsylvania 87 7
Florida 42 30
District of Columbia 8 81
Maryland 25 2
New York 114 10
Delaware 3 108
New Jersey 21 29
Vermont 6 112
Hawaii 6 136
Connecticut 19 5
Massachusetts 57 1
New Hampshire 10 90
Rhode Island 8 78
Maine 11 207
Puerto Rico 13 278