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 60.5M citations received by 924K 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
$25,078

2. University of California - San Francisco

For Biochemistry

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

3. University of California-San Diego

For Biochemistry

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

5. University of California - Berkeley

For Biochemistry

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

7. University of Southern California

For Biochemistry

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Biochemistry

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

9. California Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

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

10. University of California - Riverside

For Biochemistry

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

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Biochemistry

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

13. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Biochemistry

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

14. Loma Linda University

For Biochemistry

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

15. San Diego State University

For Biochemistry

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

16. University of California - Merced

For Biochemistry

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

17. Western University of Health Sciences

For Biochemistry

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

18. West Los Angeles College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$5,857
Enrollment
9,255

19. Humboldt State University

For Biochemistry

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

20. San Francisco State University

For Biochemistry

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

22. Palo Alto University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,065
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1975

23. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$35,558
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$4,276

24. California State University - Long Beach

For Biochemistry

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

25. California State University - Fullerton

For Biochemistry

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

26. San Jose State University

For Biochemistry

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

27. University of the Pacific

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1332
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$31,670

28. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Biochemistry

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

29. California State University - Northridge

For Biochemistry

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

30. California State University - Los Angeles

For Biochemistry

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

31. Pomona College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,938

32. University of San Diego

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
52%
Net Price
$37,918
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$40,965

33. University of San Francisco

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$45,443

34. Chapman University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$47,902

35. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Biochemistry

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

36. California State University - Fresno

For Biochemistry

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

37. Keck Graduate Institute

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
622
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1997

38. Santa Clara University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$53,883

39. Touro University California

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
0%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1997

40. Occidental College

For Biochemistry

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

41. California State University - San Bernardino

For Biochemistry

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

42. Loyola Marymount University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$59,926

43. California State University - Sacramento

For Biochemistry

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

44. Naval Postgraduate School

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,441
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

45. Harvey Mudd College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$43,966

46. California State University - Chico

For Biochemistry

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

47. Sonoma State University

For Biochemistry

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

48. California State University - San Marcos

For Biochemistry

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

49. Whittier College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$28,101
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$36,176

50. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
3,098
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1901

51. John F. Kennedy University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

52. Pepperdine University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$66,585

53. Claremont Graduate University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,771
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1925

54. University of the West

For Biochemistry

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

55. Soka University of America

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1422
Net Price
$15,691
Receiving Aid
100%

56. Graduate Theological Union

For Biochemistry

Enrollment
150
Male:Female
46:54

57. California State University - East Bay

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$12,369
Enrollment
12,326

58. California State University Maritime Academy

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$11,038
Enrollment
837

59. Claremont McKenna College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,895

60. California State University - Bakersfield

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,966
Enrollment
10,419

61. Simpson University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$28,653
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,937

62. Scripps College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,396

63. California State University - Stanislaus

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$12,492
Enrollment
9,724

64. Ashford University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$32,265
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,648

65. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$13,951
Enrollment
15,182

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
87%
Net Price
$35,332
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,407

68. Master's University and Seminary

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$37,919
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$16,990

69. United States University

For Biochemistry

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

70. Dominican University of California

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1255
Net Price
$37,456
Receiving Aid
100%

71. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,696

72. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$12,185
Enrollment
7,713

73. La Sierra University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
91%
Net Price
$23,848
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$27,646

74. Fielding Graduate University

For Biochemistry

Enrollment
915
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1974

75. Azusa Pacific University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1111
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,143

76. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
653
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1904

77. University of Redlands

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1229
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$28,482

78. Mills College

For Biochemistry

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,473

79. California State University - Channel Islands

For Biochemistry

#1010 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,528
Enrollment
5,592

80. California Baptist University

For Biochemistry

#1029 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$27,862
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,743

81. Biola University

For Biochemistry

#1030 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$34,082

82. Westmont College

For Biochemistry

#1035 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$32,172

83. Pitzer College

For Biochemistry

#1037 in North America
Acceptance Rate
25%
Net Price
$34,979
Receiving Aid
45%
Average Aid
$51,487

84. California Lutheran University

For Biochemistry

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,774

85. Bethesda University

For Biochemistry

#1086 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$20,099
Receiving Aid
53%
Average Aid
$2,343

86. University of La Verne

For Biochemistry

#1092 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1111
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$21,530

87. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Biochemistry

#1095 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$51,174
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$6,566

88. Cypress College

For Biochemistry

#1131 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$6,345
Enrollment
15,924

89. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Biochemistry

#1139 in North America
Enrollment
1,890
Male:Female
53:47

90. Antioch University

For Biochemistry

#1185 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
910
Male:Female
32:68

91. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Biochemistry

#1208 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

92. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Biochemistry

#1209 in North America
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
230
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

93. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Biochemistry

#1223 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
262
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1969

94. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Biochemistry

#1228 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Net Price
$23,286
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,847

95. Samuel Merritt University

For Biochemistry

#1242 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,926
Male:Female
22:78
Founded
1909

96. Concordia University - Irvine

For Biochemistry

#1254 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Net Price
$29,845
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,966

97. Woodbury University

For Biochemistry

#1301 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$37,258
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,081

98. West Coast University - Orange County

For Biochemistry

#1307 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$28,081
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,020

99. Wright Institute

For Biochemistry

#1317 in North America
Enrollment
518
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1969

100. Southern States University

For Biochemistry

#1321 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 5 140
Oregon 18 57
Utah 9 35
Arizona 8 46
Idaho 6 172
Washington 20 8
Colorado 17 60
New Mexico 7 103
Montana 5 149
Nebraska 10 104
South Dakota 8 208
Kansas 12 100
Texas 67 18
Oklahoma 16 124
North Dakota 5 169
Minnesota 26 20
Iowa 19 41
Missouri 30 16
Arkansas 17 107
Louisiana 22 76
Wisconsin 26 13
Illinois 53 23
Mississippi 12 139
Indiana 28 48
Michigan 30 6
Tennessee 30 36
Alabama 24 42
Kentucky 20 61
Ohio 48 26
Georgia 33 27
West Virginia 16 125
South Carolina 23 83
North Carolina 31 17
Virginia 37 45
Alaska 3 260
Pennsylvania 87 7
Florida 42 30
District of Columbia 8 81
Maryland 25 2
New York 114 10
Delaware 3 108
New Jersey 22 29
Vermont 6 112
Hawaii 6 135
Connecticut 19 5
Massachusetts 57 1
New Hampshire 10 90
Rhode Island 8 78
Maine 12 206
Puerto Rico 13 279