42 Best colleges for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 1.9M citations received by 45.1K academic papers made by 42 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 Horticulture

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Horticulture

#12 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

3. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Horticulture

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Horticulture

#34 in the United States

#39 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Horticulture

#37 in the United States

#42 in North America

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

6. Stanford University

Stanford

For Horticulture

#38 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Horticulture

#59 in the United States

#71 in North America

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

8. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Horticulture

#60 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

9. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Horticulture

#70 in the United States

#83 in North America

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

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Horticulture

#76 in the United States

#92 in North America

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

11. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Horticulture

#81 in the United States

#97 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Horticulture

#86 in the United States

#102 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Horticulture

#142 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Horticulture

#172 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

15. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Horticulture

#205 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

16. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Horticulture

#211 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

17. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Horticulture

#223 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

18. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Horticulture

#225 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

19. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Horticulture

#229 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

20. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Horticulture

#232 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

21. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Horticulture

#246 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,750
Enrollment: 9,613

22. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Horticulture

#247 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

23. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Horticulture

#275 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

24. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Horticulture

#278 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

25. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Horticulture

#294 in the United States

#337 in North America

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

26. Chapman University

Orange

For Horticulture

#296 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

27. Pomona College

Claremont

For Horticulture

#297 in the United States

#340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,962

28. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Horticulture

#298 in the United States

#341 in North America

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

29. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Horticulture

#303 in the United States

#348 in North America

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

30. University of the West

Rosemead

For Horticulture

#328 in the United States

#374 in North America

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

31. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Horticulture

#344 in the United States

#391 in North America

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

32. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Horticulture

#347 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

33. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Horticulture

#353 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

34. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Horticulture

#360 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

35. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Horticulture

#369 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

36. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Horticulture

#373 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

37. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Horticulture

#394 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

38. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Horticulture

#418 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 7,045

39. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Horticulture

#424 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

40. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Horticulture

#428 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

41. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Horticulture

#450 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

42. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Horticulture

#452 in the United States

#505 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,661
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

Closest to California states to learn Horticulture

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	8	13
Utah	3	44
Arizona	3	20
Idaho	3	43
Washington	4	11
Colorado	9	27
New Mexico	3	63
Nebraska	5	19
South Dakota	3	72
Kansas	4	21
Texas	33	14
Oklahoma	6	41
North Dakota	2	33
Minnesota	5	10
Iowa	3	6
Missouri	11	26
Arkansas	8	35
Louisiana	6	52
Wisconsin	7	5
Illinois	17	8
Mississippi	5	40
Indiana	9	18
Michigan	11	4
Tennessee	10	46
Alabama	8	36
Kentucky	5	25
Ohio	17	16
Georgia	13	7
West Virginia	3	93
South Carolina	5	42
North Carolina	12	9
Virginia	12	24
Pennsylvania	21	15
Florida	17	3
District of Columbia	5	131
Maryland	9	29
New York	43	2
New Jersey	9	23
Vermont	3	78
Connecticut	6	30
Massachusetts	21	22
New Hampshire	3	98
Rhode Island	4	101
Maine	5	69
Puerto Rico	4	152

Closest to California states to learn Horticulture

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