97 Best colleges for Neuroscience in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 22.9M citations received by 384K academic papers made by 97 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 Neuroscience

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

2. University of California - San Francisco

For Neuroscience

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Neuroscience

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Neuroscience

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

5. University of California - Berkeley

For Neuroscience

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

6. University of California - Irvine

For Neuroscience

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

7. University of Southern California

For Neuroscience

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

8. University of California - Davis

For Neuroscience

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

9. California Institute of Technology

For Neuroscience

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

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Neuroscience

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Neuroscience

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

12. San Diego State University

For Neuroscience

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

13. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Neuroscience

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

14. Loma Linda University

For Neuroscience

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

16. West Los Angeles College

For Neuroscience

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

17. Palo Alto University

For Neuroscience

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

18. San Jose State University

For Neuroscience

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

19. San Francisco State University

For Neuroscience

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

20. California State University - Long Beach

For Neuroscience

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

21. Western University of Health Sciences

For Neuroscience

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

22. Humboldt State University

For Neuroscience

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

24. California State University - Fullerton

For Neuroscience

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

25. University of California - Merced

For Neuroscience

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

For Neuroscience

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

27. Claremont Graduate University

For Neuroscience

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

28. Chapman University

For Neuroscience

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

29. California State University - San Bernardino

For Neuroscience

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

30. Santa Clara University

For Neuroscience

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

31. California State University - Northridge

For Neuroscience

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

32. University of San Diego

For Neuroscience

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

33. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Neuroscience

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

34. University of San Francisco

For Neuroscience

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

35. California State University - Fresno

For Neuroscience

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

36. California State University - Sacramento

For Neuroscience

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

37. Pomona College

For Neuroscience

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

38. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Neuroscience

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

39. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Neuroscience

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

40. California State University - San Marcos

For Neuroscience

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

41. Loyola Marymount University

For Neuroscience

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

42. University of the Pacific

For Neuroscience

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

43. Claremont McKenna College

For Neuroscience

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

44. Pepperdine University

For Neuroscience

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

45. Naval Postgraduate School

For Neuroscience

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

46. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Neuroscience

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

47. Fielding Graduate University

For Neuroscience

Enrollment
915
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1974

48. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Neuroscience

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

49. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Neuroscience

Enrollment
1,890
Male:Female
53:47

50. California State University - East Bay

For Neuroscience

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

51. John F. Kennedy University

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

52. California State University - Chico

For Neuroscience

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

53. Occidental College

For Neuroscience

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

54. Pitzer College

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
25%
Net Price
$34,979
Receiving Aid
45%
Average Aid
$51,487

55. Saybrook University

For Neuroscience

Enrollment
1,057
Male:Female
17:83
Founded
1971

56. Sonoma State University

For Neuroscience

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

57. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Neuroscience

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

58. Azusa Pacific University

For Neuroscience

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

59. Graduate Theological Union

For Neuroscience

Enrollment
150
Male:Female
46:54

60. Touro University California

For Neuroscience

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

61. Scripps College

For Neuroscience

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

62. University of Redlands

For Neuroscience

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

63. Wright Institute

For Neuroscience

Enrollment
518
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1969

64. Dominican University of California

For Neuroscience

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

65. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
46%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

66. University of the West

For Neuroscience

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

67. California State University - Bakersfield

For Neuroscience

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

68. Mills College

For Neuroscience

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

69. Keck Graduate Institute

For Neuroscience

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

70. California State University - Stanislaus

For Neuroscience

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

71. Master's University and Seminary

For Neuroscience

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

72. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
1,874
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1968

73. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Neuroscience

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

74. Westmont College

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$32,172

75. United States University

For Neuroscience

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

76. Whittier College

For Neuroscience

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

77. California State University - Channel Islands

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,528
Enrollment
5,592

78. Saint Mary's College of California

For Neuroscience

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

79. Antioch University

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
910
Male:Female
32:68

80. Harvey Mudd College

For Neuroscience

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

81. Samuel Merritt University

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,926
Male:Female
22:78
Founded
1909

82. University of La Verne

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1111
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$21,530

83. California State University Maritime Academy

For Neuroscience

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

84. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Neuroscience

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

85. California Lutheran University

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,774

86. Biola University

For Neuroscience

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$34,082

87. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Neuroscience

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

88. Ashford University

For Neuroscience

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

89. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Neuroscience

#1015 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$51,174
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$6,566

90. Northcentral University

For Neuroscience

#1027 in North America
Enrollment
9,489
Male:Female
26:74

91. Soka University of America

For Neuroscience

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1422
Net Price
$15,691
Receiving Aid
100%

92. Woodbury University

For Neuroscience

#1072 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$37,258
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,081

93. Pacifica Graduate Institute

For Neuroscience

#1164 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
833
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1974

94. West Coast University - Orange County

For Neuroscience

#1176 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$28,081
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,020

95. Southern States University

For Neuroscience

#1186 in North America
Net Price
$2,640
Receiving Aid
6%
Average Aid
$5,478
Enrollment
358

96. California Baptist University

For Neuroscience

#1195 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$27,862
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,743

97. Trident University International

For Neuroscience

#1197 in North America
Net Price
$13,916
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$4,188

Closest to California states to learn Neuroscience

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 4 140
Oregon 16 40
Utah 7 44
Arizona 7 48
Idaho 4 264
Washington 19 11
Colorado 17 66
New Mexico 5 87
Montana 3 214
Nebraska 8 111
South Dakota 7 221
Kansas 10 98
Texas 59 29
Oklahoma 13 124
North Dakota 4 188
Minnesota 24 21
Iowa 14 27
Missouri 25 13
Arkansas 11 112
Louisiana 18 92
Wisconsin 25 16
Illinois 51 18
Mississippi 9 134
Indiana 25 55
Michigan 23 8
Tennessee 26 39
Alabama 21 51
Kentucky 19 53
Ohio 44 34
Georgia 31 17
West Virginia 11 108
South Carolina 20 63
North Carolina 31 23
Virginia 31 42
Pennsylvania 75 6
Florida 34 26
District of Columbia 8 68
Maryland 23 2
New York 105 10
New Jersey 21 30
Vermont 5 106
Hawaii 5 157
Connecticut 19 4
Massachusetts 55 1
New Hampshire 11 80
Rhode Island 9 52
Maine 9 251
Puerto Rico 12 346