100 Best colleges for Paleontology in California, US

For Paleontology

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Paleontology

#16 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

6. University of California - San Francisco

For Paleontology

#29 in the United States

#33 in North America

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

7. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Paleontology

#32 in the United States

#36 in North America

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

8. University of Southern California

For Paleontology

#36 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Paleontology

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

10. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Paleontology

#51 in the United States

#57 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Paleontology

#61 in the United States

#69 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Paleontology

#74 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

For Paleontology

#137 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

14. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Paleontology

#197 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

15. San Francisco State University

For Paleontology

#198 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Paleontology

#211 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Paleontology

#224 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Paleontology

#239 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

19. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Paleontology

#246 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Paleontology

#247 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

21. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Paleontology

#252 in the United States

#287 in North America

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

22. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Paleontology

#260 in the United States

#296 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

23. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Paleontology

#271 in the United States

#309 in North America

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

24. California State University - Northridge

For Paleontology

#278 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

25. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Paleontology

#290 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

26. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Paleontology

#310 in the United States

#355 in North America

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

27. California State University - Los Angeles

For Paleontology

#314 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

28. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Paleontology

#315 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

29. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Paleontology

#321 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

30. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Paleontology

#346 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

31. Chapman University

Orange

For Paleontology

#352 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

32. Pomona College

For Paleontology

#356 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

33. University of San Francisco

For Paleontology

#361 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

34. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Paleontology

#363 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

35. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Paleontology

#364 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

36. University of San Diego

For Paleontology

#370 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

37. Claremont Graduate University

For Paleontology

#376 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

38. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Paleontology

#380 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

39. Occidental College

For Paleontology

#391 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

40. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Paleontology

#395 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

41. Loyola Marymount University

For Paleontology

#400 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

42. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Paleontology

#401 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

43. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Paleontology

#408 in the United States

#459 in North America

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

44. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Paleontology

#414 in the United States

#465 in North America

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

45. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Paleontology

#419 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

46. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Paleontology

#424 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

47. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Paleontology

#457 in the United States

#508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

48. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Paleontology

#477 in the United States

#528 in North America

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

49. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Paleontology

#491 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

50. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Paleontology

#513 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

51. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Paleontology

#545 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

52. Harvey Mudd College

For Paleontology

#549 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

53. University of the West

Rosemead

For Paleontology

#552 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

54. Claremont McKenna College

For Paleontology

#556 in the United States

#609 in North America

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

55. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Paleontology

#566 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

56. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Paleontology

#588 in the United States

#642 in North America

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

57. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Paleontology

#593 in the United States

#647 in North America

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

58. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Paleontology

#641 in the United States

#699 in North America

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

59. Whittier College

Whittier

For Paleontology

#652 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

60. Ashford University

For Paleontology

#689 in the United States

#749 in North America

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

61. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Paleontology

#703 in the United States

#763 in North America

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

62. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Paleontology

#713 in the United States

#774 in North America

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

63. Mills College

Oakland

For Paleontology

#728 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

64. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Paleontology

#729 in the United States

#790 in North America

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

65. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Paleontology

#733 in the United States

#794 in North America

Enrollment: 150
Male:Female: 46:54

66. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Paleontology

#751 in the United States

#814 in North America

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

67. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Paleontology

#764 in the United States

#827 in North America

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

68. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Paleontology

#774 in the United States

#838 in North America

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

69. Scripps College

For Paleontology

#798 in the United States

#864 in North America

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

70. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Paleontology

#799 in the United States

#865 in North America

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

71. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Paleontology

#818 in the United States

#885 in North America

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

72. Keck Graduate Institute

For Paleontology

#839 in the United States

#906 in North America

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

73. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Paleontology

#845 in the United States

#912 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1974

74. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Paleontology

#848 in the United States

#915 in North America

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

75. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Paleontology

#851 in the United States

#918 in North America

Enrollment: 1,890
Male:Female: 53:47

76. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Paleontology

#859 in the United States

#926 in North America

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

77. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Paleontology

#867 in the United States

#934 in North America

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

78. Pitzer College

For Paleontology

#874 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

79. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Paleontology

#896 in the United States

#963 in North America

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

80. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Paleontology

#907 in the United States

#974 in North America

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

81. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Paleontology

#918 in the United States

#985 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $27,862
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,743

82. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Paleontology

#936 in the United States

#1004 in North America

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

83. Biola University

La Mirada

For Paleontology

#940 in the United States

#1008 in North America

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

84. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Paleontology

#950 in the United States

#1018 in North America

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

85. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Paleontology

#972 in the United States

#1041 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $55,265
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,862

86. Antioch University

Culver

For Paleontology

#986 in the United States

#1055 in North America

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

87. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Paleontology

#992 in the United States

#1061 in North America

Enrollment: 518
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1969

88. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Paleontology

#1015 in the United States

#1087 in North America

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

89. United States University

For Paleontology

#1034 in the United States

#1106 in North America

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

90. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Paleontology

#1052 in the United States

#1125 in North America

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

91. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Paleontology

#1064 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

92. Concordia University - Irvine

Irvine

For Paleontology

#1093 in the United States

#1166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $29,845
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,966

93. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Paleontology

#1122 in the United States

#1197 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 230
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

94. Northcentral University

For Paleontology

#1128 in the United States

#1203 in North America

Enrollment: 9,489
Male:Female: 26:74

95. Southwestern Law School

For Paleontology

#1158 in the United States

#1233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 1,006
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1911

96. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Paleontology

#1179 in the United States

#1255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $37,258
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,081

97. California Western School of Law

For Paleontology

#1183 in the United States

#1259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 650
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

98. Cypress College

Cypress

For Paleontology

#1186 in the United States

#1262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,345
Enrollment: 15,924

99. Menlo College

Atherton

For Paleontology

#1193 in the United States

#1269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $32,563
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,174

100. Thomas Jefferson School of Law