100 Best colleges for Paleontology in California, US

For Paleontology

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Paleontology

#16 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

6. University of California - San Francisco

For Paleontology

#29 in the United States

#33 in North America

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

7. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Paleontology

#30 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

8. University of Southern California

For Paleontology

#36 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Paleontology

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

10. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Paleontology

#50 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Paleontology

#61 in the United States

#69 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Paleontology

#73 in the United States

#85 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

For Paleontology

#139 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

14. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Paleontology

#196 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

15. San Francisco State University

For Paleontology

#198 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Paleontology

#210 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Paleontology

#223 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Paleontology

#238 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

19. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Paleontology

#246 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Paleontology

#250 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

21. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Paleontology

#256 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

22. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Paleontology

#260 in the United States

#296 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

23. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Paleontology

#271 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
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: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

25. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Paleontology

#292 in the United States

#333 in North America

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

For Paleontology

#312 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

27. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Paleontology

#315 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

28. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Paleontology

#317 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

29. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Paleontology

#321 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

30. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Paleontology

#351 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

31. Pomona College

For Paleontology

#354 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

32. Chapman University

Orange

For Paleontology

#359 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

33. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Paleontology

#360 in the United States

#408 in North America

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

34. University of San Francisco

For Paleontology

#363 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

35. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Paleontology

#364 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

36. University of San Diego

For Paleontology

#371 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

37. Claremont Graduate University

For Paleontology

#375 in the United States

#423 in North America

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

38. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Paleontology

#380 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

39. Occidental College

For Paleontology

#389 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

40. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Paleontology

#399 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

41. Loyola Marymount University

For Paleontology

#401 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

42. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Paleontology

#402 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

43. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Paleontology

#410 in the United States

#461 in North America

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

44. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Paleontology

#412 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

45. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Paleontology

#413 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

46. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Paleontology

#424 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

47. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Paleontology

#451 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

48. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Paleontology

#476 in the United States

#527 in North America

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

49. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Paleontology

#499 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

50. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Paleontology

#512 in the United States

#564 in North America

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

51. Harvey Mudd College

For Paleontology

#543 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

52. University of the West

Rosemead

For Paleontology

#553 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

53. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Paleontology

#554 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

54. Claremont McKenna College

For Paleontology

#557 in the United States

#609 in North America

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

55. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Paleontology

#570 in the United States

#624 in North America

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

56. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Paleontology

#589 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

57. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Paleontology

#591 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

58. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Paleontology

#642 in the United States

#700 in North America

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

59. Whittier College

Whittier

For Paleontology

#652 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

60. Ashford University

For Paleontology

#692 in the United States

#752 in North America

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

61. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Paleontology

#715 in the United States

#776 in North America

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

62. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Paleontology

#719 in the United States

#780 in North America

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

63. Mills College

Oakland

For Paleontology

#725 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

64. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Paleontology

#726 in the United States

#787 in North America

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

65. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Paleontology

#727 in the United States

#788 in North America

Enrollment: 178
Male:Female: 50:50

66. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Paleontology

#746 in the United States

#808 in North America

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

67. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Paleontology

#770 in the United States

#833 in North America

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

68. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Paleontology

#774 in the United States

#837 in North America

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

69. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Paleontology

#795 in the United States

#861 in North America

Enrollment: 1,055
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

70. Scripps College

For Paleontology

#797 in the United States

#863 in North America

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

71. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Paleontology

#819 in the United States

#886 in North America

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

72. Keck Graduate Institute

For Paleontology

#845 in the United States

#912 in North America

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

73. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Paleontology

#846 in the United States

#913 in North America

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

74. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Paleontology

#850 in the United States

#917 in North America

Enrollment: 1,935
Male:Female: 52:48

75. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Paleontology

#855 in the United States

#922 in North America

Enrollment: 937
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

76. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Paleontology

#859 in the United States

#926 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $27,216

77. Pitzer College

For Paleontology

#872 in the United States

#939 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Net Price: $34,801
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $48,031

78. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Paleontology

#890 in the United States

#957 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,804
Enrollment: 5,688

79. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Paleontology

#896 in the United States

#963 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1227
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,080

80. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Paleontology

#912 in the United States

#979 in North America

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

81. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Paleontology

#930 in the United States

#997 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,828

82. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Paleontology

#937 in the United States

#1004 in North America

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

83. Biola University

La Mirada

For Paleontology

#942 in the United States

#1009 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,510

84. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Paleontology

#958 in the United States

#1026 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

85. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Paleontology

#968 in the United States

#1036 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $50,190
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $7,452

86. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Paleontology

#978 in the United States

#1047 in North America

Enrollment: 511
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

87. Antioch University

Culver

For Paleontology

#984 in the United States

#1053 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 888
Male:Female: 28:72

88. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Paleontology

#1027 in the United States

#1099 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,047
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

89. United States University

For Paleontology

#1035 in the United States

#1107 in North America

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

90. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Paleontology

#1053 in the United States

#1126 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,894
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1909

91. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Paleontology

#1066 in the United States

#1139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,412

92. Concordia University - Irvine

Irvine

For Paleontology

#1101 in the United States

#1174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $29,413
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,988

93. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Paleontology

#1120 in the United States

#1194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 131
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

94. Northcentral University

For Paleontology

#1127 in the United States

#1201 in North America

Enrollment: 10,518
Male:Female: 24:76

95. Southwestern Law School

For Paleontology

#1154 in the United States

#1229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 951
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1911

96. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Paleontology

#1175 in the United States

#1251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,257
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,165

97. California Western School of Law

For Paleontology

#1178 in the United States

#1254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 625
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

98. Cypress College

Cypress

For Paleontology

#1181 in the United States

#1257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $7,660
Enrollment: 13,992

99. Thomas Jefferson School of Law