99 Best colleges for Paleontology in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 16.1M citations received by 359K academic papers made by 99 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 Paleontology

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Paleontology

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

3. University of California - Davis

For Paleontology

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Paleontology

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Paleontology

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

6. University of California - San Francisco

For Paleontology

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

7. University of Southern California

For Paleontology

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

8. California Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Paleontology

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

10. University of California - Irvine

For Paleontology

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Paleontology

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Paleontology

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

13. San Diego State University

For Paleontology

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

14. San Francisco State University

For Paleontology

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

15. Loma Linda University

For Paleontology

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

16. San Jose State University

For Paleontology

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

17. California State University - Fullerton

For Paleontology

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

18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Paleontology

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

19. California State University - Long Beach

For Paleontology

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

21. Humboldt State University

For Paleontology

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

22. Naval Postgraduate School

For Paleontology

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

23. University of California - Merced

For Paleontology

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

24. California State University - Northridge

For Paleontology

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

25. Santa Clara University

For Paleontology

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

For Paleontology

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

27. California State University - Fresno

For Paleontology

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

28. University of the Pacific

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1272
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,164

29. California State University - Sacramento

For Paleontology

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

30. Pomona College

For Paleontology

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

31. Chapman University

For Paleontology

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

32. University of San Francisco

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$42,953

33. Palo Alto University

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,129
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1975

34. West Los Angeles College

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$6,951
Enrollment
8,656

35. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Paleontology

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

36. University of San Diego

For Paleontology

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

37. Sonoma State University

For Paleontology

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

38. California State University - San Marcos

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$8,922
Enrollment
15,109

39. California State University - San Bernardino

For Paleontology

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

40. Occidental College

For Paleontology

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

41. Loyola Marymount University

For Paleontology

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

42. Claremont Graduate University

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,903
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

43. California State University - Chico

For Paleontology

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

44. Western University of Health Sciences

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,724
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

45. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Paleontology

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

46. Pepperdine University

For Paleontology

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

47. John F. Kennedy University

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

48. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Paleontology

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

49. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,637
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$11,419

50. California State University - Bakersfield

For Paleontology

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

51. Harvey Mudd College

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$39,850

52. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Paleontology

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

53. Claremont McKenna College

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,701

54. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,819
Enrollment
16,426

55. California State University - East Bay

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,659
Enrollment
13,673

56. University of the West

For Paleontology

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

57. California State University - Stanislaus

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,696
Enrollment
10,154

58. Whittier College

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,368

59. California State University Maritime Academy

For Paleontology

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

60. Ashford University

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

61. Graduate Theological Union

For Paleontology

Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

62. University of Redlands

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1196
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,157

63. Mills College

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$25,283
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,278

64. Saint Mary's College of California

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$32,129
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,139

65. Touro University California

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1997

66. Azusa Pacific University

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,666

67. La Sierra University

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
92%
Net Price
$25,076
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,867

68. Saybrook University

For Paleontology

Enrollment
1,013
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

69. Scripps College

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,923

70. Keck Graduate Institute

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
668
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

71. California State University - Channel Islands

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,412
Enrollment
6,128

72. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
685
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1904

73. Fielding Graduate University

For Paleontology

Enrollment
1,000
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1974

74. Pitzer College

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
18%
Net Price
$39,809
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$39,594

75. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Paleontology

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

76. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

77. University of La Verne

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$25,103

78. California Lutheran University

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

79. Biola University

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,522

80. Dominican University of California

For Paleontology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$49,907

81. Soka University of America

For Paleontology

#1004 in North America
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$17,928
Receiving Aid
100%

82. California Baptist University

For Paleontology

#1007 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

83. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Paleontology

#1027 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
2,145
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1968

84. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Paleontology

#1037 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

85. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Paleontology

#1046 in North America
Acceptance Rate
45%
Net Price
$50,126
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$6,832

86. Antioch University

For Paleontology

#1062 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
867
Male:Female
26:74

87. Samuel Merritt University

For Paleontology

#1089 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,911
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1909

88. Westmont College

For Paleontology

#1143 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1369
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,112

89. Master's University and Seminary

For Paleontology

#1197 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

90. Southwestern Law School

For Paleontology

#1198 in North America
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
927
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1911

91. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Paleontology

#1250 in North America
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
126
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

92. Concordia University - Irvine

For Paleontology

#1259 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Net Price
$29,508
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,623

93. California Western School of Law

For Paleontology

#1265 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

94. Woodbury University

For Paleontology

#1268 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,182
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$23,816

95. Northcentral University

For Paleontology

#1277 in North America
Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

96. Santa Monica College

For Paleontology

#1280 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$4,650
Enrollment
22,375

97. Menlo College

For Paleontology

#1284 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Net Price
$29,151
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,632

98. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Paleontology

#1291 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
271
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

99. Bakersfield College

For Paleontology

#1294 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$6,010
Enrollment
26,873

Closest to California states to learn Paleontology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 5 111
Oregon 16 42
Utah 9 31
Arizona 7 22
Idaho 6 131
Washington 23 3
Colorado 18 39
New Mexico 6 78
Montana 5 87
Nebraska 12 85
South Dakota 8 215
Kansas 10 82
Texas 63 19
Oklahoma 13 81
North Dakota 5 185
Minnesota 23 9
Iowa 14 40
Missouri 26 25
Arkansas 15 122
Louisiana 19 61
Wisconsin 26 7
Illinois 55 12
Mississippi 10 138
Indiana 27 46
Michigan 28 6
Tennessee 27 55
Alabama 21 80
Kentucky 19 63
Ohio 49 18
Georgia 33 27
West Virginia 12 120
South Carolina 20 95
North Carolina 31 28
Virginia 35 48
Alaska 4 112
Pennsylvania 84 17
Florida 39 15
District of Columbia 8 109
Maryland 24 14
New York 109 5
New Jersey 20 30
Vermont 6 115
Hawaii 6 96
Connecticut 20 13
Massachusetts 58 1
New Hampshire 11 91
Rhode Island 8 56
Maine 11 140
Puerto Rico 11 300