53 Best colleges for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 3.96M citations received by 91.2K academic papers made by 53 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 - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Virology

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Virology

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Virology

#12 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Virology

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

5. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Virology

#22 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

6. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Virology

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

7. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Virology

#33 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Virology

#52 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Virology

#105 in the United States

#119 in North America

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

10. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Virology

#107 in the United States

#121 in North America

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

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Virology

#129 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

12. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Virology

#142 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

13. Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope

Duarte

For Virology

#156 in the United States

#176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 90
Founded: 1994

14. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Virology

#172 in the United States

#193 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

15. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Virology

#175 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

16. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Virology

#185 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

17. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Virology

#221 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

18. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Virology

#228 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

19. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Virology

#237 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

20. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Virology

#239 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

21. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Virology

#245 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

22. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Virology

#259 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

23. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles

For Virology

#265 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

24. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Virology

#271 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

25. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Virology

#276 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

26. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Virology

#277 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

27. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Virology

#293 in the United States

#323 in North America

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

28. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Virology

#294 in the United States

#324 in North America

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

29. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Virology

#310 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

30. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Virology

#320 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

31. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Virology

#330 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

32. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Virology

#336 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

33. Pomona College

Claremont

For Virology

#343 in the United States

#376 in North America

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

34. Chapman University

Orange

For Virology

#354 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

35. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Virology

#368 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

36. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Virology

#375 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

37. University of the West

Rosemead

For Virology

#380 in the United States

#417 in North America

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

38. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Virology

#382 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

39. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Virology

#384 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

40. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Virology

#391 in the United States

#429 in North America

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

41. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Virology

#400 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

42. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Virology

#404 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

43. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Virology

#420 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

44. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Virology

#424 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

45. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Virology

#426 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

46. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Virology

#429 in the United States

#467 in North America

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

47. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Virology

#431 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

48. Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont

For Virology

#445 in the United States

#483 in North America

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

49. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Virology

#451 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

50. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Virology

#482 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

51. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Virology

#504 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

52. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Virology

#505 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

53. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Virology

#523 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Virology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	41
Utah	3	55
Arizona	5	62
Idaho	3	148
Washington	6	4
Colorado	9	40
Nebraska	5	77
South Dakota	3	145
Kansas	5	90
Texas	34	14
Oklahoma	6	108
North Dakota	3	193
Minnesota	3	21
Iowa	4	38
Missouri	10	19
Arkansas	6	109
Louisiana	11	54
Wisconsin	8	16
Illinois	18	29
Mississippi	6	151
Indiana	13	66
Michigan	12	20
Tennessee	14	50
Alabama	9	15
Kentucky	6	60
Ohio	23	27
Georgia	13	10
West Virginia	4	136
South Carolina	5	113
North Carolina	14	8
Virginia	13	47
Pennsylvania	32	5
Florida	20	25
District of Columbia	5	61
Maryland	10	2
New York	49	9
New Jersey	12	43
Vermont	3	112
Connecticut	7	7
Massachusetts	26	1
New Hampshire	3	103
Rhode Island	4	53
Maine	3	208
Puerto Rico	5	241

Closest to California states to learn Virology

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