100 Best colleges for Chemistry in California, US

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 106M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 108 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 Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

3. University of California-San Diego

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

5. University of California - Los Angeles

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

6. University of California - Davis

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

7. California Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

8. University of Southern California

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

9. University of California - Irvine

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

11. University of California - Riverside

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$19,199
Enrollment
19,841

14. San Diego State University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
38%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$9,026
Enrollment
36,484

15. Loma Linda University

For Chemistry

Enrollment
4,390
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

16. University of California - Merced

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$21,623
Enrollment
9,093

17. San Francisco State University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,586
Enrollment
26,899

18. San Jose State University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
84%
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$9,184
Enrollment
37,133

19. California State University - Los Angeles

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,909
Enrollment
27,513

20. Naval Postgraduate School

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,787
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

21. California State University - Long Beach

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,433
Enrollment
40,190

22. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$5,988
Enrollment
22,231

23. California State University - Fullerton

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$9,215
Enrollment
40,738

24. California State University - Northridge

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,882
Enrollment
40,108

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

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
95
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1994

26. West Los Angeles College

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$6,319
Enrollment
9,481

27. University of the Pacific

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$21,311

28. Palo Alto University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,149
Male:Female
17:83
Founded
1975

29. Humboldt State University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$9,716
Enrollment
5,908

30. Santa Clara University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$48,469

31. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$26,470
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$10,193

32. Western University of Health Sciences

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,788
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

33. Pomona College

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,000

34. California State University - Fresno

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,314
Enrollment
25,047

35. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
61%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,025
Enrollment
29,456

36. University of San Francisco

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,825

37. University of San Diego

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$34,155
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$34,413

38. Chapman University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$40,451

39. Harvey Mudd College

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,838

40. Loyola Marymount University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$40,180

41. Occidental College

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$43,047

42. California State University - Sacramento

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$9,769
Enrollment
32,498

43. California State University Maritime Academy

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$7,663
Enrollment
925

44. California State University - Chico

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$8,691
Enrollment
15,702

45. Keck Graduate Institute

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
573
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1997

46. Touro University California

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,248
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1997

47. California State University - San Bernardino

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,157
Enrollment
19,514

48. California State University - San Marcos

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,298
Enrollment
16,255

49. Sonoma State University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,547
Enrollment
7,371

50. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
2,425
Male:Female
55:45
Founded
1901

51. Claremont Graduate University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,953
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

53. Graduate Theological Union

For Chemistry

Enrollment
194
Male:Female
50:50

54. California State University - Bakersfield

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,725
Enrollment
10,972

55. University of the West

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,225
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$5,975

56. California State University - East Bay

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$8,540
Enrollment
15,189

57. Pepperdine University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$40,945

58. Whittier College

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$22,091

59. Claremont McKenna College

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,663

60. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$9,097
Enrollment
7,503

61. United States University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

62. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,180
Enrollment
17,837

63. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,481
Receiving Aid
33%
Average Aid
$9,411

64. Soka University of America

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1303
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$10,586

65. California State University - Stanislaus

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$9,785
Enrollment
10,481

66. Scripps College

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,770

67. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$34,851

68. Ashford University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,585
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$4,803

69. University of Redlands

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$21,578

70. Azusa Pacific University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1116
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$27,112

71. Saint Mary's College of California

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$25,022
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$37,096

72. Simpson University

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
67%
Net Price
$25,311
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$23,390

73. California State University - Channel Islands

For Chemistry

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$9,261
Enrollment
6,966

74. Mills College

For Chemistry

#1003 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1396
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$25,283

75. Pitzer College

For Chemistry

#1004 in North America
Acceptance Rate
18%
Net Price
$19,153
Receiving Aid
48%
Average Aid
$39,399

76. Westmont College

For Chemistry

#1018 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$33,554

77. Fielding Graduate University

For Chemistry

#1034 in North America
Enrollment
1,146
Male:Female
22:78
Founded
1974

78. Antioch University

For Chemistry

#1037 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Enrollment
815
Male:Female
26:74

79. California Baptist University

For Chemistry

#1050 in North America
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$23,494
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,083

80. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Chemistry

#1051 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
729
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1904

81. La Sierra University

For Chemistry

#1060 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1010
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$25,230

82. Dominican University of California

For Chemistry

#1066 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1169
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$45,001

83. California Lutheran University

For Chemistry

#1079 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,065

84. Bethesda University

For Chemistry

#1113 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$18,489
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$4,297

85. University of La Verne

For Chemistry

#1132 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1020
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,538

86. Biola University

For Chemistry

#1138 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1226
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,123

87. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Chemistry

#1145 in North America
Enrollment
2,191
Male:Female
52:48

88. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Chemistry

#1146 in North America
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
132
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1970

89. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Chemistry

#1185 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$17,273
Receiving Aid
50%
Average Aid
$2,117

90. Saybrook University

For Chemistry

#1197 in North America
Enrollment
915
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1971

91. Master's University and Seminary

For Chemistry

#1201 in North America
Acceptance Rate
67%
Net Price
$30,748
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$12,713

92. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Chemistry

#1216 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$20,427

93. California Western School of Law

For Chemistry

#1250 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
758
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1924

94. Samuel Merritt University

For Chemistry

#1260 in North America
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
2,048
Male:Female
24:76
Founded
1909

95. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Chemistry

#1281 in North America
Acceptance Rate
37%
Net Price
$33,638
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,389

96. Cypress College

For Chemistry

#1286 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$5,996
Enrollment
13,406

97. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Chemistry

#1296 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Net Price
$48,752
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$6,934

98. Modesto Junior College

For Chemistry

#1342 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$4,600
Enrollment
14,642

99. Pacific States University

For Chemistry

#1346 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
0%
Enrollment
25
Male:Female
64:36

100. Foothill College

For Chemistry

#1362 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$3,927
Enrollment
12,438

Closest to California states to learn Chemistry

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 6 139
Oregon 18 79
Utah 9 36
Arizona 8 38
Idaho 7 153
Washington 24 6
Colorado 17 54
New Mexico 9 91
Montana 7 143
Nebraska 11 88
South Dakota 8 220
Kansas 12 100
Texas 70 26
Oklahoma 17 120
North Dakota 6 141
Minnesota 26 17
Iowa 22 46
Missouri 31 20
Arkansas 17 129
Louisiana 23 87
Wisconsin 27 12
Illinois 57 15
Mississippi 13 151
Indiana 29 30
Michigan 30 4
Tennessee 30 47
Alabama 24 56
Kentucky 21 59
Ohio 53 21
Georgia 34 35
West Virginia 19 124
South Carolina 24 97
North Carolina 36 22
Virginia 40 50
Alaska 4 211
Pennsylvania 92 9
Florida 47 23
District of Columbia 8 127
Maryland 26 7
New York 121 13
Delaware 3 86
New Jersey 23 32
Vermont 6 119
Hawaii 7 138
Connecticut 20 8
Massachusetts 59 1
New Hampshire 11 95
Rhode Island 9 78
Maine 12 191
Puerto Rico 13 279