32 Best colleges for Computational Chemistry in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Computational Chemistry. A graph of 2.19M citations received by 36.5K academic papers made by 32 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 - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Computational Chemistry

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Computational Chemistry

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

3. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Computational Chemistry

#7 in the United States

#7 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Computational Chemistry

#14 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Computational Chemistry

#19 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Computational Chemistry

#30 in the United States

#32 in North America

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

7. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Computational Chemistry

#33 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Computational Chemistry

#38 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

9. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computational Chemistry

#39 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

10. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Computational Chemistry

#41 in the United States

#43 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Computational Chemistry

#62 in the United States

#72 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 Computational Chemistry

#104 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

13. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Computational Chemistry

#142 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Computational Chemistry

#193 in the United States

#220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

15. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Computational Chemistry

#203 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

16. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Computational Chemistry

#211 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

17. Pomona College

Claremont

For Computational Chemistry

#212 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

18. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Computational Chemistry

#227 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

19. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Computational Chemistry

#237 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

20. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computational Chemistry

#238 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

21. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Computational Chemistry

#256 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

22. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Computational Chemistry

#257 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

23. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Computational Chemistry

#269 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

24. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Computational Chemistry

#274 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

25. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Computational Chemistry

#275 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

26. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Computational Chemistry

#280 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

27. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Computational Chemistry

#284 in the United States

#322 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Computational Chemistry

#287 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

29. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Computational Chemistry

#289 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

30. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Computational Chemistry

#294 in the United States

#334 in North America

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

31. Chapman University

Orange

For Computational Chemistry

#315 in the United States

#357 in North America

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

32. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Computational Chemistry

#320 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Computational Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	95
Utah	3	27
Arizona	3	51
Washington	5	18
Colorado	7	45
New Mexico	4	84
Nebraska	4	74
Kansas	3	64
Texas	25	22
Oklahoma	3	101
North Dakota	2	121
Minnesota	3	3
Iowa	4	29
Missouri	8	70
Arkansas	2	89
Louisiana	6	31
Wisconsin	5	10
Illinois	13	5
Mississippi	4	82
Indiana	9	23
Michigan	7	24
Tennessee	7	48
Alabama	5	99
Ohio	16	36
Georgia	8	20
South Carolina	5	86
North Carolina	9	12
Virginia	7	57
Pennsylvania	17	13
Florida	11	16
District of Columbia	5	102
Maryland	6	35
New York	36	8
New Jersey	7	6
Connecticut	4	21
Massachusetts	16	2
Rhode Island	3	72