31 Best colleges for Computational Chemistry 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 Computational Chemistry. A graph of 1.88M citations received by 35.2K academic papers made by 31 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: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Computational Chemistry

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

3. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Computational Chemistry

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Computational Chemistry

#16 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

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: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Computational Chemistry

#29 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

7. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Computational Chemistry

#33 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Computational Chemistry

#37 in the United States

#39 in North America

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

9. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computational Chemistry

#39 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

10. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Computational Chemistry

#40 in the United States

#42 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Computational Chemistry

#64 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Computational Chemistry

#107 in the United States

#119 in North America

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

13. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Computational Chemistry

#139 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Computational Chemistry

#195 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

15. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Computational Chemistry

#200 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

16. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Computational Chemistry

#213 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

17. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Computational Chemistry

#224 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Computational Chemistry

#232 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

19. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computational Chemistry

#235 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

20. Pomona College

Claremont

For Computational Chemistry

#238 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

21. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Computational Chemistry

#249 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

22. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Computational Chemistry

#266 in the United States

#301 in North America

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

23. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Computational Chemistry

#269 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

24. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Computational Chemistry

#277 in the United States

#313 in North America

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

25. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Computational Chemistry

#278 in the United States

#314 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

26. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Computational Chemistry

#281 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

27. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Computational Chemistry

#282 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Computational Chemistry

#286 in the United States

#324 in North America

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

29. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Computational Chemistry

#296 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

30. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Computational Chemistry

#316 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

31. Chapman University

Orange

For Computational Chemistry

#318 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Computational Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	94
Utah	3	26
Arizona	3	50
Washington	5	22
Colorado	7	51
New Mexico	4	88
Nebraska	4	75
Kansas	3	70
Texas	24	21
Oklahoma	3	103
North Dakota	2	122
Iowa	3	23
Missouri	8	72
Arkansas	2	87
Louisiana	6	31
Wisconsin	5	10
Illinois	14	3
Mississippi	4	81
Indiana	8	25
Michigan	7	24
Tennessee	7	47
Alabama	5	101
Ohio	15	36
Georgia	8	18
South Carolina	4	91
North Carolina	9	13
Virginia	7	57
Pennsylvania	17	12
Florida	10	15
District of Columbia	5	100
Maryland	6	38
New York	35	7
New Jersey	6	6
Connecticut	4	20
Massachusetts	15	5
Rhode Island	3	71