32 Best colleges for Inorganic 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 Inorganic Chemistry. A graph of 2.25M citations received by 39.8K 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 Inorganic 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 Inorganic 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 Inorganic Chemistry

#13 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

5. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Inorganic Chemistry

#19 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

6. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#26 in the United States

#29 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Inorganic Chemistry

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Inorganic Chemistry

#28 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

9. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#42 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

10. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Inorganic Chemistry

#56 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Inorganic Chemistry

#63 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Inorganic Chemistry

#99 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#169 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

14. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Inorganic Chemistry

#193 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

15. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Inorganic Chemistry

#196 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

16. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#216 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

17. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Inorganic Chemistry

#231 in the United States

#264 in North America

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

18. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Inorganic Chemistry

#243 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

19. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#253 in the United States

#288 in North America

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

20. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#255 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

21. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Inorganic Chemistry

#264 in the United States

#300 in North America

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

22. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#276 in the United States

#315 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

23. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#299 in the United States

#341 in North America

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

24. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#310 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

25. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#319 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

26. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Inorganic Chemistry

#324 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

27. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Inorganic Chemistry

#330 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

28. Pomona College

Claremont

For Inorganic Chemistry

#360 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

29. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Inorganic Chemistry

#372 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

30. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Inorganic Chemistry

#378 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

31. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Inorganic Chemistry

#401 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

32. Chapman University

Orange

For Inorganic Chemistry

#408 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Inorganic Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	73
Utah	3	32
Arizona	4	44
Idaho	3	84
Washington	5	21
Colorado	7	46
New Mexico	3	83
Montana	3	148
Nebraska	5	57
South Dakota	3	222
Kansas	5	89
Texas	32	6
Oklahoma	4	87
North Dakota	2	167
Minnesota	3	5
Iowa	3	17
Missouri	9	52
Arkansas	6	133
Louisiana	11	74
Wisconsin	7	11
Illinois	16	7
Mississippi	5	139
Indiana	7	18
Michigan	13	10
Tennessee	10	47
Alabama	8	70
Kentucky	3	37
Ohio	17	20
Georgia	9	22
South Carolina	4	51
North Carolina	10	34
Virginia	13	50
Pennsylvania	21	8
Florida	15	24
District of Columbia	5	125
Maryland	8	33
New York	42	16
New Jersey	9	36
Connecticut	5	25
Massachusetts	18	2
New Hampshire	3	131
Rhode Island	3	92
Puerto Rico	2	195