33 Best colleges for Inorganic 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 Inorganic Chemistry. A graph of 2.64M citations received by 43K academic papers made by 33 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

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Inorganic 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 Inorganic Chemistry

#11 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#14 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

5. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Inorganic Chemistry

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

6. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#24 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Inorganic Chemistry

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Inorganic Chemistry

#31 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

9. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#40 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Inorganic Chemistry

#54 in the United States

#61 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Inorganic Chemistry

#56 in the United States

#64 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 Inorganic Chemistry

#98 in the United States

#113 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#165 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

14. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Inorganic Chemistry

#180 in the United States

#208 in North America

Enrollment: 4,202
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

15. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Inorganic Chemistry

#199 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

16. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Inorganic Chemistry

#211 in the United States

#242 in North America

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

17. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#230 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

18. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Inorganic Chemistry

#243 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

19. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#248 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

20. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#255 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

21. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Inorganic Chemistry

#259 in the United States

#295 in North America

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

22. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#270 in the United States

#308 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

23. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#295 in the United States

#336 in North America

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

24. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Inorganic Chemistry

#305 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

25. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#315 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

26. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Inorganic Chemistry

#333 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

27. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Inorganic Chemistry

#359 in the United States

#405 in North America

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

28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Inorganic Chemistry

#360 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

29. Pomona College

Claremont

For Inorganic Chemistry

#369 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

30. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Inorganic Chemistry

#387 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

31. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Inorganic Chemistry

#388 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

32. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Inorganic Chemistry

#399 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

33. Chapman University

Orange

For Inorganic Chemistry

#404 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Inorganic Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	78
Utah	3	33
Arizona	4	44
Idaho	3	88
Washington	5	18
Colorado	7	46
New Mexico	4	83
Montana	3	151
Nebraska	5	60
South Dakota	3	206
Kansas	4	93
Texas	34	7
Oklahoma	4	89
North Dakota	2	169
Minnesota	4	6
Iowa	3	25
Missouri	10	48
Arkansas	6	133
Louisiana	11	77
Wisconsin	7	12
Illinois	17	5
Mississippi	5	140
Indiana	8	17
Michigan	13	8
Tennessee	12	50
Alabama	8	68
Kentucky	3	36
Ohio	17	21
Georgia	9	20
South Carolina	4	53
North Carolina	10	28
Virginia	13	51
Pennsylvania	22	9
Florida	16	26
District of Columbia	5	131
Maryland	9	30
New York	42	16
New Jersey	9	35
Connecticut	5	23
Massachusetts	19	1
New Hampshire	3	128
Rhode Island	3	90
Puerto Rico	3	191