33 Best colleges for Inorganic Chemistry in California, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 2.77M citations received by 43.8K 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: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

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: $25,078

3. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Inorganic Chemistry

#11 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#13 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

5. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Inorganic Chemistry

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

6. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#24 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Inorganic Chemistry

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Inorganic Chemistry

#32 in the United States

#35 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

9. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#41 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

10. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Inorganic Chemistry

#55 in the United States

#62 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Inorganic Chemistry

#56 in the United States

#63 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Inorganic Chemistry

#97 in the United States

#111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#164 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

14. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Inorganic Chemistry

#180 in the United States

#208 in North America

Enrollment: 4,210
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1905

15. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Inorganic Chemistry

#195 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,795
Enrollment: 42,003

16. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Inorganic Chemistry

#202 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,292
Enrollment: 9,110

17. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#232 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

18. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Inorganic Chemistry

#243 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

19. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Inorganic Chemistry

#244 in the United States

#278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

20. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#256 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

21. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Inorganic Chemistry

#258 in the United States

#294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $12,996
Enrollment: 22,563

22. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#269 in the United States

#307 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

23. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#297 in the United States

#338 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,670

24. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Inorganic Chemistry

#308 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,748
Enrollment: 6,237

25. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Inorganic Chemistry

#314 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

26. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Inorganic Chemistry

#331 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $14,338
Enrollment: 23,069

27. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Inorganic Chemistry

#347 in the United States

#392 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

28. Pomona College

Claremont

For Inorganic Chemistry

#366 in the United States

#412 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,938

29. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Inorganic Chemistry

#369 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $12,326
Enrollment: 24,427

30. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Inorganic Chemistry

#390 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $53,883

31. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Inorganic Chemistry

#391 in the United States

#438 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $45,443

32. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Inorganic Chemistry

#399 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $43,966

33. Chapman University

Orange

For Inorganic Chemistry

#402 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,902

Closest to California states to learn Inorganic Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	77
Utah	3	33
Arizona	4	44
Idaho	3	89
Washington	5	18
Colorado	7	45
New Mexico	4	83
Montana	3	151
Nebraska	5	59
South Dakota	3	197
Kansas	4	93
Texas	35	7
Oklahoma	4	90
North Dakota	2	169
Minnesota	4	6
Iowa	3	26
Missouri	10	47
Arkansas	6	133
Louisiana	11	78
Wisconsin	7	12
Illinois	17	5
Mississippi	5	140
Indiana	8	17
Michigan	13	8
Tennessee	13	49
Alabama	8	68
Kentucky	3	36
Ohio	17	21
Georgia	9	19
South Carolina	4	54
North Carolina	11	28
Virginia	13	51
Pennsylvania	23	9
Florida	16	25
District of Columbia	5	132
Maryland	9	30
New York	42	16
New Jersey	9	35
Connecticut	5	23
Massachusetts	19	1
New Hampshire	3	130
Rhode Island	3	87
Puerto Rico	4	190