86 Best Materials Science schools in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 29.6M citations received by 598K academic papers made by 86 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. Stanford University

For Materials Science

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Materials Science

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Materials Science

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

4. California Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

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

5. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Materials Science

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

6. University of California-San Diego

For Materials Science

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Materials Science

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

8. University of Southern California

For Materials Science

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

9. University of California - Irvine

For Materials Science

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Materials Science

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Materials Science

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

13. San Diego State University

For Materials Science

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

For Materials Science

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

15. Loma Linda University

For Materials Science

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

16. San Jose State University

For Materials Science

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

18. University of California - Merced

For Materials Science

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

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Materials Science

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

20. California State University - Long Beach

For Materials Science

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

21. California State University - Northridge

For Materials Science

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

22. San Francisco State University

For Materials Science

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

23. Santa Clara University

For Materials Science

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

24. California State University - Los Angeles

For Materials Science

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

25. California State University - Fullerton

For Materials Science

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

26. University of the Pacific

For Materials Science

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

27. Humboldt State University

For Materials Science

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

28. Pomona College

For Materials Science

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

29. University of San Francisco

For Materials Science

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

30. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Materials Science

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

31. California State University - Fresno

For Materials Science

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

32. California State University Maritime Academy

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$11,063
Enrollment
805

33. University of San Diego

For Materials Science

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

34. Harvey Mudd College

For Materials Science

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

35. Palo Alto University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,223
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1975

36. Loyola Marymount University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$54,471
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,575

37. Chapman University

For Materials Science

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

38. California State University - Sacramento

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$11,503
Enrollment
31,172

39. Western University of Health Sciences

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,625
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

40. California State University - Chico

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,331
Enrollment
14,523

41. West Los Angeles College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$6,817
Enrollment
9,299

42. Occidental College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$47,113

43. Graduate Theological Union

For Materials Science

Enrollment
178
Male:Female
50:50

44. Soka University of America

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$18,807
Receiving Aid
100%

45. California State University - San Marcos

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,247
Enrollment
15,431

46. Sonoma State University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$8,546
Enrollment
5,990

47. John F. Kennedy University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

48. Pepperdine University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$52,216

49. California State University - Bakersfield

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$12,437
Enrollment
9,787

50. University of the West

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$11,137
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$13,807

51. Claremont McKenna College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,978

52. Claremont Graduate University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,763
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

53. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$27,789
Receiving Aid
43%
Average Aid
$6,184

54. California State University - San Bernardino

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,421
Enrollment
18,925

55. California State University - East Bay

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$10,886
Enrollment
13,333

56. United States University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$20,197
Receiving Aid
32%
Average Aid
$8,161

57. Master's University and Seminary

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$33,463
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$15,528

58. Keck Graduate Institute

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
602
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

59. Touro University California

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,090
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1997

60. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$11,074
Enrollment
15,181

61. Saint Mary's College of California

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$31,615
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,080

62. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
2,262
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1901

63. Ashford University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,771
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,234

64. University of Redlands

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1201
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,054

65. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,480
Enrollment
6,742

66. Mills College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$25,283

67. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
0%
Net Price
$25,481
Receiving Aid
33%
Average Aid
$9,411

68. Whittier College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$32,436
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,008

69. Westmont College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,412

70. Azusa Pacific University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1154
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$26,117

71. California State University - Stanislaus

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,362
Enrollment
9,841

72. Pitzer College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
17%
Net Price
$34,801
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$48,031

73. Scripps College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,505

74. California Lutheran University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1227
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,080

75. California Baptist University

For Materials Science

#1012 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$28,596
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,828

76. Pacific States University

For Materials Science

#1013 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
0%
Enrollment
40
Male:Female
52:48

77. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Materials Science

#1015 in North America
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
686
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1904

78. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Materials Science

#1028 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$36,370

79. Dominican University of California

For Materials Science

#1029 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1181
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$51,292

80. California State University - Channel Islands

For Materials Science

#1046 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,804
Enrollment
5,688

81. University of La Verne

For Materials Science

#1077 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$27,216

82. Antioch University

For Materials Science

#1084 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
888
Male:Female
28:72

83. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Materials Science

#1086 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$50,190
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$7,452

84. Fielding Graduate University

For Materials Science

#1183 in North America
Enrollment
937
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1974

85. La Sierra University

For Materials Science

#1194 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$28,076
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$21,762

86. Concordia University - Irvine

For Materials Science

#1195 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$29,413
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,988

Closest to California states to learn Materials Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 4 121
Oregon 15 80
Utah 8 40
Arizona 6 36
Idaho 5 152
Washington 20 15
Colorado 15 39
New Mexico 8 81
Montana 3 153
Nebraska 8 75
South Dakota 8 225
Kansas 12 91
Texas 63 10
Oklahoma 15 95
North Dakota 5 135
Minnesota 21 17
Iowa 11 32
Missouri 22 55
Arkansas 14 107
Louisiana 21 78
Wisconsin 25 16
Illinois 46 6
Mississippi 11 126
Indiana 27 13
Michigan 29 5
Tennessee 28 50
Alabama 20 93
Kentucky 15 65
Ohio 43 21
Georgia 27 7
West Virginia 11 106
South Carolina 20 73
North Carolina 27 25
Virginia 30 35
Alaska 3 198
Pennsylvania 79 8
Florida 39 24
District of Columbia 8 131
Maryland 23 27
New York 102 11
New Jersey 21 22
Vermont 4 130
Hawaii 4 147
Connecticut 19 30
Massachusetts 51 1
New Hampshire 8 104
Rhode Island 8 58
Maine 9 166
Puerto Rico 12 247