40 Best Materials Science schools in California, US

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 5.58M citations received by 120K academic papers made by 40 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

Stanford

For Materials Science

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Materials Science

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

3. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Materials Science

#12 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Materials Science

#13 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

5. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Materials Science

#15 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

6. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Materials Science

#25 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

7. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Materials Science

#35 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Materials Science

#43 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Materials Science

#56 in the United States

#62 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

10. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Materials Science

#65 in the United States

#71 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

11. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Materials Science

#98 in the United States

#111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Materials Science

#116 in the United States

#134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

13. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Materials Science

#183 in the United States

#210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,433
Enrollment: 40,190

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Materials Science

#186 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,787
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

15. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Materials Science

#188 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $9,026
Enrollment: 36,484

16. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Materials Science

#215 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $21,623
Enrollment: 9,093

17. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Materials Science

#222 in the United States

#255 in North America

Enrollment: 4,390
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

18. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Materials Science

#235 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $9,184
Enrollment: 37,133

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Materials Science

#251 in the United States

#287 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $5,988
Enrollment: 22,231

20. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Materials Science

#259 in the United States

#297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,882
Enrollment: 40,108

21. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Materials Science

#272 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $9,716
Enrollment: 5,908

22. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Materials Science

#283 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,469

23. Pomona College

Claremont

For Materials Science

#284 in the United States

#324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,000

24. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Materials Science

#293 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,909
Enrollment: 27,513

25. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Materials Science

#294 in the United States

#334 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $21,311

26. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Materials Science

#303 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $40,180

27. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Materials Science

#308 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,025
Enrollment: 29,456

28. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Materials Science

#311 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,838

29. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Materials Science

#328 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,586
Enrollment: 26,899

30. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Materials Science

#329 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $9,215
Enrollment: 40,738

31. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Materials Science

#338 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1303
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $10,586

32. Ashford University

San Diego

For Materials Science

#361 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,585
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $4,803

33. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Materials Science

#371 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $34,155
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $34,413

34. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Materials Science

#380 in the United States

#428 in North America

Enrollment: 31
Male:Female: 54:46

35. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Materials Science

#383 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $7,663
Enrollment: 925

36. University of the West

Rosemead

For Materials Science

#402 in the United States

#450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,225
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $5,975

37. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Materials Science

#413 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,314
Enrollment: 25,047

38. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Materials Science

#419 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,825

39. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Materials Science

#444 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,769
Enrollment: 32,498

40. Chapman University

Orange

For Materials Science

#446 in the United States

#498 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $40,451

Closest to California states to learn Materials Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	6	89
Utah	3	40
Arizona	3	34
Idaho	3	158
Washington	5	16
Colorado	7	44
New Mexico	3	71
Montana	3	137
Nebraska	5	58
South Dakota	3	179
Kansas	5	95
Texas	32	9
Oklahoma	6	94
Minnesota	10	17
Iowa	4	33
Missouri	7	66
Arkansas	6	100
Louisiana	9	73
Wisconsin	11	21
Illinois	17	5
Mississippi	5	117
Indiana	11	10
Michigan	14	4
Tennessee	13	52
Alabama	9	82
Kentucky	6	70
Ohio	23	20
Georgia	10	3
South Carolina	3	53
North Carolina	13	19
Virginia	15	29
Pennsylvania	33	6
Florida	18	23
District of Columbia	7	141
Maryland	14	27
New York	47	14
New Jersey	10	18
Connecticut	9	55
Massachusetts	25	1
Rhode Island	3	48
Puerto Rico	4	214