85 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 23.5M citations received by 535K academic papers made by 85 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

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

2. Stanford University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Materials Science

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

4. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Materials Science

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

5. California Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

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

6. University of California-San Diego

For Materials Science

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Materials Science

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

8. University of Southern California

For Materials Science

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

9. University of California - Irvine

For Materials Science

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Materials Science

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Materials Science

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Materials Science

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

13. San Diego State University

For Materials Science

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,670
Male:Female
78:22
Founded
1909

15. Loma Linda University

For Materials Science

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

17. San Jose State University

For Materials Science

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

18. University of California - Merced

For Materials Science

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

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Materials Science

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

20. California State University - Northridge

For Materials Science

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

For Materials Science

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

22. California State University - Los Angeles

For Materials Science

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

23. Santa Clara University

For Materials Science

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

24. San Francisco State University

For Materials Science

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

25. California State University - Fullerton

For Materials Science

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

26. University of the Pacific

For Materials Science

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

27. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Materials Science

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

28. Pomona College

For Materials Science

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

29. University of San Diego

For Materials Science

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

30. California State University - Fresno

For Materials Science

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

31. Harvey Mudd College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$39,850

32. California State University Maritime Academy

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$9,529
Enrollment
849

33. Humboldt State University

For Materials Science

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

34. University of San Francisco

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$42,953

35. Palo Alto University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,129
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1975

36. Loyola Marymount University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$52,815

37. California State University - Sacramento

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$9,590
Enrollment
31,818

38. Chapman University

For Materials Science

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

39. California State University - Chico

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
72%
Average Aid
$9,162
Enrollment
14,183

40. Graduate Theological Union

For Materials Science

Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

41. Western University of Health Sciences

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,724
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

42. Occidental College

For Materials Science

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

43. West Los Angeles College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$6,951
Enrollment
8,656

44. California State University - San Marcos

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$8,922
Enrollment
15,109

45. Sonoma State University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$7,287
Enrollment
6,637

46. John F. Kennedy University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

47. University of the West

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$19,028
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,190

48. California State University - Bakersfield

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,750
Enrollment
9,613

49. California State University - San Bernardino

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,871
Enrollment
19,803

50. California State University - East Bay

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,659
Enrollment
13,673

51. Claremont McKenna College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,701

52. Soka University of America

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$17,928
Receiving Aid
100%

53. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,637
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$11,419

54. Pepperdine University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1383
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$47,804

55. Keck Graduate Institute

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
668
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

56. Claremont Graduate University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,903
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

57. Touro University California

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1997

58. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,819
Enrollment
16,426

59. University of Redlands

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1196
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,157

60. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
2,661
Male:Female
55:45
Founded
1901

61. Whittier College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,368

62. Westmont College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1369
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,112

63. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$8,702
Enrollment
7,045

64. Ashford University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

65. Azusa Pacific University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,666

66. California State University - Stanislaus

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,696
Enrollment
10,154

67. United States University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

68. Bethesda University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$21,746
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$2,786

69. Pitzer College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
18%
Net Price
$39,809
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$39,594

70. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Materials Science

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

71. Scripps College

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,923

72. Saint Mary's College of California

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$32,129
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,139

73. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
685
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1904

74. California Lutheran University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

75. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

76. Dominican University of California

For Materials Science

#1009 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$49,907

77. Mills College

For Materials Science

#1018 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$25,283
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,278

78. California State University - Channel Islands

For Materials Science

#1023 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,412
Enrollment
6,128

79. California Baptist University

For Materials Science

#1030 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

80. University of La Verne

For Materials Science

#1047 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$25,103

81. Master's University and Seminary

For Materials Science

#1089 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

82. Antioch University

For Materials Science

#1101 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
867
Male:Female
26:74

83. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Materials Science

#1122 in North America
Acceptance Rate
45%
Net Price
$50,126
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$6,832

84. La Sierra University

For Materials Science

#1153 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Net Price
$25,076
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,867

85. Pacific States University

For Materials Science

#1165 in North America
Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
0%
Enrollment
17
Male:Female
41:59

Closest to California states to learn Materials Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 3 124
Oregon 15 82
Utah 7 40
Arizona 5 37
Idaho 5 149
Washington 20 14
Colorado 15 39
New Mexico 7 83
Montana 3 153
Nebraska 8 76
South Dakota 7 222
Kansas 11 92
Texas 62 10
Oklahoma 14 95
North Dakota 5 134
Minnesota 21 16
Iowa 10 28
Missouri 22 58
Arkansas 13 102
Louisiana 19 80
Wisconsin 25 13
Illinois 45 6
Mississippi 11 126
Indiana 27 18
Michigan 27 5
Tennessee 28 51
Alabama 19 91
Kentucky 14 65
Ohio 44 22
Georgia 26 7
West Virginia 9 110
South Carolina 19 73
North Carolina 27 25
Virginia 30 33
Alaska 3 206
Pennsylvania 78 8
Florida 36 24
District of Columbia 8 133
Maryland 23 27
New York 99 9
New Jersey 20 23
Vermont 4 130
Hawaii 4 145
Connecticut 19 32
Massachusetts 50 1
New Hampshire 8 105
Rhode Island 8 59
Maine 9 165
Puerto Rico 12 249