40 Best colleges for Computational Linguistics 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 Computational Linguistics. A graph of 2.03M citations received by 39.2K 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 Computational Linguistics

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Computational Linguistics

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

3. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Computational Linguistics

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

6. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Computational Linguistics

#34 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Computational Linguistics

#40 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

8. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Computational Linguistics

#49 in the United States

#55 in North America

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

9. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Computational Linguistics

#51 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computational Linguistics

#68 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Computational Linguistics

#72 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

12. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Computational Linguistics

#73 in the United States

#87 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Computational Linguistics

#119 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Computational Linguistics

#120 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

15. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Computational Linguistics

#177 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

16. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Computational Linguistics

#185 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

17. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Computational Linguistics

#187 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

18. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Computational Linguistics

#191 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

19. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Computational Linguistics

#205 in the United States

#235 in North America

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

20. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computational Linguistics

#209 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

21. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Computational Linguistics

#211 in the United States

#242 in North America

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

22. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Computational Linguistics

#226 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

23. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Computational Linguistics

#228 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

24. Pomona College

Claremont

For Computational Linguistics

#240 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

25. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#242 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

26. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Computational Linguistics

#246 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

27. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Computational Linguistics

#248 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

28. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Computational Linguistics

#270 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

29. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#281 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

30. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Computational Linguistics

#296 in the United States

#332 in North America

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

31. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Computational Linguistics

#304 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

32. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Computational Linguistics

#324 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

33. Chapman University

Orange

For Computational Linguistics

#327 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

34. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Computational Linguistics

#337 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

35. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Computational Linguistics

#376 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

36. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Computational Linguistics

#382 in the United States

#428 in North America

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

37. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Computational Linguistics

#408 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

38. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#415 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

39. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Computational Linguistics

#420 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

40. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Computational Linguistics

#437 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Computational Linguistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	80
Utah	3	47
Arizona	3	28
Idaho	3	224
Washington	6	5
Colorado	8	37
New Mexico	3	86
Nebraska	4	131
South Dakota	4	332
Kansas	4	58
Texas	31	16
Oklahoma	4	176
North Dakota	2	206
Minnesota	7	36
Iowa	4	42
Missouri	7	48
Arkansas	5	88
Louisiana	7	102
Wisconsin	7	22
Illinois	17	6
Mississippi	4	154
Indiana	9	26
Michigan	10	19
Tennessee	10	59
Alabama	5	89
Kentucky	4	95
Ohio	17	20
Georgia	8	21
South Carolina	6	94
North Carolina	10	45
Virginia	9	57
Pennsylvania	24	1
Florida	14	44
District of Columbia	6	54
Maryland	11	7
New York	53	10
New Jersey	12	13
Vermont	3	171
Connecticut	9	38
Massachusetts	24	3
New Hampshire	3	85
Rhode Island	3	46
Maine	3	201

Closest to California states to learn Computational Linguistics

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