40 Best colleges for Computational Linguistics 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 Computational Linguistics. A graph of 2.11M citations received by 40.1K 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: $25,078

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Computational Linguistics

#4 in the United States

#5 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

3. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Computational Linguistics

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

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: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

6. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Computational Linguistics

#34 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Computational Linguistics

#40 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

8. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Computational Linguistics

#49 in the United States

#57 in North America

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

9. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Computational Linguistics

#51 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computational Linguistics

#66 in the United States

#79 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Computational Linguistics

#73 in the United States

#87 in North America

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

12. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Computational Linguistics

#76 in the United States

#92 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Computational Linguistics

#119 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Computational Linguistics

#120 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

15. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Computational Linguistics

#179 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

16. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Computational Linguistics

#186 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

17. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Computational Linguistics

#188 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

18. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Computational Linguistics

#192 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

19. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Computational Linguistics

#203 in the United States

#233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,065
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1975

20. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computational Linguistics

#209 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

21. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Computational Linguistics

#213 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

22. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Computational Linguistics

#228 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

23. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Computational Linguistics

#230 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

24. Pomona College

Claremont

For Computational Linguistics

#239 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

25. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Computational Linguistics

#242 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#246 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

27. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Computational Linguistics

#252 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,167
Enrollment: 18,492

28. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Computational Linguistics

#272 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,767
Enrollment: 31,943

29. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#282 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

30. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Computational Linguistics

#298 in the United States

#334 in North America

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

31. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Computational Linguistics

#309 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

32. Chapman University

Orange

For Computational Linguistics

#325 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

33. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Computational Linguistics

#326 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,771
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

34. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Computational Linguistics

#335 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

35. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Computational Linguistics

#378 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $12,369
Enrollment: 12,326

36. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Computational Linguistics

#380 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $11,509
Enrollment: 15,257

37. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Computational Linguistics

#407 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

38. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#418 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

39. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Computational Linguistics

#420 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

40. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Computational Linguistics

#440 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Computational Linguistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	79
Utah	3	46
Arizona	3	28
Idaho	3	221
Washington	6	5
Colorado	8	38
New Mexico	3	89
Nebraska	4	129
South Dakota	4	332
Kansas	4	58
Texas	31	16
Oklahoma	4	175
North Dakota	2	206
Minnesota	7	36
Iowa	4	42
Missouri	8	48
Arkansas	5	87
Louisiana	7	104
Wisconsin	7	22
Illinois	18	6
Mississippi	4	156
Indiana	9	26
Michigan	10	18
Tennessee	10	59
Alabama	5	93
Kentucky	4	94
Ohio	17	21
Georgia	8	20
South Carolina	6	90
North Carolina	10	45
Virginia	9	56
Pennsylvania	25	1
Florida	14	43
District of Columbia	6	54
Maryland	12	7
New York	53	9
New Jersey	12	13
Vermont	3	172
Connecticut	11	37
Massachusetts	24	3
New Hampshire	3	85
Rhode Island	3	47
Maine	3	202

Closest to California states to learn Computational Linguistics

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