39 Best colleges for Computational Linguistics in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.35M citations received by 33.1K academic papers made by 39 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: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Computational Linguistics

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

3. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Computational Linguistics

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#19 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

6. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Computational Linguistics

#32 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Computational Linguistics

#39 in the United States

#45 in North America

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

8. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Computational Linguistics

#49 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

9. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Computational Linguistics

#53 in the United States

#62 in North America

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

10. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Computational Linguistics

#69 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

11. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Computational Linguistics

#73 in the United States

#87 in North America

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

12. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computational Linguistics

#75 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Computational Linguistics

#112 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Computational Linguistics

#116 in the United States

#136 in North America

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

15. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Computational Linguistics

#177 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

16. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Computational Linguistics

#181 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

17. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Computational Linguistics

#186 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

18. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Computational Linguistics

#198 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

19. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Computational Linguistics

#203 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

20. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Computational Linguistics

#204 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

21. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Computational Linguistics

#206 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

22. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Computational Linguistics

#218 in the United States

#249 in North America

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

23. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#238 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

24. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Computational Linguistics

#242 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

25. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Computational Linguistics

#249 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

26. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Computational Linguistics

#251 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

27. Pomona College

Claremont

For Computational Linguistics

#262 in the United States

#296 in North America

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

28. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#281 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

29. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computational Linguistics

#284 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

30. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Computational Linguistics

#285 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

31. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Computational Linguistics

#330 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

32. Chapman University

Orange

For Computational Linguistics

#345 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

33. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Computational Linguistics

#346 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

34. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Computational Linguistics

#357 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

35. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Computational Linguistics

#380 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

36. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Computational Linguistics

#386 in the United States

#432 in North America

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

37. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Computational Linguistics

#403 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

38. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Computational Linguistics

#407 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

39. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#410 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Computational Linguistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	6	70
Utah	3	46
Arizona	3	29
Idaho	3	241
Washington	6	6
Colorado	8	40
New Mexico	3	79
Nebraska	4	126
South Dakota	3	307
Kansas	3	57
Texas	29	18
Oklahoma	4	171
North Dakota	2	201
Minnesota	5	35
Iowa	4	38
Missouri	7	54
Arkansas	5	96
Louisiana	7	103
Wisconsin	6	22
Illinois	16	5
Mississippi	3	156
Indiana	9	37
Michigan	9	20
Tennessee	11	60
Alabama	5	86
Kentucky	3	94
Ohio	16	15
Georgia	8	21
South Carolina	5	91
North Carolina	10	50
Virginia	9	59
Pennsylvania	19	1
Florida	13	42
District of Columbia	6	55
Maryland	9	7
New York	49	11
New Jersey	11	14
Connecticut	8	44
Massachusetts	22	3
New Hampshire	3	90
Rhode Island	3	43

Closest to California states to learn Computational Linguistics

Computer Science subfields in California