31 Best colleges for Blockchain and Cryptography 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 Blockchain and Cryptography. A graph of 1.94M citations received by 35.9K academic papers made by 31 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

Berkeley

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

4. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

6. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#20 in the United States

#22 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 Blockchain and Cryptography

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#26 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#45 in the United States

#50 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#60 in the United States

#66 in North America

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

12. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#105 in the United States

#121 in North America

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

13. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#114 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

14. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#164 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

15. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#175 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

16. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#177 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

17. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#200 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

18. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#222 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#228 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#229 in the United States

#264 in North America

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

21. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#234 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

22. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#236 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

23. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#239 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

24. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#259 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

25. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#265 in the United States

#303 in North America

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#266 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

27. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#272 in the United States

#312 in North America

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

28. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#273 in the United States

#313 in North America

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

29. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#299 in the United States

#343 in North America

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

30. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#300 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

31. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#332 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,951
Enrollment: 15,182

Closest to California states to learn Blockchain and Cryptography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	81
Utah	3	70
Arizona	3	35
Idaho	3	163
Washington	4	18
Colorado	7	75
New Mexico	3	82
South Dakota	3	264
Kansas	4	125
Texas	26	9
Oklahoma	4	134
North Dakota	2	122
Minnesota	3	34
Missouri	8	38
Arkansas	5	98
Louisiana	5	93
Wisconsin	3	16
Illinois	13	5
Mississippi	4	115
Indiana	8	14
Michigan	9	15
Tennessee	9	40
Alabama	6	87
Kentucky	3	84
Ohio	14	17
Georgia	9	6
South Carolina	3	89
North Carolina	8	25
Virginia	10	24
Pennsylvania	12	4
Florida	14	33
District of Columbia	7	86
Maryland	8	10
New York	32	7
New Jersey	9	11
Connecticut	5	44
Massachusetts	16	3
Rhode Island	3	63

Closest to California states to learn Blockchain and Cryptography

Computer Science subfields in California