69 Best Cyber Security schools in California, US

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 5.61M citations received by 111K academic papers made by 69 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 Cyber Security

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

2. Stanford University

For Cyber Security

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Cyber Security

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Cyber Security

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

5. University of Southern California

For Cyber Security

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

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Cyber Security

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Cyber Security

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Cyber Security

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

9. California Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

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

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Cyber Security

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

For Cyber Security

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

12. University of California - Riverside

For Cyber Security

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

13. San Jose State University

For Cyber Security

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

For Cyber Security

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

15. Santa Clara University

For Cyber Security

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

16. San Diego State University

For Cyber Security

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

17. University of California - Merced

For Cyber Security

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

18. San Francisco State University

For Cyber Security

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

19. University of San Francisco

For Cyber Security

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

20. California State University - Fullerton

For Cyber Security

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

21. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Cyber Security

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

22. Palo Alto University

For Cyber Security

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

23. California State University - Long Beach

For Cyber Security

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

24. Loyola Marymount University

For Cyber Security

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

25. California State University - Northridge

For Cyber Security

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

26. University of San Diego

For Cyber Security

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

27. John F. Kennedy University

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Cyber Security

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

29. Chapman University

For Cyber Security

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

30. Claremont Graduate University

For Cyber Security

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

31. California State University - Fresno

For Cyber Security

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

32. California State University - Sacramento

For Cyber Security

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

33. California State University - Los Angeles

For Cyber Security

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

34. California State University - San Bernardino

For Cyber Security

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

35. California State University - Bakersfield

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,966
Enrollment
10,419

36. Humboldt State University

For Cyber Security

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

37. California State University - San Marcos

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$11,123
Enrollment
16,237

38. California State University - Chico

For Cyber Security

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

39. Loma Linda University

For Cyber Security

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

40. Harvey Mudd College

For Cyber Security

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

41. Pomona College

For Cyber Security

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

42. Pepperdine University

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$66,585

43. Claremont McKenna College

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,895

44. California State University Maritime Academy

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$11,038
Enrollment
837

45. Azusa Pacific University

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1111
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,143

46. California State University - East Bay

For Cyber Security

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

47. Mills College

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,473

48. University of the Pacific

For Cyber Security

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

49. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Cyber Security

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

50. Western University of Health Sciences

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,665
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1977

51. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Cyber Security

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

52. Occidental College

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$48,400

53. Sonoma State University

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$9,094
Enrollment
5,891

54. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
3,098
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1901

55. West Los Angeles College

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$5,857
Enrollment
9,255

56. University of Redlands

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1229
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$28,482

57. California Western School of Law

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
650
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

58. University of the West

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$14,713
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,445

59. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$12,185
Enrollment
7,713

60. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
230
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

61. Saint Mary's College of California

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$35,332
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,407

62. California State University - Channel Islands

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,528
Enrollment
5,592

63. Northcentral University

For Cyber Security

Enrollment
9,489
Male:Female
26:74

64. Soka University of America

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1422
Net Price
$15,691
Receiving Aid
100%

65. California State University - Stanislaus

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$12,492
Enrollment
9,724

66. Master's University and Seminary

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$37,919
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$16,990

67. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$35,558
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$4,276

68. Dominican University of California

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1255
Net Price
$37,456
Receiving Aid
100%

69. University of La Verne

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1111
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$21,530

Closest to California states to learn Cyber Security

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 11 83
Utah 6 58
Arizona 5 31
Idaho 3 159
Washington 16 11
Colorado 12 51
New Mexico 4 98
Montana 3 216
Nebraska 7 86
South Dakota 4 225
Kansas 9 106
Texas 54 17
Oklahoma 11 123
North Dakota 2 162
Minnesota 18 27
Iowa 5 49
Missouri 16 48
Arkansas 8 151
Louisiana 14 107
Wisconsin 18 23
Illinois 34 10
Mississippi 6 129
Indiana 18 18
Michigan 20 6
Tennessee 18 72
Alabama 14 101
Kentucky 10 74
Ohio 30 29
Georgia 22 5
West Virginia 5 99
South Carolina 10 84
North Carolina 20 37
Virginia 21 35
Pennsylvania 52 4
Florida 28 25
District of Columbia 7 56
Maryland 19 7
New York 88 8
New Jersey 19 13
Vermont 5 182
Connecticut 17 24
Massachusetts 42 3
New Hampshire 7 68
Rhode Island 6 67
Maine 6 233
Puerto Rico 3 390