61 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 3.8M citations received by 96K academic papers made by 61 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
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

2. Stanford University

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Cyber Security

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Cyber Security

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

5. University of Southern California

For Cyber Security

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

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Cyber Security

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Cyber Security

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Cyber Security

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

9. California Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

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

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Cyber Security

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Cyber Security

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

12. University of California - San Francisco

For Cyber Security

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

13. San Jose State University

For Cyber Security

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

For Cyber Security

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

15. San Diego State University

For Cyber Security

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

16. Santa Clara University

For Cyber Security

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

17. Palo Alto University

For Cyber Security

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

18. San Francisco State University

For Cyber Security

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

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Cyber Security

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

20. California State University - Fullerton

For Cyber Security

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

For Cyber Security

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

22. Loyola Marymount University

For Cyber Security

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

23. University of California - Merced

For Cyber Security

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

24. John F. Kennedy University

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

25. University of San Francisco

For Cyber Security

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

26. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Cyber Security

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

27. California State University - Northridge

For Cyber Security

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

28. Claremont Graduate University

For Cyber Security

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

29. University of San Diego

For Cyber Security

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

30. Chapman University

For Cyber Security

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

31. California State University - Fresno

For Cyber Security

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

32. California State University - Los Angeles

For Cyber Security

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

33. California State University - Sacramento

For Cyber Security

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

34. California State University - San Marcos

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$8,922
Enrollment
15,109

35. Loma Linda University

For Cyber Security

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

36. California State University - San Bernardino

For Cyber Security

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

37. California State University - Chico

For Cyber Security

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

38. California State University - Bakersfield

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,750
Enrollment
9,613

39. University of the Pacific

For Cyber Security

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

40. Claremont McKenna College

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,701

41. Harvey Mudd College

For Cyber Security

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

42. California State University - East Bay

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,659
Enrollment
13,673

43. Mills College

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$25,283
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,278

44. Humboldt State University

For Cyber Security

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

45. Pepperdine University

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1383
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$47,804

46. California State University Maritime Academy

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$9,529
Enrollment
849

47. Pomona College

For Cyber Security

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

48. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
2,661
Male:Female
55:45
Founded
1901

49. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Cyber Security

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

50. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,819
Enrollment
16,426

51. Azusa Pacific University

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,666

52. Sonoma State University

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$7,287
Enrollment
6,637

53. Occidental College

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,853

54. Western University of Health Sciences

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,724
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

55. Saint Mary's College of California

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$32,129
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,139

56. University of Redlands

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1196
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,157

57. University of the West

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$19,028
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,190

58. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$8,702
Enrollment
7,045

59. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
126
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

60. California Western School of Law

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

61. California State University - Stanislaus

For Cyber Security

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,696
Enrollment
10,154

Closest to California states to learn Cyber Security

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 10 87
Utah 6 56
Arizona 5 32
Idaho 3 166
Washington 15 10
Colorado 11 55
New Mexico 3 86
Nebraska 6 80
South Dakota 4 208
Kansas 9 106
Texas 50 15
Oklahoma 10 128
North Dakota 3 163
Minnesota 18 24
Iowa 5 49
Missouri 12 47
Arkansas 8 159
Louisiana 14 105
Wisconsin 16 22
Illinois 31 7
Mississippi 6 132
Indiana 16 25
Michigan 18 8
Tennessee 17 74
Alabama 13 91
Kentucky 10 67
Ohio 26 27
Georgia 19 5
West Virginia 3 103
South Carolina 10 83
North Carolina 18 30
Virginia 21 33
Pennsylvania 46 4
Florida 27 26
District of Columbia 7 57
Maryland 18 6
New York 84 9
New Jersey 19 13
Vermont 4 177
Connecticut 14 28
Massachusetts 36 3
New Hampshire 7 72
Rhode Island 6 70
Maine 6 223
Puerto Rico 3 353