30 Best colleges for Computer Graphics in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Computer Graphics. A graph of 1.28M citations received by 26.3K academic papers made by 30 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 Computer Graphics

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Computer Graphics

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

3. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Computer Graphics

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

4. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Computer Graphics

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Computer Graphics

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

6. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Computer Graphics

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Computer Graphics

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Computer Graphics

#31 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

9. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computer Graphics

#40 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

10. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Computer Graphics

#43 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Computer Graphics

#51 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

12. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Computer Graphics

#96 in the United States

#115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

13. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Computer Graphics

#97 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

14. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Computer Graphics

#154 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $24,868
Enrollment: 9,147

15. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Computer Graphics

#155 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Computer Graphics

#159 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

17. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Computer Graphics

#167 in the United States

#195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Computer Graphics

#223 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

19. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Computer Graphics

#226 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

20. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Computer Graphics

#232 in the United States

#265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

21. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Computer Graphics

#238 in the United States

#271 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

22. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Computer Graphics

#240 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

23. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Computer Graphics

#247 in the United States

#280 in North America

Enrollment: 4,202
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

24. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Computer Graphics

#248 in the United States

#281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $42,720

25. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Computer Graphics

#269 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

26. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Computer Graphics

#272 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $10,441
Enrollment: 26,848

27. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Computer Graphics

#302 in the United States

#342 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

28. Pomona College

Claremont

For Computer Graphics

#309 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,423

29. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Computer Graphics

#317 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,223
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1975

30. Chapman University

Orange

For Computer Graphics

#320 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,037

Closest to California states to learn Computer Graphics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	70
Utah	3	21
Arizona	3	26
Idaho	3	193
Washington	4	7
Colorado	7	42
New Mexico	3	87
Nebraska	3	100
Kansas	3	95
Texas	22	16
Oklahoma	3	136
North Dakota	2	205
Minnesota	2	28
Missouri	7	60
Arkansas	5	69
Louisiana	5	81
Wisconsin	4	8
Illinois	11	2
Mississippi	4	103
Indiana	8	15
Michigan	9	9
Tennessee	6	59
Alabama	7	109
Kentucky	3	75
Ohio	14	19
Georgia	8	6
South Carolina	3	71
North Carolina	10	12
Virginia	8	33
Pennsylvania	15	5
Florida	10	37
District of Columbia	5	83
Maryland	9	18
New York	30	10
New Jersey	7	13
Connecticut	3	44
Massachusetts	17	3
New Hampshire	3	77
Rhode Island	3	34

Closest to California states to learn Computer Graphics

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