17 Best colleges for Machine Learning in California, US

Below is the list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 1.06M citations received by 12.7K academic papers made by 17 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

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$20,023

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
63%

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$15,461
Enrollment
44,589

4. University of California-San Diego

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

5. University of Southern California

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,759

6. University of California - Irvine

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

7. California Institute of Technology

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$26,591

8. University of California - Riverside

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

10. University of California - Davis

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
74%

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
67%

12. University of California - San Francisco

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,201
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

13. University of California - Merced

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1050
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
93%

14. San Diego State University

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
61%

15. San Jose State University

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
72%

16. Santa Clara University

For Machine Learning

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$48,284

17. Naval Postgraduate School

For Machine Learning

Enrollment
2,866
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

Closest to California states to learn Machine Learning

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 4 35
Utah 3 81
Arizona 2 28
Washington 2 5
Colorado 5 53
New Mexico 3 87
Kansas 2 77
Texas 17 8
Oklahoma 3 76
Missouri 3 47
Arkansas 3 181
Louisiana 4 90
Wisconsin 4 24
Illinois 10 6
Indiana 5 23
Michigan 5 7
Tennessee 4 50
Alabama 3 98
Kentucky 2 114
Ohio 10 30
Georgia 5 11
South Carolina 3 110
North Carolina 7 29
Virginia 6 43
Pennsylvania 10 1
Florida 8 44
District of Columbia 3 129
Maryland 5 22
New York 15 9
New Jersey 5 12
Massachusetts 13 4