51 Best colleges for Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology. A graph of 8.4M citations received by 141K academic papers made by 51 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 Nanotechnology

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Nanotechnology

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#10 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

4. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Nanotechnology

#12 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

5. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Nanotechnology

#18 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

6. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Nanotechnology

#20 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

7. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Nanotechnology

#32 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Nanotechnology

#39 in the United States

#42 in North America

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

9. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#42 in the United States

#47 in North America

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

10. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Nanotechnology

#50 in the United States

#55 in North America

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Nanotechnology

#79 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Nanotechnology

#92 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

13. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Nanotechnology

#186 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Nanotechnology

#198 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

15. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Nanotechnology

#208 in the United States

#237 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

16. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Nanotechnology

#215 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

17. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Nanotechnology

#229 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

18. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#240 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

19. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#244 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

20. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Nanotechnology

#246 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Nanotechnology

#249 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

22. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Nanotechnology

#266 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

23. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Nanotechnology

#272 in the United States

#308 in North America

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

24. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Nanotechnology

#289 in the United States

#326 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,975

25. Pomona College

Claremont

For Nanotechnology

#300 in the United States

#339 in North America

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

26. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Nanotechnology

#311 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

27. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Nanotechnology

#314 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

28. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Nanotechnology

#324 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,046
Enrollment: 6,156

29. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Nanotechnology

#332 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

30. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Nanotechnology

#335 in the United States

#377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

31. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Nanotechnology

#337 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,625
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

32. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Nanotechnology

#347 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

33. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Nanotechnology

#351 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

34. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Nanotechnology

#356 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $11,063
Enrollment: 805

35. Chapman University

Orange

For Nanotechnology

#366 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

36. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Nanotechnology

#376 in the United States

#419 in North America

Enrollment: 178
Male:Female: 50:50

37. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#405 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

38. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Nanotechnology

#407 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

39. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Nanotechnology

#408 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $18,807
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Nanotechnology

#422 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

41. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#423 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,113

42. Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont

For Nanotechnology

#435 in the United States

#484 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 602
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

43. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Nanotechnology

#452 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,331
Enrollment: 14,523

44. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Nanotechnology

#521 in the United States

#577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

45. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Nanotechnology

#541 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,437
Enrollment: 9,787

46. United States University

San Diego

For Nanotechnology

#549 in the United States

#606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

47. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Nanotechnology

#553 in the United States

#610 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,546
Enrollment: 5,990

48. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Nanotechnology

#562 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 18,925

49. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Nanotechnology

#563 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

50. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Nanotechnology

#569 in the United States

#626 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $33,463
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $15,528

51. University of the West

Rosemead

For Nanotechnology

#580 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,137
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,807

Closest to California states to learn Nanotechnology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	8	87
Utah	3	37
Arizona	4	25
Idaho	3	164
Washington	8	14
Colorado	8	44
New Mexico	4	75
Montana	3	153
Nebraska	7	68
South Dakota	4	187
Kansas	6	90
Texas	39	8
Oklahoma	5	110
North Dakota	2	116
Minnesota	12	21
Iowa	4	41
Missouri	10	61
Arkansas	7	80
Louisiana	12	86
Wisconsin	12	19
Illinois	23	6
Mississippi	5	151
Indiana	13	15
Michigan	15	9
Tennessee	14	55
Alabama	10	89
Kentucky	6	71
Ohio	24	28
Georgia	12	4
South Carolina	6	54
North Carolina	16	17
Virginia	15	48
Pennsylvania	31	11
Florida	21	23
District of Columbia	7	135
Maryland	15	27
New York	59	13
New Jersey	12	24
Vermont	3	183
Connecticut	11	46
Massachusetts	28	1
New Hampshire	4	127
Rhode Island	3	57
Maine	3	159
Puerto Rico	7	196