46 Best colleges for Nanotechnology in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Nanotechnology. A graph of 7.05M citations received by 129K academic papers made by 46 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: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Nanotechnology

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#10 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

4. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Nanotechnology

#12 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

5. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Nanotechnology

#19 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

6. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Nanotechnology

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

7. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Nanotechnology

#32 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Nanotechnology

#40 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

9. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#41 in the United States

#45 in North America

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

10. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Nanotechnology

#50 in the United States

#55 in North America

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Nanotechnology

#82 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Nanotechnology

#92 in the United States

#105 in North America

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

13. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Nanotechnology

#187 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

14. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Nanotechnology

#216 in the United States

#245 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

15. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Nanotechnology

#221 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Nanotechnology

#222 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

17. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#229 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

18. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Nanotechnology

#232 in the United States

#264 in North America

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

19. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#238 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

20. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Nanotechnology

#241 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Nanotechnology

#252 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

22. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Nanotechnology

#262 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

23. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Nanotechnology

#285 in the United States

#323 in North America

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

24. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Nanotechnology

#289 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

25. Pomona College

Claremont

For Nanotechnology

#296 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

26. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Nanotechnology

#300 in the United States

#339 in North America

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

27. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Nanotechnology

#313 in the United States

#353 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 48:52

28. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Nanotechnology

#319 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

29. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Nanotechnology

#324 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

30. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Nanotechnology

#326 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

31. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Nanotechnology

#334 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

32. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Nanotechnology

#345 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

33. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Nanotechnology

#355 in the United States

#396 in North America

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

34. Chapman University

Orange

For Nanotechnology

#366 in the United States

#408 in North America

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

35. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Nanotechnology

#381 in the United States

#428 in North America

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

36. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#387 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

37. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Nanotechnology

#389 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

38. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Nanotechnology

#391 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

39. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Nanotechnology

#402 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

40. Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont

For Nanotechnology

#432 in the United States

#482 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 668
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

41. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Nanotechnology

#435 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

42. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Nanotechnology

#455 in the United States

#507 in North America

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

43. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Nanotechnology

#467 in the United States

#519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $17,928
Receiving Aid: 100%

44. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Nanotechnology

#496 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

45. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Nanotechnology

#533 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

46. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Nanotechnology

#538 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Nanotechnology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	8	88
Utah	4	35
Arizona	4	24
Idaho	3	164
Washington	5	14
Colorado	8	44
New Mexico	3	77
Montana	3	157
Nebraska	7	68
South Dakota	4	188
Kansas	6	91
Texas	38	8
Oklahoma	5	111
North Dakota	2	117
Minnesota	10	20
Iowa	4	36
Missouri	9	64
Arkansas	7	79
Louisiana	12	86
Wisconsin	11	18
Illinois	20	6
Mississippi	5	155
Indiana	12	15
Michigan	15	9
Tennessee	13	56
Alabama	10	90
Kentucky	6	70
Ohio	23	29
Georgia	12	4
South Carolina	6	54
North Carolina	16	16
Virginia	13	45
Pennsylvania	28	11
Florida	20	22
District of Columbia	6	141
Maryland	13	27
New York	59	13
New Jersey	11	26
Vermont	3	182
Connecticut	11	48
Massachusetts	26	1
New Hampshire	3	131
Rhode Island	3	58
Maine	3	160
Puerto Rico	5	200