100 Best colleges for Ecology in California, US

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Ecology. A graph of 18.1M citations received by 401K academic papers made by 105 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 Ecology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

2. University of California - Davis

For Ecology

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

3. Stanford University

For Ecology

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Ecology

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Ecology

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

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Ecology

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

7. University of California - Riverside

For Ecology

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

8. University of Southern California

For Ecology

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

9. University of California - Irvine

For Ecology

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

10. California Institute of Technology

For Ecology

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

For Ecology

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Ecology

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

13. San Diego State University

For Ecology

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

14. San Francisco State University

For Ecology

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

15. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Ecology

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

16. University of California - Merced

For Ecology

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

17. Santa Clara University

For Ecology

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

18. San Jose State University

For Ecology

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

19. Humboldt State University

For Ecology

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

20. Naval Postgraduate School

For Ecology

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

21. California State University - Fullerton

For Ecology

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

22. California State University - Long Beach

For Ecology

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

23. California State University - Northridge

For Ecology

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

24. Loma Linda University

For Ecology

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

For Ecology

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

27. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Ecology

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

28. California State University - Fresno

For Ecology

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

29. Loyola Marymount University

For Ecology

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

30. Chapman University

For Ecology

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

31. University of San Diego

For Ecology

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

33. California State University - Sacramento

For Ecology

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

34. University of San Francisco

For Ecology

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

35. California State University - San Marcos

For Ecology

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

36. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Ecology

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

37. California State University - Chico

For Ecology

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

38. California State University Maritime Academy

For Ecology

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

39. Occidental College

For Ecology

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

40. Pepperdine University

For Ecology

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

41. Claremont Graduate University

For Ecology

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

42. University of the Pacific

For Ecology

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

43. Sonoma State University

For Ecology

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

44. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Ecology

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

45. Pomona College

For Ecology

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

46. California State University - San Bernardino

For Ecology

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

47. Palo Alto University

For Ecology

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

48. California State University - Bakersfield

For Ecology

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

49. Claremont McKenna College

For Ecology

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

50. Harvey Mudd College

For Ecology

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

51. West Los Angeles College

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$6,951
Enrollment
8,656

52. Western University of Health Sciences

For Ecology

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

53. University of the West

For Ecology

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

54. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Ecology

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

55. California State University - East Bay

For Ecology

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

56. Whittier College

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,368

57. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Ecology

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

58. California State University - Stanislaus

For Ecology

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

59. University of Redlands

For Ecology

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

60. Saint Mary's College of California

For Ecology

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

61. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,637
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$11,419

62. La Sierra University

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
92%
Net Price
$25,076
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,867

63. Mills College

For Ecology

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

64. Dominican University of California

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$49,907

65. Scripps College

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,923

66. California State University - Channel Islands

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,412
Enrollment
6,128

67. Pitzer College

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
18%
Net Price
$39,809
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$39,594

68. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Net Price
$50,126
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$6,832

69. Fielding Graduate University

For Ecology

Enrollment
1,000
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1974

70. Keck Graduate Institute

For Ecology

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

71. Soka University of America

For Ecology

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

72. Antioch University

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
867
Male:Female
26:74

73. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Ecology

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

74. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Ecology

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

75. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Ecology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
2,145
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1968

76. Cypress College

For Ecology

#1010 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$7,377
Enrollment
13,523

77. Graduate Theological Union

For Ecology

#1049 in North America
Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

78. Ashford University

For Ecology

#1051 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

79. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Ecology

#1055 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

80. University of La Verne

For Ecology

#1061 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$25,103

81. Wright Institute

For Ecology

#1063 in North America
Enrollment
520
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

82. Azusa Pacific University

For Ecology

#1064 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,666

83. California Lutheran University

For Ecology

#1065 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

84. Saybrook University

For Ecology

#1078 in North America
Enrollment
1,013
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

85. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Ecology

#1088 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

86. Pacifica Graduate Institute

For Ecology

#1107 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
851
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1974

87. California Western School of Law

For Ecology

#1119 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

88. Biola University

For Ecology

#1139 in North America
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,522

89. Westmont College

For Ecology

#1155 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1369
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,112

90. Touro University California

For Ecology

#1156 in North America
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1997

91. California Baptist University

For Ecology

#1183 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

92. Master's University and Seminary

For Ecology

#1192 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

93. Platt College - San Diego

For Ecology

#1206 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$29,641
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$4,104

94. Southwestern Law School

For Ecology

#1208 in North America
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
927
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1911

95. Foothill College

For Ecology

#1253 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$4,300
Enrollment
12,434

96. Bethesda University

For Ecology

#1258 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$21,746
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$2,786

97. Woodbury University

For Ecology

#1260 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,182
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$23,816

98. United States University

For Ecology

#1268 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

99. Concordia University - Irvine

For Ecology

#1270 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Net Price
$29,508
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,623

100. Northcentral University

For Ecology

#1284 in North America
Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

Closest to California states to learn Ecology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 6 110
Oregon 16 23
Utah 9 48
Arizona 7 19
Idaho 6 92
Washington 24 5
Colorado 18 27
New Mexico 7 74
Montana 7 87
Nebraska 12 43
South Dakota 8 146
Kansas 10 58
Texas 63 16
Oklahoma 15 78
North Dakota 5 130
Minnesota 25 10
Iowa 17 21
Missouri 27 57
Arkansas 16 103
Louisiana 21 54
Wisconsin 27 9
Illinois 53 11
Mississippi 11 88
Indiana 26 36
Michigan 29 8
Tennessee 27 49
Alabama 21 68
Kentucky 16 55
Ohio 50 14
Georgia 35 20
West Virginia 14 111
South Carolina 21 82
North Carolina 34 22
Virginia 37 39
Alaska 4 77
Pennsylvania 81 13
Florida 41 6
District of Columbia 8 112
Maryland 25 25
New York 113 2
New Jersey 21 30
Vermont 8 108
Hawaii 7 72
Connecticut 19 17
Massachusetts 59 3
New Hampshire 11 96
Rhode Island 9 80
Maine 15 100
Puerto Rico 11 255