45 Best colleges for Petrology and Geochemistry 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 Petrology and Geochemistry. A graph of 2.44M citations received by 45.2K academic papers made by 45 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. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#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 - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#20 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#22 in the United States

#25 in North America

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

7. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#23 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

8. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#34 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

9. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#49 in the United States

#57 in North America

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

10. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#70 in the United States

#84 in North America

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

11. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#113 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

12. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#124 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

13. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#126 in the United States

#156 in North America

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

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#130 in the United States

#160 in North America

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

15. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#177 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

16. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#181 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

17. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#182 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

18. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#188 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#195 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

20. Pomona College

Claremont

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#205 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

21. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#232 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

22. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#236 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

23. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#247 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

24. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#274 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

25. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#276 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#281 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

27. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#289 in the United States

#334 in North America

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

28. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#293 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

29. Ashford University

San Diego

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#302 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,771
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,234

30. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#305 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

31. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#308 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

32. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#327 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

33. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#334 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

34. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#336 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

35. Chapman University

Orange

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#349 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

36. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#352 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

37. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#365 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

38. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#401 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

39. University of the West

Rosemead

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#407 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

40. Claremont McKenna College

Claremont

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#410 in the United States

#461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,978

41. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#412 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

42. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#428 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 13,333

43. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#430 in the United States

#482 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,480
Enrollment: 6,742

44. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#434 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $52,216

45. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#450 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Petrology and Geochemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	5	30
Utah	4	36
Arizona	3	7
Idaho	3	106
Washington	9	11
Colorado	9	27
New Mexico	4	39
Montana	3	125
South Dakota	4	145
Kansas	4	60
Texas	36	4
Oklahoma	3	56
North Dakota	2	170
Minnesota	6	14
Iowa	3	75
Missouri	8	57
Arkansas	3	117
Louisiana	5	44
Wisconsin	9	13
Illinois	16	15
Mississippi	4	135
Indiana	8	31
Michigan	11	5
Tennessee	8	45
Alabama	8	92
Kentucky	7	53
Ohio	20	29
Georgia	11	35
South Carolina	6	61
North Carolina	11	50
Virginia	11	25
Pennsylvania	21	10
Florida	15	33
District of Columbia	5	128
Maryland	11	24
New York	46	9
New Jersey	9	28
Vermont	3	150
Hawaii	2	43
Connecticut	6	21
Massachusetts	22	1
New Hampshire	3	76
Rhode Island	3	26
Maine	5	101