100 Best colleges for Geography and Cartography in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 19.4M citations received by 516K academic papers made by 119 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $21,669
- Enrollment
- 45,307
2. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,279
3. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $21,766
- Enrollment
- 46,430
4. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $20,782
- Enrollment
- 42,006
5. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $20,548
- Enrollment
- 39,679
6. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,808
7. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $20,755
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $59,192
8. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $20,389
- Enrollment
- 26,420
9. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $17,411
- Enrollment
- 35,937
10. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,140
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
11. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $22,042
- Enrollment
- 26,809
12. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $21,202
- Enrollment
- 19,478
13. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,934
- Enrollment
- 37,402
14. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,670
- Male:Female
- 78:22
- Founded
- 1909
15. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $9,210
- Enrollment
- 35,751
16. University of California - Merced
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $25,868
- Enrollment
- 9,103
17. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $9,830
- Enrollment
- 25,282
18. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,478
- Enrollment
- 38,973
19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $10,065
- Enrollment
- 22,000
20. Santa Clara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $50,551
21. California State University - Fullerton
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,194
- Enrollment
- 40,386
22. California State University - Northridge
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $10,511
- Enrollment
- 37,579
23. University of San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $42,953
24. California State University - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $10,907
- Enrollment
- 26,460
25. Humboldt State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
- Average Aid
- $9,262
- Enrollment
- 6,025
26. Loma Linda University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 4,280
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1905
27. California State University - Fresno
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,968
- Enrollment
- 23,999
28. California State University - Sacramento
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $9,590
- Enrollment
- 31,818
29. Loyola Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $52,815
30. John F. Kennedy University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Founded
- 1964
31. University of San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Net Price
- $36,008
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $36,408
32. Claremont Graduate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,903
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1925
33. Chapman University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $45,033
34. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
- Average Aid
- $9,040
- Enrollment
- 27,503
35. Palo Alto University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,129
- Male:Female
- 14:86
- Founded
- 1975
36. California State University - Chico
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
- Average Aid
- $9,162
- Enrollment
- 14,183
37. California State University - San Bernardino
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,871
- Enrollment
- 19,803
38. Sonoma State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $7,287
- Enrollment
- 6,637
39. University of the Pacific
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1272
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $28,164
40. California State University Maritime Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 62%
- Average Aid
- $9,529
- Enrollment
- 849
41. Pomona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $19,962
42. California State University - San Marcos
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $8,922
- Enrollment
- 15,109
43. Pepperdine University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1383
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $47,804
44. Claremont McKenna College
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,701
45. Occidental College
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $44,853
46. California State University - Monterey Bay
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
- Average Aid
- $8,702
- Enrollment
- 7,045
47. Alliant International University - San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 0%
- Net Price
- $25,481
- Receiving Aid
- 33%
- Average Aid
- $9,411
48. Golden Gate University - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Enrollment
- 2,661
- Male:Female
- 55:45
- Founded
- 1901
49. California State University - Dominguez Hills
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,819
- Enrollment
- 16,426
50. California State University - East Bay
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $8,659
- Enrollment
- 13,673
51. California State University - Bakersfield
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $10,750
- Enrollment
- 9,613
52. Harvey Mudd College
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $39,850
53. University of the West
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $19,028
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $8,190
54. University of Redlands
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1196
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $28,157
55. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
- Enrollment
- 44
- Male:Female
- 45:55
56. Fuller Theological Seminary
- Enrollment
- 2,089
- Male:Female
- 53:47
57. West Los Angeles College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $6,951
- Enrollment
- 8,656
58. Western University of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,724
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1977
59. Newschool of Architecture and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Net Price
- $50,126
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
- Average Aid
- $6,832
60. Mills College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $25,283
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,278
61. Graduate Theological Union
- Enrollment
- 172
- Male:Female
- 48:52
62. Saybrook University
- Enrollment
- 1,013
- Male:Female
- 16:84
- Founded
- 1971
63. Whittier College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,368
64. California State University - Stanislaus
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,696
- Enrollment
- 10,154
65. Saint Mary's College of California
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Net Price
- $32,129
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $39,139
66. Azusa Pacific University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $26,666
67. Biola University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,522
68. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Net Price
- $27,637
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $11,419
69. Pitzer College
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Net Price
- $39,809
- Receiving Aid
- 39%
- Average Aid
- $39,594
70. Scripps College
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $43,923
71. Fielding Graduate University
- Enrollment
- 1,000
- Male:Female
- 21:79
- Founded
- 1974
72. California State University - Channel Islands
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
- Average Aid
- $9,412
- Enrollment
- 6,128
73. Antioch University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Enrollment
- 867
- Male:Female
- 26:74
74. Soka University of America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Net Price
- $17,928
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
75. Dominican University of California
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1162
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $49,907
76. University of La Verne
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1137
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $25,103
77. American Jewish University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $18,651
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $25,048
78. California Western School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Enrollment
- 623
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1924
79. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Net Price
- $39,401
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,599
80. Keck Graduate Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 668
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1997
81. La Sierra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Net Price
- $25,076
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $21,867
82. California Institute of Integral Studies
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Enrollment
- 2,145
- Male:Female
- 18:82
- Founded
- 1968
83. Wright Institute
- Enrollment
- 520
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1969
84. Westmont College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1369
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,112
85. California Lutheran University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $30,416
86. Vanguard University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $24,279
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,914
87. Touro University California
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Enrollment
- 1,144
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1997
88. Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Enrollment
- 851
- Male:Female
- 26:74
- Founded
- 1974
89. Pardee RAND Graduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 126
- Male:Female
- 58:42
- Founded
- 1970
90. California Baptist University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Net Price
- $27,304
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $22,757
91. Ashford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $25,104
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $5,121
92. Point Loma Nazarene University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $34,933
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,422
93. Brandman University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $26,346
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $1,878
94. Menlo College
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Net Price
- $29,151
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $34,632
95. Woodbury University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $32,182
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $23,816
96. Southwestern Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Enrollment
- 927
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1911
97. United States University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $13,529
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $3,125
98. Northcentral University
- Enrollment
- 11,578
- Male:Female
- 24:76
99. Master's University and Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $30,783
- Receiving Aid
- 62%
- Average Aid
- $13,010
100. Notre Dame de Namur University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $28,243
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $28,217
Closest to California states to learn Geography and Cartography
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni rank |
---|---|---|
Nevada | 7 | 126 |
Oregon | 16 | 45 |
Utah | 10 | 50 |
Arizona | 7 | 21 |
Idaho | 7 | 122 |
Washington | 29 | 4 |
Colorado | 20 | 24 |
New Mexico | 7 | 87 |
Montana | 8 | 113 |
Nebraska | 11 | 57 |
South Dakota | 8 | 195 |
Kansas | 13 | 78 |
Texas | 73 | 14 |
Oklahoma | 18 | 66 |
North Dakota | 6 | 176 |
Minnesota | 27 | 12 |
Iowa | 26 | 32 |
Missouri | 35 | 52 |
Arkansas | 17 | 139 |
Louisiana | 22 | 67 |
Wisconsin | 31 | 10 |
Illinois | 68 | 8 |
Mississippi | 12 | 109 |
Indiana | 31 | 36 |
Michigan | 34 | 5 |
Tennessee | 31 | 53 |
Alabama | 23 | 104 |
Kentucky | 22 | 64 |
Ohio | 56 | 16 |
Georgia | 41 | 26 |
West Virginia | 16 | 101 |
South Carolina | 24 | 77 |
North Carolina | 42 | 38 |
Virginia | 40 | 43 |
Alaska | 4 | 99 |
Pennsylvania | 94 | 9 |
Florida | 49 | 19 |
District of Columbia | 9 | 84 |
Maryland | 26 | 18 |
New York | 122 | 7 |
New Jersey | 25 | 15 |
Vermont | 10 | 132 |
Hawaii | 7 | 72 |
Connecticut | 20 | 25 |
Massachusetts | 66 | 3 |
New Hampshire | 11 | 92 |
Rhode Island | 9 | 62 |
Maine | 13 | 144 |
Puerto Rico | 12 | 281 |