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

For Geography and Cartography

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

2. Stanford University

For Geography and Cartography

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Geography and Cartography

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Geography and Cartography

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

5. University of California - Davis

For Geography and Cartography

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

6. University of Southern California

For Geography and Cartography

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

7. California Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Geography and Cartography

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

9. University of California - Irvine

For Geography and Cartography

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Geography and Cartography

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Geography and Cartography

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Geography and Cartography

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

13. San Diego State University

For Geography and Cartography

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

For Geography and Cartography

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

15. San Jose State University

For Geography and Cartography

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

16. University of California - Merced

For Geography and Cartography

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

17. San Francisco State University

For Geography and Cartography

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

18. California State University - Long Beach

For Geography and Cartography

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

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Geography and Cartography

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

20. Santa Clara University

For Geography and Cartography

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

21. California State University - Fullerton

For Geography and Cartography

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

22. California State University - Northridge

For Geography and Cartography

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

23. University of San Francisco

For Geography and Cartography

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

24. California State University - Los Angeles

For Geography and Cartography

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

25. Humboldt State University

For Geography and Cartography

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

26. Loma Linda University

For Geography and Cartography

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

27. California State University - Fresno

For Geography and Cartography

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

28. California State University - Sacramento

For Geography and Cartography

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

29. Loyola Marymount University

For Geography and Cartography

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

30. John F. Kennedy University

For Geography and Cartography

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

31. University of San Diego

For Geography and Cartography

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

32. Claremont Graduate University

For Geography and Cartography

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

33. Chapman University

For Geography and Cartography

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

34. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Geography and Cartography

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

35. Palo Alto University

For Geography and Cartography

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

36. California State University - Chico

For Geography and Cartography

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

37. California State University - San Bernardino

For Geography and Cartography

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

38. Sonoma State University

For Geography and Cartography

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

39. University of the Pacific

For Geography and Cartography

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

40. California State University Maritime Academy

For Geography and Cartography

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

41. Pomona College

For Geography and Cartography

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

42. California State University - San Marcos

For Geography and Cartography

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

43. Pepperdine University

For Geography and Cartography

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

44. Claremont McKenna College

For Geography and Cartography

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

45. Occidental College

For Geography and Cartography

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

46. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Geography and Cartography

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

47. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Geography and Cartography

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

48. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Geography and Cartography

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

49. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Geography and Cartography

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

50. California State University - East Bay

For Geography and Cartography

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

51. California State University - Bakersfield

For Geography and Cartography

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

52. Harvey Mudd College

For Geography and Cartography

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

53. University of the West

For Geography and Cartography

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

54. University of Redlands

For Geography and Cartography

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

55. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Geography and Cartography

Enrollment
44
Male:Female
45:55

56. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Geography and Cartography

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

57. West Los Angeles College

For Geography and Cartography

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

58. Western University of Health Sciences

For Geography and Cartography

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

59. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Geography and Cartography

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

60. Mills College

For Geography and Cartography

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

61. Graduate Theological Union

For Geography and Cartography

Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

62. Saybrook University

For Geography and Cartography

Enrollment
1,013
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

63. Whittier College

For Geography and Cartography

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

64. California State University - Stanislaus

For Geography and Cartography

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

65. Saint Mary's College of California

For Geography and Cartography

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

66. Azusa Pacific University

For Geography and Cartography

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,666

67. Biola University

For Geography and Cartography

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,522

68. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Geography and Cartography

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

69. Pitzer College

For Geography and Cartography

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

70. Scripps College

For Geography and Cartography

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

71. Fielding Graduate University

For Geography and Cartography

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

72. California State University - Channel Islands

For Geography and Cartography

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

73. Antioch University

For Geography and Cartography

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

74. Soka University of America

For Geography and Cartography

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

75. Dominican University of California

For Geography and Cartography

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

76. University of La Verne

For Geography and Cartography

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$25,103

77. American Jewish University

For Geography and Cartography

Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$18,651
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$25,048

78. California Western School of Law

For Geography and Cartography

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

79. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Geography and Cartography

Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

80. Keck Graduate Institute

For Geography and Cartography

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

81. La Sierra University

For Geography and Cartography

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

82. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Geography and Cartography

#1017 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
2,145
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1968

83. Wright Institute

For Geography and Cartography

#1019 in North America
Enrollment
520
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

84. Westmont College

For Geography and Cartography

#1035 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1369
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,112

85. California Lutheran University

For Geography and Cartography

#1048 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

86. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Geography and Cartography

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$24,279
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,914

87. Touro University California

For Geography and Cartography

#1074 in North America
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1997

88. Pacifica Graduate Institute

For Geography and Cartography

#1078 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
851
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1974

89. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Geography and Cartography

#1081 in North America
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
126
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

90. California Baptist University

For Geography and Cartography

#1090 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

91. Ashford University

For Geography and Cartography

#1113 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

92. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Geography and Cartography

#1127 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

93. Brandman University

For Geography and Cartography

#1171 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,346
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$1,878

94. Menlo College

For Geography and Cartography

#1176 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Net Price
$29,151
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,632

95. Woodbury University

For Geography and Cartography

#1177 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,182
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$23,816

96. Southwestern Law School

For Geography and Cartography

#1187 in North America
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
927
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1911

97. United States University

For Geography and Cartography

#1188 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

98. Northcentral University

For Geography and Cartography

#1194 in North America
Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

99. Master's University and Seminary

For Geography and Cartography

#1197 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

100. Notre Dame de Namur University

For Geography and Cartography

#1246 in North America
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 United States Flag 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