100 Best colleges for Geology in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 24.1M citations received by 560K academic papers made by 110 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 Geology

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

2. Stanford University

For Geology

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Geology

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

4. University of California - Davis

For Geology

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Geology

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

6. California Institute of Technology

For Geology

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

7. University of Southern California

For Geology

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Geology

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

9. University of California - San Francisco

For Geology

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

10. University of California - Irvine

For Geology

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Geology

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Geology

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

13. San Diego State University

For Geology

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

For Geology

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

15. San Francisco State University

For Geology

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

16. San Jose State University

For Geology

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

17. University of California - Merced

For Geology

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

18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Geology

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

19. Loma Linda University

For Geology

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

20. California State University - Fullerton

For Geology

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

For Geology

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

22. California State University - Los Angeles

For Geology

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

24. California State University - Northridge

For Geology

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

25. Humboldt State University

For Geology

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

26. Santa Clara University

For Geology

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

27. California State University - Fresno

For Geology

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

28. California State University Maritime Academy

For Geology

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

29. Chapman University

For Geology

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

30. California State University - Sacramento

For Geology

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

31. University of San Francisco

For Geology

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

32. University of the Pacific

For Geology

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

33. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Geology

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

34. Palo Alto University

For Geology

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

35. University of San Diego

For Geology

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

36. Loyola Marymount University

For Geology

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

37. California State University - San Marcos

For Geology

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

38. Pomona College

For Geology

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

39. California State University - Chico

For Geology

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

40. Sonoma State University

For Geology

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

41. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Geology

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

43. Occidental College

For Geology

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

44. California State University - San Bernardino

For Geology

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

45. Claremont Graduate University

For Geology

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

46. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Geology

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

47. West Los Angeles College

For Geology

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

48. Pepperdine University

For Geology

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

49. Western University of Health Sciences

For Geology

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

50. Harvey Mudd College

For Geology

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

51. California State University - Bakersfield

For Geology

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

52. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Geology

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

53. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Geology

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

54. University of the West

For Geology

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

55. Claremont McKenna College

For Geology

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

56. California State University - East Bay

For Geology

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

57. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Geology

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

58. Whittier College

For Geology

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

59. Ashford University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

60. California State University - Stanislaus

For Geology

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

61. University of Redlands

For Geology

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

63. Mills College

For Geology

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

64. Saint Mary's College of California

For Geology

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

65. Scripps College

For Geology

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

66. Azusa Pacific University

For Geology

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

67. Saybrook University

For Geology

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

68. Touro University California

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1997

69. California State University - Channel Islands

For Geology

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

70. La Sierra University

For Geology

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

71. Keck Graduate Institute

For Geology

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

72. Pitzer College

For Geology

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

73. Soka University of America

For Geology

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

74. Fielding Graduate University

For Geology

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

75. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Geology

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

76. Dominican University of California

For Geology

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

77. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
685
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1904

78. University of La Verne

For Geology

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

79. California Lutheran University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

80. Biola University

For Geology

#1001 in North America
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,522

81. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Geology

#1003 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

82. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Geology

#1010 in North America
Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

83. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Geology

#1031 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

84. California Baptist University

For Geology

#1058 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

85. Wright Institute

For Geology

#1083 in North America
Enrollment
520
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

86. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Geology

#1086 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
2,145
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1968

87. Antioch University

For Geology

#1091 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
867
Male:Female
26:74

88. Samuel Merritt University

For Geology

#1103 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,911
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1909

89. Master's University and Seminary

For Geology

#1133 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

90. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Geology

#1176 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$24,279
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,914

91. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Geology

#1177 in North America
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
126
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

92. Westmont College

For Geology

#1199 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1369
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,112

93. Bethesda University

For Geology

#1218 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$21,746
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$2,786

94. United States University

For Geology

#1244 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

95. California Western School of Law

For Geology

#1290 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

96. Cypress College

For Geology

#1291 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$7,377
Enrollment
13,523

97. Pacifica Graduate Institute

For Geology

#1298 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
851
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1974

98. Southwestern Law School

For Geology

#1313 in North America
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
927
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1911

99. Northcentral University

For Geology

#1322 in North America
Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

100. Woodbury University

For Geology

#1325 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,182
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$23,816

Closest to California states to learn Geology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 7 113
Oregon 16 32
Utah 10 42
Arizona 8 19
Idaho 7 125
Washington 25 4
Colorado 18 23
New Mexico 7 77
Montana 8 97
Nebraska 12 65
South Dakota 8 191
Kansas 11 76
Texas 66 16
Oklahoma 15 64
North Dakota 5 173
Minnesota 24 12
Iowa 19 43
Missouri 30 45
Arkansas 16 132
Louisiana 20 57
Wisconsin 27 8
Illinois 59 9
Mississippi 11 114
Indiana 29 36
Michigan 28 5
Tennessee 30 56
Alabama 23 93
Kentucky 20 67
Ohio 52 18
Georgia 34 37
West Virginia 15 116
South Carolina 22 85
North Carolina 35 30
Virginia 40 46
Alaska 4 87
Pennsylvania 88 13
Florida 45 15
District of Columbia 9 119
Maryland 25 21
New York 116 6
New Jersey 21 24
Vermont 9 131
Hawaii 7 74
Connecticut 20 20
Massachusetts 62 1
New Hampshire 11 95
Rhode Island 9 60
Maine 13 123
Puerto Rico 13 263