100 Best colleges for Archaeology in California, US

For Archaeology

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

4. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Archaeology

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

5. University of California-San Diego

For Archaeology

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

6. University of Southern California

For Archaeology

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Archaeology

#39 in the United States

#43 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

8. University of California - San Francisco

For Archaeology

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Archaeology

#49 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

10. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Archaeology

#56 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Archaeology

#80 in the United States

#96 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Archaeology

#89 in the United States

#105 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

13. San Diego State University

For Archaeology

#119 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Archaeology

#178 in the United States

#205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

15. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Archaeology

#184 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

16. San Francisco State University

For Archaeology

#195 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $12,996
Enrollment: 22,563

17. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Archaeology

#204 in the United States

#235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $53,883

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Archaeology

#214 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Archaeology

#219 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,795
Enrollment: 42,003

20. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Archaeology

#220 in the United States

#251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,292
Enrollment: 9,110

21. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Archaeology

#221 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $14,338
Enrollment: 23,069

22. University of San Francisco

For Archaeology

#243 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $45,443

23. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Archaeology

#245 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

24. California State University - Northridge

For Archaeology

#246 in the United States

#281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

25. Loyola Marymount University

For Archaeology

#252 in the United States

#287 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

26. California State University - Los Angeles

For Archaeology

#265 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

27. Claremont Graduate University

For Archaeology

#277 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,771
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

28. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Archaeology

#282 in the United States

#321 in North America

Enrollment: 4,210
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1905

29. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Archaeology

#294 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,748
Enrollment: 6,237

30. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Archaeology

#297 in the United States

#338 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $12,326
Enrollment: 24,427

31. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Archaeology

#306 in the United States

#348 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,767
Enrollment: 31,943

32. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Archaeology

#315 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

33. Chapman University

Orange

For Archaeology

#318 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,902

34. University of San Diego

For Archaeology

#320 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

35. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Archaeology

#338 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $66,585

36. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Archaeology

#347 in the United States

#392 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,167
Enrollment: 18,492

37. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Archaeology

#351 in the United States

#396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $11,509
Enrollment: 15,257

38. Pomona College

For Archaeology

#369 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,938

39. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Archaeology

#384 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $9,094
Enrollment: 5,891

40. Claremont McKenna College

For Archaeology

#387 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,895

41. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Archaeology

#394 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,065
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1975

42. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Archaeology

#401 in the United States

#450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,670

43. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Archaeology

#411 in the United States

#461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,123
Enrollment: 16,237

44. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Archaeology

#421 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $11,038
Enrollment: 837

45. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Archaeology

#455 in the United States

#506 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,951
Enrollment: 15,182

46. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Archaeology

#463 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

47. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Archaeology

#468 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,665
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1977

48. Occidental College

For Archaeology

#474 in the United States

#526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $48,400

49. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Archaeology

#495 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $12,185
Enrollment: 7,713

50. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Archaeology

#520 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,966
Enrollment: 10,419

51. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Archaeology

#530 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $12,369
Enrollment: 12,326

52. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Archaeology

#536 in the United States

#593 in North America

Enrollment: 1,890
Male:Female: 53:47

53. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Archaeology

#555 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 3,098
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1901

54. University of the West

Rosemead

For Archaeology

#561 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,713
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,445

55. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Archaeology

#571 in the United States

#630 in North America

Enrollment: 150
Male:Female: 46:54

56. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Archaeology

#577 in the United States

#636 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,482

57. Harvey Mudd College

For Archaeology

#590 in the United States

#649 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $43,966

58. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Archaeology

#597 in the United States

#657 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

59. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Archaeology

#601 in the United States

#661 in North America

Enrollment: 1,057
Male:Female: 17:83
Founded: 1971

60. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Archaeology

#625 in the United States

#687 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $5,857
Enrollment: 9,255

61. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Archaeology

#636 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,143

62. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Archaeology

#638 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $12,492
Enrollment: 9,724

63. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Archaeology

#647 in the United States

#709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $35,332
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,407

64. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Archaeology

#648 in the United States

#710 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $35,558
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $4,276

65. Mills College

Oakland

For Archaeology

#651 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,473

66. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Archaeology

#664 in the United States

#727 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $55,265
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,862

67. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Archaeology

#678 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1422
Net Price: $15,691
Receiving Aid: 100%

68. Pitzer College

For Archaeology

#700 in the United States

#767 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Net Price: $34,979
Receiving Aid: 45%
Average Aid: $51,487

69. Scripps College

For Archaeology

#702 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,396

70. Biola University

La Mirada

For Archaeology

#710 in the United States

#777 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,082

71. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Archaeology

#717 in the United States

#784 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1974

72. Whittier College

Whittier

For Archaeology

#719 in the United States

#786 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,101
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $36,176

73. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Archaeology

#736 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $37,919
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $16,990

74. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Archaeology

#774 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1111
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,530

75. American Jewish University

For Archaeology

#783 in the United States

#851 in North America

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

76. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Archaeology

#808 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $37,456
Receiving Aid: 100%

77. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Archaeology

#809 in the United States

#878 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 1,874
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1968

78. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Archaeology

#812 in the United States

#881 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,528
Enrollment: 5,592

79. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Archaeology

#839 in the United States

#909 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

80. Antioch University

Culver

For Archaeology

#863 in the United States

#935 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 910
Male:Female: 32:68

81. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Archaeology

#880 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $23,848
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,646

82. California Western School of Law

For Archaeology

#888 in the United States

#961 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 650
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

83. Northcentral University

For Archaeology

#919 in the United States

#992 in North America

Enrollment: 9,489
Male:Female: 26:74

84. Keck Graduate Institute

For Archaeology

#924 in the United States

#997 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 622
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1997

85. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Archaeology

#929 in the United States

#1002 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,774

86. Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa

For Archaeology

#947 in the United States

#1020 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $23,286
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,847

87. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Archaeology

#949 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,172

88. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Archaeology

#960 in the United States

#1034 in North America

Enrollment: 518
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1969

89. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Archaeology

#964 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Enrollment: 1,144
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1997

90. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Archaeology

#984 in the United States

#1059 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 230
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

91. Ashford University

For Archaeology

#987 in the United States

#1062 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $32,265
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,648

92. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Archaeology

#990 in the United States

#1065 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $27,862
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,743

93. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Archaeology

#1008 in the United States

#1083 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,696

94. United States University

For Archaeology

#1012 in the United States

#1087 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

95. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Archaeology

#1015 in the United States

#1090 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $37,258
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,081

96. Menlo College

Atherton

For Archaeology

#1028 in the United States

#1103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $32,563
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,174

97. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Archaeology

#1029 in the United States

#1104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 262
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1969

98. Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria

For Archaeology

#1043 in the United States

#1118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 833
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1974

99. Southwestern Law School