100 Best colleges for Archaeology in California, US

For Archaeology

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

4. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Archaeology

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Archaeology

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

6. University of Southern California

For Archaeology

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Archaeology

#39 in the United States

#43 in North America

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

8. University of California - San Francisco

For Archaeology

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Archaeology

#49 in the United States

#54 in North America

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

10. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Archaeology

#56 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Archaeology

#80 in the United States

#96 in North America

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

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Archaeology

#88 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

For Archaeology

#119 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Archaeology

#175 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

15. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Archaeology

#182 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

16. San Francisco State University

For Archaeology

#195 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

17. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Archaeology

#204 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Archaeology

#212 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Archaeology

#216 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

20. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Archaeology

#221 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

21. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Archaeology

#225 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

22. University of San Francisco

For Archaeology

#241 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

23. California State University - Northridge

For Archaeology

#245 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

24. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Archaeology

#247 in the United States

#281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

25. Loyola Marymount University

For Archaeology

#252 in the United States

#287 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

26. California State University - Los Angeles

For Archaeology

#263 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

27. Claremont Graduate University

For Archaeology

#275 in the United States

#312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,763
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

28. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Archaeology

#282 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

29. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Archaeology

#293 in the United States

#333 in North America

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

30. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Archaeology

#297 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

31. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Archaeology

#305 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

32. University of San Diego

For Archaeology

#316 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

33. Chapman University

Orange

For Archaeology

#321 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

34. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Archaeology

#324 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

35. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Archaeology

#338 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

36. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Archaeology

#347 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

37. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Archaeology

#351 in the United States

#396 in North America

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

38. Pomona College

For Archaeology

#365 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

39. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Archaeology

#382 in the United States

#428 in North America

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

40. Claremont McKenna College

For Archaeology

#385 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

41. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Archaeology

#395 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,223
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1975

42. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Archaeology

#400 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,975

43. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Archaeology

#419 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

44. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Archaeology

#424 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,247
Enrollment: 15,431

45. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Archaeology

#454 in the United States

#505 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $11,074
Enrollment: 15,181

46. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Archaeology

#461 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

47. Occidental College

For Archaeology

#473 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

48. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Archaeology

#475 in the United States

#527 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,625
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

49. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Archaeology

#499 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

50. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Archaeology

#525 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

51. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Archaeology

#537 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

52. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Archaeology

#540 in the United States

#596 in North America

Enrollment: 1,935
Male:Female: 52:48

53. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Archaeology

#546 in the United States

#603 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 2,262
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1901

54. University of the West

Rosemead

For Archaeology

#561 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

55. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Archaeology

#569 in the United States

#627 in North America

Enrollment: 178
Male:Female: 50:50

56. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Archaeology

#576 in the United States

#634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1201
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,054

57. Harvey Mudd College

For Archaeology

#586 in the United States

#645 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $42,720

58. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Archaeology

#598 in the United States

#657 in North America

Enrollment: 1,055
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

59. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Archaeology

#599 in the United States

#658 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

60. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Archaeology

#616 in the United States

#676 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $6,817
Enrollment: 9,299

61. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Archaeology

#635 in the United States

#697 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1154
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $26,117

62. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Archaeology

#640 in the United States

#702 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,362
Enrollment: 9,841

63. Mills College

Oakland

For Archaeology

#645 in the United States

#707 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $25,283

64. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Archaeology

#651 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $27,789
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $6,184

65. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Archaeology

#656 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $31,615
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,080

66. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Archaeology

#663 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $50,190
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $7,452

67. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Archaeology

#678 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $18,807
Receiving Aid: 100%

68. Scripps College

For Archaeology

#700 in the United States

#767 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,505

69. Pitzer College

For Archaeology

#701 in the United States

#768 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Net Price: $34,801
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $48,031

70. Whittier College

Whittier

For Archaeology

#707 in the United States

#774 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $32,436
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,008

71. Biola University

La Mirada

For Archaeology

#710 in the United States

#777 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,510

72. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Archaeology

#721 in the United States

#788 in North America

Enrollment: 937
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

73. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Archaeology

#729 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

74. American Jewish University

For Archaeology

#777 in the United States

#845 in North America

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

75. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Archaeology

#782 in the United States

#850 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $27,216

76. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Archaeology

#808 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $51,292

77. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Archaeology

#818 in the United States

#887 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,804
Enrollment: 5,688

78. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Archaeology

#823 in the United States

#892 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,047
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

79. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Archaeology

#846 in the United States

#916 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

80. Antioch University

Culver

For Archaeology

#854 in the United States

#924 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 888
Male:Female: 28:72

81. California Western School of Law

For Archaeology

#874 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 625
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

82. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Archaeology

#893 in the United States

#966 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $28,076
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $21,762

83. Northcentral University

For Archaeology

#914 in the United States

#987 in North America

Enrollment: 10,518
Male:Female: 24:76

84. Keck Graduate Institute

For Archaeology

#923 in the United States

#996 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 602
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

85. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Archaeology

#930 in the United States

#1003 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1227
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,080

86. Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa

For Archaeology

#949 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $20,273
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,955

87. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Archaeology

#950 in the United States

#1023 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,412

88. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Archaeology

#955 in the United States

#1028 in North America

Enrollment: 511
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

89. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Archaeology

#977 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,090
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1997

90. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Archaeology

#982 in the United States

#1056 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 131
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

91. Ashford University

For Archaeology

#989 in the United States

#1064 in North America

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

92. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Archaeology

#999 in the United States

#1074 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,828

93. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Archaeology

#1008 in the United States

#1083 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $36,370

94. United States University

For Archaeology

#1015 in the United States

#1090 in North America

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

95. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Archaeology

#1016 in the United States

#1091 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,257
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,165

96. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Archaeology

#1023 in the United States

#1098 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 244
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1969

97. Menlo College

Atherton

For Archaeology

#1033 in the United States

#1108 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $28,158
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $41,775

98. Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria

For Archaeology

#1044 in the United States

#1119 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 882
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1974

99. Southwestern Law School