100 Best colleges for History in California, US

For History

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

4. University of California - Davis

Davis

For History

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For History

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

6. University of Southern California

For History

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For History

#41 in the United States

#45 in North America

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For History

#44 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

9. University of California - San Francisco

For History

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

10. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For History

#70 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For History

#80 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For History

#91 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

For History

#122 in the United States

#143 in North America

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

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For History

#173 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

15. San Francisco State University

For History

#184 in the United States

#212 in North America

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

16. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For History

#191 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

17. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For History

#201 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For History

#205 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

19. University of San Francisco

For History

#211 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

20. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For History

#214 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

21. California State University - Northridge

For History

#228 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

22. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For History

#250 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

23. Loyola Marymount University

For History

#259 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

24. California State University - Los Angeles

For History

#270 in the United States

#303 in North America

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

25. Claremont Graduate University

For History

#273 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

26. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For History

#276 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

27. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For History

#288 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

28. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For History

#289 in the United States

#326 in North America

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

29. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For History

#290 in the United States

#328 in North America

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

30. University of California - Merced

Merced

For History

#300 in the United States

#339 in North America

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

31. University of San Diego

For History

#311 in the United States

#351 in North America

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

32. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For History

#326 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

33. Chapman University

Orange

For History

#331 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

34. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For History

#350 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

35. Pomona College

For History

#353 in the United States

#396 in North America

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

36. California State University - Chico

Chico

For History

#356 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

37. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For History

#358 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

38. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For History

#370 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

39. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For History

#380 in the United States

#423 in North America

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

40. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For History

#382 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

41. Claremont McKenna College

For History

#384 in the United States

#428 in North America

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

42. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For History

#397 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

43. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For History

#429 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

44. Occidental College

For History

#458 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

45. Alliant International University - San Diego

For History

#462 in the United States

#511 in North America

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

46. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For History

#465 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

47. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For History

#495 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

48. University of the West

Rosemead

For History

#506 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

49. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For History

#532 in the United States

#585 in North America

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

50. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For History

#537 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

51. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For History

#544 in the United States

#597 in North America

Enrollment: 2,089
Male:Female: 53:47

52. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For History

#545 in the United States

#599 in North America

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

53. Harvey Mudd College

For History

#551 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

54. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For History

#567 in the United States

#621 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

55. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For History

#571 in the United States

#625 in North America

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

56. University of Redlands

Redlands

For History

#591 in the United States

#646 in North America

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

57. Saybrook University

Oakland

For History

#600 in the United States

#657 in North America

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

58. Pitzer College

For History

#613 in the United States

#671 in North America

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

59. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For History

#620 in the United States

#679 in North America

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

60. Biola University

La Mirada

For History

#623 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

61. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For History

#625 in the United States

#684 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 48:52

62. Mills College

Oakland

For History

#627 in the United States

#686 in North America

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

63. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For History

#638 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

64. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For History

#642 in the United States

#702 in North America

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

65. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For History

#656 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

66. Scripps College

For History

#658 in the United States

#720 in North America

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

67. Whittier College

Whittier

For History

#674 in the United States

#736 in North America

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

68. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For History

#682 in the United States

#745 in North America

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

69. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For History

#686 in the United States

#750 in North America

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

70. American Jewish University

For History

#695 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

71. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For History

#716 in the United States

#782 in North America

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

72. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For History

#752 in the United States

#819 in North America

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

73. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For History

#809 in the United States

#877 in North America

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

74. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For History

#814 in the United States

#883 in North America

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

75. University of La Verne

La Verne

For History

#824 in the United States

#893 in North America

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

76. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For History

#832 in the United States

#901 in North America

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

77. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For History

#851 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1369
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,112

78. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For History

#859 in the United States

#929 in North America

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

79. California Institute of Integral Studies

For History

#864 in the United States

#934 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,145
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

80. Antioch University

Culver

For History

#879 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

81. California Western School of Law

For History

#887 in the United States

#957 in North America

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

82. Point Loma Nazarene University

For History

#910 in the United States

#981 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $34,933
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,422

83. Claremont School of Theology

For History

#925 in the United States

#996 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 196
Male:Female: 58:42

84. La Sierra University

Riverside

For History

#952 in the United States

#1023 in North America

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

85. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For History

#963 in the United States

#1034 in North America

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

86. Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa

For History

#966 in the United States

#1037 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $24,279
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,914

87. Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria

For History

#984 in the United States

#1055 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 851
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1974

88. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For History

#994 in the United States

#1067 in North America

Enrollment: 520
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

89. Keck Graduate Institute

For History

#1017 in the United States

#1090 in North America

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

90. Woodbury University

Burbank

For History

#1024 in the United States

#1097 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $32,182
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $23,816

91. Touro University California

Vallejo

For History

#1042 in the United States

#1115 in North America

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

92. California Baptist University

Riverside

For History

#1047 in the United States

#1120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,304
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,757

93. Menlo College

Atherton

For History

#1055 in the United States

#1128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $29,151
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,632

94. Southwestern Law School

For History

#1091 in the United States

#1168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 927
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1911

95. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For History

#1094 in the United States

#1171 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 126
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

96. Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont

For History

#1113 in the United States

#1190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,243
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $28,217

97. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For History

#1127 in the United States

#1204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 271
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1969

98. California College of the Arts

For History

#1132 in the United States

#1209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $47,862
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $27,563

99. Ashford University