100 Best colleges for History in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 11M citations received by 349K academic papers made by 118 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 History

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

2. Stanford University

For History

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For History

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

4. University of California - Davis

For History

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For History

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

6. University of Southern California

For History

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

7. University of California - Irvine

For History

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

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For History

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

9. University of California - San Francisco

For History

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

10. California Institute of Technology

For History

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

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

For History

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

12. University of California - Riverside

For History

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

13. San Diego State University

For History

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

14. San Jose State University

For History

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

15. San Francisco State University

For History

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

16. Naval Postgraduate School

For History

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

17. California State University - Long Beach

For History

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

18. California State University - Fullerton

For History

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

19. University of San Francisco

For History

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

20. Santa Clara University

For History

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

21. California State University - Northridge

For History

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

22. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For History

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

23. Loyola Marymount University

For History

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

24. California State University - Los Angeles

For History

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

25. Claremont Graduate University

For History

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

27. California State University - Fresno

For History

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

28. California State University - Sacramento

For History

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

29. Loma Linda University

For History

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

30. University of California - Merced

For History

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

31. University of San Diego

For History

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

32. Humboldt State University

For History

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

33. Chapman University

For History

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

34. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For History

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

35. Pomona College

For History

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

36. California State University - Chico

For History

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

37. California State University - San Bernardino

For History

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

38. Sonoma State University

For History

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

39. Palo Alto University

For History

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

40. Pepperdine University

For History

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

41. Claremont McKenna College

For History

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

42. California State University - San Marcos

For History

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

43. University of the Pacific

For History

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

44. Occidental College

For History

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

45. Alliant International University - San Diego

For History

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

46. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For History

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

47. California State University Maritime Academy

For History

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

48. University of the West

For History

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

49. California State University - Bakersfield

For History

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

50. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For History

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

51. Fuller Theological Seminary

For History

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

52. California State University - East Bay

For History

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

53. Harvey Mudd College

For History

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

55. California State University - Monterey Bay

For History

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

56. University of Redlands

For History

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

57. Saybrook University

For History

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

58. Pitzer College

For History

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

59. West Los Angeles College

For History

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

60. Biola University

For History

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

62. Mills College

For History

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

63. Saint Mary's College of California

For History

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

64. California State University - Stanislaus

For History

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

65. Western University of Health Sciences

For History

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

66. Scripps College

For History

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

67. Whittier College

For History

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

68. Azusa Pacific University

For History

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

69. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For History

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

70. American Jewish University

For History

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

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

72. Fielding Graduate University

For History

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

73. Dominican University of California

For History

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

74. Soka University of America

For History

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

75. University of La Verne

For History

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

76. California State University - Channel Islands

For History

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

77. Westmont College

For History

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

78. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For History

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

79. California Institute of Integral Studies

For History

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

80. Antioch University

For History

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

81. California Western School of Law

For History

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

82. Point Loma Nazarene University

For History

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

83. Claremont School of Theology

For History

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

84. La Sierra University

For History

#1023 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Net Price
$25,076
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,867

85. California Lutheran University

For History

#1034 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

86. Vanguard University of Southern California

For History

#1037 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$24,279
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,914

87. Pacifica Graduate Institute

For History

#1055 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
851
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1974

88. Wright Institute

For History

#1067 in North America
Enrollment
520
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

89. Keck Graduate Institute

For History

#1090 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
668
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

90. Woodbury University

For History

#1097 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,182
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$23,816

91. Touro University California

For History

#1115 in North America
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1997

92. California Baptist University

For History

#1120 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

93. Menlo College

For History

#1128 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Net Price
$29,151
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,632

94. Southwestern Law School

For History

#1168 in North America
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
927
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1911

95. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For History

#1171 in North America
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
126
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

96. Notre Dame de Namur University

For History

#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

#1204 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
271
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

98. California College of the Arts

For History

#1209 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$47,862
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$27,563

99. Ashford University

For History

#1211 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

100. Master's University and Seminary

For History

#1254 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

Closest to California states to learn History

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 5 130
Oregon 17 59
Utah 10 45
Arizona 7 26
Idaho 6 135
Washington 24 5
Colorado 20 47
New Mexico 7 92
Montana 6 126
Nebraska 11 58
South Dakota 8 260
Kansas 13 78
Texas 72 19
Oklahoma 18 93
North Dakota 5 213
Minnesota 26 17
Iowa 28 40
Missouri 35 38
Arkansas 17 128
Louisiana 22 65
Wisconsin 31 9
Illinois 72 11
Mississippi 12 158
Indiana 31 50
Michigan 37 3
Tennessee 32 55
Alabama 23 101
Kentucky 22 56
Ohio 57 18
Georgia 43 39
West Virginia 16 106
South Carolina 25 64
North Carolina 44 21
Virginia 41 35
Alaska 4 155
Pennsylvania 96 14
Florida 47 24
District of Columbia 10 52
Maryland 26 20
New York 127 6
New Jersey 25 22
Vermont 10 120
Hawaii 6 90
Connecticut 20 10
Massachusetts 69 2
New Hampshire 11 87
Rhode Island 9 71
Maine 12 164
Puerto Rico 12 431