100 Best colleges for Linguistics in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 10.2M citations received by 267K academic papers made by 107 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. Stanford University

For Linguistics

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Linguistics

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Linguistics

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Linguistics

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

5. University of Southern California

For Linguistics

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

6. University of California - San Francisco

For Linguistics

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Linguistics

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Linguistics

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Linguistics

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

10. California Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

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

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Linguistics

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

12. University of California - Riverside

For Linguistics

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

13. San Diego State University

For Linguistics

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

14. San Jose State University

For Linguistics

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

15. San Francisco State University

For Linguistics

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

16. California State University - Fullerton

For Linguistics

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

17. California State University - Long Beach

For Linguistics

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

18. Santa Clara University

For Linguistics

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

19. Naval Postgraduate School

For Linguistics

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

20. University of California - Merced

For Linguistics

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

21. John F. Kennedy University

For Linguistics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

22. California State University - Northridge

For Linguistics

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

23. California State University - Los Angeles

For Linguistics

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

24. Claremont Graduate University

For Linguistics

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

25. California State University - Sacramento

For Linguistics

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

26. Loma Linda University

For Linguistics

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

27. University of San Francisco

For Linguistics

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

28. California State University - San Bernardino

For Linguistics

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

29. California State University - Fresno

For Linguistics

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

30. Chapman University

For Linguistics

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

31. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Linguistics

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

32. Loyola Marymount University

For Linguistics

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

33. Palo Alto University

For Linguistics

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

34. Pomona College

For Linguistics

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

35. University of San Diego

For Linguistics

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

36. Humboldt State University

For Linguistics

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

37. Claremont McKenna College

For Linguistics

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

38. California State University - San Marcos

For Linguistics

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

39. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Linguistics

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

41. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Linguistics

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

42. California State University - Chico

For Linguistics

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

43. Pepperdine University

For Linguistics

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

44. University of the Pacific

For Linguistics

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

45. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Linguistics

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

46. Sonoma State University

For Linguistics

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

47. Harvey Mudd College

For Linguistics

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

48. Pitzer College

For Linguistics

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

49. West Los Angeles College

For Linguistics

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

50. University of the West

For Linguistics

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

51. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Linguistics

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

52. Occidental College

For Linguistics

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

53. California State University - Stanislaus

For Linguistics

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

54. Mills College

For Linguistics

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

55. California State University - Bakersfield

For Linguistics

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

56. California State University - East Bay

For Linguistics

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

57. Azusa Pacific University

For Linguistics

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

58. University of Redlands

For Linguistics

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

59. Biola University

For Linguistics

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

60. Fielding Graduate University

For Linguistics

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

61. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Linguistics

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

62. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Linguistics

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

63. Western University of Health Sciences

For Linguistics

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

64. Graduate Theological Union

For Linguistics

Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

65. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Linguistics

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

66. California State University Maritime Academy

For Linguistics

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

67. Scripps College

For Linguistics

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

68. Saint Mary's College of California

For Linguistics

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

69. Dominican University of California

For Linguistics

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

70. Antioch University

For Linguistics

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

71. Whittier College

For Linguistics

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

72. Soka University of America

For Linguistics

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

73. Saybrook University

For Linguistics

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

74. Wright Institute

For Linguistics

Enrollment
520
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

75. University of La Verne

For Linguistics

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

76. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Linguistics

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

77. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Linguistics

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

78. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Linguistics

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

79. Westmont College

For Linguistics

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

80. California State University - Channel Islands

For Linguistics

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

81. Keck Graduate Institute

For Linguistics

#1007 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
668
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

82. Ashford University

For Linguistics

#1015 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

83. Master's University and Seminary

For Linguistics

#1032 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

84. Touro University California

For Linguistics

#1034 in North America
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1997

85. Samuel Merritt University

For Linguistics

#1043 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,911
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1909

86. California Lutheran University

For Linguistics

#1045 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

87. La Sierra University

For Linguistics

#1051 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Net Price
$25,076
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,867

88. American Jewish University

For Linguistics

#1053 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$18,651
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$25,048

89. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Linguistics

#1055 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$24,279
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,914

90. Northcentral University

For Linguistics

#1078 in North America
Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

91. California Western School of Law

For Linguistics

#1093 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

92. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Linguistics

#1138 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
271
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

93. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Linguistics

#1149 in North America
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
685
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1904

94. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Linguistics

#1164 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

95. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Linguistics

#1176 in North America
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
126
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

96. United States University

For Linguistics

#1185 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

97. Trident University International

For Linguistics

#1202 in North America
Net Price
$13,916
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$4,188

98. California Baptist University

For Linguistics

#1209 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

99. Menlo College

For Linguistics

#1211 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Net Price
$29,151
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,632

100. Bethesda University

For Linguistics

#1246 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$21,746
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$2,786

Closest to California states to learn Linguistics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 4 143
Oregon 16 64
Utah 10 49
Arizona 7 30
Idaho 6 208
Washington 22 6
Colorado 16 53
New Mexico 7 97
Montana 4 211
Nebraska 9 98
South Dakota 8 335
Kansas 10 77
Texas 68 20
Oklahoma 13 125
North Dakota 5 212
Minnesota 25 25
Iowa 17 35
Missouri 26 38
Arkansas 15 152
Louisiana 20 78
Wisconsin 27 13
Illinois 58 8
Mississippi 11 182
Indiana 27 45
Michigan 28 4
Tennessee 28 42
Alabama 18 76
Kentucky 19 68
Ohio 51 21
Georgia 37 44
West Virginia 13 117
South Carolina 19 80
North Carolina 31 27
Virginia 37 41
Alaska 3 323
Pennsylvania 87 9
Florida 39 37
District of Columbia 8 61
Maryland 24 14
New York 115 7
New Jersey 22 23
Vermont 7 121
Hawaii 5 109
Connecticut 20 15
Massachusetts 60 2
New Hampshire 11 90
Rhode Island 9 60
Maine 9 215
Puerto Rico 7 489