100 Best colleges for Philosophy in California, US

For Philosophy

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Philosophy

#8 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-San Diego

For Philosophy

#18 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

5. University of Southern California

For Philosophy

#23 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Philosophy

#36 in the United States

#43 in North America

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

7. University of California - San Francisco

For Philosophy

#38 in the United States

#45 in North America

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

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Philosophy

#41 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Philosophy

#46 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 Philosophy

#50 in the United States

#62 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 Philosophy

#82 in the United States

#97 in North America

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

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Philosophy

#92 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

For Philosophy

#121 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Philosophy

#169 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

15. San Francisco State University

For Philosophy

#184 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

16. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Philosophy

#198 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Philosophy

#201 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

18. Claremont Graduate University

For Philosophy

#203 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Philosophy

#213 in the United States

#246 in North America

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

20. Loyola Marymount University

For Philosophy

#244 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

21. University of San Francisco

For Philosophy

#248 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

22. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Philosophy

#257 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

23. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Philosophy

#258 in the United States

#295 in North America

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

24. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Philosophy

#265 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

25. California State University - Los Angeles

For Philosophy

#271 in the United States

#309 in North America

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

26. California State University - Northridge

For Philosophy

#275 in the United States

#313 in North America

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

27. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Philosophy

#278 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

28. Chapman University

Orange

For Philosophy

#286 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

29. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Philosophy

#291 in the United States

#332 in North America

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

30. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Philosophy

#292 in the United States

#333 in North America

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

31. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Philosophy

#296 in the United States

#337 in North America

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

32. University of San Diego

For Philosophy

#297 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

33. Pomona College

For Philosophy

#306 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

34. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Philosophy

#308 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

35. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Philosophy

#322 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

36. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Philosophy

#328 in the United States

#371 in North America

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

37. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Philosophy

#345 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

38. Claremont McKenna College

For Philosophy

#382 in the United States

#429 in North America

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

39. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Philosophy

#396 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

40. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Philosophy

#397 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

41. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Philosophy

#400 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

42. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Philosophy

#402 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

43. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Philosophy

#408 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

44. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Philosophy

#419 in the United States

#467 in North America

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

45. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Philosophy

#427 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

46. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Philosophy

#436 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

47. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Philosophy

#450 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

48. Occidental College

For Philosophy

#460 in the United States

#511 in North America

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

49. Biola University

La Mirada

For Philosophy

#483 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

50. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Philosophy

#492 in the United States

#545 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

51. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Philosophy

#497 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

52. Mills College

Oakland

For Philosophy

#527 in the United States

#584 in North America

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

53. University of the West

Rosemead

For Philosophy

#529 in the United States

#586 in North America

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

54. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Philosophy

#546 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

55. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Philosophy

#564 in the United States

#624 in North America

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

56. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Philosophy

#567 in the United States

#627 in North America

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

57. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Philosophy

#590 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

58. Pitzer College

For Philosophy

#591 in the United States

#653 in North America

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

59. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Philosophy

#593 in the United States

#655 in North America

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

60. Harvey Mudd College

For Philosophy

#596 in the United States

#658 in North America

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

61. Graduate Theological Union

For Philosophy

#598 in the United States

#660 in North America

Enrollment: 150
Male:Female: 46:54

62. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Philosophy

#599 in the United States

#661 in North America

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

63. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Philosophy

#616 in the United States

#679 in North America

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

64. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Philosophy

#635 in the United States

#700 in North America

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

65. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Philosophy

#638 in the United States

#703 in North America

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

66. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Philosophy

#644 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

67. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Philosophy

#645 in the United States

#710 in North America

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

68. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Philosophy

#647 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

69. Scripps College

For Philosophy

#721 in the United States

#788 in North America

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

70. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Philosophy

#745 in the United States

#812 in North America

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

71. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Philosophy

#746 in the United States

#813 in North America

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

72. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Philosophy

#757 in the United States

#826 in North America

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

73. Antioch University

Culver

For Philosophy

#790 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

74. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Philosophy

#792 in the United States

#862 in North America

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

75. Whittier College

Whittier

For Philosophy

#796 in the United States

#866 in North America

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

76. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Philosophy

#799 in the United States

#869 in North America

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

77. Wright Institute

For Philosophy

#805 in the United States

#876 in North America

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

78. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Philosophy

#816 in the United States

#887 in North America

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

79. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Philosophy

#827 in the United States

#899 in North America

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

80. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Philosophy

#829 in the United States

#901 in North America

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

81. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Philosophy

#850 in the United States

#923 in North America

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

82. American Jewish University

For Philosophy

#887 in the United States

#960 in North America

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

83. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Philosophy

#910 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

84. United States University

For Philosophy

#913 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

85. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Philosophy

#928 in the United States

#1004 in North America

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

86. Northcentral University

For Philosophy

#948 in the United States

#1024 in North America

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

87. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Philosophy

#953 in the United States

#1029 in North America

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

88. Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria

For Philosophy

#964 in the United States

#1040 in North America

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

89. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Philosophy

#973 in the United States

#1049 in North America

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

90. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Philosophy

#975 in the United States

#1051 in North America

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

91. California Western School of Law

For Philosophy

#986 in the United States

#1062 in North America

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

92. Keck Graduate Institute

For Philosophy

#994 in the United States

#1070 in North America

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

93. Ashford University

For Philosophy

#1033 in the United States

#1110 in North America

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

94. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Philosophy

#1062 in the United States

#1139 in North America

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

95. Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa

For Philosophy

#1077 in the United States

#1155 in North America

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

96. Pacific School of Religion

For Philosophy

#1078 in the United States

#1156 in North America

Enrollment: 124
Male:Female: 40:60

97. Southern States University

For Philosophy

#1087 in the United States

#1165 in North America

Net Price: $2,640
Receiving Aid: 6%
Average Aid: $5,478
Enrollment: 358

98. Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont

For Philosophy

#1119 in the United States

#1197 in North America

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

99. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Philosophy

#1123 in the United States

#1201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,926
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1909

100. Thomas Jefferson School of Law