100 Best colleges for Sociology in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 18.2M citations received by 520K academic papers made by 125 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 Sociology

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Sociology

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Sociology

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

4. University of Southern California

For Sociology

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

5. University of California - San Francisco

For Sociology

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Sociology

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

7. University of California-San Diego

For Sociology

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Sociology

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Sociology

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

10. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Sociology

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

11. San Diego State University

For Sociology

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

12. University of California - Riverside

For Sociology

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

13. California Institute of Technology

For Sociology

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

14. San Francisco State University

For Sociology

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

15. San Jose State University

For Sociology

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

16. California State University - Fullerton

For Sociology

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

17. California State University - Long Beach

For Sociology

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

18. Santa Clara University

For Sociology

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

19. California State University - Los Angeles

For Sociology

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

20. Loyola Marymount University

For Sociology

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

21. Claremont Graduate University

For Sociology

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

22. Loma Linda University

For Sociology

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

23. University of San Francisco

For Sociology

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

24. California State University - Northridge

For Sociology

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

25. University of San Diego

For Sociology

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

27. California State University - Sacramento

For Sociology

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

28. California State University - San Bernardino

For Sociology

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

29. Chapman University

For Sociology

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

30. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Sociology

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

31. California State University - Fresno

For Sociology

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

32. Naval Postgraduate School

For Sociology

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

33. University of California - Merced

For Sociology

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

34. Sonoma State University

For Sociology

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

35. Pepperdine University

For Sociology

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

36. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Sociology

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

37. California State University - Chico

For Sociology

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

38. Humboldt State University

For Sociology

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

39. Palo Alto University

For Sociology

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

40. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Sociology

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

41. Claremont McKenna College

For Sociology

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

42. California State University - San Marcos

For Sociology

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

43. Pomona College

For Sociology

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

44. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Sociology

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

45. University of the Pacific

For Sociology

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

46. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Sociology

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

47. Azusa Pacific University

For Sociology

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

48. Occidental College

For Sociology

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

49. University of Redlands

For Sociology

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

50. Mills College

For Sociology

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

51. Fielding Graduate University

For Sociology

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

52. California State University - East Bay

For Sociology

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

53. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Sociology

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

54. Saybrook University

For Sociology

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

55. California State University - Bakersfield

For Sociology

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

56. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Sociology

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

57. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Sociology

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

58. California State University - Stanislaus

For Sociology

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

59. Western University of Health Sciences

For Sociology

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

60. University of the West

For Sociology

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

61. Pitzer College

For Sociology

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

62. West Los Angeles College

For Sociology

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

63. Biola University

For Sociology

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

64. Saint Mary's College of California

For Sociology

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

65. Harvey Mudd College

For Sociology

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

66. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Sociology

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

67. Dominican University of California

For Sociology

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

68. Antioch University

For Sociology

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

69. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Sociology

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

70. Scripps College

For Sociology

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

71. University of La Verne

For Sociology

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

72. Graduate Theological Union

For Sociology

Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

73. Whittier College

For Sociology

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

74. Claremont School of Theology

For Sociology

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

75. California State University - Channel Islands

For Sociology

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

77. California State University Maritime Academy

For Sociology

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

78. Wright Institute

For Sociology

Enrollment
520
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

79. California Western School of Law

For Sociology

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

80. Touro University California

For Sociology

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

81. California Lutheran University

For Sociology

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

82. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Sociology

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

83. Woodbury University

For Sociology

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

84. Northcentral University

For Sociology

#1034 in North America
Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

85. Soka University of America

For Sociology

#1044 in North America
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$17,928
Receiving Aid
100%

86. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Sociology

#1048 in North America
Acceptance Rate
45%
Net Price
$50,126
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$6,832

87. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Sociology

#1051 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
271
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

88. Southwestern Law School

For Sociology

#1059 in North America
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
927
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1911

89. Ashford University

For Sociology

#1077 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

90. La Sierra University

For Sociology

#1084 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Net Price
$25,076
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,867

91. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Sociology

#1085 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

92. Westmont College

For Sociology

#1100 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1369
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,112

93. Keck Graduate Institute

For Sociology

#1104 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
668
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

94. Samuel Merritt University

For Sociology

#1121 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,911
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1909

95. Pacifica Graduate Institute

For Sociology

#1143 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
851
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1974

96. California Baptist University

For Sociology

#1169 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

97. United States University

For Sociology

#1182 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

98. Cypress College

For Sociology

#1192 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$7,377
Enrollment
13,523

99. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Sociology

#1228 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$24,279
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,914

Closest to California states to learn Sociology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 6 150
Oregon 17 104
Utah 11 43
Arizona 9 24
Idaho 7 186
Washington 28 4
Colorado 21 60
New Mexico 7 86
Montana 8 160
Nebraska 13 87
South Dakota 8 292
Kansas 15 66
Texas 77 25
Oklahoma 21 115
North Dakota 6 215
Minnesota 28 14
Iowa 32 42
Missouri 37 38
Arkansas 16 159
Louisiana 23 92
Wisconsin 30 12
Illinois 75 13
Mississippi 13 178
Indiana 34 62
Michigan 41 2
Tennessee 36 44
Alabama 25 68
Kentucky 27 55
Ohio 61 17
Georgia 47 35
West Virginia 17 119
South Carolina 25 56
North Carolina 46 16
Virginia 42 39
Alaska 4 263
Pennsylvania 100 11
Florida 56 33
District of Columbia 11 54
Maryland 27 7
New York 133 5
New Jersey 27 34
Vermont 11 122
Hawaii 6 96
Connecticut 21 10
Massachusetts 72 1
New Hampshire 12 98
Rhode Island 9 63
Maine 13 206
Puerto Rico 14 518