100 Best colleges for Mathematics in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 23.3M citations received by 567K academic papers made by 113 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 Mathematics

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Mathematics

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Mathematics

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

4. University of Southern California

For Mathematics

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Mathematics

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

6. University of California - San Francisco

For Mathematics

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Mathematics

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Mathematics

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

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Mathematics

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

10. California Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Mathematics

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Mathematics

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

13. San Diego State University

For Mathematics

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

For Mathematics

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

15. California State University - Fullerton

For Mathematics

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

16. San Jose State University

For Mathematics

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

17. Santa Clara University

For Mathematics

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

18. Loma Linda University

For Mathematics

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

19. California State University - Long Beach

For Mathematics

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

20. San Francisco State University

For Mathematics

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

21. California State University - Northridge

For Mathematics

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

22. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Mathematics

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

23. University of California - Merced

For Mathematics

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

24. Palo Alto University

For Mathematics

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

25. California State University - Los Angeles

For Mathematics

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

26. John F. Kennedy University

For Mathematics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1964

27. Claremont Graduate University

For Mathematics

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

28. California State University - Sacramento

For Mathematics

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

29. University of San Francisco

For Mathematics

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

30. California State University - Fresno

For Mathematics

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

31. Chapman University

For Mathematics

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

32. University of San Diego

For Mathematics

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

33. California State University - San Bernardino

For Mathematics

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

34. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Mathematics

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

35. Loyola Marymount University

For Mathematics

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

36. California State University - San Marcos

For Mathematics

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

37. California State University - Chico

For Mathematics

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

38. Claremont McKenna College

For Mathematics

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

39. Humboldt State University

For Mathematics

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

40. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Mathematics

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

41. Pomona College

For Mathematics

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

42. Pepperdine University

For Mathematics

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

43. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Mathematics

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

44. Harvey Mudd College

For Mathematics

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

46. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Mathematics

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

47. Western University of Health Sciences

For Mathematics

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

48. University of the Pacific

For Mathematics

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

49. Sonoma State University

For Mathematics

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

50. West Los Angeles College

For Mathematics

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

51. California State University - East Bay

For Mathematics

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

52. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Mathematics

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

53. California State University - Bakersfield

For Mathematics

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

54. California State University Maritime Academy

For Mathematics

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

55. Azusa Pacific University

For Mathematics

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

56. University of the West

For Mathematics

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

57. Occidental College

For Mathematics

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

58. Mills College

For Mathematics

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

59. California State University - Stanislaus

For Mathematics

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

60. Fielding Graduate University

For Mathematics

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

61. University of Redlands

For Mathematics

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

62. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Mathematics

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

63. University of La Verne

For Mathematics

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

64. Saint Mary's College of California

For Mathematics

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

65. California State University - Channel Islands

For Mathematics

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

66. Biola University

For Mathematics

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

67. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Mathematics

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

68. Saybrook University

For Mathematics

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

69. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Mathematics

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

70. Touro University California

For Mathematics

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

71. Keck Graduate Institute

For Mathematics

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

72. Dominican University of California

For Mathematics

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

73. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Mathematics

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

74. Pitzer College

For Mathematics

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

75. Scripps College

For Mathematics

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

76. Graduate Theological Union

For Mathematics

Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

77. Southern States University

For Mathematics

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

78. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Mathematics

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
685
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1904

79. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Mathematics

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

80. Antioch University

For Mathematics

#1008 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
867
Male:Female
26:74

81. Soka University of America

For Mathematics

#1012 in North America
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$17,928
Receiving Aid
100%

82. Ashford University

For Mathematics

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

83. Northcentral University

For Mathematics

#1050 in North America
Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

84. Whittier College

For Mathematics

#1055 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,368

85. California Lutheran University

For Mathematics

#1069 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

86. United States University

For Mathematics

#1076 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

87. Wright Institute

For Mathematics

#1080 in North America
Enrollment
520
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

88. Trident University International

For Mathematics

#1101 in North America
Net Price
$13,916
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$4,188

89. Cypress College

For Mathematics

#1111 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$7,377
Enrollment
13,523

90. Samuel Merritt University

For Mathematics

#1112 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,911
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1909

91. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Mathematics

#1123 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$17,273
Receiving Aid
50%
Average Aid
$2,117

92. Brandman University

For Mathematics

#1139 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,346
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$1,878

93. Westmont College

For Mathematics

#1140 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1369
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,112

94. Menlo College

For Mathematics

#1156 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Net Price
$29,151
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,632

95. La Sierra University

For Mathematics

#1180 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Net Price
$25,076
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,867

96. Woodbury University

For Mathematics

#1182 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,182
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$23,816

97. California Baptist University

For Mathematics

#1196 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

98. Master's University and Seminary

For Mathematics

#1198 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

99. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Mathematics

#1232 in North America
Acceptance Rate
45%
Net Price
$50,126
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$6,832

100. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Mathematics

#1246 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$24,279
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,914

Closest to California states to learn Mathematics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 5 160
Oregon 17 96
Utah 10 51
Arizona 8 36
Idaho 7 193
Washington 26 5
Colorado 18 58
New Mexico 7 94
Montana 6 204
Nebraska 12 82
South Dakota 8 309
Kansas 11 85
Texas 70 15
Oklahoma 16 111
North Dakota 6 197
Minnesota 26 13
Iowa 25 43
Missouri 32 42
Arkansas 16 161
Louisiana 23 86
Wisconsin 30 14
Illinois 58 11
Mississippi 13 149
Indiana 29 39
Michigan 32 3
Tennessee 31 49
Alabama 23 65
Kentucky 21 67
Ohio 55 22
Georgia 40 27
West Virginia 15 119
South Carolina 22 68
North Carolina 37 21
Virginia 38 45
Alaska 4 275
Pennsylvania 92 12
Florida 48 33
District of Columbia 9 73
Maryland 25 6
New York 122 9
New Jersey 25 24
Vermont 7 129
Hawaii 6 116
Connecticut 20 19
Massachusetts 59 1
New Hampshire 11 103
Rhode Island 9 56
Maine 11 217
Puerto Rico 12 380