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 106M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 102 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
3. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
4. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
5. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
6. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Enrollment
- 3,165
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
7. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
8. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
9. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $18,107
- Enrollment
- 26,124
10. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,162
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $47,556
11. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $18,676
- Enrollment
- 26,847
12. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $19,199
- Enrollment
- 19,841
13. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $9,026
- Enrollment
- 36,484
14. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,787
- Male:Female
- 79:21
- Founded
- 1909
15. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $9,184
- Enrollment
- 37,133
16. California State University - Fullerton
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $9,215
- Enrollment
- 40,738
17. Santa Clara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $48,469
18. California State University - Northridge
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $10,882
- Enrollment
- 40,108
19. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,433
- Enrollment
- 40,190
20. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
- Average Aid
- $9,586
- Enrollment
- 26,899
21. Loma Linda University
- Enrollment
- 4,390
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1905
22. California State University - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $10,909
- Enrollment
- 27,513
23. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $5,988
- Enrollment
- 22,231
24. University of California - Merced
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $21,623
- Enrollment
- 9,093
25. Palo Alto University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,149
- Male:Female
- 17:83
- Founded
- 1975
26. Claremont Graduate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,953
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1925
27. University of San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $39,825
28. California State University - Sacramento
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $9,769
- Enrollment
- 32,498
29. Chapman University
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $40,451
30. California State University - San Bernardino
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $10,157
- Enrollment
- 19,514
31. California State University - Fresno
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $10,314
- Enrollment
- 25,047
33. University of San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Net Price
- $34,155
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $34,413
34. Loyola Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $40,180
35. California State University - San Marcos
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
- Average Aid
- $9,298
- Enrollment
- 16,255
36. Humboldt State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $9,716
- Enrollment
- 5,908
37. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,025
- Enrollment
- 29,456
38. California State University - Chico
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $8,691
- Enrollment
- 15,702
39. Pomona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $17,000
40. Claremont McKenna College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $21,663
41. California State University - Dominguez Hills
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $10,180
- Enrollment
- 17,837
42. Pepperdine University
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $40,945
43. Harvey Mudd College
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $33,838
44. University of the Pacific
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $21,311
46. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $26,470
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $10,193
47. Alliant International University - San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $25,481
- Receiving Aid
- 33%
- Average Aid
- $9,411
48. Sonoma State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,547
- Enrollment
- 7,371
49. California State University - Monterey Bay
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $9,097
- Enrollment
- 7,503
50. California State University - East Bay
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $8,540
- Enrollment
- 15,189
51. Western University of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,788
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1977
52. California State University - Bakersfield
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $10,725
- Enrollment
- 10,972
53. West Los Angeles College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $6,319
- Enrollment
- 9,481
54. Azusa Pacific University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1116
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $27,112
55. Mills College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1396
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,283
56. California State University - Stanislaus
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,785
- Enrollment
- 10,481
57. Occidental College
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $43,047
58. California State University Maritime Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $7,663
- Enrollment
- 925
59. University of the West
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $13,225
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $5,975
60. Fielding Graduate University
- Enrollment
- 1,146
- Male:Female
- 22:78
- Founded
- 1974
61. University of Redlands
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $21,578
62. Saint Mary's College of California
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Net Price
- $25,022
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $37,096
63. Saybrook University
- Enrollment
- 915
- Male:Female
- 18:82
- Founded
- 1971
64. California State University - Channel Islands
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $9,261
- Enrollment
- 6,966
65. University of La Verne
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $22,538
66. Golden Gate University - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Enrollment
- 2,425
- Male:Female
- 55:45
- Founded
- 1901
68. Biola University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1226
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $29,123
69. Touro University California
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Enrollment
- 1,248
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1997
70. Northcentral University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Enrollment
- 12,648
- Male:Female
- 24:76
71. Keck Graduate Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Enrollment
- 573
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1997
72. Pitzer College
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Net Price
- $19,153
- Receiving Aid
- 48%
- Average Aid
- $39,399
73. Scripps College
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $44,770
74. United States University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $13,529
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $3,125
75. Pardee RAND Graduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Enrollment
- 132
- Male:Female
- 54:46
- Founded
- 1970
76. Marshall B Ketchum University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Enrollment
- 729
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1904
77. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Net Price
- $33,638
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,389
78. Antioch University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Enrollment
- 815
- Male:Female
- 26:74
80. Point Loma Nazarene University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $34,851
81. Southern States University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $2,640
- Receiving Aid
- 6%
- Average Aid
- $5,478
82. Dominican University of California
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1169
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $45,001
83. Whittier College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $22,091
84. California Lutheran University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,065
85. Trident University International
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Net Price
- $13,916
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $4,188
86. Soka University of America
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1303
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $10,586
87. Ashford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,585
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $4,803
88. Wright Institute
- Enrollment
- 517
- Male:Female
- 21:79
- Founded
- 1969
89. Menlo College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Net Price
- $35,658
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $29,409
90. Westmont College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,554
91. Southern California University of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $17,273
- Receiving Aid
- 50%
- Average Aid
- $2,117
92. Samuel Merritt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Enrollment
- 2,048
- Male:Female
- 24:76
- Founded
- 1909
93. Woodbury University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $32,293
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,275
94. La Sierra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1010
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $25,230
95. California Baptist University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Net Price
- $23,494
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,083
96. California Western School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 758
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1924
97. California Institute of Integral Studies
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Enrollment
- 1,833
- Male:Female
- 21:79
- Founded
- 1968
98. Master's University and Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Net Price
- $30,748
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $12,713
99. Pacific States University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 25
- Male:Female
- 64:36
100. West Coast University - Orange County
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $24,624
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $9,052
Closest to California states to learn Mathematics
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Nevada | 5 | 157 |
Oregon | 17 | 89 |
Utah | 10 | 52 |
Arizona | 7 | 35 |
Idaho | 6 | 186 |
Washington | 24 | 5 |
Colorado | 17 | 57 |
New Mexico | 7 | 91 |
Montana | 5 | 196 |
Nebraska | 11 | 82 |
South Dakota | 8 | 321 |
Kansas | 10 | 80 |
Texas | 68 | 15 |
Oklahoma | 14 | 107 |
North Dakota | 5 | 162 |
Minnesota | 26 | 12 |
Iowa | 24 | 42 |
Missouri | 30 | 41 |
Arkansas | 16 | 155 |
Louisiana | 21 | 92 |
Wisconsin | 30 | 14 |
Illinois | 58 | 10 |
Mississippi | 13 | 144 |
Indiana | 28 | 38 |
Michigan | 30 | 3 |
Tennessee | 29 | 48 |
Alabama | 21 | 71 |
Kentucky | 19 | 64 |
Ohio | 52 | 19 |
Georgia | 37 | 27 |
West Virginia | 15 | 116 |
South Carolina | 22 | 66 |
North Carolina | 35 | 18 |
Virginia | 37 | 44 |
Alaska | 4 | 280 |
Pennsylvania | 89 | 8 |
Florida | 45 | 31 |
District of Columbia | 9 | 67 |
Maryland | 25 | 16 |
New York | 116 | 9 |
New Jersey | 23 | 24 |
Vermont | 7 | 128 |
Hawaii | 6 | 113 |
Connecticut | 20 | 22 |
Massachusetts | 57 | 2 |
New Hampshire | 11 | 97 |
Rhode Island | 9 | 54 |
Maine | 9 | 209 |
Puerto Rico | 11 | 376 |