49 Best colleges for Anesthesiology in California, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Anesthesiology. A graph of 4.34M citations received by 104K academic papers made by 49 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. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Anesthesiology

#3 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Anesthesiology

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

3. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#28 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Anesthesiology

#45 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Anesthesiology

#55 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

8. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Anesthesiology

#78 in the United States

#91 in North America

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

9. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Anesthesiology

#120 in the United States

#135 in North America

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

10. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Anesthesiology

#160 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Anesthesiology

#165 in the United States

#185 in North America

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

12. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Anesthesiology

#177 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

13. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Anesthesiology

#180 in the United States

#202 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

14. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Anesthesiology

#183 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

15. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#191 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

16. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#192 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

17. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Anesthesiology

#207 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

18. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Anesthesiology

#224 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

19. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Anesthesiology

#234 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

20. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Anesthesiology

#237 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Anesthesiology

#242 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

22. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#265 in the United States

#293 in North America

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

23. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Anesthesiology

#309 in the United States

#343 in North America

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

24. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Anesthesiology

#325 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

25. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Anesthesiology

#335 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

26. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Anesthesiology

#346 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

27. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Anesthesiology

#358 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

28. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Anesthesiology

#360 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

29. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#361 in the United States

#395 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

30. Pomona College

Claremont

For Anesthesiology

#364 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

31. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Anesthesiology

#366 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

32. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Anesthesiology

#369 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

33. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Anesthesiology

#399 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

34. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#407 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

35. Chapman University

Orange

For Anesthesiology

#411 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

36. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Anesthesiology

#419 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

37. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#442 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

38. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#458 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

39. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#463 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

40. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Anesthesiology

#481 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

41. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Anesthesiology

#497 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

42. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Anesthesiology

#506 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

43. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Anesthesiology

#513 in the United States

#558 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 653
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1904

44. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Anesthesiology

#515 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

45. University of the West

Rosemead

For Anesthesiology

#524 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

46. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Anesthesiology

#525 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

47. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Anesthesiology

#534 in the United States

#580 in North America

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

48. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Anesthesiology

#535 in the United States

#581 in North America

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

49. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Anesthesiology

#543 in the United States

#589 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $27,862
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,743

Closest to California states to learn Anesthesiology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nevada	3	169
Oregon	6	36
Utah	4	26
Arizona	5	40
Idaho	3	311
Washington	7	5
Colorado	10	24
Nebraska	4	88
South Dakota	3	202
Kansas	5	111
Texas	41	14
Oklahoma	7	91
North Dakota	2	206
Minnesota	4	4
Iowa	5	21
Missouri	13	16
Arkansas	7	74
Louisiana	9	85
Wisconsin	8	23
Illinois	20	19
Mississippi	6	83
Indiana	14	35
Michigan	13	6
Tennessee	18	39
Alabama	12	38
Kentucky	5	56
Ohio	20	25
Georgia	13	22
West Virginia	5	89
South Carolina	5	49
North Carolina	17	32
Virginia	16	42
Pennsylvania	37	7
Florida	21	18
District of Columbia	5	67
Maryland	9	2
New York	48	12
New Jersey	9	53
Connecticut	7	10
Massachusetts	25	1
New Hampshire	3	109
Rhode Island	4	65
Maine	3	271
Puerto Rico	5	269