46 Best colleges for Anesthesiology in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Anesthesiology. A graph of 3.32M citations received by 92.8K academic papers made by 46 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: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Anesthesiology

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

3. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#24 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Anesthesiology

#46 in the United States

#54 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Anesthesiology

#54 in the United States

#63 in North America

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

8. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Anesthesiology

#80 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

9. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Anesthesiology

#119 in the United States

#134 in North America

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

10. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Anesthesiology

#151 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Anesthesiology

#170 in the United States

#191 in North America

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

12. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#179 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#182 in the United States

#204 in North America

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

14. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Anesthesiology

#183 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

15. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Anesthesiology

#187 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

16. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Anesthesiology

#194 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

17. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Anesthesiology

#197 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

18. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Anesthesiology

#228 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

19. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Anesthesiology

#236 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Anesthesiology

#244 in the United States

#270 in North America

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

21. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#254 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

22. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Anesthesiology

#303 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

23. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Anesthesiology

#314 in the United States

#348 in North America

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

24. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Anesthesiology

#322 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

25. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Anesthesiology

#334 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

26. Pomona College

Claremont

For Anesthesiology

#345 in the United States

#379 in North America

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

27. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Anesthesiology

#349 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

28. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Anesthesiology

#351 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

29. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Anesthesiology

#353 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

30. Chapman University

Orange

For Anesthesiology

#355 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

31. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Anesthesiology

#358 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

32. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#360 in the United States

#394 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

33. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Anesthesiology

#364 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

34. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Anesthesiology

#367 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

35. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#373 in the United States

#408 in North America

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

36. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Anesthesiology

#389 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

37. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#412 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

38. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#416 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

39. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#440 in the United States

#480 in North America

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

40. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Anesthesiology

#485 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

41. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Anesthesiology

#489 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

42. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Anesthesiology

#492 in the United States

#535 in North America

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

43. University of the West

Rosemead

For Anesthesiology

#493 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

44. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Anesthesiology

#495 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

45. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Anesthesiology

#502 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

46. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Anesthesiology

#509 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Anesthesiology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nevada	3	166
Oregon	6	35
Utah	3	26
Arizona	5	39
Idaho	3	298
Washington	6	6
Colorado	10	25
Nebraska	4	89
South Dakota	4	211
Kansas	5	120
Texas	38	14
Oklahoma	6	90
North Dakota	3	209
Minnesota	4	4
Iowa	5	22
Missouri	12	17
Arkansas	7	78
Louisiana	9	84
Wisconsin	8	27
Illinois	18	20
Mississippi	5	82
Indiana	12	37
Michigan	13	5
Tennessee	15	34
Alabama	12	36
Kentucky	5	55
Ohio	20	23
Georgia	13	21
West Virginia	5	93
South Carolina	4	50
North Carolina	16	32
Virginia	16	43
Pennsylvania	35	7
Florida	18	19
District of Columbia	5	66
Maryland	9	2
New York	46	12
New Jersey	10	65
Connecticut	7	10
Massachusetts	21	1
New Hampshire	3	112
Rhode Island	4	64
Maine	3	267
Puerto Rico	4	282