49 Best colleges for Anesthesiology in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Anesthesiology. A graph of 4.17M citations received by 102K 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: 3,126
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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

3. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#28 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Anesthesiology

#45 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Anesthesiology

#55 in the United States

#64 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

8. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Anesthesiology

#78 in the United States

#91 in North America

Enrollment: 4,202
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

9. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Anesthesiology

#120 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

10. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Anesthesiology

#157 in the United States

#176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $6,817
Enrollment: 9,299

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Anesthesiology

#167 in the United States

#187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

12. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Anesthesiology

#179 in the United States

#200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

13. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Anesthesiology

#182 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,625
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

14. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Anesthesiology

#183 in the United States

#205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,223
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1975

15. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#188 in the United States

#210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $27,789
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $6,184

16. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#190 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

17. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Anesthesiology

#205 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

18. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Anesthesiology

#227 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

19. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Anesthesiology

#234 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,975

20. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Anesthesiology

#236 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,046
Enrollment: 6,156

21. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Anesthesiology

#240 in the United States

#265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

22. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#265 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

23. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Anesthesiology

#312 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

24. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Anesthesiology

#324 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

25. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Anesthesiology

#332 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

26. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Anesthesiology

#347 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

27. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Anesthesiology

#356 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 18,925

28. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Anesthesiology

#357 in the United States

#391 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

29. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#358 in the United States

#392 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

30. Pomona College

Claremont

For Anesthesiology

#363 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,423

31. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Anesthesiology

#365 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

32. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Anesthesiology

#373 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,090
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1997

33. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Anesthesiology

#400 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,247
Enrollment: 15,431

34. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Anesthesiology

#402 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

35. Chapman University

Orange

For Anesthesiology

#410 in the United States

#447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,037

36. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Anesthesiology

#421 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 13,333

37. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#442 in the United States

#482 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

38. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#453 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

39. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Anesthesiology

#457 in the United States

#498 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,113

40. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Anesthesiology

#481 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,894
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1909

41. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Anesthesiology

#494 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

42. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Anesthesiology

#499 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $10,441
Enrollment: 26,848

43. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Anesthesiology

#510 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 686
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1904

44. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Anesthesiology

#512 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $24,868
Enrollment: 9,147

45. University of the West

Rosemead

For Anesthesiology

#515 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,137
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,807

46. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Anesthesiology

#516 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $33,463
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $15,528

47. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Anesthesiology

#525 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

48. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Anesthesiology

#527 in the United States

#572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1154
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $26,117

49. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Anesthesiology

#535 in the United States

#580 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,828

Closest to California states to learn Anesthesiology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nevada	3	169
Oregon	6	36
Utah	3	26
Arizona	5	41
Idaho	3	309
Washington	6	5
Colorado	10	24
Nebraska	4	88
South Dakota	3	201
Kansas	5	111
Texas	39	14
Oklahoma	7	92
North Dakota	2	207
Minnesota	4	4
Iowa	5	21
Missouri	13	15
Arkansas	7	75
Louisiana	9	84
Wisconsin	8	23
Illinois	20	20
Mississippi	6	82
Indiana	13	35
Michigan	13	6
Tennessee	18	39
Alabama	11	38
Kentucky	5	56
Ohio	20	25
Georgia	13	22
West Virginia	5	89
South Carolina	5	50
North Carolina	17	32
Virginia	16	42
Pennsylvania	36	7
Florida	20	18
District of Columbia	5	66
Maryland	9	2
New York	47	12
New Jersey	9	53
Connecticut	7	10
Massachusetts	25	1
New Hampshire	3	110
Rhode Island	4	65
Maine	3	272
Puerto Rico	5	274