38 Best colleges for Audiology 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 Audiology. A graph of 1.59M citations received by 34K academic papers made by 38 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 Diego

San Diego

For Audiology

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

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

2. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Audiology

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

3. Stanford University

Stanford

For Audiology

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

4. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Audiology

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

5. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Audiology

#22 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Audiology

#27 in the United States

#32 in North America

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

7. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Audiology

#33 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

8. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Audiology

#36 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

9. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Audiology

#71 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

10. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Audiology

#81 in the United States

#94 in North America

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

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Audiology

#102 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Audiology

#135 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

13. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Audiology

#165 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

14. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Audiology

#174 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

15. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Audiology

#181 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Audiology

#207 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

17. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Audiology

#211 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

18. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Audiology

#224 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

19. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Audiology

#228 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

20. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Audiology

#239 in the United States

#270 in North America

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

21. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Audiology

#245 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

22. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Audiology

#252 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

23. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Audiology

#266 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

24. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Audiology

#269 in the United States

#301 in North America

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

25. Pomona College

Claremont

For Audiology

#274 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

26. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Audiology

#283 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

27. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Audiology

#291 in the United States

#325 in North America

Enrollment: 1,890
Male:Female: 53:47

28. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Audiology

#312 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

29. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Audiology

#315 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

30. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Audiology

#333 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

31. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Audiology

#335 in the United States

#371 in North America

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

32. Occidental College

Los Angeles

For Audiology

#345 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

33. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Audiology

#346 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

34. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Audiology

#348 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

35. Chapman University

Orange

For Audiology

#360 in the United States

#397 in North America

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

36. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Audiology

#386 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,771
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

37. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Audiology

#398 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

38. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Audiology

#402 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $11,509
Enrollment: 15,257

Closest to California states to learn Audiology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	7	25
Utah	3	34
Arizona	4	41
Washington	6	5
Colorado	6	51
Nebraska	4	124
Kansas	3	69
Texas	26	30
Oklahoma	5	101
North Dakota	2	155
Minnesota	3	18
Iowa	3	8
Missouri	8	14
Arkansas	6	99
Louisiana	9	73
Wisconsin	4	6
Illinois	19	12
Mississippi	4	151
Indiana	9	42
Michigan	10	9
Tennessee	7	23
Alabama	4	63
Kentucky	3	62
Ohio	17	29
Georgia	10	35
South Carolina	4	43
North Carolina	11	24
Virginia	11	70
Pennsylvania	27	4
Florida	11	17
District of Columbia	6	48
Maryland	8	2
New York	47	15
New Jersey	9	55
Connecticut	6	16
Massachusetts	21	1
Rhode Island	3	57