100 Best Medical schools in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 80.5M citations received by 1.6M academic papers made by 132 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

For Medicine

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

2. Stanford University

For Medicine

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Medicine

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Medicine

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

5. University of Southern California

For Medicine

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Medicine

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

7. University of California - Berkeley

For Medicine

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Medicine

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

9. California Institute of Technology

For Medicine

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

10. Loma Linda University

For Medicine

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

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Medicine

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

12. University of California - Riverside

For Medicine

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

13. San Diego State University

For Medicine

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

14. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Medicine

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

16. Palo Alto University

For Medicine

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

17. Western University of Health Sciences

For Medicine

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

18. West Los Angeles College

For Medicine

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

19. California State University - Long Beach

For Medicine

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

20. San Jose State University

For Medicine

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

21. San Francisco State University

For Medicine

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

22. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Medicine

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

23. California State University - Fullerton

For Medicine

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

25. Humboldt State University

For Medicine

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

26. University of the Pacific

For Medicine

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

27. University of San Francisco

For Medicine

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

28. California State University - Fresno

For Medicine

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

29. University of California - Merced

For Medicine

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

30. California State University - Northridge

For Medicine

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

31. University of San Diego

For Medicine

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

32. California State University - Los Angeles

For Medicine

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

33. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Medicine

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

34. California State University - Sacramento

For Medicine

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

35. Claremont Graduate University

For Medicine

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

36. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Medicine

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

37. Chapman University

For Medicine

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

38. Santa Clara University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$53,883

39. California State University - San Bernardino

For Medicine

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

41. Pepperdine University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$66,585

42. Loyola Marymount University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$59,926

43. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Medicine

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

44. Pomona College

For Medicine

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

45. California State University - Chico

For Medicine

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

46. Naval Postgraduate School

For Medicine

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

47. Touro University California

For Medicine

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

48. California State University - San Marcos

For Medicine

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

49. Fielding Graduate University

For Medicine

Enrollment
915
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1974

50. California State University - East Bay

For Medicine

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

51. Claremont McKenna College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,895

52. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$13,951
Enrollment
15,182

53. University of the West

For Medicine

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

54. Sonoma State University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$9,094
Enrollment
5,891

55. Azusa Pacific University

For Medicine

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

56. Occidental College

For Medicine

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

57. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
46%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

58. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Medicine

Enrollment
1,890
Male:Female
53:47

59. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$12,185
Enrollment
7,713

60. Dominican University of California

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1255
Net Price
$37,456
Receiving Aid
100%

61. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Medicine

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

62. Keck Graduate Institute

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
622
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1997

63. California State University - Bakersfield

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,966
Enrollment
10,419

64. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
230
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

65. Harvey Mudd College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$43,966

66. Biola University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$34,082

67. Ashford University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$32,265
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,648

68. California State University Maritime Academy

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$11,038
Enrollment
837

69. Samuel Merritt University

For Medicine

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

70. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
3,098
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1901

71. Whittier College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$28,101
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$36,176

72. Graduate Theological Union

For Medicine

Enrollment
150
Male:Female
46:54

73. Mills College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,473

74. California State University - Stanislaus

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$12,492
Enrollment
9,724

75. University of Redlands

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1229
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$28,482

76. Wright Institute

For Medicine

Enrollment
518
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1969

77. United States University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$20,197
Receiving Aid
32%
Average Aid
$8,161

78. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$51,174
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$6,566

79. Master's University and Seminary

For Medicine

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

80. Saybrook University

For Medicine

Enrollment
1,057
Male:Female
17:83
Founded
1971

81. Pitzer College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
25%
Net Price
$34,979
Receiving Aid
45%
Average Aid
$51,487

82. University of La Verne

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1111
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$21,530

83. Saint Mary's College of California

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$35,332
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,407

84. Scripps College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,396

85. California Western School of Law

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
650
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

86. California State University - Channel Islands

For Medicine

#1006 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,528
Enrollment
5,592

87. Antioch University

For Medicine

#1030 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
910
Male:Female
32:68

88. California Lutheran University

For Medicine

#1032 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,774

89. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Medicine

#1060 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,696

90. Cypress College

For Medicine

#1065 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$6,345
Enrollment
15,924

91. Simpson University

For Medicine

#1086 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$28,653
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,937

92. California Baptist University

For Medicine

#1088 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$27,862
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,743

93. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Medicine

#1093 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
1,874
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1968

94. Westmont College

For Medicine

#1145 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$32,172

95. La Sierra University

For Medicine

#1152 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Net Price
$23,848
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$27,646

96. Soka University of America

For Medicine

#1157 in North America
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1422
Net Price
$15,691
Receiving Aid
100%

97. Northcentral University

For Medicine

#1176 in North America
Enrollment
9,489
Male:Female
26:74

98. William Jessup University

For Medicine

#1191 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1135
Net Price
$29,679
Receiving Aid
98%

99. Santa Ana College

For Medicine

#1217 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$6,768
Enrollment
27,248

100. Woodbury University

For Medicine

#1238 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$37,258
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,081

Closest to California states to learn Medicine

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 8 158
Oregon 18 46
Utah 11 35
Arizona 11 47
Idaho 7 209
Washington 32 6
Colorado 20 37
New Mexico 9 82
Montana 9 183
Nebraska 14 87
South Dakota 8 230
Kansas 16 100
Texas 79 15
Oklahoma 19 110
North Dakota 9 201
Minnesota 30 9
Iowa 31 36
Missouri 37 17
Arkansas 17 88
Louisiana 25 78
Wisconsin 33 20
Illinois 73 21
Mississippi 14 116
Indiana 35 39
Michigan 36 4
Tennessee 36 43
Alabama 28 31
Kentucky 26 57
Ohio 61 29
Georgia 47 19
West Virginia 21 105
South Carolina 29 59
North Carolina 45 16
Virginia 43 49
Alaska 4 282
Pennsylvania 102 7
Florida 63 25
District of Columbia 9 63
Maryland 27 2
New York 136 11
Delaware 3 131
New Jersey 27 42
Vermont 12 93
Hawaii 7 127
Connecticut 20 8
Massachusetts 70 1
New Hampshire 12 101
Rhode Island 9 54
Maine 13 247
Puerto Rico 16 314