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 58.1M citations received by 1.36M academic papers made by 129 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
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

2. Stanford University

For Medicine

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Medicine

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

4. University of California-San Diego

For Medicine

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

5. University of Southern California

For Medicine

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Medicine

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

7. University of California - Berkeley

For Medicine

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

8. University of California - Irvine

For Medicine

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

9. California Institute of Technology

For Medicine

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

10. Loma Linda University

For Medicine

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

11. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Medicine

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

12. University of California - Riverside

For Medicine

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

13. San Diego State University

For Medicine

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

14. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Medicine

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

16. Palo Alto University

For Medicine

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

17. West Los Angeles College

For Medicine

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

18. San Jose State University

For Medicine

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

19. California State University - Long Beach

For Medicine

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

21. San Francisco State University

For Medicine

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

22. California State University - Fullerton

For Medicine

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

23. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Medicine

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

24. Western University of Health Sciences

For Medicine

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

25. University of the Pacific

For Medicine

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

26. University of San Francisco

For Medicine

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

27. California State University - Fresno

For Medicine

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

28. Humboldt State University

For Medicine

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

29. California State University - Los Angeles

For Medicine

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

30. California State University - Sacramento

For Medicine

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

31. California State University - Northridge

For Medicine

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

32. University of San Diego

For Medicine

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

33. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Medicine

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

34. University of California - Merced

For Medicine

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

35. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Medicine

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

36. Chapman University

For Medicine

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

37. California State University - San Bernardino

For Medicine

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

38. Claremont Graduate University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,903
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

39. Santa Clara University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$50,551

41. Pomona College

For Medicine

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

42. Loyola Marymount University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$52,815

43. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Medicine

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

44. California State University - Chico

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
72%
Average Aid
$9,162
Enrollment
14,183

45. Naval Postgraduate School

For Medicine

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

46. Pepperdine University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1383
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$47,804

47. California State University - San Marcos

For Medicine

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

48. Touro University California

For Medicine

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

49. Fielding Graduate University

For Medicine

Enrollment
1,000
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1974

50. California State University - East Bay

For Medicine

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

51. Sonoma State University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$7,287
Enrollment
6,637

52. Occidental College

For Medicine

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

53. Claremont McKenna College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,701

54. Azusa Pacific University

For Medicine

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

55. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,819
Enrollment
16,426

56. University of the West

For Medicine

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

57. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Medicine

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

58. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$8,702
Enrollment
7,045

59. California State University - Bakersfield

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,750
Enrollment
9,613

60. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Medicine

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

61. Dominican University of California

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$49,907

62. Keck Graduate Institute

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
668
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

63. Graduate Theological Union

For Medicine

Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

64. Harvey Mudd College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$39,850

65. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

66. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
2,661
Male:Female
55:45
Founded
1901

67. Whittier College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,368

68. Samuel Merritt University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,911
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1909

69. Mills College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$25,283
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,278

70. California State University - Stanislaus

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,696
Enrollment
10,154

71. Biola University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,522

72. California State University Maritime Academy

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$9,529
Enrollment
849

73. University of Redlands

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1196
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,157

74. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
126
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

75. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$17,273
Receiving Aid
50%
Average Aid
$2,117

76. Ashford University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

77. Wright Institute

For Medicine

Enrollment
520
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

78. Scripps College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,923

79. Pitzer College

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
18%
Net Price
$39,809
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$39,594

80. University of La Verne

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$25,103

81. Saybrook University

For Medicine

Enrollment
1,013
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

82. Antioch University

For Medicine

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
867
Male:Female
26:74

83. California State University - Channel Islands

For Medicine

#1013 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,412
Enrollment
6,128

84. Saint Mary's College of California

For Medicine

#1022 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$32,129
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,139

85. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Medicine

#1025 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

86. California Western School of Law

For Medicine

#1026 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

87. California Lutheran University

For Medicine

#1047 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

88. United States University

For Medicine

#1053 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

89. Simpson University

For Medicine

#1065 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,251
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$27,704

90. Cypress College

For Medicine

#1066 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$7,377
Enrollment
13,523

91. Bethesda University

For Medicine

#1073 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$21,746
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$2,786

92. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Medicine

#1104 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
2,145
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1968

93. Westmont College

For Medicine

#1119 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1369
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,112

94. California Baptist University

For Medicine

#1123 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

95. La Sierra University

For Medicine

#1147 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Net Price
$25,076
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,867

96. Master's University and Seminary

For Medicine

#1151 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

97. Woodbury University

For Medicine

#1200 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,182
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$23,816

98. Santa Ana College

For Medicine

#1209 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$7,374
Enrollment
23,852

99. Soka University of America

For Medicine

#1219 in North America
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$17,928
Receiving Aid
100%

100. Bakersfield College

For Medicine

#1236 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$6,010
Enrollment
26,873

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 45
Utah 11 35
Arizona 11 46
Idaho 7 205
Washington 31 6
Colorado 20 37
New Mexico 8 82
Montana 9 181
Nebraska 14 86
South Dakota 8 232
Kansas 14 106
Texas 75 14
Oklahoma 19 110
North Dakota 8 201
Minnesota 29 11
Iowa 30 36
Missouri 37 18
Arkansas 17 89
Louisiana 25 78
Wisconsin 33 21
Illinois 68 22
Mississippi 14 120
Indiana 31 39
Michigan 36 4
Tennessee 34 42
Alabama 26 30
Kentucky 26 55
Ohio 61 29
Georgia 43 19
West Virginia 21 112
South Carolina 27 62
North Carolina 43 16
Virginia 42 48
Alaska 4 278
Pennsylvania 101 7
Florida 59 27
District of Columbia 9 64
Maryland 27 2
New York 133 10
Delaware 3 130
New Jersey 27 49
Vermont 12 95
Hawaii 7 126
Connecticut 20 8
Massachusetts 68 1
New Hampshire 12 102
Rhode Island 9 54
Maine 13 242
Puerto Rico 16 311