36 Best Dental schools in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Dentistry. A graph of 847K citations received by 27.5K academic papers made by 36 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 Dentistry

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

2. University of Southern California

For Dentistry

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Dentistry

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

4. Stanford University

For Dentistry

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

5. Loma Linda University

For Dentistry

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

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Dentistry

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

7. University of California - Davis

For Dentistry

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

8. University of California-San Diego

For Dentistry

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

9. University of the Pacific

For Dentistry

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

10. University of California - Irvine

For Dentistry

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

11. California Institute of Technology

For Dentistry

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

12. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Dentistry

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

13. Naval Postgraduate School

For Dentistry

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

14. San Diego State University

For Dentistry

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

15. University of California - Riverside

For Dentistry

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

16. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Dentistry

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

17. San Jose State University

For Dentistry

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

18. California State University - Fullerton

For Dentistry

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

19. West Los Angeles College

For Dentistry

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

20. University of San Francisco

For Dentistry

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

For Dentistry

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

22. Western University of Health Sciences

For Dentistry

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

23. Harvey Mudd College

For Dentistry

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

24. Chapman University

For Dentistry

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

25. Humboldt State University

For Dentistry

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

26. University of California - Merced

For Dentistry

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

27. Santa Clara University

For Dentistry

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

28. Palo Alto University

For Dentistry

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

29. California State University - Northridge

For Dentistry

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

30. California State University - Chico

For Dentistry

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

31. San Francisco State University

For Dentistry

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

32. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Dentistry

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

33. California State University - Los Angeles

For Dentistry

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

34. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Dentistry

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

35. California State University - Fresno

For Dentistry

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

36. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Dentistry

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

Closest to California states to learn Dentistry

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 3 141
Oregon 6 42
Utah 3 43
Arizona 4 87
Idaho 3 263
Washington 7 3
Colorado 8 63
Nebraska 4 78
Kansas 3 108
Texas 24 8
Oklahoma 7 96
North Dakota 2 253
Minnesota 4 12
Iowa 3 11
Missouri 9 44
Arkansas 3 125
Louisiana 7 46
Wisconsin 5 31
Illinois 15 24
Mississippi 4 123
Indiana 9 21
Michigan 10 1
Tennessee 9 66
Alabama 6 27
Kentucky 3 34
Ohio 16 13
Georgia 11 20
South Carolina 4 64
North Carolina 8 6
Virginia 10 55
Pennsylvania 18 4
Florida 13 9
District of Columbia 5 92
Maryland 10 23
New York 42 7
New Jersey 9 35
Connecticut 6 39
Massachusetts 18 2
Rhode Island 3 69