58 Best colleges for Family medicine 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 Family medicine. A graph of 4.08M citations received by 108K academic papers made by 58 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 Family medicine

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

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

2. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Family medicine

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

3. Stanford University

Stanford

For Family medicine

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

4. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Family medicine

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Family medicine

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Family medicine

#43 in the United States

#49 in North America

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

7. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Family medicine

#70 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Family medicine

#75 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

9. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Family medicine

#126 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

10. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Family medicine

#127 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

11. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Family medicine

#162 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

12. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles

For Family medicine

#176 in the United States

#197 in North America

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

13. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Family medicine

#185 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

14. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Family medicine

#190 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

15. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Family medicine

#197 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

16. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Family medicine

#202 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

17. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Family medicine

#204 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

18. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Family medicine

#211 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

19. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Family medicine

#215 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

20. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Family medicine

#225 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

21. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Family medicine

#227 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

22. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Family medicine

#229 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

23. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Family medicine

#238 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

24. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Family medicine

#239 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

25. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Family medicine

#295 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

26. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Family medicine

#301 in the United States

#326 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

27. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Family medicine

#313 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

28. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Family medicine

#316 in the United States

#341 in North America

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

29. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Family medicine

#331 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

30. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Family medicine

#349 in the United States

#379 in North America

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

31. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Family medicine

#350 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

32. Chapman University

Orange

For Family medicine

#354 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

33. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Family medicine

#370 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

34. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Family medicine

#375 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

35. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Family medicine

#385 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

36. Pomona College

Claremont

For Family medicine

#386 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

37. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Family medicine

#409 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

38. University of the West

Rosemead

For Family medicine

#424 in the United States

#459 in North America

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

39. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Family medicine

#435 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

40. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Family medicine

#439 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

41. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Family medicine

#440 in the United States

#478 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1974

42. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Family medicine

#441 in the United States

#479 in North America

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

43. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Family medicine

#447 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

44. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Family medicine

#460 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

45. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Family medicine

#465 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

46. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Family medicine

#474 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

47. Southern California University of Health Sciences

Whittier

For Family medicine

#489 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

48. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Family medicine

#490 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

49. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Family medicine

#499 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

50. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Family medicine

#506 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

51. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Family medicine

#514 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

52. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Family medicine

#515 in the United States

#557 in North America

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

53. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Family medicine

#530 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

54. Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont

For Family medicine

#552 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

55. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Family medicine

#562 in the United States

#607 in North America

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

56. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Family medicine

#575 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

57. West Coast University - Orange County

Anaheim

For Family medicine

#608 in the United States

#657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $28,081
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,020

58. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Family medicine

#613 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Family medicine

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nevada	4	173
Oregon	7	28
Utah	5	42
Arizona	6	53
Idaho	3	266
Washington	10	4
Colorado	11	23
Nebraska	5	68
South Dakota	4	216
Kansas	6	88
Texas	40	21
Oklahoma	7	110
North Dakota	3	221
Minnesota	8	18
Iowa	7	40
Missouri	11	31
Arkansas	7	76
Louisiana	12	60
Wisconsin	9	25
Illinois	24	17
Mississippi	7	120
Indiana	15	33
Michigan	14	7
Tennessee	19	47
Alabama	11	14
Kentucky	10	52
Ohio	24	37
Georgia	13	13
West Virginia	5	99
South Carolina	9	54
North Carolina	21	5
Virginia	17	56
Pennsylvania	39	6
Florida	22	36
District of Columbia	6	46
Maryland	12	2
New York	59	9
New Jersey	13	44
Vermont	3	90
Hawaii	3	107
Connecticut	11	8
Massachusetts	29	1
New Hampshire	4	77
Rhode Island	4	30
Maine	4	298
Puerto Rico	5	244