20 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Therapy. A graph of 243K citations received by 7.14K academic papers made by 20 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 Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,808
2. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $21,766
- Enrollment
- 46,430
3. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,140
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
4. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $20,782
- Enrollment
- 42,006
5. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,279
6. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $17,411
- Enrollment
- 35,937
7. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $20,548
- Enrollment
- 39,679
8. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $21,669
- Enrollment
- 45,307
9. Loma Linda University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 4,280
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1905
10. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,934
- Enrollment
- 37,402
11. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $9,210
- Enrollment
- 35,751
12. California State University - Sacramento
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $9,590
- Enrollment
- 31,818
13. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $9,830
- Enrollment
- 25,282
14. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,478
- Enrollment
- 38,973
15. California State University - Northridge
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $10,511
- Enrollment
- 37,579
16. Samuel Merritt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Enrollment
- 1,911
- Male:Female
- 23:77
- Founded
- 1909
17. Chapman University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $45,033
18. Palo Alto University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,129
- Male:Female
- 14:86
- Founded
- 1975
19. California State University - Fullerton
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,194
- Enrollment
- 40,386
20. Dominican University of California
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1162
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $49,907
Closest to California states to learn Occupational Therapy
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 5 | 44 |
| Utah | 4 | 48 |
| Arizona | 4 | 73 |
| Washington | 5 | 3 |
| Colorado | 4 | 47 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 86 |
| Texas | 21 | 23 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 131 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 26 |
| Iowa | 2 | 40 |
| Missouri | 5 | 16 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 90 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 104 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 32 |
| Illinois | 12 | 7 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 120 |
| Indiana | 5 | 39 |
| Michigan | 8 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 7 | 57 |
| Alabama | 4 | 6 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 54 |
| Ohio | 10 | 19 |
| Georgia | 6 | 18 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 52 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 22 |
| Virginia | 7 | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 2 |
| Florida | 10 | 10 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 76 |
| Maryland | 7 | 4 |
| New York | 21 | 17 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 31 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 45 |