22 Best colleges for Optometry in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 252K citations received by 10.4K academic papers made by 22 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 - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $25,951
- Enrollment
- 45,699
2. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $41,496
3. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $24,176
- Enrollment
- 42,376
4. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,126
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
5. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,998
6. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $22,441
- Enrollment
- 46,678
7. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $21,258
- Enrollment
- 39,707
8. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,533
- Enrollment
- 36,582
9. Marshall B Ketchum University
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 686
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1904
10. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $21,732
- Enrollment
- 26,068
11. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,564
- Enrollment
- 19,764
12. Loma Linda University
- Enrollment
- 4,202
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1905
13. University of San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $44,104
14. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $21,566
- Enrollment
- 26,426
15. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $23,397
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
- Average Aid
- $60,201
16. Western University of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,625
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1977
17. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $11,498
- Enrollment
- 23,908
18. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Net Price
- $27,789
- Receiving Aid
- 43%
- Average Aid
- $6,184
19. California State University - Fullerton
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $10,445
- Enrollment
- 41,962
20. Palo Alto University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,223
- Male:Female
- 15:85
- Founded
- 1975
21. California State University - Sacramento
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $11,503
- Enrollment
- 31,172
22. University of San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Net Price
- $37,675
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $37,444
Closest to California states to learn Optometry
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 4 | 26 |
| Arizona | 3 | 28 |
| Washington | 3 | 22 |
| Colorado | 3 | 75 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 74 |
| Kansas | 3 | 129 |
| Texas | 17 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 79 |
| Iowa | 2 | 21 |
| Missouri | 5 | 40 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 87 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 71 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 4 |
| Illinois | 11 | 16 |
| Indiana | 4 | 47 |
| Michigan | 6 | 11 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 46 |
| Alabama | 3 | 10 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 77 |
| Ohio | 8 | 7 |
| Georgia | 4 | 19 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 48 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 18 |
| Virginia | 8 | 61 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 20 |
| Florida | 9 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 58 |
| Maryland | 7 | 1 |
| New York | 24 | 6 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 53 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 39 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 2 |