57 Best colleges for Paramedicine and Emergency 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 Paramedicine and Emergency medicine. A graph of 2.27M citations received by 62.3K academic papers made by 57 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 Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

2. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#13 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

3. Stanford University

Stanford

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#15 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

4. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#16 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#23 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#50 in the United States

#57 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#65 in the United States

#76 in North America

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

8. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#72 in the United States

#84 in North America

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

9. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#110 in the United States

#124 in North America

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

10. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#119 in the United States

#134 in North America

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

11. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#187 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#194 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

13. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#197 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#235 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

15. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#241 in the United States

#270 in North America

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

16. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#245 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

17. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#257 in the United States

#288 in North America

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

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#259 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

19. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#261 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

20. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#265 in the United States

#296 in North America

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

21. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#271 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

22. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#278 in the United States

#309 in North America

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

23. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#279 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

24. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#289 in the United States

#321 in North America

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

25. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#291 in the United States

#323 in North America

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

26. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#315 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

27. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#326 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

28. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#328 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

29. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#339 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

30. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#341 in the United States

#376 in North America

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

31. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#343 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

32. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#350 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

33. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#355 in the United States

#391 in North America

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

34. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#359 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

35. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#367 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

36. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#369 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

37. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#371 in the United States

#408 in North America

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

38. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#372 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

39. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#386 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

40. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#389 in the United States

#427 in North America

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

41. Pomona College

Claremont

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#391 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

42. United States University

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#401 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

43. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#402 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

44. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#407 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

45. Chapman University

Orange

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#415 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

46. University of the West

Rosemead

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#416 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

47. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#447 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

48. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#460 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

49. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#479 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

50. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#484 in the United States

#527 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $11,038
Enrollment: 837

51. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#486 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

52. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#501 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

53. California Western School of Law

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#540 in the United States

#588 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 650
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

54. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#557 in the United States

#607 in North America

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

55. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#563 in the United States

#613 in North America

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

56. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#575 in the United States

#625 in North America

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

57. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#595 in the United States

#649 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nevada	3	150
Oregon	7	30
Utah	5	24
Arizona	5	25
Idaho	3	268
Washington	10	3
Colorado	11	12
Nebraska	4	112
South Dakota	4	237
Kansas	7	103
Texas	41	37
Oklahoma	6	125
North Dakota	2	169
Minnesota	7	17
Iowa	5	35
Missouri	12	29
Arkansas	6	91
Louisiana	10	92
Wisconsin	8	36
Illinois	25	27
Mississippi	6	123
Indiana	12	40
Michigan	13	4
Tennessee	17	52
Alabama	9	26
Kentucky	8	56
Ohio	20	31
Georgia	14	11
West Virginia	4	74
South Carolina	7	54
North Carolina	17	10
Virginia	19	46
Pennsylvania	36	5
Florida	21	38
District of Columbia	5	45
Maryland	14	2
New York	57	9
New Jersey	14	39
Connecticut	11	8
Massachusetts	29	1
New Hampshire	4	77
Rhode Island	4	20
Maine	4	304
Puerto Rico	4	302