56 Best colleges for Paramedicine and Emergency medicine in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 2.15M citations received by 59.8K academic papers made by 56 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: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
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: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

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: $17,998

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: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#23 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

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: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#65 in the United States

#76 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

8. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#71 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

9. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#110 in the United States

#124 in North America

Enrollment: 4,202
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

10. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#118 in the United States

#133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

11. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#189 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,223
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1975

12. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#193 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

13. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#197 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#234 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

15. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#239 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $27,789
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $6,184

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: 3,625
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

17. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#257 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

18. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#258 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

19. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#261 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

20. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#264 in the United States

#295 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

#272 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

22. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#275 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $6,817
Enrollment: 9,299

23. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#277 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $52,216

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: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

25. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#292 in the United States

#324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

26. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#315 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

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: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

28. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#329 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

29. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#335 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

30. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#339 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

31. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#343 in the United States

#378 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,975

32. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#350 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

33. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#354 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,763
Male:Female: 40:60
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: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

35. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#364 in the United States

#401 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,046
Enrollment: 6,156

36. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#366 in the United States

#403 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

37. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#371 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

38. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#372 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 13,333

39. Pomona College

Claremont

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#390 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,423

40. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#391 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 18,925

41. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#396 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $24,868
Enrollment: 9,147

42. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#398 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,331
Enrollment: 14,523

43. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#408 in the United States

#448 in North America

Enrollment: 937
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

44. United States University

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#409 in the United States

#449 in North America

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

45. Chapman University

Orange

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#415 in the United States

#457 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,037

46. University of the West

Rosemead

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#421 in the United States

#463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,137
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,807

47. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#443 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1154
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $26,117

48. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#464 in the United States

#506 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

49. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#479 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,090
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1997

50. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#482 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

51. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#497 in the United States

#542 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $11,063
Enrollment: 805

52. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#499 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $10,441
Enrollment: 26,848

53. California Western School of Law

San Diego

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#538 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 625
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

54. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#559 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,247
Enrollment: 15,431

55. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#570 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $11,074
Enrollment: 15,181

56. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#589 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $51,292

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	266
Washington	10	3
Colorado	11	12
Nebraska	4	113
South Dakota	4	238
Kansas	7	103
Texas	40	37
Oklahoma	6	125
North Dakota	2	170
Minnesota	7	17
Iowa	5	33
Missouri	12	28
Arkansas	6	92
Louisiana	10	93
Wisconsin	8	36
Illinois	23	27
Mississippi	6	122
Indiana	12	39
Michigan	12	4
Tennessee	17	52
Alabama	9	26
Kentucky	8	55
Ohio	20	32
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	13	2
New York	55	9
New Jersey	14	41
Connecticut	11	8
Massachusetts	29	1
New Hampshire	4	76
Rhode Island	4	21
Maine	4	306
Puerto Rico	4	303