52 Best Pharmacology schools 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 5.42M citations received by 109K academic papers made by 52 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 Pharmacology

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Pharmacology

#5 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

3. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Pharmacology

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Pharmacology

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Pharmacology

#38 in the United States

#42 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Pharmacology

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Pharmacology

#50 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

8. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Pharmacology

#80 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

9. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Pharmacology

#109 in the United States

#123 in North America

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

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Pharmacology

#134 in the United States

#149 in North America

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

11. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Pharmacology

#151 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Pharmacology

#152 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

13. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Pharmacology

#157 in the United States

#176 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

14. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Pharmacology

#163 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,625
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

15. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Pharmacology

#183 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

16. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Pharmacology

#186 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

17. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Pharmacology

#200 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

18. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Pharmacology

#202 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

19. Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope

Duarte

For Pharmacology

#219 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 90
Founded: 1994

20. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles

For Pharmacology

#236 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

21. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Pharmacology

#248 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

22. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Pharmacology

#257 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

23. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Pharmacology

#262 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

24. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Pharmacology

#278 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

25. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Pharmacology

#304 in the United States

#337 in North America

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

26. Chapman University

Orange

For Pharmacology

#321 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

27. Pomona College

Claremont

For Pharmacology

#328 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

28. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Pharmacology

#344 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

29. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Pharmacology

#348 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

30. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Pharmacology

#355 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

31. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Pharmacology

#359 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

32. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Pharmacology

#373 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

33. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Pharmacology

#374 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

34. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Pharmacology

#375 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

35. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Pharmacology

#393 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

36. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Pharmacology

#397 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

37. Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont

For Pharmacology

#399 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 602
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

38. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Pharmacology

#405 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

39. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Pharmacology

#445 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

40. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Pharmacology

#450 in the United States

#490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

41. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Pharmacology

#452 in the United States

#492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,763
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

42. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Pharmacology

#503 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 686
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1904

43. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Pharmacology

#520 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

44. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Pharmacology

#521 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

45. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Pharmacology

#531 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

46. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Pharmacology

#540 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

47. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Pharmacology

#551 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

48. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Pharmacology

#560 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

49. University of the West

Rosemead

For Pharmacology

#561 in the United States

#609 in North America

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

50. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Pharmacology

#571 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

51. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Pharmacology

#578 in the United States

#627 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $33,463
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $15,528

52. West Coast University - Orange County

Anaheim

For Pharmacology

#582 in the United States

#631 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $36,263
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $2,938

Closest to California states to learn Pharmacology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nevada	4	182
Oregon	7	36
Utah	3	34
Arizona	5	37
Idaho	3	267
Washington	7	6
Colorado	11	35
New Mexico	3	88
Nebraska	4	73
South Dakota	4	204
Kansas	4	78
Texas	39	14
Oklahoma	8	105
North Dakota	3	173
Minnesota	5	17
Iowa	4	47
Missouri	11	25
Arkansas	6	77
Louisiana	10	89
Wisconsin	7	28
Illinois	19	20
Mississippi	7	82
Indiana	12	42
Michigan	14	4
Tennessee	19	23
Alabama	11	32
Kentucky	7	41
Ohio	22	26
Georgia	13	18
West Virginia	6	100
South Carolina	7	51
North Carolina	18	12
Virginia	17	53
Pennsylvania	37	7
Florida	21	16
District of Columbia	5	55
Maryland	12	2
New York	56	13
New Jersey	13	24
Connecticut	10	8
Massachusetts	28	1
New Hampshire	5	116
Rhode Island	4	68
Maine	4	289
Puerto Rico	5	272