23 Best colleges for Sports / Exercise science in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 424K citations received by 8.09K academic papers made by 23 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. Stanford University

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

2. San Diego State University

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

3. University of California-San Diego

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

5. University of California - Los Angeles

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

6. University of Southern California

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

7. University of California - Berkeley

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

8. University of California - Irvine

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

9. University of California - Davis

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

10. California State University - Fullerton

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,194
Enrollment
40,386

11. Loma Linda University

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
4,280
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

12. California State University - Chico

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
72%
Average Aid
$9,162
Enrollment
14,183

13. San Jose State University

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
77%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$9,210
Enrollment
35,751

14. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
30%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$10,065
Enrollment
22,000

15. California State University - Long Beach

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
40%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,478
Enrollment
38,973

16. California State University - San Bernardino

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,871
Enrollment
19,803

17. California State University - Northridge

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,511
Enrollment
37,579

18. San Francisco State University

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$9,830
Enrollment
25,282

19. University of California - Riverside

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

20. California State University - San Marcos

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$8,922
Enrollment
15,109

21. Palo Alto University

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,129
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1975

22. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

23. California State University - Sacramento

For Sports / Exercise science

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$9,590
Enrollment
31,818

Closest to California states to learn Sports / Exercise science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 4 53
Utah 3 22
Arizona 4 9
Washington 5 10
Colorado 5 50
Nebraska 5 129
Kansas 3 67
Texas 22 20
Oklahoma 3 106
North Dakota 2 186
Minnesota 3 4
Iowa 3 25
Missouri 6 24
Louisiana 5 58
Wisconsin 6 16
Illinois 11 2
Mississippi 4 90
Indiana 6 66
Michigan 9 14
Tennessee 8 15
Alabama 5 18
Kentucky 4 73
Ohio 8 11
Georgia 8 27
South Carolina 4 1
North Carolina 10 7
Virginia 7 51
Pennsylvania 10 5
Florida 11 19
District of Columbia 3 76
Maryland 5 17
New York 20 37
New Jersey 5 81
Massachusetts 11 3
Rhode Island 3 32