89 Best Surgeons Medical schools in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 16.7M citations received by 404K academic papers made by 89 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

For Surgery

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

2. Stanford University

For Surgery

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Surgery

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

4. University of Southern California

For Surgery

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Surgery

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Surgery

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

7. University of California - Irvine

For Surgery

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

8. Loma Linda University

For Surgery

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

9. University of California - Berkeley

For Surgery

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

10. California Institute of Technology

For Surgery

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

11. University of California - Riverside

For Surgery

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

12. Palo Alto University

For Surgery

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

13. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Surgery

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

14. San Diego State University

For Surgery

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

15. West Los Angeles College

For Surgery

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

16. Western University of Health Sciences

For Surgery

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

17. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Surgery

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

19. California State University - Fresno

For Surgery

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

20. University of the Pacific

For Surgery

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

For Surgery

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

22. Humboldt State University

For Surgery

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

23. University of San Francisco

For Surgery

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

24. California State University - Sacramento

For Surgery

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

25. University of San Diego

For Surgery

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

26. California State University - Fullerton

For Surgery

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

27. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Surgery

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

28. San Jose State University

For Surgery

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

29. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Surgery

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

30. San Francisco State University

For Surgery

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

31. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Surgery

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

32. California State University - East Bay

For Surgery

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

33. Chapman University

For Surgery

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

35. California State University - Los Angeles

For Surgery

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

36. California State University - Northridge

For Surgery

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

37. Touro University California

For Surgery

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

38. Santa Clara University

For Surgery

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

39. University of California - Merced

For Surgery

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

40. California State University - San Bernardino

For Surgery

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

41. Pomona College

For Surgery

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

42. University of the West

For Surgery

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

43. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Surgery

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

44. Ashford University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,771
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,234

45. Claremont Graduate University

For Surgery

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

46. Samuel Merritt University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,894
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1909

47. Pepperdine University

For Surgery

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

48. Naval Postgraduate School

For Surgery

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

49. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,443
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$10,217

50. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Surgery

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

51. Fielding Graduate University

For Surgery

Enrollment
937
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1974

52. Keck Graduate Institute

For Surgery

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

53. Loyola Marymount University

For Surgery

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

54. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Surgery

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

55. Whittier College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$32,436
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,008

56. United States University

For Surgery

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

57. California State University - Chico

For Surgery

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

58. Azusa Pacific University

For Surgery

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

60. Master's University and Seminary

For Surgery

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

61. California State University - San Marcos

For Surgery

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

62. Santa Ana College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$6,162
Enrollment
26,073

63. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Surgery

Enrollment
1,935
Male:Female
52:48

64. California State University Maritime Academy

For Surgery

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

65. Harvey Mudd College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$42,720

66. Sonoma State University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$8,546
Enrollment
5,990

67. Claremont McKenna College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,978

68. Dominican University of California

For Surgery

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

69. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
2,262
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1901

70. Occidental College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$47,113

71. Cypress College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$7,660
Enrollment
13,992

72. California State University - Stanislaus

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,362
Enrollment
9,841

73. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,480
Enrollment
6,742

74. University of Redlands

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1201
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,054

75. Wright Institute

For Surgery

Enrollment
511
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

76. Bakersfield College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$7,923
Enrollment
30,410

77. University of La Verne

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$27,216

78. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
131
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

79. California State University - Channel Islands

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,804
Enrollment
5,688

80. Pacific Oaks College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,051
Male:Female
12:88
Founded
1945

81. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Surgery

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

82. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$36,370

83. California State University - Bakersfield

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$12,437
Enrollment
9,787

84. Antioch University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
888
Male:Female
28:72

85. California Lutheran University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1227
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,080

86. California Baptist University

For Surgery

#1002 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$28,596
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,828

87. West Coast University - Orange County

For Surgery

#1005 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$36,263
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$2,938

88. California Miramar University

For Surgery

#1012 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Net Price
$9,298
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$6,608

89. Saybrook University

For Surgery

#1019 in North America
Enrollment
1,055
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

Closest to California states to learn Surgery

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 4 158
Oregon 15 40
Utah 7 32
Arizona 7 52
Idaho 3 289
Washington 18 6
Colorado 14 34
New Mexico 4 77
Nebraska 9 68
South Dakota 5 193
Kansas 10 101
Texas 56 10
Oklahoma 10 91
North Dakota 5 199
Minnesota 17 3
Iowa 11 39
Missouri 24 14
Arkansas 10 71
Louisiana 13 72
Wisconsin 20 28
Illinois 39 17
Mississippi 7 98
Indiana 24 27
Michigan 24 5
Tennessee 25 49
Alabama 17 26
Kentucky 13 60
Ohio 37 35
Georgia 24 16
West Virginia 11 92
South Carolina 14 46
North Carolina 27 23
Virginia 25 43
Pennsylvania 63 8
Florida 36 24
District of Columbia 8 56
Maryland 17 2
New York 91 12
New Jersey 16 55
Vermont 3 79
Hawaii 3 128
Connecticut 16 13
Massachusetts 42 1
New Hampshire 6 108
Rhode Island 5 53
Maine 8 338
Puerto Rico 9 244