91 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 17.6M citations received by 416K academic papers made by 91 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
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

2. Stanford University

For Surgery

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

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Surgery

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

4. University of Southern California

For Surgery

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Surgery

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Surgery

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

7. University of California - Irvine

For Surgery

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

8. Loma Linda University

For Surgery

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

9. University of California - Berkeley

For Surgery

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

10. University of California - Riverside

For Surgery

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

11. California Institute of Technology

For Surgery

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

12. Palo Alto University

For Surgery

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

13. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Surgery

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

14. San Diego State University

For Surgery

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

15. Western University of Health Sciences

For Surgery

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

16. West Los Angeles College

For Surgery

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

17. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Surgery

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

19. California State University - Fresno

For Surgery

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

20. University of the Pacific

For Surgery

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

21. California State University - Long Beach

For Surgery

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

22. Humboldt State University

For Surgery

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

23. University of San Francisco

For Surgery

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

24. California State University - Sacramento

For Surgery

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

25. University of San Diego

For Surgery

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

26. California State University - Fullerton

For Surgery

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

27. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Surgery

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

28. San Jose State University

For Surgery

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

29. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Surgery

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

30. San Francisco State University

For Surgery

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

31. Marshall B Ketchum University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
653
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1904

32. California State University - East Bay

For Surgery

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

33. Chapman University

For Surgery

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

35. California State University - Northridge

For Surgery

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

36. Touro University California

For Surgery

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

37. California State University - Los Angeles

For Surgery

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

38. University of California - Merced

For Surgery

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

39. California State University - San Bernardino

For Surgery

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

40. Santa Clara University

For Surgery

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

41. Pomona College

For Surgery

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

42. University of the West

For Surgery

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

43. Claremont Graduate University

For Surgery

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

44. Ashford University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$32,265
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,648

45. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Surgery

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

46. Samuel Merritt University

For Surgery

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

47. Pepperdine University

For Surgery

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

48. Naval Postgraduate School

For Surgery

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

49. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Surgery

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

50. Fielding Graduate University

For Surgery

Enrollment
915
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1974

51. Southern California University of Health Sciences

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$51,174
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$6,566

52. Keck Graduate Institute

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
622
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1997

53. Loyola Marymount University

For Surgery

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

54. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Surgery

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

55. United States University

For Surgery

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

56. California State University - Chico

For Surgery

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

57. Whittier College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$28,101
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$36,176

58. Azusa Pacific University

For Surgery

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

60. California State University - San Marcos

For Surgery

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

61. Master's University and Seminary

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$37,919
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$16,990

62. Santa Ana College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$6,768
Enrollment
27,248

63. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Surgery

Enrollment
1,890
Male:Female
53:47

64. California State University Maritime Academy

For Surgery

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

65. Harvey Mudd College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$43,966

66. Dominican University of California

For Surgery

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

67. Sonoma State University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$9,094
Enrollment
5,891

68. Claremont McKenna College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,895

69. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
3,098
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1901

70. Occidental College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$48,400

71. Cypress College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$6,345
Enrollment
15,924

72. California State University - Stanislaus

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$12,492
Enrollment
9,724

73. University of Redlands

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1229
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$28,482

74. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$12,185
Enrollment
7,713

75. Wright Institute

For Surgery

Enrollment
518
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1969

76. Bakersfield College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$5,940
Enrollment
30,746

77. University of La Verne

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1111
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$21,530

78. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
230
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

79. California State University - Channel Islands

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,528
Enrollment
5,592

80. Pacific Oaks College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,068
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1945

81. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Surgery

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

82. Pitzer College

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
25%
Net Price
$34,979
Receiving Aid
45%
Average Aid
$51,487

83. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,696

84. Antioch University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
910
Male:Female
32:68

85. California State University - Bakersfield

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,966
Enrollment
10,419

86. California Lutheran University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,774

87. California Baptist University

For Surgery

#1002 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$27,862
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,743

88. California Miramar University

For Surgery

#1006 in North America
Acceptance Rate
18%
Net Price
$12,480
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$6,587

89. West Coast University - Orange County

For Surgery

#1008 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$28,081
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,020

90. Saint Mary's College of California

For Surgery

#1021 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$35,332
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,407

91. Saybrook University

For Surgery

#1030 in North America
Enrollment
1,057
Male:Female
17:83
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 39
Utah 8 33
Arizona 7 52
Idaho 3 289
Washington 18 6
Colorado 14 34
New Mexico 4 78
Nebraska 9 68
South Dakota 5 190
Kansas 10 100
Texas 56 10
Oklahoma 10 92
North Dakota 6 199
Minnesota 17 3
Iowa 11 40
Missouri 25 14
Arkansas 10 71
Louisiana 13 72
Wisconsin 20 28
Illinois 39 17
Mississippi 7 99
Indiana 24 27
Michigan 25 5
Tennessee 25 49
Alabama 17 26
Kentucky 14 60
Ohio 37 35
Georgia 24 16
West Virginia 11 90
South Carolina 14 46
North Carolina 27 23
Virginia 25 43
Pennsylvania 65 8
Florida 36 24
District of Columbia 8 56
Maryland 17 2
New York 92 12
New Jersey 17 54
Vermont 3 79
Hawaii 3 129
Connecticut 16 13
Massachusetts 42 1
New Hampshire 6 108
Rhode Island 5 51
Maine 8 335
Puerto Rico 11 244