24 Best Veterinary schools in California, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Veterinary. A graph of 533K citations received by 12.4K academic papers made by 24 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 - Davis

Davis

For Veterinary

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

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

2. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Veterinary

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

3. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Veterinary

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

4. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Veterinary

#37 in the United States

#43 in North America

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

5. Stanford University

Stanford

For Veterinary

#40 in the United States

#47 in North America

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

6. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Veterinary

#47 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Veterinary

#50 in the United States

#59 in North America

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

8. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Veterinary

#57 in the United States

#66 in North America

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

9. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Veterinary

#92 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

10. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Veterinary

#124 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

11. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Veterinary

#129 in the United States

#145 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

12. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Veterinary

#159 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

13. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Veterinary

#163 in the United States

#183 in North America

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

14. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Veterinary

#166 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

15. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Veterinary

#182 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

16. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Veterinary

#197 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

17. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Veterinary

#200 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

18. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Veterinary

#205 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

19. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Veterinary

#215 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

20. University of the West

Rosemead

For Veterinary

#230 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

21. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Veterinary

#238 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

22. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Veterinary

#241 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

23. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Veterinary

#266 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

24. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Veterinary

#269 in the United States

#299 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Veterinary

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	49
Utah	3	71
Arizona	4	32
Washington	3	12
Colorado	3	13
Nebraska	3	42
Texas	24	10
Oklahoma	5	20
North Dakota	2	85
Iowa	2	7
Missouri	5	24
Louisiana	3	31
Wisconsin	4	9
Illinois	8	11
Mississippi	5	43
Indiana	4	23
Michigan	4	16
Tennessee	7	26
Alabama	8	29
Ohio	11	6
Georgia	10	4
South Carolina	3	86
North Carolina	9	8
Virginia	9	22
Pennsylvania	10	19
Florida	11	3
District of Columbia	3	59
Maryland	6	18
New York	25	2
Connecticut	4	17
Massachusetts	13	21
Rhode Island	3	97