24 Best Veterinary 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 Veterinary. A graph of 506K citations received by 11.9K 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: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

2. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Veterinary

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

3. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Veterinary

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

4. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Veterinary

#37 in the United States

#43 in North America

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

5. Stanford University

Stanford

For Veterinary

#42 in the United States

#49 in North America

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

6. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Veterinary

#47 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

7. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Veterinary

#50 in the United States

#59 in North America

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

8. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Veterinary

#55 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

9. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Veterinary

#92 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

10. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Veterinary

#123 in the United States

#138 in North America

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

11. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

San Diego

For Veterinary

#129 in the United States

#145 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

12. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Veterinary

#157 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

13. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Veterinary

#160 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

14. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Veterinary

#162 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

15. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Veterinary

#180 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

16. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Veterinary

#196 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

17. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Veterinary

#202 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

18. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Veterinary

#205 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

19. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Veterinary

#212 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

20. University of the West

Rosemead

For Veterinary

#224 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

21. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Veterinary

#238 in the United States

#264 in North America

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

22. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Veterinary

#242 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

23. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Veterinary

#265 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

24. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Veterinary

#268 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

Closest to California states to learn Veterinary

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	48
Utah	3	71
Arizona	4	31
Washington	3	12
Colorado	3	13
Nebraska	3	41
Texas	22	10
Oklahoma	5	20
North Dakota	2	85
Iowa	2	8
Missouri	5	24
Louisiana	3	32
Wisconsin	4	9
Illinois	8	11
Mississippi	5	43
Indiana	4	23
Michigan	4	16
Tennessee	6	27
Alabama	8	29
Ohio	11	6
Georgia	10	4
South Carolina	3	86
North Carolina	9	7
Virginia	10	21
Pennsylvania	10	19
Florida	11	3
District of Columbia	3	59
Maryland	6	18
New York	25	2
Connecticut	4	17
Massachusetts	13	22
Rhode Island	3	95