100 Best Physics schools in California, US

For Physics

#9 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Physics

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

7. University of Southern California

For Physics

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

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

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Physics

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Physics

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Physics

#49 in the United States

#54 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Physics

#64 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Physics

#67 in the United States

#78 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

For Physics

#158 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Physics

#194 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

15. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Physics

#212 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

16. San Francisco State University

For Physics

#213 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

17. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Physics

#219 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

18. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Physics

#224 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Physics

#248 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

20. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Physics

#253 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

21. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Physics

#255 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

22. California State University - Los Angeles

For Physics

#256 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

23. California State University - Northridge

For Physics

#258 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

24. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Physics

#268 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

25. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Physics

#282 in the United States

#322 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

26. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Physics

#309 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

27. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Physics

#318 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

28. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Physics

#324 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

29. University of San Francisco

For Physics

#329 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

30. Chapman University

Orange

For Physics

#338 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

31. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Physics

#342 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

32. Pomona College

For Physics

#344 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

33. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Physics

#351 in the United States

#396 in North America

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

34. Claremont Graduate University

For Physics

#355 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

35. University of San Diego

For Physics

#366 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

36. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Physics

#372 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

37. Harvey Mudd College

For Physics

#385 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

38. Loyola Marymount University

For Physics

#402 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

39. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Physics

#405 in the United States

#453 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

40. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Physics

#434 in the United States

#486 in North America

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

41. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Physics

#438 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

42. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Physics

#448 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

43. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Physics

#456 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

44. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Physics

#476 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

45. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Physics

#480 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

46. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Physics

#481 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

47. Occidental College

For Physics

#494 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

48. Claremont McKenna College

For Physics

#507 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

49. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Physics

#508 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

50. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Physics

#556 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

51. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Physics

#564 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

52. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Physics

#569 in the United States

#624 in North America

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

53. University of the West

Rosemead

For Physics

#592 in the United States

#647 in North America

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

54. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Physics

#598 in the United States

#653 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $31,615
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,080

55. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Physics

#604 in the United States

#659 in North America

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

56. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Physics

#623 in the United States

#681 in North America

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

57. Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope

Duarte

For Physics

#649 in the United States

#707 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 90
Founded: 1994

58. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Physics

#654 in the United States

#712 in North America

Enrollment: 178
Male:Female: 50:50

59. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Physics

#667 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

60. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Physics

#670 in the United States

#729 in North America

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

61. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Physics

#677 in the United States

#737 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $18,807
Receiving Aid: 100%

62. Mills College

Oakland

For Physics

#700 in the United States

#761 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $25,283

63. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Physics

#708 in the United States

#769 in North America

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

64. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Physics

#741 in the United States

#804 in North America

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

65. United States University

For Physics

#782 in the United States

#846 in North America

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

66. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Physics

#783 in the United States

#847 in North America

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

67. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Physics

#808 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

68. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Physics

#810 in the United States

#877 in North America

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

69. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Physics

#814 in the United States

#881 in North America

Enrollment: 1,935
Male:Female: 52:48

70. Keck Graduate Institute

For Physics

#824 in the United States

#891 in North America

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

71. Ashford University

For Physics

#833 in the United States

#900 in North America

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

72. Whittier College

Whittier

For Physics

#840 in the United States

#907 in North America

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

73. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Physics

#853 in the United States

#920 in North America

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

74. Scripps College

For Physics

#870 in the United States

#937 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,505

75. Pitzer College

For Physics

#883 in the United States

#950 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Net Price: $34,801
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $48,031

76. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#898 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,412

77. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Physics

#917 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

78. Biola University

La Mirada

For Physics

#924 in the United States

#991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,510

79. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Physics

#932 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

80. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#938 in the United States

#1007 in North America

Enrollment: 937
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

81. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Physics

#949 in the United States

#1018 in North America

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

82. Antioch University

Culver

For Physics

#958 in the United States

#1027 in North America

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

83. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Physics

#967 in the United States

#1036 in North America

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

84. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Physics

#974 in the United States

#1043 in North America

Enrollment: 1,055
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

85. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Physics

#999 in the United States

#1068 in North America

Enrollment: 511
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

86. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Physics

#1019 in the United States

#1088 in North America

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

87. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Physics

#1020 in the United States

#1089 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,047
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

88. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Physics

#1053 in the United States

#1123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $50,190
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $7,452

89. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Physics

#1062 in the United States

#1132 in North America

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

90. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Physics

#1063 in the United States

#1133 in North America

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

91. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Physics

#1071 in the United States

#1143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,828

92. Cypress College

Cypress

For Physics

#1091 in the United States

#1165 in North America

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

93. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Physics

#1093 in the United States

#1167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $28,076
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $21,762

94. Simpson University

Redding

For Physics

#1125 in the United States

#1200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Net Price: $28,453
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,842

95. Pacific States University

For Physics

#1143 in the United States

#1219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 40
Male:Female: 52:48

96. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Physics

#1145 in the United States

#1221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,257
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,165

97. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Physics

#1150 in the United States

#1226 in North America

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

98. California Western School of Law