100 Best Physics schools in California, US

For Physics

#9 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Physics

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

7. University of Southern California

For Physics

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

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

8. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Physics

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Physics

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Physics

#48 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Physics

#64 in the United States

#75 in North America

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

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Physics

#67 in the United States

#78 in North America

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

13. San Diego State University

For Physics

#158 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Physics

#195 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

15. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Physics

#211 in the United States

#242 in North America

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

16. San Francisco State University

For Physics

#213 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

17. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Physics

#220 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

18. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Physics

#221 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Physics

#250 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

20. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Physics

#253 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

21. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Physics

#255 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

22. California State University - Los Angeles

For Physics

#256 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

23. California State University - Northridge

For Physics

#258 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

24. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Physics

#269 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

25. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Physics

#282 in the United States

#322 in North America

Enrollment: 52
Male:Female: 32:68

26. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Physics

#310 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

27. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Physics

#316 in the United States

#357 in North America

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

28. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Physics

#324 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

29. University of San Francisco

For Physics

#330 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

30. Chapman University

Orange

For Physics

#333 in the United States

#376 in North America

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

31. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Physics

#339 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

32. Pomona College

For Physics

#341 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

33. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Physics

#346 in the United States

#391 in North America

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

34. Claremont Graduate University

For Physics

#355 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

35. University of San Diego

For Physics

#365 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

36. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Physics

#373 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

37. Harvey Mudd College

For Physics

#390 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

38. Loyola Marymount University

For Physics

#401 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

39. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Physics

#406 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

40. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Physics

#432 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

41. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Physics

#439 in the United States

#491 in North America

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

42. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Physics

#447 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

43. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Physics

#449 in the United States

#501 in North America

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

44. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Physics

#475 in the United States

#528 in North America

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

45. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Physics

#478 in the United States

#531 in North America

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

46. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Physics

#481 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

47. Occidental College

For Physics

#494 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

48. Claremont McKenna College

For Physics

#505 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

49. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Physics

#515 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

50. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Physics

#549 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

51. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Physics

#559 in the United States

#614 in North America

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

52. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Physics

#560 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

53. University of the West

Rosemead

For Physics

#597 in the United States

#653 in North America

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

54. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Physics

#599 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $35,332
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,407

55. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Physics

#606 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

56. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Physics

#624 in the United States

#682 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

#656 in the United States

#716 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 90
Founded: 1994

58. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Physics

#658 in the United States

#718 in North America

Enrollment: 150
Male:Female: 46:54

59. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Physics

#661 in the United States

#721 in North America

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

60. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Physics

#673 in the United States

#733 in North America

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

61. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Physics

#682 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1422
Net Price: $15,691
Receiving Aid: 100%

62. Mills College

Oakland

For Physics

#702 in the United States

#763 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,473

63. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Physics

#713 in the United States

#774 in North America

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

64. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Physics

#737 in the United States

#800 in North America

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

65. United States University

For Physics

#777 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

66. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Physics

#784 in the United States

#849 in North America

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

67. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Physics

#810 in the United States

#877 in North America

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

68. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Physics

#814 in the United States

#881 in North America

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

69. Keck Graduate Institute

For Physics

#819 in the United States

#886 in North America

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

70. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Physics

#821 in the United States

#888 in North America

Enrollment: 1,890
Male:Female: 53:47

71. Ashford University

For Physics

#831 in the United States

#898 in North America

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

72. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Physics

#845 in the United States

#912 in North America

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

73. Whittier College

Whittier

For Physics

#847 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

74. Scripps College

For Physics

#866 in the United States

#933 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,396

75. Pitzer College

For Physics

#884 in the United States

#951 in North America

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

76. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#902 in the United States

#969 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,172

77. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Physics

#909 in the United States

#976 in North America

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

78. Biola University

La Mirada

For Physics

#919 in the United States

#986 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,082

79. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#928 in the United States

#996 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1974

80. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Physics

#930 in the United States

#998 in North America

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

81. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Physics

#949 in the United States

#1018 in North America

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

82. Antioch University

Culver

For Physics

#964 in the United States

#1033 in North America

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

83. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Physics

#967 in the United States

#1036 in North America

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

84. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Physics

#978 in the United States

#1047 in North America

Enrollment: 1,057
Male:Female: 17:83
Founded: 1971

85. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Physics

#1007 in the United States

#1076 in North America

Enrollment: 518
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1969

86. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Physics

#1018 in the United States

#1087 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 1,874
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1968

87. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Physics

#1019 in the United States

#1088 in North America

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

88. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Physics

#1051 in the United States

#1121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $55,265
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,862

89. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Physics

#1057 in the United States

#1128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $27,862
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,743

90. Cypress College

Cypress

For Physics

#1058 in the United States

#1129 in North America

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

91. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Physics

#1064 in the United States

#1135 in North America

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

92. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Physics

#1067 in the United States

#1138 in North America

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

93. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Physics

#1090 in the United States

#1164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $23,848
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,646

94. Simpson University

Redding

For Physics

#1135 in the United States

#1210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $28,653
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,937

95. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Physics

#1143 in the United States

#1218 in North America

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

96. Pacific States University

For Physics

#1147 in the United States

#1222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 101
Male:Female: 67:33

97. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Physics

#1148 in the United States

#1223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $37,258
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,081

98. California Western School of Law