100 Best Physics schools in California, US

For Physics

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

5. University of California-San Diego

For Physics

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#18 in the United States

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Physics

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

8. University of Southern California

For Physics

#33 in the United States

#35 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Physics

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Physics

#51 in the United States

#56 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Physics

#65 in the United States

#74 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Physics

#67 in the United States

#77 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

13. San Diego State University

For Physics

#160 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $9,026
Enrollment: 36,484

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Physics

#193 in the United States

#220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,787
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

15. California State University - Los Angeles

For Physics

#214 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,909
Enrollment: 27,513

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Physics

#218 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $9,184
Enrollment: 37,133

17. San Francisco State University

For Physics

#226 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,586
Enrollment: 26,899

18. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Physics

#230 in the United States

#263 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $21,623
Enrollment: 9,093

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Physics

#247 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,433
Enrollment: 40,190

20. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Physics

#249 in the United States

#285 in North America

Enrollment: 4,390
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

21. California State University - Northridge

For Physics

#255 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,882
Enrollment: 40,108

22. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Physics

#270 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $9,215
Enrollment: 40,738

23. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Physics

#275 in the United States

#315 in North America

Enrollment: 31
Male:Female: 54:46

24. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Physics

#276 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,469

25. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Physics

#277 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $5,988
Enrollment: 22,231

26. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Physics

#321 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,314
Enrollment: 25,047

27. Pomona College

For Physics

#333 in the United States

#378 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,000

28. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Physics

#334 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $21,311

29. University of San Francisco

For Physics

#336 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,825

30. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Physics

#339 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,149
Male:Female: 17:83
Founded: 1975

31. Chapman University

Orange

For Physics

#351 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $40,451

32. Harvey Mudd College

For Physics

#357 in the United States

#403 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,838

33. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Physics

#358 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,025
Enrollment: 29,456

34. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Physics

#368 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,769
Enrollment: 32,498

35. University of San Diego

For Physics

#372 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $34,155
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $34,413

36. Claremont Graduate University

For Physics

#374 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,953
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

37. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Physics

#378 in the United States

#424 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $9,716
Enrollment: 5,908

38. Loyola Marymount University

For Physics

#388 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $40,180

39. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Physics

#438 in the United States

#491 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,298
Enrollment: 16,255

40. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Physics

#442 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

41. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Physics

#443 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $8,691
Enrollment: 15,702

42. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Physics

#456 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,547
Enrollment: 7,371

43. Occidental College

For Physics

#469 in the United States

#523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,047

44. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Physics

#477 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,157
Enrollment: 19,514

45. Claremont McKenna College

For Physics

#502 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,663

46. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Physics

#509 in the United States

#564 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $6,319
Enrollment: 9,481

47. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Physics

#511 in the United States

#566 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,788
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

48. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Physics

#516 in the United States

#571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $7,663
Enrollment: 925

49. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Physics

#522 in the United States

#577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $40,945

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

Duarte

For Physics

#552 in the United States

#607 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 95
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1994

51. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Physics

#554 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,725
Enrollment: 10,972

52. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Physics

#572 in the United States

#627 in North America

Enrollment: 194
Male:Female: 50:50

53. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Physics

#577 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $8,540
Enrollment: 15,189

54. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Physics

#581 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,180
Enrollment: 17,837

55. University of the West

Rosemead

For Physics

#593 in the United States

#651 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,225
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $5,975

56. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Physics

#604 in the United States

#662 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $26,470
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $10,193

57. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Physics

#616 in the United States

#674 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

58. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Physics

#623 in the United States

#681 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,785
Enrollment: 10,481

59. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Physics

#660 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $9,097
Enrollment: 7,503

60. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Physics

#661 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 729
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1904

61. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Physics

#681 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $21,578

62. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Physics

#733 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $25,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,096

63. Scripps College

For Physics

#741 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,770

64. United States University

For Physics

#753 in the United States

#817 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,529
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $3,125

65. Mills College

Oakland

For Physics

#759 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1396
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $25,283

66. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Physics

#765 in the United States

#829 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,425
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

67. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Physics

#773 in the United States

#837 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1116
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $27,112

68. Keck Graduate Institute

For Physics

#788 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 573
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1997

69. Whittier College

Whittier

For Physics

#804 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,091

70. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Physics

#816 in the United States

#881 in North America

Enrollment: 2,191
Male:Female: 52:48

71. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#841 in the United States

#907 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,554

72. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Physics

#843 in the United States

#909 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1303
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $10,586

73. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Physics

#869 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,248
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1997

74. Pitzer College

For Physics

#879 in the United States

#946 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Net Price: $19,153
Receiving Aid: 48%
Average Aid: $39,399

75. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Physics

#888 in the United States

#955 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,538

76. Ashford University

For Physics

#917 in the United States

#985 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,585
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $4,803

77. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Physics

#919 in the United States

#987 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,065

78. Biola University

La Mirada

For Physics

#926 in the United States

#994 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1226
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,123

79. Antioch University

Culver

For Physics

#935 in the United States

#1004 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 815
Male:Female: 26:74

80. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Physics

#939 in the United States

#1008 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,261
Enrollment: 6,966

81. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#957 in the United States

#1026 in North America

Enrollment: 1,146
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1974

82. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Physics

#964 in the United States

#1033 in North America

Enrollment: 915
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1971

83. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Physics

#1007 in the United States

#1077 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $34,851

84. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Physics

#1011 in the United States

#1081 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 1,833
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1968

85. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Physics

#1053 in the United States

#1126 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 132
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1970

86. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Physics

#1055 in the United States

#1128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 2,048
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1909

87. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Physics

#1062 in the United States

#1135 in North America

Enrollment: 517
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1969

88. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Physics

#1067 in the United States

#1140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $48,752
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $6,934

89. Cypress College

Cypress

For Physics

#1072 in the United States

#1145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $5,996
Enrollment: 13,406

90. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Physics

#1077 in the United States

#1150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $23,494
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,083

91. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Physics

#1079 in the United States

#1152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $25,230

92. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Physics

#1088 in the United States

#1162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1169
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $45,001

93. California Western School of Law

For Physics

#1112 in the United States

#1187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 758
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1924

94. Bethesda University

Anaheim

For Physics

#1149 in the United States

#1225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,489
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $4,297

95. Pacific States University

For Physics

#1173 in the United States

#1249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 25
Male:Female: 64:36

96. Simpson University

Redding

For Physics

#1175 in the United States

#1251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Net Price: $25,311
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $23,390

97. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Physics

#1176 in the United States

#1252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $32,293
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,275

98. Southern States University

For Physics

#1193 in the United States

#1269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $2,640
Receiving Aid: 6%
Average Aid: $5,478

99. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Physics

#1204 in the United States

#1280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Net Price: $30,748
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $12,713

100. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles