100 Best Physics schools in California, US

For Physics

#7 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

4. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Physics

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

5. University of California-San Diego

For Physics

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#19 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Physics

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

8. University of Southern California

For Physics

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Physics

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Physics

#51 in the United States

#56 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Physics

#67 in the United States

#77 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Physics

#71 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

13. San Diego State University

For Physics

#162 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

14. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Physics

#189 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

15. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Physics

#214 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

16. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Physics

#227 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 4,280
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

17. San Francisco State University

For Physics

#231 in the United States

#263 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

18. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Physics

#234 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,868
Enrollment: 9,103

19. California State University - Los Angeles

For Physics

#236 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Physics

#248 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

21. California State University - Northridge

For Physics

#255 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

22. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Physics

#258 in the United States

#294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

23. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Physics

#273 in the United States

#312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

24. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Physics

#274 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

25. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Physics

#281 in the United States

#321 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

26. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Physics

#314 in the United States

#355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

27. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Physics

#331 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,129
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1975

28. University of San Francisco

For Physics

#332 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

29. Pomona College

For Physics

#335 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,962

30. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Physics

#336 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

31. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Physics

#338 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1272
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,164

32. Chapman University

Orange

For Physics

#342 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

33. University of San Diego

For Physics

#352 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

34. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Physics

#361 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

35. Harvey Mudd College

For Physics

#368 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $39,850

36. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Physics

#373 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,262
Enrollment: 6,025

37. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Physics

#392 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

38. Claremont Graduate University

For Physics

#393 in the United States

#440 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

39. Loyola Marymount University

For Physics

#395 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

40. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Physics

#434 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $9,162
Enrollment: 14,183

41. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Physics

#445 in the United States

#497 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $8,922
Enrollment: 15,109

42. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Physics

#463 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $7,287
Enrollment: 6,637

43. Occidental College

For Physics

#475 in the United States

#528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,853

44. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Physics

#478 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

45. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Physics

#485 in the United States

#539 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,871
Enrollment: 19,803

46. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Physics

#499 in the United States

#553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,724
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

47. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Physics

#500 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $6,951
Enrollment: 8,656

48. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Physics

#510 in the United States

#565 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

49. Claremont McKenna College

For Physics

#512 in the United States

#567 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,701

50. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Physics

#546 in the United States

#601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,659
Enrollment: 13,673

51. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Physics

#559 in the United States

#614 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,750
Enrollment: 9,613

52. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Physics

#561 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,819
Enrollment: 16,426

53. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Physics

#577 in the United States

#632 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 48:52

54. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Physics

#584 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,637
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $11,419

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

Duarte

For Physics

#586 in the United States

#642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 90
Founded: 1994

56. University of the West

Rosemead

For Physics

#605 in the United States

#663 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $19,028
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,190

57. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Physics

#614 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

58. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Physics

#632 in the United States

#690 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,696
Enrollment: 10,154

59. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Physics

#668 in the United States

#727 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 7,045

60. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Physics

#687 in the United States

#747 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1196
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,157

61. Mills College

Oakland

For Physics

#713 in the United States

#774 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $25,283
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,278

62. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Physics

#715 in the United States

#776 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 685
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1904

63. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Physics

#738 in the United States

#799 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $32,129
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,139

64. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Physics

#765 in the United States

#828 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,666

65. Scripps College

For Physics

#772 in the United States

#835 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,923

66. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Physics

#800 in the United States

#865 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,661
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

67. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Physics

#803 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $17,928
Receiving Aid: 100%

68. Keck Graduate Institute

For Physics

#807 in the United States

#872 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 668
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

69. Whittier College

Whittier

For Physics

#813 in the United States

#879 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,368

70. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Physics

#820 in the United States

#886 in North America

Enrollment: 2,089
Male:Female: 53:47

71. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#865 in the United States

#932 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1369
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,112

72. Pitzer College

For Physics

#880 in the United States

#947 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Net Price: $39,809
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $39,594

73. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Physics

#886 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,144
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1997

74. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Physics

#904 in the United States

#971 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,103

75. Ashford University

For Physics

#920 in the United States

#988 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,104
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,121

76. Biola University

La Mirada

For Physics

#924 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,522

77. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Physics

#928 in the United States

#996 in North America

Enrollment: 1,000
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1974

78. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Physics

#934 in the United States

#1003 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,412
Enrollment: 6,128

79. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Physics

#947 in the United States

#1016 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,416

80. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Physics

#949 in the United States

#1018 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $49,907

81. Antioch University

Culver

For Physics

#982 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 867
Male:Female: 26:74

82. United States University

For Physics

#994 in the United States

#1063 in North America

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

83. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Physics

#1006 in the United States

#1075 in North America

Enrollment: 1,013
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

84. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Physics

#1024 in the United States

#1095 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,911
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1909

85. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Physics

#1035 in the United States

#1106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,145
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

86. Bethesda University

Anaheim

For Physics

#1039 in the United States

#1110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $21,746
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $2,786

87. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Physics

#1046 in the United States

#1118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $34,933
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,422

88. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Physics

#1048 in the United States

#1120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 126
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

89. Cypress College

Cypress

For Physics

#1059 in the United States

#1132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $7,377
Enrollment: 13,523

90. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Physics

#1074 in the United States

#1147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Net Price: $50,126
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $6,832

91. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Physics

#1076 in the United States

#1149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $25,076
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,867

92. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Physics

#1079 in the United States

#1152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,304
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,757

93. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Physics

#1095 in the United States

#1168 in North America

Enrollment: 520
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

94. California Western School of Law

For Physics

#1143 in the United States

#1218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 623
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

95. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles