14 Best Physics schools in San Diego, CA

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Below is a list of best universities in San Diego ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 5.12M citations received by 125K academic papers made by 14 universities in San Diego 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-San Diego

For Physics

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

2. San Diego State University

For Physics

#13 in California
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

4. University of San Diego

For Physics

#33 in California
Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$36,008
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$36,408

5. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Physics

#57 in California
Acceptance Rate
0%
Net Price
$25,481
Receiving Aid
33%
Average Aid
$9,411

6. Ashford University

For Physics

#75 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

7. United States University

For Physics

#82 in California
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

8. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Physics

#87 in California
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

9. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Physics

#90 in California
Acceptance Rate
45%
Net Price
$50,126
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$6,832

10. California Western School of Law

For Physics

#94 in California
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

11. Southern States University

For Physics

#102 in California
Net Price
$2,640
Receiving Aid
6%
Average Aid
$5,478
Enrollment
358

12. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Physics

#110 in California
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
271
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

13. Northcentral University

For Physics

#114 in California
Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

14. California Miramar University

For Physics

#122 in California
Acceptance Rate
22%
Net Price
$10,207
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$5,187

Universities for Physics near San Diego

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University
Country rank
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City
46 California State University - San Marcos 445
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San Marcos, California
122 University of California - Irvine 46
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Irvine, California
136 Chapman University 342
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Orange, California
141 University of California - Riverside 67
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Riverside, California
146 California State University - Fullerton 273
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Fullerton, California
148 California State University - Long Beach 248
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Long Beach, California
149 Loma Linda University 227
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Loma Linda, California
159 Autonomous University of Baja California 16
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Mexicali
159 Western University of Health Sciences 499
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Pomona, California
161 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona 336
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Pomona, California