| California Rank 2020 |
US College Rank 2020 |
University |
City |
| 1 |
=5 |
California Institute of Technology |
Pasadena |
| 2 |
=7 |
Stanford University |
Stanford |
| 3 |
18 |
University of Southern California |
Los Angeles |
| 4 |
23 |
Pomona College |
Claremont |
| 5 |
=25 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
| 6 |
34 |
University of California, Berkeley |
Berkeley |
| 7 |
36 |
University of California, Davis |
Davis |
| 8 |
37 |
University of California, San Diego |
La Jolla |
| 9 |
38 |
Claremont McKenna College |
Claremont |
| 10 |
65 |
Scripps College |
Claremont |
| 11 |
71 |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara |
| 12 |
73 |
University of California, Irvine |
Irvine |
| 13 |
77 |
Pitzer College |
Claremont |
| 14 |
=87 |
Santa Clara University |
Santa Clara |
| 15 |
90 |
Loyola Marymount University |
Los Angeles |
| 16 |
99 |
Occidental College |
Los Angeles |
| 17 |
=113 |
University of the Pacific |
Stockton |
| 18 |
=137 |
Pepperdine University |
Malibu |
| 19 |
=150 |
University of San Diego |
San Diego |
| 20 |
=158 |
Chapman University |
Orange |
| 21 |
164 |
University of San Francisco |
San Francisco |
| 22 |
=170 |
California Institute of the Arts |
Valencia |
| =23 |
=189 |
University of California, Riverside |
Riverside |
| =23 |
=189 |
Westmont College |
Santa Barbara |
| =25 |
=193 |
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Obispo |
| =25 |
=193 |
Saint Mary's College of California |
Moraga |
| 27 |
=224 |
Dominican University of California |
San Rafael |
| 28 |
=251 |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz |
| 29 |
=270 |
San Diego State University |
San Diego |
| 30 |
275 |
Whittier College |
Whittier |
| 31 |
=287 |
San Jose State University |
San Jose |
| 32 |
=308 |
Mount Saint Mary's University |
Los Angeles |
| 33 |
=319 |
California State University, Long Beach |
Long Beach |
| 34 |
=323 |
Azusa Pacific University |
Azusa |
| 35 |
=343 |
California State University, Chico |
Chico |
| 36 |
=348 |
University of Redlands |
Redlands |
| 37 |
=351 |
California Lutheran University |
Thousand Oaks |
| =38 |
=356 |
California State University, Fresno |
Fresno |
| =38 |
=356 |
Point Loma Nazarene University |
San Diego |
| 40 |
=375 |
California State University, Northridge |
Northridge |
| 41 |
=381 |
California State University, Monterey Bay |
Seaside |
| 42 |
=389 |
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
Pomona |
| =43 |
401-500 |
California College of the Arts |
San Francisco |
| =43 |
401-500 |
California State University, Bakersfield |
Bakersfield |
| =43 |
401-500 |
California State University, East Bay |
Hayward |
| =43 |
401-500 |
California State University, Fullerton |
Fullerton |
| =43 |
401-500 |
California State University, Sacramento |
Sacramento |
| =43 |
401-500 |
California State University, San Bernardino |
San Bernardino |
| =43 |
401-500 |
California State University, San Marcos |
San Marcos |
| =43 |
401-500 |
Notre Dame de Namur University |
Belmont |
| =43 |
401-500 |
San Francisco State University |
San Francisco |
| =52 |
501-600 |
Biola University |
La Mirada |
| =52 |
501-600 |
California State University, Dominguez Hills |
Carson |
| =52 |
501-600 |
California State University, Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
| =52 |
501-600 |
Humboldt State University |
Arcata |
| =52 |
501-600 |
La Sierra University |
Riverside |
| =52 |
501-600 |
University of La Verne |
La Verne |
| =52 |
501-600 |
Sonoma State University |
Rohnert Park |
| =59 |
> 600 |
California Baptist University |
Riverside |
| =59 |
> 600 |
Concordia University Irvine |
Irvine |
| =59 |
> 600 |
Vanguard University |
Costa Mesa |