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Top Universities in California

Introduction

What are the top Universities in California? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 uniRank University Ranking of 132 California higher-education institutions meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

  • being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United States
  • offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
  • delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

uniRank aims to provide a non-academic League Table of the top California Universities based on valid, unbiased and non-influenceable web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves.

2025 California University Ranking


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# University Town
3 Stanford University Stanford
5 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley
11 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles
19 University of California, Davis Davis
20 University of California, San Diego San Diego
22 University of Southern California Los Angeles
38 University of California, Irvine Irvine
48 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
57 California Institute of Technology Pasadena
67 University of California, San Francisco San Francisco
78 University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz
81 University of California, Riverside Riverside
98 San Diego State University San Diego
125 San José State University San Jose
128 San Francisco State University San Francisco
133 California State University, Northridge Northridge
140 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo
150 Santa Clara University Santa Clara
181 California State University, Fullerton Fullerton
183 California State University, Long Beach Long Beach
195 California State University, Chico Chico
219 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona
220 University of San Francisco San Francisco
221 Pepperdine University Malibu
222 University of San Diego San Diego
223 California State University, Sacramento Sacramento
225 Chapman University Orange
248 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles
258 University of California, Merced Merced
263 California State University, Fresno Fresno
270 University of California College of the Law, San Francisco San Francisco
271 California State University, San Bernardino San Bernardino
273 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park
279 California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Arcata
291 National University La Jolla
306 Harvey Mudd College Claremont
317 Pomona College Claremont
321 California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles
345 Biola University La Mirada
352 California State University San Marcos San Marcos
364 University of the Pacific Stockton
372 California State University, Dominguez Hills Carson
376 California State University, Stanislaus Turlock
389 Loma Linda University Loma Linda
409 Occidental College Los Angeles
410 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey
443 California Institute of the Arts Valencia
444 Pitzer College Claremont
465 California State University, East Bay Hayward
466 Azusa Pacific University Azusa
471 Claremont Graduate University Claremont
486 Claremont McKenna College Claremont
518 ArtCenter College of Design Pasadena
527 California State University, Monterey Bay Seaside
584 California State University Channel Islands Camarillo
593 Academy of Art University San Francisco
595 California College of the Arts San Francisco
596 California State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield
601 University of Redlands Redlands
602 Dominican University of California San Rafael
632 University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos
634 Golden Gate University San Francisco
650 California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco
654 Saint Mary's College of California Moraga
684 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks
702 Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles
736 Western University of Health Sciences Pomona
760 University of Massachusetts Global Irvine
767 Westmont College Santa Barbara
768 California Baptist University Riverside
794 University of La Verne La Verne
823 Whittier College Whittier
855 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego
891 Concordia University Irvine Irvine
901 Alliant International University San Diego
936 Scripps College Claremont
942 Keck Graduate Institute Claremont
968 Pacific Union College Angwin
970 Southwestern Law School Los Angeles
988 La Sierra University Riverside
1009 Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles
1024 West Coast University-Los Angeles North Hollywood
1027 Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa
1040 California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo
1044 California Western School of Law San Diego
1047 Fresno Pacific University Fresno
1075 San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco
1097 Soka University of America Aliso Viejo
1114 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Los Angeles
1124 Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles
1142 Woodbury University Burbank
1165 The Master's University Santa Clarita
1168 American Jewish University Los Angeles
1192 Samuel Merritt University Oakland
1241 Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula
1244 Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont
1275 Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles
1284 Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego
1307 Menlo College Atherton
1308 Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara
1318 Palo Alto University Palo Alto
1322 Jessup University Rocklin
1332 Saybrook University Pasadena
1344 Holy Names University Oakland
1415 NewSchool of Architecture and Design San Diego
1419 Hope International University Fullerton
1448 Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria
1452 Touro University California Vallejo
1457 University of Silicon Valley San Jose
1503 Marshall B. Ketchum University Fullerton
1532 Humphreys University Stockton
1533 Pacific Oaks College Pasadena
1540 Simpson University Redding
1555 University of the West Rosemead
1579 Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach
1598 Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Berkeley
1601 The Wright Institute Berkeley
1611 Sofia University Palo Alto
1615 John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido
1619 San Diego Christian College Santee
1625 Pardee RAND Graduate School Santa Monica
1627 United States University San Diego
1632 Life Pacific University San Dimas
1656 San Joaquin College of Law Clovis
1661 Dharma Realm Buddhist University Ukiah
1663 American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles
1689 The University of West Los Angeles Inglewood
1706 Providence Christian College Pasadena
1707 Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences Duarte
1711 Bethesda University Anaheim
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