Top Universities in California

2022 California University Ranking

Introduction

What are California’s most well-known universities? Topuniversitieslist has published the 2022 California University Ranking, which includes 137 accredited California higher-education institutions that fulfill the following Topuniversitieslist quality criteria:

being chartered, registered, or certified by the relevant US higher education-related institution, and providing at least four-year undergraduate degrees (bachelor degrees) or postgraduate degrees (master or doctoral degrees) in a conventional, face-to-face, non-distance education style.

Our goal is to create a non-academic League Table of California’s best universities focused on accurate, impartial, and non-influenceable site metrics generated by objective web intelligence outlets rather than data submitted by the universities themselves.

California universities ranking is one of the most prestigious research centers in the world. Each university is licensed and officially recognized by the state. The name of these universities is in the world ranking for their achievements in education. California universities ranking is based on international standards.These universities offer unique opportunities for study abroad students and an international educational experience that prepares them for careers in a globalized business environment. In universities, students study in different methods. Through these educational programs, students learn new teaching methods. New specialties are created and personnel are trained for those specialties. New technologies are applied in education in these universities. The main goal is to teach new knowledge to students. Professors and teachers working in these universities have passed various certifications. Through the courses and study programs offered, students learn new teaching methods and teachers help them put them into practice. The purpose of the offered courses and programs is to educate students with modern teaching methods and prepare them for the future. Also university offers a library, accommodation, sports facilities, financial assistance and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, online courses and distance learning possibilities, as well as administrative services to students. Students can study at various universities through study abroad programs. If you want to get more detailed information, you can see at Topuniversitieslist.

2022 California University Ranking

#	University	Town	World Rank	Country Rank
1	Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences	California	Un	Un
2	Antioch University Santa Barbara	California	Un	Un
3	Antioch University Los Angeles	California	Un	Un
4	Stanford University	California	3	3
5	University of California, Berkeley	California	5	5
6	University of California, Los Angeles	California	14	13
7	University of Southern California	California	23	20
8	University of California, San Diego	California	26	23
9	University of California, Davis	California	30	27
10	University of California, Irvine	California	43	38
11	University of California, Santa Barbara	California	57	48
12	California Institute of Technology	California	62	53
13	University of California, San Francisco	California	90	71
14	University of California, Santa Cruz	California	99	75
15	University of California, Riverside	California	107	80
16	San Diego State University	California	171	100
17	San José State University	California	252	120
18	California State University, Northridge	California	264	125
19	San Francisco State University	California	276	129
20	Santa Clara University	California	321	148
21	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	California	368	164
22	California State University, Long Beach	California	378	167
23	California State University, Fullerton	California	383	171
24	California State University, Chico	California	469	197
25	University of San Francisco	California	491	205
26	Pepperdine University	California	518	217
27	Chapman University	California	553	231
28	California State University, Sacramento	California	554	232
29	University of San Diego	California	563	235
30	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	California	574	238
31	Loyola Marymount University	California	606	249
32	Humboldt State University	California	622	254
33	California State University, Fresno	California	646	264
34	Sonoma State University	California	654	266
35	California State University, San Bernardino	California	658	269
36	Harvey Mudd College	California	717	290
37	University of California, Merced	California	734	297
38	Pomona College	California	757	306
39	Biola University	California	791	322
40	California State University, Los Angeles	California	835	341
41	California State University, Dominguez Hills	California	888	360
42	University of the Pacific	California	896	363
43	California State University San Marcos	California	908	371
44	California State University, Stanislaus	California	950	388
45	Azusa Pacific University	California	986	401
46	Occidental College	California	988	403
47	University of California, Hastings College of the Law	California	1031	424
48	Pitzer College	California	1059	432
49	Naval Postgraduate School	California	1071	435
50	ArtCenter College of Design	California	1152	464
51	California Institute of the Arts	California	1188	476
52	Claremont Graduate University	California	1194	477
53	California State University, East Bay	California	1207	483
54	Claremont McKenna College	California	1293	512
55	Academy of Art University	California	1323	521
56	National University	California	1370	542
57	California State University, Monterey Bay	California	1380	548
58	California College of the Arts	California	1527	601
59	Golden Gate University	California	1539	605
60	Saint Mary’s College of California	California	1568	615
61	California State University Channel Islands	California	1627	637
62	University of Redlands	California	1636	640
63	California State University, Bakersfield	California	1642	643
64	Mills College	California	1764	644
65	California Lutheran University	California	1694	662
66	California Institute of Integral Studies	California	1718	669
67	Dominican University of California	California	1786	692
68	University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences	California	1848	711
69	Loma Linda University	California	1893	729
70	Otis College of Art and Design	California	1973	749
71	Western University of Health Sciences	California	1979	752
72	Westmont College	California	2044	770
73	Whittier College	California	2096	788
74	California Baptist University	California	2097	789
75	University of La Verne	California	2235	840
76	Concordia University Irvine	California	2337	877
77	Point Loma Nazarene University	California	2345	878
78	Alliant International University	California	2352	882
79	Scripps College	California	2422	911
80	Keck Graduate Institute	California	2430	914
81	Brandman University	California	2627	920
82	Fresno Pacific University	California	2476	930
83	San Francisco Art Institute	California	2477	931
84	Southwestern Law School	California	2709	1008
85	La Sierra University	California	2775	1025
86	Pacific Union College	California	2776	1026
87	Vanguard University of Southern California	California	2807	1036
88	California State University Maritime Academy	California	2823	1044
89	San Francisco Conservatory of Music	California	2861	1061
90	West Coast University-Los Angeles	California	2967	1095
91	Southern California Institute of Architecture	California	3022	1106
92	American Jewish University	California	3050	1114
93	California Western School of Law	California	3229	1163
94	Samuel Merritt University	California	3256	1170
95	Soka University of America	California	3264	1171
96	Thomas Aquinas College	California	3294	1180
97	Fielding Graduate University	California	3590	1210
98	The Chicago School of Professional Psychology	California	3478	1244
99	The Master’s University	California	3484	1246
100	Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science	California	3510	1252
101	Holy Names University	California	3525	1257
102	Woodbury University	California	3590	1273
103	Thomas Jefferson School of Law	California	3847	1289
104	Cogswell University of Silicon Valley	California	3966	1319
105	John F. Kennedy University	California	4021	1329
106	NewSchool of Architecture and Design	California	4056	1336
107	Palo Alto University	California	4115	1351
108	Mount Saint Mary’s University	California	4389	1414
109	Hope International University	California	4421	1420
110	Notre Dame de Namur University	California	4564	1444
111	Saybrook University	California	4583	1448
112	William Jessup University	California	4624	1457
113	Menlo College	California	4720	1471
114	Pacifica Graduate Institute	California	4740	1475
115	Touro University California	California	4951	1509
116	Columbia College Hollywood	California	5418	1568
117	Simpson University	California	5474	1574
118	Life Pacific College	California	5584	1583
119	Marshall B. Ketchum University	California	5778	1601
120	University of the West	California	5822	1605
121	Pardee RAND Graduate School	California	5859	1609
122	Marymount California University	California	5995	1620
123	Pacific Oaks College	California	6168	1632
124	Humphreys University	California	6210	1638
125	Laguna College of Art and Design	California	6222	1639
126	San Diego Christian College	California	6366	1651
127	American Film Institute Conservatory	California	6579	1669
128	John Paul the Great Catholic University	California	6712	1676
129	Sofia University	California	6844	1681
130	Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology	California	6860	1682
131	San Joaquin College of Law	California	6910	1687
132	The Wright Institute	California	6938	1688
133	Dharma Realm Buddhist University	California	7134	1696
134	United States University	California	7632	1708
135	Bethesda University	California	7787	1715
136	The University of West Los Angeles	California	8747	1740
137	Providence Christian College	California	8904	1744