Top Universities in California

Campus Life

The most populous and third-largest US state, California is situated on the west coast and has leading industries in agriculture, technology and education. Universities in California include two ranked within the world’s top 10, and nine within the 50 top US universities. 

• Stanford University (ranked 7th in the world; 3rd in the US)

• California Institute of Technology (10= in the world; 6th in the US) 

• University of California, Berkeley (UCB, 25th in the world; 14th in the US) 

• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA, 40th in the world; 17th in the US) 

• University of California, San Diego (UCSD, 63rd in the world; 24th in the US) 

• University of California, Davis (UCD, 85th in the world; 27th in the US) 

• University of Southern California (125th in the world; 37th in the US) 

• University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB, 130= in the world; 38th in the US) 

• University of California, Irvine (UCI, 149th in the world; 42nd in the US) 

• University of California, Riverside (UCR, 268th in the world; 60th in the US) 

• University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC, 307= in the world; 66th in the US) 

• University of San Diego (701+ in the world; 141st in the US) 

• University of San Francisco (701+ in the world; 142nd in the US) 

• University of the Pacific (701+ in the world; 143rd in the US)