Best colleges for Biology in California

50 colleges ranked by share of degrees in Biology

These 50 top Biology colleges in California, ranked by share of degrees in Biology, run from 4% at California State University-Sacramento to 22% at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. 20 are public and 30 are private.

#	College	Type	Biology degrees	Undergrads	Acceptance
1	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	Private	22%	233	39%
2	Scripps College Claremont, CA	Private	21%	1,077	34%
3	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	Public	20%	22,644	63%
4	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	Public	19%	33,787	25%
5	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	Public	18%	31,777	42%
6	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	Private	18%	3,247	95%
7	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	Public	17%	8,372	39%
8	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	Public	16%	17,812	63%
9	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Public	16%	33,040	9%
10	Whittier College Whittier, CA	Private	15%	812	85%
11	Pomona College Claremont, CA	Private	14%	1,638	7%
12	La Sierra University Riverside, CA	Private	12%	1,155	93%
13	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	12%	5,619	47%
14	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	Public	11%	23,205	28%
15	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	Private	11%	1,844	40%
16	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	Public	11%	29,494	26%
17	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	Public	11%	5,491	99%
18	Pacific Union College Angwin, CA	Private	10%	910	42%
19	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	Public	10%	33,073	12%
20	Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	Private	10%	1,310	80%
21	Pitzer College Claremont, CA	Private	9%	1,191	17%
22	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	Private	9%	1,379	11%
23	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	Private	8%	915	13%
24	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	Public	8%	20,033	96%
25	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	Private	8%	2,024	89%
26	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	Private	8%	3,341	48%
27	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	Private	7%	6,235	44%
28	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	Public	7%	14,174	96%
29	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	Private	7%	2,374	89%
30	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	Private	7%	3,132	82%
31	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	Public	7%	5,811	95%
32	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	Private	7%	5,697	51%
33	University of Saint Katherine San Marcos, CA	Private	6%	230	46%
34	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	Private	6%	1,023	3%
35	Biola University La Mirada, CA	Private	6%	3,390	60%
36	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	Public	6%	5,374	95%
37	William Jessup University Rocklin, CA	Private	6%	1,021	77%
38	San Diego Christian College Santee, CA	Private	6%	91	63%
39	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	Public	6%	5,230	93%
40	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	Private	6%	3,629	50%
41	Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA	Private	6%	1,178	96%
42	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	Public	5%	34,131	47%
43	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	Public	5%	8,183	88%
44	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	Private	5%	7,914	74%
45	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	Private	5%	7,171	40%
46	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	Private	5%	2,095	81%
47	Chapman University Orange, CA	Private	5%	7,629	56%
48	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	Public	5%	21,521	30%
49	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	Public	4%	8,564	97%
50	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	Public	4%	27,867	94%

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