Best Physics colleges in California

Best Physics colleges in California for 2025

University of California-San Diego offers 13 Physics degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 126 Physics students graduated with students earning 77 Bachelor's degrees, 27 Doctoral degrees, and 22 Master's degrees.

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University of California-Los Angeles offers 6 Physics degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 125 Physics students graduated with students earning 78 Bachelor's degrees, 31 Master's degrees, and 16 Doctoral degrees.

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University of California-Berkeley offers 7 Physics degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 191 Physics students graduated with students earning 121 Bachelor's degrees, 52 Doctoral degrees, and 18 Master's degrees.

University of California-Davis offers 10 Physics degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small suburb. In 2023, 102 Physics students graduated with students earning 68 Bachelor's degrees, 27 Doctoral degrees, and 7 Master's degrees.

University of California-Santa Barbara offers 3 Physics degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize suburb. In 2023, 244 Physics students graduated with students earning 183 Bachelor's degrees, 34 Doctoral degrees, and 27 Master's degrees.

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California Institute of Technology offers 6 Physics degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 98 Physics students graduated with students earning 38 Master's degrees, 34 Doctoral degrees, and 26 Bachelor's degrees.

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Stanford University offers 7 Physics degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 120 Physics students graduated with students earning 69 Doctoral degrees, 33 Bachelor's degrees, and 18 Master's degrees.

University of California-Irvine offers 6 Physics degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 112 Physics students graduated with students earning 86 Bachelor's degrees, 17 Doctoral degrees, and 9 Master's degrees.

University of California-Santa Cruz offers 4 Physics degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 115 Physics students graduated with students earning 94 Bachelor's degrees, 11 Master's degrees, and 10 Doctoral degrees.

University of California-Merced offers 5 Physics degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, four-year university in a midsize suburb. In 2023, 25 Physics students graduated with students earning 10 Doctoral degrees, 9 Master's degrees, and 6 Bachelor's degrees.

List of all Physics colleges in California

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
University of California-San Diego Logo University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA
4/5
29 : 1 42,376
University of California-Los Angeles Logo University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
3/5
23 : 1 46,678
University of California-Berkeley Logo University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA
3/5
23 : 1 45,699
University of California-Davis Logo University of California-Davis Davis, CA
4/5
23 : 1 39,707
University of California-Santa Barbara Logo University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
3/5
24 : 1 26,068