Biological and Biomedical Sciences colleges in California, ranked by graduates
54 colleges in California awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in 2023: 14,971 degrees, 8.1% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (7.3% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). UC San Diego graduated the most (1,842, 20.6% of its class). 27 of the 54 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 74%; the most selective is California Institute of Technology at 3%.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences colleges in California
Every California college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its biological and biomedical sciences page.
| # | College | Type | Degrees (2023) | Share of grads | Acceptance rate | SAT 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC San Diego | Public | 1,842 | 20.6% | 27% | 1490 |
| 2 | UCLA | Public | 1,564 | 16.3% | 9% | 1510 |
| 3 | UC Davis | Public | 1,533 | 18.8% | 42% | 1380 |
| 4 | UC Irvine | Public | 956 | 11.6% | 29% | 1420 |
| 5 | University of California, Berkeley | Public | 935 | 10.2% | 11% | 1530 |
| 6 | UC Riverside | Public | 918 | 17% | 76% | 1300 |
| 7 | UC Santa Barbara | Public | 715 | 11.1% | 33% | 1430 |
| 8 | UC Santa Cruz | Public | 695 | 14.9% | 66% | 1180 |
| 9 | Cal State Long Beach | Public | 480 | 5.5% | 46% | 1280 |
| 10 | San Francisco State University | Public | 377 | 7.5% | 96% | 1180 |
| 11 | Cal State Fullerton | Public | 296 | 3.1% | 91% | 1230 |
| 12 | Sacramento State University | Public | 282 | 3.7% | 94% | 1170 |
| 13 | San Diego State University | Public | 281 | 3.3% | 36% | 1340 |
| 14 | University of Southern California | Private | 278 | 4.8% | 10% | 1530 |
| 15 | Cal State Northridge | Public | 274 | 3.3% | 93% | 1150 |
| 16 | Cal Poly Pomona | Public | 245 | 4.2% | 75% | 1300 |
| 17 | Fresno State University | Public | 227 | 4.4% | 95% | 1160 |
| 18 | Cal State San Marcos | Public | 213 | 6.4% | 95% | 1190 |
| 19 | Cal State Los Angeles | Public | 205 | 3.9% | 91% | 1150 |
| 20 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Public | 203 | 4.1% | 31% | 1420 |
| 21 | San Jose State University | Public | 187 | 3% | 85% | 1220 |
| 22 | Cal State San Bernardino | Public | 168 | 3.9% | 94% | 1090 |
| 23 | University of the Pacific | Private | 156 | 19.7% | 71% | 1300 |
| 24 | University of San Diego | Private | 150 | 11.6% | 52% | 1360 |
| 25 | Cal Poly Humboldt | Public | 149 | 11.3% | 98% | 1150 |
| 26 | California Baptist University | Private | 144 | 7.6% | 85% | 1170 |
| 27 | Cal State Stanislaus | Public | 109 | 4.4% | 98% | 1080 |
| 28 | Cal State East Bay | Public | 107 | 3.3% | 97% | 1080 |
| 29 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Public | 106 | 3.4% | 93% | 1020 |
| 30 | Cal State Chico | Public | 98 | 3% | 93% | 1170 |
| 31 | Cal State Monterey Bay | Public | 93 | 5.2% | 97% | 1130 |
| 32 | Santa Clara University | Private | 80 | 6% | 48% | 1430 |
| 33 | Chapman University | Private | 78 | 4.3% | 65% | 1380 |
| 34 | Stanford University | Private | 76 | 4.2% | 4% | 1570 |
| 35 | University of San Francisco | Private | 76 | 5.8% | 62% | 1340 |
| 36 | Loyola Marymount University | Private | 70 | 4.1% | 45% | 1370 |
| 37 | Pomona College | Private | 70 | 15.5% | 7% | 1540 |
| 38 | California Lutheran University | Private | 53 | 8.3% | 76% | 1230 |
| 39 | Occidental College | Private | 51 | 12.7% | 44% | 1420 |
| 40 | Point Loma Nazarene University | Private | 50 | 6.3% | 84% | 1290 |
| 41 | Pepperdine University | Private | 48 | 5.8% | 63% | 1400 |
| 42 | Saint Mary's College of California | Private | 46 | 6.8% | 87% | 1290 |
| 43 | Biola University | Private | 40 | 5.2% | 74% | 1260 |
| 44 | Claremont McKenna College | Private | 31 | 9% | 10% | 1520 |
| 45 | Vanguard University | Private | 29 | 5.8% | 62% | 1150 |
| 46 | La Sierra University | Private | 28 | 12.7% | 92% | 1120 |
| 47 | Concordia University Irvine | Private | 26 | 6.2% | 66% | 1150 |
| 48 | Westmont College | Private | 26 | 8% | 77% | 1150 |
| 49 | Dominican University (CA) | Private | 24 | 8.1% | 84% | 1150 |
| 50 | Masters University | Private | 21 | 6.4% | 84% | 1120 |
| 51 | Azusa Pacific University | Private | 19 | 1.6% | 88% | 1200 |
| 52 | Fresno Pacific University | Private | 16 | 3.1% | 64% | 1150 |
| 53 | Pacific Union College | Private | 15 | 10.6% | 47% | 1120 |
| 54 | California Institute of Technology | Private | 12 | 5.1% | 3% | 1580 |
Questions about biological and biomedical sciences colleges in California
What is the best college for biological and biomedical sciences in California?
By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest biological and biomedical sciences programs in California are UC San Diego (1,842), UCLA (1,564), UC Davis (1,533). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every California college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.
How many colleges in California offer biological and biomedical sciences?
54 four-year colleges in California awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in 2023, 27 public and 27 private, for 14,971 graduates in total.
Is in-state status an advantage for biological and biomedical sciences in California?
At the 27 public universities on this list, California residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences elsewhere
The same field in other states, and the national ranking.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.