Computer and Information Sciences colleges in California, ranked by graduates
45 colleges in California awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in computer and information sciences in 2023: 11,041 degrees, 6.1% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (5.7% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University of California, Berkeley graduated the most (1,567, 17% of its class). 27 of the 45 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 74%; the most selective is California Institute of Technology at 3%.
Computer and Information Sciences colleges in California
Every California college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in computer and information sciences, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its computer and information sciences page.
| # | College | Type | Degrees (2023) | Share of grads | Acceptance rate | SAT 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California, Berkeley | Public | 1,567 | 17% | 11% | 1530 |
| 2 | UC Irvine | Public | 773 | 9.4% | 29% | 1420 |
| 3 | UC Santa Cruz | Public | 758 | 16.3% | 66% | 1180 |
| 4 | UC San Diego | Public | 649 | 7.3% | 27% | 1490 |
| 5 | Cal State Fullerton | Public | 449 | 4.8% | 91% | 1230 |
| 6 | University of Southern California | Private | 415 | 7.2% | 10% | 1530 |
| 7 | UC Davis | Public | 401 | 4.9% | 42% | 1380 |
| 8 | UC Riverside | Public | 386 | 7.1% | 76% | 1300 |
| 9 | San Francisco State University | Public | 365 | 7.2% | 96% | 1180 |
| 10 | UCLA | Public | 352 | 3.7% | 9% | 1510 |
| 11 | Sacramento State University | Public | 350 | 4.6% | 94% | 1170 |
| 12 | Cal State Northridge | Public | 347 | 4.2% | 93% | 1150 |
| 13 | Stanford University | Private | 341 | 18.7% | 4% | 1570 |
| 14 | Cal State Long Beach | Public | 335 | 3.8% | 46% | 1280 |
| 15 | Cal Poly Pomona | Public | 323 | 5.5% | 75% | 1300 |
| 16 | Cal State San Bernardino | Public | 306 | 7.1% | 94% | 1090 |
| 17 | Cal State Los Angeles | Public | 285 | 5.4% | 91% | 1150 |
| 18 | San Jose State University | Public | 234 | 3.7% | 85% | 1220 |
| 19 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Public | 219 | 4.4% | 31% | 1420 |
| 20 | San Diego State University | Public | 219 | 2.5% | 36% | 1340 |
| 21 | Cal State East Bay | Public | 209 | 6.5% | 97% | 1080 |
| 22 | Cal State Monterey Bay | Public | 199 | 11.2% | 97% | 1130 |
| 23 | Cal State San Marcos | Public | 193 | 5.8% | 95% | 1190 |
| 24 | UC Santa Barbara | Public | 168 | 2.6% | 33% | 1430 |
| 25 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Public | 150 | 4.7% | 93% | 1020 |
| 26 | Cal State Chico | Public | 129 | 4% | 93% | 1170 |
| 27 | California Institute of Technology | Private | 96 | 40.9% | 3% | 1580 |
| 28 | Santa Clara University | Private | 92 | 6.9% | 48% | 1430 |
| 29 | Chapman University | Private | 85 | 4.7% | 65% | 1380 |
| 30 | University of San Francisco | Private | 70 | 5.3% | 62% | 1340 |
| 31 | Cal State Stanislaus | Public | 70 | 2.8% | 98% | 1080 |
| 32 | Fresno State University | Public | 69 | 1.3% | 95% | 1160 |
| 33 | Pomona College | Private | 65 | 14.4% | 7% | 1540 |
| 34 | University of San Diego | Private | 53 | 4.1% | 52% | 1360 |
| 35 | Loyola Marymount University | Private | 52 | 3.1% | 45% | 1370 |
| 36 | University of the Pacific | Private | 44 | 5.6% | 71% | 1300 |
| 37 | Cal Poly Humboldt | Public | 39 | 3% | 98% | 1150 |
| 38 | California Lutheran University | Private | 34 | 5.3% | 76% | 1230 |
| 39 | Point Loma Nazarene University | Private | 32 | 4% | 84% | 1290 |
| 40 | California Baptist University | Private | 28 | 1.5% | 85% | 1170 |
| 41 | Occidental College | Private | 26 | 6.5% | 44% | 1420 |
| 42 | Dominican University (CA) | Private | 25 | 8.4% | 84% | 1150 |
| 43 | Concordia University Irvine | Private | 16 | 3.8% | 66% | 1150 |
| 44 | Biola University | Private | 12 | 1.6% | 74% | 1260 |
| 45 | Westmont College | Private | 11 | 3.4% | 77% | 1150 |
Questions about computer and information sciences colleges in California
What is the best college for computer and information sciences in California?
By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest computer and information sciences programs in California are University of California, Berkeley (1,567), UC Irvine (773), UC Santa Cruz (758). "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 computer and information sciences?
45 four-year colleges in California awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in computer and information sciences in 2023, 27 public and 18 private, for 11,041 graduates in total.
Is in-state status an advantage for computer and information 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.
Computer and Information 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.