Multi and Interdisciplinary Studies colleges in California, ranked by graduates
42 colleges in California awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in multi and interdisciplinary studies in 2023: 6,193 degrees, 3.8% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (2.8% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). UC San Diego graduated the most (1,483, 16.6% of its class). 24 of the 42 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 66%; the most selective is Stanford University at 4%.
Multi and Interdisciplinary Studies colleges in California
Every California college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in multi and interdisciplinary studies, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its multi and interdisciplinary studies page.
| # | College | Type | Degrees (2023) | Share of grads | Acceptance rate | SAT 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC San Diego | Public | 1,483 | 16.6% | 27% | 1490 |
| 2 | UCLA | Public | 593 | 6.2% | 9% | 1510 |
| 3 | University of California, Berkeley | Public | 450 | 4.9% | 11% | 1530 |
| 4 | University of Southern California | Private | 402 | 7% | 10% | 1530 |
| 5 | UC Davis | Public | 329 | 4% | 42% | 1380 |
| 6 | UC Irvine | Public | 326 | 4% | 29% | 1420 |
| 7 | Stanford University | Private | 287 | 15.7% | 4% | 1570 |
| 8 | San Diego State University | Public | 249 | 2.9% | 36% | 1340 |
| 9 | San Jose State University | Public | 146 | 2.3% | 85% | 1220 |
| 10 | UC Santa Cruz | Public | 142 | 3% | 66% | 1180 |
| 11 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Public | 128 | 2.6% | 31% | 1420 |
| 12 | UC Santa Barbara | Public | 127 | 2% | 33% | 1430 |
| 13 | Cal State Los Angeles | Public | 115 | 2.2% | 91% | 1150 |
| 14 | Cal State Monterey Bay | Public | 111 | 6.2% | 97% | 1130 |
| 15 | University of the Pacific | Private | 105 | 13.3% | 71% | 1300 |
| 16 | Sacramento State University | Public | 101 | 1.3% | 94% | 1170 |
| 17 | Santa Clara University | Private | 90 | 6.7% | 48% | 1430 |
| 18 | Cal State Long Beach | Public | 88 | 1% | 46% | 1280 |
| 19 | Fresno State University | Public | 87 | 1.7% | 95% | 1160 |
| 20 | Cal Poly Pomona | Public | 78 | 1.3% | 75% | 1300 |
| 21 | Cal Poly Humboldt | Public | 68 | 5.1% | 98% | 1150 |
| 22 | San Francisco State University | Public | 56 | 1.1% | 96% | 1180 |
| 23 | Claremont McKenna College | Private | 53 | 15.5% | 10% | 1520 |
| 24 | Pepperdine University | Private | 52 | 6.3% | 63% | 1400 |
| 25 | California Baptist University | Private | 51 | 2.7% | 85% | 1170 |
| 26 | UC Riverside | Public | 46 | 0.9% | 76% | 1300 |
| 27 | Pomona College | Private | 45 | 10% | 7% | 1540 |
| 28 | Loyola Marymount University | Private | 42 | 2.5% | 45% | 1370 |
| 29 | Cal State Northridge | Public | 36 | 0.4% | 93% | 1150 |
| 30 | Cal State Chico | Public | 35 | 1.1% | 93% | 1170 |
| 31 | Occidental College | Private | 34 | 8.5% | 44% | 1420 |
| 32 | Chapman University | Private | 30 | 1.6% | 65% | 1380 |
| 33 | Cal State San Bernardino | Public | 27 | 0.6% | 94% | 1090 |
| 34 | Saint Mary's College of California | Private | 26 | 3.9% | 87% | 1290 |
| 35 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Public | 23 | 0.7% | 93% | 1020 |
| 36 | University of San Diego | Private | 22 | 1.7% | 52% | 1360 |
| 37 | Biola University | Private | 20 | 2.6% | 74% | 1260 |
| 38 | Cal Maritime Academy | Public | 20 | 8.9% | 95% | 1100 |
| 39 | Concordia University Irvine | Private | 19 | 4.5% | 66% | 1150 |
| 40 | Life Pacific University | Private | 19 | 27.1% | 96% | 1120 |
| 41 | University of San Francisco | Private | 18 | 1.4% | 62% | 1340 |
| 42 | Point Loma Nazarene University | Private | 14 | 1.8% | 84% | 1290 |
Questions about multi and interdisciplinary studies colleges in California
What is the best college for multi and interdisciplinary studies in California?
By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest multi and interdisciplinary studies programs in California are UC San Diego (1,483), UCLA (593), University of California, Berkeley (450). "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 multi and interdisciplinary studies?
42 four-year colleges in California awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in multi and interdisciplinary studies in 2023, 24 public and 18 private, for 6,193 graduates in total.
Is in-state status an advantage for multi and interdisciplinary studies in California?
At the 24 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.
Multi and Interdisciplinary Studies 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.