Top Universities in California (state)
2026 California University Ranking New
Introduction
What are the top universities in the US state of California? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 uniRank University Ranking of 131 California higher education institutions meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United States
- offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format
uniRank aims to provide a non-academic League Table of the top California universities based on valid, unbiased and non-influenceable web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the universities themselves.
2026 California University Ranking
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