Top Universities in California (state)
2026 California University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the US state of California? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 California University Ranking, which lists 130 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United States.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top California Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 California University Ranking
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How many universities are there in California?
- There are 130 officially chartered, licensed or accredited California higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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