United States

Pre-health programs in California

California is home to 58 programs across 8 paths — Dental, Medicine, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Biological Research and Radiologist Assistant. Each listing below carries admissions statistics verified from the school's own published materials.

Programs tracked

Pre-health paths represented

3.56

Median cumulative GPA

$51,031

Median in-state tuition, public programs

Dental in California

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Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Los Angeles, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.76
DAT AA
444
Tuition
$124,920
Class size
144
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
Loma Linda, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.56
DAT AA
437
Tuition
$96,056
Class size
98
Northstate University
Sacramento, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.42
DAT AA
418
Tuition
$90,620
Class size
39
Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni
San Francisco, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.57
DAT AA
460
Tuition
$131,748
Class size
146
UCLA
Los Angeles, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.87
DAT AA
472
In-state tuition
$52,147
Class size
88
UCSF
San Francisco, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.71
DAT AA
476
In-state tuition
$64,554
Class size
61
WesternU
Pomona, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.47
DAT AA
420
Tuition
$93,437
Class size
—

Medicine in California

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California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clovis, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.57
MCAT total
505
Tuition
$67,000
Class size
156
California Northstate University College of Medicine
Elk Grove, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.83
MCAT total
513
Tuition
$76,148
Class size
118
California University of Science and Medicine
San Bernardino, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.83
MCAT total
510
Tuition
$70,000
Class size
130
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science College of Medicine
Los Angeles, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.56
MCAT total
505
Tuition
$69,000
Class size
60
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Pasadena, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.84
MCAT total
515
Tuition
—
Class size
50
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.85
MCAT total
517
Tuition
$74,480
Class size
—
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Loma Linda, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.85
MCAT total
509
Tuition
$71,746
Class size
176
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.96
MCAT total
519
Tuition
$69,663
Class size
90
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Vallejo, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.58
MCAT total
506
Tuition
$72,120
Class size
189
UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.72
MCAT total
509
In-state tuition
$49,969
Class size
139
UC Irvine School of Medicine
Irvine, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.83
MCAT total
516
In-state tuition
$49,776
Class size
114
UC Riverside School of Medicine
Riverside, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.66
MCAT total
509
In-state tuition
$42,591
Class size
90
UC San Diego School of Medicine
La Jolla, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.83
MCAT total
514
In-state tuition
$46,055
Class size
140
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.88
MCAT total
515
In-state tuition
$54,656
Class size
142
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.87
MCAT total
517
In-state tuition
$53,441
Class size
161
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Pomona, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.82
MCAT total
509
Tuition
$72,040
Class size
227

Physician Assistant in California

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Charles Drew University PA Program
Los Angeles, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.40
GRE verbal
148
Tuition
$57,000
Class size
28
Keck School of Medicine of USC PA Program
Los Angeles, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.50
GRE verbal
155
Tuition
$75,386
Class size
—
Loma Linda University PA Program
Loma Linda, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.76
GRE verbal
152
Tuition
$46,000
Class size
50
Samuel Merritt University PA Program
Oakland, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.62
GRE verbal
152
Tuition
$54,000
Class size
46
Stanford School of Medicine PA Program
Palo Alto, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.83
GRE verbal
159
Tuition
$64,000
Class size
—
Touro University California PA Program
Vallejo, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.43
GRE verbal
151
Tuition
$64,220
Class size
47
UC Davis PA Program
Sacramento, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.50
GRE verbal
154
In-state tuition
—
Class size
—
Western University of Health Sciences PA Program
Pomona, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.63
GRE verbal
151
Tuition
$57,513
Class size
98

Physical Therapy in California

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Azusa Pacific University DPT
Azusa, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.42
GRE verbal
152
Tuition
$39,975
Class size
74
California State University Fresno DPT
Fresno, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.38
GRE verbal
151
In-state tuition
—
Class size
—
California State University Long Beach DPT
Long Beach, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.45
GRE verbal
153
In-state tuition
$28,980
Class size
38
California State University Northridge DPT
Northridge, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.42
GRE verbal
152
In-state tuition
—
Class size
32
California State University Sacramento DPT
Sacramento, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.42
GRE verbal
152
In-state tuition
$30,243
Class size
32
Chapman University DPT
Orange, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.45
GRE verbal
153
Tuition
$54,000
Class size
40
Loma Linda University DPT
Loma Linda, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.48
GRE verbal
153
Tuition
$32,667
Class size
—
Mount Saint Mary University DPT
Los Angeles, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.35
GRE verbal
151
Tuition
$52,000
Class size
—
Samuel Merritt University DPT
Oakland, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.42
GRE verbal
152
Tuition
$54,000
Class size
50
UC San Francisco - San Francisco State DPT
San Francisco, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.60
GRE verbal
156
In-state tuition
—
Class size
50
University of Southern California DPT
Los Angeles, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.62
GRE verbal
158
Tuition
$84,023
Class size
96
Western University of Health Sciences DPT
Pomona, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.65
GRE verbal
151
Tuition
$53,961
Class size
60

Optometry in California

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Marshall B. Ketchum University Southern California College of Optometry
Fullerton, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.50
OAT total
341
Tuition
$55,380
Class size
104
University of California Berkeley School of Optometry
Berkeley, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.52
OAT total
345
In-state tuition
$52,092
Class size
67
Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry
Pomona, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.35
OAT total
315
Tuition
$50,436
Class size
72

Pharmacy in California

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Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy
Loma Linda, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.35
Tuition
$60,098
Class size
—
Touro University California College of Pharmacy
Vallejo, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.25
Tuition
$72,900
Class size
—
UCSF School of Pharmacy
San Francisco, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.50
In-state tuition
—
Class size
122
University of California San Diego Skaggs School
La Jolla, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.55
In-state tuition
$58,379
Class size
70
University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
Los Angeles, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.40
Tuition
$70,862
Class size
—
University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy
Stockton, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.28
Tuition
$93,079
Class size
—
Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy
Pomona, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.20
Tuition
$45,500
Class size
108

Biological Research in California

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Stanford University
Stanford, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.60
Tuition
—
Class size
—
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.60
In-state tuition
—
Class size
—
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.50
In-state tuition
—
Class size
—
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California · Public
Avg GPA
3.60
In-state tuition
—
Class size
—

Radiologist Assistant in California

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California · Private
Avg GPA
3.20
Tuition
$40,000
Class size
—

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