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Campus Future · United States · California

Colleges shaping what’s next

A KFN guide to California’s top campuses—and the cities around them—through the lens of the next decade: talent, research, industry, and community.

Flagship & research powerhouses

Flagship research campuses across California

  • Stanford University Palo Alto · Peninsula Live

    AI, startups, climate tech—and how the Peninsula economy absorbs campus talent.

  • UC Berkeley Berkeley · East Bay Live

    Public research, AI, energy policy, and East Bay innovation.

  • California Institute of Technology Pasadena · Los Angeles Live

    Deep tech, space, quantum—beyond the Silicon Valley narrative.

  • UCLA Los Angeles Live

    Media, biotech, and LA’s creative-tech economy.

  • University of Southern California Los Angeles Live

    Founder culture, engineering, entertainment tech.

  • UC San Diego San Diego Live

    Biotech coast, defense, and climate research.

  • UC Davis Davis · Sacramento region Live

    Agtech, food systems, and California’s climate economy.

  • UC Irvine Irvine · Orange County Live

    Chips, health, and OC’s tech corridor.

  • UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Live

    Materials science, energy, and coastal research.

  • UC Santa Cruz Santa Cruz · Silicon Valley edge Live

    Genomics, tech talent, and the mountain-to-valley pipeline.

  • UC Riverside Riverside · Inland Empire Live

    Logistics, clean energy, and Inland growth metros.

  • UC Merced Merced · Central Valley Live

    Water, agriculture, and inland future cities.

  • UCSF San Francisco Live

    Life sciences and the SF biotech corridor.

Private & regional anchors

Private and regional anchors

CSU & polytechnics

CSU and polytechnic workforce campuses