What is an ideal Kinesiology University in California?

For private schools with good kinesiology, check out University of the Pacific in Stockton. You may also want to check out St. Mary’s in Moraga and Although religious-based schools, Point Loma and Cal Lutheran both have good programs.

Outside of California, Linfield in Oregon has a terrific program and generous merit aid.

You may want to consider schools that participate in the WUE tuition program.
Washington State immediately comes to mind, as does Colorado State.
http://wiche.edu/wue

For the CSU’s, here’s their list of schools that have kinesiology majors:
http://www2.assist.org/exploring-majors/findDiscipline.do