Los Angeles, CA's best Creative Writing colleges [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 67.5K citations received by 2.8K academic papers made by 6 universities in Los Angeles was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Southern California

For Creative Writing

#3 in California

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

2. University of California - Los Angeles

For Creative Writing

#4 in California

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

3. Loyola Marymount University

For Creative Writing

#17 in California

#153 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

4. California State University - Los Angeles

For Creative Writing

#22 in California

#231 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

5. California State University - Northridge

For Creative Writing

#23 in California

#232 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

6. Occidental College

For Creative Writing

#37 in California

#389 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $48,400

Universities for Creative Writing near Los Angeles

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	California Institute of Technology	244	Pasadena, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	123	Long Beach, California
38	California State University - Fullerton	96	Fullerton, California
46	Chapman University	205	Orange, California
49	Claremont Graduate University	237	Claremont, California
58	University of California - Irvine	35	Irvine, California
85	University of California - Riverside	105	Riverside, California
86	California State University - San Bernardino	249	San Bernardino, California
141	University of California - Santa Barbara	29	Santa Barbara, California
142	Fielding Graduate University	170	Santa Barbara, California

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