58 Best Accounting schools in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 1.67M citations received by 33.3K academic papers made by 58 universities in California 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.

1. University of California - Berkeley

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

2. Stanford University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of Southern California

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

5. University of California - Davis

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

6. University of California - Irvine

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

7. University of California-San Diego

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

9. University of California - San Francisco

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

10. Santa Clara University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$49,651

11. University of California - Riverside

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

12. California Institute of Technology

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

13. California State University - Fullerton

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$10,445
Enrollment
41,962

14. San Diego State University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$5,459
Enrollment
39,241

15. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
30%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$12,707
Enrollment
22,485

16. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

17. Pepperdine University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$52,216

18. University of San Diego

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
47%
Net Price
$37,675
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$37,444

19. Loyola Marymount University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$54,471
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,575

21. California State University - Long Beach

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$10,512
Enrollment
40,278

22. California State University - Northridge

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$12,000
Enrollment
37,760

23. Naval Postgraduate School

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,600
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

24. San Jose State University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$11,311
Enrollment
36,062

25. Claremont McKenna College

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,978

26. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
74%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$10,441
Enrollment
26,848

27. Chapman University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$48,037

28. San Francisco State University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$11,498
Enrollment
23,908

29. California State University - Sacramento

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$11,503
Enrollment
31,172

30. University of San Francisco

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$44,104

31. Claremont Graduate University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,763
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

32. California State University - Fresno

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,412
Enrollment
23,986

33. California State University - Los Angeles

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$12,478
Enrollment
25,080

34. California State University - East Bay

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$10,886
Enrollment
13,333

35. California State University - San Bernardino

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,421
Enrollment
18,925

36. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
0%
Net Price
$25,481
Receiving Aid
33%
Average Aid
$9,411

37. Loma Linda University

For Accounting

Enrollment
4,202
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

38. California State University - Chico

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,331
Enrollment
14,523

39. Saint Mary's College of California

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$31,615
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,080

40. University of California - Merced

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$24,868
Enrollment
9,147

41. Pomona College

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,423

42. Humboldt State University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,046
Enrollment
6,156

43. Palo Alto University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,223
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1975

44. University of the Pacific

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,975

45. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
2,262
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1901

46. California State University - Bakersfield

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$12,437
Enrollment
9,787

47. California State University - San Marcos

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,247
Enrollment
15,431

48. California State University - Stanislaus

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,362
Enrollment
9,841

49. Sonoma State University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$8,546
Enrollment
5,990

50. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$11,074
Enrollment
15,181

51. California State University Maritime Academy

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$11,063
Enrollment
805

52. University of La Verne

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$27,216

53. University of the West

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$11,137
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$13,807

54. University of Redlands

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1201
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,054

55. California Western School of Law

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
625
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

56. Occidental College

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$47,113

57. Master's University and Seminary

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$33,463
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$15,528

58. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
244
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

Closest to California states to learn Accounting

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oregon 7 109
Utah 6 60
Arizona 3 28
Idaho 3 236
Washington 11 12
Colorado 10 79
New Mexico 3 114
Nebraska 5 84
South Dakota 3 400
Kansas 7 68
Texas 42 16
Oklahoma 6 80
North Dakota 2 182
Minnesota 9 23
Iowa 5 36
Missouri 11 46
Arkansas 6 88
Louisiana 10 72
Wisconsin 10 20
Illinois 22 1
Mississippi 6 139
Indiana 13 34
Michigan 10 2
Tennessee 14 50
Alabama 9 69
Kentucky 7 74
Ohio 18 18
Georgia 14 39
South Carolina 9 64
North Carolina 17 14
Virginia 14 35
Pennsylvania 33 3
Florida 24 22
District of Columbia 5 55
Maryland 13 29
New York 65 7
New Jersey 16 21
Vermont 3 155
Connecticut 13 11
Massachusetts 30 5
New Hampshire 3 67
Rhode Island 7 108
Maine 4 228