54 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 1.19M citations received by 30.3K academic papers made by 54 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. Stanford University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

3. University of Southern California

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

5. University of California - Davis

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

6. University of California - Irvine

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

7. University of California-San Diego

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

8. University of California - San Francisco

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

10. University of California - Riverside

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

11. Santa Clara University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$50,551

12. San Diego State University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

13. California State University - Fullerton

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,194
Enrollment
40,386

14. California Institute of Technology

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

15. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
30%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$10,065
Enrollment
22,000

16. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

17. Loyola Marymount University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$52,815

18. University of San Diego

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$36,008
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$36,408

19. California State University - Long Beach

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
40%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,478
Enrollment
38,973

20. California State University - Northridge

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,511
Enrollment
37,579

21. San Jose State University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
77%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$9,210
Enrollment
35,751

22. Naval Postgraduate School

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,670
Male:Female
78:22
Founded
1909

23. Claremont McKenna College

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,701

25. Pepperdine University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1383
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$47,804

26. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,040
Enrollment
27,503

27. San Francisco State University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$9,830
Enrollment
25,282

28. Chapman University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$45,033

29. California State University - Sacramento

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$9,590
Enrollment
31,818

30. University of San Francisco

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$42,953

31. California State University - Los Angeles

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,907
Enrollment
26,460

32. Claremont Graduate University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,903
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

33. California State University - Fresno

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,968
Enrollment
23,999

34. California State University - East Bay

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,659
Enrollment
13,673

35. California State University - Chico

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
72%
Average Aid
$9,162
Enrollment
14,183

36. California State University - San Bernardino

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,871
Enrollment
19,803

37. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Accounting

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

38. Humboldt State University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,262
Enrollment
6,025

39. Saint Mary's College of California

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$32,129
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,139

40. University of California - Merced

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$25,868
Enrollment
9,103

41. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
2,661
Male:Female
55:45
Founded
1901

42. Loma Linda University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
4,280
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

43. California State University - Bakersfield

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,750
Enrollment
9,613

44. Pomona College

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,962

45. University of the Pacific

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1272
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,164

46. California State University - San Marcos

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$8,922
Enrollment
15,109

47. California State University - Stanislaus

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,696
Enrollment
10,154

48. Sonoma State University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$7,287
Enrollment
6,637

49. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,819
Enrollment
16,426

50. Palo Alto University

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,129
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1975

51. California State University Maritime Academy

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$9,529
Enrollment
849

52. California Western School of Law

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

53. University of the West

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$19,028
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,190

54. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Accounting

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
271
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 97
Utah 5 60
Arizona 3 24
Idaho 3 224
Washington 10 11
Colorado 10 81
New Mexico 3 120
Nebraska 5 91
South Dakota 3 304
Kansas 7 70
Texas 42 15
Oklahoma 5 77
North Dakota 3 180
Minnesota 8 23
Iowa 4 34
Missouri 11 46
Arkansas 6 89
Louisiana 9 66
Wisconsin 10 20
Illinois 22 2
Mississippi 6 138
Indiana 13 38
Michigan 10 1
Tennessee 13 52
Alabama 9 63
Kentucky 7 73
Ohio 18 18
Georgia 14 39
South Carolina 9 62
North Carolina 15 12
Virginia 14 33
Pennsylvania 28 3
Florida 24 21
District of Columbia 5 59
Maryland 13 25
New York 62 5
New Jersey 15 27
Vermont 3 153
Connecticut 13 16
Massachusetts 27 6
New Hampshire 3 68
Rhode Island 6 109
Maine 4 232