Los Angeles, CA's 6 best Accounting schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Los Angeles ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 384K citations received by 6.86K 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.

1. University of Southern California

For Accounting

#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 Accounting

#4 in California

#19 in the United States

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

3. Loyola Marymount University

For Accounting

#19 in California

#212 in the United States

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

4. California State University - Northridge

For Accounting

#22 in California

#216 in the United States

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

5. California State University - Los Angeles

For Accounting

#33 in California

#318 in the United States

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

6. Occidental College

For Accounting

#56 in California

#593 in the United States

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

Universities for Accounting near Los Angeles

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	California Institute of Technology	127	Pasadena, California
32	California State University - Long Beach	215	Long Beach, California
38	California State University - Fullerton	129	Fullerton, California
39	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	236	Pomona, California
43	Pepperdine University	193	Malibu, California
46	Chapman University	252	Orange, California
49	Claremont McKenna College	223	Claremont, California
49	Claremont Graduate University	300	Claremont, California
58	University of California - Irvine	51	Irvine, California
85	University of California - Riverside	111	Riverside, California