57 Best colleges for Advertising in California, US
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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Advertising. A graph of 977K citations received by 32.2K academic papers made by 57 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
- Acceptance Rate
 - 4%
 - Average SAT
 - 1545
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $17,998
 
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 61%
 - Average Aid
 - $25,951
 - Enrollment
 - 45,699
 
3. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
 - 10%
 - Average SAT
 - 1495
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $41,496
 
4. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
 - 9%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 60%
 - Average Aid
 - $22,441
 - Enrollment
 - 46,678
 
5. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
 - 25%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 70%
 - Average Aid
 - $24,176
 - Enrollment
 - 42,376
 
6. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
 - 42%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 58%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,258
 - Enrollment
 - 39,707
 
7. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
 - 26%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 71%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,533
 - Enrollment
 - 36,582
 
8. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
 - 13%
 - Enrollment
 - 3,126
 - Male:Female
 - 35:65
 - Founded
 - 1864
 
9. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
 - 28%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 58%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,732
 - Enrollment
 - 26,068
 
10. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 3%
 - Net Price
 - $23,397
 - Receiving Aid
 - 68%
 - Average Aid
 - $60,201
 
11. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 34%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 95%
 - Average Aid
 - $5,459
 - Enrollment
 - 39,241
 
12. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 96%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 79%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,498
 - Enrollment
 - 23,908
 
13. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
 - 63%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 75%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,566
 - Enrollment
 - 26,426
 
14. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 80%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 67%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,311
 - Enrollment
 - 36,062
 
15. Loyola Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 40%
 - Net Price
 - $54,471
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,575
 
16. Santa Clara University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 44%
 - Average SAT
 - 1420
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Net Price
 - $49,651
 
17. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
 - 63%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 71%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,564
 - Enrollment
 - 19,764
 
18. California State University - Fullerton
- Acceptance Rate
 - 87%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 82%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,445
 - Enrollment
 - 41,962
 
19. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
 - 47%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 82%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,512
 - Enrollment
 - 40,278
 
20. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
 - 30%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 60%
 - Average Aid
 - $12,707
 - Enrollment
 - 22,485
 
21. University of San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
 - 47%
 - Net Price
 - $37,675
 - Receiving Aid
 - 86%
 - Average Aid
 - $37,444
 
22. University of San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
 - 51%
 - Average SAT
 - 1300
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Net Price
 - $44,104
 
23. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
- Acceptance Rate
 - 74%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 78%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,441
 - Enrollment
 - 26,848
 
24. California State University - Northridge
- Acceptance Rate
 - 93%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 87%
 - Average Aid
 - $12,000
 - Enrollment
 - 37,760
 
25. Chapman University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 56%
 - Average SAT
 - 1340
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Net Price
 - $48,037
 
26. Claremont Graduate University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 35%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,763
 - Male:Female
 - 40:60
 - Founded
 - 1925
 
27. California State University - Fresno
- Acceptance Rate
 - 96%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,412
 - Enrollment
 - 23,986
 
28. California State University - Sacramento
- Acceptance Rate
 - 94%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 85%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,503
 - Enrollment
 - 31,172
 
29. Loma Linda University
- Enrollment
 - 4,202
 - Male:Female
 - 33:67
 - Founded
 - 1905
 
30. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
 - 23%
 - Enrollment
 - 2,600
 - Male:Female
 - 79:21
 - Founded
 - 1909
 
31. California State University - San Bernardino
- Acceptance Rate
 - 98%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,421
 - Enrollment
 - 18,925
 
32. Pepperdine University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 50%
 - Average SAT
 - 1350
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Net Price
 - $52,216
 
33. California State University - Chico
- Acceptance Rate
 - 94%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 73%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,331
 - Enrollment
 - 14,523
 
34. California State University - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
 - 92%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 94%
 - Average Aid
 - $12,478
 - Enrollment
 - 25,080
 
36. University of the Pacific
- Acceptance Rate
 - 95%
 - Average SAT
 - 1290
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Net Price
 - $30,975
 
37. California State University - East Bay
- Acceptance Rate
 - 97%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 80%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,886
 - Enrollment
 - 13,333
 
38. Sonoma State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 95%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 86%
 - Average Aid
 - $8,546
 - Enrollment
 - 5,990
 
39. Palo Alto University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,223
 - Male:Female
 - 15:85
 - Founded
 - 1975
 
40. California Western School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
 - 46%
 - Enrollment
 - 625
 - Male:Female
 - 38:62
 - Founded
 - 1924
 
41. Humboldt State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 99%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 73%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,046
 - Enrollment
 - 6,156
 
42. California State University - San Marcos
- Acceptance Rate
 - 96%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 79%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,247
 - Enrollment
 - 15,431
 
43. University of California - Merced
- Acceptance Rate
 - 39%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 85%
 - Average Aid
 - $24,868
 - Enrollment
 - 9,147
 
44. Western University of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
 - 8%
 - Enrollment
 - 3,625
 - Male:Female
 - 36:64
 - Founded
 - 1977
 
45. Occidental College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 40%
 - Average SAT
 - 1430
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Net Price
 - $47,113
 
46. Alliant International University - San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
 - 0%
 - Net Price
 - $25,481
 - Receiving Aid
 - 33%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,411
 
47. California State University - Stanislaus
- Acceptance Rate
 - 97%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,362
 - Enrollment
 - 9,841
 
48. Pomona College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 7%
 - Average SAT
 - 1520
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $17,423
 
49. Golden Gate University - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Enrollment
 - 2,262
 - Male:Female
 - 62:38
 - Founded
 - 1901
 
50. California State University Maritime Academy
- Acceptance Rate
 - 99%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 66%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,063
 - Enrollment
 - 805
 
51. University of Redlands
- Acceptance Rate
 - 81%
 - Average SAT
 - 1201
 - Average ACT
 - 28
 - Net Price
 - $28,054
 
52. California State University - Bakersfield
- Acceptance Rate
 - 88%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 91%
 - Average Aid
 - $12,437
 - Enrollment
 - 9,787
 
53. California State University - Dominguez Hills
- Acceptance Rate
 - 91%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 95%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,074
 - Enrollment
 - 15,181
 
54. Claremont McKenna College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 11%
 - Average SAT
 - 1505
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $29,978
 
55. Harvey Mudd College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 13%
 - Average SAT
 - 1520
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $42,720
 
56. University of the West
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $11,137
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $13,807
 
57. Master's University and Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
 - 76%
 - Net Price
 - $33,463
 - Receiving Aid
 - 87%
 - Average Aid
 - $15,528
 
Closest to California states to learn Advertising
| State |   Universities  Unis   |    Best university country rank  Best uni    |  
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 9 | 98 | 
| Utah | 6 | 47 | 
| Arizona | 4 | 23 | 
| Idaho | 3 | 276 | 
| Washington | 11 | 13 | 
| Colorado | 11 | 87 | 
| Nebraska | 5 | 109 | 
| South Dakota | 3 | 370 | 
| Kansas | 8 | 85 | 
| Texas | 43 | 11 | 
| Oklahoma | 6 | 91 | 
| North Dakota | 2 | 222 | 
| Minnesota | 12 | 22 | 
| Iowa | 5 | 44 | 
| Missouri | 10 | 41 | 
| Arkansas | 7 | 116 | 
| Louisiana | 10 | 58 | 
| Wisconsin | 13 | 21 | 
| Illinois | 24 | 12 | 
| Mississippi | 6 | 105 | 
| Indiana | 15 | 25 | 
| Michigan | 14 | 2 | 
| Tennessee | 12 | 50 | 
| Alabama | 9 | 57 | 
| Kentucky | 6 | 66 | 
| Ohio | 23 | 20 | 
| Georgia | 16 | 38 | 
| South Carolina | 9 | 55 | 
| North Carolina | 19 | 27 | 
| Virginia | 17 | 34 | 
| Pennsylvania | 39 | 6 | 
| Florida | 24 | 18 | 
| District of Columbia | 5 | 45 | 
| Maryland | 12 | 24 | 
| New York | 73 | 4 | 
| New Jersey | 16 | 31 | 
| Vermont | 3 | 193 | 
| Hawaii | 3 | 157 | 
| Connecticut | 13 | 7 | 
| Massachusetts | 34 | 9 | 
| New Hampshire | 3 | 46 | 
| Rhode Island | 7 | 112 | 
| Maine | 6 | 220 |