100 Best Business schools in California, US

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Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 19.5M citations received by 436K academic papers made by 110 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 Business

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

2. Stanford University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

3. University of Southern California

For Business

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

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Business

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

5. University of California-San Diego

For Business

Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

6. University of California - Davis

For Business

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

7. University of California - Irvine

For Business

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Business

Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

9. University of California - San Francisco

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

10. California Institute of Technology

For Business

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

11. University of California - Riverside

For Business

Acceptance Rate
76%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$24,355
Enrollment
26,384

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Business

Acceptance Rate
66%
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$22,774
Enrollment
19,938

13. San Diego State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
36%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$12,053
Enrollment
41,137

14. San Jose State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$12,353
Enrollment
37,661

15. Santa Clara University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$53,883

16. Naval Postgraduate School

For Business

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,441
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

17. California State University - Fullerton

For Business

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$11,234
Enrollment
43,662

18. San Francisco State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$12,996
Enrollment
22,563

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Business

Acceptance Rate
31%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$14,338
Enrollment
23,069

20. California State University - Long Beach

For Business

Acceptance Rate
46%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$11,795
Enrollment
42,003

21. Loyola Marymount University

For Business

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

23. Claremont Graduate University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,771
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1925

24. University of San Diego

For Business

Acceptance Rate
52%
Net Price
$37,918
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$40,965

25. University of San Francisco

For Business

Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$45,443

26. California State University - Northridge

For Business

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

27. Pepperdine University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$66,585

28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Business

Acceptance Rate
75%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$11,833
Enrollment
27,636

29. California State University - Sacramento

For Business

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$12,767
Enrollment
31,943

30. Chapman University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$47,902

31. California State University - Los Angeles

For Business

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

32. California State University - Fresno

For Business

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$12,326
Enrollment
24,427

33. University of California - Merced

For Business

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$27,292
Enrollment
9,110

34. California State University - San Bernardino

For Business

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$12,167
Enrollment
18,492

35. Claremont McKenna College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,895

36. Loma Linda University

For Business

Enrollment
4,210
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1905

37. Humboldt State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,748
Enrollment
6,237

38. California State University - Chico

For Business

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$11,509
Enrollment
15,257

39. California State University - San Marcos

For Business

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$11,123
Enrollment
16,237

40. Palo Alto University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,065
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1975

41. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Business

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

42. University of the Pacific

For Business

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1332
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$31,670

43. California State University - East Bay

For Business

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$12,369
Enrollment
12,326

44. California State University Maritime Academy

For Business

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$11,038
Enrollment
837

45. California State University - Bakersfield

For Business

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,966
Enrollment
10,419

46. Saint Mary's College of California

For Business

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$35,332
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,407

47. Pomona College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,938

48. Sonoma State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$9,094
Enrollment
5,891

49. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Business

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$13,951
Enrollment
15,182

50. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Business

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
3,098
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1901

51. University of the West

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$14,713
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,445

52. Western University of Health Sciences

For Business

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,665
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1977

53. University of Redlands

For Business

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1229
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$28,482

54. Azusa Pacific University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1111
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$26,143

55. Harvey Mudd College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$43,966

56. California State University - Stanislaus

For Business

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$12,492
Enrollment
9,724

57. Occidental College

For Business

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

58. West Los Angeles College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$5,857
Enrollment
9,255

59. Mills College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,473

60. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Business

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$12,185
Enrollment
7,713

61. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Business

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$35,558
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$4,276

62. Fielding Graduate University

For Business

Enrollment
915
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1974

63. University of La Verne

For Business

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1111
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$21,530

64. California Western School of Law

For Business

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
650
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

65. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
230
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

66. Scripps College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,396

67. Menlo College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
68%
Net Price
$32,563
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,174

68. California State University - Channel Islands

For Business

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,528
Enrollment
5,592

69. Keck Graduate Institute

For Business

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
622
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1997

70. Soka University of America

For Business

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1422
Net Price
$15,691
Receiving Aid
100%

71. Master's University and Seminary

For Business

Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$37,919
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$16,990

73. Dominican University of California

For Business

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1255
Net Price
$37,456
Receiving Aid
100%

74. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Business

Enrollment
1,890
Male:Female
53:47

75. Antioch University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
910
Male:Female
32:68

76. Trident University International

For Business

Net Price
$13,916
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$4,188

77. Whittier College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$28,101
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$36,176

78. United States University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$20,197
Receiving Aid
32%
Average Aid
$8,161

79. Biola University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$34,082

80. Woodbury University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$37,258
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,081

81. California Lutheran University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,774

82. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$55,265
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$7,862

83. Saybrook University

For Business

Enrollment
1,057
Male:Female
17:83
Founded
1971

84. Northcentral University

For Business

Enrollment
9,489
Male:Female
26:74

85. Ashford University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$32,265
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,648

86. Pitzer College

For Business

#1003 in North America
Acceptance Rate
25%
Net Price
$34,979
Receiving Aid
45%
Average Aid
$51,487

87. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Business

#1017 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,696

88. Brandman University

For Business

#1041 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,346
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$3,616

89. Touro University California

For Business

#1045 in North America
Acceptance Rate
0%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1997

90. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Business

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
262
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1969

91. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Business

#1059 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Net Price
$23,286
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,847

92. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Business

#1060 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

93. Graduate Theological Union

For Business

#1068 in North America
Enrollment
150
Male:Female
46:54

94. California Baptist University

For Business

#1121 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$27,862
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,743

95. Wright Institute

For Business

#1145 in North America
Enrollment
518
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1969

96. Westmont College

For Business

#1160 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$32,172

97. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Business

#1173 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
1,874
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1968

98. Southern States University

For Business

#1174 in North America
Net Price
$2,640
Receiving Aid
6%
Average Aid
$5,478
Enrollment
358

99. Southwestern Law School

For Business

#1176 in North America
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
1,006
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1911

100. Samuel Merritt University

For Business

#1190 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,926
Male:Female
22:78
Founded
1909

Closest to California states to learn Business

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 6 119
Oregon 17 98
Utah 10 57
Arizona 8 24
Idaho 7 204
Washington 26 9
Colorado 19 55
New Mexico 7 113
Montana 5 215
Nebraska 11 81
South Dakota 8 357
Kansas 11 88
Texas 72 16
Oklahoma 16 92
North Dakota 6 200
Minnesota 26 17
Iowa 24 44
Missouri 32 42
Arkansas 16 111
Louisiana 23 80
Wisconsin 31 18
Illinois 60 8
Mississippi 12 130
Indiana 30 30
Michigan 34 2
Tennessee 29 50
Alabama 23 89
Kentucky 24 68
Ohio 54 21
Georgia 39 29
West Virginia 14 112
South Carolina 24 58
North Carolina 37 32
Virginia 40 36
Alaska 4 328
Pennsylvania 97 6
Florida 48 27
District of Columbia 9 52
Maryland 26 15
New York 123 7
Delaware 3 84
New Jersey 25 28
Vermont 8 140
Hawaii 6 123
Connecticut 20 20
Massachusetts 64 4
New Hampshire 11 65
Rhode Island 9 94
Maine 10 235
Puerto Rico 11 490