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 18.7M citations received by 429K 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
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 61%
 - Average Aid
 - $25,951
 - Enrollment
 - 45,699
 
2. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 4%
 - Average SAT
 - 1545
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $17,998
 
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 - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
 - 28%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 58%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,732
 - Enrollment
 - 26,068
 
9. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
 - 13%
 - Enrollment
 - 3,126
 - Male:Female
 - 35:65
 - Founded
 - 1864
 
10. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 3%
 - Net Price
 - $23,397
 - Receiving Aid
 - 68%
 - Average Aid
 - $60,201
 
11. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
 - 63%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 75%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,566
 - Enrollment
 - 26,426
 
12. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
 - 63%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 71%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,564
 - Enrollment
 - 19,764
 
13. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 34%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 95%
 - Average Aid
 - $5,459
 - Enrollment
 - 39,241
 
14. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 80%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 67%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,311
 - Enrollment
 - 36,062
 
15. Santa Clara University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 44%
 - Average SAT
 - 1420
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Net Price
 - $49,651
 
16. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
 - 23%
 - Enrollment
 - 2,600
 - Male:Female
 - 79:21
 - Founded
 - 1909
 
17. California State University - Fullerton
- Acceptance Rate
 - 87%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 82%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,445
 - Enrollment
 - 41,962
 
18. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 96%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 79%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,498
 - Enrollment
 - 23,908
 
19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
 - 30%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 60%
 - Average Aid
 - $12,707
 - Enrollment
 - 22,485
 
20. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
 - 47%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 82%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,512
 - Enrollment
 - 40,278
 
21. Loyola Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 40%
 - Net Price
 - $54,471
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,575
 
23. Claremont Graduate University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 35%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,763
 - Male:Female
 - 40:60
 - Founded
 - 1925
 
24. University of San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
 - 51%
 - Average SAT
 - 1300
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Net Price
 - $44,104
 
25. University of San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
 - 47%
 - Net Price
 - $37,675
 - Receiving Aid
 - 86%
 - Average Aid
 - $37,444
 
26. California State University - Northridge
- Acceptance Rate
 - 93%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 87%
 - Average Aid
 - $12,000
 - Enrollment
 - 37,760
 
27. Pepperdine University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 50%
 - Average SAT
 - 1350
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Net Price
 - $52,216
 
28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
- Acceptance Rate
 - 74%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 78%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,441
 - Enrollment
 - 26,848
 
29. California State University - Sacramento
- Acceptance Rate
 - 94%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 85%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,503
 - Enrollment
 - 31,172
 
30. California State University - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
 - 92%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 94%
 - Average Aid
 - $12,478
 - Enrollment
 - 25,080
 
31. Chapman University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 56%
 - Average SAT
 - 1340
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Net Price
 - $48,037
 
32. California State University - Fresno
- Acceptance Rate
 - 96%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,412
 - Enrollment
 - 23,986
 
33. California State University - San Bernardino
- Acceptance Rate
 - 98%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,421
 - Enrollment
 - 18,925
 
34. University of California - Merced
- Acceptance Rate
 - 39%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 85%
 - Average Aid
 - $24,868
 - Enrollment
 - 9,147
 
35. Claremont McKenna College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 11%
 - Average SAT
 - 1505
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $29,978
 
36. Loma Linda University
- Enrollment
 - 4,202
 - Male:Female
 - 33:67
 - Founded
 - 1905
 
37. Humboldt State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 99%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 73%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,046
 - Enrollment
 - 6,156
 
38. California State University - Chico
- Acceptance Rate
 - 94%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 73%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,331
 - Enrollment
 - 14,523
 
39. California State University - San Marcos
- Acceptance Rate
 - 96%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 79%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,247
 - Enrollment
 - 15,431
 
40. Palo Alto University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,223
 - Male:Female
 - 15:85
 - Founded
 - 1975
 
41. Alliant International University - San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
 - 0%
 - Net Price
 - $25,481
 - Receiving Aid
 - 33%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,411
 
42. University of the Pacific
- Acceptance Rate
 - 95%
 - Average SAT
 - 1290
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Net Price
 - $30,975
 
43. California State University - East Bay
- Acceptance Rate
 - 97%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 80%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,886
 - Enrollment
 - 13,333
 
44. California State University Maritime Academy
- Acceptance Rate
 - 99%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 66%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,063
 - Enrollment
 - 805
 
45. California State University - Bakersfield
- Acceptance Rate
 - 88%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 91%
 - Average Aid
 - $12,437
 - Enrollment
 - 9,787
 
46. Saint Mary's College of California
- Acceptance Rate
 - 89%
 - Net Price
 - $31,615
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $42,080
 
47. Pomona College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 7%
 - Average SAT
 - 1520
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $17,423
 
48. Sonoma State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 95%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 86%
 - Average Aid
 - $8,546
 - Enrollment
 - 5,990
 
49. California State University - Dominguez Hills
- Acceptance Rate
 - 91%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 95%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,074
 - Enrollment
 - 15,181
 
50. Golden Gate University - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Enrollment
 - 2,262
 - Male:Female
 - 62:38
 - Founded
 - 1901
 
51. University of the West
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $11,137
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $13,807
 
52. Western University of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
 - 8%
 - Enrollment
 - 3,625
 - Male:Female
 - 36:64
 - Founded
 - 1977
 
53. University of Redlands
- Acceptance Rate
 - 81%
 - Average SAT
 - 1201
 - Average ACT
 - 28
 - Net Price
 - $28,054
 
54. Harvey Mudd College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 13%
 - Average SAT
 - 1520
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $42,720
 
55. Azusa Pacific University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 79%
 - Average SAT
 - 1154
 - Average ACT
 - 22
 - Net Price
 - $26,117
 
56. California State University - Stanislaus
- Acceptance Rate
 - 97%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,362
 - Enrollment
 - 9,841
 
57. West Los Angeles College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 70%
 - Average Aid
 - $6,817
 - Enrollment
 - 9,299
 
58. Occidental College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 40%
 - Average SAT
 - 1430
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Net Price
 - $47,113
 
59. Mills College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 17%
 - Average SAT
 - 1455
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Net Price
 - $25,283
 
60. California State University - Monterey Bay
- Acceptance Rate
 - 95%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 79%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,480
 - Enrollment
 - 6,742
 
61. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
 - 39%
 - Net Price
 - $27,789
 - Receiving Aid
 - 43%
 - Average Aid
 - $6,184
 
62. Fielding Graduate University
- Enrollment
 - 937
 - Male:Female
 - 19:81
 - Founded
 - 1974
 
63. University of La Verne
- Acceptance Rate
 - 48%
 - Average SAT
 - 1137
 - Average ACT
 - 22
 - Net Price
 - $27,216
 
64. California Western School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
 - 46%
 - Enrollment
 - 625
 - Male:Female
 - 38:62
 - Founded
 - 1924
 
65. Pardee RAND Graduate School
- Acceptance Rate
 - 13%
 - Enrollment
 - 131
 - Male:Female
 - 58:42
 - Founded
 - 1970
 
66. Scripps College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 34%
 - Average SAT
 - 1475
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Net Price
 - $45,505
 
67. Menlo College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 68%
 - Net Price
 - $28,158
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $41,775
 
68. Keck Graduate Institute
- Acceptance Rate
 - 50%
 - Enrollment
 - 602
 - Male:Female
 - 30:70
 - Founded
 - 1997
 
69. Soka University of America
- Acceptance Rate
 - 70%
 - Average SAT
 - 1340
 - Net Price
 - $18,807
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 
71. California State University - Channel Islands
- Acceptance Rate
 - 93%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 83%
 - Average Aid
 - $12,804
 - Enrollment
 - 5,688
 
72. Master's University and Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
 - 76%
 - Net Price
 - $33,463
 - Receiving Aid
 - 87%
 - Average Aid
 - $15,528
 
73. Dominican University of California
- Acceptance Rate
 - 96%
 - Average SAT
 - 1181
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Net Price
 - $51,292
 
75. Antioch University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 81%
 - Enrollment
 - 888
 - Male:Female
 - 28:72
 
76. Trident University International
- Net Price
 - $13,916
 - Receiving Aid
 - 94%
 - Average Aid
 - $4,188
 
77. Whittier College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 85%
 - Net Price
 - $32,436
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $32,008
 
78. United States University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $20,197
 - Receiving Aid
 - 32%
 - Average Aid
 - $8,161
 
79. Biola University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 60%
 - Average SAT
 - 1245
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Net Price
 - $30,510
 
80. Woodbury University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 73%
 - Net Price
 - $31,257
 - Receiving Aid
 - 99%
 - Average Aid
 - $27,165
 
81. Newschool of Architecture and Design
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $50,190
 - Receiving Aid
 - 91%
 - Average Aid
 - $7,452
 
82. California Lutheran University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 89%
 - Average SAT
 - 1227
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Net Price
 - $27,080
 
83. Saybrook University
- Enrollment
 - 1,055
 - Male:Female
 - 16:84
 - Founded
 - 1971
 
85. Ashford University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $25,771
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $5,234
 
86. Pitzer College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 17%
 - Net Price
 - $34,801
 - Receiving Aid
 - 39%
 - Average Aid
 - $48,031
 
87. Point Loma Nazarene University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 82%
 - Average SAT
 - 1275
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Net Price
 - $36,370
 
88. Thomas Jefferson School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
 - 50%
 - Enrollment
 - 244
 - Male:Female
 - 36:64
 - Founded
 - 1969
 
89. Vanguard University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
 - 65%
 - Net Price
 - $20,273
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $29,955
 
90. Brandman University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 100%
 - Net Price
 - $26,346
 - Receiving Aid
 - 96%
 - Average Aid
 - $2,333
 
91. Touro University California
- Acceptance Rate
 - 49%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,090
 - Male:Female
 - 35:65
 - Founded
 - 1997
 
93. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
 - 40%
 - Net Price
 - $39,401
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $2,599
 
94. California Baptist University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 74%
 - Net Price
 - $28,596
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $23,828
 
95. Wright Institute
- Enrollment
 - 511
 - Male:Female
 - 20:80
 - Founded
 - 1969
 
96. Westmont College
- Acceptance Rate
 - 80%
 - Average SAT
 - 1315
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Net Price
 - $36,412
 
97. California Institute of Integral Studies
- Acceptance Rate
 - 90%
 - Enrollment
 - 2,047
 - Male:Female
 - 18:82
 - Founded
 - 1968
 
98. Southern States University
- Net Price
 - $2,640
 - Receiving Aid
 - 6%
 - Average Aid
 - $5,478
 - Enrollment
 - 358
 
99. Southwestern Law School
- Acceptance Rate
 - 31%
 - Enrollment
 - 951
 - Male:Female
 - 39:61
 - Founded
 - 1911
 
100. Samuel Merritt University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 66%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,894
 - Male:Female
 - 21:79
 - Founded
 - 1909
 
Closest to California states to learn Business
| State |   Universities  Unis   |    Best university country rank  Best uni    |  
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 5 | 120 | 
| Oregon | 17 | 98 | 
| Utah | 10 | 57 | 
| Arizona | 8 | 24 | 
| Idaho | 7 | 203 | 
| Washington | 26 | 9 | 
| Colorado | 19 | 55 | 
| New Mexico | 7 | 114 | 
| Montana | 5 | 215 | 
| Nebraska | 11 | 81 | 
| South Dakota | 8 | 361 | 
| Kansas | 11 | 88 | 
| Texas | 70 | 16 | 
| Oklahoma | 16 | 92 | 
| North Dakota | 6 | 202 | 
| Minnesota | 26 | 18 | 
| Iowa | 24 | 44 | 
| Missouri | 31 | 42 | 
| Arkansas | 16 | 112 | 
| Louisiana | 23 | 80 | 
| Wisconsin | 31 | 17 | 
| Illinois | 60 | 8 | 
| Mississippi | 12 | 130 | 
| Indiana | 30 | 30 | 
| Michigan | 34 | 2 | 
| Tennessee | 29 | 50 | 
| Alabama | 23 | 89 | 
| Kentucky | 23 | 68 | 
| Ohio | 54 | 21 | 
| Georgia | 38 | 29 | 
| West Virginia | 13 | 111 | 
| South Carolina | 24 | 59 | 
| North Carolina | 37 | 32 | 
| Virginia | 39 | 36 | 
| Alaska | 4 | 325 | 
| Pennsylvania | 96 | 6 | 
| Florida | 48 | 28 | 
| District of Columbia | 9 | 53 | 
| Maryland | 26 | 15 | 
| New York | 122 | 7 | 
| Delaware | 3 | 84 | 
| New Jersey | 25 | 27 | 
| Vermont | 8 | 140 | 
| Hawaii | 6 | 124 | 
| Connecticut | 20 | 19 | 
| Massachusetts | 64 | 4 | 
| New Hampshire | 11 | 63 | 
| Rhode Island | 9 | 93 | 
| Maine | 10 | 235 | 
| Puerto Rico | 10 | 490 |