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

For Business

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

2. Stanford University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of Southern California

For Business

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Business

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

5. University of California-San Diego

For Business

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

6. University of California - Davis

For Business

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

7. University of California - Irvine

For Business

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Business

Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

9. University of California - San Francisco

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

10. California Institute of Technology

For Business

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

11. University of California - Riverside

For Business

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Business

Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

13. San Diego State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$5,459
Enrollment
39,241

14. San Jose State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$11,311
Enrollment
36,062

15. Santa Clara University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$49,651

16. Naval Postgraduate School

For Business

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,600
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

17. California State University - Fullerton

For Business

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$10,445
Enrollment
41,962

18. San Francisco State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$11,498
Enrollment
23,908

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Business

Acceptance Rate
30%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$12,707
Enrollment
22,485

20. California State University - Long Beach

For Business

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$10,512
Enrollment
40,278

21. Loyola Marymount University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$54,471
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,575

23. Claremont Graduate University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,763
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

24. University of San Francisco

For Business

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$44,104

25. University of San Diego

For Business

Acceptance Rate
47%
Net Price
$37,675
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$37,444

26. California State University - Northridge

For Business

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$12,000
Enrollment
37,760

27. Pepperdine University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$52,216

28. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Business

Acceptance Rate
74%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$10,441
Enrollment
26,848

29. California State University - Sacramento

For Business

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$11,503
Enrollment
31,172

30. California State University - Los Angeles

For Business

Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$12,478
Enrollment
25,080

31. Chapman University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$48,037

32. California State University - Fresno

For Business

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,412
Enrollment
23,986

33. California State University - San Bernardino

For Business

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,421
Enrollment
18,925

34. University of California - Merced

For Business

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$24,868
Enrollment
9,147

35. Claremont McKenna College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,978

36. Loma Linda University

For Business

Enrollment
4,202
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

37. Humboldt State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,046
Enrollment
6,156

38. California State University - Chico

For Business

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$10,331
Enrollment
14,523

39. California State University - San Marcos

For Business

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,247
Enrollment
15,431

40. Palo Alto University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,223
Male:Female
15:85
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
95%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,975

43. California State University - East Bay

For Business

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$10,886
Enrollment
13,333

44. California State University Maritime Academy

For Business

Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$11,063
Enrollment
805

45. California State University - Bakersfield

For Business

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$12,437
Enrollment
9,787

46. Saint Mary's College of California

For Business

Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$31,615
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$42,080

47. Pomona College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,423

48. Sonoma State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$8,546
Enrollment
5,990

49. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Business

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$11,074
Enrollment
15,181

50. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
2,262
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1901

51. University of the West

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$11,137
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$13,807

52. Western University of Health Sciences

For Business

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,625
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

53. University of Redlands

For Business

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1201
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,054

54. Harvey Mudd College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$42,720

55. Azusa Pacific University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1154
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$26,117

56. California State University - Stanislaus

For Business

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$11,362
Enrollment
9,841

57. West Los Angeles College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$6,817
Enrollment
9,299

58. Occidental College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$47,113

59. Mills College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$25,283

60. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Business

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,480
Enrollment
6,742

61. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Business

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$27,789
Receiving Aid
43%
Average Aid
$6,184

62. Fielding Graduate University

For Business

Enrollment
937
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1974

63. University of La Verne

For Business

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$27,216

64. California Western School of Law

For Business

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
625
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

65. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
131
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

66. Scripps College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,505

67. Menlo College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
68%
Net Price
$28,158
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$41,775

68. Keck Graduate Institute

For Business

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
602
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

69. Soka University of America

For Business

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$18,807
Receiving Aid
100%

71. California State University - Channel Islands

For Business

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
83%
Average Aid
$12,804
Enrollment
5,688

72. Master's University and Seminary

For Business

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$33,463
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$15,528

73. Dominican University of California

For Business

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1181
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$51,292

74. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Business

Enrollment
1,935
Male:Female
52:48

75. Antioch University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
888
Male:Female
28:72

76. Trident University International

For Business

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

77. Whittier College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$32,436
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,008

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
60%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,510

80. Woodbury University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$31,257
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$27,165

81. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$50,190
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$7,452

82. California Lutheran University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1227
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,080

83. Saybrook University

For Business

Enrollment
1,055
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

84. Northcentral University

For Business

Enrollment
10,518
Male:Female
24:76

85. Ashford University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,771
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,234

86. Pitzer College

For Business

#1000 in North America
Acceptance Rate
17%
Net Price
$34,801
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$48,031

87. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Business

#1024 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$36,370

88. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Business

#1040 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
244
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

89. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Business

#1046 in North America
Acceptance Rate
65%
Net Price
$20,273
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,955

90. Brandman University

For Business

#1047 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,346
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$2,333

91. Touro University California

For Business

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,090
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1997

92. Graduate Theological Union

For Business

#1066 in North America
Enrollment
178
Male:Female
50:50

93. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Business

#1071 in North America
Acceptance Rate
40%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

94. California Baptist University

For Business

#1127 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$28,596
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,828

95. Wright Institute

For Business

#1135 in North America
Enrollment
511
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1969

96. Westmont College

For Business

#1167 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,412

97. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Business

#1168 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
2,047
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1968

98. Southern States University

For Business

#1172 in North America
Net Price
$2,640
Receiving Aid
6%
Average Aid
$5,478
Enrollment
358

99. Southwestern Law School

For Business

#1173 in North America
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
951
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1911

100. Samuel Merritt University

For Business

#1187 in North America
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 United States Flag rank
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