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 13.4M citations received by 380K academic papers made by 106 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
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

2. Stanford University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

3. University of Southern California

For Business

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

4. University of California - Los Angeles

For Business

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

5. University of California-San Diego

For Business

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

6. University of California - Davis

For Business

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

7. University of California - Irvine

For Business

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Business

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

9. University of California - San Francisco

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

10. California Institute of Technology

For Business

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

11. University of California - Riverside

For Business

Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Business

Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

13. San Diego State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,934
Enrollment
37,402

14. San Jose State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
77%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$9,210
Enrollment
35,751

15. Santa Clara University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$50,551

16. Naval Postgraduate School

For Business

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,670
Male:Female
78:22
Founded
1909

17. California State University - Fullerton

For Business

Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,194
Enrollment
40,386

18. San Francisco State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$9,830
Enrollment
25,282

19. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

For Business

Acceptance Rate
30%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$10,065
Enrollment
22,000

20. California State University - Long Beach

For Business

Acceptance Rate
40%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,478
Enrollment
38,973

21. Loyola Marymount University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$52,815

22. Claremont Graduate University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
1,903
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1925

24. University of San Francisco

For Business

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$42,953

25. University of San Diego

For Business

Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$36,008
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$36,408

26. California State University - Northridge

For Business

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$10,511
Enrollment
37,579

27. California State University - Los Angeles

For Business

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,907
Enrollment
26,460

28. California State University - Sacramento

For Business

Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$9,590
Enrollment
31,818

29. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

For Business

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$9,040
Enrollment
27,503

30. Chapman University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$45,033

31. California State University - Fresno

For Business

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,968
Enrollment
23,999

32. Pepperdine University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1383
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$47,804

33. California State University - San Bernardino

For Business

Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,871
Enrollment
19,803

34. Claremont McKenna College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,701

35. University of California - Merced

For Business

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$25,868
Enrollment
9,103

36. California State University - Chico

For Business

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
72%
Average Aid
$9,162
Enrollment
14,183

37. California State University - San Marcos

For Business

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$8,922
Enrollment
15,109

38. Loma Linda University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
4,280
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

39. Palo Alto University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,129
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1975

40. University of the Pacific

For Business

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1272
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,164

41. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Business

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

42. California State University - East Bay

For Business

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,659
Enrollment
13,673

43. Humboldt State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
98%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,262
Enrollment
6,025

44. California State University - Bakersfield

For Business

Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,750
Enrollment
9,613

45. California State University - Dominguez Hills

For Business

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,819
Enrollment
16,426

46. California State University Maritime Academy

For Business

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$9,529
Enrollment
849

47. Pomona College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,962

48. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Business

Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
2,661
Male:Female
55:45
Founded
1901

49. Sonoma State University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$7,287
Enrollment
6,637

50. Harvey Mudd College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$39,850

51. Saint Mary's College of California

For Business

Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$32,129
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,139

52. University of Redlands

For Business

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1196
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$28,157

53. California State University - Stanislaus

For Business

Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,696
Enrollment
10,154

54. West Los Angeles College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$6,951
Enrollment
8,656

55. University of the West

For Business

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$19,028
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$8,190

56. Western University of Health Sciences

For Business

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,724
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1977

57. Mills College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$25,283
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,278

58. Occidental College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,853

59. California State University - Monterey Bay

For Business

Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$8,702
Enrollment
7,045

60. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Business

Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,637
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$11,419

61. Fielding Graduate University

For Business

Enrollment
1,000
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1974

62. Azusa Pacific University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$26,666

63. Keck Graduate Institute

For Business

Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
668
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1997

64. University of La Verne

For Business

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1137
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$25,103

66. California Western School of Law

For Business

Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
623
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1924

67. California State University - Channel Islands

For Business

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$9,412
Enrollment
6,128

68. Whittier College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,368

69. Dominican University of California

For Business

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$49,907

70. Scripps College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,923

71. Pardee RAND Graduate School

For Business

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
126
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1970

72. Menlo College

For Business

Acceptance Rate
62%
Net Price
$29,151
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,632

73. Biola University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,522

74. Saybrook University

For Business

Enrollment
1,013
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1971

75. Fuller Theological Seminary

For Business

Enrollment
2,089
Male:Female
53:47

76. Antioch University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
867
Male:Female
26:74

77. Trident University International

For Business

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

78. Woodbury University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
63%
Net Price
$32,182
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$23,816

79. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Business

Acceptance Rate
45%
Net Price
$50,126
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$6,832

80. California Lutheran University

For Business

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,416

81. Northcentral University

For Business

Enrollment
11,578
Male:Female
24:76

82. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Business

#1013 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$39,401
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,599

83. Pitzer College

For Business

#1016 in North America
Acceptance Rate
18%
Net Price
$39,809
Receiving Aid
39%
Average Aid
$39,594

84. Brandman University

For Business

#1033 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,346
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$1,878

85. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Business

#1038 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$34,933
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,422

86. Touro University California

For Business

#1047 in North America
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
1,144
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1997

87. Southern States University

For Business

#1052 in North America
Net Price
$2,640
Receiving Aid
6%
Average Aid
$5,478
Enrollment
358

88. Soka University of America

For Business

#1065 in North America
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1340
Net Price
$17,928
Receiving Aid
100%

89. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Business

#1077 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
271
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1969

90. Vanguard University of Southern California

For Business

#1078 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$24,279
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,914

91. Ashford University

For Business

#1083 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,104
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,121

92. Graduate Theological Union

For Business

#1119 in North America
Enrollment
172
Male:Female
48:52

93. United States University

For Business

#1128 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,529
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$3,125

94. Westmont College

For Business

#1129 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1369
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,112

95. Samuel Merritt University

For Business

#1140 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
1,911
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1909

96. California Baptist University

For Business

#1141 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$27,304
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$22,757

97. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Business

#1165 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
2,145
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1968

98. Master's University and Seminary

For Business

#1174 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$30,783
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$13,010

99. La Sierra University

For Business

#1185 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Net Price
$25,076
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$21,867

100. Southwestern Law School

For Business

#1206 in North America
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
927
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1911

Closest to California states to learn Business

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nevada 5 118
Oregon 17 101
Utah 10 53
Arizona 7 23
Idaho 6 200
Washington 23 10
Colorado 18 52
New Mexico 7 111
Montana 5 210
Nebraska 9 81
South Dakota 8 327
Kansas 11 88
Texas 67 16
Oklahoma 15 92
North Dakota 5 201
Minnesota 26 20
Iowa 22 42
Missouri 29 45
Arkansas 16 121
Louisiana 22 79
Wisconsin 30 17
Illinois 55 7
Mississippi 12 135
Indiana 29 39
Michigan 33 1
Tennessee 29 51
Alabama 22 83
Kentucky 21 63
Ohio 54 18
Georgia 38 27
West Virginia 13 112
South Carolina 23 56
North Carolina 36 31
Virginia 37 34
Alaska 4 331
Pennsylvania 94 6
Florida 49 28
District of Columbia 8 54
Maryland 25 14
New York 121 8
New Jersey 24 29
Vermont 8 146
Hawaii 6 120
Connecticut 20 24
Massachusetts 64 4
New Hampshire 11 69
Rhode Island 9 97
Maine 10 234
Puerto Rico 10 498