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 106M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 101 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
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
3. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
4. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
5. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
6. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
7. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
8. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $18,107
- Enrollment
- 26,124
9. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Enrollment
- 3,165
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
10. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,162
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $47,556
11. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $18,676
- Enrollment
- 26,847
12. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $19,199
- Enrollment
- 19,841
13. San Diego State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $9,026
- Enrollment
- 36,484
14. San Jose State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $9,184
- Enrollment
- 37,133
15. Santa Clara University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $48,469
16. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,787
- Male:Female
- 79:21
- Founded
- 1909
17. California State University - Fullerton
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $9,215
- Enrollment
- 40,738
18. San Francisco State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
- Average Aid
- $9,586
- Enrollment
- 26,899
19. Loyola Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $40,180
20. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,433
- Enrollment
- 40,190
21. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $5,988
- Enrollment
- 22,231
22. Claremont Graduate University
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 1,953
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1925
23. University of San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $39,825
24. California State University - Northridge
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $10,882
- Enrollment
- 40,108
25. University of San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Net Price
- $34,155
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $34,413
26. California State University - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $10,909
- Enrollment
- 27,513
28. California State University - Sacramento
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $9,769
- Enrollment
- 32,498
29. Chapman University
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $40,451
30. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,025
- Enrollment
- 29,456
31. California State University - Fresno
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $10,314
- Enrollment
- 25,047
32. California State University - San Bernardino
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $10,157
- Enrollment
- 19,514
33. Claremont McKenna College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $21,663
34. Pepperdine University
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $40,945
35. University of California - Merced
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $21,623
- Enrollment
- 9,093
36. California State University - Chico
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $8,691
- Enrollment
- 15,702
37. California State University - San Marcos
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
- Average Aid
- $9,298
- Enrollment
- 16,255
38. University of the Pacific
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $21,311
39. Alliant International University - San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $25,481
- Receiving Aid
- 33%
- Average Aid
- $9,411
40. Humboldt State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $9,716
- Enrollment
- 5,908
41. Palo Alto University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,149
- Male:Female
- 17:83
- Founded
- 1975
42. Loma Linda University
- Enrollment
- 4,390
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1905
43. California State University - East Bay
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $8,540
- Enrollment
- 15,189
44. California State University - Dominguez Hills
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $10,180
- Enrollment
- 17,837
45. Sonoma State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,547
- Enrollment
- 7,371
46. California State University - Bakersfield
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $10,725
- Enrollment
- 10,972
47. Pomona College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $17,000
48. Golden Gate University - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Enrollment
- 2,425
- Male:Female
- 55:45
- Founded
- 1901
49. California State University Maritime Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $7,663
- Enrollment
- 925
50. Saint Mary's College of California
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Net Price
- $25,022
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $37,096
51. California State University - Stanislaus
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $9,785
- Enrollment
- 10,481
52. University of Redlands
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $21,578
53. University of the West
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $13,225
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $5,975
54. Mills College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1396
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $25,283
55. Harvey Mudd College
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $33,838
56. Occidental College
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $43,047
57. California State University - Monterey Bay
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $9,097
- Enrollment
- 7,503
58. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $26,470
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $10,193
59. Azusa Pacific University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1116
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $27,112
60. University of La Verne
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $22,538
61. Western University of Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,788
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1977
62. California Western School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 758
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1924
63. West Los Angeles College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $6,319
- Enrollment
- 9,481
65. Keck Graduate Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Enrollment
- 573
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1997
66. Fielding Graduate University
- Enrollment
- 1,146
- Male:Female
- 22:78
- Founded
- 1974
67. Whittier College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $22,091
68. California State University - Channel Islands
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $9,261
- Enrollment
- 6,966
69. Antioch University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Enrollment
- 815
- Male:Female
- 26:74
70. Scripps College
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $44,770
71. Pardee RAND Graduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Enrollment
- 132
- Male:Female
- 54:46
- Founded
- 1970
72. Menlo College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Net Price
- $35,658
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $29,409
73. Saybrook University
- Enrollment
- 915
- Male:Female
- 18:82
- Founded
- 1971
74. Trident University International
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Net Price
- $13,916
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $4,188
75. Northcentral University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Enrollment
- 12,648
- Male:Female
- 24:76
76. Woodbury University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $32,293
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,275
77. California Lutheran University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,065
78. Biola University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1226
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $29,123
80. Pitzer College
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Net Price
- $19,153
- Receiving Aid
- 48%
- Average Aid
- $39,399
81. Dominican University of California
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1169
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $45,001
82. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Net Price
- $33,638
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,389
83. United States University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $13,529
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $3,125
84. Point Loma Nazarene University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $34,851
85. Thomas Jefferson School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 286
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1969
86. Newschool of Architecture and Design
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Net Price
- $48,752
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $6,934
87. Touro University California
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Enrollment
- 1,248
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1997
88. Ashford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,585
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $4,803
89. Soka University of America
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1303
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $10,586
90. Westmont College
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,554
91. California Baptist University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Net Price
- $23,494
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,083
92. Vanguard University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $20,427
93. Southwestern Law School
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 952
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1911
95. Samuel Merritt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Enrollment
- 2,048
- Male:Female
- 24:76
- Founded
- 1909
96. California Institute of Integral Studies
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Enrollment
- 1,833
- Male:Female
- 21:79
- Founded
- 1968
97. Wright Institute
- Enrollment
- 517
- Male:Female
- 21:79
- Founded
- 1969
98. Master's University and Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Net Price
- $30,748
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $12,713
99. La Sierra University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1010
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $25,230
100. Brandman University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $26,346
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $3,441
Closest to California states to learn Business
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Nevada | 4 | 111 |
Oregon | 16 | 95 |
Utah | 10 | 57 |
Arizona | 6 | 22 |
Idaho | 5 | 197 |
Washington | 18 | 8 |
Colorado | 18 | 55 |
New Mexico | 6 | 109 |
Montana | 5 | 200 |
Nebraska | 9 | 77 |
South Dakota | 8 | 355 |
Kansas | 11 | 88 |
Texas | 66 | 12 |
Oklahoma | 14 | 91 |
North Dakota | 5 | 135 |
Minnesota | 25 | 21 |
Iowa | 18 | 42 |
Missouri | 28 | 47 |
Arkansas | 16 | 114 |
Louisiana | 22 | 82 |
Wisconsin | 29 | 18 |
Illinois | 53 | 7 |
Mississippi | 12 | 128 |
Indiana | 26 | 39 |
Michigan | 29 | 2 |
Tennessee | 28 | 52 |
Alabama | 21 | 78 |
Kentucky | 21 | 61 |
Ohio | 49 | 13 |
Georgia | 38 | 26 |
West Virginia | 13 | 110 |
South Carolina | 22 | 53 |
North Carolina | 35 | 28 |
Virginia | 37 | 33 |
Alaska | 4 | 338 |
Pennsylvania | 89 | 5 |
Florida | 43 | 27 |
District of Columbia | 8 | 50 |
Maryland | 25 | 19 |
New York | 116 | 11 |
New Jersey | 22 | 29 |
Vermont | 7 | 140 |
Hawaii | 5 | 119 |
Connecticut | 20 | 24 |
Massachusetts | 61 | 4 |
New Hampshire | 11 | 67 |
Rhode Island | 9 | 100 |
Maine | 9 | 236 |
Puerto Rico | 9 | 506 |